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Sparta, NJ
I know 3 people who have heard of "Morons from Outer Space," they should make a pinball out of that one!
Wouldn't sell enough, given today's buyers focus on familiar (to them) themes. (See home page thread from 3/27 front-paged on 3/30.)
That said, it would make a GREAT re-theme game and I'd love to see someone do it! The Justice Zone. Ace Rimmer. Miss a Cat shot and get demoted to Duane Dibbly. Shoot Lister Vindaloo Jackpots. Ball Save is a Kryten Spare Head? Video Mode with Holly (maybe multiple levels with different Hollys for each - Norman, Hattie, final level with Queeg). There's a ton of juicy material to work with.
There are 2 pinball machines just dying to be made, Get Smart with a drain call out “Missed by That much” and Red Dwarf,.. with Space Corp directive call outs galore, Holly cut scenes with dry commentary, and the loudest “Smeg !!” call out possible on a drain. A Queeg battle multi ball may be ? Doug Naylor would probably approve.
Popularity of Red Dwarf in NZ and Aus is pretty good, at least as comic sci fi,…
Stoke me a kipper,.. I’m in !!
Great idea! Syndicated British shows shown on PBS over here are always the top sellers in the pinball world!
Quoted from gandamack:Great idea! Syndicated British shows shown on PBS over here are always the top sellers in the pinball world!
Downton Abbey for the win! 2 level playfield with an upstairs and a downstairs!
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:Downton Abbey for the win! 2 level playfield with an upstairs and a downstairs!
Bob Ross's "The Joy of Painting" would be right up there with Red Dwarf. Ramps leading up to a giant afro. How could you go wrong?
Quoted from gandamack:Great idea! Syndicated British shows shown on PBS over here are always the top sellers in the pinball world!
A re-theme would be awesome. I wish I had the time to do it. Levi, what’s your dream theme, besides Jews in Space? I’m a partial member of the tribe so it’s not racist. Aren’t Ferengi space Jews?
I really think Red Dwarf could work in all English speaking countries outside the US. Red Dwarf is crazy popular. A show wouldn’t last 35 years if it wasn’t. Say Stern came out with a Red Dwarf pin for the over seas market. Not a bad idea. It would be very popular across the pond. There are so many things to draw upon. It would be incredible and in my opinion better than Spaceballs or Spinal Tap. I don’t think Americans realize how popular this show is.
Gary Stern could help overseas IP’s. Other than Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, League of Gentlemen, Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World’s End, Peep Show, Fry and Laurie, Little Britain, another Dr. Who, Chef, Young Ones, etc. so much to go on!
I know what I’m talking about. We need another “soccer “ game, snooker, darts, rugby, cricket.
Quoted from Zablon:Someone made a VP Red Dwarf pin some years ago that was pretty fun. I was just rewatching Season 7 the other day. The episode where they go back to the JFK assassination is my favorite.
It’s funny, season 7 is considered the worst but I love them all. If I had the time I would do it
You can't get much better than the line from Rimmer on Rimmerworld ep 5 series 6,... while massing his army of wax droids,.. "Gentlemen, we attack tomorrow, under cover of daylight!!".... this is classic Spike Milligan type nonsense logic,... which either floats your boat, or just sounds stupid. The opportunity for call outs for such a pin is almost endless. 
Personally the idea of a back glass with Ace Rimmer surfing on the crocodile chasing down the evil German is mighty appealing
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Because i posted in this thread my fb is full of reddwarf fanclub recommendations and youtube is playing clips from the show.. haha.. the present is as dystopian as the future of the show..
Btw my fav episode is the parallel universe where they meet their female opposites.
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Quoted from eckelpeckel:Because i posted in this thread my fb is full of reddwarf fanclub recommendations and youtube is playing clips from the show.. haha.. the present is as dystopian as the future of the show..
Btw my fav episode is the parallel universe where they meet their female opposites.
I’m partial to the reverse piss in Backwards!
Yeah if this pin showed up in the States, I can already hear the collective cacophonous cry of "What the hell?!?"
Or maybe it could work sort of like a mid-80s Gottlieb... use that pic up there for the low-budget photo-translite and we Americans will think it's just some made-up unlicensed outer space title. 
It'd be a day 1 release from status buy for me...
...mirrored backglass, how am I looking...I'm looking fine...
Quoted from mrWol64:You can't get much better than the line from Rimmer on Rimmerworld ep 5 series 6,... while massing his army of wax droids,.. "Gentlemen, we attack tomorrow, under cover of daylight!!".... this is classic Spike Milligan type nonsense logic,... which either floats your boat, or just sounds stupid. The opportunity for call outs for such a pin is almost endless.
Personally the idea of a back glass with Ace Rimmer surfing on the crocodile chasing down the evil German is mighty appealing
My favorite episode is Meltdown where Rimmer bores the shit out of Lister with his roll by dice-roll account of his triumphant "Risk" win over his space cadet training officer..."nobody cares Rimmer"..."and then I threw a 1 and a 6..."
"I am a fish" hurry up mode, hit enough fish shots in the allotted time to faint and claim the "I am a fish" smegpot award.
Quoted from Sako-TRG:Wonder how many Red Dwarf lovers also like Black Adder
I have a cunning plan.
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