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I’ve seen all of them, but wouldn’t want either as a theme. When people have discussed dream themes, I don’t see them brought up there as well. Cruise would probably not let them use his likeness.

We have the exact same problem here in Australia. Only one distributor and a couple of resellers.

Down to Flip?

Very Close I enjoy both but one more than the other.

We need some newer themes to catch the attention of more casual, big billion dollar blockbusters have universal appeal to do just that.

And let’s be honest both franchises have a tonne of cool scenes that would make nice modes in a game. I’d personally love a SAW themed game mechs/traps galore!!

Saw will not be a Stern game. What else you got?

I just saw the new Harley Quinn , birds of prey movie , it would work really well for a pin . Lots of missions , goals , a great soundtrack and great action scenes but as usual you would want to have all the movie assets along with the sound track . Plus having Margot Robbie on a pin ......

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Oh I know that, we where lucky to get the walking dead, most of the themes I’d like to see won’t ever get made and definitely wouldn’t be Sterns with the exception of maybe fast and furious if Stern ponied the cash for the licence.

I rather see another company do that license.

Not sure I understand this. Stern is the only company currently making pinball where themes like this even remotely fall into their wheelhouse.

Not sure I understand this. Why wouldn't you want a better quality game?

I can only speak from my own experience. I only have 3 new(er) Sterns - the premiums of ACDC, IMDN, and JP2. Though I feel they may have been overpriced, I just have had no serious complaints about them.

I can’t speak to their quality versus the older games in my collection, because my older games are pins that survived. I suspect there were a lot of the same titles built in that era that didn’t because they had various manufacturing flaws that mine didn’t, causing confirmation bias.

I could be wrong. Wouldn’t be the first time.

Same, I really enjoy Stern games and haven’t had a JJP game really call to me yet. My only concern has been with the playfield issues, which JJP has also had the same problems.

JP2 is phenomenal.

Most of the licences/themes I’d like to see won’t ever get made so I don’t even have to worry if it will be Stern, JJP or someone else.

Back to the Future might be the only licence on my list that gets made but I’d have thought by now someone would have snapped that licence up, why JJP didn’t grab it is beyond me.

Theme integration and make depth like the Hobbit with a better layout would be an instant BTTF buy.

What we really need is a good Conan the Barbarian pinball with some of the awesome artwork I remember in the 80s.

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A new Matrix movie is currently shooting in San Francisco. Who'd love a Matrix pin? (I know there's a JM retheme and at least one homebrew)

Matrix is such an old concept and the last 2 movies ruined the franchise so no for me.

Agreed. The first movie was something different. Fun to watch. The second and third were just bad.

Mustang was supposed to be Fast and Furious, but something happened, so we got...Mustang.

That theory that AP's "Hot Wheels" license is actually a code name for BTTF is intriguing...

AP need a nit licence/title. They have proven they can create great games that are rammed with features but they just haven’t struck that mass appeal with Houdini or Octoberfest.

BTTF is a sure fire hit! You would have to really try to screw up that licence, if AP do have BTTF and can integrate the theme into mechs and code as well as they managed to make something like Octoberfest it should be incredible.

Given that Balcer designed WoZ, and that is a modern stop-n-go play classic, I'd be very interested to see what he could do with BTTF. Maybe a center apron high speed ball launch to simulate the delorean hitting time travel speed (also saving space not having to have a shooter lane)? Lots of possibilities...

I just hope he doesn't get lost in the design like he did on Hobbit.

Biggest question is how likely is it AP have the BTTF licence? They certainly need a monster hit if the rumours of octoberfest sales being poor are true, great playing game just not a theme/game I would own.

Serious question: Do people 30 or under even know Back to the Future? Guys I know around 40 like it for sure, we all do, but at the same time it's not something we watch all the time. The trilogy feels kinda dated to me and I'm not sure it has appeal beyond nostalgia.

You can say that about 75-80% of the themes that Stern currently puts out. But...they keep selling, every time.

Yes we do

And pinball has been thriving on Nostalgia so by that math BTTF is a sure fire hit.

Guess the crew over here isn’t concerned with playfield quality. Theme is coveted above all else in this thread. Theme shouldn’t be the only consideration.

Let’s say your dream theme is Elvira and you were ready to purchase EHOH. But you don’t like callouts, or lack of toys or premium being lowest level offered, or you don’t like how the assets were used or there are serious quality concerns. Many things can be a deal killer and prevent you from buying your favorite theme.

For me Harry Potter would be my preferred game. Wide body with Eric @ JJP designing it and lots of mechanical toys. What would really happen is it would go to Stern. They’d do a quick STh treatment on it and only offer premium and LE and SLE, no pro. No toys, bare code when released, shitty photoshop art. Would I buy that turd ... no way. So my dream theme would come and go and the fact it was my dream theme had little effect on my purchase.

Bottom line it makes no sense to get excited about a title until you see it, hear it, watch it and play it. Then go f’ing crazy.

I should have mentioned it, but I was thinking about location play more than anything. I know it would sell well to the collector crowd.

I feel like it’s aged very well.... bttf and bttf2

I saw the tripple feature that was rescreening in 2015 and while I still love the movies, part 1 wouldn‘t be made like this nowadays. It takes it‘s time to set up the stage, nowadays too much time for people.

BTTF is an instant buy for me. I’d prefer a JJP wide body, but I would by AP or Stern.

I'd argue, but not after looking at your collection. You've got great taste in Pins.

I wonder how many BTTF fans who are in your shoes are sporting early PRS guitars? I knew a couple guys who bought PRS after seeing that movie.

Abbott & Costello.

I honestly don't get the draw for BTTF or Jaws. Fine movies in their day, but,,,

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Ok boomer

I'm 33. Love the movie. Showed it to my 8, 6, and 3 year old. 8 and 6 year olds loved the original and the 3 year old played with legos. The first movie holds up well but the 2nd and 3rd were boring for my kids.

Early prs guitar? Never heard of them.

It's the guitar MJ Fox is playing in his living room. They were a fledgling company when the movie was made.

Grew into the 3rd largest american guitar builder by the end of the 90s or so.

This is really well said. I was bummed that Stern was doing a Jurassic Park. I really wanted the JJP PoTC treatment for that theme. Then I played JP2 from Stern, was blown away by it, and then sprung not only for the game but the Pinball Refinery treatment for it. Having said that, for my dream theme games, I would always lean towards JJP as a general rule. I also noticed someone mentioned Hobbit not being a great layout or something above... I would be curious to know how much time you've put in that machine. Because in a home setting, once you know the rules, there is almost no game I would rather play. The immersion and flow of the game feels near perfect as you progress through it.

I'm assuming this post is meant to be ironic. I mean...it has to be right?

Who's on first? What is on second? I Don't Know ... third base. Why is left field, I Don't Give a Darn is shortstop, Tomorrow is Pitching and Today is catching. Got it?

Niagra Falls Multi-Ball!

Slowly I turn...

Keith Elwin + South Park = take my money

That was the Three Stooges!
Edit- I stand corrected...never knew Abbot and Costello did that routine also. Funny stuff!

an updated southpark with a killer playfield would be a grail for me for sure! So much call out potential

Give him the Animaniacs and I'm in.

He did that already.

...Well he did retheme one.

Absolutely, check out the video below where college students are asked if they know 80's movies. Every single student knew about Back to the Future and seemed excited about it. BTTF is pretty much timeless at this point, same goes for Ghostbusters. A new BTTF trilogy pinball machine would sell like crazy.