Ok not confirmed but I was told a few months ago that Stern would have their third cornerstone game release in December.... and it was Not Elvira in October. I also asked a Stern rep during JP reveal and let's just say his reaction was very telling..... I'm pretty confident it's tmnt.

Now that Elvira has been confirmed as not the third game and we all know Stern releases 3 a year that leaves us with a definitive December release.

Kineda is also saying it's tmnt too.... Although he's been wrong before but just another thing to factor.

For me, instant buy if it's 80s/90a turtles. Imagine the art for this game and that theme song playing....

Anyone else getting excited? All signs are pointing to yes and just a few more months.

I don't believe munsters is being considered a cornerstone 2019 game. There will be another release based on my sources (which includes distributors) this year (December timeframe).

and yes - if it's konami turtles, no brainer. It would be perfect timing considering 1UP is releasing their TMNT arcade versions this year too so the folks that own TMNT evidently don't mind going back to when they were awesome.

Anyone with any recent information from distributors/pinball insiders? My news is about a month old. I'm sure with Elvira out in the wild, more will be coming soon.

I plan on changing the title as soon as this title gets announced - hopefully eventually into the club b/c only the most diehard TMNT fans are in here now. And when I say TMNT, I mean the only TMNT - 80s/90s konami. I'm completely out if it's not that style.

Anyone hearing anything recently?

That's a great idea

So..... Not Pinball related BUT could this be something Stern does as well? Knowing them, probably so sharing this here.

Many of you know the arcade 1up mini arcades - well they are releasing the old school tmnt version and it obviously is based on the tmnt we all want HOWEVER some people have received there's and well.... the main theme that we all know and love has been rerecorded and as you can imagine absolutely sucks.

Listen below.... It's right in the intro and hits any real fan right in the gut saying wtf? Apparently the song is separate license than tmnt and arcade 1up decided to cheap out.

I hope Stern gets the real deal.

Yes but the instrumental is weak although I rather they do that then this fake garbage.

Really though how much could it cost and it's such a big part of the theme. I hope they pay for it

That's a great video. Thanks for posting.

Created in less than 48hrs and recorded at 5am in the same recording studio as journey. Wow. Song is a fucking legend.

so many good answers to that one, all inappropriate, all of them making you look bad but I'm kind of tired playing that card so to be polite, no, I don't.

Trolling the TMNT hype thread is getting boring - even for you right? Let's keep this on target - if you're truly a TMNT fan inside, we'll still accept you!

Oh no. You're really spot on with your predictions. Did something change? Any idea when then?

I know. Been listening to the same. The background picture for that podcast was Goonies. I know a lot of people consider that dream theme so maybe it's that?

I'm a fan but not dream theme for me.

So looks like even Kaneda is now saying TMNT coming, not next but after that one.

Borg design
Zombie art (hell yes)
Under the pf ramps
a lot going on

Ok so the bad news is I'm almost 100% sure tmnt is not next.

The good news is I'm almost 100% sure it's coming out very early next year.

Borg is fine I just hope there isn't a ton underneath the pf.... That never works well on anything even TBL.

Zombie on art though.... Hell yes. Will look really good next to my gble.

I have no Intel on what's next but if I had to guess bw those def zepp. All my Intel is tmnt related. That one is strong.

Can't wait.... Hence the hype ; )

All signs point to yes and it's apparently going to be really good. Zombie on art!

Hype it up!

so kaneda mentioned he's hearing it's based on the 80s tmnt which would be fantastic BUT he says it will be HD super vibrant like TMNT raw thrills? WTF? That isn't based on the 80s though. I'm hoping he means it will just be a high def 80s which is good.

ALSO - he's hearing characters are voiced by the 80s guys as well. Would be awesome! Super pumped.

Yeah 2012 art was garbage too. There is only 1 tmnt style and that is the 80s/90s. I'm happy to hear it appears Stern has gone with that style.

I totally agree here. Now that we know it's 80/90 tmnt and with that artist WITH the original voice actors....damn. Super excited and will likely go pro then prem b/c I don't think I can wait. LEs are a complete waste unless the art is just so amazing - I can see myself spending a little more for the art alone.

This is the release for me this year. What a time to be into pinball if you were born in the early 80s!

Awesome

And don't leave krang out! He's a brain that talks!

I would welcome ANY online interaction in pinball. I know we typically lag behind (hello LCD screen) but I can still see it adding value and TMNT would be a great start considering it's MP roots. Yes - it's not like a video game but who cares. It's still a platform worth exploring and I'm just happy to hear it's in the works.

