I am just waiting for the promised next run of MMr. I missed out on the last run, don't want to miss out again.

Yeah, if the next remake really is TZ (though I doubt it), it will really be a tough choice for me.
I was planning on getting a MMr from their next run, but a new TZ would be really hard to pass up.
Unfortunately, I only have room for 1 more machine...

As I understand it, the issue with TZ licensing is that the show and Rod Serling's likeness have to be licensed separately. What I don't know, is if they changed the translight to remove Rod, would the "sound-alike" voice still need to be licensed. I would think not, but it's probably a grey area.

Maybe they can substitute the version of the song done by William Shatner...

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No, I doubt that another run of MB is planned. I AM hoping that there will actually be another run of MMr as CGC has promised.

And I agree that the used market for MBr has gone way up. I bought my (very slightly used) MBr-SE right at the start of the pandemic for $6500. It would go for a lot more than that now.

OTOH, I sold my Mousin' Around to help pay for it for $1900, and that would be worth a lot more now too...so I guess even when you win you still lose.

RAZAr here we come!

I haven't played a TOM in years, but just thinking about it makes me sick of hearing "You have the power!".

I'm just hoping that they are still going to do the promised "early 2023" re-run of MMr. I've been on a waiting list for a long time now.

What exactly is the "CCr Debacle"?

I haven't been following this much, but it seems like CCr machines are showing up in homes and on location here.
What problems have there been?

Strange, I was just playing a new CCR-SE in a tourny this last weekend. They seem to be around...

Is it a problem with the toppers? I haven't seen any with the topper...

I talked to a CGC rep at the Texas Pinball Festival in March. He confirmed that the plan was to do a new run of MMr after CCr was "done".

Of course, that was 9 months ago, so everything could have changed since then...

Hopefully, I can get updated info at the next TPF.

I've been on the waiting list of one of their biggest distributors for 15 months already, so hopefully one of those few will be mine...but odds are it will be another year or so.

I haven't been following the details of the CCr release, but isn't it just the LE and SE+ that seem to be having production issues?

It seems like there are regular SE machines available. I would assume then that the problem is with some part of the topper system.

Maybe CGC should do the Stern thing and only sell limited-edition toppers much later at a ridiculously high price...

Yes, by far the worst part of all this is the lack of communication from CGC.

A simple statement like...

"We're sorry that the delivery of CCr machines with toppers has been delayed. The manufacturer(s) of several key parts have not delivered what we need to complete the toppers. We currently expect those parts to arrive in about 6 weeks. Assuming that the parts arrive when expected, shipments of the CCr-LE and CCr-SE+ will resume shortly after that."

would go a long way to addressing people's concerns.

I'm just hoping they will provide more info at TPF about the next MMr run...(though I'd love it they announced TZ also).

CGC said that they would be doing another MMr run in "early 2023", but that was a long time ago - before all their troubles with getting CCr shipped.

It is unclear if MMr is still in the plans or not. Hopefully there will be some info released at TPF in about 10 days.

I spoke with Jim from CGC at TPF. He says that they still are planning a run of MMr "near the end of the year".

Well, I sort of assumed he meant this year...but now that I think about it, he really didn't say...

Well, MBr was licensed from Universal, and the licensing was part of what delayed its release (supposedly). So they do have some experience there (not to mention the new Pulp Fiction).

Whether it makes sense to license AF is another question, but I'm sure they are not avoiding it because "they haven't done a licensed theme".

Jim said they have two lines going now.

I assume that one is doing CCr, and the other is doing PF.
That would free up a line to do the MMr run when CCr is complete.

Yeah, that's not necessarily a good thing. I can't say that the world is a better place now that we have "Serial Killer Winnie-the-Pooh".

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If you are going to remake Gottlieb games, I would think Haunted House would be high on the list. Preferably with new rules and Multi-ball.

OTOH, I'm just hoping they are still doing another run of MMr-SE.