If its indeed based on the classic films I'll be buying it in a heartbeat...assuming that there's a good amount of features. Honestly I haven't been impressed with number and quality of toys in Stern's 3 latest titles. Starting with WWE each of their games is coming with less and less...

I'm going to say the chances of custom speech at least from Dan Aykroyd are near 100% as he loves everything about Ghostbusters. He helped write the story after all!

I really hope an Ecto-1 LE is made. Make the speaker grill look like the grill on the Ecto-1, the side rails powder coated red to match trim of the Ecto-1 and an interactive beacon topper with siren! Combine that with artwork that resembles the sides of the Ecto-1 and you have an LE that will rival Star Trek LE.

I've been tossing this idea around in my head for a while now. We have seen Stern leverage a mini LCD in WWE LE. My idea is to have a Ghostbusters firehouse toy with a mini LCD placed behind the windows within it. Each window could then be animated for game modes, features, etc.

There's plenty of 2015 and other recent movies that suck. Ghostbusters is and always will be an amazing and timeless film for many. The comedy in the film is actually enjoyable unlike many of today's comedies which are about who can make the most toilet / sexual humored jokes. Comedies like Ghostbusters are from a time where character development was important in a comedy film. You don't see that nearly as often in today's comedies.

Also,if you think Ghostbusters looks dated I would watch the newly restored 4K master (mastered from 4k source) Bluray.

Yeah just realized that, lol, added. Yeah 4K Blu Ray's...I don't know if I'll be buying any of them once they are released. I've seen some upscaled Blurays on 4K native TV's and they look very impressive.

Hey, I'm one of the biggest Ghostbusters fans around and said I will only buy a GB pin if Stern steps it up in the features / toys department. Their last 3 titles, WWE, KISS and GOT have all lacked enough features and toys to justify the price. Same goes if the artwork isn't good. I'm tired of hearing "but you don't play the artwork". That's like saying about buying a new car which color you don't like "well, you don't see the outside of the car when you drive it so who cares".

These NIB machines are $5k-$8k...that's for a pinball machine! For those crazy prices they should have an LCD, metal ramps + rails, multiple interactive toys (sorry Stern your "super speed power spinners" don't count as a toy), shaker in the LE, deep code that is completed in a reasonable amount of time and the artwork that looks good.

That's the problem when you record custom callouts over the phone and the person you are recording is on the other side of the world...

Recording should have been done in a studio intended for audio recording and with multiple takes and multiple versions of each call out. Recorded audio should then have gone through processing to remove any unwanted sounds, blips, hums, etc. It doesn't sound like Stern did that.

Hell, they could have at least flown one guy out to meet with Karl and do the recordings on site. Recordings could have been done in a room using a fairly high quality mic and recorder. Plane flight, plus hotel room and equipment...maybe $5k. That tells you how cheap Stern has become. Hey, they had the time and money though to shoot a video of Karl playing the game at a studio where he was filming one of his TV shows...

How would you feel if someone acted like you are in the Alien thread?

I love the GB theme song. I turned it on during my commute today and it still never get's old, lol.

You just don't understand how much GB means to many of us. I watched both films dozens of times as a kid and dressed up back then as a Ghostbusters for Halloween. Hell, I told my parents back then that I was going to be a Ghostbuster one day and they just smiled as I would then go walk around the house with my toy plastic proton pack with the theme song playing. I had the old classic Ecto-1 toy and even the large firehouse where you would pour this slime stuff down the top of it and it would make a huge mess but my Dad did it anyway while I watched just to make me happy.

Ghostbusters will always have a special place in my heart and assuming Stern does a GB pin right I'll be buying one.

That could be the case. I hope he's the lead programmer on GB if Stern is making the title.

As much as I like Bill Murray I think Dan Aykroyd would be better for custom callouts for a GB pinball machine. Dan is the heart and soul of the Ghosbusters after all. Unlike Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd loves everything Ghostbusters related and I'm sure would be up for custom callouts at a reasonable price.

If State Farm can pay Dan Aykroyd enough money to dress up as a damn cone head again that certainty Stern can pay him to do custom callouts in a sound recording studio.