This game.....the art alone. Just take my money.

Oh relax. I was just saying the art is going to be amazing. This is a hype thread not a lecture thread. Try to have some fun.

That would suck if true but I still think tmnt is coming

That would suck.

Hype right now is really low for a game rumored to be coming out fairly soon. We're due for something soon!

I agree and my source is not a podcaster. It’s coming. I just hope we see something soon

I hope it's not Dwight. The multiplier rules on pinball are some of the worst things ever introduced and make it a huge borefest. SW could be the biggest disappointment of the decade with the layout and code. Can't say for sure what happened on Munsters but it was a sleeper the day it was shown and I know GB took forever to get an update.

Although I'm just hoping to get any info at this point. I'm still betting TMNT this month!

Right? I agree. Wake me up when it's over

; )

Original TMNT (comic book) all had the same color head band. The cartoon changed that to make the four seem diff so they can sell more toys. I prefer the multi color.

Can't wait to hear more about this pin. Hype still there for me.

Get that jp2. Stern's best imo.

Do they officially reveal HM? No - so I think it was HM first than TMNT.

Not related to the inevitable tmnt Stern release but a new SNL short.

Great updates guys. I'm pumped although I'm not a big fan of Dwight.... Really really don't like the multiplier nonsense but the art looks like old school tmnt logo which is good to see

I could care less about score in the game and I don't like Dwight's multiplier approach. It's just not fun period (for me and many others).

b/c it becomes a focal point of the game. It's impossible to ignore and it's MEANT to be played like that which sucks. It's like ignoring a big part of what the coder wanted to achieve. Rather he spend time on things that are actually fun like better modes, variety, etc.

can't wait to see this game!

o-din - why do you even check this thread? Seriously, it's embarrassing how much time you have to waste.

financially, this franchise kills it in the arcade - just talk to raw thrills. Not only are you a troll but you're factually wrong as well.

....and you're out of touch. It's no longer 1972.

I hope this is true!

Kaneda mentioned a krang toy up the middle. I hope he's in that robot where he sits in the middle..... Forgot that things name

Krang.... The brain? Not crane

I like that idea

Haha - you think people actually care about what you think? Here’s why people are responding to you. It’s a dick move to come into a hype thread and try to put people down who are hyped. The definition of a dick.

Go ahead and create an “Old man that doesn’t like TMNT” thread. It would serve you better.

Last I comment on your nonsense. It’s embarrassing.

Would love to get a blurry pf shot. You know you want to leak it Stern!

Keeper? Who knows. I love certain games for sure but once they reach a certain price I sell bc no Pinball game is worth 15 or 16k imo which is why I sold alien and potc.

Alien is still my favorite game btw and will remain my avatar.

This is a Stern so I have to check my expectations accordingly but I have a feeling this is going to be like JP Stern, not like black Knight Stern.

I just hope the technodrome is in this somehow!

Wow talk about timing. You ask and you shall receive. Everything I've heard thus far sounds great! Let's see it!

Yeah that's pretty obvious. Nice to even see though and good info

I'm guessing it's half the robot body with krang himself on the pf acting as a bash toy. After enough hits, he lowers allowing for a ball lock.... Then resets

Agreed but wouldn't be surprised.

Well I just hope they make it easy for me to pick the premium or LE. Yes it's more expensive but that means Stern actually thought outside the box and delivered. If I end up getting the pro, yes it's money saved but that means the theme wasn't given the showcase it deserved.

Don't let me down Stern. I'm hoping for JP #2. That Trex toy makes me smile everytime I play it

Kaneda said apparently there are pics of the game floating around and to pass them to him so he can leak.

Yes please leak haha.

Also he said, like many others, that it's being revealed this week!

Pumped to finally see this game. The spoilers posted above seem ok. Ralph on a glider.... hope they don't make it too goofy but I'm down with three flippers especially if the top is left. Not enough top left flippers

Reuse magnet feature, if true, is not ideal haha but I love magnets in games so I'll take it

So......

Apparently distros are getting the Stern presentation of tmnts today and we're getting the full reveal tomorrow. I'm hoping for some leaked pics today!

From all the recent news from kaneda, if true, leaves me a little underwhelmed BUT I'm not reacting until we get it confirmed. I'm really interested to see what the art looks like (please 90s style), hoping for internet connectivity and a world under glass with the real theme song.

Really? Thread is on fire.....

Big reveal tomorrow - hoping for leaks sooner.

