Is Jaws for real ?
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Ann Arbor, MI
Quoted from TheLaw:Nope.
Yep...
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Breda, Holland
Maybe a shark cage toy like the box in TOM.
Quoted from whitey:I like the idea of using Kiss playfield for Jaws, kinda like Shrek n Family Guy
Quoted from Plungemaster:Maybe a shark cage toy like the box in TOM.
Yeah I think KISS to JAWS can work....
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Quoted from FishPharm:I'm shocked Williams didn't make this back in the day. Its a fantastic theme! Is there real talk at Stern about this?
They were approached multiple times, being considered for 40th.
Was dumped last fall, but Stern has a newer agenda now, and is listening again, so I re-approached the idea from another angle.
Quoted from underlord:Correction: maybe.
It got a good rating on imdb.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469002/
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It got a good rating on imdb.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469002/
I know, right? 
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I vote for John Youssi to contribute to the art for Jaws:
http://www.johnyoussi.com/pinball.html
4 years later
Quoted from mrclean:Going to bump this thread since I started it 5 years ago now celebrating the 45th anniversary
There’s all kinds of chatter right now on the “The Next Stern” thread about JAWS being Stern’s next game. There seems to be more and more indications that it’s really going to happen.
Quoted from mrclean:Going to bump this thread since I started it 5 years ago now celebrating the 45th anniversary
I'm going to bump the Original thread 5 years older than yours on the subject, I'm sure you understand 
Quoted from Charlemagne1987:There’s all kinds of chatter right now on the “The Next Stern” thread about JAWS being Stern’s next game. There seems to be more and more indications that it’s really going to happen.
What indications?
Quoted from snowy_owl:What indications?
People in the Stern camp (Zombie Yeti, etc.) have been dropping hints (some might call them teasers) about JAWS lately. And Kaneda (who I guess has been fairly accurate in this department) predicted Stern would make JAWS this year...he said that before ending his run as a podcaster. I've read other hints like that on the "The Next Stern Pin" thread. I see you are on there too, so you probably read the same stuff I did. It may just be wishful thinking from those of us who very much want a JAWS pin, but we gotta cling to something, I guess.
Quoted from Charlemagne1987:People in the Stern camp (Zombie Yeti, etc.) have been dropping hints (some might call them teasers) about JAWS lately. And Kaneda (who I guess has been fairly accurate in this department) predicted Stern would make JAWS this year...he said that before ending his run as a podcaster. I've read other hints like that on the "The Next Stern Pin" thread. I see you are on there too, so you probably read the same stuff I did. It may just be wishful thinking from those of us who very much want a JAWS pin, but we gotta cling to something, I guess.
I hope you are all right!
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Quoted from mrclean:Just saw the other Fish Tales aka JAWS Tales retheme in another thread… got me thinking of this thread. I’m pretty confident Stern will be 3 years to go for a JAWS 50th Anniversary Pin!!
Why are you “pretty confident”? I haven’t seen or heard anything to indicate they’ll do Jaws, and Stern generally doesn’t care about timing releases with anniversaries. I’d love a jaws pin. It’s my dream theme, but sadly I think that boat has sunk.
While not Stern, check out this JAWS retheme:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws-retheme-project-#post-6752180
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Quoted from mrclean:It’s coming….
Says.. ?
Quoted from mrclean:It’s coming….
Please let it be so!
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Quoted from Nazz26:Maybe Gomez’s next game. He did say he will release a game in 2022..
To those that missed it or didn't click the thread... recently this was added to Universal JAWS licensing "TESS".... the long rumored & overdue / wished for title by me and other JAWS fans looks like this summer it could FINALLY happen! Or we might just get more JAWS Stress release exercise balls.
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Shark week is coming soon... & so is BRUCE!
this was just recently reported near me.."People Bitten By Sharks in Separate Incidents at Popular Long Island Beaches on Same Day"
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/shark-attack-long-island-smith-point-beach-2022/3772504/
I would also like to add that Johnny Crap aka Jonathan Bergeron recently posted these three images on his Insta.... For those that don't know who he is... he as done several art pieces / elements for Stern 
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Quoted from mrclean:Looking more and more like JAWS is actually coming out of the water and into your game room!
