For those who have ever dreamed of owning their own pinball machine, but were set back by the prices, which are usually $5K to $15K in range…Wonderland Amusements’ new Kickstarter campaign may be for you. The company was founded by some of the folks behind the Arcade1Up line, and they hope to do for pinball what those products did for video arcades — bring them down to a price that the average homeowner can afford for their den.
For their first product, why not stick with their namesake? It’s free, after all. Alice Goes To Wonderland is the name of Wonderland Amusements’ first offering, a fully-featured bells-and-whiatles pinball machine with wifi, a multiball mode and a full-color attract screen which they are selling for just $850. “Alice has fallen into a strange and chaotic Wonderland. Desperate to find her way home, she asks the White Rabbit for help. His answer? She must complete eight tasks to escape!”
Each task is tied to one of the eight symbols on the playfield, but once you complete all eight, that isn’t the end…that’s just Level 1. The full game has three levels (we’re guessing Level 3 just loops, because whoever heard of a pinball game that just ends at some point).
- Lane 1 – Caterpillar Targets – Hit all three targets to complete this task. Caterpillar symbol lights.
- Lane 2 – Drink Me – Pass through this lane three times to complete. Bottle symbol lights.
- Lane 3 – Queen’s Castle – Go through the castle three times to trigger a timed challenge. A fourth shot before time runs out completes the task and scores big. Castle symbol lights.
- Lane 4 – Door Keys – This lane leads to the mushroom bumpers and hidden key lanes. Collect all three keys to complete. Key symbol lights.
- Lane 5 – Mushroom Bumpers – Another entrance to the mushroom bumpers for added points.
- Lane 6 – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – Loop through the Tea Party nine times to start a timed challenge. Hit the trapped ball under the table before time runs out for major points. Tea symbol lights.
- Lane 7 – Cheshire Cat Lane – Complete three full loops to finish the task. Cheshire Cat symbol lights. Bonus: Hit a Card Soldier for added points.
- Lane 8 – Eat Me / White Rabbit – Get through three times to complete. Cookie symbol lights. This lane also features the White Rabbit, hitting the shot so the ball rolls back through the Rabbit Lane twice completes the task. Rabbit symbol lights.
Like we said, securing an Alice Goes To Wonderland pinball machine takes an $849 pledge. There are higher tiers, but they’re for more than one machine. WA blew through their initial goal in just one hour and currently sit at $623,000 and climbing. You have until April 10 to jump down this rabbit hole…
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