Quoted from CrazyLevi:They make sense only from a marketing standpoint. Can they make up more in sales than it's going to cost to farm out or have someone's nephew concoct a new ruleset? Then yes, it makes sense.
From a player's standpoint?
Not sure if you've ever heard of Lyman Sheats, he's the guy who did the original software for Monster Bash and he's pretty good at his job. Whomever they get to redo this software isn't going to be Lyman Sheats. It's NOT going to be an improvement. In fact it's likely a nobody who is not accomplished in making interesting, fun rulesets, good soundtracks, and quality animations for pinball games.
So what's the added value here? Novelty?
BOP 2.0 is NOT an improvement, and considering how mediocre the original game is that's saying something.
I agree to disagree. Untested newb, playing with a classic. Understood. What CG is trying to do? Really digging it. Time will tell (along with sales) if new code is a Lyman’s Lament or a long term Lyman improvement.