Please Stern, do not get a generic voice actor like you did for the TWD as well as exclude original character audio from the game. If that happens I'm out.

One things for sure and that is with the digital Ghostbusters pins, video games, redemption and even slots machines using original character audio (some custom from original actors) Stern doesn't have an excuse other then being too cheap to do the same.

Make it happen Stern

Having Aykroyd do custom call outs would be amazing. I'll be a day one LE buyer if this is based on the original film (sounds like it), leverages original source audio and has a nice layout that offers value for today's crazy NIB prices.

I hope Stern would at the very least license the main track. That combined with original character audio from the original movies and hopefully Dan Aykroyd doing custom callouts would make the audio package for a Ghostbusters pin very impressive.

Absolutely. A Ghostbusters pin, if based on the original movies (sounds like it so far), would be a hit among pinheads and players as many of them grew up with the original films.

Nice. I sure hope all of the rumors are true! Is an announcement this month possible or are we looking at January?

Awesome!

Now let's hope that Stern delivers on many of the things we discussed here, especially Dan Aykroyd doing custom callouts.

We want this type of reaction when the game is announced.
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We don't want this type of reaction.
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Hey if it was in the movie it can be in the pin as an adult only setting, lol.

Same here. I rather hear those callouts from Dan's character. His character and himself in real life is just far more enthusiastic about Ghostbusters.

Nice find. Well, there's currently no other Stern game that comes with a shaker motor and a new type of display. Hopefully its Ghostbusters! Let's also hope prices remain the same as they are already out of control...probably wishful thinking.

Good points, for sure. That's how it should be.

I wonder if the game will have an actual new main display or a mini LCD toy such as the one in WWE but implemented better. I always thought a mini firehouse toy with an LCD panel behind the window panels (show animations related to active / completed modes) would be a cool toy to have in GB pin. Have that toy in the center and the firehouse doors open to reveal a physical ball lock (no giant slimer bash toy, haha).

Just found the Bill Murray print that Zombie Yeti did. Looks really good. Hopefully that rumor of Stern hiring him for Ghostbusters artwork is true after all.

http://zombieyeti.bigcartel.com/product/bill-f-cking-murray-limited-edition-print

If this game has Zombie Yeti artwork, Lyman doing code, a good layout / toy offering by JT, licensed music + call outs by one or more cast members and is Stern's first game with their new LCD display then it sure has the potential to be one of the best pins yet.

I'll see the new movie eventually but thank goodness Stern is likely basing the pin off the originals. No way would I drop $5k-$8k on a pin based off the new characters.

I just hope Stern doesn't pull another WWE and base the pro off the new characters and the premium / LE off the original characters.

Same here. A Ghostbusters pin has so much potential to be great if done right. Hopefully Stern delivers.

Lol, good points. Stern would have to wait until after or close to the movies release to make the pin based off the new movie. All signs are pointing to Stern making a Ghostbusters pin based off the original movies as their next release.

Does anyone think Stern has licensed assets from both movies or just the first? Even as a huge GB fan I would be fine with assets only from the first film. Hmmm, but if they have assets from the second movie they could make a mini Vigo LCD portrait toy, lol.

The theme certainly has potential to create an amazing pin. If the game does have Zombie Yeti artwork, one or more of the original actors doing custom call outs, a good toy / feature offering then there's only one thing that can hold a Ghostbusters pin back from being great...code. Let's hope that Stern can deliver a deep and interesting ruleset for this game.

Complete, interesting and deep code sells games, especially to the home buyer who now has many options.

Stern is on the list of vendors for CES 2016 (January 6th-9th) so I'm thinking they will reveal it there. Stern did reveal WWE at this years CES. I don't see Stern announcing a vault edition of a game at CES which is intended for new products.

Saw the leaked pro backglass art. Looks amazing. If the cabinet artwork and more importantly the playfield artwork looks like the backglass artwork then we are all in for a treat. GB could end up having the best Artwork out of any Stern pin with Zombie Yet (likely, not confirmed) doing the artwork. Has he worked on a Stern pin before?

Well, to be fair his other artwork looks a lot different then that picture as well.

