And such a dream does exist
Thunderbirds!
.. Perhaps this might get people to realise now that this pre-order stuff actual has risk attached!
.. It's good also if it means that another pinball manufacturer will hopefully survive, competition can be a good thing and drive innovation.
Spot on, on both counts. I pre-ordered once (BBB) and to be honest, it would take something as special as that to motivate me again to take that sort of risk.