Quoted from Thunderbird:

Many of us feel just like you do. How many of us have written to stern directly telling them: we are ready to buy money in hand, just need so much more video from the TV series (70 shows and not much game related show parts, like Batman does so well, in the game. We’re all hoping Dwight adds more from the show, like Lyman did for Batman. Meaning modes like using Dragula to win a new family car mode directly from the show. It can’t be that hard to do. Dwight is a good coder, just needs to be given the time. Stern will be selling this title for the next 4 years, like they are with Batman.
Theme series integration is key to making this the pin we all want. Everything else about it is spot on (pun intended lol).
Please everyone write emails directly to. (If someone knows better email addresses, please advise): [email protected] or send to Chaz: [email protected]

Quoted from Thunderbird:

Thanks Wotto!
Yes, when everyone emails Dwight he deserves respect imo, as he has coded some of the best games out there. Like the way underrated SWPre/LE. Absolutely fun, deep and varied code on a fab table layout by Steve Richie.
He unfairly gets slammed for GB, when his time is dictated by his boss, Stern. All GB complaining should be directed to Stern, not Dwight.
Love the Munsters and positive Stern can pull a rabbit out of the hat code wise, if they’ll let Dwight do his thing and we all give suggestions of what can make it a great deal better.
Really hoping they will give Dwight the time to do this theme the right way, like they did Lyman on Batman. What a fab game, Batman! Now we just need Munsters to be brought up to that standard.
PS what is George Gomez email address, since he should be CC’d in on all this too.

Quoted from Gritty:

These are some great suggestions. If Lyman was able to make a
game like BM66 better with code. Imagine what good code could do
for a great shooting game like munsters. You need to start a new
thread that is titled Munsters Code Suggestions for Dwight.

Quoted from DeathHimself:

I couldn't agree more and like this enough. Excellent idea, then
email Dwight the link to it.

Quoted from Pinwalk:

FWIW- I sent an email to all four guys about an hour ago. Already got a response from George! It was a nice email, bottom line of which said some games are designed on purpose to be less deep than others (appeals to larger audience), Munsters turning out to be a very popular game, and he felt it would be a popular game for many years. I must say, him taking the time to respond to my email after hours so quickly is impressive. And while Munsters may never be an ultra-deep game, they seem open to considering what they hear from their customers.

Quoted from jfh:

Most likely JJP, but would consider new games from any manufacturer.
My game room is full of favorites so I will really have to like a game/theme for a new one to come in since it will replace a game everyone loves. There are very few existing games or possible themes that would move the needle for me. Munsters was perfect, but Stern screwed it up. I’ve got high hopes for Elvira 3; would love to see it beside EATPM and SS. A JJP Toy Story done well will get a “buy it now” from the family.
I don’t need to buy any more Stern games NIB and I’m not going to just settle for a game with a theme with so-so code.

Quoted from anathematize:

unfortunately plenty of people seem to agree with the OP despite his/her disdain for the type of game or his/her inability to add to the discussion.
seems like letting people discuss things like this is the entire point of an independent fan forum, no?
its not like you need to even open the thread in the first place lol.

Quoted from PinMonk:

Unless the code author is on record as saying what he's already released is almost done, and he also has a record of buggy abandonware. That's the Munsters situation. It's almost graphable now. This is not a Batman'66/Lyman situation, though the starting point is almost equally bad.

Quoted from benheck:

Van Es and I came up with a pretty cool monster/item/room scheme for ACNC. Each of the 9 monsters is vulnerable to 3 unique items you can collect as you explore, but the rooms as laid out in such a way you'll only be able to collect at most 2 per traversal. This way you never get to have a monster battle with all 3 active and "run out of ways to play the game". The items also all make sense both in where they are found and what monsters they affect. Really thought it was important to make the location (a castle) integral to the rules. So it had very deep potential even before Bowen came on board!
I haven't played Munsters enough to complain about its code. I just think it's too old of a theme. It's funny to think about but if location players actually drove themes we'd be seeing stuff like Power Rangers, Pokémon, anything Nintendo... Probably a big reason why Deadpool does well and Tanio is from the video game industry thus he infused a lot of those mechanics which younger players enjoy.
If Stern is doing Jurassic World/Park I think that will do well. It's the Millenial's Star Wars.

