Neither of those examples counter my points, but ok man.

You are still incorrect. I didn't say anything about what they "did" years ago. They are successfully building their own games right now and will continue to do so. Have a good one bud.

See Farsight Pinball Arcade's kickstarter for money towards Addams Family rights (which they still never got the rights to Christopher Llyod's likeness)

Yes, the rights for Addams Family are a complicated issue. Between Lloyd's likeness and Raul Julia's estate and Paramount (?) it's supposedly a real mess - which is probably why we haven't had a TAF remake already announced by CGC.

And Bally made a ridiculous amount of them. There are a ton of them out there still for anyone looking.

Yeah, MM/AFM/MB remakes made a ton of sense because the value was getting out of control because they collectively sold about half of TAF. You can go buy a kick ass TAF for $8,000 without much issue. (And MM/AFM/MB are better games in my opinion)

Zombie Yeti Facebook post - August 2018. "Just for Fun" , oh its fun to speculate!
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A 007 game will do.
With all the movie songs from every movie.

A Sean Connery 007 with that cool 60’s vibe would be great

On sterns new TMNT there is a king Ghidorah poster in turtle lair...

Stern seems to be going with popular mainstream licenses. I would love to see a fast and furious game done by Steve Richie

Its ok to slap a lockdown bar

Supposedly Mustang was going to be F&F and something happened that they couldn't work out with the license.

I heard from a very reliable source that CGC is going to produce more in 2021. This same source told me long ago they were going to come out with Royal Edition retrofitting kits...sure enough they started making them a few months later. So my source is credible. HOWEVER, they didn't elaborate on which variant they were going to produce or if they were coming out with yet another variant, but there will be more. Start setting aside that money and call retailers BEFORE the announcement. 9 out of 10 times those guys are hearing something from the manufacturers before a public announcement and will start a list of sales leads.

As much as I know they are not as huge as other bands, Muse would make a fantastic music pin. Between their random sci-fi/conspiracy leanings, crazy art stylings and killer live show (including a few DVDs to pull footage from) it could be a great option for a modern band to be represented.

I appreciate bringing an undercelebrated band into this BUT...how about a DEVO pin?!?!?

They play stadiums. Can’t get much bigger than that.

I've seen Muse 8 times including winning tickets to this gig with 19 other people. I would 100% buy a Muse pin!

Arguably, MMr Royal edition or Special edition with topper or any model with all upgrades is the best pinball machine ever made. But the market for them is saturated and demand has been met. So I can’t see a reason for running more MMr’s. There is a need for more upgrades and toppers though, so they could knock out kits for awhile.

I disagree. I need them to make way too many until there are so many bloody MMr out there that they become less valuable and i can grab one

I don't believe that is true. I tried to buy a new MMR-SE right when the last batch was announced. The (large) distributor here (a guy that I've known for a while) said that he already had so many people on his wait list that he really had no chance of getting me one.

I think that there is still a fair amount of demand left.

I think more demand will be for the upcoming:

BACK TO THE FUTURE by Stern / Kapow.

The SLE will be 88 total pieces.

They will likely have a Flying Hover Board / Deloreon as the topper/ possibly a interactive Flux Capacitor.

3-level playfield.

Main - set in 1985 / 1955 present themed
Below - set in 1885 western themed
Above - set in 2015 future themed

Can’t wait to hang out in Hill Valley no matter the year!

How about a westworld theme? That is one of the hardest shows to follow....

Oh yes, it exists and it is glorious! I am hoping CGC brings it back into production, too.

Is this a prediction? Or is this information from a reliable source?

Anyone trying to get an MMr should just buy an EHOH. It’s f’n amazing, has a similar shot layout, great humor and has way deeper rules and code. I understand the nostalgia factor for MM and it is most definitely a classic but...EHOH is seriously a stupendous game.

Sorry, I can't agree with that at all. I got to play an EHOH for a bit, and I have to say that I was unimpressed. The playfield felt empty, and it just seemed boring. In fairness, I was never a huge fan of the other Elvira machines either (I didn't dislike them, but sure didn't love them).

Not trying to start a war here or anything (and if you like EHOH, that's great), but it's not something that I would ever buy. If I was going to buy a new Stern machine, there are a bunch of others I would consider first (like DP, JP, or the new Avengers).

Guessing Keith is doing this?

Stern are going to sell a gazillion of these!

Right on, not sure when you played it but the completed code is phenomenal. Give it another shot if you see it around. I was not impressed with the game when I first played it either.

Not sure what the code version was on it, as it was on location - I played it just before Covid hit.

That's the problem with releasing pins with unfinished code. It can give people a bad first impression of the machine - and give it a bad reputation. Also, for machines on location, a lot of operators don't bother/care to update the machine with the latest version (unless there is some pressing reason to).

It's fine to say that the new code makes the game better, but usually by the time that happens there is some new machine out that is the "new hotness".

There is a location near me that has a BM66 that is still on the version it shipped with (it still has none of the minor villain modes). I'd love to try the new code, but it is the only BM66 on location that I know of nearby.

I most definitely agree with that. I typically don’t buy NIB games for this very reason or if I do I wait at least a year for the code to mature. Shame about the local BM66 ...that game is also amazing at current code...the initial release code was AWFUL.

Yea, I played EHOH initially and was turned off.

The original design was so much better than what we got. Stern cost reduction really did a number on this game.

Uninitiated on this one. What was the original design supposed to be?

The main missing features pulled was the whoop de do ramp on the left (like whitewater) and a mechanical "hand of fate" wheel that spun to give you an award if you drained on the left. Much of the personality of the pin was pulled when Nordman left for Deeproot.

At one of the pinball shows there were pictures of the original design he did. Way better.

Yes, better on paper. But Dennis has said that the physics of the ramp just didn’t work well and that’s why it was cut.

I too was unimpressed with ehoh when it was introduced. Fortunately, I was able to play again with code at .99 I think( near there) and it was amazing. New code again 2 days ago only makes it better. Pretty sure its not leavin here. Topper is better with latest update also. Hoping 1 more update at least to finish

Lyman games are the only ones released lately with this type of barren code, so I wouldn't worry about release code with other programmer's games. With his games you need AT LEAST a year to get to full releases. Batman was 2 years. Lyman is great but he works SUPER slow.

Don’t worry the next game he’s working on he’s going to be speeding at 88MPH!

I sure hope so!

How much time do I have to save some monies?

You have enough time to save six monies - but not seven.

BTTF would be a must buy for me, not many other themes I can think of that would have me on the phone as fast!

Bttf and im likely in based on my love of the theme.
Bttf + Elwin and ill be listing games for sale the same day they announce it.

I am also down to buy BTTF even though I dropped 10k recently on GNR.

would totally sell couple other pins for that machine.

BTTF and I'll call my contractor to extend my house so it will fit.....or maybe just sell another pin