February 9, 2015 - The Big Lebowski™ Pinball Update

[mwong168]

February 9, 2015 - The Big Lebowski™ Pinball Update

Dear Lebowski Achiever,

We can look back on a period of achievement, on challenges met, competitors bested, obstacles overcome. It sure wasn’t easy all the time but we will come out stronger.

That’s what makes us men.
That and a pair of testicles.

We are pleased to present to you a new NSN with some good news!


Playfield approved!
We are very happy to announce that, with the tremendous help of Roger Sharpe, we now have the approvals for all of the artwork. We are very proud to present to you the final playfield of The Big Lebowski™ Pinball!

Final playfield close-ups:

(Roger Sharpe)

Production updates
2014 has been a great year for Dutch Pinball. We have built 5 prototypes that we showed on several pinball meetings like Pinball Expo in Chicago (USA), Dutch Pinball Open in Drunen (The Netherlands) and at the Modern Pinball Arcade in New York (USA). The feedback we received really is awesome! People were standing in line to play a game on The Big Lebowski™ Pinball and they love the game. Also the hand drawn artwork, the toys and the full color LED screen are very well received.

Pinball Expo Chicago 15-19 October 2014: players standing in line to play The Big Lebowski™ Pinball.

We now are testing the machines and preparing the production phase. Everything is still on track to start delivering the first TBL’s in Q2 2015.

If you want to pre-order your Big Lebowski™ Pinball machine, please go to www.thebiglebowskipinball.com to find out more!

We will keep you posted!

Team Dutch Pinball

 

[Menace]

The more I see of this game the more I really really want one... Just wish it was a little closer to my snack bracket so I could pull the trigger on one.

Thanks for being so quick to bring the latest info to the community!

D

 

[DRANO]

Same here.
I haven't played it but I have it on good authority that the game plays great too. I wuld have thought it was very stop&go based on all the stuff on the playfield.
I almost wish there was some negative feedback so I wouldn't want it so bad

I guess my only beef is that they did a great job of illustrating the art and then stuck photos of the main characters in the middle of it all

 

[TwilightZone]

Doesn't Roger Sharpe work for Stern? I would think Stern would have an issue with him working on a game for another company.

Have Sharpe on the team is a big plus and adds alot of credibility. He is a well known individual in the pinball world and helped save pinball back in the 70s.

Games looks cool. Way out of my price comfort level, but still cool.

 

[luch]

does any one know if you have to pay in us dollars or can you pay in euros ? there is a big savings if you pay in euros

 

[Vengeance]

Doesn't Roger Sharpe work for Stern? I would think Stern would have an issue with him working on a game for another company.

Have Sharpe on the team is a big plus and adds alot of credibility. He is a well known individual in the pinball world and helped save pinball back in the 70s.

Games looks cool. Way out of my price comfort level, but still cool.

Roger still works for Williams

 

[mwong168]

does any one know if you have to pay in us dollars or can you pay in euros ? there is a big savings if you pay in euros

It looks like your "receipt" will be coming from Dutch Pinball USA and have to pay $8995 USD.

3) Customers in the United States and Canada will have their orders processed through Dutch Pinball USA, Inc in Park Ridge, Illinois in order to reduce both your shipping costs as well as transit times. The pre-order price is $8,995 USD plus applicable taxes and shipping costs.

http://www.thebiglebowskipinball.com/preorder

 

[mwong168]

This was posted on Feb 10 but just in case people missed it there were changes to the playfield artwork.

Images courtesy of pinballnews.com and full article with details can be found here:

link: http://www.pinballnews.com/games/biglebowski/index3.html