Bad move with that stock sound track blasting away in the background
Probably just wanted/needed to have
something other than the dry, crispy mechanical sounds of a pin going on. That's one thing about pinball since the 70's is the programmed sounds & soundtrack make the gameplay seem "smoother" because the mechanical sounds are somewhat masked by what's coming out of the speaker, transforming it into a different experience. The lack of that is interestingly part of the charm of older games too. Apparently that's the actual game soundtrack too, whether it's the finished version I don't know. So it shows the so-far progress on both fronts.
Anyway, at least it wasn't some goofy, blasting rave music like seems to always be behind most videos of otherwise quiet demo videos made to show hobbyists' projects. I'm really tired of that and still wonder why so many folks almost universally do it. You
can still hear the machine's sounds at least.
Playfield on the other hand looks interesting.
Two things strike me as odd.
1. The left upper playfield seems to be a one-second drain machine with no chance of keeping the ball in play up there. Lot of effort and expense for something that doesn't get much gameplay. I remember hearing something about magnets though and I don't see any signs of that anywhere yet. Maybe that's still missing and will change the way it works?
2. The pop bumper in the left outlane also seems like an expensive and space-consuming thing which doesn't add to gameplay either. So far at least. As before, maybe there's something not installed yet which will change gameplay a bit and make it more relevant also. Or maybe it's already there and simply didn't occur for that short clip.
It's still a whitewood. Probably several tweaks to go before full reveal. It's not a bad idea to keep a couple cards hidden until final release. That's what
I would do I think.
Another thing I noticed. These hobbyist jokers have a pretty nice flowing game with original music in just a few short months. Why did it take Coconut Island so much longer to get to that point?
