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Wait... did this announcement say that they got Barry Oursler on the project? 
This might be worth looking into. The art looks good.
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Boutique companies seem to be coming up with great ideas and designs; however the one thing that seems to remain the largest hurdle (once they've been able to develop the ideas) is manufacturing.
Vonnie D might be wise to step back and re-structure the kickstarter campaign as an R & D campaign first and foremost instead of a "fund us all the way to the assembly line" campaign. Maybe they shouldn't be trying to "start big" either. Build the things one at a time and the market will find you.
Seems like there's a real opportunity for someone to start a new pinball manufacturing and distributing business; the boutique game companies would benefit from a partnership with a company like that, much like how PPS is benefiting from an agreement with Stern.
Good luck to them
Quoted from spfxted:If they were smart...get all your stuff ready and let Stern put it together.....
Quoted from chadderack:Seems like there's a real opportunity for someone to start a new pinball manufacturing and distributing business;
I do hope that Vonnie D gets to set up and eat at the boutique pinball maker's table. There's no reason to turn him away hungry.
These guys seem to have some good ideas. Applying a little of that creativity to the way they're setting themselves up would go a long(er) way.
Quoted from tktlwyr:I don't think it's irrelevant at all. Didn't they take a deposit? What's the difference between taking a deposit or requesting people participate in a kickstarter?
Quoted from northvibe:I will say, skit b was in a similar boat right? But they go stuff together and didn't require a kick start or full payment to get their game going. They also posted updates etc. And Woly, same thing...jeez, these guys are doing it wrong :/
The difference is $250 just held a spot in line. It showed the commitment level to Skit-B and to Predator, which gave Skit-B at least the faith that a market was there for their product. This likely gave them the faith to continue working on the project.
You couldn't really assume that $250 a person was a 'down payment' in that sense or money to "get their game going."
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