Can they get Bill Burr to do the call outs?

See GOT. Forever locked in season four or whatever it was.

That would be something! Nolte was only halfway comprehensible in the 80s, and the intervening years have not improved the situation.

Nailed it!

Did Walt invent the churro as well?

Are there Stern LE’s from the past few years that have held their value? I haven’t looked in a while but it used to be you could generally pick them up at or below retail six months or a year after they were released.

JJP says 1500 is “limited.” And Stern can’t be focusing on what happens to used game prices three years down the line - they’ve got new games to make and sell right now!

I don't see a problem, especially if they disclose it. Just buy from someone else in the future if you don't like their pricing practices. If it's truly an instant sellout then distributors selling at MSRP are effectively doing it as a goodwill gesture to their longtime customers, since they could easily charge more.

He's suggesting that you buy from a smaller distributor that doesn't have enough sales to your state to be required to collect the sales tax under the new internet sales tax laws. Probably easier to pull off from MI than from CA. Of course you're still legally obligated to pay that tax yourself if the distributor doesn't collect it from you, and I've heard stories from CA (happened to Rarehero I think?) of the State tracking down large untaxed purchases and sending out tax bills.

Good point. Brian Eddy would never, ever use a mini playfield in one of his designs.

How dare you?!? Carl Weathers is a national treasure.

Of course in that Action Jackson poster he is dangerously close to ashing down his gal-pal's bustier. But the 80s were a different time.

Horatio Sanz!

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(Looking at this pic, dude has lost some weight since his SNL days, or maybe the beard just hides the double-chin. I should probably look into that myself).

Rotational jerk.

I’d explain why that’s impossible, but I don’t want to spoil ROTJ for you ...

Didn't they do that already in The Force Awakens? Or are we moving on to Han's grandchildren?

The plot thickens.

I don't know about Premium parts, but in the past Stern has instructed distributors not to sell LE-specific parts without confirming LE ownership. But even that isn't always consistently implemented, so if you want an LE part as an upgrade for your Pro or Premium it's worth calling around (just politely say you'd like to order part no. XXXXX, there's no reason to start a discussion about Stern's policies or volunteer which model you own unless you're asked).

There was a time people were doing drive-bys of the JJP facility and counting cars in the lot. Stern has generally been too boringly consistent to warrant that level of espionage.

I think he covered that with "people compare a low priced Pro or remake to an LE." You can argue whether the original Iron Man was effectively a Pro, but the Vault edition at least was a remake.

Regardless, I'm sorry you paid AU $14,000 for your Munsters LE and weren't happy with it. That's a lot of money to spend on something that you don't love, and I trust you'll weigh that experience when making future pinball purchasing decisions.

Nice! And I like that Baby Yoda wears one of Mando's old wifebeaters under his robes.

My guess is that RPZ is moving backward through time, sort of a Tenet situation. He won't hit the DeadFlip live stream for another week.

Don't BK and SW toppers go for $2,500 now as well? This is right in the ballpark, plus it's signed!

Why do I get the feeling we’re being set up for a “deez nuts” joke?

Agree 100%, but you know they won’t be calling him “Grogu” …

I could see an R2D2 design working nicely ...

It's been broadly speculated that you could just order a set of the Premium wire ramps from Stern and swap 'em directly into the Pro.

Mark Hamill wishes he still looked that good! He looks like ROTJ Luke to me, which seems about right. Hard to tell if there are age spots on the hands though.

Can you think of any pinball games released within the last 20 years that you do enjoy? So far you've only mentioned AFM, which no longer screams "modern" the way it once did.

Different strokes indeed -- after a 15+ minute game my first time out with GNR on location, I was ready for a nap and actually walked away with credits still in the machine (likely the first time I've ever done that). To add insult to injury, the game camera added at least 10 lbs (I'm going to blame that one on Axl and assume he required JJP to install a "fat cam" to level the playing field). But obviously there's something there that others find enjoyable, and God bless 'em!

It seems nuts to me drop $6-$10k on any game without ever playing it. But I guess in this market you can turn around and get your money back easily enough, so there's no harm done if you're willing to put up with the hassle of selling it if it's not your thing.