The only thread I bothered reading apart from 'I'm addicted to Pinside', so it can't be that bad...

Personally, I can see what the op is getting at... another major setback IMO re Sterns is the lack of cows... with B/W you got a feeling of the fun of the B/W team were having in making the games... which would filter through to the player through cows and give the player more of a feeling of fun while playing... Stern games all have an air of seriousness about them that can make them a bit teduious at times... Apart from ones that are linked to a comedy theme, but still, where are the cows

That's my half-penneth anyway...

I don't think the op actually said he was against the Stern game, just an observation that his son found it easier to get into the IJ...

Mmmm, didn't realise BBH has cows... not actually played that one... Now you've got me thinking what B/W games were licenced and had cows or easter eggs... Did JD have 'em... or DM... TZ, TAF... BSD...? It's a while since I played these games...

Now that's an idea! Bring back the cows!

Cows live forever!!

Fair enough... I have to admit I hadn't read the whole thread, just the opening post and a few responses... My bad

I'm not sure I fully agree with this though... I was a bit pissed with my Tron I have to say... I wouldn't go as far as to say disgusted, but I was very dissapointed with several aspects of the game and it found a new home fairly quickly, and has been moved on from there too now I gather...

An interesting a very valid observation... players who play on site have to pay per game, so a short game (TRON included) will equal poor value for money, whereas the home user doesn't give a s**t if the game is short, in fact it has a distinct advantage at times! This 'average ball time' alone would drive a big divide between what makes a good sited game and what makes a good home game.