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Am I alone in this? This would be a take my money now theme. I was obsessed with these toys as a kid, I was and 80s child and had all the action figures and the cans of slime. Any chance this would ever become a pinball machine, not homebrew, a machine by Stern, JJP, Spooky or maybe even American Pinball?
Quoted from PunkPin:Loved watching it as a kid, remember getting in trouble for calling the He-man and She-ra hotline and charging up the phone bill
Would make an awesome pin, still not sure how i feel about the Geico commercials though.
Funny. I saw the Geico commercial then I posted this thread. Actually been thinking about this over the past few years, such a great theme for pinball - IMHO.
Quoted from lpeters82:Loved it as a kid but tried to rewatch it as a young adult and found it dull. I thought Thundercats held up better, but maybe I just chose some poor episoded to research. Still it could be made into an interesting game. Lots of characters to work with.
The show wasn't what made this special to me. Kids purchased all these toys in the 80s, then you set it all up and made your own adventures. This was back when us kids used to use our imaginations instead of relying on TV, tablets and computers.
Quoted from CaptainNeo:most people have been around enough to know that theme alone cannot make or break any game. So planning something you have never seen or played is the #1 rule in bad decisions in pinball. There can be themes you would find interesting and think it might be a good idea, but there is no way it's 100% guarantee it's going to be awesome. I've seen plenty of themes I wanted to see, just turned to shit.
True enough. But... I've also learned that an awesome, fun shooting game with a great ruleset isn't enough for me. The theme must be great also or I get sick of it. Theme comes first for me.
Quoted from lpeters82:Totally agree. I scoured garage sales and thrift shops to find the toys. My favorite was that slim pit, despite never actually buying any slime.
I purchased so many cans of that slime as a kid. So awesome.
Quoted from ImNotNorm:I do. Loved the show and agree with you it would be a great idea for a theme. The options for playfield toys would be endless. (Castle grey skull , cringer the battle cat, skeletor, orko, etc)
We would need the castle for sure. Then He-Man, Skelator, Battle Cat and Man-at-Arms.
Quoted from wyopin:One of my Halloween costumes this year...what perfect timing!
Super cool.
Quoted from Taxman:Total market show. And there is no real creativity. The damn names alone - He-Man, Battle Cat, Skeletor, Man-At-Arm . . . come-on.
At the end of the shows Prince Adam would stand there and tell you what he learned that day. I feel it was the inspiration for Kyle giving those speeches at the end of South Park episodes.
What I can't figure is why I saw this show. I was an adult already, well, kind of.
Your way over analyzing things, just like everything on pinside gets over analyzed. They were toys, I was a kid, I had fun with them, I used my imagination. Every toy that ever gets created gets marketed, they want to sell it. The shows were ok, the toys were better.
Quoted from ausretrogamer:Absolutely! Back in 1982/83 it was He-Man and Skeletor that caught my eye on the shelf at our local toy store. I even recall the price, $8.99, which soon became $15.99 once they proved very popular. The MOTU action figures were popular here in Australia till about 1986/87.
We recently held a poll for a dream theme and guess what came out on top????
Link to dream theme poll -> http://www.ausretrogamer.com/results-are-in-for-your-dream-pinball-theme/
Good to hear!
Of ALL the rumored pins that are supposed to come out in the next few years none of the themes interest me. It is very disappointing not a single company can do a Masters of the Universe pin.
Theme-wise there are so many cool instant buys that never see the light of day. I don't understand why no companies have ever made a MOTU.
Quoted from johnnyutah:This rumor has gone flat. Hoping it is still on the horizon from Stern.
I just worry if they (Stern) do produce it, MOTU will get the TMNT treatment without the original cartoon/package art assets.
Kaneda has mentioned it a couple of times. One can only hope it gets made.
Quoted from superNoid:Come to think of it, isn't Jack Danger working on his own unannounced game at Stern currently? If he was "what if'ing" MOTU 6 months ago.. uhhhh, I'm not saying this is it at all. But I would say that logically it COULD be on the table.
I'm waiting on a Godzilla Premium, no plans to change that at all. But if Stern and/or JD announced a MOTU game and we had zombieyeti on the artwork I might need to see a doctor to cool me off. I would almost instantly buy this, assuming the geometry looked solid and we had some more details on the rest of the design team.
edit. Also, not going to lie I think if you used Medievil Madness as a spirit for this game, the castle and played into that with some modern features that made it different that would be rad. Imagine a 2023 MOTU themed MM style game, castle with modern features and some different geometry. Oh my
I think the current rumor is that Jack is working on this. No evidence yet but I hope he is!
Quoted from TouchingEvil:People must be crazy that want toy story pin nsteed of a Masters pin. I would pay alot for a masters pin if it isthw 80s version.
Here is a picture of some of my motu collection.
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I think I'd be more happy if Stern made it anyway. 9k Stern Premium is much more appealing then a 12k JJP LE considering JJP doesn't pack their pins any longer, just look under the playfield on toy story, it looks like a Stern premium now. Just lifted my Hobbit and Wonka playfields today and they are heavy and packed. If Stern could make it as fun as Godzilla I'd be very happy.
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