I agree ,IMDN is my favorite for callouts but still would like some from the band .If it happens I’m sure it wouldn’t be the crazy amount some pins have as there’s a tour to start soon .

Game looks amazing. I was personally hoping for a He-Man but this will do LOL. Maybe it was because I had He-Man on the brain but the alien sounds like skeletor from mild childhood memories of watching the cartoon. Granted that was 40 years ago lol

Game looks great.

I'm partly with you there. The only reason I think it would be cool here is because the band has such a sense of humor. I would absolutely love Dave Grohl and the other guys saying stuff. Obviously we don't want incessant callouts but there's such potential there to make the game even more fun. They could still tie the callouts into the storyline so it's not just "shoot the left ramp." But yeah regardless of that this game still looks kick ass.

For sure Wonka LE....I only had a Wonka at my house for a few months (I still think DI is their best pin which is at my house, and I also have a POTC here). I'll actually be selling a IMDN pro to make room for FFLE, but that was a HARD choice....just hard to let go of anything and its the pin I've had the longest...first NIB of mine).

Callouts in Rush by the band were fun. Dave callouts would be awesome.. They also couldve gotten his buddy Jack Black to do callouts - I worked on Brutal Legend with him.. he loves doing that kind of stuff.

What I'd give for a Tenacious D pin with this same kind of treatment. Hell, just make it the Pick of Destiny!

That ball had some good speed in the LE stream.
Have a feeling the potential flow pro buyers are going to be happy as well.

Even just a tribute would be good

I meant this in a good way. I have not purchased a NIB in a bit, but starting to get the itch with this one.

I don't know what you've been smoking, but I want some!

DLC is a great thing and it can keep the game fresh for years to come. Paying for it is not kool.

Needless to say, we're excited about FOO FIGHTERS, took a break today to bang out an idea.... the FOO HORN prototype will be a flasher that's mounted on a post tied into the spinner ....just think Tesla Towers but for FOO HORN lol

Its worked for Tesla. Whoops. Sorry... I'm in the no cargument zone.

cool special effects .Your hand is lifting when it lights up.

I’m smoking “Blue Light Special@ of course

Lol....too lazy to put it all together properly....I got the effect I wanted

Im sure I want 1 already.

It's .80 code. Callouts are probably the least essential aspect of barebones launch code.

Gary always demanded pops. I prefer a single pop like GZ has for added randomness. 3 is too many and 4, like on Toy Story, is massive waste of energy and space.

What I like on FF is the in lane ray targets, DeadFlip post and close left ramp Ala Johnny Numonic. Df has pulled from other successful pins on this layout.

Has the targets in the inlanes been done before? I've never seen it.

Yes, Jack specifically said he took the layout (including the shape of the sling plastics) from Heavy Metal Meltdown.

I wish it had at least 2 but I guess that kicking target is sort of a pop.. at least we get drop targets.

I'm all for this trend of putting cool, unique stuff in games at the expense of pop bumpers & scoops.

Did they hit the inlane targets at all last night? or even try?

I’m okay with no pops. Love that. Normally just want my ball back and it slows down the game. TNA is the best use of a pop ever. Old Indiana Jones seems like the balls always up in the pops.

Ok that’s actually cool

Yes. I'm not sure it's so much a 'try' as a it just kind of happens based on inertia.

There has to be band callouts in the game. Just can’t imaging FF having zero involvement. But from what we saw on the stream it appears they weren’t involved at all.

It will really suck if it’s all stuck behind the topper paywall bullshit that is just DLC by stealth.

Yes and yes!

Honestly I'm tired of pops. I like the one on GZ but the when the ball really gets stuck in them like on my GB, it's a bit silly.

Hopefully less pops or none is the new trend at Stern!

Hopefully the end result is no rules for or against pops, and allowing the designer to place them when and where they add the most fun.

I thought it was cool that they have an insert under the guitar distortion pedal art that flashes the box and shoe when the death post is active. Small detail, but neat.

