Stern announces new KISS pinball

[GORGAR 1]

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[Strangeways]

Kiss LE's shipping the week of the 29 June.

Cool :) it's getting bloody exciting.

Surprised it is happening so quickly. My LE might be here for my birthday 

[swinks]

looks like the black spinner disc is leaving marks on the balls similar to tron and then they had to develop the clear disc pad. Just something to consider, photo from a guy in the US

[Brunswick Brawler]

The rubber being left on the balls from the spinning disk is a feature to soften the ball strike on the clearcoat.  It's the anti dimple feature!

(Sorry, I couldn't resist that one, I actually am an advocate of Stern. )

[andypinboy]

The rubber being left on the balls from the spinning disk is a feature to soften the ball strike on the clearcoat.  It's the anti dimple feature!

(Sorry, I couldn't resist that one, I actually am an advocate of Stern. )

It must be a preference thing - Stern decided consumers would prefer black balls to dimples.

[Strangeways]

Was this an issue with Tron ?

Was there a fix ?

[swinks]

Was this an issue with Tron ?

Was there a fix ?

they changed the rubber type and colour apparently, though you would think they would release this one with the tron solution unless that solution was aftermarket...

just meant it as a heads up for people

[Brunswick Brawler]

Provided it doesn't affect visibility of the ball, I'd leave them black.  I'd imagine it may reduce playfield wear and possibly extend the life of the ball.  I can't see it harming anything.

I thought you could get 'carbon' composite balls at a premium price that look just like these 'protective' rubberised ones.  you could explain "my kiss balls - they have protection" - just be sure not to say the first two words in the wrong order .

[swinks]

More for people to be aware but the reports from the US is that spinning pad leaves black marks / rubber everywhere. Some are giving the rubber disc a clean prior to use (someone said it gave it that 1978 look). Also a few issues with smeared screen printing quality under the clear and average out of the lines Gene's head paint jobs. Hopefully Stern pickup on the QA very soon as the game looks great and many people are stoked with it, along with great sales but a few minor issues to improve on though the rubber is now widely an issue.

[pinsanity]

More for people to be aware but the reports from the US is that spinning pad leaves black marks / rubber everywhere. Some are giving the rubber disc a clean prior to use (someone said it gave it that 1978 look). Also a few issues with smeared screen printing quality under the clear and average out of the lines Gene's head paint jobs. Hopefully Stern pickup on the QA very soon as the game looks great and many people are stoked with it, along with great sales but a few minor issues to improve on though the rubber is now widely an issue.

How does an unpopulated playfield with ink bleed/smear make it to the production line and not be classed prior as a second?  The hype around this machine have caused market expectations to increase, the price has increased, yet QC is faltering.

Regarding the third pic, at least it proves what we have always suspected that Gene does dye his hair.  

[skywalker]

Checked out the one at Zak's, played well, audio quality was very good, the black trail lines were evident in the same places as the pics above, ball time was good for the few games I played, It's way more forgiving then TWD, you get a fighting chance to save the ball, ramp shots are nice & flow smooth, genes head lock shot is ok, no issues with SDTM drains, The pro really needed those drops on the RHS IMO, the star child shot is a bit meh weird, tough shot in & drops out pretty quick need to work out what the strategy is there, Was considering this title, most likely will give the pro a miss & check out the prem once it out, cab art work looks fantastic up close, 

[Brunswick Brawler]

Kiss pinball LIVE right now...

http://www.twitch.tv/gapinball

[skywalker]

Thanks & I'm on it 

[Cow Corner]

Played it again without the kids.
It is still just ok...nothing for me here besides a couple of ramp shots.
Glad I was on site playing it and couldn't really hear it as I think the music on this would surely make me very unwell indeed.

[Strangeways]

You would think the spinning disk black residue would have picked up on the test games ? Is it all games, or just a problem with a handful ?

Regarding the lack of QA on the playfields - This is crap ! How many pairs of eyes have seen this problem on the assembly lines and NOT reported it 

The Gene head painted by a 2 year old - Are Stern serious ?? Was this a joke or for real ? I have trouble believing that this was on a customer's game. I wonder how Borg or Gary Stern would feel that SOME games are slipping through QA that have VISUAL problems that are easy to identify.