Looks worse than the original pics

Since Newman is on the pf itself I wouldn't be surprised if he provides voice clips.

That's why I said it was a crazy theory

I didn't read the entire 18 page thread, but when is this supposed to be announced?

Now you are being way to rational for Pinside

Nah, Goldblum is too old now.

Not sure what is worse, the actual complaining about a game with blurry photos or Aurich complaining about people complaining.

Does the pro have knock down targets in front of the raptor cage or is that just the premium/LE?

Doesn't look like it from what I can see. I love that feature though, but probably not enough to spend the coin on the premium.

“the circle of liiiiiiife”

Nice work, many thanks for your time and effort!

Game looks pretty cool, especially the pro. Hell, if Stern is remaking JP then there's hope a Back to the Future Trilogy pin will be made!

The instruction card mentions "control room" modes. In the movie during scenes in the control room we see the map of the island on a computer screen, this is the same map in the center of the playfield with all of the inserts. There appears to be 16-17 inserts on the island map. Are all of these control room modes? I would say a good number of them are. There's a few Jurassic Park T-Rex symbols on the map as well, these may match up to the "T-Rex Events" stated on the instruction card.

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You think there a lot of complaints? I think it's mostly positive....

Sure art movie clips so not perfect but for Stern looks like a homerun

It's right there! Three pops.....and three pops! REHASH

Maybe I'm just a little biased, but seems this topic is getting quite a bit of attention. Could this be a modern #1 seller for Stern. Curious what Stern has been selling the most of in the last 10 years. Star Trek?

What? That is manure plain and simple and stinky manure.

I think Ghostbusters was their last real home run when it comes to sales figures. Metallica before that. Note, I am not at all saying they haven't made other good games...I am just speaking of sales and production longevity.

Thats interesting, cause all the threads before release was about what theme it will be?
Now when the cat is out of the bag and the theme is so severe crippled, that it more reminds of a picturebook about dinos for 10 year olds, suddenly theme is not important but artistic freedom, ramps, gameplay etc is everything (none of it was mentioned before in pre-threads)

In short it´s interesting to se all the Stern-fans out in force, all assuring it will be great (i really hope it will, but certainly not because of the assets)
How about no theme at all, for the ultimate artistic freedom?

In the pre-threads i hoped and expressed my view on how great it would be with a lcd update to LOTR with the same handling as jjp´s hobbit.
Maybe a futile hope?

It´s saddening to see how difficult it seem to be to secure movie assets/theme for pinball, cause in some way it kind of mirror movie companies view on pinball?

As the instructions says for Paddocks; the Truck direction determines the path you take on the map. That sounds really neat to me. After fully reading the instruction card and looking at the playfield. This game seems very promising.

"Seperate at Birth" Not even close.

oh cmon. Nothing? No similarities? I actually wasn't seeing it until that compare and ok - I now can see what folks are talking about.

I'm happy about it b/c October shoots very well and is just absolutely tanked with a terrible art/music/audio package (theme doesn't help either). Jurrasic Park Octoberfest? Yes please!

I dunno, I see flippers at the bottom of the playfield and wireforms that drop the ball at the outlanes. Same.

Thursday cannot come soon enough, really hanging out to see hi res pics and more info.

Hmm looking at the explorer vehicle, it looks kind of like Junk yard with the hanging ball crane.
I'm guessing you hit the ball to turn the vehicle left or right?
Interesting indeed.

Aurich, any chance you would design an alternative backglass for this if there is enough demand? I really like the game, features and cabinet (from what I can see so far), but the backglass is pretty average

Is there any truth to the pro version not having the dino head eat the ball...or is that info out yet?

I see lots of negative on this thread, but I am excited about it because Elwin is showing he wants to do something different for the mechs and layout. Choosing JP (over JW) was very smart, and I think they can recreate the iconic scenes in a cool animation style. Deadpool and Black Knight has shown they have invested in some talent that can make that happen.

So if you say a game has 5 major areas to shine:
1. Theme
2. Layout
3. Rules / Code
4. Sound
5. Art

This game has an excellent chance of getting 4 out of 5 correct. Maybe even 5 once the high res photos of the art package comes out. Appears to have the makings of a home run, but need to play it (of course) before declaring that. I hope to see this in Pinburgh. A couple of years ago, Pinburgh had an early Star Wars, so I am optimistic it will be there.

The PPT slide for the pro describes the T-Rex as "static" so I seriously doubt the pro will eat the ball.

Elwin did mention awhile back that his 2nd game would have a “never seen before ramp feature”.

Is this the Dino eating the ball or something we haven’t noticed yet?

I think Batman66 can with a"nice" card.

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I honestly don’t believe this is the actual LE art, look for something better to be released this is probably a placeholder. Can’t believe the rear hinge is obscuring the main character of the game. I think the premium looks better.

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The aftermarket pinblades are going to be essential purchase on this game in order to get that "world under glass" for pro and premium considering how packed this is with toys and mech. The pinblades are the only real drawcard for me on the LE

Yeah, I'm really not understanding the Octoberfest comparisons. Some green ink in the middle of the playfield and a wireform that makes a full circle doesn't make them the same game. Literally zero shots are the same on the games.

Exactly. Sure, the green is in a similar location, but that is it. The "corkscrew" is not even the same.

I understand this is a jungle environment and things blend in get obscured by foliage whatnot. To me that’s one reason why the premium stands out by taking the dinosaurs indoors it’s easier to see them.

Psyched for this game! Looking forward to another day dissecting fuzzy lowres images.

Tinfoil Hat Time:

Jurassic Park was originally Godzilla

I am going to say that this pin started out as a Godzilla pin. The TREX eating the ball was originally going to be Godzilla, the tower on the left a building, and the jeep, truck, and helicopter would be a fitting bash toy for a Godzilla game. We had heard the rumors of a Godzilla title for a while before this came out, and Stern only went this way went the license was secured.

Sorry, I missed posting this one.

Plenty of games share similarities. So what? If it's a good layout, flows well, and fun to play then who cares? I rather see a straight up copy of a good layout than a unique layout with bad geometry and clunk gameplay. JP has all the right ingredients to me. Three flippers, promising new designer, cool toys, and packed playfield. People were honestly expecting a trex on a spring and stripped down pf. Don't get the need to look for things to complain about but I get it - pinside.

It does make you ask the question, would they release a Godzilla pin at the same time they are producing Jurassic Park? And by "same time" I'm talking about the 3 year window most games are in production for (on/off).

I don't see both existing at the same time.

This looks like a home run to me.

Better license than IMDN but with that Elwin magic. Art looks fine even in these crappy low res spy shots, probably pops in person. And you can’t talk shit about the soundtrack.

I bet this game makes bank on location.

Well... Godzilla or not i think it looks awesome.
Best game i seen in years.
Homerun for Stern.

My distro said they will have some at Pinburg

Great news!

It is mainly the big green area in the lower middle of the playfields, the generous use of wireforms, and the filled back of the playfields. The playfield elements between the two are mostly in different arrangements.