The Electric Playground Attack From Mars Topper

[s000m]

Well TEP just announced their AFM topper.

Officially Licensed Attack from Mars Topper for Bally & CGC Games — The Electric Playground

$1279, limited to 300 units. The first 50 units are built and will ship in 2-4 weeks. Sale opens Thursday (10/10/24) @ 8a PST / 10a CT / 11a ET / 3p GMT. $100 deposit required to secure your order. First come, first serve. Free AFM Hat with deposits placed before 10/19/24 @ 11:59p, more de

www.teppinball.com

I'm disappointed to be honest after the TZ topper which had it's own looping wire form I expected something more mechanical. I realise it's got some servo's but the saucer barely moves. Most of this is cut plastic and for $1279 that's just bonkers for me.

Thoughts?

 

[lukewells]

The Twilight Zone one was $400 more, so this must be a budget topper

 

[Triple H]

An early solid state classic machine or a stupid topper?
Hmmm, let me think.


Some people have too much money.

 

[carl lawrence]

The price has got to be a typo ,it’s more like $12.79

 

[paulg100]

Try not to say anything too negative as it takes a ton of work to do these things.

they've done a great job on the interactivity and electronics by the looks of it..., but for that kind of money this really should be painted 3D sculpts, not a bunch of flat plastic.

 

[cooldan]

I think it looks absolutely boll_ocls.
What a waste of money

 

[Richpin]

This make stern toppers look much better value for money

 

[cmrl9]

Well TEP just announced their AFM topper.

Officially Licensed Attack from Mars Topper for Bally & CGC Games — The Electric Playground

$1279, limited to 300 units. The first 50 units are built and will ship in 2-4 weeks. Sale opens Thursday (10/10/24) @ 8a PST / 10a CT / 11a ET / 3p GMT. $100 deposit required to secure your order. First come, first serve. Free AFM Hat with deposits placed before 10/19/24 @ 11:59p, more de

www.teppinball.com

I'm disappointed to be honest after the TZ topper which had it's own looping wire form I expected something more mechanical. I realise it's got some servo's but the saucer barely moves. Most of this is cut plastic and for $1279 that's just bonkers for me.

Thoughts?

 

[RetroHeed]

I was listening to the LoserKid Pinball Podcast on the way home from work, sounded amazing this topper. I was given the impression that this may have included a similar or replica topper sculpture from the official CGC topper, since found this was not the case. I expect a proper well done sculp would have cost a small fortune to create.

Very cool they are offering an officially licensed topper though, and a lot of work has clearly gone into creating this with the integrated light shows and solenoids.

Sure its more the flat plastic style but way more iteractive compared to the static Stern flat plastic ones.

 

[Pick Holder]

The install is an utter mess.
Photo resistors all over the place.
Lazy way of doing the mods. They could of taken feeds of the power driver board.
Electronically it is so very home brew !!
Should of got @stumblor on board.

 

[russdx1]

The install is an utter mess.
Photo resistors all over the place.
Lazy way of doing the mods. They could of taken feeds of the power driver board.
Electronically it is so very home brew !!
Should have got @stumblor on board.

A @stumblor topper! Now that would be a good topper!

 

[stumblor]

A @stumblor topper! Now that would be a good topper!

We've been in talks to collab on a topper in the future. I've been keen to have a crack at upgrading their trigger tech for while