I thought you had them. Jesus!I'm still owed 3 games I paid for a year ago from Haggis
Would have been cheaper to remake them exactly as the 1981 design. All boards are easily available from multiple vendors. Nothing to re-invent so zero r&d cost.What, remaking Fathoms and charging ten grand for 1981 design games with black box technology isn't a sustainable business plan ??
Shocked. Shocked I tell you.
Very sorry to all those who get stung by this. But old Ballys go forever - buy real ones
but using FAST works out cheaper. no transformer, less wiring, cheap pc or arduino. Then charge twice what they should do and wonder why they don't sell.Would have been cheaper to remake them exactly as the 1981 design. All boards are easily available from multiple vendors. Nothing to re-invent so zero r&d cost.
Sure Mr Homepin will mention that.Not had the usual "making pinball is hard" yet. No it isn't. No harder than making anything else unless you have no manufacturing experience.
Fair points....Sorry to dissent, but I think it is hard to make a pinball machine.
Warping playfields ?
Poor/ inconsistent wood that screws don't bite into properly ?
Crap clearcoat that is either wet, pooling or marks easily
Wiring looms rubbing on mechs
Mechs that wear out .....
Even something as basic as a standup target was better engineered on an 80s Williams than on my NIB Dialed it. The central rivet was a mm or two lower on the newer game so it helped to generate air balls. Even the new foam was also inferior on the standups, also the beer seal.
The proper old manufacturers - Bally/ Williams/ Gottlieb/ Old Stern ...... built up spec sheets and approved suppliers over decades. The games evolved organically and each new title benefitted from millions of plays on those that went before. They were in real competition with one another and commercial arcades did not want maintenance headaches.
They sent pre-production games out into the wild in busy arcades for Beta Testing before properly releasing new titles. Everything was stronger/ designed to last/ consistent US supply chains - just look at the drop target mech on a Bally Fathom to see what build quality these games had - metal thickness, number of components, engineering integrity.
Nowadays its cost cutting, Chines sub contractors, iffy quality control, untested, chopping and changing suppliers .....
Stupid name for a company anyway.
which it wasn't.Unless it was based in Scotland?![]()
which it wasn't.
Exactly! I also assumed they were based in Scotland.Unless it was based in Scotland?![]()
Again rather than using stock parts they over engineered certain aspects of the build. If it's not broke don't fix it i say.I’m guessing he is from Scottish descent . Damien Lewis sounds quite Scottish. And they did do a game called Celts.
It’s a shame , he seemed a decent guy with massive enthusiasm for pinball when he started out . But then so did Heighway .
Got carried away it seems and then ultimately blown away by events.
Damian Hartin was the guy not Damien Lewis - he's an actor, not a failed pinball company owner - ha haI’m guessing he is from Scottish descent . Damien Lewis sounds quite Scottish. And they did do a game called Celts.
It’s a shame , he seemed a decent guy with massive enthusiasm for pinball when he started out . But then so did Heighway .
Got carried away it seems and then ultimately blown away by events.
Oh yeahDamian Hartin was the guy not Damien Lewis - he's an actor, not a failed pinball company owner - ha ha
Yeh a massive shame, I feel for any one who lost money. I've seen one in real life was pretty cool but alot for an old game that you could get for half price.Shame for the industry and anyone who lost out again.