Hahahahaha.

They are targeting people 35-55 years old for home purchases and slightly younger for barcade crowd... it's not remotely an odd choice. Thinking this has something to do with China is odd.

Guess I'll be getting my first NIB. Looks awesome. Wish they had the actors on it though with movie clips.

Hey guys, it looks like Oktoberfest!

How would Jurassic Park be relevant to someone 25 ? It came out when they were 1 year old. Not likely they remember going to see it. If they were seeking to maximize the 20-30 age bracket they probably saw Jurassic World in theaters. It’s definitely a theme everyone knows like star wars, so it should do well on location.

Edit: obviously it was popular for years and available on vhs and dvd etc. I just meant that someone 25 saw it later after the fact and that Jurassic World maybe have been more relevant for that age group. I personally thought either way works- This new pin looks nice- no big complaints from me.

VHS. I have a cousin who literally wore out two VHS tapes because he watched it every day.

This is a COMPLETE rehash of DE JP. Yeah there may be some better call outs, video, etc. but we have seen this before. I am sure it will be fun and have some nice shots but we have seen the T-Rex eat the ball trick. If this mechanism does not move left to right and taunt you and eat the ball then this is no where near as cool. The art of some of the characters looks as bad as the DE JP. I love the DE JP...again I don’t see any cool innovation or new unique feature we have not seen. Adding video does not add much to gameplay.

If the T-Rex is half that of the original then this is game will become stale quickly.

No hate for this game but first impression is it looks fun but may miss the mark on the wow factor of a major feature of the theme.

Can’t wait to play it as I am sure it will be fun and the only way to know if it’s a must own or a pass for me.

Think of it like this...most can agree the exploding castle in MM is cool and still doesn’t get old....but no need to make it again....unless you make it BETTER...

What's the coil count or did we finally move past that fad?

Wayne Knight.

It’s plastic counts now.

Personally I’m not buying until I see the video clip counts.

Nobody hipped me to that, Dude.
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Stop trying to make sense take that crap elsewhere! Lol

Started with SW Home since they ran out of coils to count.

You mean, the people who were still in the womb when it was released?

I'm 40 and we read it in 7th grade science class. I loved it.

Back in my day, I was slotted into the last year of Gen X...but I'll be damned if I am now somehow a Millennial because I was of the right age to take myself to Jurassic Park when it came out in theaters.

jesus that's insane.....and awesome.

Possible Earth-shattering news since you appear to not know: Some people see popular movies *after* they come out. Sometimes many years after! Sometimes their parents show them the movie or it shows up on TV or a streaming service!

I'm aware this is possible. I just felt the claim that Jurassic Park is the single largest franchise for the Millennial age group was a bit of hyperbole.

Says the person who just ranted about how shit it is, despite never actually seeing the game, let alone seeing it be played, let alone playing. Or hearing it. Or anything.

Good lord, this forum is just full of old sour fucks now. At least wait until the game is revealed to crap on it. But no, everyone already has all kinds of nonsense to be unhappy about over some low rez photos. Didn't get enough hate on Star Wars Home clearly.

If this is actually Keith Elwin's game then I'm sure as hell not betting against it being smart and fun before I play it. And I think anyone who takes the other side of that bet is a sucker. Guess we'll see, but in the meantime maybe eat your prunes or something, and stop taking your cramps out on the poor game before it even has a chance to shine.

Although not exactly relevant, here is a ridiculous video of some woman hulk smashing a laptop over her bf's head after getting sent off the plan. F'n hilarious.

Scroll to 1min mark.

and yes Jurrasic Park is awesome. Thank you Stern.

This is clearly not based on the movies but a new adventure set in the same universe. Video games create new stories and characters set within familiar world's, so it's not always necessary to carbon copy a film for a pinball experience. My first idea for Alien when Andrew asked me was a new story with new characters which I thought would've been interesting and different: Weyland Yutani hire Space mercenaries to capture and return a live xenomorh offering a tastey $200m reward. 5 ships go out hunting and the game follows one ship and it's crew, The Odysseus. What Stern come up with for JP2...who knows.

thats not a good omen.
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Sure...just minor non important shit like layout & rules...Fuck is the matter with you?

Its not uncommon. This happened to me when my wife discovered the real cost of the last pin I bought....

Somehow every other genre of entertainment manages this. Even movie reboots and sequels and prequels and reimaginings and all the other crap we get tacked on to franchises these days get to do things their own way. But with pinball there's some stubborn set of people who have shrunken imagination lobes or something, all they can possibly picture is a game that plays back movie clips while spitting back sound bites.

"Haha! Did you hear that? I hit the target and it said 'life, uh, finds a way', I'm never gonna get tired of hearing my favorite line. This game is the best!"

Someone is going to say "Alien did that, played back clips, people like it, so shut up", and they'd be right. It's definitely one approach, and when it's done well it works. No question. But even for Alien we combined two movies into the package, and did our best to not be a slave to the literal narratives.

The Alien universe is cool, the worlds of the film are cool, wanting to play inside them makes sense. The Jurassic Park island is cool, it makes sense to want to play inside it also. But you don't have to turn the game into an expensive lunch box that plays quotes.

