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Is Zombie Yeti the Official King of Pinball (Modern) Art Now?

By MinusWorlds

5 years ago


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“Is ZY the Best Pinball Artist Right Now?”

  • Uh yeah don’t be an idiot 58 votes
    70%
  • Nope, sorry, DD is still the man 5 votes
    6%
  • Too close to call. 20 votes
    24%

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#2 5 years ago

I was a little weary of the cult of zombie, just because whenever the masses around here get so uniformly behind something it inevitably turns out to be stupid.

But I have to admit, the answer to your question is probably yes.

With ZY they have a distinctive, unified artistic vision, kind of like Gottlieb did in the 50's-70s , when they basically had 2 guys do the art for the majority of hundreds of pins. It's a good idea to have a cohesive look to these games, with well-drawn, creative, and immersive artwork that people will instantly identify as a Stern pin.

I think with the amount of licensing they do, we are still going to run into photoshop disasters like Game of Thrones, but maybe the success of these hand-drawn art packages will make Stern a little more selective of which licenses they put into production as well. Clearly, some licensors are going to be more amenable to artistic freedom than others.

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