*EDIT: It looks like Dwight Sullivan will be coding Ghostbusters now.

Lyman is supposed to be doing code on Ghostbusters, but he's got his hands in everything at the moment (cleaning up WWE code, another MET code update, etc). When GOT was announced with Dwight leading code, I was wondering if we would ever see Lyman leading code again, or if he would just help improve everyone else's code from here on out. I guess we'll find out for sure when Stern makes the official announcement.

It's looking like JW/other, or maybe somebody inside is trying to throw MNPinball off this time!

MNPinball posted this 5 days ago in another thread:

Then, he edited it yesterday & added the line:

Going from last year, Stern's second game announcement came on March 19, 2015 with Whoa Nellie:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stern-pinball-announces-immediate-availability-150000893.html

Also, read this insider's post from another thread:

Supposedly, Dwight Sullivan is coding Ghostbusters.

So it's going to be Ghostbusters & then either Aerosmith or Jurassic World as the last of the DMDs, followed by Star Wars for the first LCD???

Ghostbusters (Trudeau/Dwight), Aerosmith or Jurassic World (Borg/Lonnie), then Star Wars (Ritchie/Lyman)???

For newly announced titles, you can expect to pay $7500+ for LEs and $6300+ for Premiums (includes shipping). If you have a buddy/buddy relationship with your distributor, or if you're good friends with a local Stern route operator that has an established relationship with a distributor, you can usually get a bit better price (a few hundred off in most cases).

I just want to know: Does it have the signature Trudeau narrow flippers that make it difficult to post-pass and/or impossible to cradle during multiball? I love that shit.

Slimer looks like he physically hangs somewhere in front of the left ramp's white standup targets (hit him & the ball might react by hitting those green standup targets in the middle). Whatever he is dangling from protrudes from a cutout hole in the plastic on the right side of the left ramp.

When I called around on Kiss Premiums, $6300-$6500 (shipping included) was the going rate. GOT Premium was in the same ballpark as well.

If Stern doesn't announce Ghostbusters today, I won't blame them. Because one time, I turned into a dog & they helped me. Thank you.

Yes, a distributor confirmed with me that it looks like Stern is knocking the LE number down to 500 units worldwide for GB.

Stern's black cover photo is a sign from Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!

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Stern will be streaming Ghostbusters Pro gameplay from their factory on Tuesday, March 15 with Jack Danger from Dead Flip, along with guest players who worked on the game such as Dwight Sullivan (software).

Jody announced this on the most recent C2C episode:
http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/episode-220-who-am-i-gonna-call-or-i-am-gonna-call-jody-and-ed_72996

Jody said that Slimer will have more motion & be able to move to different shots on the LE/Premium (probably kind of like the Crane toy in Batman Dark Knight).

The original Ghostbusters theme by Ray Parker Jr. is in the game as well as custom speech & narration by Ernie Hudson (Winston).

It looks like any other music in the game (in addition to the original theme) will be original "ghostly theme" compositions, as per the features matrix.

Yep, no more exclusive armor on the Premiums. They get the same armor as the Pros. It's been this way for a while now.

But I'm sure the Stern Shop will be selling upgraded armor for an extra cost.

The latch-style lockdown bar on Premium/LE models was introduced on GOT Premium/LEs. Works much better I think.

Yes, clamp = latch style. Sorry for any confusion. Same style that they were using on Pro models like Mustang, etc.

Dwight Sullivan

Zombie Yeti just posted this "outtake" art that didn't make the game:

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Bill Murray must not approve gunk on his head/face.

You'll notice that Venkman is the only character that doesn't have marshmallow goo on his head/face on the Premium translite:

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It looks like he definitely had some on his head though, even if he wasn't completely covered like the rest of the guys.

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https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10153974139089244/

Yes, it does.

That's correct. Pro version Slimer moves up & down. Premium/LE version Slimer can float to cover 4 different shots.

John Trudeau Ghostbusters Interview up now via "This Flippin' Podcast":
http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/episode-18-ghostbusters-spectacular-a-chat-with-mr-trudeau_73294

Interview starts at the 13:25 mark.

