The Big Lebowski
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Quoted from Phil-DP-USA:And I won't give them my idea for putting a real speedometer on the center shot (two sensors), so not only does your shot have to be perfectly straight, but it also has to be (scaled speed) faster than 88 miles an hour to light the flux capacitor.
Kind of like on Vector, nice idea.
Quoted from zsciaeount:Wait, so what can you do if you can't use John Goodman's voice or likeness? Arguably, he's 50% of what this movie so appealing. And if this is Goodman's doing, then WTF? You'd sign your rights for the Flintstones (good game but shitty movie) but not TBL???
As per the email, they can use his likeness but only the images which are already approved, see here:
Quoted from Phil-DP-USA:The Big Lebowski assets are restricted to the approved set we have
Quoted from iceman44:Here is what I would do.
Awesome, Ice to the rescue!
This game started on Pinside with RTR, maybe Pinside can help get it back on track.
The response seems very professional to me and I think sending it out by email was a good choice. They would have to be crazy to step into this thread. Great move to get Roger Sharpe on the licensing. Let's hope they have got someone just as good to work on the legal details and the mediation with Phil and this is sorted out behind the scenes to everyone's satisfaction.
Quoted from DaveH:Sounded like a "Get his name out there... QUICK" type of thing so he can be seen as a white hat.
If you are referring to Roger Sharp, I think his name was already out there.
One thing I was thinking, it must have taken a lot of self-control for Barry and Jaap not to come on here and respond to Phil's accusations. They also seem to be able ask for help when they need to (Roger Sharp). It seems as if they can remain calm in a crisis, that bodes well for the future of Dutch Pinball.
I actually like the new playfield a lot better: love the new dream sequence woman, the big chunky mobile phone is cool, as is the briefcase. They could have just taken the unapproved stuff out but instead they replaced it with really good material from the movie. I think the faces look fine and the way they dealt with the Kahlua bottle is very clever.
I feel that with this update they are heading back in the direction of the Dutch Pinball we knew before the crisis, which was a company producing beautiful, no-compromise work.
Also, Don is Burningman! A pinsider who has had a lot of passion for this project from the start. Awesome, things are looking up!
Quoted from HENSBROOKER:In the beginning DP got praised for NOT getting involved (just read) in all the pinside crap
I was going to mention this as well: even before the crisis when Phil was still a member of the team, they didn't communicate via Pinside. I received the occasional PM but they never posted to the forum itself. I'm not saying that it is right or wrong, only that their level of communication has been consistent throughout.
Quoted from kvan99:BOP 2.0 delivered, Roger Sharp got game approved, refunds being processed
Yep, nice to see the Dutch back on track. The fact that they have come through such a major crisis certainly bodes well for the future of the company.
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