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They must know the specs of the hardware, they should have had a clear understanding of what the logic would be. They could have developed the lot in parallel, then tested at the end. I'd be very surprised if there are not applications which could be used to simulate it anyway.
Well, apparently he was if it's still being developed
lol, will you call me names next?
Now now ladies
I don't think Gary Stern has bashed JJ at all publically, I may be wrong. I have no idea why Jack seems to think it's cool, surely allowing the product to speak for itself is the best way to settle an argument. I was interested in Hobbit but I really am not in favour of the way Jack talks about his "game" or other people (to say he flat out lies is wrong but he is very economical with truths) or his business model.
It sounds like we will be blacklisted by you if we say anything bad about this game.
I'm keeping out of it.
I quite like the game by the way. But I think "The Hobbit" is more of the game for me.
I'm keeping out of it.
I quite like the game by the way. But I think "The Hobbit" is more of the game for me.
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Yeah, exactly. From what I've seen of the innards it looks like a mini-atx pc inside, most likely running linux. It would not be a problem to simulate the inputs from the targets/rollovers etc and program lights and the game before the boards were made. This is common practice with software development.
I doubt the guy has been 'twiddling his thumbs' for two years but the coding could definitely have started earlier and been ready for the scheduled release date.
In the words of Raul Julia (Addams Family) Careful.
why would anyone set them to less than full strength?
Everything on maximum then tape it all down and leave it :rockon:
Hell yeah ! :boxing:
LOVE that idea of being able to set the coil power from the menus.
Liking more and more of what I'm seeing from JJP
Liking more and more of what I'm seeing from JJP
This is an interesting JJP article - bit more of a focus on the company as well as the machine: http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/2/28/4036620/jersey-jack-wizard-of-pinball
Any news on the March shipping date yet? Looking forward to playing the prototype at the LPC.
Am I right in thinking that Jack's got a chain of arcades, so will the first models go there or do the limited punters get theirs first? (can see arguments for both, if the main bulk of sales go to himself and start earning revenue the whole project is more financially secure)
Wondering what the logistics will be. If they aim to produce 50 a week then I guess it's a 6 month wait for people at the end of the list. Is 50 too high? Is 25 more likely so it'll be a year wait (which would then tie in with the aimed Hobbit released date, no point in having machines and staff standing idle before production could start on #2). No idea of how many production staff they would employ or when they would take these on.
Any clues how this will reflect on the Hobbit waiting list. If someone ordered Woz would they get their same place in the queue for the Hobbit or is it in the same order as people paid the deposits on the new machines? I'd be ****d off if I paid a month earlier than a WOZ customer but they got theirs 12 months before me.
Not trolling and trying to get a rise out of Jon. More motivated by self-interest as I've stumped up cash on a Hobbit based on little more than a theme, small sample of photoshopped artwork and positive feedback from people who have played the WOZ prototype. In terms of information sent to punters, just an email from Phil asking for a grand a month ago and nothing after that. (Not knocking Phil here but would have expected JJP to have issued numbers etc to people who have laid down cash as after all they were the ones who set the payment dates. I gather WOZ people got access to a forum etc but this doesn't seem to have happened 2nd time round).
Think it might be a long ride. Maybe I've been spoiled by the info Skit-B give out in comparison.
Am I right in thinking that Jack's got a chain of arcades, so will the first models go there or do the limited punters get theirs first? (can see arguments for both, if the main bulk of sales go to himself and start earning revenue the whole project is more financially secure)
Wondering what the logistics will be. If they aim to produce 50 a week then I guess it's a 6 month wait for people at the end of the list. Is 50 too high? Is 25 more likely so it'll be a year wait (which would then tie in with the aimed Hobbit released date, no point in having machines and staff standing idle before production could start on #2). No idea of how many production staff they would employ or when they would take these on.
Any clues how this will reflect on the Hobbit waiting list. If someone ordered Woz would they get their same place in the queue for the Hobbit or is it in the same order as people paid the deposits on the new machines? I'd be ****d off if I paid a month earlier than a WOZ customer but they got theirs 12 months before me.
Not trolling and trying to get a rise out of Jon. More motivated by self-interest as I've stumped up cash on a Hobbit based on little more than a theme, small sample of photoshopped artwork and positive feedback from people who have played the WOZ prototype. In terms of information sent to punters, just an email from Phil asking for a grand a month ago and nothing after that. (Not knocking Phil here but would have expected JJP to have issued numbers etc to people who have laid down cash as after all they were the ones who set the payment dates. I gather WOZ people got access to a forum etc but this doesn't seem to have happened 2nd time round).
Think it might be a long ride. Maybe I've been spoiled by the info Skit-B give out in comparison.
Keith has until March 13th to have a functional version of the software
The final boards are expected from China this week or next.
Games WILL start shipping this month but I expect its slowly at first.
Jack expects to produce 15 games a day once production is in full flow.
Shipping is complicated as it has to balance who ordered first with being able to group machines together to ship to locations in bulk. This is further confused by the fact some buyers still owe their final instalment! Phil ordered his pins relatively early so I'm hopeful we should be in the first half of shipping if not earlier
The hobbit is in the early stages apparently so Keith still has a number of months to continue working on WOZ post release. Hobbit will ship on a first come first served basis. Woz ordering has no impact on this
The LE topper is not the one we have all seen apparently
Wi Fi is included to download software updates but this will be expanded by Keith to include other functions as he finishes off the software
That's about all we have been told on the WOZ group so far
The final boards are expected from China this week or next.
Games WILL start shipping this month but I expect its slowly at first.
Jack expects to produce 15 games a day once production is in full flow.
Shipping is complicated as it has to balance who ordered first with being able to group machines together to ship to locations in bulk. This is further confused by the fact some buyers still owe their final instalment! Phil ordered his pins relatively early so I'm hopeful we should be in the first half of shipping if not earlier
The hobbit is in the early stages apparently so Keith still has a number of months to continue working on WOZ post release. Hobbit will ship on a first come first served basis. Woz ordering has no impact on this
The LE topper is not the one we have all seen apparently
Wi Fi is included to download software updates but this will be expanded by Keith to include other functions as he finishes off the software
That's about all we have been told on the WOZ group so far
Cheers Jon,
So 3 days to finish the software - not a lot of time to spare there!:eeek:
15 machines a day sounds like a lot of machines. So it should take about 3 months to sort the backorders out when things get going. Guess they must be taking temp staff on to do the assembly and then letting most of them go until machine #2 goes into production. Wonder if Stern do something similar, or if there's enough production to keep staff on all year round?
Cheers
So 3 days to finish the software - not a lot of time to spare there!:eeek:
15 machines a day sounds like a lot of machines. So it should take about 3 months to sort the backorders out when things get going. Guess they must be taking temp staff on to do the assembly and then letting most of them go until machine #2 goes into production. Wonder if Stern do something similar, or if there's enough production to keep staff on all year round?
Cheers
Not that I'm looking to spend that much on a pin (...yet :fear: ) but out of interest how was the import and shipping of these working out? Are bulk lots of these getting shipped to a UK distributor or did individuals have to arrange import and will have to pay duty, vat on top when they do finally arrive on these shores?
Any news? Did he meet his target? I'm presuming the lack of posts here would imply either a) he didn't, b) people don't know and Jack hasn't said anything to the buyers on their group, or c) the flying monkeys have kidnapped Keith and are holding him in the Witch's castle until the code is complete...
Sadly, he's been shot and his head put on a spike