Quoted from Rarehero:

Yup...and unfortunately they judge "old" games based on what they hear other new players saying...and I think most of these people haven't played the great 90's games, or haven't played well maintained versions.
It's a shame. They're really missing out on the best of the best....and this is coming from a "Whitestar/SAM Stern defender" lol. When I started in the hobby around 2006 or so, ALL COLLECTORS HATED STERN GAMES lol...I was the guy going "they're actually really fun" while everyone else was saying "They're cheap, their ugly, the toys suck, the playfield printing sucks, the cabinet resolution sucks, the plastics resolution sucks, the ramps are thinner, etc etc etc". Full on hate. Even collectors who buckled and bought "good" Sterns like LOTR would still bitch about them. Anyway, I wish I understood what the new "new only" buyers are seeing in the new games...other than they're...new? I feel like if they played a nice clean lineup of 90's B/W games, their minds would be blown at the creativity, mechs, and organic & fun (and often deep or deep enough) rules.

Quoted from Rarehero:

What do we have going on now? Overpriced, unfinished untested games with no cool playfield features & goofy rules? Why would I look back on that with appreciation?

Quoted from Rarehero:

These are the darkest days IMO, and I’ve been doing this for a while. Games cost too much while offering too little...plus, untested and unfinished. Tons of amazing pinball machines from better days exist, and good games are forever.

Quoted from Who-Dey:

Boy oh boy are you getting ready to be surprised soon!

Quoted from lasermel:

Well, it certainly doesn't look like Munsters is going to get a code update any time soon, so the arduous task of recording actual show call-outs from the DVDs and integrating them into the code with the Pinball Browser program is about to begin. I want to hear Eddie talk when Eddie stuff happens, I wanna hear Grandpa speak when the lower playfield activates, etc... I want the game to sound like I'm playing the Munsters by the voices too, not just by the background music (which I like a lot). I don't want to listen to the unnecessary and poorly implemented (IMO) voice impersonations any more when there's so much great content available. The Paul Lynde voice is used so much, it feels like I should be playing a Bewitched machine (if there was one) with Uncle Arthur as he was in WAY more episodes of that show. Sigh

Quoted from lasermel:

OMG, there are 5 Munsters LE's for sale right here on Pinside including one NIB. Lowest is $7500! Thinking about making it 6 for sale (sigh). Not the first financial bath I've taken on Stern games, and maybe not the last, but I suppose it's the cost of dice rolling on Dream Theme LE's sight unseen just to be able to get one due to the competitive hype that we all get caught up in. Finding it too time consuming to change the call-outs using pinball browser, so I'm giving up. Oh well, another one bites the dust. I really wish I was one of the guys that enjoys the game, but unfortunately I'm not. Too bad too, I really love the look, music, and theme but I don't play it and just don't have space for museum pieces.

Quoted from hoby1:

I thought Dwight said on Twitch Wednesday that Munsters was finished.

Quoted from hoby1:

Dwight never said GB was done.... he actually said on the live steam that Munsters is .

Quoted from lasermel:

Things are getting better every day now... Using the Pinball Browser program, I have spent many hours going thru the sound clips already included in the 1.0 code. There are TONS of them and many are applicable (no surprise) to various places in the game. I have replaced a lot of voice actor call-outs that I don't like or that seem out of place (namely the Paul Lynde ones) with the authentic character sound clips included. Now Grandpa says things when the mini playfield is active, and Herman says a lot of stuff along with Lily and Eddie. I'm finally starting to enjoy this game! Since there IS so much content that isn't currently being used anywhere, I'm hopeful my efforts will simply satisfy me until the job is done professionally at Stern (why else would they be in there?). It REALLY makes a difference hearing the original characters say things while you play, and it's making it so much more fun. Thanks to Oliver for creating the Pinball Browser!

Quoted from PinMonk:

It's literally the ONLY GAME we have ever put out where earnings fell off starting the FIRST WEEK and never recovered. It's not like we intended to get rid of it. We had planned to put out a Prem once they were shipping, but the Pro did SO BAD SO FAST that those plans were cancelled. The only time it's ever happened on this route.
Glad your Munsters LE is doing well, but it's an exception, not the rule for Munsters from every other OP I've talked to, and my firsthand route experience with it.