A look underneath the Premium/LE playfield where the magnetic slingshots are located:
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They'll only be playing the Pro version on the stream tomorrow, so no magnetic sling footage unfortunately.

Nothing like a little "Terror Dog Butt Shake" for your Monday morning.

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Dwight "Video Mode" Sullivan strikes again (first time in a while on GOT & now again on GB).

You can hear the video mode at the 1:33 mark in this video:
https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10153974139089244/

PRO version = traditional slingshots (no magnets)
PREMIUM/LE version = magnet-controlled slingshots (no traditional slingshots)

Below is a picture of the underside of the Premium/LE playfield. As you can see, there's no traditional slingshot mechs there, only magnets:

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GB Zombie Taxi Driver Key FOB posted on Stern's Instagram:

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In addition to pinball machines, I collect spores, molds, & fungus.

YouTube video usually goes up 1 day after the stream ends.

GB topper in action:

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GB stream is archived & viewable now on Twitch at:
https://secure.twitch.tv/dead_flip/v/54658785

Jack should also have it uploaded to YouTube within the next day or so tonight.

Trudeau video interview at Stern is now archived at:
https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10153996415669244/

Skip to the 4:30 mark for the start of the interview.

GB makes Ben Heck smile:

Ghostbusters gameplay live streaming now from TPF (courtesy of JJ @ Game Exchange):
https://www.twitch.tv/gexchange

Trudeau seminar video from TPF:
https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10154003850024244/

I played the Pro at PAPA & can say for a fact that Slimer does indeed come in contact with the ball. Prem/LE Slimer will probably be similar with the added functionality of Slimer moving to 4 different shot positions.

Stern can make up to 100 machines per day in the new factory, according to this article:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150605/NEWS05/150609885/see-how-pinball-machines-are-made

Good luck cradling with Trudeau's flippers. He angles them narrow as f*ck. It's one of the reasons I love his games so much.

Ghostbusters LE gameplay will be streamed live NEXT WEDNESDAY (May 4) from the Stern Factory by Dead Flip at 5pm CST. Jody just announced it on Dead Flip's stream (https://www.twitch.tv/dead_flip).

https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10154176615339244/

Skip to the 4 minute mark to see the factory line.

PRO code update (v1.05) is up now:
http://sternpinball.com/game-code/game-code-ghostbusters-pro

PRO V1.05 - May 13, 2016
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New:
- Added a River of Slime Feature. Each time you shoot the right orbit you will
build the value and start a timer on the right eject. Shooting the right
eject will collect the built value.
- Storage Facility will now light for one lock on 10, 30, and 50 ghost caught.
- Collecting ghost will show how many needed to light Storage Facility.
- Added an adjustment to allow speech to be censored.
- Added Speech to super jackpot
- Added Speech to We came we saw start

Fixes:
- Bonus Held would give extra bonus if on ball 3 and the player had an extra
ball.
- Changed the name of SPEECH and MUSIC VOLUME adjustments to SPEECH and MUSIC
ATTENUATION
- Removed Backbox and Cabinet volume adjustments
- 0X bonus multiplier will no longer be awarded from the pop bumpers.
- Removed two switches reporting false errors.

Tweaks:
- Flippers are turned off during Negative Reinforcement
- When Negative Reinforcement stops doubling the message reflects this.

I put up 6.5 billion playing the new 1.05 code on location. I had most of the right loop & left ramp modes completed, a decent bonus multiplier, and then looped 50+ ramps in "Loopin' Supers" mode. The game had factory settings with extra balls set to 1.

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In the latest 1.05 code, you will also automatically light your locks for Storage Facility Multiball depending on the number of ghosts you catch. Locks will be lit when you catch 10 ghosts, then again at 30 ghosts, and then again at 50 ghosts.

The latest stream is archived & can be watched here:
https://secure.twitch.tv/gexchange/v/71695270

Any future streams will be archived here:
https://www.twitch.tv/gexchange/profile

For those who need the bending wire fix, PBL has them in stock:
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=4378

LE's built this month (August) are still shipping with bad playfields.

I have personally played an LE built this month that had clear cracking around some ghosted inserts while several other inserts were just starting to ghost.

The playfield date I believe was July 22 as it had "7-22" written on the front edge when lifted out of the cabinet.