I have money ready for a pro and might be crazy enough to buy it day one and then upgrade to prem later if necessary. Stern better have the original theme and not that revised one used by the recent arcade home edition. I wouldn't care if they allowed us to use pinbrowser to change music but that's no longer working so for the time we're left with what they've coded.

++Slash, Metal Head, CJ and BS. Hopefully original actors.

-- : Neutrinos and the theme song Cover???? NO! Pinbrowser better start working!

OK - if you hated the arcade 1up then we're similar so hopefully I agree that the stern version rocks.

damn shredder was uncle phil from Fresh Prince? Mind blown.

Same. If there is one thing I would be really surprised about this game it’s the fact the art isn’t amazing. My expectations are sky high with Zombie on this. I just hope code, presentation and layout aren’t a let down. So basically everything else is up in the air haha

the argument of NOT having internet enabled machines could be the dumbest thing in the world. Let's move off of it please - the world is connected and pinball needs to get with the program. Don't think it's necessary then don't use it. period.

NOW back to the hype machine. I'm thinking the reveal could be happening now or very soon (internally to distros). Hoping we have something by the evening time.

that's a bummer. big time. Just needed to use voice clips from the show. There is a TON of material from the 80s/90s cartoon.

GD stern don't fuck this up.

Let's leak this s____

Oh shit! First leak! Great job

So old school tmnt look.

THANK GOD.

Loving that top left flipper layout

Loving the art so big step there as Stern could have done Nick everything and I would have been out.,

That diverted on the Prem is HUGE - not really a fan of that. Seems to cover a lot up top. Has me really thinking about pro vs Prem on this. I wonder if the diverter is on the pro at all.

What about the rumored krang toy on the Prem LE? Anyone spot that?

Wow NOT a fan of the front of that. The turtles look so dumb and goofy. Exactly what I was hoping they wouldn’t do.

Back glass looks great though. That front would bother me too much. Well I never think the LEs are worth it but I was hoping the art would sway me. Looks like pro or Prem for me.

Who would OK that and say yeah - great addition to a pretty good package by putting in this dumb goofy pic of the turtles. Doesn’t match the intensity of the rest of it.

I’m also not a fan of the color scheme on it (that green and hot orange) - /doesn’t look good BUT I do like that back glass. Pass on the LE

Thanks. Really small - must have missed it.

First thing I thought of after seeing the pro art was the old school Nintendo game by Ultra? Let me see if it’s a good comparison

So color scheme is maybe what's making me think of it
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Yep.... Ultra! Konami#2

So the krang toy looks to be on the pop bumper which must be the thing that lifts it up? If so that's weak sauce bc it's really just something on top of a pop Vs a standalone toy.

Can't wait to see this play but I'm still torn on pro vs premium. I was hoping it was an easy prem choice but I'm not sure.....

I know for sure no le. Super excited to see this one. I really want to see how the pro handles the diverter.

There is a big red X on the left ramp. I’m thinking it’s tied to dimension X somehow - likely code related? would be cool

Layout looks really good. Def not concerned about the rinse and repeat (ala GOTG, Munsters, etc).

I’m still trying to figure that out. The first pic that leaked shows what appears to be a diverter on the pro but NO Ralph. If the diverter is still there, I can live without the toy as I actually don’t even like it. I’m would be surprised though if the diverter mech and ability to change was the same on both. If it’s the same, you’re talking about a ball lock and some toy on top of a pop bumper? Would be a pro for me if that’s the case.

Guys what are these things I circled in yellow? They look like magnets on the pf to hold the ball? One is very large and some have turtle colors around them (yellow purple etc).

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Got you. Maybe the largest one is wizard

Haha ok ok they looked like metal thought how could that be....

Tmnt2

I think that metal thing on the pro does move to direct it. What ramp would be missing on the pro though?

haha - it's hard to see these things on these pics so I'll revisit. Appreciate the info.

EDIT - still hard to see. I can tell entry from shooter is a little diff. If no diverter on pro, I can see that metal piece acting as a ball stop one on each side awaiting a third to initiate MB which would be cool.

I hear you on this. As someone that really isn't a big fan of a diverter feature (and if they expect you to press that middle button -even worse bc that's much harder than the shadow button placement) it is a little bit of a let down. Right now pro seems to be leading the pack for me but of course streaming gameplay is key.

I said I would be bummed if pro was the case bc that meant Stern didn't earn it but I'm not surprised. They got the art right - or right enough bc that would have been a pass no question if they went with anything but classic. Excited to see gameplay tomorrow via the teaser video. I need to hear audio!

