{"id":27182,"date":"2022-11-21T20:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T20:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=27182"},"modified":"2022-11-21T21:02:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:02:42","slug":"drained-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2022\/11\/21\/drained-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"DRAINED LAUNCHED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first third-party combination of a game and playfield module for the P3<\/sup> pinball platform has been announced by game developer, podcaster and bingo expert, Nick Baldridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His company, For Amusement Only Games, announced the new Drained<\/em> title today. It consists of a new upper playfield module and the Drained <\/em>game software to go with it, along with a number of artworked pieces and more.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Drained game layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The playfield module’s design is a throwback to electromechanical days, with a mix of standup targets, drop targets, a pop bumper, a physical bell, a mechanical knocker and the return of the ball-ending gobble hole. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"The<\/a>
The playfield module for Drained<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On the left is an orbit formed by the G-A-R-L-I-C standups. This is mirrored by the S-T-A-K-E-S standups on the right side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specking of ‘mirrored’, the M-I-R-R-O-R drop targets at the back of the orbit are indeed mirrored. While they can be swept by an orbit shot, they are just as likely to be knocked down by the game’s solitary pop bumper. This has two reverse-facing ball launcher ejects either side and a couple more standup targets behind to spell ‘Holy’ and ‘Water’.<\/p>\n\n\n

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An overhead view of the playfield module<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At the front of the module are six more standups with the infamous gobble hole between them. There are additional small standup targets on the far left and right to round out the number of standups at twenty-two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In amongst all that are 26 RGB LEDs and 7 single-colour LEDs, while to the left and right of the two ball launchers are slingshot kickers to help complete the standup target sequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The design is deliberately operator-friendly, not only with the ease of cleaning but through enhanced audits and operator settings to reduce the number of balls from the standard five while increasing the rewards given to the player if they have fewer balls to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a lot more to the game than just the playfield module though. There is full cabinet and bottom apron artwork and the artwork in the game software. These decals all come as part of the full game kit along with spare slingshot plastics and a full printed owner’s manual.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"The<\/a>
The P3 in Drained artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The cabinet side artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Backbox<\/a>
Backbox artwork decals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The bottom apron artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Nick handled the game design, sound design, art direction and did all the software programming. He promises there are over a dozen hidden ‘easter eggs’ in the code for players to discover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical and digital artwork is by Molly Baldridge, while the extensive soundtrack – featuring 54 unique songs composed specifically for the game – is by Charles Wolf Music<\/a>. For both Molly and Charles, this is their first time working on a pinball game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The playfield modules will be built by Nick in Richmond, Virgina and will be available to buy worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game is based around the story of two friends walking through a park and discovering an abandoned castle. Upon entering, they realise the castle is inhabited by vampires and, naturally, the task of clearing the vampiric menace falls to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The play switches between the two as they collect the tools they need. Ultimately they need to sacrifice themselves by putting the ball into the gobble hole, but if they can take the vampire with them there are big bonus points to be won.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Nobody<\/a>
Nobody gets out alive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The game’s software also includes the ability to all Twitch stream viewers to interact by starting a hurry-up, spotting targets for the player, and either adding, using up or resetting the tilt warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Drained digital playfield artwork with the side targets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There’s more about the new Drained <\/em>game at drainedpinball.com<\/a> or in the Multimorphic store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s also a trailer for the game, which we have for you here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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