Pinball Arcade - (by FarSight) - Universal App

[DeanKeith]

Woohoo!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...e/posts/235330

[crunc]

Originally Posted by DeanKeith

I think the devs would have to add support, but I bet the iCade buttons would be nice:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/e762/

And now there is a smaller version:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/ecea/
I remember back in the day, pinball games would use left on the touchpad, and the far right button for the flippers.

Problem with both solutions is not only does the game need to add support, but there would be no way to nudge.

We just need this:
http://gizmodo.com/5701436/turn-your...inball-machine

I wouldn't think the iCade would be a good solution due to the lack of a good way to implement nudging. Though I suppose you could have the flippers as the leftmost and rightmost buttons, and use the joystick for nudging, but that might be awkward since you'd either have to let go of the left flipper button, or stretch your hand out to the stick and control it with your pinky. Sounds awkward. Plus, and probably most importantly, it's not portable. I have an iCade and I don't use it because the last place I want to sit with my iPad is at a table. It was a waste of money, but at least I didn't pay full price for it.

[psj3809]

Originally Posted by crunc

It was a waste of money, but at least I didn't pay full price for it.

Bit harsh ! Think the iCades superb, my gaming depends on where i am, i prefer playing games on my ipod rather than my ipad as its more portable. The iCade i use mostly for iMAME which cant be beaten.

Just depends on the game, some work better on iCade, some without. The iCades a brilliant bit of kit, i wouldnt slate it

[Rudi]

"We are pleased to announce that the mobile versions of the Pinball Arcade have now have been downloaded OVER 3 MILLION TIMES!"
From the Facebook Page of Pinball Arcade.

Downloaded over 3 Millon times, what a big sucess. They didn´t tell, how many paid versions or IAP tables have been sold.
But with that many downloads plus the sold versions on the other platforms they need a kickstart project for "Twilight Zone"?
Not earned enough money, so they need another 55000$? I can´t really believe that.
Don´t get me wrong. I really love Pinball Arcade and the sucess of this project will bring us more of our beloved pinball classics.

[aceyprime]

Originally Posted by Rudi

"We are pleased to announce that the mobile versions of the Pinball Arcade have now have been downloaded OVER 3 MILLION TIMES!"
From the Facebook Page of Pinball Arcade.

Downloaded over 3 Millon times, what a big sucess. They didn´t tell, how many paid versions or IAP tables have been sold.
But with that many downloads plus the sold versions on the other platforms they need a kickstart project for "Twilight Zone"?
Not earned enough money, so they need another 55000$? I can´t really believe that.
Don´t get me wrong. I really love Pinball Arcade and the sucess of this project will bring us more of our beloved pinball classics.

As they state on the Kickstarter page the $55000 is to pay for all of the licenses needed for the Twilight Zone table - it's not profit.

[Rudi]

Originally Posted by aceyprime

As they state on the Kickstarter page the $55000 is to pay for all of the licenses needed for the Twilight Zone table - it's not profit.

Ít´s like in any bussiness, first you have to invest, than you may earn. I´m sure, Farsight will earn much more than 55000$ with Twilight Zone.
A new company with no financial backround may need a kickstarter project, thats what it´s made for. But an established company like farsight, which earned a lot of money already, shouldn´t need a kickstarter project.

[aceyprime]

Originally Posted by Rudi

Ít´s like in any bussiness, first you have to invest, than you may earn. I´m sure, Farsight will earn much more than 55000$ with Twilight Zone.
A new company with no financial backround may need a kickstarter project, thats what it´s made for. But an established company like farsight, which earned a lot of money already, shouldn´t need a kickstarter project.

Hopefully you're right and they do earn much more! I'd like to see them continue releasing new tables for a long, long time. It sounded like the Kickstarter was a very special circumstance due to the high licensing costs, though we'll have to wait and see if they decide to do one again for another high-cost licensed table.

[crunc]

I guess you are asking them to donate Twilight Zone to us out of gratitude, but they are a business and it needs to make them a profit, not a loss. The licensing costs of TZ are much higher than an unlicensed game. You've got the game itself, but more importantly the Twilight Zone TV show, the music, the characters/actors, etc. They've been pretty up front about the reason for the Kickstarter and what it pays for. They never claimed to be a non-profit.

[psj3809]

I'm very satisifed with Pinball Arcade. Granted i'm not some hardcore pinball fan so a lot of the 'issues' people report i dont notice at all.

Very happy to hear about this Twilight Zone table, can imagine it costs a fair bit to get the license. People are happy to help the project, i'm grateful to them as in x amount of months i should be able to download it.

Still the best Pinball app out there, happy we've had a host of new tables after a slow start. Its great to see the collection get larger and larger

[crunc]

Now we just need somebody to make us Fling-like arcade buttons. That would make me very happy indeed.