My AMH is lonely... we may have a sibling!

Congrats to all involved, and FWIW coming from this rando, don't change a thing!

Of all machines released since I fell into the pin trap in 2014, TNA is the first that has me seriously considering how to take the NIB plunge.

It probably can't/won't happen, but then again, how much is a kidney worth these days?

Let me google thast for you...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+much+is+a+kidney+worth+these+days%3F

We need one here in Australia too!

Game looks great! Very impressive. Congratulations Scott and Spooky.

Dang, that looks awesome. Love how it is retro but still fresh.

Outstanding! Incredible looks to match incredible gameplay. I'm sure this will be #1 on many wishlists. Count me in!

Time for TNA to get its own Pinside game page.

nvm this post i messed up lol (drunk)

I also LOVE the 3D perspective of the fuel rod cooling pool in the playfield core artwork! Very well done, nice touch!

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Those of you who have played this a lot, what's the objective? Is it more racking points or is there a story/path to follow? I watched a few videos and couldn't really figure out what the goal was, is it unique or does it resemble an existing pin?

Good eye, didn't notice that.

Objective is to destroy reactors , each is is started the same way but it takes a different random shot(shots) to destroy them . This is the main objective , but there is more than one way to reach your goals and maximize your points . It is very much a risk/reward game .

regarding the artwork, initially I didn't care for the back glass, but as a whole package it's very nice, retro cabinet art and PF looks great.

As to the price, it's spot on, I (likely) will but and it's cheap enough (but it passes for cheap today) I bought Iron and IM for $4700 that was in relation to games like STLE $7700 and Woz RR or DI ($9K).

To me TNA is a fully functional pin unique and distinctive for a decent price. $6K is decent money, but not off the hook, I think it needed to be less than AFM classic.

I believe it's the correct price to sell enough and yet still keep it kind of rare by cost alone, people will still buy big name brands like SW, GB, Guardians of the Galaxy etc.. but this is kind of the sweet spot just under Stern premium but just above a Stern pro.

I think (IMO) Stern pro are ok but they lack the features of TNA like the etched side rails, beacon topper, fully controlled color changing LEDs, metal apron, (probably service rails).

I have not played it, but 90% likely to buy its the price is right.

This pin looks sweet!! Is there a video of it in action?

This looks great, a fantastic achievement and a very reasonable price. I'm very happy that they are sticking with P-Roc (for selfish reasons because I want to see more money go to Multimorphic's P3 development).

Now, can I respectfully offer a couple of opinions on the overall package for the sake of discussion. Note: these are totally based on my own personal, not very important (and peculiar) tastes, they have nothing to do with the quality of the art or the massive amount of work put into this machine. Please ignore them.

I really, really love the playfield art, I love the colour and simplicity of it. I especially love the reactor core area with the neat perspective and coloured meter-thing near the flipper. I also really like the way they have integrated the inserts into the design.

Personally, for my own taste, I would prefer something simpler for the backglass which is closer in style to the playfield. Actually, a backglass which just had their game logo on it would do nicely:

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I like the side-art but I'm not a fan of the paint-like splash of colour, I'd prefer just to have the grid, the awesome reflective pinball and maybe some more geometric lines like the old Bally cabinets. I know similar paint splashes were everywhere in the 80's but that was an art-style that I never really got into.

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Anyways, that's just me, there are plenty of great artwork packages out there that I just don't like for my own weird reasons. Overall though, this looks great and I wish it all the success in the world. And the stuff that I don't like about it will probably grow on me....

I hope there is a little art added into the LCD animations and I say that only because I want to see more of the art, its fantastic, love the futuristic retro vibe, would just be great to have more of it.

And Australia...pretty please.

I love it. The 80's style is fantastic.

Absolutely love the playfield art, so glad they kept the laser etched siderails, machine looks awesome as a whole!

Only thing that seems missing is the small LED between the flippers. I hope ballsave timer is shown in a different way as it is a important feature on TNA.

Looking so forward to buying this game

I'm pretty sure it's still there...you can see a little sliver of it in one of the pics. The apron is covering it by the angle of all the shots.

This is so damn cool. I hope they sell thousands.
I hope this truly heralds a renaissance for unlicensed pins.

Having seen the streams, I can't imagine how fast this game is going to play with lots of clear coat.
And, can't wait to see this being used for top level competitions.

Yeh, I think youre right....

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Actually, would be great to get confirmation from Spooky, what, if anything has changed from the original (apart from the obvious art, stylistic stuff). For those who've played the original, would be nice to know if anything has been cut/added.

The PF art reminds me of Embryon. I like it.

Ok, who is going to make some LED light up drops for this.....