Oh, I didn't know that. I thought Dirty Donny did the artwork for Metallica? Did he do just the side and backglass artwork while Zombie Yeti did the playfield?

The guy that posted the leaked image also mentioned (still all in thread) something about a Slimer LE (with green armor) and no Lyman on code. I'm sure the Slimer LE will look cool but I would have preferred an Ecto-1 LE. Also, he said no premium...but Stern has said that in the past.

Stop it with all of the negative waves

That's what I just did. Pin funds moving to Ghostbusters! I've been waiting for GB pin all of my pinball life, lol. It's the one theme that I'm surprised was never made into a pin and with many of its fans at an age where they can afford to buy a pinball machine the timing couldn't be better.

Hand drawn artwork by Zombie Yeti? Custom callouts by at least of the original actors? Licenses music? Hopefully a cool feature / toy set and layout. This game has the potential to be an amazing pin. Let's hope Stern delivers...especially on code!

Yup. It seems like the company holding the license, Columbia Pictures, allows much for flexibility in terms of theme use compared to other companies such as AMC (a lot of photoshop on TWD). It also helps that the original actors are on board to allow their characters on the games art as well as sound assets.

A games success or failure can be impacted by how flexible those holding the license are...as well as if the licensee will pay up to use the assets.

I think Stern is going to hit this game out of the park and if they don't they only have themselves to blame. I think the rumors about the Zombie Yeti artwork are true, that at least one of the films main actors will be doing custom call outs, that Stern has licensed at least a couple of the films songs for the game, and that there will be a nice feature / toy offering. Stern needs a hit as WWE and KISS seemed to fizzle this year (WWE obviously more so) and who knows how much success GOT will have.

The Ghostbusters theme is capable of something that only few pinball themes have...charm. WOZ has it, LOTR has it and Ghostbusters can have that power too (ok no more Star Wars references, lol). MM, TZ, MB and AFM also come to mind. Charm in pinball can be hard to describe but I think of it as combination of quest based gameplay or gameplay with unique rules, comedic elements, and unique audio that creates a fun experience. Stern has released some great games over the past 5 years but I can't really think of one that has that charm element that other top games have.

If Ghostbusters is done right I think it stands a good chance of being ranked among the best pinball machines.

That's a good example, definitely.

I'm sure Stern is pissed about the leak (if they themselves didn't leak it) but they should also be relieved as its allowing some of us to move pinball funds over to this game. I was about to buy either a nice used game or a NIB Hobbit until GB was basically confirmed. Now I'll be waiting for the full reveal of Ghostbusters before making a final decision.

So are the rumors also true about the hidden "Disco Inferno Multiball" mode that features a disco ball style light effect across all playfield inserts?

Just joking...but it could be amazing, haha.

CES 2016 starts 2 weeks from today (January 6th) and Stern is on the exhibitor list! Hopefully Ghostbusters is there and maybe with a new type of primary display?

Same here. It's the perfect theme for Stern to push some new (or at least more) toys / tech.

The last I can think of is the hammer toy in Metallica premium / LE. That toy was a combination of a moving molded hammer, a moving magnet where the ball stopped on it and then dropped below the playfield and into a subway that revealed locked balls through a clear window. Now that is the type of toy that Stern should strive to put into all of their games. I don't understand how on one game you can have a toy like that and then on another, such as Mustang premium / LE, and have a $15 diecast car that just spins in a circle and doesn't interact with the ball at all. Same thing happened with WWE and even TWD premium / LE with the large prison toy just revealing yet another stationary bash toy behind it.

The same example can also be applied to Metallica Pro versus other Stern Pro's. Just look at Metallica Pro and then compare it to any other of their recent pro games. It's easy to see what game offers more.

Inconsistency in terms of what types of toys Stern puts into their games and how well they support a games code is their worst enemy. I just hope that Ghostbusters is on the value side of Metallica rather then some of their other games.

I'm hoping that Stern proves otherwise with Ghostbusters. I'm a huge Ghostbusters fan and hope the game delivers but I refuse to spend $5k-$8k on a NIB pin based on theme alone. At today's crazy NIB prices a game needs to not only be fun but also be backed up by a decent toy / feature offering and good code support to justify the price.

