Quoted from ZMeny:You had me at Epcot, but not sure many others would agree
Literally dozens might!
Quoted from ZMeny:You had me at Epcot, but not sure many others would agree
Literally dozens might!
Quoted from BorgDog:entertaining as usual, but while you pushed it with toy story and mario, there is straight up a machine named Back to the Future. you copped out on those 3 imo
. . . as well as Rocky and Superman.
I'll throw my hat in the ring..
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Big Trouble in Little China
OG animated Transformers
Dune
Quoted from ZombiePartie:o-din was likely thinking more Leave it to Beaver, The Brady Bunch, and Mister Ed
Don't forget the Hillbillies and Gomer Pyle.
Or the holy grail of all themes Lawrence Welk ! But dammit it better have accordions in it , none of that baloney where the shark doesnt eat the ball or lack of guns, that sort of stuff that enrages pinside - WELK HAS TO HAVE ACCORDIANS !!!
Bubble Machine Topper too. A really good interactive one.
Quoted from Hammerhead:. . . as well as Rocky and Superman.
To me, a game like Superman is just a piece of art for advertising purposes, whereas pinball in the 21st century is now an interactive game with a goal of immersion into that particular intellectual property.
The goals of pinball machines have evolved and what a pinball machine was made to do in the 1970s is far different, in my opinion, than what it's made to do now in the 2020s.
Quoted from NoQuarters:Don' forget the holy grail of all themes: Lawrence Welk! But it better have accordions in it - WELK HAS TO HAVE ACCORDIANS !
Accordions are back, baby! Geico knows it and combined cars with accordions.
AP may even re-name Barry O's BBQ Challenge to Barry O's Accordion Challenge.
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Quoted from littlecammi:Accordions are back, baby! Geico knows it and combined cars with accordions.
AP may even re-name Barry O's BBQ Challenge to Barry O's Accordion Challenge.
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If AP would retheme the barbecue game to a Lawrence Welk pin I could be interested. David Fix thought they could sell the barbecue games to Barbecue joints - Think how many Welk pins could be sold to Nursing Homes !
Also would like to see Gremlins, Mad Max, Fallout and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.
Some of these themes could sell in the dozens!
Do you really want swiftie and harry potter fans in pinball.
Swiftie and Harry potter fans will tear and shred the game rightout the gate.
I would love to know what games are keepers for Zach and Greg. I am guessing not many if any except for Greg's trifecta of Jurassic Park.
Being in the business I can see not having any keepers at all.
Adding a few others:
Mission Impossible
Bourne Identity
Die Hard
Fast and Furious
Escape from NY
Vacation
That list was mainly already rumored themes and 80's kid movies.
Themes I'd like to see are
Game of Thrones
Firefly
Tool
Monty Python Holy Grail
Southpark
Team America
Quoted from Reznnate:That list was mainly already rumored themes and 80's kid movies.
Themes I'd like to see are
Game of Thrones
Firefly
Tool
Monty Python Holy Grail
Southpark
Team America
Themes ‘I’ would like to see, and a top 10 based on broad appeal are different lists…
Quoted from Goronic:Themes ‘I’ would like to see, and a top 10 based on broad appeal are different lists…
Nah. That was not a 'broad appeal' list. It was Zach and Greg's list -- mainly composed of upcoming games and 80's kid stuff. My list is better.
How did Mario and Back to the Future get added since there’s already machines? Great list guys, but you literally reference the Gottlieb SuperMario machine (how it kills on location). I know I’m being picky since it was such a fun episode and I would still love to see a new BTFF and Mario made. Why were at it, can we please get a Star Wars machine that’s up to the franchise!
Quoted from Yesh23:How did Mario and Back to the Future get added since there’s already machines? Great list guys, but you literally reference the Gottlieb SuperMario machine (how it kills on location). I know I’m being picky since it was such a fun episode and I would still love to see a new BTFF and Mario made. Why were at it, can we please get a Star Wars machine that’s up to the franchise!
A Halloween machine would be nice!
Quoted from ZMeny:Cmon o-din, throw us a couple themes you and your buddies would love.
Death Race 2000
Dead Kennedys
Stoned out of our Gords
Quoted from ZMeny:NEW SDTM! - Top 10 Greatest Pinball Machine Themes Yet To Be Made
Agree? Disagree? COMMENT On Your TOP 3 Themes
Remember to get on the Official Interested Lists of these rumored pinball titles by emailing [email protected]
The list should have whittled out the games that are rumored to be out in the next year or so. That would cut the list in half and leave room for more pins that aren't being worked on already (that we're likely getting anywhoo).
