I have a couple odds and ends from the past few days for everyone. First up is a brand new topper from the folks at The Electric Playground (TEP). As I announced in my earlier article about their new Attack from Mars topper, TEP has reached an agreement with Planetary Pinball to produce officially licensed toppers for Bally Williams games.
At last week's Chicago Pinball Expo, TEP revealed its second topper under the agreement, one for Bally's 1976 game Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy.
Featuring original art by Brad Albright, the product is bring billed as the World's first commercially available topper for an electromechanical pinball machine. Priced at $799, the first batch of 25 Captain Fantastic toppers is scheduled to ship in January 2025. Additional batches of the topper will be run based on demand. It can be reserved with a $100 deposit using the link below.
"Full Product Details
Original artwork by Brad Albright. Mirror finish designed to match the backglass of the game.
Each topper will include a batch plate noting the Batch # and a hand written unit # within the batch.
Powered by an external power adapter, so as not to draw any power from your machine. Turns on when your machine turns on.
Attract mode light show tied to the “Game Over” insert in the backglass using optical light sensors. No splicing, cutting, or soldering required at any point of the installation.
Double Bonus green insert (original part sourced from Marco) lit when the double bonus insert is lit on the playfield.
Same Player Shoots again insert lit on the topper when the same insert is lit on the playfield.
Special topper lightshow when the 100,000 rollover insert on the backglass is lit.
3 additional topper lightshow options available to be tied to any playfield insert of your choice by simply zip tying the light sensor near the light of your choice.
Carefully designed mounting process, includes mounting bolts and screws screws, and a simple paper guide for drilling two 1/4” holes and inserting two-nuts for a very clean and permanent finish. For those uncomfortable with adding holes, the topper is heavy enough to sit on top of the machine with no drilling needed, 3M mounting squares included.
30 min install, full video installation guide available soon. No soldering or wire cutting necessary.
Phone, email & text support included .
Designed and manufactured in the USA, includes 1-year warranty.
11.45” H, 23.” W x 7.5” D, 6.75 lbs.
Officially licensed product in partnership with Planetary Pinball. Each unit includes a serialized Bally/Williams authenticity hologram."
The next item is just a quick note on Stern Pinball. People who attended Stern's factory tour at Pinball Expo have been reporting that they saw documentation for the production of the upcoming topper for John Wick on the line. So hopefully official Stern Wick accessories are coming soon.
Last up, we have the new expansion, both code and hardware, for Chicago Gaming Company's Cactus Canyon Remake. The product's developer, Josh Sharpe, shared an absolute treasure trove of documents related to the kit's development on Pinside the other day.
When I first heard about it, thanks for the shoutout Josh lol, I was going to take some of the documents and embed them here for everyone to enjoy. Then I clicked on one of the links and it said Page 1 of 150. Oh. That's not happening haha. So here is a link to all of the files for you to enjoy on your own time. And a few sample pages. It's really cool stuff!
"Cactus Canyon Remake Update Kit – Archives
Below is a repository of documents, pictures, storyboards, etc. throughout the development of the Cactus Canyon Remake Update Kit project. This include items from the original CGC team put on the project, items from when Lyman Sheats and Josh Sharpe got added to the project, and items from when the CGC team and Josh Sharpe finished up the project. Some of these items didn’t make it into the game, but figured it was worth archiving for everyone to enjoy!"
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