Here are two games that could be interesting for Heighway to make next:

1 - Saw - the movie.

Why? Well, I'm referencing the first one here. (the rest were very stupid and much too violent). It was a clever movie that had progression with tests the characters were given. It had great twists and turns and it had an amazing end that no one saw coming.

It also has an iconic character, Jigsaw. It's also an interesting theme that would lend itself to pinball. It has a story, you have to do things in a certain time, there are puzzles to solve, and ultimately get the key to unlock the shackles around your ankle, rather than having to saw your foot off! I'm not in to violence so it could be reworked to make it more mainstream and perhaps just win by escaping the abandoned warehouse.

Can't you just see Jigsaw peddling the bike when he's speaking to you. I think Saw is a game that has all the right elements for a pinball machine. The darker themed machines tend to be quite good.

2 - DEVO - the band.

Love to see their hats on top of pop bumpers! Very 80's conic songs like Whip It, Freedom of Choice, Girl U Want, Working in a Coal Mine. They also have a retro (now), electronic feel which would work well with generic background music. What should the machine be like? No idea and no idea what the story should be. The song Whip It reached number 7 in the charts in Australia, 14 in the USA and 51 in Britain. But please, don't have 4 targets with the letters D E V O. That's so 1974. I'm sure it could be more sophisticated than that.

Check out the potential play field toys.

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I think they've already got 5 planned so we're talking about game 6 now.

Me too! It's a pity it's not the first pin they release but I can understand they have a commitment to their pre-order customers for Full Throttle. I'm sure they'll learn some things along the way that can transition in to Alien.

On another topic, since there's a LCD in both pins I'd love to see a throw back animation to 'Special when Lit' and a glowing red target. Would sit well with Full Throttle and be a nice bit of nostalgia.

Ok then, what about QUEEN?

"We will rock you" when you start.

"Bicycle race" Great artwork I'm sure!

"We are the champions" when you win wizard mode.

"A day at the races" - day mode on the pinball.

"A night at the opera" - dark, mysterious.

"I want to break free" - when your ball is captured and you have to free it. You have to complete three "vacuum cleaners" to win and free the captured balls for multiball.

"Radio GaGa" - score points to tune the radio to the 'random' frequency.

"Hammer to fall" - hammer on the play fiield?

"One Vision" - video mode.

"It's a kind of magic" - don't know what you'd do here but great song.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - nodding heads in a tribute to Wayne's World.

"Crazy little thing called love" - great song, not sure what mode that would be.

Maybe you complete all modes to get to the 'grand finale' at Wembley Stadium.

Some pretty silly ideas, some ok, but hey, I've only spent 2 minutes thinking about it. All of the songs are modes to complete.

Has to be better than a Kiss remake people are raving on about, and it's a fresh, new idea.

Now this is something an English manufacturer should be chasing.

Andrew?