MMR setup at Texas Pinball Festival (gameplay video too)

[mwong168]

 

[mwong168]

Re: MMR setup at Texas Pinball Festival

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XDXMLvolUwo[/youtube]

 

[mwong168]

Re: MMR setup at Texas Pinball Festival

More pics courtesy of Pinballnews.com on their coverage of the Texas Pinball Festival

http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/tpf2014/42.jpg/img]

[img]http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/tpf2014/43.jpg

link: http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/tpf2014/index3.html

 

[WARLOCK]

Always loved MM.
Just pure fun.

I am building one from scratch still. (long proj.)
I also have an LE or (whatever) repro coming.

I just want to play it and enjoy it.
The rest doesn't matter at all.

 

[mwong168]

Some more pics

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km9tgM577p4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

 

[spiroagnew]

Looks like this project is setting itself up for success. They should have had the remake sitting next to an original so buyers and potential buyers could feel the similarities/differences between the two.


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[mwong168]

Looks like this project is setting itself up for success. They should have had the remake sitting next to an original so buyers and potential buyers could feel the similarities/differences between the two.

Sort of like the Pepsi taste challege

I think the dead giveaway would be the lack of Williams logo on the sides of the cabinet. It looks really good however the flipper and sling look pretty weak. I think someone commented about the power outlets at the show and reassured everyone that the coil power can be adjusted in the settings. Anyways, looks good so far and only thing I am still skeptical about is the durability and servicing of that big ass board under the play field. The short video did mention that if 1 of the 3 LEDs for each insert burned out the remaining 2 will just be brighter to compensate.

 

[mwong168]

 

[mwong168]

A quick summary from TPF:

- The two pilot games played great all weekend long - no major issues and very few minor things (a wire came off the castle switch, shooter lane wire got stuck and just had to bend it a little), flipper adjustments (primarily due to power feed fluctuating from down to 100V, etc), and possibly a couple more things ...
- Both games were on and playing for around 40 hours almost non-stop, and no electronics issues (which we expected none) of any kind.
- Most important was a huge consistent feedback that the game played just like 'their' original game that many people have. This is the most important and this is what we almost universally heard.
- People liked the LED's, there is additional tuning that we will look into about specific feature lites, and any other effects.
- The LED design has 3 LED's cluster under every insert, and circuit such that if ANY of those 3 LED's goes out the remaining LED's get brighter to compensate. Note that these are 50,000 hour LED's -AND- we are driving them at lower voltage, so we feel that the LED's are basically addressed sufficiently, possibly some additional tweaks, etc.
- The driver 'board-lets' (1/3's) are thru hole transisters and pre-drivers, but they are also 4x higher load transisters and so the liklihood of them getting shorted is much lower, but if they do, you can take out your soldering iron and have at it! -or- just have a 1/3 driver board (at about that cost) and replace it.
- The main Lamp board had no issues for the duration of the show on the two games, and if for any reason there were to be an issue in shipped games then it takes about 20 minutes to replace the board as well as we will have exchange pricing on them (even though they are not all that expensive), to further reduce any cost (of course this is after the warranty period).
- We have adjustable voltage for the main solenoids built into the power supply of the game, so the game can be jumpered to give more or less power to the solenoids - something you cannot do and helps with major voltage issues in your power source.
- We decided to offer black option with the LE's (after purchase for std's) as well as the gold as there is too much energy going into the gold choice (and yes - brite shiny gold is not an option, it will not hold up, it never has and there are no good options, otherwise we would have already done that, so let's put that one to bed - anyone for a small amount of money can color their trim to whatever they want).

SO, this gives us a list of feedback, and we appreciate everyone at the show who gave the feedback, it was the right time and the right place to get the games out there and be there to listen to everyone. Alot of props out to Chicago Gaming (Doug and Dave) for their hard work as well as incorporating the feedback to insure that this is the best game that it can be!

rick@planetarypinball.com

 

[mwong168]

More pics of MMR boards

Here is an MP3 link to Rick's 40 min seminar at TPF:
http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/tpf201 ... rtlett.mp3

 

[tkaye]

Thanks Mike.

Who here has deposits on MMR LE?
1. Warlock
2....?

I really find myself wanting one now! I understand the LE's are all spoken for and a STD model is coming. I contacted Jerry at SB and he said there's no confirmation on price or availability. Planetary Pinball's website suggests STD models will be coming in Q4 2014.
Anyone have any other info to share?

 

[REVOLUTION]

I'm in for one as well.

I'm told the pricing will ultimately depend on the state of our dollar upon release.

 

[frolic]

I pre-ordered direct from PPS. Fortunately I earn US$ so I'll use them to buy it.

I've stopped pre-ordering games, but the MMRLE order was made before my decision and I decided since it was a relatively short wait (not years) and outcome seemed good, I'm sticking with it.

 

[tkaye]

I deposited $1000 today for MMR LE through Jerry at SB.
Why not? It's refundable if I don't like the numbers or timeframe. I was surprised he could take an LE preorder. Maybe there was cancellations?

 

[frolic]

SB seems to pre-order a bunch of any title without them being allocated to anyone. Often there are LEs available when everyone is sold out. Chambahz walked in off the street and bought a WOZLE that was just sitting there back in September when hardly anyone had one.

 

[REVOLUTION]

Just don't let the Americans in on the secret.

 

[Golden Graham]

I have a MMRLE on order from JJP.
Have tried to get one through starburst and they tell me that they are "sold out of MMRLE spots" and that I was on a waiting list. If tkaye got one on April 2, I am a little confused as I tried to put my deposit down when I bought my ACDC 2 months ago??

 

[tkaye]

I can only assume that there was a cancellation or more than one perhaps?
But they very clearly took my deposit on MMRLE.

 

[Chris Bardon]

I thought about getting one, but I'm already on the hook for a Hobbit LE later this year (or early next) so I'll pass on MMR for now. Still, glad to see it's coming together, and if the driver board under the PF like that works after being played all weekend, all the better. Did they figure out how to get these to work with the ColorDMD ROMs? It's kind of a shame that they're not shipping with those out of the box-nice upgrade, and a chance to save some money as opposed to an aftermarket replacement.

 

[mwong168]

The person at the Texas Pinball Festival booth said the game will ship with 6 colors to choose from and that a full color option might be possible for the future.