Meanwhile....... At the evil marketing labs of Stern, Deep Root , JJP, Haggis and American Pinball people are taking notes of what they should be really be building...

I hope Stern takes the lesson of put out the Beatles with a cheaper license

That's a decent cover!

I dig your style!!!!

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No offense to Meatloaf , I don't hate their music but I rather buy this instead!

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A bloody turd on pinball legs? What the!?

And yes I'm fully aware that I'm a A-hole LMAO!

Its meatloaf LMAO

Is the cabinet art leak from Meatloaf’s/Eddie’s collar?

I’d love if they did The Doors

Seawitch 2022?

Here is a break from all the speculation with some of my own thoughts on potential gameplay and rules for Halloween without any thought given to anything except theme and the basic story beats of the first movie.

*Playing as Michael Myers*
-Kill sister
-Escape Smiths Grove Sanitorium
-Return home (and see Laurie Strode)
-Stalk Laurie
-Spy on babysitter Annie Brackett, kill the dog and kill her
-Kill Bob Simms, put on ghost costume and pose as him, then kill Lynda Van Der Klok
-Stalk and attack Laurie, she escapes
-Sneak into Doyle house where Laurie is hiding and attack her again, she stabs you with a knitting needle and escapes
-Awaken, search house and find her hiding in the closet, she stabs you with a coat hanger in the eye and chest with your own knife
-Awaken again, find Laurie, attempt to attack her, she pulls your mask off, Loomis shoots you.
-Awaken, escape, begin again

This would lose a lot of the menace, dread and atmosphere that the movie has, but would have the deepest options for rules. Making shots to progress the story, "side quests" to deal with non-laurie/non-loomis stuff, building a dread meter, etc. Could be some really fun bonus multiplier stuff through the use of that. I'm not a fan of bonus multipliers, but it's one way to do it that is actually interesting and makes sense to the theme. "Winning" would be just progressing the beats of the story, maybe doing some extra kills for points, etc.

*Playing as Laurie*
Lots of evasion, making shots to fight back against Michael, investigating different locations, etc. Not a super dull way to do it, as the looming menace of Michaels approach and presence would make for great atmosphere, but definitely wouldn't have the deepest rules if going purely from a movie-beats standpoint. I could see a "win" scenario of going off the path of the movie by warning and saving others from being killed. It would be really fun to have a "final girl" multiball where making shots fights back against him. This would be more of a meta thing, but could be really bad ass. I wouldn't mind if the gameplay beats didn't stick strictly to the movie beats. It's not a deep movie, as some have griped about, but that doesn't mean you're completely handcuffed to it. The idea of Michael as an unkillable force of nature (as John Carpenter and Deborah Hill intended) and Laurie as a true Final Girl is pretty much canon at this point so I can't see the license being adverse to that.

*Playing as Dr. Samuel Loomis*
-Bumble your way through ineptitude and thousand-yard-stare warnings as Michael escapes from your custody, steals your car and kills people because you were useless
-Shoot him, but don't kill him, because you can't even get that right
Just kidding, but I would mostly see this an "investigator" style of gameplay where you follow the leads to find Michael while trying to warn others of the danger of him. It would have a lot in common with Laurie mode of helping others, but I can't see it as being nearly as fun.

*Playing as a random*
-This is a classic license approach, don't use stars because they cost too much and don't want to do the voice work, get some other voice actor to do the voice work, make the game loosely tied to the movie at best. Throw in some story locations and beats to tie it in. Walking Dead is a perfect example of this. As Walking Dead (eventually) proved, the game can be good despite that flaw, so it's not a total bummer, but it does take away from the game some.
-I can see gameplay for this being very open ended and actually giving way to a much deeper ruleset since it's not handcuffed to anything in particular. The problem with this movie is that there isn't any great choices for the character you play as, it's a pretty small story. Maybe a police officer? Sheriff Leigh Brackett? That would work well for tying in with the babysitter/his daughter.

Basically, I don't see this as a super deep game unless they go with a meta-gameplay route, but I don't think that hurts the game at all. The theme is an absolute killer, the artwork (so far) looks amazing, and I can't wait to see what they do with it!

Still nothing from Spooky. Going crazy here.

When are the pics supposed to be released??

Better get some meds, likely a long Holiday weekend down here

Back light glass pics posted on page 118

How long did that take you? Lol

Quicker then you putting my pillow guy as your profile pic lmao... good one

Maybe you're not familiar with Kirk's taste in women?

This thread….

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Don’t think the game will have you as the role of Michael because killing innocent people.

TWD or BK SoR have you fighting undead or various monsters. It’s a little too dark to be a killer of innocent people.

More likely will be player vs Michael.

I guess you are right, Ben is not safe if Kirk mistakes him for a woman...

How about Girls Gone Wild ?

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https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/anyone-collect-vinyl

Pinside has lost its mind.

Multiple threads entirely off the rails!

And Art Carny! Damn, come to think of it, that could be a great theme! Call Deep Root!

I'm pretty sure Rick & Morty's negligent homicide count is several BILLION above Michael Meyers

I just hope there's enough knives on the playfield. I told them to just put knives EVERYWHERE and coat them with red nail polish (makes really good prop blood)

There's a primal obsession with death and killing. It's why those homicide "murder porn" shows are popular. I think it derives from our savage past, filled with death and cannibalism.

"The blood. The blood is horror. Ze women prefer the traditional monsters because in their collective unconscious they have the shared agony of childbirth. Take my verd for it. If you want to make it with a young lady... Take her to see DRACULA"

Quoted from SpookyCharlie:
Anyone else into vinyl?
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Pull the string!!

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Let me check a random artsy photo on my phone and see if any knives show up... gees, I probably should not be on Pinside thinking out loud while I do this.

As long as I keep my thumb away from send its no big... slip, uh oh.

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Nail polish holds up really well to direct pinball hits. I used it on Rudy’s lips and didn’t get a single chip for many years.

Circuit advice from Ben: check
Lady advice from Ben: freaks no

Whoa... she dead

I see a reflection of a pumpkin in the knife next to the gravestone….too cool!

Hey I was quoting my favorite movie of all time. Ed Wood.

Also Bela is right. Chicks dig horror. It's also why they like Terminator, it's basically Halloween with robots + Mother Mary angle.

This isn't bad at all...you should see what's going on in the Deeproot thread.

Oooh...

Stabby!

Is that an insane asylum?

I was thinking maybe that was the gates to Smiths Grove, in the movie, but it could be something else.

Looks like a jack-o-lantern in the reflection of the knife.

I’ve seen the movie probably a couple dozen times.
Just realized watching it as an adult for the the last couple decades I really don’t pay any attention to any details,or for that matter probably only look at the screen when there it actually screaming happening.
Definitely need to sit down and watch the movie and give it 100% of my attention.To really appreciate the details in this pin.

Good grief....bring it!!

Is that an insane asylum upper playfield for escaping?

Free cake with every game purchase!

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RIP deeproot!

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