It is at least more than just drinking beer.
When you're done you leave into that giant carnival in fornt of your beer tent, get on a rollercoaster or so, to make room for new beer!

Rinse and repeat!

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I just hope they choose another artstyle then they did with Houdini.

No problem.

May be a cultural difference as well but I'm not allowed to buy Iron Maiden because of the Eddies, some with any Monster-Theme or shown violence.

Wasn't allowed to buy a House of the Dead Arcade Cab as well.

Same wife plays Rumble Roses XX with me.

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I like the girls but the outline/ contour on this slings (and every insert for example) reminds me of early photoshop days (fill with pattern then Layereffects - inward shadow). Just one plain color would be so much better. And whats with that black asphalt pattern in the background?

Granted you don't notice such things when playing and the game altogether looks great. I want one.
But compared to what the competition does recently the art falls a bit flat for me.

I'd bet most people that actually played both agree (I do!), but I'm pretty sure Star Wars sells better notheless.

Yes, and that's a completely different story 'cause that lightboard was a design error.

Yes but what I wanted to say when putting this in comparison to AP, that JJP sold you a faulty product (intentionally or not) that will definatly brake sooner or later.
Thats kinda attackable even if the Warranty time is overdue.
Plus they could close down doors, for the damaged image that would cause. So JJP did it like they 'kinda' had to (like Microsoft with the RROD on the 360).

That said: I think the warranty times are ridiculous! In the US in general (from what I see) and especially for this product wich should be able to take a good beating when set up in a non-private environment.

Theme != License

But of course a theme is predefined, thats what a theme is.

That gives them freedom nontheless. If you do a WWII movie its still possible to make a comedy.

Wow!!!

You never seen the mech in action for yourself or look up what it does, so completely ignoring it while complaining about the lack of unique mechs, but at the same time manage to know it's hard to repair and breaks easily?

I think this is a pinside Hattrick!!!

If you say it like this, this is a must buy!

With kids you usually go during the day.
Evening is when everyone gets wasted.

Midnight Madness Throwup Multiball. Every target is a Person wich pukes when you hit it ans the surrounding inserts turn green.
When the whole playfield is green you get jackpot and you have to clean it again before the morning rises/ multiball is over for super jackpot.

Better idea! Do that throwup thing into a wizard mode (much like Powerdown in Johnny Mnemonic):

When the game (oktoberfest) ist finished, everyone is puking meaning all inserts start to turn green. Shoot Ramps (or whatever) for Jackopts and to clean those inserts. Wizard Mode ends when everything is green, Oktoberfest is closed and the Ball drains.

If the Whiteboard shots are for different attractions (Beer Tent, Ferris Wheel etc.) you can differneciate and shutdown different areas when they're all green, so they'll givee no more Jackpots.

I mean no trolling, I honestly think this is a great idea!
(And most children will never see this mode.)

Just back from Septemberfest.

It's never too early to collect stuff for mods!!!

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To a german "Das Boot" is an old Book/ Series/ Movie about a german submarine ans its crew in WW2. Very iconic Soundtrack. Spawned one of The First popular techno songs. (U96)

Honestly I didn't know why everyone referred to a Submarine.

Depends on who you ask. All pinball are exactly the same according to my wife.

It was a good move Balcer revealled the title officially allready.

Thinking back to Dialed In, everyone was down with the theme at the reveal, wich took a lot of the reveal/ presentation itself.

Now with Oktoberfest, that 'bummer' is gone and we're now in happy anticipation mode again and can appreciate the game itself better.

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Edit: Loool! The Forum showed me ZMeny talking to ZMeny, not your Name, sorry!!! XD

(double post)

Looks a bit like Todd Tuckey with a beard.

...Oh guess everyone thinks so, I was behind reading. XD

Now I'm hoping for you Callouts.

"NOW GET OUT!!!" - When the Game is over.

This looks like crazy shit!

When (how much hours because I can't get my head around those time zones) is the reveal?

Ok, the greenish middle (lawn/ die Wiesn) looks pretty uninspired artwise,...

But that's really the only negative thing I can find.

thx

Were there any other contestants?

For me Houdini easily wins against any Stern Premium featurewise, and Oktoberfest will most likely be in that same price range.

But Stern has upped their game and they do compete; nearly every one of their last machines looks stunning and Oktoberfest has a problem to even look cohesive.
The decision "what to buy" would be easier if Stern games would still look like Game of Thrones and stuff...

I don't know why the Display animations do look like this again. If you don't have an animator, don't animate or break it down to a level you can do. (Better do simple animation good, instead of complicated animation bad.) Like, don't animate that photorealistic juggling girl in a total artificial way but instead do a 2 phase cartoon animation. It looks better and is easier to do. Or for the 3D rendered rollercoaster just do a steady image (like comet) and animate the hair of the people and the rails.
Or just go back to dots. And for the rest Championship Pubs art package/ style would be a great fit, and is way easier to do than this kinda photorealistic art!
(Where I admit I like the Cab and the Backglass. Just the collage of different styles on the playfield and the green lawn is a bit off.)

So, back to topic, I really think Stern is well aware otherwise poor Kevin Connor still had to layout random photoshop clip art.
And I think they really waited as long as they could before implementing the LCD (rightfully so), to compete with JJP.

And this is something AP has to compete with (a higher hurdle then not long ago) or bail out if possible (like Thunderbirds still using a DMD, wich I think is the better way if you have a limited budget).

I really want to play Oktoberfest but I do not (yet) want to own this.
The most time the pin is (sadly) turned off but it sits in my room where I look at it.

But I'm still positive, Houdini got a little playfield makeover as well, so...

Uh,... Well Bavaria (where Oktoberfest, Lederhosen, Sauerkarut and most other things known outside of germany come from) is to the rest of Germany what *cough* Texas is for America, so...

I've never heard Polka, nearly never wore Lederhosen (did as a child) and never was inside a beer tent, so I'm not the right guy to ask.
But I'm not offended by anything and I think overall they did a good job since it's really not only about beer.
I like the music as well, noone want's to listen to polka or a marching band while playing pinball.

And yes they're are things I find strange when watching the photos here, like a Hotdog with Sauerkraut seen as german food.
But who cares. Have fun.

Well it is "cohesive". But a cohesive turd.

If you ask a customer what he wants he answers a sequel to the thing he liked before.

Pinside Top 5: Medieval Madness, Attack from Mars, Twilight Zone, Monster Bash, Iron Maiden.

I only see 2 licenses, no movie.

Like Mr. Sharpe said in his recent H2H Interview, it's kinda sad that the Pinball game is not seen powerful enough in itself that it can stand on his own instead on a license. If pinball really is this weak maybe swe should all get the heck out...

Dracula and friends are pretty old, Universal doesn't hold any rights to them...
Don't know it of every character of course.

Yes. And while what you say is correct, in context I'm right.