Just spotted this myself
I'm off to Jim Hensons Studios in LA on Sunday
Get to meet Brian Henson and get a tour of the studio with him
Pretty damn excitedPinball info
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Labyrinth, from Barrels of fun!
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Just spotted this myself
I'm off to Jim Hensons Studios in LA on Sunday
Get to meet Brian Henson and get a tour of the studio with him
Pretty damn excited
Get lots of pictures pleaseeeee!Just spotted this myself
I'm off to Jim Hensons Studios in LA on Sunday
Get to meet Brian Henson and get a tour of the studio with him
Thanks @stumblor - now PH arent getting these in - I do not have to worry to much about looking underneath these.
Just finished watching the video, have to say its a beautiful machine!
Had the pleasure of meeting Brian Henson last night in LA
He said he was blown away with the Labyrinth pinball and was open to other of their IP’s being used again. He’s waiting for his machine to arrive
Really nice funny guy
He said he was blown away with the Labyrinth pinball and was open to other of their IP’s being used again. He’s waiting for his machine to arrive
Really nice funny guy
Got to play Labyrinth while over in LA
You would never have guessed this was a first game from a brand new company... Seriously impressive start and par with the likes of Spooky and American already
No flipper issues as reported by @stumblor which was good
The whole looks from artwork, playfield and backglass were superb,
Sculpts were impressive
Loved the dual screens, works well
Shots seemed good
Ruleset I can't comment as only had 6 or 7 games on it
You would never have guessed this was a first game from a brand new company... Seriously impressive start and par with the likes of Spooky and American already
No flipper issues as reported by @stumblor which was good
The whole looks from artwork, playfield and backglass were superb,
Sculpts were impressive
Loved the dual screens, works well
Shots seemed good
Ruleset I can't comment as only had 6 or 7 games on it
Any sense of the 'feel' of it? Brutal like Ironman? Or easy-going like Cactus Canyon? Does it remind you of anything?
Outlanes were a little brutal but that could have been done to levelling.
I would say it shoots and plays like a 90's machines CV, MM etc
I appreciate Labyrinth as I love the work of the Henson Studio but its not a theme for me...
But Barrels of Fun have impressed me, I would not think twice if a theme I liked came up and they were behind it...
I'm seriously tempted to swap out my 'rotator' machine...
Seriously considering my first non-stern, It would be between Labyrinth and Looney Tunes, need to see more LT gameplay...but then there's Jaws and PF too
No interest in Labyrinth for me, I'm leaning towards Pulp, mainly because it's something quite different to what I've owned before, a back to basics Pinball machine with a great theme.
Seriously considering my first non-stern, It would be between Labyrinth and Looney Tunes, need to see more LT gameplay...but then there's Jaws and PF too
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Labyrinth looks good, no doubt about it, it's got charm. Looney Tunes I haven't played yet but it's definitely a consideration.
Pulp and Elton are incredibly good games.
I can't remember there being such viable alternatives to buying Stern since I've been in the hobby.
Pulp and Elton are incredibly good games.
I can't remember there being such viable alternatives to buying Stern since I've been in the hobby.
Labyrinth is honestly one of the most charming pins I’ve ever played. Whether it was the flap that popped up, fired a ball at me and chuckled manically, or the callouts, I smiled throughout my two plays.
Seriously considering my first non-stern, It would be between Labyrinth and Looney Tunes, need to see more LT gameplay...but then there's Jaws and PF too
I’d rank them in terms of likelihood of buying, based on my London EAG plays:
Elton John
Labyrinth
Pulp Fiction (I’ll wait until people get their LEs and a proportion freak out because it plays like an actual classic)!
Galactic Tank Force
Jaws
Jaws would be super-amazing if JP2, GZ and Iron Maiden didn’t exist. But, they do, so it feels there‘s currently a lot of cope going from Stern fans.
Pretty much every pin at London EAG seemed really good. I mean REALLY good…
Jaws is at the level of A:IQ in my opinion, and was almost the worst thing there.
Scooby was there, but I was short on time and had played it at Pinfest, but Looney Tunes wasn’t. Looks good though.
