*~*THE~NEXT~STERN*~*

Quoted from J85M:
I am surprised MMPR hasn’t popped up in pinball, licence has been going strong for 20+ years and would instantly pull kids in and their parents who grew up on its
Mortal Kombat is another theme that I think would translate well to pinball, combos = fatality inputs.
Can’t imagine either licence is too expensive either
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The fact that it took me a bit to figure out what MMPR was or that there was only one or two good seasons and the rest are Australia's hot garbage make me think you are in a minority.
Also...

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#22052 2 years ago

RJW

screaminr

In Memoriam

Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
The fact that it took me a bit to figure out what MMPR was or that there was only one or two good seasons and the rest are Australia's hot garbage make me think you are in a minority.
Also...
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I had to Google what it was .
Don't know why you think it's got anything to do with us .
I laughed when I read , it said it was banned in Canada

#22053 2 years ago

TMK

ExSquid

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You guys have it ALL wrong.....I have inside word that the next Theme is.....

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#22054 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

Pinside member

Quoted from screaminr:
I had to Google what it was .
Don't know why you think it's got anything to do with us .
I laughed when I read , it said it was banned in Canada
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It was not banned in Canada and the last 20yrs it has continued to run as various Asian/Australian productions featuring some of their top talent (sarcasm). My kid watched some of the later garbage.

#22055 2 years ago

RJW

screaminr

In Memoriam

Quoted from ExSquid:
You guys have it ALL wrong.....I have inside word that the next Theme is...

My money is on Batman LEGO Movie

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#22056 2 years ago

RJW

screaminr

In Memoriam

Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
It was not banned in Canada

Tell that to Google

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#22057 2 years ago

TMK

ExSquid

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Quoted from screaminr:
My money is on Batman LEGO Movie[quoted image]

haha

#22058 2 years ago

???

PilotPinball

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3y 21,050 61

Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
It was not banned in Canada and the last 20yrs it has continued to run as various Asian/Australian productions featuring some of their top talent (sarcasm). My kid watched some of the later garbage.

Um, I worked on a few seasons of the MMPR shot in New Zealand. Clearly you never saw Ninja Storm which captured the gestalt of young adulthood in a way that Bergman or Wells never could.

#22059 2 years ago

JON

J85M

Hot Mods

Warrington

12y 147K 10,466 32

JMK do you ever post? Would be good to hear your thoughts on things or do you just follow a chosen few round Pinside like some voiceless figure in the shadows lol.

#22060 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

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Quoted from screaminr:
Tell that to Google
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Speaking as Canadian of the era, I can tell you Google is wrong this time

This Goliath site sounds like the same kind of site that says they just drained Niagara Falls last month and found some ancient ruins

#22061 2 years ago

MAC

frankmac

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Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
Speaking as Canadian of the era, I can tell you Google is wrong this time
This Goliath site sounds like the same kind of site that says they just drained Niagara Falls last month and found some ancient ruins

Damn, that was not true?

#22062 2 years ago

???

Greaseman

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Libertyville, IL

3y 50,150 187 11 33

Quoted from pinballaddicted:
I have been hearing it for a while from our local Aussie pinball group. I believe the rumor to be solid as when you go to JJP site there are three games listed. Willy Wonker just went back on the line and I think Pirates is next. Site is ready to take orders once the announcement is made.
http://store.jerseyjackpinball.com/Games/
Navigation
Guns N' Roses™
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Pirates of the Caribbean
Back to the next Stern!

JJP is not planning on making more POTC. They are going to make more Wonkas. I heard it on good authority just yesterday. POTC is a wide body - that’s part of the issue.

I know this is a Stern thread but just sharing based on previous comments here as well as I know we all need to plan our future pinball funds accordingly.

#22063 2 years ago

JCS

jeffspinballpalace

JeffSPinballPalace

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Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
This Goliath site sounds like the same kind of site that says they just drained Niagara Falls last month and found some ancient ruins

What kind of ancient ruins?

