teh_lurv Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 NewWaveToy's latest announcement is their first product in the "MiniPins" line of 1/6" scale pinball machines. Unfortunately (but not unexpected) the machine is not actually playable. https://newwavetoys.com/products/black-hole-x-replicade-minipin 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 52 minutes ago, jgkspsx said: Berzerk and Frenzy are the NES ports by PacManPlus. Which is all the more sad that they couldn't get something wrong those crap peddlers at Basic Fun did with their halfassed NES rom ports a decade ago did...yikes. At least those were only $20 and included the AAs to use it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 13 minutes ago, teh_lurv said: NewWaveToy's latest announcement is their first product in the "MiniPins" line of 1/6" scale pinball machines. Unfortunately (but not unexpected) the machine is not actually playable. https://newwavetoys.com/products/black-hole-x-replicade-minipin Yeah, this is the first hard pass for me from them. I certainly love everything about it, but it being non-playable just makes it a no-go. I hope they get that feedback for the next iteration of this type of product. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 WOW $200 what an utterly despicable waste of money trying to play people off whatever rotted brain cells feel this would be good to throw 2 benjamins at. That needs to be panned, slammed, and not bought. If you're asking that much money it damn well better work. Even if it's compromised into using like an iDevice style screen and emulated play if you can't figure out how to get the physics vs ball weight and mechanics right at a 1/6 scale that is -- or just don't do it at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 They were sending out surveys about a line of pins two or three years ago. I definitely expected it to be a virtual pin with a screen about the size of a SteamDeck or Switch, since I don't think it would be possible to get a playable physical pinball cabinet at this scale. I mean, I wouldn't count out that there's an audience for this among people who have been collecting the whole line and just love the artwork and atmospherics of the sounds and lights. But I ain't in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, jgkspsx said: Look at the left side. The wall and door are cut off. Ah yes, I had already heard about it. So I thought you were pointing another problem. 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 4 hours ago, teh_lurv said: Unfortunately (but not unexpected) the machine is not actually playable. LOLWUT. Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 So basically it's like a Hallmark ornament? 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 24 minutes ago, NE146 said: So basically it's like a Hallmark ornament? 😜 Yeah, but they went ahead and priced it like it's one from twenty years ago that you missed when it was available new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 6 hours ago, Tanooki said: WOW $200 what an utterly despicable waste of money trying to play people off whatever rotted brain cells feel this would be good to throw 2 benjamins at. That needs to be panned, slammed, and not bought. If you're asking that much money it damn well better work. Even if it's compromised into using like an iDevice style screen and emulated play if you can't figure out how to get the physics vs ball weight and mechanics right at a 1/6 scale that is -- or just don't do it at all. so if it was a virtual pinball game, would you pay the $399 or $499 for it? most people wouldn't. most of these mini games get played a few times and end up collecting dust on a desk. at least this time, they actually just cut out the part of it being playable, so you're just paying for the materials. later || | | | | | | ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, negative1 said: so if it was a virtual pinball game, would you pay the $399 or $499 for it? most people wouldn't. most of these mini games get played a few times and end up collecting dust on a desk. at least this time, they actually just cut out the part of it being playable, so you're just paying for the materials. later || | | | | | | ne gative 1 Nope, tempting as it is, still I wouldn't pay that or I'd have grabbed that arcade1up/zen Star Wars pinball table with the 10 tables on it at costco over the holiday season as it was as low as 300 at one point, and it's so easily hacked with a thumb drive to add their marvel and basics set to up it to 30. It was amazing, but I didn't value it at that. But the thing is, a lot of people do, even at full retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_lurv Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) New Wave Toys has a Scratch 'n Dent clearance sale going on right now: https://newwavetoys.com/products/scratch-dent-x-replicade Edit: Looks like between when I got the email to posting this most of the stock has sold out. Edited January 26 by teh_lurv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/26/2024 at 2:10 PM, teh_lurv said: New Wave Toys has a Scratch 'n Dent clearance sale going on right now: https://newwavetoys.com/products/scratch-dent-x-replicade Edit: Looks like between when I got the email to posting this most of the stock has sold out. Yup. I went to YouTube to convince myself I wanted the 1943 cab with the yellow t-molding and by the time I got back (ten minutes later) the only cabs left in stock were the woodgrain 1942's so I grabbed one asap. All gone very quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I didn't even know they did stuff like that, would have likely popped for the GnG cabinet more likely 1943 but yeah...at that price, given how much their stuff costs it was gone before you could even think of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_lurv Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 FYI to anyone who gets New Wave Toys emails: New Wave sent out a survey to ask about interest in a 1/6th scale Skeeball machine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) On 3/15/2024 at 6:26 AM, teh_lurv said: FYI to anyone who gets New Wave Toys emails: New Wave sent out a survey to ask about interest in a 1/6th scale Skeeball machine. They are definitely going to make and sell them,though the price is unknown. I'd probably need at least 2 and maybe 3 for them to look right in my mini arcade. And I'd have to expand it also... Edited March 17 by wolfy62 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Teleprompter Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I only have 2 of these NWT replicades but I can see why many here collect them. I love the staging some of you do. It can definitely take up real estate and $ but like Sheryl says, if it makes you happy, it can't be that bad :-) I just got this one the other day and no complaints here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/26/2024 at 2:43 PM, Teleprompter said: I only have 2 of these NWT replicades but I can see why many here collect them. I love the staging some of you do. It can definitely take up real estate and $ but like Sheryl says, if it makes you happy, it can't be that bad 🙂 I just got this one the other day and no complaints here. Great unboxing video,thanks for that! I was on the fence on opening my Berzerk because my mini arcade is already full,but I just saw Berzerk has an Hdmi option which not all NWT machines do. So,I've gotta open mine up and play it on my big screen. 👍😃 I fortunately caught the original kickstarter for Tempest so I have all the NWT machines. Yesterday I just preordered my first Numskull quarter arcade because Zookeeper is a personal favorite of mine,and I believe next year they are releasing Lunar Lander also. Very excited for that also! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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