The issue, as I’ve talked about, is that casuals in your typical arcade don’t know what to do once the theme has drawn to put coins into it, unless someone is there to explain it to them. I want to see that change but the answer isn’t “mix it with alcohol” or “they should do x theme” because not every place out there can become a bar/arcade and when the world’s biggest IPs like Star Wars and Jurassic Park can’t perform any differently than a pin that’s 20/30 years old in most locations, then Taylor Swift or Harry Potter or Minecraft or Attack on Titan isn’t going to do any better either. From a cold & logical business perspective, it’s making less and less sense to invest into one the higher that the base costs get. It may have the worst ROI in the sector as far as products go. I do like seeing new innovations on the playfield like has been done on several recent games, including Foo Fighters and that skilled ball drain save.Īs I’ve said on video after video, but I know a lot of you out there don’t like to hear this – Pinball (as presently constituted) is NOT a money maker.
My gut reaction is – I like seeing someone trying something radically different for a change. Granted, those are mostly or all collectors, so they’re looking at this differently than I would.
The reactions on Pinside are either positive or negative, with a few “I’ll wait to see the whole thing before deciding ” I always try to be more of the 3rd option here, as we need more info. In addition to it being an original theme, they are doing something very different with the cabinet design, where it looks like a ‘retro sci-fi’ tank (or a new retro tank – not sure what the correct term should be :P)
We’ve had quite a bit of the latter this week and this post will be no exception, but there are some other things happening in the world of arcades worth noting, so lets get to it! Galactic Tank Force Cabinet (Mostly) RevealedĪmerican Pinball has pulled back a little more of the curtain on their 5th game, Galactic Tank Force, which has been designed by Dennis Nordman. Welcome to Newsbytes, a curated collection of quick news items from around the world of arcades and pinball.
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