For what it's worth it seems like all of the rumors are pointing to Stern putting more effort then usual into this game. Maybe they have finally realized they need to step it up with their toy / feature offering due to today's competition from multiple companies. Sure a 300 run of Rob Zombies doesn't seem like a lot but at $6500 that's nearly $2 million. 1500 Hobbit's at say $7800 a piece (average let's say due to price increases) is nearly $12 million. I'm sure Stern want's to attract those buyers to their products and by offering more value (features, toys, regular code updates) they can help do that.

We are hearing rumors about a subway, a new display, multiple interactive toys, multiple molded toys, a ramp that drops below the playfield, hand drawn Zombie Yeti artwork, and call outs by original cast members. That all sounds very unlike what Stern has shown us in 2015. I hope a lot of these rumors are true as Ghostbusters is a theme that if done right is capable of being a big seller.

Hopefully Stern snags some of these cool / wonky 80's songs for the game and puts a pinball twist on them. How much does a license for "Saving the Day", "In the name of Love", Cleaning up the Town", etc really cost in 2015? I highly doubt there are many, if any, companies wanting to license those songs today.

On that note I just bought the Ghostbusters soundtrack on CD from Amazon for $7, lol.

Cool pic! Thanks for sharing. We may all see Ghostbusters revealed shortly as CES 2016 starts next Thursday and Stern is on the exhibitors list.

I'm glad Heighway Pinball is making games but I think the way artwork is presented on their cabinets, including the head, looks cheesy / cheap.

Thanks for the heads up!

Star Trek and Game of Thrones are two of his most recent games. He proved with Star Trek that he can create a deep story based ruleset. I hope the same type of story / objective based ruleset is seen with Ghostbusters.

GOT is still a very new pin so I wonder how he's splitting his time between both games? GOT rules did seem much further ahead upon initial release compared to previous Stern games so maybe the same thing will happen with Ghostbusters.

I didn't know that, very cool. I hope he does some unique things with the rules on Ghostbusters.

I hope Stern keeps the price the same even if they are including an LCD and a shaker motor. Somehow I doubt that though...If the rumors of an LCD being in Ghosbusters are true and a shaker motor is included with the LE then I would expect the game to cost $8000-$8500. If that's true I'm out, my limit is $7500 no matter how much I like a theme. I may have a chance to get an older Hobbit LE spot at $7500 so I really hope that GB LE prices are around that price.

Didn't Stern post a video of an updated GOT video mode that looks far more detailed then the terrible stick figure version of it that is in the game today? They seem to be trying. Either way Stern needs to innovate, release code updates more frequently, offer more value (toys, features) and finally put a color display in their games.

Stern loves to say that they are "the world's oldest and largest producer of arcade-quality pinball games". Well, the old part of their statement is really starting to hit home to their lack of innovation and not using a color LCD as their main display. Kodak was once the worlds oldest and largest producer of camera's and their lack of innovating ruined them. Stern needs to wake up and innovate before they start seeing a drop in sales and it's too late to pay the bills for their new factory building.

Stern cannot expect to continue to grow while cutting corners by putting less in games / holding back features (LCD). Eventually that mentality will bite them in the ass due to multiple competitors taking a different approach.

Yes!

The amount of actors from the original films that did voice work for Ghostbusters The Video Game, including Bill Murray, makes be believe that Stern had to of at least gotten Dan Aykroyd to do custom call outs for the game.

Maybe a bottle of Crystal Skull Vodka will come with every LE? haha

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From what I've heard over the years Dan Aykroyd loves Ghostbusters, heck he helped create it, and has often done anything to promote the franchise over the years. I think he would jump (with some cash of course) to do custom callouts on a Ghostbusters pinball machine that will be around for decades to come. I'm sure hiring Dan Aykroyd still isn't cheap but having one or more of the original actors in the game do custom callouts will only result in more sales for the game.

Still thinking February?

Didn't the England show already happen? Is that the EAG show?

http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/eag2016/index3.html

Didn't Stern release 3D rendered pics of GOT first before revealing the actual pictures of the game? Perhaps they will do the same thing for Ghostbusters?

