I think there's a lot of potential for a Top Gun pinball machine to be a huge hit, especially with the second film now being a massive hit. Steve Ritchie and JJP seem like the perfect fit to make a fully loaded Top Gun pinball machine.
Anyone else interested?
Quoted from PanzerFreak:I think there's a lot of potential for a Top Gun pinball machine to be a huge hit, especially with the second film now being a massive hit. Steve Ritchie and JJP seem like the perfect fit to make a fully loaded Top Gun pinball machine.
Anyone else interested?
Perfect pairing!!!
...but properly name it F14 Tomcat II
It's just a bunch of airplanes. Maybe if it was airplanes vs dragons, or airplanes vs giants I'd be interested. But airplanes vs airplanes is a little dry for my tastes.
Not interested at all in the theme, but this is a really really good idea I bet Steve can turn into an amazing machine
Quoted from Haymaker:Hes supposedly working on a music pin so I doubt we'll see this happen any time soon. I wouldn't mind a Top Gun pin I guess though
Yeah, its a Top Gun music pin.
Wow really surprised to see so many No's on this. Probably the same people who think Elvira HOH is cool and not a total old man creepy fest.
Top gun would be such a good theme. And the music - someone make this and take my money.
Too late. I made the suggestion to Stern a few years back in one of my YouTube vids... Steve on F-14 Tomcat 2 to coincide with the release of Top Gun 2.
It was clear as crystal Maverick was going to be a monster hit. Same with Bohemian Rhapsody when I was working on Queen. Gotta get the game out at the same time as the movie to ride that free marketing wave.
Pro tip: keep your peepers glued to what big movies are currently in production.
But as we know, any old Rock band game will shift no matter what. The safest bet a pinball manufacturer can make. Provided it's a real band... not bloody Spinal Tap.
Would love to see Ritchie do a Top Gun/F14.2 almost as much as I'd love to see him do a Terminator (1). Think it'd be really cool for JJP to have him do some 'sequels' to his big hits, another Getaway/ZZ Top would be fun too.
What we want doesn't matter though, just hope something from him comes out in the next couple years.
Quoted from delt31:Wow really surprised to see so many No's on this. Probably the same people who think Elvira HOH is cool and not a total old man creepy fest.
Top gun would be such a good theme. And the music - someone make this and take my money.
I'm not surprised by the no votes.Anytime it's has anything to do with Jersey Jack games the regulars all stop by to take a piss on it!Juctapose that with new Stern threads to see the JJ fanboys not pissing on their threads.
Quoted from romulusx:I'm not surprised by the no votes.Anytime it's has anything to do with Jersey Jack games the regulars all stop by to take a piss on it!Juctapose that with new Stern threads to see the JJ fanboys not pissing on their threads.
Really like jjp, except dialed in, which i think makes no sense and has too linear rules.
I really dont see top gun making a good pin. I like a story with missions or objects that can transpire well to a pinball game.
I can see such as coco, fifth element and harry potter translate well into a pinball game, but what would you incorperate from top gun movies?
Quoted from Dr-pin:Really like jjp, except dialed in, which i think makes no sense and has too linear rules.
I really dont see top gun making a good pin. I like a story with missions or objects that can transpire well to a pinball game.
I can see such as coco, fifth element and harry potter translate well into a pinball game, but what would you incorperate from top gun movies?
I really wasn’t saying wether or not it’s a good choice I’m just noting how childish some people are.
Quoted from SLAMT1LT:Gotta get the game out at the same time as the movie to ride that free marketing wave.
I'm sure you had the idea to release a pin along with a movie; we can all figure that out. Problem is this isn't really a thing in pinball.
Quoted from radium:Yeah, its a Top Gun music pin.
This could be doable. With the anthem, Danger Zone, and Take My Breath Away, you've got enough to build a rules structure on. Could be like LOTR's three movie multiballs.
Quoted from vikingerik:This could be doable. With the anthem, Danger Zone, and Take My Breath Away, you've got enough to build a rules structure on. Could be like LOTR's three movie multiballs.
Beach Volleyball Multiball while the Kenny Loggins is pumping? Can’t get more 80s than that
My 'no' vote is more purely due to the theme not having much meat on the bone for a pinball. There isn't a lot of lore to pull from like Hobbit or 74 PotC films. The characters are too shallow to provide any real special powers like Star Wars or anything else. It would veer pretty heavily into extending out of Top Gun and into general military aviation just to have any depth to the game.
Quoted from BrewinBombers:My 'no' vote is more purely due to the theme not having much meat on the bone for a pinball. There isn't a lot of lore to pull from like Hobbit or 74 PotC films. The characters are too shallow to provide any real special powers like Star Wars or anything else. It would veer pretty heavily into extending out of Top Gun and into general military aviation just to have any depth to the game.
I think it's one of those themes where you can implement a lot of elements from the theme yet add depth through different pilot ranks, types of dog fights for modes, etc. For example let's say you have to progress through ranks to get to Top Gun, have your rank in modes affect scoring, etc. Offer different characters (Maverick, Iceman, Rooster, etc) with different modifier abilities. Stuff like that can add a lot of depth.
Top Gun Maverick just passed $1 billion in the box. I can see this being a huge hit as a pinball machine if done right.
Rumor: Jersey Jack Pinball Holds the License to Top Gun
https://www.knapparcade.org/post/rumor-jersey-jack-pinball-holds-the-license-to-top-gun
Thanks for sharing! Hopefully this is true. I'm sure a vast majority of pinball fans would rather see a Top Gun pin produced over a Billy Joel music pin lol. Hopefully Top Gun is Steve Ritchie's first game at JJP.
"The rumor that was discussed is that Jersey Jack Pinball holds the license to produce a pinball machine for the classic Top Gun. The rumor didn't specify whether the license was for the old school 80's Top Gun or the new film Top Gun: Maverick. I don't know whether the rumor is true, but in my opinion it would be an absolutely fantastic theme for Steve Ritchie's first game at Jersey Jack. The King of Flow actually produced a game with very similar theme to this back in 1987 when he worked for Williams pinball, F-14 Tomcat. That pin was essentially loosely based on the Top Gun theme and is loved by many to this day. Man that game plays fast!"
Quoted from PanzerFreak:I think it's one of those themes where you can implement a lot of elements from the theme yet add depth through different pilot ranks, types of dog fights for modes, etc. For example let's say you have to progress through ranks to get to Top Gun, have your rank in modes affect scoring, etc. Offer different characters (Maverick, Iceman, Rooster, etc) with different modifier abilities. Stuff like that can add a lot of depth.
Top Gun Maverick just passed $1 billion in the box. I can see this being a huge hit as a pinball machine if done right.
I agree with everything you're saying, but none of that is in the movies. All of the pilots were already the 'best of the best' when we met them. None of them have any special abilities in the movies; they're all F-14 or F-18 pilots and backseats. So, while you could do everything you mention, it starts not being "Top Gun" and it turns into something like TS4 where it's really a carnival game with a few TS4 elements thrown in. You're not wrong, but that idea doesn't really get me terribly excited as a "Top Gun" themed game.
I'd definitely put in a bunch of money to play it if it's your idea though. 
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