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Books as a theme

By NC_Pin

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    • As long as I don't have to read a book 5 votes
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    #1 4 years ago
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    I am not sure if this has ever been covered, but why aren't books seen as potential themes? If you go back about 100 years everything would be in the public domain. Even if it was just authors....

    a few examples off the top of my head..

    Pit and the Pendulum
    King Solomon Mines
    Treasure Island (although close to POTC)
    Sherlock Holmes
    The Odyssey
    Journey to the Center of the Earth (or just about anything by Verne)

    They would require music, callouts and animations... but these have to be better than just another 70s rock band.

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    #2 4 years ago
     
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    .....

    Library of Alexandria

    *edit* Go steampunk with that, future post-apocalyptic, collect the great pieces of lost literature.

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    #3 4 years ago
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    Quoted from Frax:

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    Library of Alexandria
    *edit* Go steampunk with that, future post-apocalyptic, collect the great pieces of lost literature.

    A steampunk theme, in general, would be pretty awesome.

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    #4 4 years ago
     
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    Uff, I can just hear the bookers complaining now!

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    #6 4 years ago
     
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    Catcher in the rye Pinball ?

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    #7 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from o-din:

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    Mad magazine themed pin could work

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    #8 4 years ago
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    My thought was that it could be something in the public domain. Something that people already know, but wouldn’t require a license.

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    #9 4 years ago
     
    JAY

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    The Iliad and the Odyssey, technically a poem, but a lot of material there, Trojan war artwork

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    #10 4 years ago
     
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    The Bible

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    #11 4 years ago
     
    LTG

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    Quoted from NC_Pin:

    Pit and the Pendulum

    First thing I thought of. A good Poe work.

    LTG : )

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    #12 4 years ago
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    Quoted from LTG:

    First thing I thought of. A good Poe work.
    LTG : )

    I think “Pit and the Pendulum” could be epic.

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    If you want a live action show to work from, the librarians and warehouse 13 were sprinkled with literary and historical references.

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    #14 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from NC_Pin:

    I think “Pit and the Pendulum” could be epic.

    So many great Poe works to chose from. I'd think "The Conqueror Worm" too.

    LTG : )

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    Quoted from LTG:

    So many great Poe works to chose from. I'd think "The Conqueror Worm" too.
    LTG : )

    Someone could probably make an entire theme just based on the works of Poe.

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    #16 4 years ago
     
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    Tropic of Cancer

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    #17 4 years ago
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    Quoted from ForceFlow:

    Someone could probably make an entire theme just based on the works of Poe.

    I thought that too... the Raven could make a pretty awesome toy

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    #18 4 years ago
     
    LTG

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    Quoted from ForceFlow:

    Someone could probably make an entire theme just based on the works of Poe.

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    Quoted from NC_Pin:

    I thought that too... the Raven could make a pretty awesome toy

    Great idea, though I'd lean towards the more obscure titles. Like "The Cask of Amontillado".

    Though hitting the start button with no credits and the Raven quoting, "Never More". Would be great.

    LTG : )

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    #19 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Jaybird815:

    Mad magazine themed pin could work

    Or just Spy vs. Spy.

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    #20 4 years ago
     
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    I would be in on a Poe pin! Or the Odyssey. Damn this is new territory!

    Soundtrack!

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    #21 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from Jaybird815:

    Mad magazine themed pin could work

    Data East started developing one but it never got past whitewood phase. It was going to have an Alfred E. Newman head like Rudy in Funhouse.

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    Poe is a great idea. Didn't Spinball make a Jules Verne pin?

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    #22 4 years ago
     
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    Tough to think of a book that hasn't been made into a movie that would work. Poe stuff could be awesome though.

    Verne's World...

    https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/vernes-world

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    #23 4 years ago
     
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    Moby Dick.
    Ball times would have to be long though.

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    #24 4 years ago
     
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    A Dante's Inferno pin could be awesome. A mode for each of the 9 rings and then fight Satan in the wizard mode.

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    Quoted from TopMoose:

    A Dante's Inferno pin could be awesome. A mode for each of the 9 rings and then fight Satan in the wizard mode.

    Or Dante's Peak, to stand alongside the likes of twister, whirlwind, and earthshaker

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    #26 4 years ago
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    Quoted from jaytrem:

    Tough to think of a book that hasn't been made into a movie that would work. Poe stuff could be awesome though.
    Verne's World...
    https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/vernes-world

    I didn't know that existed!

