Timeshock! The REAL Edition!

[Pinballwiz45b]

http://www.pinballnews.com/games/timeshock/index.html

Playfield art:

First Whitewood:

Second Whitewood (Computerized)

Spinning Crystal Mechanism:

 

[night]

Fantastic, it's going to be a stunning table. Need some cash and some space and it's mine.

 

[kinggo]

As I recall, I liked Big Race USA more than Timeshock. But it was a looooong time ago, I don't remember any of them now. And at that time I always prefered Worms pinball. That one I still play from time to time.
But this is a very good news.

 

[bjkman]

Big Race USA, I Can't Wait For!!

 

[Metalzoic]

Wow, very cool.

 

[ER777]

This is going to be a really cool real table. This could really be a smart business model for them too. Building a virtual table first and tweaking it, finding out how people like it, etc. provides a lot of feedback without needing a big commitment. Then if its popular make it into a real table and sell it. The guy making Wrath of Olympus kind of did the same thing turning his custom VP table into a real one. It makes a lot of sense for limiting risk exposure around whether people will like the design and gameplay of a new table.

 

[Zaphod77]

I think a few things will have to be changed.

1) removal of the secret skill shot that turns the autoplunger into a manual one. combo plungers simply won't keep enough power to reliably get the ball up the side ramp.
2) possibly remove the ability to get locks during other multiballs. the stacking rules are just insane.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

I think a few things will have to be changed.

1) removal of the secret skill shot that turns the autoplunger into a manual one. combo plungers simply won't keep enough power to reliably get the ball up the side ramp.
2) possibly remove the ability to get locks during other multiballs. the stacking rules are just insane.

Actually, you can't collect Locks during multiball modes, including Time Warp and Reverse Frenzy. But you can light them.

Why even change the skill shot in the first place? Feels a bit nice to see the Plunger-Ramp being active.

 

[Zaphod77]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQMOwKIniFo#t=492

sure could have fooled me.

watching it a lot more carefully, seems that if a ball sneaks in during multiball it simply gets released, and that it's rushmore mode that caused the ball to get in there.

my point about the secret skill shot still stands though.

 

[vikingerik]

Yes, what happened there is specific to Rushmore stacked with Time Warp. The final shot of Rushmore goes up the lock ramp but does not count as a lock, so simply gets released. There's never any other way to get a ball up there during Time Warp or any other multiball, and no other multiball can be stacked with Rushmore.

Stacking in Timeshock is limited to Time Warp Frenzy. You can stack that with almost anything, but basically nothing else with anything else.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

Timeshock Prototype:

http://vimeo.com/110674195

Silver Castle Pinball at DPO (Part 1) :

http://vimeo.com/110753831

 

[Slam23]

Hi guys,
Nice to see this getting some coverage. I was at the DPO and got to see the prototype up close. It looked really good and although it couldn't be played yet, it already had that Timeshock feel to it, with that crystal sitting proud in the middle. Those guys are working their butts of to make this great and I'm really looking forward to the finished product. Go Silver Castle! Highpoint was the presentation that Pieter van Leijen gave, with assistance from Adrian Barritt who was invited by Silver Castle to this DPO. It just reminded everyone of how complex the Timeshock table really is, with a rulesheet that can challenge tables like LOTR and TSPP, maybe even surpassing them. Adrian took some questions about the Ultra Edition, and everything from "will it have multiple camera angles" to "will it support cabinets" was answered with a resounding yes.

 

[superballs]

Impressive,
I've wanted to see a real Timeshock for over a decade

 

[atlantis1982]

I really hope this does well.

 

[Espy]

I'd laugh if this came out before the digital version...

 

[IGoFirstIndy]

I'd laugh if this came out before the digital version...

+1 Million!

 

[Fungi]

I'm laughing right now.

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

I'd laugh if this came out before the digital version...

Laugh twice as hard if this comes out first, then someone else comes along and digitizes the physical table (doesn't have to be FS!) before the all-digital version comes out....

 

[Fungi]

Now that I think about it, it might happen. Rendering for the real machine's gotta be so much faster. And I'll bet the physics engine is gonna be VERY realistic.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

"There are still some finishing touches to be made, but we honestly can't wait to share with you one of the many things we've been working on these last few months!

Here's a small preview of what we hope to be unveiling very soon!"

I'm sensing wallpapers...