Oh snap!

Wow, those prices are insane! That's ridiculous. Are they so high due to taxes / tariffs on imported goods?

A friend of mine mentioned a pretty cool topper idea for Ghostbusters the other night. There could be a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man topper that is just the head and then hands that grip over the top of the cabinet. Stay Pufts eyes would move, maybe even his mouth, and then have color changing LED's inside of it for various modes (kill Stay Pufts it glows orange / red as in the movie).

I was playing a Ghostbusters LE down the street tonight, amazing game! Just joking, lol.

Yeah, the title is certainty no longer a secret. I'm looking forward to hearing who from the original cast Stern hired for custom callouts. From everything I've heard it seems like Stern has put more time, effort and features into this title compared to other recent titles. Can't wait for the full reveal.

Watched the first film last night for probably 100th time. I'm serious as these movies were on repeat for me as a kid, lol. They never get old. If Stern does the machine right with many of these rumors coming true they will have a hit on their hands and I can easily see GB ranked in the top 10.

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Exactly. The guys doing the audio typically put a pinball twist on the tracks anyway. There could be several variations of Ray Parker and Elmer Bernstein's tracks.

Are the rumors about a hidden "Disco Inferno Multiball" mode true? jk, lol. This would be awesome though and the mode could have the playfield inserts act like a disco ball, haha. I'm hoping for something "crazy" and fun like the mode below since it's a theme from the 80's.

I've thought of this too much on the way to work, lol.

Disco inferno multiball rules. Multiple levels to progress through. Goal could be to collect ghosts, get Ghostbusters to the top of a building, or something to do with "Louis Tulliy's" apartment party where the song is originally heard in the film.

1. During most non vocal sections of the song offer shot progression rules (hit the blinking shots)
2. During the musics chorus have the inserts make a disco ball light affect. Depending on number of shots hit in the previous step this affects the scoring multiplier which is then used for shots hit's during this section of the mode.
3. Steps above is a single level, repeat as the song progresses, maybe offer 3 levels. Concept is to tie the beat / rhythm of the music to rules and lighting.

Seriously how much could a license be in 2015 for "The Trammps" Disco Inferno? I doubt much.

I understand that those in the know may not be able to answer this fully but here it goes. Is there more then one of the films actors doing custom callouts?

I'm sure most of us would be happy with just about anyone from the original films doing custom callouts but I personally think that Dan Aykroyd would do the best job.

As Peter Vankmen says in the first film "Ray Stanz, the heart and soul of the Ghostbusters"!

Anyone hear if any of the original actors are confirmed for doing custom callouts? Still hoping that Dan Aykroyd is one of them.

That does sound awesome!

All I know is that the only thing that would stop Stern from hiring Dan Aykroyd for custom callouts is their pocket books. Slot machine companies have hired him for custom Ray Stanz callouts and hell State Farm had him dress up as a cone head again for a commercial...Make it happen Stern

That would be awesome. The Ghostbusters video game released a few years back had every original Ghostbuster do custom callouts, including Bill Murray. Stern getting Ernie Hudson and Dan Aykroyd to custom callouts sounds more then doable.

I hope Stern learned their lesson after the "botched license" (what I read Lyman posted) job with The Walking Dead. Having a game feature original callouts by an actor from the theme only increases sales. Thankfully they got an original show actor for GOT custom callouts.

If Stern comes out and says that Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray are doing custom callouts they would have a HUGE hit on their hands. That combined with a fun layout, good toy offering, and deep rules is the receipe for one of the best pinball machines of all time.

Yeah I know he's a long shot but hey a fairly small video game company got him, Dan, Ernie, Harold and several other actors to do custom callouts so there's a chance Stern may get him. Plus it would be promoting the Ghostbusters brand which has a new remake coming out that a few of the original actors are in, including Bill Murray.

Yeah, that would be perfect. Ernie Hudson callouts if indeed true will be cool but Dan Aykroyds character Ray Stanz is the glue that holds the Ghostbusters together. Having them both in the game would be sweet.

