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Quoted from ceterumnet:I moved my deposit for TBL with Cointaker over to Alien LV - I requested #5 and Melissa said she would do her best to accommodate
Hah...we're "TBL to Alien LE" Deposit moving twins! I did the same, when the podcast with PB dropped.
Quoted from PanzerKraken:So was there a rights issue with Sigourney Weaver before that had them leave her out of the original code?
Story I read somewhere, was that Heighway simply didn't ask for the SW IP, Roger Sharpe said that (I believe). It sounded like just gross negligence, but I'd have to look for a while to find that conversation from Roger.
Quoted from PanzerKraken:I can see it, I know Upper Deck gaming had an issue with the Alien license and FOX back when, which they apparently could only use certain characters in their game as the likeness of various actors were separate, so they had to fudge the look of the characters so they looked nothing like some of the characters from the movie as their was a bunch of actors that required separate licensing. Don't think it would be negligence, simply being frugal with the licensing if your having to pay money to use every asset from the film for various actors.
Found it. On this one, it was actually just gross negligence:
On Sigourney Weaver not being in Alien:
Roger Sharpe: There is a particular instance now that I can speak to because I was involved. Nobody ever asked me to get the rights to [Sigourney Weaver]…she was available…she was a central character. I know they could have done it because I got the license. And would it have cost them more? No.
Quoted from Dan1733:They added Ripley. I predict they just didn't add Signourney Weaver as Ripley. Wait and see.
I love this game, owned one of the first LVs, but be prepared for a huge disappointment.
I think that is exactly what they did, as well.
Quoted from Utesichiban:Wrong. I love the game which is why I still have it. If I ever sell my SV, to upgrade or buy another game, though, I was already going to take a significant hit on resale. This just makes it worse.
Stranger Things is my favorite game. I upgraded from a pro to a premium last year because I love the game. I paid for it, though, because Stern had discontinued it and premiums were selling for a premium. Well guess what? Stern in their infinite greed noticed the prices and decided to renew the license and make more after they told us it wouldn't be made anymore. I am now out $2500 -$3k if I decided to sell to upgrade to their new and improved version. Yes, I am sensitive to all of this stuff right now.
I get that those that may have been on the fence benefit from this. I just think the price should have at a minimum been the same as he original SV to acknowledge those who supported them earlier with purchases. The pinball business is clearly not one where customer considerations come first, though.
Wasn't Alien SV $7777 when it released? So technically.....the new one is not only at least the same price, but more.
Quoted from Oneangrymo:where did you order mods from?
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