Quoted from Concretehardt:I wonder how many people were on the list for Kingpin and why it never got built?
Gene needed an original Kingpin to replicate parts and most Kingpin owners were not willing to oblige.
I heard one story that a paticular owner said ok on two conditions:
1. You must pay a deposit (I can't quite remember if it was 50k or 100k)
2. Only Mark Ritchie himself can tear down the game
Obviously nothing ever materialized. I also heard rumors that the software work needed to emulate / replicate some of the capcom chips was holding him up as well....