Is there a reason the captive ball stays locked under the alien for some time after a game ends. Seems to stay there until the end of the end sequence and then it’s released?

I’ve only just unboxed it and the code updated after I connected to IC but I didn’t check the version. Played a few games yesterday and it’s updating again today. Maybe it didn’t properly update the first time.

This layout is truly special. Got me more excited for Jack's next game than any others ATM.

Lets hope the code can live up to the layout.

Don’t know what you guys are complaining about. I’ve had 2 updates in a week……

F*ck this game is good.

F8ck this game is good.

I have a love hate relationship with this upper PF. It is the toughest of any game i've owned (haven't played Jaws yet). If you miss the shot you're almost guaranteed to drain out of it, particularly if it comes down the RHS. Is this what everyone else is experiencing and has anyone tweaked anything up there to make it easier? I was thinking I could put a thicker rubber on the RHS so that I can nudge the ball out to the flipper when it's rolling done there but I dont really want to "cheat".

Yep. I can never manage to nudge it off that rubber back to the flipper. So essentially you’ve got one shot. If you make it you get another one, if not it’s more than likely to drain.

Good idea, might give that a go.

I kind of get obsessed with upgrading my weapons for better or worse. But I feel like I should be getting a bigger upgrade reward for either sweeping the bank, or hitting it on a skill shot. That skill shot is pretty hard - should upgrade me at least 2-3 levels. And there’s nothing for sweeping.

Do the skill shots end after hitting a switch on Foo? For example if the plunge goes into the slings?

Must be missing something- was just about to ask if there is more topper code to come?!?! I think I’ve seen him move 3 or 4 times. Rest of the time he just sits there with a bunch of LEDs flashing behind him. Is that normal? Should I be not playing and instead watching the topper? Am I missing all the action or is there no action?

People spend stupid money on stupid sh*t all the time. Some people even have rooms full of stupidly expensive pinball machines.

I’ve only seen him move at the start of a game (whilst speaking) but that’s it. Maybe that’s normal.

Up until now think accessories have been an afterthought for Stern. When demand for your games has been so high that you’ve struggled to keep up, where do you allocate resources? To game production. With sales slowing recently that might change. There’s definitely a captive market that they’ve mostly been missing out on.

My game room is full (actually more than full) and I love all the games I have. I’m more tempted to add stupid stuff like toppers to my existing games than buy a new game that might not be as good as the ones I have. And I’d much prefer to buy official Stern stuff.

I think the large pool of Stern owners could now be an important source of income for Stern - be it accessories or Insider Connect. If they get serious about accessories they could actually outsource production which should bring the price down. I'd argue alot of the stupid topper and accessories prices in general is a result of them manufacturing in house. Toppers in particular are built just like a mini pinball machine - some flat plastics, a node board, some LED's, a coil or motor and 1 moulded plastic toy if you're lucky.

I doubt machine sales were substantially down when Foo topper came out, and even if they were, no way the minuscule sales volume would even make a dent in overall machine sales anyway.

And I dont buy that its a deliberate attempt at artificial scarcity. I just think they couldn’t be bothered up to this point. They didn’t have the resources to throw at developing and making more accessories so they just priced them according to the actual rarity. The scarcity came from the fact they only devoted limited resources to making the them in house. Just IMO of course.

Having said all that no question the accessories are too expensive if they ever want them to be a meaningful part of their business. Maybe they should look at licensing to some of the existing, high end mod makers.

Possibly. It's all just speculation anyway. Regardless I have to admit, Foo is one of the better Stern toppers. Could do with a bit more code tho.

This game is lightning in a bottle. Very curious to see if Jack can follow it up.