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Benton, WI, before and after TNA announcement:
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Working on a mod right now. How about Fans that activate when the reactor core becomes unstable. The higher the core temp the faster the fans actually spin.

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I started watching videos of this game and I think the concept is cool but won't this get boring? Just start the reactor, get it in, try to get it to 100%, and repeat endlessly?

Maybe they will have optional factory lighting upgrades like on Rob Zombie?

Not to me..... bsd is my favorite and its brutal , shallow/repetitive

Not endlessly , this game has an end ( and it is awesome) . If it were easy maybe it would get old , but it is not and it doesn't.

Uh, is this a joke? Who is doing the artwork for this? Its off the charts bad. I thought the AMH one was horrific as well. Same artist (using term lightly).

Seriously, spend a few grand and have a real illustrator or graphic artist work on these.

Uh, is this a joke?

Really dude? If you don't like it that's okay but your comment is a little over the top. It's supposed to look like a 1980s game complete with a 1980s techno soundtrack. As such, it's a freaking cool concept and well executed.

There's always one.

There's TONS of incredible art packages on 80's machines. Yeah some were cheesy but they were consistent.

This eye sore has line art, clip art, stock photos, water color painting, etc. all mixed together - it is just unforgivable. PICK a STYLE and run with it.

The font styles are all over the place too. It hurts my eyes and my brain to look at this mess.

I don't understand why everyone has a hard on for this game. Its SO BASIC. Is it because its a few bucks cheaper than other new games?

Sweet avatar, art guru.

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Some 80's designs. Just sayin...

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Wow! People really do like it when you design a complete working game and trust others to do the rest.

Best wishes,
Jpop

I really admire your arcade restoration capabilities Pac but, as a pinhead, you seem to be pretty oblivious as to what makes this game so special.
First off,
TNA is FAR from basic.
It's layout is VERY deliberate.
Even in the whitewood form, it doesn't let up for a second. Pure speed and well placed angles/targets keep you sweating bullets the entire time.
(Clear coating this brutal layout is going to be even more insane.)
Sure you may control a ball or two and make a few great shots to get a bit further in the game but, most of the time you are already on your heels trying to defend what's coming back at you.
THAT's a brief glimpse into why people are getting so "hard" for this particular pin...
Plus,
Each reactor is different so it should still feel fresh in the home environment if you/we can even make it to the final one.
I only managed to get through two of them at TPF 17' and felt very satisfied in doing even that.

80's artwork Pinside-Judge-Judying aside, the addictive-yet-brutal classic gameplay, driving beats and over the top RGB light show, should be enough zazz to get the modern DMD/LCD crowd to open their 3D printed backlit wallets and hand Spooky/Scott their Stern/JJP pre-pre-order $$$.

I personally can't wait for mine to arrive after seeing the final reveal.

It's like my old Rachel McLish Bally Hardbody had late night hookup Foxfire parking lot sex with Gos from Drive while Justice was playing in the background.
Gos of course was too drunk to pull out and *thankfully* TNA was born 8 months* later...

*-1 month for not going with a pure classic Bally cab, and or, early System 9-11 cab.

I love it and will definetly get one in the future if possible (import) but I have two wishes (for one it's propably too late but I'll tell anyway).

It's always good to have a character/ main protagonist. And you have one, she's right there on the backglass.
On the playfield however she's completely missing altough you still habe a big open canvas where the logo of the game is slapped on.
Instead of the logo (I know what the name of the game is and is has no relevance to what is happening on the playfield at this point) I'd prefer a picture of the Gal. And since all that upfront of her is the reactor she's trying to destroy I'd like her facing it; it would fit perfectly...

I made a montage of Kaneda (the real one, not Special K) where he usually walks to his motorcycle to show what I mean!
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She coming in there like this, with weaponery of course, would be great!

Secondly I wish for some awesome callouts wich are from the security guards and -again- from the main protagonist telling me what to do.

Edit: Oh, and since it's 80's don't do black legs.

You're not getting it. Just sayin!

https://www.google.de/search?q=80s+synthwave&safe=off&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH3L7tmq7VAhVCL1AKHdRBBQkQ_AUICigB&biw=2560&bih=1284

Congrats on the reveal!

Will this have undercab RGB lighting support also? With all the RGB animation/explosions, I think that would be a great option

What you did there, that's awful.

Try not to think of pinsides most beloved user for a sec.

Even so. I am just not one of those people where everything has to be an adventure and I have to pretend I'm a character. Just doesn't do anything for me. The game is the main character.

I'd like it better... obviously.

I mean it'd be ok the way that it is but up there in the orbit there are people (enemies) visible so why not the main character?
And the logo there doesn't serve any meaning whatsoever. So why not show the protagonist?

Looks great! Can somone post a side by side of the current pf and the whitewood? Would love to see the comparison.