Hallmark made a very nice detailed millenium falcon ornament with cool lighting effects a while back. Pro buyers should snatch them up quick before they dry up.

Not all new games with the lockdown bar button had a metal plate.

All versions of Batman66 used a vinyl sticker around the button. I found that somewhat disappointing considering the price of the game.

Star Wars had 3 versions in its original release, 70mm with 6 track dolby stereo, 35mm dolby stereo, and 35mm mono. Supposedly only 32 theaters were equipped to handle the 70mm 6 track version. 35mm mono is the format the vast majority of people saw it in back in 1977.

Here is some interesting trivia on the stereo myths regarding Star Wars:

"Another matter of interest (and controversy) is the presentation type audiences experienced in the opening weeks of release. Numerous books, trade publications, magazine and Internet articles, and fan recollections have over the years attributed "Star Wars" as having an exclusive opening in the "Dolby Stereo" process ("Dolby System" as it was then known), or having an exclusive "70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo" opening with the 35mm versions appearing weeks later, or that the movie was the first ever to be released in Dolby Stereo. None were true! A few films were released in various forms of Dolby Stereo prior to "Star Wars" on a limited or test engagement basis such as "Tommy" (1975), "Nashville" (1975), "Lisztomania" (1975), "Logan's Run" (1976), and "A Star Is Born" (1976), though "Star Wars" was the first attempt at a wide release in the format. It appears that the distributor sought to book the film at the producers' urging in as many theatres as possible willing to install Dolby sound systems. The number of suitably-equipped venues, however, fell short of the total number of prints initially put into circulation. As for release prints in the deluxe (and expensive to produce) 70-millimeter format -- with its superior projection quality and exquisite six-track magnetic audio capability -- they were kept to a minimum. "

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Batman66 has over 1800 video clips in the code however only a handful are being used (so far) with the current code. If history repeats itself it might take a few updates to see all the clips get used in actual game play on Star Wars.

This is a disappointing move by Stern. Althought Batman66 LE was pricey at least it included a shaker, side blades, and a really cool topper.

Any rumors on what the Star Wars topper might be?

Someone ask if the tie fighter is just a bobble device or does a coil activate it.

Ask who does the custom call outs. Any one from the movies or an impersonator impersonating characters from the movies, or just a generic voice.

Is there a physical ball lock in or behind deathstar on LE/Prem or Pro?

Thanks for the info. I thought the fork ramp on LE/Premium might lock the balls in death star. Sounds like they just feed the hyperpace loop when its active.

In the stream Steve said there were 3 or 4 magnets to make the hyper loop work so I guess they used up their magnet budget on that instead of putting some under the playfield. I think magna slings similar to ghost busters would have been great on this game. lots of cool force tricks you could play with them.

Knowing who does the custom call outs would be great. I wonder if they are using an impersonator like they did for other Disney licenses (Pirates of Caribbean and Avengers) or just go with a generic voice like in Walking Dead or computery sounding lady from Tron.

I'm sure it will shoot great with or without magnets since its a SR game and his is the king of flow.

I just think a force effect using magnets on the playfield would be a great fit with the theme. I think most everyone would agree that it would have been a cool feature even if they haven't flipped the game yet. More icing on the star wars cake.

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After they showed the concept back glass art of falcon cockpit view, Steve said something about trying to light it up?

I wonder if he means some kind of animated light show with the LE back glass to make it look like you make the jump to light speed.

But he does bring pizza to some of his talks.

Tron LE's when originally released were in the mid to upper 5's shipped.

General Dodanna tells the pilots prior to Death Star attack:

"The shaft is ray-shielded, so you'll have to use proton torpedoes."

So much harder to blow up than the garbage chute door.
Yes I am a nerd.

I have a feeling Stern already knows there are some people that are somewhat unsatisfied with the present code and frequency of updates on some of their recent releases.

Wouldnt hurt to remind them though.

Enjoy! The first NIB pin is a great experience. I wish I could afford to do it more often.