    I think they could have had a movie - the game would just be based on the book. That would keep all of the IP in the public domain

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    #27 4 years ago
     
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    Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
    War of the Worlds (although that is pretty much AFM)
    Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

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    #28 4 years ago
     
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    Judge Dredd is actually based off of the comic books/graphic novels (not the movie).

    Also many pinball themes that are movies originated as novels.
    Examples Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton), Congo (also Michael Crichton), The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien) etc. etc.

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    #29 4 years ago
     
    DAV

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    Put all of Stephens Kings books into a pin and I would but it.

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    #30 4 years ago
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    Quoted from Coindork:

    Judge Dredd is actually based off of the comic books/graphic novels (not the movie).
    Also many pinball themes that are movies originated as novels.
    Examples Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton), Congo (also Michael Crichton), The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien) etc. etc.

    The difference is that all of those required a license.... and most were based of the movie and not the books (although JP2 is really not based off of either).

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    #31 4 years ago
     
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    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    The Outsiders

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    #32 4 years ago
     
    DAV

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    I think Lovecraft is largely/entirely in the public domain. Weren't there some renders of a very cool, but wildly impractical cabinet design for a Cthulhu pin floating around a few years back? What ever became of that project?

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    #33 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from zombywoof:

    I think Lovecraft is largely/entirely in the public domain. Weren't there some renders of a very cool, but wildly impractical cabinet design for a Cthulhu pin floating around a few years back? What ever became of that project?

    Wow. Lovecraft and Zappa in one post.. the mind reels! Awesome.

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    #35 4 years ago
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    That is one cool looking cabinet

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    #36 4 years ago
     
    GMS

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    Quoted from Jaybird815:

    Mad magazine themed pin could work

    What me worry?

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    #37 4 years ago
     
    GMS

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    Quoted from RCA1:

    Moby Dick.
    Ball times would have to be long though.

    I see what you did there

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    #38 4 years ago
     
    GMS

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    Quoted from RCA1:

    Moby Dick.
    Ball times would have to be long though.

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    #39 4 years ago
     
    LTG

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    Quoted from RCA1:

    Ball times would have to be long though.

    War and Peace.

    Now we're talking long ball times.

    LTG : )

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    #40 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from ForceFlow:

    Someone could probably make an entire theme just based on the works of Poe.

    I was working on a pin based on the works of Poe , but it has been sidelined for a while . The Raven , Black Cat , pit and the pendulum, tell tale heart , masque of red death . Could be really cool if done right . Wish I had more time for this project.

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    #41 4 years ago
     
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    Robin Hood
    Peter Pan
    Tarzan
    Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    Grimm's Fairy Tales

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    #42 4 years ago
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    Quoted from thirdedition:

    Robin Hood
    Peter Pan
    Tarzan
    Legend of Sleepy Hallow
    Grimm's Fairy Tales

    Sleepy Hollow... another great dark theme!

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    #43 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from trilogybeer:

    I was working on a pin based on the works of Poe , but it has been sidelined for a while . The Raven , Black Cat , pit and the pendulum, tell tale heart , masque of red death . Could be really cool if done right . Wish I had more time for this project.

    Sounds cool. I always wanted Grimm Brothers and Dark Tower. Harry Potter also seems obvious.

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    #44 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from lpeters82:

    Sounds cool. I always wanted Grimm Brothers and Dark Tower. Harry Potter also seems obvious.

    You would think that Harry Potter would be a no brainer.

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    #46 4 years ago
     
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    Kind of crappy pictures , but I was going for the classic stenciled cabinet . Cabinet was basically done but playfield was/is in very early stage of development . And again I do want to get back to this at some point but I am completely buried in pinball work .

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    I definitely agree that Harry Potter and Stephen King are no brainers.

    My original thought was that someone could have a killer theme, but have no licensing costs ( or approvals!) That is why I was originally attracted to Poe, Verne, and etc. However, there are tons of possibilities public domain or otherwise. Just a thought in how to add some variety.

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    #48 4 years ago
     
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    Quoted from o-din:

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    I like it,
    I like it alot,o'din I am.

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    Quoted from trilogybeer:

    Kind of crappy pictures , but I was going for the classic stenciled cabinet . Cabinet was basically done but playfield was/is in very early stage of development . And again I do want to get back to this at some point but I am completely buried in pinball work .[quoted image][quoted image]

    Amazing.

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    #50 4 years ago
     
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    I believe Poe's work is public domain at this point and could be a great choice for theme . I really hope some company makes it so I don't have to . Making pinball is extremely difficult .

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