I'm not in love with the art package. I'm not a crazy fan of the JP films. Never even saw the new ones. And yet, the simple fact that they appear to not be doing the movie-clip-athon tired model makes me way more interested in this game. If it's actually an original 'story' set on the island and you're playing through being a park employee trying to round up dinos on the loose while the command center is radioing you updates or something? That would be 10x more interesting than hearing Jeff Goldblum mumble his lines. I can watch the movie any time for that. I've already played the original Data East a ton. Let things breathe.

I actually legit hope the actors from the film aren't in this at all, and it's totally new. As long as the new voice acting is good, and not crap.

And if after seeing it in motion, you're not sure you like it? The screen animations are lame? Or whatever else? Hey, criticize away. I've been known to nitpick a game or two in my time. But at least I always wait until I can see it and make some kind of educated opinion before opening my yap.

I feel like Keith Elwin has earned a chance to show his game before it's judged, that's my short summary of my rant.

Wow...let the hate flow....loose yourself to the dark side....please allow me to retort....you are always generally supportive of differing opinions and I never said the game is SHIT as you suggest. All I said was if the T-Rex is not as good as the DE JP then it may get stale. Looks like it has good shots and probably fun. But no NEW INNOVATION. There is nothing new we have not seen. You are starting to sound like a Fucking Stern fanboy....yes that’s the first time I have really thrown out the F word on here...I am a fan of pinball and not any manufacturer. I can pick out good and bad on any manufacturer....excuse me for having my own opinion....I thought that’s what we were here to do....I didn’t attack you or anyone else. You should read your post and look in the mirror. It’s fine if you think this game is bad ass...till we get to play it who knows. Whether you meant it or not your post comes across as very short sighted. It’s personal attacks from people like you that make this place toxic. And yes I can take a joke so I hope you can too. Maybe you are the one that needs to eat some prunes and take a shit so you can play your Jurassic Flop.

Just shocked to see a post like that from someone who has done so much good and supported this hobby.

Relax.....it’s only pinball. Geez.

Very

37 and JP is my favorite movie. I haven't been a fan of any of the sequels, but the original is still near perfection.

I’ll never understand the love of JP. Mediocre at best and I was a kid when I saw it with my grandfather.

I feel the same way.

I love when folks say man wouldn't it be nice for a brand new take on the JP universe by not being a slave to the movie and being more creative...... And then they'll say well I'm not crazy about the JP movie....

Well no shit

I'm glad that someone denied the idea of recreating alien as it would have been a terrible decision. So glad the game stuck to the movies and absolutely nailed it.

People who love these franchises.... Truly love them are not dying for a Pinball company to apply their own artistic take on it. Again look at Willy Wonka. Jesus what a travesty. Just make a fun pinball game that sticks to the playbook. There is enough to screw up trying to make a good pin... Now folks want these companies to be a Hollywood doctor as well.

Just not seeing how anyone could say this is a rehash?

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Just a heads up I just asked my wife to look at that pic and tell me what game is from 1993 and what is from 2019 as she never plays ever and she thought the DE pf was the new one. Whomp whomp.

This game will certainly earn on location!
I've been asking customers (Millennials) for a while if they'd dig a Jurassic Park pinball at the local arcade bar and they all enthusiastically said yes. Most don't know of one of the previous ones. This game will be enjoyed by people who dig the movies and or just Dinosaur stuff.

I don't get it either!

Probably because the photo quality looks like it was taken with a disposable camera

Asked my wife the same thing and she came to the same conclusion...

I asked my neighbor and they said "they still make those things?"

Wow!! Another incredible layout by Elwin!! This game is packed, I cannot tell the difference between the pro and premium????? In Elwin we trust!

Red vs Black flipper rubber

The DE JP was just TAF... what’s your point?

Edit: I’m sorry, I read your post saying it was a rehash.
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Right? I am sure if you put them together in person im pretty sure they don't reach that conclusion.

Game looks awesome, can't wait to play one!

If we look at the actual box-office numbers, there are 3 JURASSIC movies in the top 33 highest-grossing movies of all-time (worldwide, but also domestic). JURASSIC WORLD is actually in 6th place overall, the crappy sequel is 13th overall and even the original JURASSIC PARK is still in 33rd place: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/.

So there's definitely a LOT of people who watched and enjoyed these films, in whatever generation. Will they want the game? That's another story but in terms of a theme/franchise, this is still quite a popular one --- and another JURASSIC movie in the works. PS: Looking at those box-office figures, you wonder how much longer before someone make that HARRY POTTER pin already!

That would be kind of cool tho.

JPKME

chant it in rythym and rhyme as in "hell no, we wont go".

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The DE JP was a WW copy if anything.

When I compare the 2, I dont think you can wrong either way. I wasnt interested when hearing the rumors about JP, but this thing has me intrigued. I was about to pull the trigger on a black knight pro....but think i will wait to see the stream on this.

I didn't see this the first few times since the pic was small.

Left Sling ball lock & Trex ball lock???
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From that angle, it looks like to me that Trex can only cough them out....i dont see how it could pick them up from the wire ramp

DTS audio dude....that shit was insane at the time. Like going from SD to HD TV