This game is gonna eat bucks for fun on location

owww but it is, It eats pinballs and spits em out!

Can’t wait to see this in person!!

Yeah I know they aren't REAL dinosaurs but, with that being said imagine if you saw the animitronics behind the scenes of Stan Winston Studios creation while watching the movie It would have ruined the imagination of Spielberg bringing dinosaurs to life. When I first saw Jurassic Park I was like whoa! this is incredible , just when Sam Neill / Grant says "How'd you do this!?"..... "Come I'll show you" - Hammond..... that's the feeling almost everyone got from watching that scene with the Brachiosaurus / entire movie for the first time. All I'm saying is that on a MAJOR focal point / main toy of the game Stern Pinball should have done a better job with hiding / masking the behind the scenes to make it more believable / magical. But again I'm SURE someone will come up with a simple mod to hide it.

Stan_Winston_Studios (resized).jpg

I like some pauses here and there. Gives me a second to catch my breath and think about my next shot(s) and strategy.

Are you talking about this thread or the game !?

I'm usually a pro guy but the premium for this definitely seems to be the way to go! This game looks really promising, I can't wait to try it out.

I just don't think it's realistic to expect that feeling of awe and wonder from a pinball machine mech/toy. Sticking a plastic bush in front of his neck isn't really gonna do that on this in my opinion.

I asked my 5 year old about a week ago if he thought a Jurassic Park pinball would be a cool game to have (he has never seen or heard of the Data East version). He said, "dad, that would be so super duper awesome, it would be my most favorite ever." Unprompted he went on to say, "it should have a T-Rex that eats the balls and spits them back out though,
otherwise it wont be as much fun." He also thought the T-Rex should poop the balls out too so there is that...

Guess I'm buying a premium.

Extra opinion - Elwin is a genius. Two games in a row he's brought truly novel and unique playfields and toys and integrated them into the theme exceptionally well. The Jeep toy/mech for being simple is sheer brilliance. Knowing his love for pinball, skill level, pride in deep and well thought out code, I cant see this being anything but an all time great. Can't wait to see game play and flip one first hand.

Black zip-tie. You're welcome.

It's not just the zip tie its the entire metal mechanical back portion is exposed is what I'm trying to address on the main toy of the game.

We don't live in a screen shot world. When that thing is flopping around is it really going to distract you? Probably not. Focus on the tip and the shaft, not the base, you'll be fine.

LE's are gonna sell all 500 easy and fast I'm sure.

Anyone care to guess what the topper might be? Personally I’d love a mechanical set of Jurassic Park entrance gates with torch leds etc, plenty of dinos on the playfield.

Was just thinking, I'd love to see a modder use the existing Rex as a skeleton, create a molded latex sleeve to go over top of it. High quality paint work, molded scales and detail. LED eyes might be asking too much.

The latex could also extend and flatten out, cover the hole in the back.

I remember latex hand puppets as a kid, of monsters. It was amazing the texture and aesthetic even cheaply done latex could manage.

BOGLINS!!! Damn, these things were neat! I loved mine.

It would give it an earthier feeling, less matte. Maybe sell for $100 or so.

Disassemble, paint flat black, reassemble. You'll never see it again. Unless you obsess over this kind of thing, in which case it'll keep you up at night, consumed by thoughts of a vantablack shroud covering the opening. I'm just gonna play & enjoy the game.

All the stuff that will break on location. Makes sense to leave them out of the Pro.

Can I buy just the Trex?

No problemo

trex-decking-colors-870x489 (resized).jpg

Why should they spend valuable BoM dollars on that nonsense when the mod community will cover it for those who care?

I'd rather have more ball interactive stuff than cosmetic stuff.

I agree. These games are not $500, $700, or $900 but rather $5,000+, $7,000+, and $9,000. Sometimes I wonder what the hell are we paying for when looking at new pins lol.

Man love is real!!!

For $2k more ? That's a lot of extra $$$$ for a few extra features...

I was going for an LE when I saw the first leaked pics.... but I don’t know now fellas, that green it is supposed to be a "Dinosaur Green", green because of the jungle or why Stern came up with that color? nice playfield too, except for that car that doesn’t look closer to the original one and the mechanics behind the neck of the dinosaur are the only things that ... I don’t know.

The PRO it is a winner for me, It looks 100% nice with that art to be honest IMO.

