Quoted from beelzeboob:Thank God Kirk has been released by the Klingons.
They usually don't take prisoners........
Quoted from beelzeboob:Thank God Kirk has been released by the Klingons.
They usually don't take prisoners........
Quoted from PinJump:And a Boba Fett LE would be a dumb idea for a Star Wars pin as well.
You seriously think a Boba Fett LE is a dumb idea? I think that would be one of the most wanted ones personally. The red and green with some battle damage on it? I think it would be a hot seller. Then do a piano black armor package for a Vader LE. R2D2 would make a nice color package. Then I thought about how funny it would be if you had like a super exclusive 20 unit run on a Chewbacca edition that is covered in fur! LOL, that last one is quite far fetched but would be fun
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:I'm wondering if the pic of the whitewood is one of the Pro model. It's lacking the lockdown bar button (which some Stern Pro's lack) from the CAD, as well as the proton beams.
I hope it is the pro model because I cannot see what the Premium would have that would entice me to spend the extra dough.
Quoted from lordloss:Just about every single release there is images and info given out. This one is just different because someone on reddit went against the old boys club and gave the images to the public
Long before the Reddit posting there were so many people who had seen the images that it resulted in significant pre-orders.. that is why this situation is different. It's only going to be an issue if most LEs start going to those with insider info and "normal" customers lose out, but fortunately Stern has been making enough LEs to meet demand after a couple rocky situations with misguided sales forecasts.
Worst case, Stern receives customer feedback from leaked info they can use to address concerns like they did with GOT Premium. In fact, all other manufacturers use this strategy to build anticipation, solicit feedback, and sell games, so it's going to be a win for Stern, proven by people pulling out of RZ/TH/Alien pre-orders based on the GB leak.
First thing that pops up in a Google search are the pictures, this is nothing more than to build the hype!
If the photos are already on the internet can't you just do a google search as i just did to find them? Guess i am out of the loop as i don't see the big deal. Once something is leaked, its leaked. Once something is on the internet its there. Ill take GBLE
In the early part of Ghostbusters II a so called psychic said the end of the world will be Feb. 14, 2016.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Premium is supposed to be Stay Puft themed. Once again, the Premium's theme will look the best. Fine by me, since I'm Premium and not LE buyer.
Will the premium be announced relatively at the same time as the pro and LE?
Quoted from mnpinball:Games that get hyped, usually get a price increase. Marketing genius better lock the thread now.
Well, no LCD so...PASS. What a pity though.
Quoted from DCFAN:In the early part of Ghostbusters II a so called psychic said the end of the world will be Feb. 14, 2016.
That would almost be too perfect to announce the pin that day!
Quoted from T-800:Will the premium be announced relatively at the same time as the pro and LE?
That's one a many million dollar questions.
They tried that with TWD and WWE, but then reverted back to Premium launch announcements with KISS and GOT.
Who knows? There shouldn't be any worry about the LE's not selling out.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:That would almost be too perfect to announce the pin that day!
Harold died feb 24 last year so I bet that date.
Quoted from Syco54645:Harold died feb 24 last year so I bet that date.
That would be a nice tribute.
Quoted from DCFAN:Well, no LCD so...PASS. What a pity though.
Remember it's quantity not quality.
Quoted from Skyemont:Remember is quantity not quality.
Yep, just another one to add to the ColorDMD list that keeps taking two steps forward and one step back.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/which-colordmd-do-you-want-poll-included/page/8#post-2950708
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:That's one a many million dollar questions.
They tried that with TWD and WWE, but then reverted back to Premium launch announcements with KISS and GOT.
Who knows? There shouldn't be any worry about the LE's not selling out.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:That would almost be too perfect to announce the pin that day!
What would be even more perfect is if you donated some money to pinside man. You practically live on here all day long...throw the guys some coin and support the cause I know you have a heart...
Quoted from DCFAN:Well, no LCD so...PASS. What a pity though.
It seems like Stern was overly generous about just about everything else to compensate for the "last DMD" thing.
Works for me because I don't care a whole lot about LCD.
Quoted from westofrome:Looks like Pokerino was an inspiration for the Newton ball section...
Yeah, I noticed that too.
Kordek keeps designing games, even as a ghost.
You know those images are leaked on purpose, because they are not cellphone photos of a computer monitor, they are fully rendered artwork.
Stern's design dept is really small. Who is going to risk their job over those images?
It's not like the nighttime cleaning crew is booting up the computers, rendering output and mailing it to their friends.
Quoted from vid1900:Yeah, I noticed that too.
