Stern and JJP take notice. That is how you do a bash toy on a spring. That looks fun to hit, or rather, bash.

You should really be proud of your accomplishments. Sometimes, it only takes one thing to make or break a pinball machine. Your bash toy up the middle is what every manufacturer should strive for. You took Attack From Mars, and made it better.

Is it true that Stern got the license to sonic to prevent this game from being built?

Totally forgot about Stern”s past ties to Sega. Wouldn’t surprise me if American called up for the license and it went something like this. “We’ll get right back to you.” Then ten seconds after hanging up the the phone with American Sega dialed another number and were like “Hey Gary, I just got a call from some guy wanting to license Sonic…”

“No way” “any sort”. Those are pretty strong absolutes you’re speaking in. Sorry, but that’s not how business works. I used to be a corporate accountant for a Fortune 500 firm. I worked with a lot of high up sales vps and and saw the expense reports. It’s a lot more about schmoozing and building long term relationships than anything else, trust me.

I’m sure the American division of Sega (I assume there still is one) would deal with all this stuff. From all the docs I’ve seen about the Japanese gaming companies, they learned pretty quickly back in the day to be hands off with their American divisions because they had no knowledge of the market or culture.