Our Labyrinth is making a little outing to our local site on 50p play for a few days maybe a week or so then I have some plans for the game
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Where is this please David?
What other games are currently in there @David retro ?
Just updated my post with the other 4 games there
Currently have 6 at our site
We then have plans for another 4 pins spread over 2 other venues in the town as well
Hey David,
I might have to take a little trip from sunny Chelmsford to Yarmouth to flip Spinal Tap and Labyrinth
Just checking the venue is open this coming Monday and what time are the opening times (I know this can probably be found online but just want to make sure I have the latest info as it's a bit of a drive
)So tempted by a Labyrinth and this may push me over the edge to make a purchase
@rolorolorolo
Hi the venue is open 365 days a year
Currently open from 10am till I believe it’s 10 but I’ll double check and adjust if it’s earlier
Any questions drop me a message more than happy to help
Hi the venue is open 365 days a year
Currently open from 10am till I believe it’s 10 but I’ll double check and adjust if it’s earlier
Any questions drop me a message more than happy to help
Watching it just now. Seriously impressive pin. A lot of thought has went into this on how to integrate the movie under glass. Topper is a must have!
High praise, AIQ is quality
I would say Jaws is alright I played 10 games total 5 pro 5 prem at eag. it has Nice shots but I couldn't understand the game. Just from those games I know jaws isn't a game I need.
I would prefer pf or labyrinth.
Yes, I love A:IQ. Always play one if I see it on location, but the same currently goes for Jaws, PF, Elton John, Labyrinth and Galactic Tank Force. If you’re looking to go NIB, there’s a blessing of choice.
So today I made a 200 mile, 4 and a half hour round trip to sunny Great Yarmouth today especially to play Spinal Tap and Labyrinth.
The verdict:-
Spinal Tap - not as bad as I had heard but not a good game. Very buggy code, music just kinda stops and cuts out in places.
Seemingly random film clip going on I the screen. Photoshopped playfield and pretty clunky shots and the gently raising and lowering guitar as the main toy - not good.
But it's a pinball machine and I guess more pinball is a good.
It will probably be a hard to come by bit of pinball history one day but at the price point Homepin have pitched it at, hard to see them selling many.
Labyrinth - Cab is lovely, if a little brown. Playfield nice but a little dark, could use more spots or something.
Shoots pretty nicely, some tight shots but all makeable.
Screen at back of playfield could be a game changer if used correctly. I'm thinking the way a scene changes on a theatre stage show or a pantomime from say the inside of a castle to a village to a forest etc. It doesn't really do that yet...but could change in later code or in the next Barrels of Fun release maybe.
Overall a good solid game that I really liked but didn't quite fall in love with the way I had hoped, (but for me it at least, it totally shows up most of Sterns recent efforts).
I think any potential buyers will be pretty happy with their purchase and kudos to @David retro for putting one onsite..hope you sell a bucket load of them fella
The verdict:-
Spinal Tap - not as bad as I had heard but not a good game. Very buggy code, music just kinda stops and cuts out in places.
Seemingly random film clip going on I the screen. Photoshopped playfield and pretty clunky shots and the gently raising and lowering guitar as the main toy - not good.
But it's a pinball machine and I guess more pinball is a good.
It will probably be a hard to come by bit of pinball history one day but at the price point Homepin have pitched it at, hard to see them selling many.
Labyrinth - Cab is lovely, if a little brown. Playfield nice but a little dark, could use more spots or something.
Shoots pretty nicely, some tight shots but all makeable.
Screen at back of playfield could be a game changer if used correctly. I'm thinking the way a scene changes on a theatre stage show or a pantomime from say the inside of a castle to a village to a forest etc. It doesn't really do that yet...but could change in later code or in the next Barrels of Fun release maybe.
Overall a good solid game that I really liked but didn't quite fall in love with the way I had hoped, (but for me it at least, it totally shows up most of Sterns recent efforts).
I think any potential buyers will be pretty happy with their purchase and kudos to @David retro for putting one onsite..hope you sell a bucket load of them fella
