Homepin Adds Center Post to All Future This is Spinal Tap Pinball Machines

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Jun 22, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

HomePin adds center post to This is Spinal Tap for extended ball times

Summary

HomePin announced it is adding a center post (save post) to all future production units of This is Spinal Tap pinball machines after months of on-location testing in a British pub in Taipei. The modification is intended to extend ball times and was reportedly well-received by testers.

Key Claims

HomePin conducted months of testing at a British pub in Taipei before deciding to add the center post
high confidence · Official HomePin announcement regarding This is Spinal Tap testing location and duration
The center post was added to extend ball times on This is Spinal Tap
high confidence · Direct quote from HomePin: 'it has decided that ball times on its newest pinball machine This is Spinal Tap aren't long enough'
Feedback about the center post from testers was very positive
high confidence · HomePin official statement: 'the feedback about this post has been very positive'
All machines produced going forward will include the center post
high confidence · HomePin announcement: 'We will now include it in every machine'

Notable Quotes

“After several months of testing on site in a British pub in Taipei it was decided to add a "save post" between the flippers to extend ball time. Since this post was installed on the test machine, the feedback about this post has been very positive. We will now include it in every machine.”
HomePin (official statement) — Official confirmation of design modification, testing methodology, and production decision for This is Spinal Tap

Entities

HomePincompanyThis is Spinal TapgameTaipeilocation

Signals

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design_philosophy: HomePin utilizing extended on-location testing methodology in real-world pub environment to validate gameplay mechanics before final production
high · Months of testing at British pub in Taipei resulted in data-driven design modification decision
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product_strategy: HomePin addressing playfield ergonomics and ball flow on This is Spinal Tap through addition of center save post post-design validation
high · Official announcement that center post was added after testing revealed ball times were too short, with positive feedback driving production implementation

Topics

Game design modificationprimaryLocation testing and feedbackprimaryBall time and playfield ergonomicsprimaryProduction decisionprimary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Announcement frames the design modification as a responsive, player-tested improvement with positive reception. No negative sentiment detected.

Transcript

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This morning Homepin announced that after months of testing at a British Pub in Taipei, it has decided that ball times on its newest pinball machine This is Spinal Tap aren't long enough, so the Company is adding a center post to the game. All machines produced going forward will contain the post. "After several months of testing on site in a British pub in Taipei it was decided to add a "save post" between the flippers to extend ball time. Since this post was installed on the test machine, the feedback about this post has been very positive. We will now include it in every machine."