When you can get a set of 6 Jetsons figurines for $20.64 shipped on Amazon, why didn't you at least dress up the playfield with THOSE? First seller on Amazon has 36 set available. I'm sure you could easily scrounge up 100 sets to cover initial orders.

https://www.amazon.com/Barbera-Jetsons-Collector-Action-Figure/dp/B0091K3C7I/

I mean, there's sparse, and then there's SPARSE.

I mean, if it's good enough for Stern to literally raid toy departments for production toys for their playfields (most recently the batsignal toy) you shouldn't turn your nose up at it.

Also, the flyer shows the powdercoated legs and armor, but the other pics are normal black legs and armor. I would have taken that $100 or so for the powdercoating and invested that in a playfield feature or making the standups real drop targets instead. Invest in the GAME first, then if there's any left, the trim. I actually don't think the black looks bad at all, and I bet people would rather have more things happening on the playfield rather than some upgraded (and relatively expensive) trim for the cabinet.

Well, if that metallic hydrogen discovery turns out to be real and not a mistake or scam, we will finally have superconducting levitating cars and skateboards...so, almost.

Oh snap. We should have superconductivity at high temperatures conquered by then if we haven't blown the planet up. <- not an idle threat lately

C'mon, they could have spent literally $20 more per pin and had their pick of up to 6 real, production Jetsons figurines adorning the playfield for that $20. Would have really helped it look less sparse and cost almost nothing.

Ditto the armor. If this is targeted at non-pinhead families, I'm pretty sure they would get more enjoyment out of some drop targets rather than static colored trim. The cost trade would actually probably have favored that swap, and it would have improved the interactivity of the game.

That said, maybe the goal is to zizzle it, and reduce moving parts and maintenance. From that angle, I can see why they have few interactive features, but the lack of figures even in that scenario is puzzling.

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Now that there's no need to make custom hardware to run them and program them in obscure ways, the barrier to making a new pin has been lowered substantially, both financially and in know-how.

Economies of scale. Simple as that. Make 1000 of something it's much cheaper per unit than 10 or 100 or 500.

At least you've confirmed that toys to dress up the playfield ARE coming. It desperately needs some.

What's with the blurred section to the left of the pops, though?

Looks like three 3D buildings, the computer screen on the left is now 3d instead of a plastic, and it looks like a flying car next to the pop bumpers on the right side. Pop bumper caps are different, too, I think.

Would be interesting to know. Seems like 10, but probably 50-100?