Jack Guarnieri @ NW Pinball Talking Points
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The Hobbit Full Playfield Posted by JJP
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Monkeybug
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Video discussion of audio and graphic design of the hobbit at the NW pinball show.
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http://www.twitch.tv/nwpinballarcadeshow/c/6815063
More Hobbit Pinball parts continue to arrive at our factory every day. We want to keep you updated on where we are production wise, as well as providing insight into our team's progress on programming, sound, and animation.
Games are currently undergoing the approval processes so that we can ship worldwide. A few parts are waiting for that final approval and then the floodgates open. The picture of the playfield below shows the new ramp on Hobbit.
Based on WOZ and how The Hobbit has developed, you all know what we put into our games-our Passion, Heart and Soul. You will have these games forever to enjoy so our efforts and time are well spent to satisfy our loyal JJP fans.
We are happy to share this high res image of The Hobbit Playfield with you!
Click to view Photo
The video below explains how to achieve the high-end goals of The Hobbit™ pinball game: "Wizard" modes based on climactic scenes of each of the trilogy movies.
Each achievement will add a spark to the Arkenstone™. Complete all sparks of the Arkenstone to qualify the next wizard mode.
The wizard mode movies scenes were selected for their exciting content and ability to present fun, frenzied pinball action:
Into the Fire from An Unexpected Journey presents the final showdown between Thorin and the Dwarves vs. Azog and the Orcs.
Barrel Escape from The Desolation of Smaug presents the one of the greatest chase sequences ever produced as the Dwarves, Elves, and Orcs fight their way down the Forest River towards Lake Town.
Finally, Battle of Five Armies is an epic finale taking many scenes from the titular movie in one unbelievable multiball!
Games are currently undergoing the approval processes so that we can ship worldwide. A few parts are waiting for that final approval and then the floodgates open. The picture of the playfield below shows the new ramp on Hobbit.
Based on WOZ and how The Hobbit has developed, you all know what we put into our games-our Passion, Heart and Soul. You will have these games forever to enjoy so our efforts and time are well spent to satisfy our loyal JJP fans.
We are happy to share this high res image of The Hobbit Playfield with you!
Click to view Photo
The video below explains how to achieve the high-end goals of The Hobbit™ pinball game: "Wizard" modes based on climactic scenes of each of the trilogy movies.
Each achievement will add a spark to the Arkenstone™. Complete all sparks of the Arkenstone to qualify the next wizard mode.
The wizard mode movies scenes were selected for their exciting content and ability to present fun, frenzied pinball action:
Into the Fire from An Unexpected Journey presents the final showdown between Thorin and the Dwarves vs. Azog and the Orcs.
Barrel Escape from The Desolation of Smaug presents the one of the greatest chase sequences ever produced as the Dwarves, Elves, and Orcs fight their way down the Forest River towards Lake Town.
Finally, Battle of Five Armies is an epic finale taking many scenes from the titular movie in one unbelievable multiball!
Chris Bardon
Well-Known Member
So presumably this is independent of the modes in the center grid, or perhaps those will complement one of those quadrants (dwarf/elf mode), although not sure how many of those you'd need to qualify the arkenstone segment (maybe the more modes you cash in the higher the base value or something like that). Also, I wonder if those are going to be sequential arkenstone modes-i.e. will you always have to play Into the Fire first?
Either way, it looks like the game is coming along, and I'm still looking forward to getting my hands on it-hopefully this year?
Either way, it looks like the game is coming along, and I'm still looking forward to getting my hands on it-hopefully this year?
Extraballingtmc
Active Member
Looks like an good game but not great. For the price tag imo it needs to be great. Hopefully the code can pull it all together to be great
My biggest concern is the fact it's a widebody, and if that's what is holding the game back from being great no amount of code is going to fix that. Granted I can't see how you would get all of the mech's into this game without it being a widebody though.
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Chris Bardon
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Has this shown up at Starburst yet? Last time I talked to them, they said they expected to get one for the showroom this week. No ETA on preorder games yet.