The Addams Family - Progress Thread

[Espy]

That was it. It was for all 4 plus a new game. It was still a lofty goal to try for given the relatively small size of the pinball community. Especially the size of the virtual pinball subset of the community.

Did you see that guy that posted his Indiegogo on Kickstarter? He wanted something like $600,000 to start up a Youtube pinball channel. Basically he wanted other people to buy him a pinball arcade (with "only the newest tables" - for the quality of the channel, of course) and recording and video editing equipment.

This was a random guy with no background in anything pinball. He was wanting ten times what Farsight have ever raised in a Kickstarter. Don't believe there were any backer rewards either. I pointed out to him that he was basically just wanting strangers to buy him cool stuff, and also that his goal was maybe eight to ten times the value of his shopping list (He was probably wanting to spend around $60,000).

I tried to find the page again, but I think it's been deleted.

Made me laugh, anyway.

 

[superballs]

Lol. I like to think for the most part that the kickstand ter community I'd to smart for shenanigans like that

 

[Bowflex]

Lol. I like to think for the most part that the kickstand ter community I'd to smart for shenanigans like that

I think if he set the goal at 30,000, there might be enough suckers out there to squeeze by. I wonder how much he actually raised. Legitimate things like the Digital Pinball thing and the Pinball arcade in Riverside County, CA failed miserably with high goals above 100k and those were very legitimate but they did raise quite a bit of dough.

 

[Zaphod77]

if the goal is not met you raised zero.

 

[Bowflex]

if the goal is not met you raised zero.

True, but it shows how much was pledged even if the goal is not made, if I remember correctly.

 

[Espy]

When I last saw it, it had one pledge. It was basically a badly disguised and futile attempt to get strangers to buy him cool stuff. There was no video, no list of previous experiences/successes, no proof he could make an entertaining youtube channel. He wanted all the newest pinball machines for free and made a laughable plan. Wouldn't be surprised if he took it down.

 

[atlantis1982]

I've never played TAF, but would gladly donate to a kickstarter campaign just to stop having to hear about it, lol.

And now having played it a few times at my league, I just don't get the big deal.

 

[netizen]

And now having played it a few times at my league, I just don't get the big deal.

TAF, for me, is like Funhouse. It has it's appeal to many players, but I just don't get the charm.

With a dash of TMI, the entire Addam's Family reboot from the 90s will forever remind me of depressed goth chicks and their problems, perhaps that is why I have little love for TAF.

 

[Zorgwon]

With a dash of TMI, the entire Addam's Family reboot from the 90s will forever remind me of depressed goth chicks and their problems, perhaps that is why I have little love for TAF.

The family is much older and so is the license. The table has a lot of similarities with TZ which could be considered a sequel. Lawlor mostly made them and they both have the same kind of modes and many toys. For whatever reason the licensed tables of that era have deeper rule sets. The TZ license is pretty old, too, and had a revival.

 

[superballs]

The table isn't without its charm. It most certainly deserves a place in tpa, I will never argue that. I also think it will be a top selling table, as whether it's a blockbuster or lackluster, it's a very popular item.

I will certainly support a kickstarter for it. I'd like to see it in the collection. But, at the end of the day if it never made it I would just go on with life and enjoy all the other tables we have.

 

[Dedpop]

Back To The Future Pinball would be a much better choice.

 

[netizen]

Back To The Future Pinball would be a much better choice.

based on what metrics?

 

[Dedpop]

based on what metrics?

mine

 

[Zaphod77]

Back To The Left Ramp would be a much better choice.

fixed for you.

 

[Dedpop]

fixed for you.

Mmm... Don't get it.

 

[HOW]

Left Ramp? Left Bank? - I'm confused too!

With BTTF vs. TAF - At least there's no actor likeness backglass issue
(Unlike TAF - Sadly).

 

[Zaphod77]

You just loop the left ramp over and over again on the back to the future table. it gives you extra balls, skill shots, lotsa points, and millions. no reason to ever shoot anything else.

Furthermore it's an easy shot to find the sweet spot for on most BTTF games on location, and you get a free shot at it off the plunge.

 

[Zorgwon]

With BTTF vs. TAF - At least there's no actor likeness backglass issue

The playfield is crowded with characters probably taken from the movie. BTTF is placed somewhat #90 on the ipdb top list and #160 on pinside and has only alphanumerics.

 

[Drathro]

mine

mine too

 

[dave950lam]

Any updates on status?