Yup. Next year…possibly the next cornerstone release by Stern. Start saving your money. Actually, we should’ve started saving a while ago because it won’t be cheap.
Quoted from Charlemagne1987:Yup. Next year…possibly the next cornerstone release by Stern. Start saving your money. Actually, we should’ve started saving a while ago because it won’t be cheap.
I can see similar pricing convention with a slight increase where the Pro would be $7500, (this is based on price increase along with the year the movie came out) Premium $9999 LE will be around $13,499. Just on theme alone with its cult following, It really wouldn’t surprise me if they sell out this title. Likely will make a $14,999 50th in 2025. Based on its popularity alone I could also see them selling “1975” Limited Editions of this game. So 1000 LE’s now perhaps 975 “50th Anniversary” editions in 2025. Or on this title I can see them perhaps making 75 SLE’s at crazy prices. To the tune of $19,750.00.
Indianapolis story mode. Timed to the length of the Quint's monologue from the movie....while it plays in the background. Make shots to save or eat men in the water and have the playfield go in and out of dark (no lights on). Get to the end and Quint is the last man saved and you get a bonus.
Quoted from Yellowdog:Some toy suggestions:
1) Three buoys, you hit them and they sink into the playfield. Only to reappear a few minutes later.
2) A fin that goes across the playfield (like the mist ball in BSD). Hit it for extra points.
3) A mini scuba tank that blows up when hit
4) Ball lock goes through the jagged hole in the bottom of a boat.
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RIP Yellowdog. He was 8 years ahead of his time with his Jaws idea.
IMG_4443 (resized).jpegQuoted from friscopinball:RIP Yellowdog. He was 8 years ahead of his time with his Jaws idea.[quoted image]
Yep and if they made it 8 years ago I would probably be asking Ken Layton how to fix the shark inevitably when it breaks. This hobby has lost lots of great people both on pinside and off since this original JAWS thread started... Sadly this game won't be coded by LFS... May he also RIP. ... And to Who Dey aka Terry Ritchie who would want it to be a "Tiger Shark" wearing a Bengals Jersey.
Would it surprise anyone if they reused the TRex ball grab by simply replacing it with a shark head? It would certainly save costs.
Quoted from MachineGunGuy:Would it surprise anyone if they reused the TRex ball grab by simply replacing it with a shark head? It would certainly save costs.
I actually much prefer the T-Rex toy on the Data East Jurassic park as opposed to the Stern updated Jurassic park T-Rex toy. With that being said the Shark should bite / & swallow the ball. Or perhaps munch on the ball and the ORCA ship could sink into the playfield.
It could also have a single random red pop bumper buoy with the tiny bell. I think Chrissie Watkins first death scene is iconic and they should somehow incorporate that single red Buoy into the game. Perhaps place that single pop bumper buoy on a gimbal to make it act / look more like a buoy when it gets struck.
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Cool art... TALKS now of a PREMIUM / LE / SLE for JAWS... (Just like Batman 66) And wouldn't surprise me if it's a hit to have a likely the 50th Anniversary in 2025. I would be surprised if they don't make a Pro... but next upcoming months time will tell.
I’d love to see a shark fin pop up and “swim” from a couple places on the playfield. It could be a timed mode where you need to hit the fin X number of times to complete the mode. It should resemble chief Brody trying to blow up the air tank from the first jaws. “Smile you son of a bitch!”
Quoted from Mattyk:I’d love to see a shark fin pop up and “swim” from a couple places on the playfield. It could be a timed mode where you need to hit the fin X number of times to complete the mode. It should resemble chief Brody trying to blow up the air tank from the first jaws. “Smile you son of a bitch!”
Supposedly it does. At least on a drac trac (think Monster Bash)type of mech.
I've been begging for a JAWS for a long long time... before the **NEXT STERN** Thread started!
History repeats itself.... these are some of my favorite threads on pinside, I want JAWS so badly !!!!
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/no-brainer-theme-jaws
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws-pinball-how-about-this-for-a-theme
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws-with-dirty-donny-art
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/interest-in-upcoming-jaws-title
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws-ideas-to-have-stern-sink-their-teeth-intodun-dunn
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/another-hint-at-jaws
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/can-we-get-a-jaws-pinball
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws-pinball-machine
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jaws-confidence-level
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