1) There's thousands of post bitching abaout the Star Wars design... and still buying one.

2) The colorful and slightly Anime-ish style stands totally out (and a character is a way better Focal point then a city alone, something easyliy compareable if you hold the old and the new style Houdini backglass side-by-side).

For me TNA went from 'interested' to 'must buy' (if the import price is not totally off the charts) with the art reveal.

Since there are about... zeroish Designs that would resemble TNA I think that has nothing to do with mass appeal. But of course I don't have the slightes clue to what extend Scott Danesi had influence in the art design. - What can be stated is that "it stands out", wich is a good thing. The pin on the first sight seems empty but I think the other kind of design could attract people to at least have look and try a game. (If it would look just normal and empty as it is as well, I think most people wouldn't even bother.) Like the mentioned WOZ maybe did with the gigantic LCD sreen for the first time.

And yes you're totally right with the other thing. I of course like the art (in most regards, not all) and couldn't name many other games that'd come closer to my personal preference. Since pinball is an USA centric thing the art & themes are kinda restricted (and themes that noone outside the US seem to care about - like WWE or Mustang - hurt sales as well). - I'd propably buy a Star Gazer or a Magic Girl 'designwise'.

Point is: F' the art. I like it of course since it's my personal taste for about the first time in history BUT I'm right now sitting next to a JM wich I thing is kinda ugly (at least the cabinet), have an Operation Thunder where cab & playfield mostly look like shit and ordered a Star Wars altough I don't like the playfield art (and I don't even like Star Wars) but that doesn't matter in the long run. I'll propably love SW to death like any other Steve Ritchie game and I love the flow of JM and the strategies involving the Hand & Matrix.

Does there have to be a reason other than one of 'em liking it that way?

We need more pinballs reaching out to widr audiences imho, the first "animeish" backglass is a beginning.
(And it really is not really anime despite the vast amount of hair that girl has. )

Thinking of that: Id' be totally in on a splatoon pin. Just think of the possibilitys "painting" the table thabnks to rgb leds. :O

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

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

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?

Here you go...

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About every game has at least a "picture" there.
Usually this space is well used.

You pixel arted each of the folder icons?
Why didn't you just copy & paste 'em?

I like the playfield like it is, with the exception of the logo above the flippers wich should be the character in my opinion.

But, altough that would be "nice to have" for me, I'll buy it the way it is and it's great overall!

I'd have one idea for the code tough (if that isn't allready in there in a way):

I like when you have a side objective, like collecting "Gigabytes" in Johnny Mnemonic while completing all the modes.
So for TNA it'd be nice if you're not only to activate and destroy the reactors but to collect... Plutonium, Gigawatts, Skittles (???)... to... travel back in time after completing your objective of destroying all the reactors. -Final Wizard Mode!

No need for universal love, just happy when I don't find too much to nitpick about.

Only game I liked everything about the playfield art was TMNT,... but the game is shit, so...

I've never managed to become the "Master of Powerdown" either but it's nice that it exists.

They didn't shoot each other.

We're long over that. That's only one "people" that really insisted and he has thankfully left the thread.

I just suggested to replace one existing grapic (the logo) with a pic of the character.
That's quite some nuances off to where's waldo.

And again: I'll buy it the way it is (allready called my distributor to somehow get me that machine here) but I'd prefer it with the character in the flipper area.

It TOTALLY SHOULD have a pic instead of the logo between the flippers!!!

And this was never meant as a FACT (how is "should have" a fact?) more a suggestion.

Thats first because I like it more but second because of a number of reasons that were stated multiple times.

And we allready got our answer why it looks the way it looks. That's ok for me so why you're still flaming each other?
Discussion is closed. (Of course I still have hope that Scott gets to like the idea of the character between the flippers. )

This do still exist?

Any news on Europe?

Will TNA be at DPO in 2 weeks?

Challenge accepted! I hope to have mine here before christmas.

That's basically true depending on where you live.

Play on your knees!

While waiting for my game to arrive (#52) I watched videos every evening and altough not yet having played it for real I have one minor complaint with the code that strikes me (Scott if you're reading this).

The lightshow and sound do a great job telling when the next mode ("reactor unlocked") starts but when the reactor is actually exploding there's an animation on the screen and the voice/ sound do tell but not as well 'set in scene' as the rest and therefore the sense of accomplishment is kinda lacking (and that I'm on the next reactor).

Then again, this is a fast game and I do not want to wait for some lightshow to end before I can continue playing, but I think it's just not quite en par with the rest.

So gimme some orange Shockwaves... Please?

Too many to count, but maybe too old ones when I was noticing that. - Thanks!

Ok, then I continue counting the days till my game is here.

(I'd maybe hit you -ore spooky- up on how to change the voltage on the machine if I can't find out. The Amp is driven by the Main (PC) Power Supply isn't it?)

Sheeesh,... that feels so long ago I thought that would have been last week.

Still hoping for #52 before christmas.

TRACKING!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Well, sadly that means my Johnny Mnemonic has to go in the next few days. )