The Rolling Stones seems like a good target for rethemes among some hobbyists; the game itself has a few fun shots, but in my opinion what kinda lets it down is the theme, which I personally don't find as strong or appealing as AC/DC and Metallica. We've already seen Iron Maiden and Foo Fighters rethemes of this pin, which look pretty awesome.

One of these days I'd like to get a Rolling Stones, crack it open, and install a P-Roc board. Then I'd probably go to town with writing new software once I get the skill set for it from college. But the one area that I'm still unsure of would be the theme.

Two of the ones that I've kind of been contemplating about aren't even music-themed, but they've been the original Devil May Cry video game series and the Angry Video Game Nerd movie from 2014 (which is a pretty offbeat choice).

I guess what I'm asking you guys is... which theme seems better in your eyes for a Rolling Stones retheme? And if both of these aren't as appealing to you, what other theme would you prefer if you were retheming a Rolling Stones yourself (considering that many, many people probably won't be fans of said two themes that I've already listed)?

Great points! Out of both themes I think Devil May Cry has more in terms of artwork and toys. The AVGN movie... maybe not on the same level. A lot of the features that I considered would probably call for custom sculpted toys, which costs more money.

Speaking of AVGN... I wonder if he's seen Stern's Ghostbusters yet? Considering that he's such a fan of the original movies I'm sure he would be interested.

Just sent him an email about it, but as he said on his website responses are pretty rare and infrequent. It would be an interesting change of pace from video games and movies if him and Mike sought one out and filmed their reactions. Since I think he's from Pennsylvania, it'd be really cool if James paid a visit to ReplayFX.

So I initially thought of the AVGN Movie as my retheme. I had a ton of ideas. I thought the soundtrack from Bear McCreary was kickass and would go well with the game. The central villain, General Dark Onward, would probably replace the "Mick on a Stick". The records modes would be various scenes from the movie, like the Nerd's zombie nightmare, the scene where he's sliding down a cliff in a plastic UFO with a rubber alien mask, ect.

The VIP pass would be the arcade. The Combo targets would be centered around them digging for E.T. cartridges. The "Charlie Fast Scoring Round" would be a "F**k Frenzy" mode like The Sopranos. "Licks"-- the scene where he's piloting a fighter jet. All of this would probably with PROC, because while Pinball Browser is great, it has its limitations. Of course I'd have to learn how to program everything, which won't be easy. But I'm majoring in Computer Science, so that's a start.

Thinking back, the show obviously has a lot more content to work with, but I think what appeals to me most about the AVGN movie is that it's a grand, epic and goofy story with a conspiracy-laden plot, villains, and lots of references. Plus it's got its fair share of action, too. In my opinion, all of this would work well with pinball.

I'm still not sure yet what to choose (either the movie or show), but no matter what I'd love to put references to JonTron, Bootsy, Mike, Kyle Justin, Nostalgia Critic, ect.