Show List:
1. Harry Potter
2. Back to the Future
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
6. Matrix
7. Top Gun
8. Pokemon
9. Beetlejuice
10. Taylor Swift
After removing imminent releases becomes:
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
7. Top Gun
10. Taylor Swift
Leaving room for a hybrid list of pure imagination:
1. Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror Anthology (34 seasons!)
2. The Warriors
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
6. Beavis and Butthead
7 Top Gun
8. Big Trouble in Little China
9. Pee Wee Herman
10. Taylor Swift
Honorable mentions: Fifth Element, Team America:World Police, Scorpions (music), Resident Evil, Home Alone, Die Hard, Prince, and an updated South Park.
Also left off as already heavily rumored coming in 2025: Tony Hawk/Bones Brigade, Dungeons and Dragons, King Kong, Muppets
But seriously, give me The Warriors. The gang and turf aspect make it perfect for a pin, and soundtrack should be just right for pinball and ready to be expanded. Imagine if stale JJP Godfather had been Warriors, and a widebody...
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Quoted from blueberryjohnson:Some of these have the potential to literally sell dozens of machines!
Hahaha
Quoted from PinMonk:The list should have whittled out the games that are rumored to be out in the next year or so. That would cut the list in half and leave room for more pins that aren't being worked on already (that we're likely getting anywhoo).
Show List:
1. Harry Potter
2. Back to the Future
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
6. Matrix
7. Top Gun
8. Pokemon
9. Beetlejuice
10. Taylor Swift
After removing imminent releases becomes:
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
7. Top Gun
10. Taylor Swift
Leaving room for a hybrid list of pure imagination:
1. Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror Anthology (34 seasons!)
2. The Warriors
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
6. Beavis and Butthead
7 Top Gun
8. Big Trouble in Little China
9. Pee Wee Herman
10. Taylor Swift
Honorable mentions: Fifth Element, Team America:World Police, Scorpions (music), Resident Evil, Home Alone, Die Hard, Prince, and an updated South Park.
Also left off as already heavily rumored coming in 2025: Tony Hawk/Bones Brigade, Dungeons and Dragons, King Kong, Muppets
But seriously, give me The Warriors. The gang and turf aspect make it perfect for a pin, and soundtrack should be just right for pinball and ready to be expanded. Imagine if stale JJP Godfather had been Warriors, and a widebody...
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Beavis would be amazing.
I love the idea of comedy pins.
Give me Dumb & Dumber or Christmas Vacation. They would make incredible pins.
Quoted from PinMonk:After removing imminent releases becomes:
3. Super Mario
4. Toy Story
5. Goonies
7. Top Gun
10. Taylor Swift
It's kind of sad that all the actual good and relevant pinball themes are in this list (minus Goonies and Toy Story).
Quoted from Fytr:It's kind of sad that all the actual good and relevant pinball themes are in this list (minus Goonies and Toy Story).
There's almost an endless amount of themes, it's just a matter of finding the team to do them well. Reskinning Bond to Get Smart seems like a no-brainer, too. The work is mostly done, and I bet the license would be a lot less restrictive.
Quoted from PinMonk:There's almost an endless amount of themes, it's just a matter of finding the team to do them well. Reskinning Bond to Get Smart seems like a no-brainer, too. The work is mostly done, and I bet the license would be a lot less restrictive.
And the sales?
Quoted from blueberryjohnson:And the sales?
Hard costs are mostly paid for already with the 007 version. The Get Smart would be essentially gravy. Re-assigning video assets to code and renaming them. The Dr. No game has proven itself to finally be great, now make a funny version those that don't want a serious (occasionally tongue in cheek) spy pin. Get Smart was a sendup of Bond anyway. Mel Brooks, Buck Henry, Bond - do it, Stern.
* Metal Gear Solid (fast action like Black Knight Sword of Rage, large Metal Gear unit bash toy sliding or popping-up across the table, plus boss fights galore on the LCD with some bosses as figurines present on the table, and add in some memorable in-game video assets)
* Resident Evil (explore a semi-randomised mansion and underground laboratory on the LCD, collect weapons/items via the ramps/shots, have a physical storage box that can open/close with an LCD screen inside, two actions buttons for selecting weapons/items (quick tap to select, hold to use), and survive all randomised incoming attacks from franchise enemies, Mr. X and Nemesis can hunt you down as well in a special escape mode and are figurines on the table)
* Silent Hill (reskin Stranger Things, add some extra shots/ramps, add something playable beneath the playfield, add UV lighting, and have four physical boss figures in a rotating cube mech)
Quoted from cdnpinbacon:hilarious house of frightenstein
Great show, but would only resonate with people in Ontario, maybe other parts of Canada.
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