I'm digging the art on the pro. When u consider the full package (backglass, sides, etc) it might be the best. LE front is absolutely awful.

Bring on the official video!

I'm also curious if Stern will have these available today to buy like ST? Is that the new expectation or was that just a one trick pony?

I agree that the backglass is the best. Pro is second for backglass bc it has April on it. Premium 3rd although all three are strong.

The LE colors to me just don't go well with the green armor. I don't like the reimagined drill in the left and the turtles look meh on the right. The front is so bad, I couldn't have picked a worse picture for it. The LE leaves a lot to be desired.

Premium side art is good too, not really amazing but solid. Premium is def #2.

Overall when I look at my GB and then Zombies DP, this art is not as in your face as those. It's still very good but I can see how people might be a little disappointed. For me it's definitely good enough and checks the box of classic tmnt that was imperative

Omg the redone theme song is bad. It sounds just like the redone 1up arcade.

Rarehero wtf! It’s terrible. I really hope the code somehow works on pinbrowser.

Still trying to figure out what that fake diverter/metal thing is in the pro? Anyone hear anything?

the original theme song is STILL awesome. My kids play TMNT arcade in my house all the time. This redone song is terrible and it literally might be the same one 1up arcade did.

I will be that person if pinbrowser works BUT stern cut it off a few weeks ago so all their new code blocks it from working.

yes it's something but just curious what. There has to be something at the top b/c it appears to provide some type of function....

Gameplay tonight!!!! Awesome! 5CT....

Did anyone catch that you can select what turtle you want to play as???? It's like Pirates which I love that feature - each must be unique. That's awesome.

Also - the fake diverter on the pro is what I thought it was - it holds the balls during certain modes on the pro.

pro also has colored t molding.

I'm curious how the diverter in the prem is used b/c if it's just for fun, that middle button is a pain in the ass to press and I would prob not even use it that much. Krang is a complete waste. Ball lock is nice but not imperative. HMMMMM

I also like the pro art a lot too. SO excited to see this tonight.

They say 80s style music which is awesome but they also say original 1987 theme? It's clearly redone in the one video BUT maybe that was a hold over b/c it sounds just like the one up arcade? This wouldn't be a big deal if pinbrowser works but you can no longer change and customize music on sterns. They locked us out!

pinbrowser no longer works.

I'm hearing pro available mid june. Also - any one hear if it's prem or pro or both tonight? I'm torn on what i want to see more. I really want to see the pro b/c I'm leaning that way but prem would give me a good idea on how that diverter is embedded. I also want to confirm the lack of dual spin pizza makes a difference and if there is truly another MB in prem/LE or if it's the same on the pro (8 ball vs 6 is weird).

I’m digging the music in the Stern videos that are not the classic theme. God they butchered the theme but I’m liking the other music.

So in the pro video below they show that fake diverter on the pro moving down to lock the ball then up. Curious how they really works but it seems pretty cool and is not just there doing nothing.

It also seems to have a ball lock on the pro by shooting underneath the turtle van they seem to stop there and then get released for MB.

I’m digging the pro right now. Not currently seeing the 2k diff. I also realized the premium side art is exactly the front art on the pro which I’m not thrilled about. Pro def is the best art package imo.

We need a sticky for this.

PINBROWSER NO LONGER WORKS on new code. Stern locked us out.

Maybe you need to pay a little closer attention. This is not the normal block. Stern is intentionally doing this and the creator is getting sick of it and is not confident it can be broken. This stand still has been like this for some time and is MUCH longer than before.

As for the lack of drops/bigger targets - I see why guys aren't happy but for me, I really don't care. Not a deal breaker for me but stern cheapened out - not surprised.

I hate facebook - is this TMNT related or some general beef?

Thanks for the podcast update. That pretty much confirms the same redone garbage for the theme song used in 1up arcade is the one used here (paging Rarehero - if you hated that one, you'll need to hate this one).

I'm fine with that but don't be dicks and block pinbrowser from replacing that garbage. Also - Stern....don't say you're using the ORIGINAL theme and then give us this redone nonsense. False advertising.

Otherwise, the rest of the sounds/music seem good from what I can tell - but that's a big bummer with the BS theme.

I'm curious what this 4 levels of travel are on Premium vs the pro. The diverter does nothing for me but if for some reason there are more MBs or the premium has more ramps, that would be something but not from what I can tell.

Def not the homerun I was hoping for but they checked enough of the critical boxes for me to go in on a pro. Really excited to see it tonight. Hopefully both are shown.

Yes - well summarized. Seems great on paper and the ability to select a turtle should be getting more attention.