That was a very wise decision, you are far better off.

High praise indeed, thank you.

Thank you, I'm glad you found them useful.

Thank you very much, I am glad you found them helpful. I will have a couple more to watch soon.

You're very welcome and thanks for the compliment.

My suggestion would be a name that does NOT focus on a particular market or group like Homepin it sounds domestic not commercial and i would not want to only appeal to a particular market even if it is the biggest one.. I would name a pinball manufacturing business with either my first or last name depending upon how that sounded by more likely something catchy that sounds good and appealing like Champion Pinball something like that. Actually I quite like that name Champion Pinball, I just thought it up now. Anyway that's my opinion. I hope you do get into manufacturing, more competition WILL improve the quality of games.

For many people that IS a wiser choice. Especially those who live in areas with no local technical support.

you would need not only a lot of knowledge about machines, parts, the functions , node boards, etc. but you would also need tons of money and time to do so. many people don't have this hence why nobody ever makes their own machines.

Forget it! You would end up spending more money on the parts than if you purchased a new machine!

@@philwilliams8328 It was just a thought. Bought an old Frankenstein and a new Godzilla instead lol. I have seen a few good homebrew machines as they call them though.

No not yet, I expect to in the near future though.

offtapplumber: Older Stern games like ACDC don't have the terrible Spike system, they have the SAM system so they should be ok to buy. Having said that, Stern may have done some cost cutting on the remake vault editions of games like ACDC, Star Trek etc, this wouldn't surprise me but I don't know if they have or not. Thunderbirds by Homepin maybe ok, but I haven't seen a finished example yet so I can't comment yet. I'll do a show on Thunderbirds and other new pinballs eventually. My advice is don't rush in and buy anything from new Pinball makers, it's wise to wait until they've been reviewed and assessed. As for new Sterns I recommend people completely avoid buying ANY new Stern pinball with the Spike system.

Pinball Expert : update , fully checked into ACDC vault edition on your advice, and you are complete correct it is the sam not the spike system. Lock down bar is used in premium model too , !yes. !!! Im told switch to turn on is still in old school position too,,,! So to summarise- have ordered my new acdc premium pinball and await delivery. Was one on the last shipment to apparently be made and come to the great land of OZ. (Stern Last order call was made to me) ??Feel like ive got the new last of the old stock / new school pinballs which haven't cut too many corners. Also might add it was a few grand less than the latest models . Your advice and knowledge and reply has been greatly appreciated and helped to make my final decision into the purchase of my first out of box brand new pinball. True thanks. Really .My shout!! Cheers

There are a few premium versions plus a couple of limited editions and the standard pro versions plus a few re release vault editions. They all have the Sam system. It really comes down to just 2 choices of playfield, the premium or the pro version, all these editions just have different artwork. Buy any of them, the pro will be the cheapest or buy the premium if you want the extra features but avoid the limited editions, you only get different artwork in those, the playfield layout is the same as a premium.

@@PinballExpert thank you so much amigo you are the best ,gracias y Feliz Navidad

Thank you very much.

Yes, I have experience with Homepins Thunderbirds along with other Brands Like Jersey Jacks Dialed Inn, and others from Spooky and Heighway Pinball to name a few. I will create a show about new pinballs in the near future.

@@PinballExpert That would be great. Maybe you can also dedicate videos to 80s and 90s pinballs and then dedicate each episode to one table. Because guys like me can not afford a new table, so I am looking at old ones. I might be able to judge what machines I like to play, but there are plenty of things that I don't know what might be worth considering. For example I seen a Gotlieb Table called Victory. What was pretty cheap compared to tables by Williams from the same era. I think that Gotlieb where behind when it comes to sound, what might have something to do with it. But let say there is a nice Williams table from the same era that is a bit more expensive. Because it's more popular. But that machine has the reputation of certain things breaking down. And the Gotlieb Table has the reputation of being easy to fix. Or doesn't break down easily. Then I would choose the Gotlieb. But I can't really judge any of these things because don't know much about them. And I think that goes for a lot of people. A videos that tells you that kind of stuff would be very helpful. You can do like a buyers guide series or something. Sure there are Pinball table review videos out there. But how a game plays, and if you like it, is just taste. But if your videos focus more on the technical aspect of each table. Then you would be doing something that a lot of people would want to watch. With little competition on KZfaq. And if you monetize your videos and upload a lot of them. You can even start to earn some money with your videos. There are plenty of tables that you can talk about, and there are plenty of guys like me that want to learn more about them. Things that the sellers of those tables won't tell you.

Doodle Bug is an electro mechanical, if it's working and properly, serviced and maintained it should be pretty trouble free.

@@PinballExpert thank you

Some of the answers were "fuck off and Google it yourself"

Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful. I added some actual pinball sounds to the Q and A seperators to jazz them up a little.

Computer simulators of Pinball games are better than having nothing but still nowhere near the same playing experience. Anyone who is considering buying a Pinball simulator especially one in a Pinball type cabinet should play it before buying. There are plenty on the market and the simulation quality varies alot. I haven't seen one that's faultless AND plays really well YET!

We spotted that error some time ago and have corrected it for future shows, you're only the second person to ever mention it. Thanks for the feedback.

@@PinballExpert Me and that other guy are your two smartest subscribers ;-)

Omkar Nighojkar these games are going to cost 1500-7000 USD + shipping. Good luck.

You are the first person to ever mention the "verified" spelling error , I spotted it back in the 3rd show but it wasn't a big deal to me. The content of a video is what really counts but I am going to correct for future shows now that someone has finally mentioned it, and yes that FAQS show question and answer effect does break your concentration, that will be changed/improved in the next FAQs show.

No it sucks

Glad you found it helpful.