Ugh, yeah. I just have a bad feeling that the reboot is going to suck and will just be overloaded with a bunch of raunchy jokes. The new car, uniforms and proton pack all look terrible in my opinion.

I would think it will be at TPF. With all of the stuff going into this game what do you guys think Premium and LE prices (non MSRP) will be? Same as GOT premium / LE or more?

Wow, bummer about the right scoop being removed. The concept of having two scoops on the playfield with them being linked by a subway sounded fun and a welcomed change to layouts with just one scoop. Missed opportunity in my opinion.

Just saw some of the leaked cabinet artwork posted on another site. Honestly I prefer the Ecto-1 artwork on the pro over that for the Slimer LE. I'm surprised that the Ecto-1 artwork isn't on the LE and the Slimer the pro. Slimer is a cool ghost but the Ecto-1 is in the films far more then Slimer ever is.

An Ecto-1 LE would look and sell better then a Slimer LE in my opinion. The speaker grill could have resembled the grill of the car with the speaker cutouts being the lights. Bright red powder coated armor could have resembled the fins on the actual Ecto-1. Top it off with a topper with beacon lights / flashers and you have one of the best looking LE's ever. Another missed opportunity but obviously have to wait for the full reveal to give a proper opinion.

Opposite here. Would love to see Stern use a JJP size display. Can put far more info on the screen, it's easier to see, easier to view diagnostic information, and the animations have more of an effect on a larger display. For crazy deep Keith Johnson rulsets the extra screen space also helps, lol.

For sure. Hollywood screwed up with the Ghostbusters reboot. I liked one of Dan Ackroyd's ideas of making Ghostbusters 3 a passing of the torch movie to a new group of characters.

Here's how I imagined that idea panning out. This would have blown the current Ghostbusters reboot away.

They could have had the original Ghostbusters in retirement doing whatever while there was no ghost threat. All of the original equipment and the Ecto-1 remain in storage at the firehouse. Egon sadly passed away a few years earlier and the remaining Ghostbusters don't really see each other that often. Then all of a sudden there's a new paranormal threat and some young professors at Columbia University want to take on the ghosts and reach out to the original Ghostbusters. One of the professors was a student of Egons and learned from him how the proton packs and equipment worked. Ray, Peter and Winston meet up with the younger guys at their old headquarters and start dusting off the old equipment and fix up the original Ecto-1. The younger guys eventually get their own Ghostbuster uniforms and take on the main threat at the end of the film only to be nearly beaten until the original Ghostbusters show up and together they save the day.

There, there's the film that everyone I believe would have wanted. Put some actors like Ben Stiller, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill as the new Ghostbusters and I think there would have been some great laughs along side the original actors. The new actors could have been all of the actors in the reboot but just include them with the original actors. Personally I think the movie idea above had it been made would crush the new Ghostbusters reboot film in ticket sales and popularity.

Essentially this idea would be similar to Star Wars The Force Awakens in that you are bringing the original actors and new actors together to satisfy fans of the original film and to create new fans. Yes, some of the original actors are in the reboot but they are not playing their characters (Dan Ackroyd is making a cameo as a taxi driver supposedly...) and the original proton pack, car, suit, etc designs have all been redone. Instead of expanding on a film franchise that many of us grew up with and have loved Hollywood is pissing on it by tearing it apart.

The current Ghostbusters reboot film seems to be pissing off fans of the originals more then making them happy.

Honestly, we have waited this long for a Ghostbusters pin, we know it's happening so maybe Stern will listen to the feedback in this thread and delay the game so it has an LCD in it. Personally I think Ghostbusters with an LCD would sell far better then Aerosmith or whatever next band pin with an LCD.

Ghostbusters is a theme capable of being a huge seller for Stern. Themes like Ghostbusters are few and far between and I think delaying the game a bit to put an LCD in it would only result in more sales.

Well, let's say JJP has sold 5000 games between WOZ and TH at an average price of $7500. That's over $37 million in sales. The pinball market is not crazy huge so I'm sure Stern would have liked some of that $37 million for their own games.