#22064 2 years ago

KEV

NC_Pin

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7y 90,550 1,482 16 32 1

Quoted from Greaseman:
JJP is not planning on making more POTC. They are going to make more Wonkas. I heard it on good authority just yesterday. POTC is a wide body - that’s part of the issue.
I know this is a Stern thread but just sharing based on previous comments here as well as I know we all need to plan our future pinball funds accordingly.

Forgot that it was a wide body.

I agree with you… lots of games coming out, and most of them have extended waiting periods before you can get them. Managing your space and cash is a must!!

#22065 2 years ago

DJB

delt31

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Quoted from NC_Pin:
They'd sell a year's worth of production of POTC's LE's at $11k.

no way a loaded widebody is sold at 11k. I would expect a special run at 14.5k.

and I would buy it.

#22066 2 years ago

JCS

I don’t believe rumor that JJP’s planning to rerun POTC. It would be a great thing to have them made and sold in quantity for $14k. I just don’t think JJP wants to rerun them nor have the parts laying around. If they did decide to run them in seriousness I wish they’d change the art and label them a different version.

My preferred rumor to come true would be for JJP to start up a second line that runs only wide bodies. That would be awesome. They could run finally run POTC & Hobbits. And then …. maybe Eric’s next game could be a widebody.

#22067 2 years ago

???

Greaseman

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Libertyville, IL

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Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:
I don’t believe rumor that JJP’s planning to rerun POTC. It would be a great thing to have them made and sold in quantity for $14k. I just don’t think JJP wants to rerun them nor have the parts laying around. If they did decide to run them in seriousness I wish they’d change the art and label them a different version.
My preferred rumor to come true would be for JJP to start up a second line that runs only wide bodies. That would be awesome. They could run finally run POTC & Hobbits. And then …. maybe Eric’s next game could be a widebody.

I believe their 2nd line is just now up and running and is going to make the Wonkas.

I’m bummed. Not interested in Wonka, but I’d buy a POTC. I’m also very intrigued with The Hobbit. Oh well.

Now….back to our regularly scheduled Stern programming. (Sidetrack diversions are sooooo difficult to avoid in many threads).

#22068 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

Pinside member

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:
What kind of ancient ruins?

Fake ones

#22069 2 years ago

RJW

screaminr

In Memoriam

Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
This Goliath site sounds like the same kind of site that says they just drained Niagara Falls last month and found some ancient ruins

Or the world newspaper
How come no Men in Black pin

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#22070 2 years ago

tonyf1965

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12y 81,800 939 13 23

Anyone know when Godzilla starts to ship to customers?

#22071 2 years ago

JDA

skink91

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Quoted from tonyf1965:
Anyone know when Godzilla starts to ship to customers?

Screw all you guys - I just want to know when it will be shipped to me!

#22072 2 years ago

CRD

chad

Game Guy

11y 140K 15,165 9 5

At some point , yes!!

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#22073 2 years ago

NIC

Tjohejsan

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Linköping

8y 33,350 118 5 15

Any chance for A new Avatar. Thinking about the 4 new upcoming movies.

#22074 2 years ago

AYL

xyntec

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Quoted from Tjohejsan:
Any chance for A new Avatar. Thinking about the 4 new upcoming movies.

wasn't the previous one bad enough?

#22075 2 years ago

MSL

SantaEatsCheese

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Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:
Next Stern pin reveal due 18 January 2022
Stern delivered slightly ahead of predicted (1 week early!) with Godzilla being revealed 14 September instead of the predicted 23 September based off of prior releases.
Math below.
Aerosmith 1/4/2017 (128 days after BM66)
Star Wars 5/31/2017 (147 days after Aerosmith)
Guardians of the Galaxy 11/2/2017 (156 days after Star Wars)
Iron Maiden 3/25/2018 (144 days after Guardians of the Galaxy)
Dead Pool 8/3/2018 (131 days after Iron Maiden)
Munsters 1/12/2019 (203 days after Deadpool)
Black Knight SOR 3/25/2019 (72 days after Munsters)
Jurassic Park 7/26/2019 (122 days after BK SOR)
Stranger Things: 12/23/2019 (150 days after Jurassic Park)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 5/27/2020 (155 days after Stranger Things)
Avengers Infinity War: 9/2/2020 (98 Days after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Led Zeppelin: 12/15/2020 (104 days after AIQ)
The Mandalorian: 5/11/2021 (147 days after Led Zeppelin)
Godzilla: 9/14/2021 (126 days after The Mandalorian)
The average time between cornerstone releases is now 134 days.
Next Stern Pin is due on or about 18 January, 2022
*Note that only “cornerstone” games with a Pro/Premium/LE pricing model are included for the purpose of this exercise.