That's EVERY SINGLE LE/PRemium game Stern has made.

Those meager few extra features are always enough for the LE buyers.

Everybody around here is a BOM expert except for actually considering why a BOM exists.

Congrats to Keith Elwin and his team for what looks to be a rather refreshing and innovating game!

Interestingly, IGN - who I recall often just publishing Stern's standard press release - is surprisingly critical on this game and raising some valid questions.

The trailer doesn't show any footage from the movie, which made me wonder: if RawThrills would be doing a Jurassic Park-themed Arcade shooter game without any scenes from the movie, just shooting dinosaurs, are people complaining about the lack of movie footage? Or is that typical for the pinball community?

Yeah, if the pin contained film actor audio and video it would be all over the press release. The game is based off a movie from 1993 so I don't understand why there's isn't actor audio / video assets. I could understand not getting those assets for Jurassic World but not for a movie that is 25+ years old? Come on Stern. Hopefully there's at least callouts by an actor from the original film.

I'd rather NOT have movie clips. Although some amusing quotes might be nice.

Hi, I'm the author of this piece, and every other pinball news story in recent times on IGN. We never publish just a press release for Stern stuff. We always write an original news story with a hot take or two Usually we get an interview to pair it with, which is nice (check out the Black Knight announcement I did).

Speaking of interviews, I just updated this piece with some news about call-outs and use of movie clips:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/26/first-images-video-of-jurassic-park-pinball-from-stern-2019

I want ALL the nonsense I can get, when I pay thousands for a gratuitous purchase. So. Much. Nonsense!

And what he suggested is more practical than high cost, I'd figure.

I certainly expect BOM + overhead of employees, designer salaries, etc. Clearly BOM isn't say 3K, and then it's all Scrooge McDuck like money grabbing in Uncle Gary's vault. I do understand and respect that.

But I am an expert for my own wallet. What I value for price, craftsmanship, design, etc. And we all have validity in both criticizing and praising these games we love, or hope to love.

It's not all gray.

Though....my wallet needs to grow some mold on it, at some point. I buy too much shit!

I'm probably in the minority, but Jurassic Park to me is more about the original novel than the adapated movie. The movie was fantastic by all means, but i dont need rehashed movie clips and the same old audio quips to keep me excited. I just want a freakin dinosaur themed pinball machine with good shots, good rules, good art, and good sound. The original Data East was close but missed wide on a couple of those.

It's a niche hobby, so we pay market-driven prices to support a scalable business with margins and bills of material that ensure longterm sustainability. Not a satisfying answer, but there it is.

It's nice to think about getting lots of extra stuff because a manufacturer isn't mindful of margins, but we've seen how that plays out!

Did they hire the actor to do ALL of the actual callouts? Or did they just snip stuff from the movie and then fill in pinball related callouts like "Jackpot" with a sound-alike?

So you'd rather pay $10,000 so the dinosaur can have a turtleneck? I dunno, your priorities are a bit whack.

"Sounds [and] speech from Nedry's character are in the game (Wayne Knight)."

TREMENDOUS.

Cold shot man, I mean you took the joke in a whole different direction

You hit upon the solution in your first post. A rubber accordion boot between the T-rex and the back wall. Not unlike how Disney hides the ugliness between cars on their monorail trains.

Monorail (resized).jpg

Dinosaurs don't have accordion necks!!!!

Works for a monorail. Won't work for a real live dinosaur.

Thanks for chiming in. I must have been thinking about a different website. My apologies for that misassumption.

I was just saying this to my wife last night...

So what's the anticipated release date for prem as I think they're the last to be released

I wonder if the video of the T-Rex was sped up? If it really operates at that speed that is fantastic and won't result in long delays like the original JP game did. But my money is on it being a lot slower in real life...

I was told LE estimated ship date is late September. I'm guessing for the Premiums sometime in October?

What's the standard delay? Around 2 months?

Whatever always happens will probably happen. WHich is great cause we'll be seeing pros in the street in 2 weeks or so.

Amazing isn't it?

Raw Thrills does have a sit down 2 player shooter just like Walking Dead, Transformers etc. the art for the pin looks similar to the game

In 2 weeks I won't care anymore. I need this yesterday.

Guess people got to complain about something. It just seems silly to complain about some exposed mech parts on a pinball machine or that something looks toy like. Yeah, that's pinball.