Wizard Of OZ Pinball

[Pop Bumper Pete]

A pinball machine is a piece of electrical equipment that needs to be certified
The certification has only jus been made today

I do not know what the people in the video were expecting but no production games were going to be released until the certification process was conplete

[Retropin]

January 18th is the answer...Well thats when it went on JJP news feed anyway,

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Wizard-of-Oz-to-hit-NYC---Code-Update-Video.html?soid=1104524641178&aid=KIP5wuJP2Qs

Then underneath it says that JJP has had 900 preorders for LE Hobbit.


Seems its a rock situation and a month old clip.. also possible that by Jan18th many not back from Xmas break... who knows?


LOL- How could a distributor NOT know about The Hobbit?? I know we all did way before Xmas

[Caveoftreasures]

I wonder if they have the 1500 motherboards in as yet.......I am thinking NO, because wouldnt JJP do a press release to say that they have started full production and do a media press release showing photos or a video of everything in full production with the line full of machines and staff to ease the minds of waiting customers and others who are wondering what is/or isnt happening.....and whats with the glad wrap instead of proper shipping boxes ? are the proper boxes not ready yet also ? ......maybe they have a long way to go before they are fully organised etc....and they will still have to iron out bugs on the production line and any parts hassles/supply issues as they get things going.....rome wasnt built in a day.lol

If the part about certification only being completed in the last 24 hours is corect, then its correct that they probably havent started full production, hence the ghost town.....I am sure JJP will release something when full production starts, or when the motherboards x 1500 arrive etc.
Getting closer anyway.

[Sunfox]

Driver boards aren't expected until sometime near the end of February. Also, that was a prototype machine merely going from NJ to NYC (not a long drive) to be put on location. As a prototype, I believe it remains the property of JJP.

[Caveoftreasures]

If JJP call it a final production model (which it probably is) and it breaks down, bad news travels fast, but if u call it a proto-type and it breaks down onsite, u have an excuse to cover any design faults....Unless the computer crashs etc, i cant see the JJP model doing anything majorly wrong and it shld run like a clock day in and day out since they are using all the latest n greatest hardware.

I wonder how many games the one atr Bumper Action has on it.....and if they have played it non stop for a whole day with lots of different players, just to give it a god flogging to see how she holds up....anyone here played the one at Bumper Action, or been past to look behind the curtain. ? 

[Ant68]

 
Certification started a while back .
Plastic wrap is just a temporary measure .
When was it filmed  .

[noj472]

I wonder how many games the one atr Bumper Action has on it.....and if they have played it non stop for a whole day with lots of different players, just to give it a god flogging to see how she holds up....anyone here played the one at Bumper Action, or been past to look behind the curtain. ? 
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I played it on 1/2/13 on the Friday pinball faith night. Each person there got to play one game, would have probably been 50 people there. The guy in front of me kept getting the ball stuck behind the door in the upper left mini playfield. The guys there had to keep removing the glass to get it out.

[GORGAR 1]

I read that the WOZ at bumper is in the showroom for anyone to play! Which makes sense if they won't to promote it and sell more?

Peter

[Crashramp]

I read that the WOZ at bumper is in the showroom for anyone to play! Which makes sense if they won't to promote it and sell more?

Peter

Hopefully your right Peter. makes sense if they want to promote and sell them to have one on the floor to play.  Must drop in for a game next time I'm in south Melbourne.

[Caveoftreasures]

?? I thought someone said the other day on here that only people who had ordered one could play it and it was behind a curtain etc....they must have been joking then......We havent heard much about gameplay etc, and i would have thought the various members who had ordered one, would have posted about the game etc, but barely anyone has said much about the gameplay etc...I thought there were a good dozen buyers on AP etc...

Any of the regulars been down to play it ? 

[FreePlay]

I wonder how many games the one atr Bumper Action has on it.....and if they have played it non stop for a whole day with lots of different players, just to give it a god flogging to see how she holds up....anyone here played the one at Bumper Action, or been past to look behind the curtain. ? 

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I played it on 1/2/13 on the Friday pinball faith night. Each person there got to play one game, would have probably been 50 people there. The guy in front of me kept getting the ball stuck behind the door in the upper left mini playfield. The guys there had to keep removing the glass to get it out.
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geez thats not a good look to be taking the glass off mid game
Jack has stated on the WOZ forum that that ball stick issue has been addressed for new release games.... I guess that's why they site prototypes.. to find these types of issues

 

[GORGAR 1]

?? I thought someone said the other day on here that only people who had ordered one could play it and it was behind a curtain etc....they must have been joking then......We havent heard much about gameplay etc, and i would have thought the various members who had ordered one, would have posted about the game etc, but barely anyone has said much about the gameplay etc...I thought there were a good dozen buyers on AP etc...

Any of the regulars been down to play it ? 

Yeah I'm told it was behind a curtain for buyers only when it first arrived but its now on the floor for anyone to play but I could be wrong. I'd be promoting the buggery out of it and trying to sell more and maybe they will when it starts shipping.

Peter

[Crashramp]

I wonder how many games the one atr Bumper Action has on it.....and if they have played it non stop for a whole day with lots of different players, just to give it a god flogging to see how she holds up....anyone here played the one at Bumper Action, or been past to look behind the curtain. ? 

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I played it on 1/2/13 on the Friday pinball faith night. Each person there got to play one game, would have probably been 50 people there. The guy in front of me kept getting the ball stuck behind the door in the upper left mini playfield. The guys there had to keep removing the glass to get it out.

geez thats not a good look to be taking the glass off mid game
Jack has stated on the WOZ forum that that ball stick issue has been addressed for new release games.... I guess that's why they site prototypes.. to find these types of issues

 
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No not a good look, but when I was in time zone Geelong a few weeks ago I got the highest score on Xmen the same way. Ball got stuck on the Rouge roll over and I kept shaking it to try and get it off. Bloody machine gave me 2 million for every shake! Blew the previous high score out of the water before I got my ball free! 

?? I thought someone said the other day on here that only people who had ordered one could play it and it was behind a curtain etc....they must have been joking then......We havent heard much about gameplay etc, and i would have thought the various members who had ordered one, would have posted about the game etc, but barely anyone has said much about the gameplay etc...I thought there were a good dozen buyers on AP etc...

Any of the regulars been down to play it ? 

I'd be promoting the buggery out of it and trying to sell more and maybe they will when it starts shipping.

Peter

Agreed Peter. Pretty had to sell a car if you won't let anyone drive it. Why would pinball be any different? I would let anyone out of the store until they'd had a game.

[RottyGuy]

I wonder how many games the one atr Bumper Action has on it.....and if they have played it non stop for a whole day with lots of different players, just to give it a god flogging to see how she holds up....anyone here played the one at Bumper Action, or been past to look behind the curtain. ? 

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I played it on 1/2/13 on the Friday pinball faith night. Each person there got to play one game, would have probably been 50 people there. The guy in front of me kept getting the ball stuck behind the door in the upper left mini playfield. The guys there had to keep removing the glass to get it out.
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  That can't be good for site profits or the punters patience.

[GORGAR 1]

I suppose that's the benefit of sited prototypes the feedback with issues helps for the full on released games.

Peter