COZ ma dude! We have 16 games in our brewery location. All I can say is THEME THEME THEME in the beginning. Remember that if you are reintroducing pinball to the general public, they are going to be drawn to pop culture/something they recognize. Once you break the barrier and get people addicted you can then add the occasional off the path/classic title.
Our line up consists of:
Super Mario(shitty game but top earner)
Rocky and Bullwinkle(another shitty game, but a close second in earnings)
South Park(again..... real shitty game... but great earner)
Creature from the black lagoon
Twilight zone
Tron
Attack from Mars
Monsterbash
Oktoberfest
Star Wars
Star Trek
Munsters
Ghost busters
Deadpool
Guardians of the Galaxy
Medieval madness
I can 100% tell you the general public start on the licensed themes. Once they learn there are actually rules, they start to explore the other games.
make sure you have a pinball 101 class every now and then, get the bar to provide a free beer to draw a crowd and teach the class. I have a power point I can send you if you like!
Lastly, I don’t mean this to be a plug.... but it is what it is.... If you can get people using PINQUEST the theme may not matter like it used to as the chase for the achievement may out weigh the theme.
PM me if you want to chat!