If Stern wants more sales they only have to do two things. 1. put out code updates on regular basis, not one every 6 months for most games. 2. put a color display in their games, it's 2016...no more new DMD games.

Bingo. This wouldn't fly in any other industry. I don't see buyers of cell phones saying "you don't see the CPU so who cares if it's faster" or buyers of new cars "who cares how the body of the car looks as you don't see it while driving".

I do think more pinball buyers are slowly starting to refuse to buy new Sterns due to the lack of value (LCD, code, toys, etc) in some of the latest games. This is one of the reasons why Stern is finally making the switch to an LCD. This is not an attack on a Stern games fun factor but rather what buyers are getting for $5k-8k.

If innovation didn't matter then people would still be buying Kodak film cameras from a company that refused to acknowledge the shift to digital.

Any confirmation if Dan Aykroyd will be doing custom callouts as well for the game?

I hear ya, I feel the same way. I have an LE spot being held but these crazy NIB prices are really making me think about what I'm getting for $5k-$8k. The pro is likely going to lack the right ramp dropping under the playfield and the interactive ghost feature, maybe even the proton pack gun toys as well. Are those items and powder coated armor worth $3k-$3.5k to me? Not really. With the pro we would still get the incredible art package, sounds like the drop targets in the middle of the playfield will still be there, same ramp shots and captive ball whatever gizmo toy (lol).

I'm sure the premium and LE are going to be amazing but I hope that the pro provides a value feel that Metallica Pro does. Some pros just feel lackluster and not worth the asking price but Stern did the opposite with Metallica Pro. I hope the same thing happens with Ghostbusters.

It's happening, it's really happening!

The wait is almost over for the full reveal!

I'm still hoping Stern surprises us and has an LCD in Ghostbusters.

Holy shi* that looks amazing!

I can't get over how damn good everything about this game looks. Just wow.

Any word on what music will be in the game and who is confirmed for custom callouts?

If any distributor has an LE available please PM me.

Thank you

I asked Stern via Facebook if Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson character audio from the films will be in the game and was told yes! That's great news.

Exactly! Also, they got the license right unlike some past titles which is huge. There will be custom callouts from one of the original actors and audio from the other actors will be pulled from the films. Stern also licensed the main theme song. It doesn't get much better then this.

I must say that I'm completely blown away by not only how good Ghostbusters looks visually but also by the number of toys / features in all versions. The artwork looks incredible with a ton of attention to detail. The toy offering is great on any model with some very unique features on the premium / LE. The molded toys look incredible as well. Double scoop shots, 2 captive ball shots with one being a 3 ball captive ball mech, LCD based toy, interactive Slimer toy, ramp that drops below the playfield into a physical ball lock / subway, magnets around flippers, two ramps using metal parts + metal habit rail, two drop targets in the center on the playfield?!

Then there's the fantastic work on the license. Stern did not botch the license with this title. Custom callouts from Ernie Hudson, licensed music, and the ability to use the likeness / audio of all of the Ghostbusters from the films. Incredible.

Myself and a friend already have deposits down on premiums. As a Ghostbusters fan I couldn't be more pleased.

So since the feature matrix mentions the slimer toy is motorized will it move side to side across the playfield? I assume not as much as say the crane toy in Batman but at least a little. I'm also not sure how much the slimer toy on the pro differs from one on the premium / LE. The slimer toy on the premium / LE is supposed to rotate.

Pro "Motorized animated interactive Slimer toy"

Premium / LE "Rotating motorized animated interactive Slimer toy"

Looks like a very deep ruleset and I'm sure like other games everything that can be done is not represented on the rules card.

You know I would have said something similar yet Stern knocked it out of the park in the licensing, artwork, toys and features department with this title.

Sure The Hobbit has an LCD display but I would still take GB premium / LE over it as it has the better shot (far more, plus more unique shots), toy, and licensing (custom callouts from one of the films actors) offering. Everything about Ghostbusters feels very unlike Stern to me. They knocked it out of the park with this title and stepped up their game.

Also, the game does have an LCD, not as a main display of course but one for a very unique interactive toy.

It's the pro but I also noticed that it has the advertised premium front cabinet decal. Hmmm. Hopefully the premium has the pro front decal.

