Yes Pinball News is correcting. It was just an error in understanding how taxes do / don’t work here in US. We clarified it this AM. I’m sure Martin’s article was just written prior, well I know it was. All good...

Looks like a super nice easy to play pinball game.. both my kids 6 and 10 are 1000% more into playing TNA over my other more in depth pins. Even DI. I actually think they nailed it as a first pin, with very low complexity, modern components, and a simple family friendly theme.

Machine gun bumpers, the bank, tablet sized screen in black and white newspaper.

I could see this pin really resonating with collectors with young family. Or in a place like golf land or other Arcades with lots of kids. It just needs a ticket dispenser.

I think the whole thing is genius outside the box thinking.

Yeah it misses the mark completely for us hardcore pinheads. But who cares. It exisits to widen the pinball audience and I think it does so pretty masterfully. While also being within the scope of accomplishment for a new company with limited staff and labor.

The Mafia is a family friendly theme?

Yes completely imo..

So you are gonna buy this thing?

Got that right, daddy-o.

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Would save me a ton of money over Supreme. And I wouldn't even have to switch to Geico.

That explains it then. I have the pinball mentality of an 8 year old

Uuuh no thanks . . .

Smoking, sex, guns, crime, mafia... Totally family friendly.

I'm just gonna half-ass think up a no license theme, Dante's Inferno. Retheme this bitch as Dante's Inferno with killer artwork and you've got something better than what you have now.

Why family friendly anyway? Who really cares what the lamest 10% of pinball players want.

If you aren't going for family-friendly, at least make it cool. This theme isn't cool. It's cornballish.

Yeah, we heard all that with melons and vacation America and Spider-Man home too.

I think the problem is this just doesn’t seem to have any pizazz. The retro concept surely can work but it needs a hook.

TNA is a hit with my family, yet the theme is about killing the world in the future with bombs.

It’s family friendly based on implementation. No need to dig below the surface.

This pin to me is extremely appealing from a young or new pinball perspective.

Don’t get me wrong. Personally I’m obsessed with IMDN and breaking 500M and beating the modes. But I feel I get this pins purpose. And appreciate it

I remember when cornballish in pinball was cool. Not that long ago. Perhaps it is pinball itself that has become uncool.

Guys, give them credit. They didn’t take money and disappear. They created a boutique product that is truly limited in production. Although you may not like the theme or game, we want them to be successful as it will only bring better and more games in the future. Competition is good!

Good luck! Can’t wait to play one.

Believe me I don't. Just thought it was humorous to call a pin about an organization whose business revolves around murder, extortion, prostitution, gambling, drugs etc as family friendly.

Reminds me of a thread on a local forum where someone asked for family friendly themed games and someone suggested Tommy.

Well, Spooky didn't start with TNA, so you ra-ra folks buy this. I'll hope for something better the next go around...

At least it's milder than some religious or bible theme.

I don't know what is family friendly these days.

When I was a kid I wanted horror and monster movies and shoot em up TV shows where at least a few people got killed and if there was a card game or gambling involved, even better!

I think the game is pretty, and it looks interesting, but the price isn't.

Yep modern days kids are pretty wrapped into modern culture. My 6 year old wants to be a ninja.

Sleep lightly, my friend.

Man what a great surprise! Looks good, basic old school gameplay with some nice modern touches. Interesting what the Pi can do, both currently and in the future. If they open up the programability of it in the future to custom build your own rules that would be nuts. Hopefully it is a success and they will make more games in the future.

looks like its raspberry pi driven? which is pretty cool with the larger board just controlling all the high current ouputs / lamps and probably the switch matrix.

Is that a open source logo top left?

About 50 years ago a guy named Walt Disney opened a theme park ride called Pirates of the Caribbean where you literally watch robotic pirates sack, pillage, and burn a village.

The idea that “family friendly entertainment” means no violence or innuendo is some new construct from PC culture and helicopter parents.

So are you saying a pirate theme would be better? Well, I do know where you can order one.

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There's another important difference: 9,000 Paragons versus 100 Mafias.

And take a wench for a bride! That is kind of the way a lot of families get started even now.

This is also $7500 worth of pinball.

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That is my critique on their price point. I’m having a tough time getting myself to shell out for TNA at 6k. And that game is a freaking blast. TNA is the darling because it brought something fresh and distinct. Whereas this looks like a bunch of star posts with rubber between them. I don’t think it’s worth it. But I’ve been wrong before.

But only one I see that I really want to play or look at every day. And you can barely see it. All the way down on the far left end.

The bigger question is, does it come with a tote bag?

Half price, and it would sell like gangbusters.

Why's that? Not enough horsepower?

That's where I'm at. I'm loving the overall look and vibe of this game, but at under $5k would be a very tempting price point.

I don't mind losing a few dollars to this hobby, as it's happened more than once when I got the NIB itch, but buying this for $7500 plus whatever takes to get it here and then trying to sell it later if I tire of it, that chunk of change lost might be a bit harder to swallow.

For certain. They will sell 35 out fast, just to collectors looking for rarity.

At $5995 id jump in without playing it.

Looks like no multi-ball or did I miss something?

Anyway, if this is the poor folks that got dragged down with the Heighway fiasco, glad to see them making games.

Another win! No ball locks or any other useless holes to slow the gameplay action.

Hopefully with their next game they can get costs down and, hopefully, a larger run with lower pricing. Get it to $4999.99 and it would be crazy to see what could happen.

Anyway you slice it this thing is ridiculous.

$8,000 after shipping. For a game with a spinner a bunch of standups and a captive ball.

This thing is basically a stern EM from 1977. Or a bally home version captain fantastic. Either of which you can get for 500 bucks or less.

If Stern tried to pull this you guys would
Form a lynch mob.

It’s a neat idea but the price is outrageous considering you can get an Iron Maiden for $2500 less.

Making Pinball is hard and expensive. And I don’t blame them for wanting money or a sustainable business model. But if you can’t make something this primitive and basic and sell it for under $5,000 and still make a profit, you shouldn’t bother at all.

Also, as it’s made in the UK I’m worried it may leak oil.

If they sell all 100 machines and make a profit for the company allowing it to reinvest in their next game while also providing a decent salary to their staff why shouldn’t they bother? That makes no sense, sorry to say.

$7500 No Thanks !

The RPi3 uses the CPU for ethernet, wifi, SD card access and sound, plus no GPU, so having it do any of those things means it's generally overtaxed.

I think it's neat they were able to pull this off out of nowhere, but it certainly seems lacking for the price. Anyone else catch the playfield art being a reverse-printed mylar decal rather than a traditional screened playfield? Hmm...

Kinda like what they are doing with Supreme.

Pinside in general may not get it, but not everybody in the pinball world has been hiding under a rock for the last 30 years.

Good luck, I wish them well. But at that price point with little on the PF it won't work for many reasons here in the US. That's why Jetsons didn't sell well.
Stern Beatles will share a similar trend.

Save your comments, copy and paste for Beatles

I'm just surprised they never tried to squeeze any more out of Elvis.

This is inaccurate. It's a system on a chip so most of those functions are handled by hardware already built in. There is a GPU and it's a major strength of the system.

However the audio from the 3.5mm jack is notorious for not being very clean. Anyone doing a serious audio project with the Pi will use USB or a hardware I2S solution like the Wolfson Pi.

RE: price, well at least they're being realistic. They didn't pull a number out of their ass that ended up being unsustainable later on.

Make sure to post photos here once you have assed finished the first 10 production models. Us here cannot wait to crap all over whatever you came up with.

Congrats to the Mafia crew, all those who rip on them, shame on you.