Wonder if they will re do THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO and do it justice for the nostalgics?
As it looks like they have one upped on the original POTC.

Wouldn't it be cool if they did Wheel Of Fortune justice too?

Ya but how many toys are on springs?

The most recent POTC movie came out in... 2017. There is another in production too.

David Thiel, any chance you can put the Disneyland pirates theme song in as an option for my wife? If the game turned on and played that I wouldn't get any grumbling from her when I tell her I'm buying this. Thanks in advance.

why oh why SW wasn't done by JJP, damn look at POTC, just amazing, that's how a great license is suppose to be done.

or Monopoly with traditional naming of streets etc.?

Perhaps in a few years it will be. JJP has shown they are not scared to redo a theme they feel they can do better. Maybe in time some other themes already used by astern will be reworked by JJP. Themes like South Park and Avengers call out for something like this...

Nascar was one of my favorite Sterns, but imagine what JJP could do if they gave it that 70s vibe.

I do both. I know the price of new drivers like a 9k cruisn, but that is a completely different animal. I realize every location is different however for myself and other ops I speak with it just doesn't work. If I had a location in NYC or Chicago maybe it would be different. To keep location pinball viable 9k pins will not be part of the solution.

I mean no disrespect to jjp and I think they make great games, still haven't been able to play DI yet but it looks great.

Not sure how many of you guys are into gaming but this expo tonight reminded me of E3 when Sony totally blew Microsoft and the XBOX one off the stage with the PS4. It was embarrassing for Microsoft. I’m not bashing Stern because I love their games, but seriously can you imagine how Gary and the entire Stern team feels right now? I bet you anything there is a meeting Monday morning at Stern with Gary saying.....boys we have got to do something and we have got to do it fast!!

They better take this threat seriously because if JJP ever gets competitive on their pricing, Stern could be in real danger if JJP keeps hitting home runs like this game here! Dialed in, WOZ, and Hobbit I don’t consider a threat, but this game here is unbelievable in every way!

$9500 for the LE is tough...that's a lot of dough, but this game looks spectacular. If gameplay and rules are awesome it will be tough to resist. Might have to let go of MM for this one.

The amount of games stern makes and the price they sell them at will keep them #1

Rotating center looks pretty sweet ass but the inserts are a little too LOTR for me. Not a big deal or anything just first thing i thought of.

Yeah, and that's not shipped. I love the way it looks, but I don't think I can stomach an almost 10k pin. Sucks. Congrats to JJP on a well done design!

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Impressive, yes at least based on first impressions. I didn't see the full twitch, are the ball times really long?

Lol, yeah it did!

Watch "Early gameplay of JJP Pirates of the Caribbean pinball machine (POTC)" on YouTube

Haha, nope. JJPOC looks great! Can't wait to see more, but I watched some gameplay video and it looks super cool.

Keefer is a mad man, 105 modes, 22 characters, it makes Stern's half finished and abandoned code look really bad.

But my TNA deposit is for a game I'm way more excited for. JJPOTC isn't remotely like it. It's also more money than I want to spend on a pinball right now.

None of my TNA thinking has changed one bit.

Also keep this in mind...This is only about 20% of the code is complete according to the JJP...team.

such an iconic instrumental for playing pinball.
hope it is prominently featured.

Wow. My MMR looks stale in comparison. May have to finally part with some bitcoin for this one. Congrats to JJP.

I just watched most of the twitch replay. I am completely blown away! I can't even imagine how amazing the next game will be since they keep raising the bar on every new release.

I really wanted a DI but just had a feeling I should wait to see what #4 was like before ordering - I'm glad I got a classic (TAF) to hold me over until pirates is released.

I really liked that you could steal balls from opponents, but The only thing I would have lived to see is online game play competition with others using the camera (or another plug in cam) so you can see the others players playfield. I also would like to see them use the Bluetooth function for innovation features.

I do hope they come up with a cool interaction with the camera like a next level scratch off from DI.

My only comment is The cabinet side art doesn't look that interesting.

I hope there's a bit humor in it too, like the stern one and the movies...

Wake up, he has already sold it.

Jjp took the challenge to make another POTC pin and could not take the risk to make it less good then Stern. The game looks awesome and i m sure it will weight as heavy as WOZ! Jjp won the challenge! In some aspect ( cosmetic) this game feels as woz.
so now stern and jjp are clearly not in the same category, jjp is the roll Royce of pinball. They have a different vision of the industry...and so The pinball expérience is way different for the player.
However I still like some Stern designer and coder like Borg and lyman. In that way, I will still be a fan of their game.
The risk is that some stern designer/programmer decide to work for jjp in time if they feel curbed in their work. Jjp seems to give the time and means to make a great job

Did you guys watch to the end of the stream when they are interviewing Jack? He said "We had a lot of wind in our sails...*nervously laughs*...no pun intended...going into this reveal and really felt this would solidify our legacy as a great pinball manufacturer but then...but then...*tears up a bit*...but then NeilMcRae posted a leaked picture of the collector's edition on Pinside and now we will be shutting the factory down tomorrow...I'm sorry...*hurriedly walks away with face in hands, clearly sobbing*

So I guess maybe I won't be getting that LE I put the deposit on tonight.

