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JERSEY JACK PINBALL

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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Le Chuck on May 26, 2012, 09:16:17 pm ---Last Star Fighter, Michael Jackson, Neverending Story.  

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You just forfeited your right to complain about WoZ as a theme.

MaineEvent:
The Wizard at E3

nickbuol:
I'm going to jump in here.

Disclaimer, I've only been following this pin from the Jersey Jack emails.  I did not dig into the background, criminal records, birth certificates, work history, etc of the people working on this project.  

But just looking at the pin I actually like a LOT of things about it.  The playfield has some nice features, and is printed with bright colors, and it looks like all of the key elements of WoZ are included.  I like the idea of the screen for video display and extra "wow" factor too.

What I don't like:
RGB LEDs going NUTS with color changes.  I am a believer in subtle is better.  I think that people will get a headache looking at all of the cycling colors on th eplayfield.

The theme... While I think that they are doing well with the WoZ theme, I am not sure what "market research" said that people would pay a massive price for a WoZ pin.

Which brings me to the price.  Really?  Do I even need to explain?  Although Stern has 4 different versions of their latest AC/DC themed machine with the top one priced around $9000. Better be a LOT better than the base $4800 one for that price.

The LCD screen.  Yes, I listed this above as a neat thing, however the backbox looks STUPID.  The LCD seems so "dull" in the videos compared to the bright printed colors elsewhere.  Also, I would have made the whole "backglass" the screen, not a top static banner printed out and a (dull) LCD below it that sits back 1.5" from the glass itself.

I am sure that if I put more thought to it I could come up with at least another positive and another negative, but you get the point.  I think that some people are way to harsh about this pinball, and others just overly excited.   I guess it is their money....

Vigo:

--- Quote from: nickbuol on June 13, 2012, 10:28:42 am ---The theme... While I think that they are doing well with the WoZ theme, I am not sure what "market research" said that people would pay a massive price for a WoZ pin.

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Not to mention he said the goal of the machine was to attract and introduce the young generation of kids into pinball. Last time I checked, WoZ was the antithesis of cool. You could do a generic zombie themed cabinet and already grab much more attention from teenagers.

nickbuol:
Ha.  Right on...  A zombie theme *could* be cool.

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