Oh yeah. As far as a feature, toy and artwork offering goes it seems like it will be the best pro since Met Pro. Ghostbusters pro / premium appears to have a lot more in it then Stern's past few titles and at today's crazy NIB prices that should be happening.

I've heard similar things as well. Maybe 10 years ago I started having minor anxiety over my health and would work myself up thinking I had something wrong with me. The best advice I read is that if you take the fear out of what you are afraid of it's gone. Make whatever you are fearful of seem funny. Heart attack? Bring it on! Stroke? Yes please, I'll take 4. That mindset not only helped resolve my anxiety but can help with a lot of other things in life as well.

Yup! All the main Ghostbusters actors voices from both films will be in the game (confirmed with Stern via Facebook), same with Rick Moranis's character as well. I'm sure we will also hear Sigourney Weaver's character as well with her character on the playfield / LE backglass. Stern did an amazing job with the license work on this game.

Good points. I'm still hoping for the light bar topper, that would look awesome. With all three versions of the game having a Slimer toy and the LE having Slimer all over the artwork I'm a bit worried about Slimer overkill as well. With the GOT topper I feel that it's dragon overkill, lol, as all 3 versions of the game already having a dragon toy.

Yeah, this game is just oozing in shots and inserts. From time to time I'll list off of all of WOZ's toys but I may need to start doing that for Ghostbusters as well! haha

Captive ball toy, 3 ball captive ball toy, two drop targets in middle of playfield, 2 magnets near the slings, peppers ghost Ecto Goggles toy, motorized + rotating Slimer toy, two scoop shots, steel ramp with steel habit rail that drops below playfield into a subway for ball lock...Ghostbusters premium / LE is easily one of Stern's most loaded games.

Rotating beacon lights would be awesome and if Stern wants to charge $500 for a topper then there better be something that moves on it, lol. I would assume that external power would be required for a rotating beacon topper? Does anyone know if the GOT topper requires an outlet for power or just taps into the game?

Cool. Thanks for posting those. So on the 3 newton ball mech in GB after all the balls are hit I take it there's some type of kicker or something that resets them?

Nice! I'm in on a premium as well. I just hope Stern considers changing the premium cabinet artwork to that of the pro. The pro artwork seems more detailed, especially the front decal compared to the cabinet artwork on the premium.

Maybe Stern will make a change as they did with Metallica?

Thanks for posting! Listening now, very interesting.

Below are some Ghostbuster highlights / notes I took from the "This Flippin' Podcast" interview with John Trudeau.

Slimer toy: can be bashed w / cool lighting affects (referred to pro version)

Subway on pro: subway not possible on pro due to cost restrictions

On pro fun: Surprised how much fun pro is to play, said it turned out so well

Design: Starts with LE design and then take items off, easier to take things off then to build / design in. He said he loves the design process, the geometry.

Ramp that drops below playfield / lock on premium / LE: There's a divertor underneath, ball goes down and can get diverted into a 3 ball trap, balls get's released by a vertical up kicker (sounds like the right scoop). Sounds like a lot of testing went into design to make sure it works correctly. If lock is not lit the ball just comes back up. He said he's been thinking about it for 10-15 years.

Ball locks on pro: Virtual ball locks on pro

The steep left ramp in the back: Had to be that height to generate the speed needed for the ball lock

Magnetic slings on premium / LE: Tried them once before but the game never made production, thought with "ghosts" handling the ball that it sounded like a good idea to put in the game. Said they work pretty well, not like a conventional kicker. There are sound affects + flasher lamps that can go off when they are activated.

Double inlanes: hasn't seen them on a standard body game. Wood removed on left side to fit them, a steel plate there instead.

Flipper gap: Game has the traditional Troudeau flipper gap

3 ball captive ball toy: there's a post that captures the ball, hit 3 times, get all 3 balls on other side, post comes down, gravity feeds the balls back.

Second captive ball: Another newton ball toy, since there are no posts on the sides of the captive ball it doesn't have to be hit straight on to move the captive ball.

Asked which model would he pick: Troudeau said the premium, joked about not being a big fan of green.