On the eve of the game's public reveal at Barrels of Fun's media day, we can now stop speculating on what the Houston-area upstart pinball manufacturer is working on. Barrels of Fun today officially revealed Dune Pinball, based on the 2021 sci-fi film staring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, and others.
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Dune had been rumored as an upcoming title for BoF for some time, though most were unclear on if it would be based on the books, the 1984 film adaptation, or the most recent movies. Now we know!
The production line at Barrels of Fun is ramping up over the next four weeks to produce Dune units, and the Barrels team expects to ship all 1,000 games by end of 2025.
Step into the world of Arrakis and develop your skills to fight alongside the Fremen and House Atreides against the dreaded Harkonnen army! Through day and night, do you have what it takes to survive this unforgiving desert planet and harness its power to the fullest?
Dune Pinball is available for pre-order now through authorized distributors or direct through the Barrels of Fun website.
Dune Pinball comes in just one trim for $11,600, and only 1,000 units will be produced. This represents a small price increase over their first release, Labyrinth Pinball ($10,600 MSRP), however the game includes a slew of component and accessory upgrades like:
The game will have a full suite of add-on accessories available for purchase at a later date. Noted accessories include a Crysknife shooter rod, molded slings and drains, an alternate backglass and a fully animated topper.
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Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
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