**Updated with the winners and the losers...so far****

So I have been listening to a bunch of old podcasts from C2C, Pinball Soul, Spooky, Gameroom Junkies, etc. And I noticed something very odd. Even though some of these podcasts are 6, 12, and sometimes 18 months old they were still talking about some of these games we have all been waiting for like we are talking about them now...."ANY MINUTE NOW"

Now I know these things can take a long time, and problems come up. But I was just wondering (out of curiosity) how long we have been waiting for some of these games. Not so much from announcement but from the point they started taking down payments.

Here are the ones I am aware of. Again, you guy making these games I thank you. I know you are working hard to get them out. I was just wondering how long it's been for some of these to ship.

Here are the games I know of that have been in the wings:

I should first say congrats to Spooky for getting AMH out, yayaya!!

Winner (Win under review)- Dutch Pinball- The Big Lebowski (Announced Oct '13) Shipped Aug '16, As of Feb '17 shipping has been halted

Home Pin Thunder Birds (announced June '13)

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Limped in Winner Zidware- Magic Girl (Announced July '11, Shipped Feb '17)

Winner!!!Heighway Pinball - Aliens (announced Nov '14, Shipped Feb/March '16)

WInner !!! Spooky Pinball Rob Zombie (Announced June '15, Shipped March '16)

WINNER The Hobbit- Jersey Jack Shipped March 2016

WINNER!!! Heighway Pinball- Full Throttle

WINNER---Planetary Pinball- MMR

loser Skip B- Predator

loser Zidware- RETRO ATOMIC ZOMBIE ADVENTURELAND™

loser Zidware-ALICE IN WONDERLAND - THE PINBALL™

What am I missing? How long have we been waiting? Who do you think will be next to ship games

I have NO doubt Big L, MMR, Predator, and FT will ship. It seems like they are far enough along they should...right?

Well from what I hear MMRs are starting to roll on the Stern line. And Stern, as we all know, is a manufacturing company, so I am sure they will manufacture!! TBL has a lot of momentum which only seems to be heightened by all this "controversy". Skip B is sold out so it would be insane to walk away from that.

Umm....The Hobbit. It'll come.....could take a lot longer..still. Anyways, anyone have any start dates for these things? When they started taking money or announced. I guess my whole point is to show that no one was alone in the delay game. And maybe to help the next round of builds to take all this into consideration. Take your drop dead target date...and add a year or something!

I will also say, b/c I know someone will bring it up, that I do not have money in on any of these games right now. I'd love to see some, play them, see how it all pans out and then maybe make a choice. That's me. Not looking for a fight. Just info.

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First MMR Production Unit off the line and in final test, no issues!

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Looks like MMR was the winner. And the loser....

Predator

....................EDIT I have NO doubt Big L, MMR, and FT will ship......but Predator...yeah....I doubt it...

hahahahahahhaha

Yeah.... mega bummer. I remember when the price point came out I thought...wow that is amazing.....HOW can they do that?!?!?! They couldn't.

Onward and upward! TBL! FT!!!

I have thought a lot about MG and RAZA. In the end MOST of us (save 15-20 people) will never see these unless we are blessed with one at a show. So as far as those shipping...it might as well be vapor-ware...BUT for those with skin in them I wish them good luck!

So far the winners and the losers:

I should first say congrats to Spooky for getting AMH out, yayaya!!
Dutch Pinball- The Big Lebowski
The Hobbit- Jersey Jack
WINNER!!! Heighway Pinball- Full Throttle
WINNER---Planetary Pinball- MMR
loser Skip B- Predator
loser Zidware- Magic Girl
loser Zidware- RETRO ATOMIC ZOMBIE ADVENTURELAND™
loser Zidware-ALICE IN WONDERLAND - THE PINBALL™

Let's see how long it takes to get Hobbit and Lebowski out.......started this 5 months ago and felt like it was too long then....

Exciting.......let's see how long til they ship........

Still waiting on Hobbit and The Dude..... Ha

I know Pinball is hard. Just like to.honor the patience of some very cool people...well patient people...sheesh.

Updated with some new titles

Updated The Big Lebowski. All we have left from when this thread began (over 18 months ago) is Thunderbirds and Aliens.

Yeah. I'm standing by to update when these are in a few hands. Seems more likely now but again we'll see when they ship

Updated Big Lebowski, Alien, and Magic Girl. Noted Lebowski delay