Monthly reminder: Stern's next game is due out around 18 January 2022. Supporting evidence quoted above.

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#22076 2 years ago

ELJ

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#22077 2 years ago

TTW

Pincrazy

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Just picket up this 6 pack yesterday, must be a sign!

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#22078 2 years ago

RON

Txcoastal1

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League City, TX

3y 44,800 297 4

Picture ain't worth nothing...how does it taste

#22079 2 years ago

EMC

Pinstein

Pinball Alterniverse

Ft Lupton, CO

10y 83,550 1,739 13 1

10k by Christmas, (only I didnt say fudge.)

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#22080 2 years ago

MOO

MooButt

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5y 59,550 485 6 1

Quoted from Pinstein:
10k by Christmas, (only I didnt say fudge.)
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I would get this in a heartbeat

#22081 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

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Quoted from MooButt:
I would get this in a heartbeat

You'll put your eye out!

#22082 2 years ago

DJB

delt31

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Thank you for this pic - just love it. How it all started.
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#22083 2 years ago

JMS

swampfire

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[EDIT: just got halfway through episode 7, and now I regret posting this. It was great until the creepy Americans showed up]

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#22084 2 years ago

???

ChickenCatcher

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Truro, NS

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Deadmau5 pin would get my money in a heart beat.

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#22085 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

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Quoted from ChickenCatcher:
Deadmau5 pin would get my money in a heart beat.
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#22086 2 years ago

VIC

PinMonk

Quoted from swampfire:
[EDIT: just got halfway through episode 7, and now I regret posting this. It was great until the creepy Americans showed up]
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The westerners (were they all Americans? Some seemed European...) dialogue and acting was TERRIBLE. Truly awful.

That one cliffhanger on the tug of war was a bitch move, too. I think it was like 4am when I finished that episode, but I had to stay up and watch the first 10-15 minutes of the next episode because I wasn't going to sleep where they abruptly cut.

#22087 2 years ago

JDA

skink91

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Quoted from swampfire:
It was great until the creepy Americans showed up

Quoted from PinMonk:
The westerners (were they all Americans? Some seemed European...) dialogue and acting was TERRIBLE. Truly awful.

How were those characters different than others in the series in dialogue or acting?

#22088 2 years ago

VIC

PinMonk

Quoted from skink91:
How were those characters different than others in the series in dialogue or acting?

It's Korean subbed in English, so you hear Korean the whole time, and yes, Korean cinema is prone to exaggerated acting (and the Korean actors do it, as expected), but when the English speaking characters come in, they are speaking English in the most exaggerated, stereotypical regional dialects possible. It's just BAD. And not just the WAY they're talking, but the stupid dialogue the writers imagined English speakers might say. The worst part of the whole series.

#22089 2 years ago

JDA

skink91

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Quoted from PinMonk:
It's Korean subbed in English, so you hear Korean the whole time, and yes, Korean cinema is prone to exaggerated acting (and the Korean actors do it, as expected), but when the English speaking characters come in, they are speaking English in the most exaggerated, stereotypical regional dialects possible. It's just BAD. And not just the WAY they're talking, but the stupid dialogue the writers imagined English speakers might say. The worst part of the whole series.

I guess it just didn’t stand out to me in the way you describe.

#22090 2 years ago

VIC

PinMonk

Quoted from skink91:
I guess it just didn’t stand out to me in the way you describe.

Did you watch it dubbed or subbed? If you watched it dubbed I can understand why it didn't stick out. But if it was subbed, for me at least, it was really intrusively bad once the VIPs showed up in Ep 7.

