Quoted from NeilMcRae:

I FUCKING CALLED IT!

Quoted from jdoz2:

Every time a new game comes out everyone screams that the premium/le is the no brainer choice. It always shakes out that the pro is a damn good game.
Personally I’d rather have a pro and a few thousand dollars for another games, especially when I route most of my collection.

Quoted from pinmister:

Jurassic Park-moving T-rex head and gate-no not a big deal

Quoted from PanzerKraken:

Bond home edition?

Quoted from Aurich:

You clearly have never spent any time in the CoinOp horse forums.
I came to see the release, looks like it's delayed a week. Sucks for Stern, I always feel bad for any company that gets their announcement leaked with crummy photos and then has to sit there unable to respond. For a frankly ridiculous reason too, gotta be gnashing their teeth. In a week it will all be forgotten anyways, but still.
As for the nitpicking ... I've been known to pick a nit in my days. If you're paying as much money as they games command I think you're a fool if you're not picky personally. Some licenses come with more handcuffs than others. This one was clearly a padded handcuff deal, not so uncomfortable on the wrists, not a lot of freedom of movement. Can't say I love the throwback to the old Stern cut and paste look, but you know, I still love my Tron, and it's got basically the same art treatment. Gameplay always matters more.
Really to me it just reminds me how much I appreciate Stern's art improvements over the years. I was so happy to get my Metallica with actual hand drawn art. Now it's a regular occurrence. Can't all be that level of winner, but we're sure better off now than the past.

Quoted from JSC:

If the Elwin version isn’t limited I don’t understand how dealers would be able to set price. That really only works if there is a supply constraint. A dealer could undercut everyone else and get all endless orders. It doesn’t make sense at all.

Quoted from zaphX:

When Pinside downvotes, it generally means you're doing something right.

Quoted from NeilMcRae:

I was told that the leaked photos where the reason they pulled the game.

Quoted from reffob:

Ah ok that makes sense. For what it's worth Kaneda just dropped a podcast basically confirming what you're saying. He said his sources told him that both Stern and the James Bond license holder are extremely upset about the leaked photos and just pulled the whole thing, took the machines off the event floor and cancelled the reveal. And yeah they were already sensitive about the Queen's passing so the leak just pushed them to cancel. Sounds like you're probably right.
What a bummer. This should have been such a joyous moment for the pinball community.

Quoted from MasterBlaster:

Unless it’s some sort of special situation with labor over there…maybe Stern people weren’t allowed to do the setup, or didn’t even know when it would be set up? There are certain parts of this country where unions or state/local ordinances will not allow for you to move your own furniture and whatnot. Maybe they had no idea it was happening. The fellows setting up have no idea that it’s anything special, then a passer-by happens to look over and…. “Ummm…” click! click! click click click!

Quoted from NashtyFunk:

I think that thread is kind of funny with the Brit’s literally blaming Kaneda as if he’s the problem.
The pics got on pinside the same moment someone sent them to him.
It’s literally his job to share leaked photos and rumors etc.
I’m not sure what’s worse. Thinking you can send photos around to you buddies and it’s not going to spread, or Stern setting up games in public assuming they’re not going to be photographed.
I think Stern is too smart for that and know pics would leak the day before launch with isn’t a bad thing.
Then I’m guess the license holder wanted to cancel the big reveal party over the Queen and Stern had an oh sh*t moment where they didn’t want a bunch more photo and video taken if it was going to be 9 more days until an official release.

Quoted from bigehrl:

installed a genuine Walther PPK as the shooter rod

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

is this some sort of diverter or a secret passage to a subway?[quoted image]

Quoted from zaphX:

I am fatigued by the price increase on the JJP side and really hope not to see it on the Stern side.
Can I afford a few K more, sure...but it gets to a point where I seriously question if it's still worth it for a single game.

Quoted from iceman44:

Many people care about the LE numbers

Quoted from pinmister:

I really like the mirrored backglass, powder, shaker, and all the goodies that make it special(I do not care about numbers-make them unlimited).

Quoted from iceman44:

In the long run, none of this shit matters does it! It's just stuff we accumulate over our lives that make us happy. And then we are gone.

Quoted from NeilMcRae:

Prices for this LE are mental, its even worse here in the UK owing to the weak pound:
007 LE is £4000 more than Godzilla LE - its complete madness.
FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS MORE
This time last year a pro was around £6700 (!) HOW THE FUCK CAN 007 have gone up by more than HALF the price of a PRO from last year? It make ZERO sense.
I'm out on LE purchases for sure, but 007 premium is the same price as Godzilla LE -> WTF?!
Powercoat, speakers and art blades are £200 so its now a total no brainer.
also waiting for the hilarity that will be the 007 SLE price. I've had a defibrillator installed in my bank managers office.
Neil.