Kordek keeps designing games, even as a ghost.
Quoted from vid1900:Yeah, I noticed that too.
Kordek keeps designing games, even as a ghost.
We are even getting instances of ghosting posts.
Quoted from DCFAN:We are even getting instances of ghosting posts.
This frigging place is haunted
Quoted from mnpinball:Right scoop is now gone, right upper ramp slightly moved up, slings are now standard with kicker arms. The magnet rumor can now be squashed. But still Pro vs. LE might be different. Some people seem a vid at the Euro show with magnets. The finished PF blank I saw has routed slots for sling kickers.
those are some pretty hefty changes -- and exactly why they don't want pictures like these getting out. Now everyone is going to be crabby about features that aren't in the final game that they weren't even supposed to know existed.
Quoted from vid1900:This frigging place is haunted
Who you going to call ?
Sorry Vid, couldn't help myself
Quoted from vid1900:Yeah, I noticed that too.
Kordek keeps designing games, even as a ghost.
"Everything that is old is New Again"
Quoted from kaneda:What would be even more perfect is if you donated some money to pinside man. You practically live on here all day long...throw the guys some coin and support the cause I know you have a heart...
Feel better?
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Feel better?
He's had nobody but the mods to talk to for the past couple weeks. It's textbook Stockholm Syndrome.
Quoted from PinJump:And a Boba Fett LE would be a dumb idea for a Star Wars pin as well.
Probably, but I guarantee it would sell like hot cakes!
As the leak reaches more and more mainstream, like it has, I think the pinside thread eject button stops being effective as a means to stop the leak from spreading
Funny how I have to look like everywhere else than the one pinball site I'm a member of to find news on a pinball machine.
Quoted from tacshose:As the leak reaches more and more mainstream, like it has, I think the pinside thread eject button stops being effective as a means to stop the leak from spreading
I know, it seems silly.
However, we're just asking as nicely as we can to refrain from posting this stuff for a bit. Be patient, I'm sure official word is on the horizon.
Pete
Quoted from westofrome:What's up with the rubbers at the bottom of the inlane guides?
Looks like a gottlieb thing, lookup gottlieb genesis, same thing with the inline guides.
Awesome. Well...while we're waiting on official word on GB, can somebody please leak me some stuff on "Cinnabon"? Very excited about that machine (and that's a hysterical code name for it!).
Yeah, the leaks are everywhere now. Once they hit reddit, it was over. Leaks often hit Pinside that don't get moved into the mainstream coverage, but this one caught fire being posted on the outside.
I feel bad for Stern on this one. They were really close to the official announcement anyway. Now they have these older images out there, and when they officially unveil the game, they have to compete with the images already floating around. Image searches for the game will bring up mixed results.
This leak was not intentional. Don't kid yourselves. These are fairly old pics, and Stern's marketing plan would not involve showing off early images of a game that won't line up 1 with the actual product. Beyond that, Stern is still trying to move GoT and SM VE machines, and that's all they want to talk about until they're ready to move GBs.
Quoted from beelzeboob:"Cinnabon"? Very excited about that machine (and that's a hysterical code name for it!).
As in 2 on the sides of your head?
Quoted from pmWolf:I know, it seems silly.
However, we're just asking as nicely as we can to refrain from posting this stuff for a bit. Be patient, I'm sure official word is on the horizon.
Pete
Stay tuned !!
Quoted from crlush:Looks like a gottlieb thing, lookup gottlieb genesis, same thing with the inline guides.
Think it's just a mock up. If they try to copy just aboot anything from Gottlieb sales are doing down the shitter.
Dear Stern,
Once something is on the internet, it's on the internet forever. Those who want to see it will. Stop playing whack-a-mole and just post your own pictures officially. If you can't do that (for whatever reason), you need to learn to clamp down on your employees. If you intentionally released the leaks, there is a special place in hell for you.
Quoted from Astropin:Wait.............someone is making a Ghostbusters pinball machine! Who knew?
The whole story...just click the link.... www.getyourassbanned.com
Quoted from BangBackula:"No
Links"
...just doesn't look right.
".
Here you go:
If it was planned, or if it wasn't... I think now's the time to announce while there is a ton of momentum - good or bad. Don't let another company steal your thunder. There's a lot of buzz right now (today), Stern should capture those orders and dollars. What's done is done and if the leak hurt GoT and Spidey sales, there is no coming back now.
And please, dear God, let there be another LE option!! Booger Slimer Green trim just won't fit the interior design of my delapitated game room.
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