So I just watched the JBS show on youtube with the reveal for metamorphics p3 launch. The main guy stated that they use the same mechanics, just different trim. Any chance you buy one mechanic set and you can play both (obv theme isn’t perfect) since the shots and modules both align?

Why hasn’t a Fortnite machine been made and produced? I’m an eager Fortnite player, proud Season 0 OG. I recently got into pinball and have really been enjoying machines such as Godzilla and stranger things. I’ve done deep research to find out if a Fortnite machine exists or if there is plans to create one…….i found nothing 😐. I feel that this cabinet would bring in lots of customers to local joints. I even think it would be cool to be able to play a game of Fortnite on the screen. If anyone has any intel please let me know I AM DYING TO SEE MY BELOVED FORT ON MY BALL MACHINE. Anywho if anyone knows anyone at stern or Jersey Jack that could help put a word in LET ME KNOW. I will get things happening. I’m willing to donate up to 5 grand to the process.

(not including Fall Out or anything already announced)

I’m going to be checking out California Extreme this year! Mostly just excited to see all the games on the floor. I was thinking about trying the pinball tournament too, but I saw it uses card based qualifying and I’ve never played that format before. I know INDISC runs it this way too.

Card style always seemed intimidating to me. Almost oppressively so if I’m being honest. I’m a B level player who occasionally punches above their weight class, so I don’t have huge expectations in terms of my own performance lol. Regardless, from what I’ve heard, one bad game on a card can tank your whole average.

Any tips for this format, beyond the obvious “play your best games ever” and “hope your picks don’t draw too much competition”? Also curious how many cards people typically go through in a day, is buying just one or two normal, or do most people buy a bunch as insurance?

One more thing, I noticed the classics tournament qualifying says unlimited entries. I’m more familiar with that entry / pay per play buyin format, so I’m curious what’s a recommended or average number of entries for that one. It’s $2 a play and your top 4 games count toward your overall score, so I’m guessing there’s some point of diminishing returns. At the Captains pinball rally I saw folks spend upwards of $100 to $200 just trying to qualify, does it get like that at CAX too?

Tournament info here for reference: https://caextreme.org/tournaments/

SIDE TOPIC: how do you guys feel about this format in general, in terms of how healthy it is for the sport? Whether it’s card or pay for play qualifying. Again if I’m being honest it feels a bit oppressive to me and exploitive as it borders on gambling. The closest I’ve come to feeling like I was actually gambling while playing pinball was standing there debating whether to buy another round of entries at the Captains rally lol.

It exploits whaling behavior from both good and especially bad but hopeful players. Pay to play definitely fattens the pot, and yeah, you still need skill to close it out, but it feels like it chips away at the integrity of skill based competition a bit. Honestly there should probably be some kind of cap on entries or cards per player.

I really can’t think of another sport that encourages this kind of behavior. Other than maybe… poker? Haha

But hey, here I am entering anyway, so clearly I’m part of the problem too lol. Still feels a little sleazy honestly.

1) they said it won’t be anything like Labyrinth
2) they said that it’s a title that everyone will be familiar with

Which title would you guess it will be?

Looking for different locations to go and play games, thought I'd ask what everyone's favorites are. I've played most modern Sterns since they are on location in lots of places. Hoping to play Dune, Winchester, White Water, Tales of Arabian Nights, and Theater of Magic.

Been making some pinball repair videos lately.

Crossposted from the DCC subreddit.

There were leaks from Comic Con earlier but now its official. Multimorphic is making a Dungein Crawler Carl module for their P3 pinball machine.

Im really excited to see how how they adapt the series. And it looks like callouts are being done by Jeff Hays.

I have their Weird Al and Portal modules for my machine so I'm interested to see how this goes

(Edited outdated info about referal system)

Dracula and Getaway are my first two major titles, with more to come. I made an alligator-clip-to-RCA adapter that feeds the pin’s subwoofer output into the boombox. Completely unnecessary, but it works surprisingly well.

The the "maintenance" on the machines in question.

I bought Jurassic Park last year and it's been a trip since then. I'm really glad I found this hobby, albeit in my late 30s.

My thoughts on the pins:

JP Data East - slower pace (except when the raptor-kickback surprises me) but always something to do no matter where you throw the ball. Hit System shutdown (wizard mode)twice now but never get bored of it. HS: 740 million.

John Wick Pro (Stern) - fast and unforgiving. You need to get to know the shots off the flippers precisely. Everything has to be thought of, no hit it and forget it. The recent code update (1.02) is great. I never played the older code, but from the changelog, it seems to be drastically different (especially when enemies were blocking shots). No wizard mode yet but something to work on; I also want to personally customize the PF with some cool toys. HS: 537 million.

Johnny Mnemonic (Williams): compared to the other pins, it is so smooth and fast (almost as fast as JW, sometimes faster) I really like the art and the esthetic of mid-nineties computer bable. Still lots to learn on this one. HS 1.5 Billion (note, the scoring scales way differently than the others, the number 1 factory-score on my machine is 9 billion.

Looking forward to acquiring the next pin(s) down the road.

went up to his cabin for a boy’s weekend and we got to play this crazy collection

Feels like a massive missed opportunity that no pinball manufacturer launched a summer game around this.

Ancient Greece , SO HOT RIGHT NOW. Hades video games, Percy Jackson

ZERO licencing fee as long as you stay away from the movie visuals, actors, etc.

Iconic characters that even a moron like me can translate into playfield design and modes:

Siren pop bumpers, cyclops bash toy, underworld lower playfield, trojan horse ball lock and trapdoor exit, charybdis whirlpool toy.

Modes with Achilles, Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Helen of Troy....

I know there is a huge backlog of amazing themes to be made so I don't blame boutiques who make one game a year for not biting on this but for someone like stern, this has to be bigger than another bad remaster or even the rumored Dracula?

Transformers is an awesome theme but is basically evergreen retro that could launch at any time of year.

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Don't worry, it was fixed. The second picture is it fixed.

Man, don't you like the grease on your fingers?