Wizard Of OZ Pinball

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Daniel, are you going to tell us the demo model has arrived at Bumper?

Have you seen it as yet Pete?

Nup, as I did not buy mine through Bumper

[Olivia_jason]

ACDC rocks, and your opinion matters. 

[ddstoys]

Stern definately have some competition in my opinion everything seems well built very strong and fast. 

[Strangeways]

Yep seen it played it but can't talk about it as bumper are not sponsors.  Sorry guys

thats bs Dan lol, did it look as good as the pictures. yes or no lol

Indeed, it is BS.

Whoever told Dan he cannot discuss WOZ because "bumper are not sponsors", is misleading him. Dan, as per the PM, you can discuss WOZ on AP.

For the record, it was bumpers' choice NOT to sponsor AP. That is ancient history now.

[Ant68]

Hasn't stopped me , just say what you need to say mate .
I'm quite sure there's no top secret stuff , only I have that info ( LOL)

[Caveoftreasures]

People who bought WOZ direct from JJP

I am wondering if JJP will offer all the Australian people who purchased directly thru JJP originally and not Bumper, to send their WOZ machines out with all the Bumper orders to make it easier n have all the machines transported once in one seafreight 40 footer, then Bumper can then on-send to everyone in their respective states...I believe this will probably be the easiest, safest and most cost effective way of doing it rather than going it alone which will be much more difficult..(excl ANT(Tony) who does containers from the USA to Brisy anyway).

Has anyone approached USA JJP for specific directions/quotes on shipping their WOZ out to down under, or has anyone approached Bumper with this piggyback container idea in mind ? ......Might be well worth investing in some reseach/emailing now ahead of time...save some headaches n save some money. If anyone does get any info on this, please post.

[Olivia_jason]

ACDC rocks, and your opinion matters. 

[Ant68]

From Pinside
Keith gave a basic overview of some of the rules during a recent interview at IAAPA:
» YouTube video
In summary:
Emerald City multiball - hit rollover targets to spell each character - lock 3 balls (one for each character) to start
Save Dorothy multiball- hit targets on upper playfield to spell rescue and bang on castle door to start
Crystal Ball modes- 2 ball multiball
something bad will happen such as:
all lights go out
flippers won't stay up (unable to trap balls)
reversed flippers?
Spell rainbow to qualify upper right playfield
get loops to start munchkin mode
start all munchkin modes to start munchkin multiball
After going thru Emerald City MB, Munchkin MB, and Crystal ball modes:
Final Wicked witch mode
melt her by hitting target
If you beat her there is a special celebration multiball
Crystal ball will give you clues on what to shoot
spell Toto to get ball back, 10 seconds to make a shot to save Toto
complete no place like home targets - special black and white mode

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[wonder]

Being on the other side (WA) it cheaper if I go through Jack direct and get it shipped direct.Nothing wrong with bumper but they didn't jump on board right at the start.They waited  until it was all go then they became the Aust distributor and in the mean time a lot of people ordered direct through Jack.

[robm]

Crystal Ball modes- 2 ball multiball
something bad will happen such as:
all lights go out
flippers won't stay up (unable to trap balls)
reversed flippers?

Now that is some innovation - sure, reversed flippers on Simpsons, and some games dim/put lights out, but having the flippers not being able to trap is a fantastic idea. Cheap and simple yet will add a great element to gameplay - top work JJP!

[Ant68]

Starting to sound real sweet .

[coon82]

Starting to sound real sweet .

Sure is!

[Caveoftreasures]

Bumper would only help out n allow peoples machines into their container if JJP asked for it to help streamline the delivery process, and if Bumper was compensated financially by JJP after people pay JJP for the calculated delivery costs etc...sooner or later JJP will give people specific pricing to go it alone, or they will offer people to piggyback with Bumper from what I have been told.

Both JJP and Bumper both have a vested interest to make sure every single WOZ machine gets delivered safely and undamaged, regardless of who the machine originally ordered thru. Given Bumper is the only distributor in Australia, any good or bad story about a WOZ machine could affect their ability to sell more machines in the future just because they are now tied to the WOZ name.
Its also easier to track 1 x 40 foot seafreight container than 25 different individual machines between the USA and Australia.

Apparently, in the USA, USA JJP dealers have expressed a strong desire already for JJP to not take orders directly from customers, and JJP have and are considering allotting those sales/delivereies to the closest JJP dealer by postcode so the long term servicing and the longterm viability n strength of the JJP dealer/agent system grows rather than shrinks. Australia/Bumper has already stated that any future JJP purchases for the Hobbitt or any further model can only be made thru Bumper, and that JJP are already referring all enquiries directly back to Bumper, apparently even if u have bought directly thru JJP on the WOZ model. If JJP have taken any orders from aussie buyers directly for the Hobbitt, then perhaps they are doing something similar to the soon to be USA model by still crediting the local JJP dealer with a sale/$$ commission. Best of both worlds here. Bumper will still service anyones WOZ/Hobbitt machine, again regardless how u bought it, because JJP still compensates them for parts n labour and the customer gets serviced.

Thats the info I have recieved after making enquiries to both JJP and Bumper....Time will tell if the info I have been given is still on track.
Its also great that any person in Melbourne can pop into Bumper n play a game on the WOZ. Excellent opportunity.

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Why would I want to wait 6-8 weeks for shipping by sea?

This thing has taken too long already
I do not want them to even waste time putting it in a box

[Caveoftreasures]

Why would I want to wait 6-8 weeks for shipping by sea?

This thing has taken too long already
I do not want them to even waste time putting it in a box

Sure, you can elect to pay an extra $300 to $600 for airfreight, pay your own gst n various fees and do all your own custom clearances etc and get it 4 or so weeks quicker, provided u run into no problems etc.