I missed it in the Twitch stream... did they announced WHEN they expect it to ship?

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Price man price ..... stern is still untouchable in that area.... they are the Walmart of pinball... forever strong! No matter the quality or depth... price is always the deciding factor for the masses

1st quarter of 2018

I must've missed it in the Twitch stream... Did Jack say WHEN they expect to start shipping?

1st qtr 2018

Hopefully early in the Q1 so it will be at the Louisville Arcade Expo in March.

-Steve

Even if it's the end of 1Q 2018, a March release is amazing turn time.

Yep. I am probably buying both a JJPOTC LE and a Star Wars Pro. I feel that while this new Pirates appears to be the current pinnacle of pinball, $5300 for a NIB that is fun and a theme I love is pretty darn good.

Pirates is leaving me speechless. What a fantastic looking game. I can't believe that this is from a "rookie" designer. Eric, you look like a mad genius.

I'm still not hot on the theme, but I can't deny that none of that matters in the face of how good of a game this appears to be. After watching the Buffalo stream, I'm starting to question how I can make room in my lineup.

Yeah, but Star Wars isn't very good. I won't pay less for a weak effort. I'd rather have less good pins than more lame games. Stern is stagnant. They need to wake up and put forth a real effort in their upcoming games.

Wow. That is an impressive looking machine!

This blows the BM66 'super duper LE' away, they're going to have to really delve into the marketing hyperbole.

Borg's supposed to wait until Lyman's finished with BM66 is what I got from the seminar.

Idk if it's been mentioned, but I just noticed on the order sheet from my distro that the LE has a Laser-cut Topper. (CE has the moving ship in a bottle topper).

Other LE features: 72-light Starfield on back panel, invisiglass, shaker motor, powder coated armor and legs
Interesting that the LE won't get a printed manual (DI buyers should get them, once available).

Not that I want to compare JJP to the other manufacturers, but I just have to say, "to each their own." My collection is limited by space and not $$. The value is there when comparing a $7,000 premium stern to a $9,000 JJP pin.

I like that this game has something for the competitive player, collector, and operator in mind. I wasn't high on the theme, but they executed it wonderfully (and Keith said at the end of the Buffalo stream that it's only 20% done). Shipping 1Q (3 monhs up from last year). Well done.

I haven't has time to read through the 868 new posts that appeared since my last check in (10 hours ago) but from everyone (everyone!) I have spoken with so far tonight, they are blown away. It is so wonderful to hear all the positive and exciting people looking over the games and playing them.

Games start shipping q1 2018. Call your favorite distributor (or call a different one) and get on this.

One of the best reveals ever (and yes, I'm could be bias, but I don't think I'm wrong) for a pinball game.

So proud to be part of this amazing company. So proud of my brother and the many, many people that are involved with making something like this game happen.

Thank you to all for making this night so great!

Sincerely

Christopher
Happy older brother to the designer.

Not to crazy about the "theme" of JJP POTC for $9,500.00. Can't please every one. It look really good . The rolling Upper right playfield look cool but it also looks like a service call nightmare. For the money of these machines you need to really like the theme IMO. Glad pinheads are pumped POTC if that is your thing. Can't beat The Wizard of OZ . Jack picked one of the all time great timeless classics in film history. Took 3 years to get the light boards issue resolved . But JJP has done that for 75th WOZ 2.0 . Not so much with Hobbit " Beast Mech " issues at $350.00 each. Early Hobbit adopters who had this issue told me all the drama. JJP redesigned the " Beast pop-up Mech" in the current run. I leaning for JJP 75th WOZ 2.0 and STERN Star Wars Pro . For $ 9.800 with shipping 75th WOZ 2.0 is a better theme and proven game play a code that is awesome . And the 2.0 system is for 75th WOZ is stable according to JJP Frank head of tech support I talked with him today. Star Wars pro $5.300.00 I will be set . POTC cool I'm sure it will make many happy fingers crossed. It is all point of view and subjective to each individual .

have never watched a pirates movie but this game looks awesome, lights, colourful, some cool innovative features (dual spinning discs, rocking playfield, cool layout features etc, incredible graphics on the lcd)

all I can say is Stern - you better pull your socks up - can't wait for "toy story"

what do you mean again?

I just would like to know if the topper will be an option for the LE too.

Topper included on LE, but not the bottle like on the CE. Most likely a Perspex one like WOZ, but hasn't been revealed yet (AFAIK).

I asked and the person I talked to said they were still deciding if the bottle topper would be a CE exclusive or not.

Working up to 2x per year. Toy Story for Texas? Hard to imagine.

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Nice to see so many options with over 200 sceniros as mentioned that no game will be the same. I guess having 5 movies in the franchise helped out. Is this the first game made on multiple movies? I am a big pirates fan of the movies, characters, ride, but enjoyed the 1st movie the best. The last few did not do much for me or the last one which seemed repetitive to me and rehashed the previous efforts. Still I can’t help but enjoy them and hope the pin is a huge success and looking foward to it since I was not impressed with Sterns POTC version when it came out. I am glad I see at least two ramps in a JJp on opposite ends. I might have to own the LE one day. I hope there is some humor and orginal actor quotes in the game.