King Kong - April 15
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ZoomZoomBoomBoom
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kool1
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ChickenCatcher
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I think it looks awesome.. Im personally a fan of the animation style they went with.
dos.reboot
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kool1
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It's fine - pro flow looks like it will good and fun to play.
Like GZ - Premium is probably going to be the preferred machine.
Stumblor probably working on mods already!
PinLuvr1965
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Pricing stayed the same which is nice.
Gonna have to wait as I don’t want to purchase from the current main distributors (even ones saying we won’t charge tariffs) until Mana Lounge has their contract back.
The fact Nitro posted and turned off comments is very suspicious I gotta say.
Gonna have to wait as I don’t want to purchase from the current main distributors (even ones saying we won’t charge tariffs) until Mana Lounge has their contract back.
The fact Nitro posted and turned off comments is very suspicious I gotta say.
ZoomZoomBoomBoom
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The playfield design looks pretty cool, but man, that art package/ children's cartoon style...what were they thinking? Using the original film as the source material/ art style would have been 1000% better. As is, I think they completely destroyed anything cool about the Kong theme. Even Kong Skull Island was a good movie they could have gone with. Dune annihilates this in terms of presentation.
kool1
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Dune art is very good. This is just ok.
I love Jeremy's art but it's probably better suited for Marvel properties.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, looks fantastic. So many cool ball paths and the subway ball lock is awesome. I like the art too. I liked the black powdercoat on Rush LE but they should have went with a colour on this one.
I was really hoping to see what a Spike 3 was all about with the larger screen.
I was really hoping to see what a Spike 3 was all about with the larger screen.
ChickenCatcher
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This is where I disagree. I dig it more than the actual film style. I think this pin will be a big hit.
Ryan Dodd
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cocomango
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I like the art. I think it makes sense to use a new style and not the original artwork or film clips because of how varied it would be from old to new.
Looking forward to playing one on location about a year from now when the code has been finished. ...lol
Looking forward to playing one on location about a year from now when the code has been finished. ...lol
ManaPinball.com
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Thank you!
And they likely turned them off because they don't want anyone to say there's actually a tariff remission program for certain products, which pinball likely falls under (See here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department...n-tariffs-that-apply-on-certain-goods-us.html) and that they're not actually absorbing the costs because margins range from 5-20% depending on the machine and manufacturer (pre-logistics) and it's just not possible, but I could be wrong lol.
PhilouFelin
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Ask anybody in the business, all machines are subject to tariffs since March 4th, no exception, no remission.
Yes, tariffs are applied to pins, what he is saying is there is a way to recover that 25% tariffs from the government since there is no means of getting pinball in Canada to meet the demand.
So yes, they are subject to tariffs, but then the company gets those recovered.
A company saying, we will cover the tariffs under the circumstance above is 100% being shady. Sure you are covering the tariffs for the initial hit, but then you get your money back after filling out some government paper work.
There is no WAY in hell a company could eat 25% cost increase on a product in the 10K range and more without going under fast.
To be on topic: Kong looks pretty good, some different ball paths with some diverters, fun train mech and Kong mech. I'm sure as all Elwins, code will be great and looking forward to maybe some Kong/Godzilla Insider Connect interconnection.