Just one example of the terrible English dialogue (not dubbed) between the oversexed gay southerner VIP and one of the Asian VIPs when one of the players is about to kill themselves and the southerner starts yelling at the player on the screen whose number is 69:

"What convinced you to bet on number 69?"
"Ohhh, ah, it's such a beautiful number...SIXTY-NINE!"

I mean...ugh. Just the flattest, worst stereotypical westerner dialogue ever.

#22091 2 years ago

JDA

skink91

Pinside member

Quoted from PinMonk:
Did you watch it dubbed or subbed? If you watched it dubbed I can understand why it didn't stick out. But if it was subbed, for me at least, it was really intrusively bad once the VIPs showed up in Ep 7.

I watch everything subtitled, as I can’t stand dubs.

Quoted from PinMonk:
Just one example of the terrible English dialogue (not dubbed) between the oversexed gay southerner VIP and one of the Asian VIPs when one of the players is about to kill themselves and the southerner starts yelling at the player on the screen whose number is 69:
"What convinced you to bet on number 69?"
"Ohhh, ah, it's such a beautiful number...SIXTY-NINE!"
I mean...ugh. Just the flattest, worst stereotypical westerner dialogue ever.

I’m just not sure I get the offense taken as it was a caricature, just like many others in the film. Also that was a caricature that was supposed to outrage (which it rather obviously succeeded at).

#22092 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

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You guys sound like you've never seen a Westerner in Asian cinema. Nothing new to see here. There is at least one campy white guy in every martial arts flick.
Hell, look at how the Titans in Attack on Titan are clearly just exaggerated Westerners.
We aren't super popular.

#22093 2 years ago

JDA

skink91

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Quoted from KnockerPTSD:
You guys sound like you've never seen a Westerner in Asian cinema. Nothing new to see here. There is at least one campy white guy in every martial arts flick.

And certainly there has NEVER been a stereotype of an Asian in anything Hollywood produced!

#22094 2 years ago

EMC

Pinstein

Pinball Alterniverse

Ft Lupton, CO

10y 83,550 1,739 13 1

Quoted from MooButt:
I would get this in a heartbeat

Me too. I would fold it up and store it 10 mo. a year and just pull it out for the holidays. The santa slide could be a great ramp and I would love a bumpus hound multiball with a turkey bash toy! Maybe a magnetic flagpole, a lamp that breaks and a scott fargus hurry up.

#22095 2 years ago

JMS

swampfire

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Quoted from skink91:
I’m just not sure I get the offense taken as it was a caricature, just like many others in the film. Also that was a caricature that was supposed to outrage (which it rather obviously succeeded at).

I’ve got a few episodes to go, so maybe I’ll enjoy how they end up. That room with the live models was cool - kind of an homage to Kubrick (Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut). All I know for sure is that the pickpocket girl is really cute.

#22096 2 years ago

VIC

PinMonk

Quoted from skink91:
I watch everything subtitled, as I can’t stand dubs.

I’m just not sure I get the offense taken as it was a caricature, just like many others in the film. Also that was a caricature that was supposed to outrage (which it rather obviously succeeded at).

The terrible quality of the dialogue of the westerners is what really got me. I get that the VIPs were painted in broad strokes, but they could have spent another 8 minutes writing better dialogue. It was just awful in general and really brought those sections of the show down.

#22097 2 years ago

ABG

Our_Man_in_Oz

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Quoted from skink91:
I watch everything subtitled, as I can’t stand dubs.

Same. I can't believe that somehow because it's Netflix, people have become more accepting of dubs. I've always hated dubbing, at best it's barely passable but mostly it's awful.

#22098 2 years ago

DWD

KnockerPTSD

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Quoted from Our_Man_in_Oz:
Same. I can't believe that somehow because it's Netflix, people have become more accepting of dubs. I've always hated dubbing, at best it's barely passable but mostly it's awful.

I was an anime/Kung fu flick kid of the mid 90s.
I used to be all about subtitles but I'm at a point in my life now where being able to just listen, half pay attention and only look at the screen occasionally is perfect lol. Dubs are great for when you aren't fully committed to a show or movie...like when you are working on a pinball machine

#22099 2 years ago

VIC

PinMonk