Will GB code be fixed or will it languish forever in the hall of unfinished games or will it be dropped from the state of the union updates as a sign the dream is dead? If code was finished I’d buy a GB prem, but unless Stern vaults it, they won’t be seeing a dime from my purchase. First things first, Stern finish the code.

Can’t imagine how long we’d have to wait if Stern hadn’t prioritized this in Nov 2018. We might be still discussing this 7 years from now. As it stands we may need to hold out another 12 months, tops.

If you think this is bad, try coming back here in 6 months and you’ll still be waiting. But at 36 months and counting ... this BECOMES total bull shit!! Until then sir, it can only be classified to 99.999% pure grade A Crapola. Suggest keeping your hat on and your mouth shut (in case it’s dripping) and watching your step as you exit.

I’m rooting for a code update soon and plan to pull the trigger on a huo GB once it happens. Dwight, give me a reason to buy your pin.

What kind of java beans are they serving at Stern HQ? Did you ask for top shelf?

IF code receives an overhaul (29 months and counting and unsure it will come) and IF significant changes are made to the rule structure, Ghostbusters COULD BECOME a brand new game. I can imagine GB vault being run and the game being promoted.

I’ve read a handful of good ideas lately that should be evaluated and implemented by some crafty software programmers at Stern. There are many long standing ideas in the we want code thread that are promising too. Stern could come out smelling like roses if they revised and polished the code while offering GB vault pros and premiums for sale again.

Don’t think you should worry about GB slipping off the newsletter. If Stern was ready to pull the plug on GB code, they would release a final update with minor bug fixes and announce it in Stern of the union. Grappling with what impediments there are besides brain power and elbow grease. My guess is the task of completing GB code keeps getting passed around from person to person and that the parameters are unclear. A Stern programmer makes progress but is pulled off and the task is reassigned. Repeat five or six times and suddenly it is July 2019.

There some structural problems with the current approach, bugs are everywhere, the final wizard mode is missing and lots of polishing will be required. GB code needs a Project Manager assigned and for an approach and schedule to be developed. I’d be happy if Stern of the Union let us know who this person was and committed to releasing it in 2019. Let’s get this one knocked out and put a big red bow on it before Christmas.

GB would be a good title to vault, or to just keep running on the line. If code was radically different or significantly better as a result of Stern’s efforts, demand would increase. Stern would benefit from new sales and increased goodwill from existing customers. Everybody wins.

Get back to work.

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maybe we can get some names ...

GB code is such a steaming mess Stern wanted to focus on the low hanging fruit and fix GOT first. Maybe GOT will be vaulted soon with new cabinet art and the Star Wars topper will be available before we see GB code.

I’d say hang in there, but at 30 months this is getting ridiculous.

These are domestic GOT right? Last batch of premium went overseas.

What are we going to talk about after GB is released ???

Great hearing Dwight discuss GB on Twitch and listing everyone on the code testing team. Mike V relayed to me this weekend that GB update will very significant and that it will address most issues and more. He wouldn’t provide a timeframe because so many hands are involved, so I am inserting my own goal of Dec. Beginning to feel the burn at Stern and I love it.

Will be an interesting test, but my guess is that you won’t like the resulting changes to shot angles.

Are you any good with mame? Seems like you could modify the table there first and try it out. A lot of people would probably enjoy trying it out too. Sorry to hijack your idea.

Haha, top men.

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Came here looking for code ...

Saw a lot of nothing ...

Heard a lot of promises ...

Raised my hand for a high five ...

Left hanging ... Ghosted ...

New GB movie in ten months ...

32 months and counting ...

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Where’s the stinking code, heard it was great?

I was a young man when the previous version came out 32 months ago. No graying beard, 20/20 vision, earwax removed. Today you wouldn’t recognize me, but I can still enjoy playing a mean pinball. 110% confident GB code is coming soon and early reports are the coders hit a grand slam out of the park. Standing by ....

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1) Yeah what would be cool and a great feature is to program the right flipper plus start buttons to bring up a menu of mb’s that can be played. We came, We saw and Are you a god, might be easy wizard modes to use, as they start depending on number of ghosts collected. This feature would be like LITZ feature on TZ, but better. You’d have multiple wizard modes to play, and that’s a lotta Litzing.

2) As others have said - spell ghost, start a 2 ball Slimer where hits are jackpots.

3) The thing I care most about is that the light sequence for storage facility mode is authentic to the film. Is that too much to ask? Anyways, I’ll be looking for that on release day.

I’d settle for the code right now.

Where can you see your playfield multiplier? Is it always on screen or shown with inserts? It needs a constant presence.