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Quoted from CaptainNeo:I think it took them longer to make the game than it took, Peter J to shoot the films.
Only because apparently Peter Jackson had to skip things like "scripts" and "planning". 
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Quoted from badbilly27:Your phone only has 16% battery. Charge!!!
I get twitchy just seeing that.
Congrats to JJP on reaching another milestone. Hobbit looks great, can't wait to hear first real home use feedback.
And when NimblePin gets his I'll be over there to check it out!
Quoted from TVP:So this engineering sample is like the other engineering sample that has been floating the shows over the past 12 months, but just a different one A.K.A. anther prototype??
Well I guess the question is, can anyone show where the show prototype is right now, and is it in a different location? 
Quoted from dung:Nothing to see here guy's, someone got an engineering sample.
That may be true, but the fact that JJP is willing to lend/send out an engineering sample for the dirty public to grub all over without a handler is something. Says that they're confident in their design and mechanicals.
Quoted from mnpinball:Not a secret nor trying to blow smoke. Sub assemblies and game parts are being built in quantities and ready for playfield completion. It's publicly known this is a final sample game that is going to Ted Estes. There will be games shipping in quantity by months end.
This on the JJP forum--
Dec 1 Jersey Jack:
We are building cabinets and sub-assemblies. There is a game we built that is going to our Midwest Campus for programming. It is making a stop first at Jason's house this Sunday - I'll be there too. Once the first games go - it will be known. Thanks, Jackimage.jpg
Just saying, next time post that first, and cut off the drama.
For anyone who has been betting, it's sure looking like Hobbit is going to beat TBL.
Quoted from beelzeboob:You're out of your f-ing mind. If you lived in this state, you wouldn't have even made that comment.
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Quoted from Superchicken:Well TBL had 5 engineering samples at DPO a month ago. The stress test uncovered some minor issues to address. I would think JJP needs to do the same before they start shipping.
As far as I'm aware that was the first time engineering samples of TBL were played in public. At Expo they still had the old machines from the previous year, but the Hobbit was the new one. So it's quite possible they've already done that, on some level at least.
Quoted from mnpinball:David Thiel is a genius.
Agreed!
So I admit when I heard Hobbit was going to have 30 modes I was a bit 
but if you can start them during multiball it makes a lot more sense. Keith's never been shy about super stacking things! It's pretty funny watching the LCD screen just go nuts though, so much going on at once that the screen can't even finish a single animation. Sure that will be polished up in the final code though.
Quoted from mnpinball:One thing that wasn't mentioned was the finer points of details that the book LCD were doing.
1024x768 @ 1920 resolution using a serial computer monitor cable for data. A much improved HD upgrade over the WoZ crystal ball.
The book was showing the modes info and giving player information while playing giving a player count down durring hurry ups and vital information and fantastic animations at quick glances for player perspective. As well as using the display to animate realistic breathing fire when Smaug turns his head. When the ball is in the pops area the book display shows splashes of water.
Nice, I should have paid more attention to the book LCD at Expo, I was distracted by JP's ooh shiny up on the main monitor.
The animations on Hobbit really look top notch, a real evolution from WOZ. It's incredibly busy and packed with info, and I don't know how I feel about that yet, would have to really play it at someone's house and learn what it all means. But it looks beautiful.
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:I'll also say, the graphics on the screen in the head are incredible. One of the best things jack ever did was hire Jean Paul de Win. Jean Paul is the motion graphics artist. One hell of a nice guy and incredibly talented.
Yes! If it wasn't clear previously when I said JP I was referring to Jean Paul, and he did a hell of a job with the graphics.
Quoted from daudioguy:That's easy for me to say
That's because you already did a ton of work!
Quoted from Goronic:One hundred and twenty seven for Smaug alone! I know the music, fx, and dialog are going to set a new bar - but damn!
David tell them how many callouts you gave them!
Quoted from TOK:I didn't mean to infer the movies didn't make money. That has no relevance to the pin at this point (I guess fizzled was a poor choice of words). What I meant was that it was a disappointment in the eyes Lord of the Rings fans and that hurt its staying power as a theme.
Will it sell well to non pre-orders based on the theme and its quality as a game? I hope so, but wouldn't bet on it.
The movies were a letdown. But they were full of good parts, it was just horribly bloated. It's not like the effects and acting sucked.
I imagine the pin won't have a 30 minute barrel fight scene.
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