There are a lot of details that I love - One other is the 2x playfield, in addition to flashing on the playfield, the 2X pulses / appears to wiggle on the LCD to call attention to it more so than simply counting down.

Haha awesome, I thought of that too but you nailed it! Looks awesome!! I thought you could mount two of them where the spotlights are?

It will be interesting to see the pro stream tonight.

A few things I noticed last night. The right ramp rejected about half or more of the shots. It seems pretty tight although the ball rips up there when hit squarely. Upper playfield was decent but slowed the game. Wondering if this is one of those "pro for the flow" games. I also didn't see them shoot that cool left shot that went across to the right then back around to the right flipper very often (the shot that was on Jacks homebrew basically). It seems really interesting but it didn't seem to be coded as a valuable shot yet.

I may be more pumped to see the pro, because if it is the flow monster I think it may be... well.. I may be sleeping in the garage after my wife see's the receipt.

Note: that is ok though as that is where I keep the pins

I am excited to see the Pro stream because I am to broke for the premium. lol

I like how Ray coded in the UW campus in the Seattle mode. I think he went to college there.

Bop bumpers for the sake of having them is stupid. I love they're not afraid to have games without them.

Welp, and I thought I was going to sit out of the NIB frenzy in 2023...NOPE, I'm in baby! Huge congratulations to Jack and the team at Stern. This game, this reveal, this art, this music...well done! Been keeping up with all the news and streams and going to be watching the pro stream tonight. A couple things I'm watching for are:

1. Besides some kind of multiplier, what else are the van upgrades going to do? Perhaps there is a fully loaded van multi-ball or something of that sort, something that can aid progression rather than just add points.

2. Any other multi-balls planned other than the center alien lock (don't remember the term) and area 51? I'm not a big multi-ball guy but two seems a little thin, for example Deadpool has around 5 than are easily achieved.

3. Looking more closely at the Combotron - that looks pretty sweet.

4. Anything else that peaks my interest and adds to my excitement!

Didn't follow the code in great detail, but agree, 6 city modes and a couple of multiballs seems a little light on. Surely there's alot to come.

Were there any other side modes apart from the cities? Some solid non multiball modes / mini wizard modes etc?

We are only at .8 so obviously pre complete, so assuming alot more to come.....including Grohl callouts!!!!

The modes seemed pretty long right now. Did they even finish more than one between all the players in the whole LE stream?

Deadpool only has like 5 major battles/quests, then a few side scoring features and a few sub wizard modes in additional to a final wizard mode. Most people are happy with the amount of content in that game. (I think because the major modes play and sound so different). I imagine it will be a lot like Deadpool in terms of amount of content...

Yeah, I saw them finish the rainbow jetpack (?) mode a couple times. Could be more, I was simultaneously cooking dinner and entertaining a five-year-old.

There are two additional cities for completing 3 and 6 of the main cities. Mini-wizard modes? Might not be coded yet.

I meant main city modes. I only saw one completed.

...and I assume completing the Foobot is some kind of mini-wizard mode/multiball.

Yeah I like FF but yes, B theme for me. But that’s truly subjective - so I get why someone wouldn’t agree.

Get ready for this one - I think maiden is a C theme! Oh no…! I actually despise maiden entirely and is whyI don’t own one still but again truly subjective as I know some think it’s a great theme.

What isn’t as subjective is that really cool FF layout. Danger did well but 13k for that LE? Sorry I just need more. I do think they did a great job with what they had to work with. Animations are some of the best I’ve seen from Stern!

For people griping about the lack of a 'death save post' on the pro - it would be pretty easy to have a mod that adds an additional flipper button that activates an up post that is only available under certain conditions. Arduino, coil, flipper button, blade switch, and a little bit of drilling and programming - could be a fun project for about $50. I'd take a crack at it but I'm buying a premium.

Thought about this already. Making it so if the insert is lit and the rollover is then it you can trigger the post, but they said the pro will instead do a ball save and just send another up the shooter lane before it even registers the drain. If you do install a post the game and do the death save the existing machine code will prob shoot a ball out and then your actually adding a second ball into play when you shouldn't. Or am I wrong?