Well whatever it is, if it ends up under "All Games", at least Stern acknowledges I can't afford it for my home.

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Has the original theme song, or has a new and original theme song?

Dammit, Dreamworks is involved with that project???

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Digging on how it looks like the right ramp corkscrews to the orbit and then ends, perhaps setting up the upper flipper shot.

Didn't conveniently leave anything out since it's a well known internet meme. Google Pixar vs. Dreamworks and select Images. Also, Shrek is annoying (the donkey is in the meme BTW), and I want to claw at my ears after watch HTTYD and hearing that kid speak out of the side of his mouth for 90 minutes.

Moving T-rex, something with the Jeep? (listed as "simple" on the Pro features), motorized bank in front of Raptor, lots of flat plastics vs. 3D items, spinning helicopter blades.

That would be Wayne Knight!

The DE JP was a WW copy if anything.

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.

I'll make them for WONKA SE. Will incorporate proprietary technology so they also complete the side art when the head is lowered!

Or perhaps with the first one not moving and being a pivot you actually have to hit the 2nd one on a side graze to turn the whole mech the other way.

At least roar, or do something! It's the signature toy... in a $6K game!

Fingers crossed here as well, but the feature matrix omitting any and all hint to it doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies.

Unfortunately so did the Death Star on SW Pro.

I mean they could've shown a zoomed map near a paddock that showed a group of people needing rescuing, but I think the "augmented reality" of characters on PF's will also resonate with those coming into the hobby from PinballFX/Zen/whatever as that's incredibly common in those games.

I think we need a gif of T-Rex chasing behind Keith while he's escaping the T-Rex in the game...
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From what I heard the delta between a normal gap and a Trudeau gap is 1/8". This means that from the center-line, each flipper gets moved outward by 1/16". However on GB, each flipper was moved 1/8" from the center-line, meaning the gap is 1/4" wider than a normal flipper gap and 1/8" wider than a normal Trudeau gap.

When you walk up to a GB, it's apparent to the eye that the flipper gap is wider than normal, even if only 1/8" greater than what he's known for. Even more apparent if something like a Mustang is close by.

That's exactly what carrot flippers do.

FWIW, it's also not in any of the Pro/Prem/LE stock photos. Must be a Stern Shop add-on, hopefully for all models... and hopefully not $100.

I just so happened to stumble on one today at a beach that has 3 arcades and one of the ones I didn’t expect new titles had both JP2 Pro and Munsters Prem.

I think the above review is spot freggin on. I’d add on top of it, that this is a pinball player’s game. Games are a lot quicker than IMDN (just to compare KME titles) because you can keep the ball “up north” a lot easier than on JP2. Kids may be drawn to JP2 more, but I bet dollars to donuts my son would both destroy and then prefer IMDN over JP2 if both were whitewoods.

My 10yr old I can see getting frustrated with JP2 when he eventually plays it. He likes SM, ST, AS, and MMr. They are easy to shoot and have easy to achieve objectives.

... But not every game needs to be for newbies, and that’s why I loved this game. Similar to DP, games with some tight shots need to be tweaked I’m sure. On location, this particular game missed sending the ball to the right wireform/inlane 80% of the time (robbing you of the super duper skillshot chance), the left ramp hit on the fly would hit under the t-Rex before the overhang plastic, and the right orbit dribbled out a lot. However, similar to DP, I’m positive when playing a dialed in one, this is a true players game that kicks ass and takes names.

That glare though...

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Should be the dilophosaurus with him hissing and the whole peacock neck thing happening.
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Ruh row raggy

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Good question. I think I’m going back Friday to play some more. I’ll check that out too.

Good eye. Am able to confirm that from a different picture I took.

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Yup. I even went back and watch the official Pro/Prem trailer video and there are no posts on either. This is a band-aid fix on a recently discovered problem.

It’s rock f’ing solid no doubt (insert soft clear joke here). I can’t wait to get my 3rd day on one tomorrow at a place where basically no one knows it exists. Lots of shots, fun, and has that same “breadth” that IMDN has for ways you can attack the game (which differentiates it from GB in the ladders as JP2 has so much more than the map).

However I will just thread drift for a moment and say that the Oktoberfest I played on location yesterday F’ing blew me away. Yes some of the animation styles are disjointed, but holy hell, what a nice shooting pin that’s fully loaded with a billion modes! I don’t think you can go wrong with a properly cleared JP2, but to those who are considering a JP2 Prem and haven’t played an Oktoberfest, may be doing themselves a disservice. That is a sleeper game and is light years better in shots than Houdini. Plus it had an immaculate PF.

It’s cool that there are options!!!

It happened on one of the streams, and happens a lot on location when I play. There are two 1-way gates IIRC. One into the Raptor, and one to dump out into Control Room. The latter can catch the ball between it and what's under. I wait for it to go into ball search and give a nudge during that. Works pretty well.