Bond has potential to be an awesome machine. As usual I have lowered my expectations. I’d rather be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed. Connery,Moore or both would work for me.
Don’t F this one up Stern!

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I'd rather see a SNL Celebrity Jeopardy pin. Darrell Hammond's Connery is hilarious.

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I’d love to see a Killer Clowns pin.. Super niche but totally rad.

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Agreed.

I’d bank on getting Daniel Craig if we get Connery I will be pleasantly surprised and pleased.

One thing we can all agree on is a generic Bond pin (Sterns Jurassic Park) will not be acceptable, no fake bond stern!

Why is everyone so sure Bond is the next Stern?

If not next it’s soon.
Mnpinball called it over a year ago. I believe It’s the only machine he predicted from his last list that Stern hasn’t released yet.
I don’t know who he is but it seems that whatever he predicts/posts comes true!

It’s not…we still haven’t seen RUSH haha

Stern would never make it but
hopefully Spooky will in the next few years!

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It's not next. Venom is.

Gotta hand it to marketing dept at Stern.
Going from lifestyle brand to using terms like “advanced terrestrial” - very nice!
Could an E.T. pinball be next?

“Stern is a global lifestyle brand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game of pinball. Headquartered minutes from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in the heart of North America, the company creates, designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and distributes a full line of technologically advanced terrestrial and digital pinball games, parts, accessories, and merchandise. Stern Pinball serves digital, consumer, commercial, and corporate markets around the globe.”

but.. comic versions are real aren't they??

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The speculation is Bond will be mid to late 2022.

Let's stay on topic. BTTF 2022 LFG!

Personally, I like all Bonds and almost all Bond movies. I also love Fleming's novels and short stories (not really interested in any of the continuation novels). Cinematically, I grew up with Brosnan. But, if I imagine Bond, I see Connery. He's the one that started it all, that defined Bond as the character that everybody knows. If Stern aims for timeless appeal, there's no way around him (either solo or as one of several Bonds). A game based solely on any other actor WILL age. Of course, they'll sell every single machine either way. They could do a Lazenby LE and sell out on day one.

Venom I’ll take comic version over the movies, but BTTF and Bond are too big not to go with the movies and their assets.

Submarine themed pinball anyone?

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Hunt for Red October would be awesome.

Also The Rock would be a blast. Nic Cage, Ed Harris, and Sean Connery callouts… take my money.

I had the pleasure to meet Sean Connery a long time ago. He drove something like a Nissan, nothing fancy and when I met him was in shorts and a T-shirt. Very fit looking guy. He was polite we talked for a bit and was happy to sign autographs for fans.

If I can swing the money I think I would be in for a James Bond 007 pinball machine with all the actors playing Bond or just with Connery. Depends on what kind of licensing Stern can get. Hopefully all of them or as many as they can get.

And then it will be how I like my pinball machines. Shaken, not stirred.

I wonder if Stern is going to base their Rush pinball off the Virtual Digital pinball version.

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Let's hope not. That looks terrible. Also, the leaked partial pic from the side had two wireforms on the left side.

Also what looks like a VUC and a Time Machine (possible scoop shot)
I agree that the virtual one looks dull af but will admit that it also might have some inspiration from some other Borg games. Those insert alone would be laughed out of the forums.

Why in the world would Stern, the worlds largest manufacturer of pinball machines, steal a terrible design from a cheese bucket VPX pin? You are the second person on here to suggest that and it’s just ludicrous. Imagine Gary assigning Rush to Borg “You get to design RUSH. BUT, steal every aspect from this piece of shit vpx right here. Oh and I’ll still pay you like you designed it yourself”. No.

RM is my favourite Bond .
His movies have the best humour .
Hard to beat The Man with the Golden Gun , hot chicks , great stunts and JW Pepper .

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Agreed. I own rob zombie and had Rick and morty. After the rough reviews for HW and UM I kinda hope not.

The only thing it will have in common with this is 3 inlanes

HWN / UM are still a year out from code completion so any naysaying of those titles is premature. The layout is great and it’s the best shooting spooky to date. Coding two games at one time is going to take much more time. It’ll get there and when it does people will regret selling the spots early and the market price will adjust accordingly

Does half of the population know you're speaking for them?

yes he does .....

I’m very excited at the possibility of a Connery and Moore, Bond machine. I think having both of them would be amazing!
It would be a great idea to have a golden ball that only releases when playing Goldfinger and The Man With The Golden Gun modes. Ooh or a ceramic ball with the Spectre symbol on that releases for Thunderball, like the TZ powerball. You’d have to accompany the modes with the Shirley, Tom and Lulu theme songs.
If they do this thing right it could be a very expensive 2022 for yours truly.
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LOL That is funnier than anything I've seen in the captioned humorous photo thread recently.

Anyway, any scuttlebutt on Beavis and Butthead lately? Is the reboot announced last year still happening? Maybe the pin is on hold waiting for that to happen?

I’d be very into Bevis and Butthead.

Anyone have any info on a date time for the reveal of Rush at CES?

No kidding. Insta-buy.

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Lolita and Tanqueray Multiball! LOL

Stern will be doing CES virtually this year. They put out a release not long ago, but it wasn't a big announcement. Hope you are doing well buddy!

Jumpramp and magnetic ring look okay, locking mechanism too, for the rest not impressed. Art looks very mediocre (but then again I'm no fan, maybe it should be like that?), plastic ramp...uh, no thanks, so what's next?

Rush just added to the Stern site!

https://sternpinball.com/game/rush/

Looks twice as good as LZ! Congrats to all the RUSH fans out there. I actually quite like the recycled parts from LOTR ring magnet and the IMDN moving ramp on the premium. Great use of predesigned parts that feel fresh in a new application

Cant wait to flip it!!

Now we can get back to BTTF

Looks better than I expected. The local brewery should have one of the first run pros whenever they ship. Looking forward to playing it on route. I'll be passing on this one since I currently have a JP Prem and GZ Prem on order. I could see this finding it's way to my collection in the future if the price was right.

RUSH PINBALL DEEP DIVE: In Depth Overview of the Machine, Features, Rules, and More!

https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/stern-pinball-announces-rush-pinball-deep-dive-in-depth-overview-of-the-machine-features-rules-and-more/

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looks stupid. Definitely Rushed.

You always say that then sell the LE you bought.