I have agreed to purchase an IPB BBB. I'm looking forward to it with no regrets. I've danced around one and walked away before. This time I am ready. I will enjoy it and see what happens.

I don't care if they remake it. Me saying they will or won't do it will have zero impact on what happens. It's a neat piece of pinball history. I'd like to have my turn with it. All of my pinball friends will get the benefit of me having it and get their chance to enjoy it as well.

Worrisome, but could possibly come to be true. This statement is essentially the opening comments of the film, "Tilt, the battle to save pinball". It was describing Williams in the 1990s. This was a period in which some amazing games were made, but the market wasn't there. We all know what happened next.

I also think the industry is flooding the market with games. I love the resurgence and I'm glad to be a customer. However, I can't and won't buy several games a year. I'm more like 1-2 new games a year at best. I'd guess the average home enthusiast would spend less.

Everyone here knows this stuff, but it is in this context that we should consider the BBB remake. If only 2-3 titles a year were coming out, from one manufacturer, it would be an easier sell. With 4-6 titles available per year, it's got a lot of competition.

I think if this game were introduced today, as a new game, it would easily fetch the top money that LEs are commanding. I chased one for a few years looking and passing. I did finally buy at a reasonable price (for me). My super quick rating would be as follows.
Theme: A
Art: A
Sound: B
Game play: B

I don't think it's a terrible game by any means. To me it's a fun game with amazing art and collectibility. I don't have any games that are so great I won't let them go and there are very few I would consider owning twice. My logic for thinking there won't be a remake is market. It's flooded, badly.

Funny thing is Stern is actually asking what I paid for BBB for their SLE BM 66.

I'm a casual player that doesn't often get deep into a game. I enjoy BBB as much as any of my games. I love the art and theme. It has some satisfying shots and call outs. Price is totally subjective on a game like BBB. Rare alone won't get top dollar, it has to be rare and interesting. BBB is that at a minimum.

I've been meaning to ask you about airborne. I don't love the PM game but I'm interested in Airborne and Breakshot.

I'm not sure it's an equal analogy but there are more BBBs out there than AMH. Owning both, I can't say one is way better than the other. They are both unique and fun games with original art, theme and music. While BBB remains desirable because of price, I'm not sure it's great enough to command a run of a few thousand games. The question then becomes what is the minimum number needed to make a profit while selling then at a price people are willing to pay?