Quoted from chuckwurt:

Or, you know, fix the LE feature issues.

Quoted from Kkoss24:

Yes ,GG rose to his position at Stern by making false statements on the record that could possibly hurt new release sales. Ok ,I guess I’ll go back to hunting for one under 13k

Quoted from CashMoney:

So Gomez lied to us…

Quoted from P1nhead:

Good Morning U.S. Stern Dealers,

There have been rumors circulating on the internet that we are running Stranger Things again. This is not true.

We understand there is high demand, and we’ve worked on obtaining the license again for quite some time. However, we currently do not have the license and if that changes, we’ll let you know if it gets put in the schedule for next year."

Rumor quashed.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

I agree... But also get so tired of the straw hat argument about values VS recreation. I was offered 15k cash for my premium a week ago from a friend. Mine isn't for sale... And I don't care about values. The unfortunate truth is.... You gotta pay to play. If they make them again one day great. Otherwise... I don't care. Just repeating what I've been told multiple times.

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Are you seriously suggesting people open their goodie bags?

Are you mad?!

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

it's too big of a license for anything one off or casual. no way they'd get the same terms again. game is lightning in a bottle

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

the license would be much more expensive now than when the show was still a relative unknown. they'd have to re-source all the parts. they'd have to retrain the staff and retool the production line. they'd have to bump the ten themes that are already in the queue.

i just don't see it happening

Quoted from Vino:

The same sentiments were expressed by fans of a Tron vault for years. Deja vu
Stern has more than enough demand with current production and backlog.

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

lol u guys are crazy

they are not going to vault this game

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

I'm so positive that they will not vault this game that if they do within the next five years I'll make a $100 donation to Project Pinball and post the receipt

Quoted from Soundkillr:

Love the optimism, but won't happen. And we have been through this before... Even if it did, with price increase taxes and shipping an 11k premium won't happen. I hope no one really cashed out on their game with bets a cheaper vault would come out.

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

this is insane to me, selling your LE because of two throwaway lines on podcasts? y'all are nuts lol

YOU JUST DONT WANT YOUR LE DEVALUED- no, i possess basic business logic

Quoted from chuckwurt:

I haven’t seen a single person complain. Only those that understand the slim to no chance of it happening, and those that don’t.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

Again, nice try with the narrative. I have always maintained it won't happen, but don't care if it does. A new Stern after taxes and shipping at current price increases will easily cost you what average premiums are going for now. But troll on... I'll enjoy my game that I definitely own now, and won't speculate if it will be there when I get home. Lol

Quoted from Soundkillr:

But.. But.... What about the angry owners worried about values!!??? Lol.
Fwiw... I'll state it again, I was also told the same thing followed by... It ain't happening. Especially any time soon.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

LOL... Nope, but I do get tired of hearing the same bs about current owners worried about values. I don't know where it came from, but get tired of hearing the retort, as several of us simply post... It probably won't happen. I didnt just make that up... Nor did anyone else. I reached out, researched it, and decided it probably wouldn't happen and simply wasn't worth the wait.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

LOL... The email may be a year old (which I can't confirm) ... But it was sent out by Stern a few months ago. But I applaud your cheerleading.

Quoted from Tallon:

I understand everyone is excited and I hope everyone gets a new shiny game that they want. The reality of the situation is your looking at 18 months from the time they can confirm they have the license before you might see a game.

oh, and for the nay sayers who are going to say I have no clue what I'm talking about, Look up 76J Mos and ask yourself what it takes to stock a hospital!

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

that means nothing, it's just footage from an Eddy release with Eddy talking about what he likes in a game. mando doesn't have toys or flow so they didn't show that, they showed STh instead
no way they make more. reacquire a license that has probably doubled in cost now that the show is a hit, and retool the production line for a game that didn't sell well when they made it? why? they can't even keep up with their backlog
besides, the chipset for the projector doesn't exist any more

Quoted from Soundkillr:

Agreed... And I'm really tired of the entire "premium owners are worried about their value" crap. I'm of the belief they won't make more because everyone at Stern said they won't. And if they do... Let's face it... A premium at today's prices will be 15k anyway.. So why would I care? They made tons of Adam's family no value loss there. Same with a big Lebowski remake. You won't see a drop in the value of that game either.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

I've talked with several vendors. Several. All said the same thing. I talked with reps at Stern. All said it's done. It's retired. I'm not off on the current prices either... Most of the newer premiums in a few years time will be 14-15 once all is said and done. They will be increasing prices yearly unless supply chains and manufacturing changes. No premium will be 9800...it wouldn't happen.

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

no I don't think they will run it again

Quoted from allsportdvd:

They won’t run this game again unless it’s pro only, too expensive for them to produce in my opinion as they’d need extra projectors and the pain for them to adjust the TK lock

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

I would be happy be proven wrong about another run of ST. It's a great game

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

exactly what everyone that knows better has been saying for years now

Quoted from Soundkillr:

Sigh.... Very unlikely. But I anxiously await those who will say that premium and le owners are just mad... Worried about values... And that is why they say no. I also anxiously await those who claim to have sold because they are scared of a projector failing, that has a very very small failure rate, and bitching about a tk lock. Funny... I have no issues with my game. I don't care about value, and I certainly am not worried about a damn projector. This discussion has been brought up a million times... Argued about even more. I say it's not going to happen. Same statement most seem to have. Start planning to buy used. And one more time for the record... Anyone buying a (new) premium or le with increasing prices... After tax and shipping, will be paying the 14k plus that used games are going for anyway.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

... Meh... Won't happen. Either way the original will still be the original. A re run is just that. Not original. I honestly don't think it will happen... And even if it does... I believe it will be a pro model re release. So... No love lost.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

That's true... And I heard if you play the audio backwards... It's happening before the end of the year.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

But hey...it's gotta be remade...because the guy who built the game said in an interview that he would like to see more made....of course he would. The production run was cut short.
That said...I'm going to go and play my game again today...and not wait years for a re release that's going to cost him north of 13k (assuming it has all the bells and whistles) plus shipping (if) it comes out anyway. Lol.

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Quoted from Soundkillr:

It's gloating and unnecessary...and you had no joke about it when posted. It's clown behavior.

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

im going to make the donation but jesus christ, you are a lame dork, lol

you had nothing better to do with your time than this? wow

Quoted from yancy:

My man keeps receipts. If you stay petty, you don't have to get petty.

Quoted from SonOfaDiddly:

you must be a ton of fun to play pinball with, guy

Quoted from Bluthgg:

I’ve mainly played the premium on location but TK lock never worked and projector is so hard to see in the light at that location it didn’t seem to make a difference. I still really liked playing it though. I am leaning towards pro - but don’t want to regret it later!

Quoted from Only_Pinball:

I just thought of another thing, do these have insider connected?

Quoted from DropGems:

Will grab a used prem for 7k in a month.

Quoted from Buckman:

So if a distributor has say 100 people on a verbal waitlist that's been ongoing for a while, and then a few weeks ago the distributor puts up the deposit thing for Stranger Things on their site for the upcoming run and you get your deposit in right away and are the first one that paid - who does the distributor allocate the machines to first? Is it the 100 people that said they wanted one or is it to the person that paid the deposit?

Quoted from LeMansFan:

I know I paid my deposit the first day it was announced, so I would hope to be at the top of the list of games going out.