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DPX announces Raza (333 units) as next game after Alice's delayed completion targets March 2026.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is halfway complete with 40-45 units built per month, targeting end-March 2026 delivery for all 500 units
high confidence · Melvin Williams, DPX/Dutch Pinball representative, speaking directly at Pinball Expo 2025
Raza will be produced in 333-unit run with full public reveal in February-March 2026 and assembly line launch targeted for May-June 2026
high confidence · Melvin Williams official announcement at Pinball Expo 2025
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland buyers will receive priority pre-order access to the next future Dutch Pinball title after Raza
high confidence · Melvin Williams announced this as a loyalty benefit for Alice customers
Raza's topper is an interactive, fully movable animatronic piece that will be sold separately and only available at order time
high confidence · Melvin Williams describing topper strategy during Q&A
Alice pricing increased 15% due to tariffs and Euro-to-Dollar conversion; DPX and distributor absorbing 5% of the increase
high confidence · Melvin Williams explaining pricing dynamics during audience Q&A
Raza will use Deep Root Pinball original Steven Bowden code with minimal tweaking but retain David Thiel audio package and original animations
high confidence · Melvin Williams discussing code preservation and modifications
Raza is being rebuilt from the ground up with geometry tweaks including magnet additions to non-functional ramps that previously just rejected balls
high confidence · Melvin Williams explaining mechanical improvements over original Deep Root design
Alice toppers are now shipping with most games; more toppers are arriving weekly than games shipping, with topper shipment expected within a couple of weeks in custom boxes
high confidence · Melvin Williams providing production status update
“We're now at about halfway done. We probably need another five to six months to end the series. So it means that we're probably looking at the end timeline of Alice somewhere around the end of March.”
Melvin Williams @ Early in presentation — Confirms Alice's current production status and revised completion timeline
“I'm here to announce that the next game from DPX will be Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland, short for Raza... it's 333 units, so 3-3-3.”
Melvin Williams @ Mid-presentation — Official announcement of next DPX title and production numbers
“The topper is available to order with the game, and it's only available to order. So if you don't order the topper with your game, we will never build that topper anymore.”
Melvin Williams @ Describing Raza topper strategy — Clarifies exclusive, limited-availability topper strategy to manage costs
“I will grant you to be the first of the 500 people that are eligible to get the next future Dutch Pinball title.”
Melvin Williams @ Loyalty announcement section — Announces priority access benefit for Alice customers to future DPX games
“The game was rebuilt from the ground up based on the whole DPX systems and we made some geometry tweaks to the game because I know for a certain fact that especially the ramps didn't work.”
Melvin Williams @ Discussing Raza mechanical improvements — Explains substantial redesign work beyond mere acquisition of Deep Root assets
“We're updating all that stuff in the upcoming months. Every week I still try to work on it. It's not like we're doing a new game or abandoning.”
Melvin Williams @ Responding to code update question — Confirms ongoing code and animation support for Alice post-launch
“You get a much more limited game, and the topper is an option on the game that also takes the value of the game a little bit back for the entry.”
Melvin Williams @ Discussing Raza pricing rationale — Explains value proposition for Raza despite higher base price than Alice
product_launch: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland production timeline revised to end-March 2026, representing approximately 3-3.5 months delay from original schedule
high · Melvin Williams confirmed 'halfway done' at 40-45 units/month production rate targeting end-March 2026 completion
announcement: DPX officially announced Raza (Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland) as next title with 333-unit production run and February-March 2026 full reveal
high · Direct announcement by Melvin Williams at Pinball Expo 2025; specific production numbers and timeline provided
product_concern: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland topper vendor experienced production issues and temporary business interruption; toppers now arriving faster than games shipping but require custom packaging for separate shipment
high · Melvin Williams detailed topper vendor problems, current fulfillment status, and expected 2-week timeline for separate topper shipments
market_signal: Alice price increase of 15% driven by tariffs and unfavorable Euro-to-Dollar conversion; DPX and distributor absorbing 5% to mitigate customer impact
high · Melvin Williams explained tariff and currency dynamics; noted distributor partnership to share cost burden
design_philosophy: DPX maintaining visual consistency across products: Alice and Raza share cabinet design, wonder rail lighting systems, and sculpted plastic approach; new sculpts being created for Raza to maintain aesthetic quality
high · Melvin Williams confirmed 'exact same cabinet as Alice' with new Raza sculpts and wonder rails implementation
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manufacturing_signal: DPX deliberately limiting production to 333 units for Raza to avoid capacity gaps between major titles; strategy explicitly tied to company size and sustainable production cycles
high · Melvin Williams stated 'we don't make thousands of games a year because we can't' and explained production constraints prevent larger runs without disrupting pipeline
code_update: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland receiving continued code updates with animations, callouts, and bug fixes; updates planned to continue for 'months to come' despite game completion approaching
high · Melvin Williams confirmed weekly code work and multiple specific code bug fixes discussed in Q&A (suit location screen, skill shot cancellation, Midnight Madness animation placeholders)
product_strategy: Raza topper strategy separates interactive animatronic topper from base game price to provide entry-level pricing option while preserving FOMO for collectors; topper only available at order time
high · Melvin Williams explicitly explained topper exclusivity: 'if you order the topper with your game, and it's only available to order' and 'we will never build that topper anymore' if not pre-ordered
collector_signal: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland buyers receive priority pre-order access to next future Dutch Pinball title (non-Raza) as token of appreciation for patience through delays
high · Melvin Williams announced exclusive access benefit: 'I will grant you to be the first of the 500 people that are eligible to get the next future Dutch Pinball title'
machine_intel: Raza represents significant integration of acquired Deep Root Pinball IP and assets; code preserved from original Steven Bowden implementation with selective modernization; geometry and mechanical systems rebuilt from ground up for DPX quality standards
high · Melvin Williams detailed: 'rebuilt from the ground up based on whole DPX systems' while confirming Bowden code 'almost intact' with geometry tweaks and magnet additions
design_innovation: Raza improvements include magnet additions to previously non-functional ramps and other mechanical enhancements not visible on playfield that improve ball flow and reject handling
high · Melvin Williams explained: 'ramp on the right side was there for air, for nothing... I added some magnets to it so when you shoot it, it grabs it and it chucks it back'
sentiment_shift: Melvin Williams emphasized Alice's controversial history but argued DPX 'proved with Alice that we can pull something off' and successfully delivered 500 units, positioning Raza as confidence-builder for future projects
medium · Williams stated 'Alice was already controversial... we proved with Alice that we can pull something off that's better. We deliver the games' as rationale for moving forward with Raza