Something like any of those titles would give them some major buzz. If they announced MB, I'd have to rethink all my plans for next year lol.

No kingpin!

I just can't wait for the pat lawlor reveil, and i don't even like his games!?
It should be something epic,jjp and pl forces combined.
But the Houdini appearing would be a new type of crazy too man...

It seems appropriate that Jpop's name is mentioned in a thread with 'steal' in the title.

Not gonna be White Water. Way too many built, and tons in good collector condition nowhere near the prices that MM(pre r), AFM, MB, CC or Capcom games (BBB / Kingpin) reach.

Scared Stiff wouldn't be popular enough, I don't think.

MB is a question of when, not if, so it wouldn't be a huge shock. Prices for it in the US are bananas now.

Who will steal the show? Some guy who had too much to drink, and acted weird.

But hey, that's every convention.

Correction: "that some of us wanted". There's plenty of others who really couldn't give a shit about the display as long as the game's fun.

Aren't these remakes mostly for the home market? If so, I would say SS is unlikely due to its shallow ruleset. WH2O is also unlikely unless they've figured out how to do the topper. MB is a possibility due to its huge popularity, despite its shallow ruleset and boring fan layout.

Ill try to do better!

Addams has 4 flippers.

And Teekee would be the fifth flipper.

Holy multiple accounts Batman!!

It's like playing where's Waldo.

Oh and I talked to Kev and he is bringing one Super Duper Limited THXcertified GNR fan machine to sell to highest cash offer. Its so damn awesome. So be sure to bring plenty of Benjamins.

I think JJP has the best opportunity to steal the show.

This is due to the fact that theirs is the only one that is a complete unknown (other than Lawlor being the designer), and it is coming from a pinball company that now has a proven record of being able to manufacture and ship pins in substantial quantity.

It will be a true unveiling and a complete surprise in terms of theme, artwork, playfield layout etc.

You can't say the same thing about pins like Alien as we've seen quite a bit of the artwork and the PF layout (plus Alien was announced so long ago now that a lot of the excitement has dissipated) and a lot of the same applies to BM66.

For the first time, we will get to see how people react to a JJP game where none of the design has been shown during the development process. I look forward to seeing people's reactions to it as much as the actual game. I do expect some bitching about price as usual. $8500-9000 per game prices a lot of people out of the market.

I agree, alien can really only go up marginally and has more risk of downside than upside... Because all the hype has been drawn out, mostly known, etc. not much punch left beside "it's done... It's fun!" Etc. lots more risk of people being let down because of their own expectations. (and this is why companies like to withhold info)

Jjp on the other hand has every positive to be a potential hype point simply because it's an unknown. And it will take time for the "new no matter what" hype to settle down to realities.

Bm66 has all the baggage going on about being a rework, the sle drama, etc. no mater what it is, it can't live up to the bitching about the price points.

The big wild card is sterns implementation of the lcd and which way that goes.... But they've already downplayed it so ...

Is this the one where all the secrets were posted on pinside and then the post was removed from pinside by the moderators out of respect for the manufacturer because it was supposedly exactly on point? I remember reading about it as someone gave up all the deisgn features about 6 or 7 months ago. I'm not going to bring up the details for the same respect, I'm just curious if some of us have already heard about this one before the details were promptly buried/deleted off the forum.

Only Robin can remove a thread.

And since it was posted by a disgruntled ex-employee, and had inaccuracies in it. It should have been removed.

And a lot has changed with the game since back then. Look how much Hobbit changed in one year.

LTG : )

Thanks. It's hard keeping all this stuff straight. Nevertheless it should be quite a unique pin.... and I mean that in a good way.

There was supposedly a leak but it was a few very vague sentences which didn't make much sense, certainly didn't give much away even if it was true.

The first person to get drunk and go on a nude run through the venue will steal the show.

There will be so many, how will we ever know who was first ?

LTG : )

CCTV?

$10 that will be a Kiwi or Aussie

That's exactly what I was thinking, if I was going to this event a nude run would definitely be on the cards.

From what little I have seen/heard of Aliens, it seems like the theme is being done too seriously, too dark. I tried keeping up with the development but seemed like the thread was nothing but drama. Maybe that has something to do with my overall opinion.

From a JJP employee at the Cleveland show the new Pat Lawlor machine will be unveiled at expo with 4 machines present. It's an unlicensed theme in a standard body (not widebody like OZ or Hobbit). Lawlor wants the electronics located back in the head, it will be interesting for sure.

Good if true. Massive pain in the backside having the boards in the bottom of a massive widebody cabinet. Fishing around in WOZ isn't very fun.

You've just pissed off thousands of Pinsiders, lock your doors at night I'd say!

Kudos for speaking your mind.

Impossible to fit current pc case in headbox isn't it?

Dutch pinball will double the booth babe count.

I get the drama part but that's true of any thread on pinside, especially when its taking years to develop, too seriously, too dark? that's the whole idea isn't it? I wouldn't want it to trivial and light.

Yeah in the case they are using now I think your right. However in the head it wouldn't necessarily need the protective case and the boards could be arranded differently. I personally dont mind having the electronics in the cabinet.

I doubt you would need the computer case if the boards are mounted vertically in the backbox. Is it not the purpose of the case in the bottom of the cabinet to protect the boards from parts that are dropped or fall off of the game? When in the backbox, the backbox acts as a case to protect from those problems.

You are right. Having all that crap in the head will be a lot easier to sort out problems.

LTG : )

PL's game might not include a monitor in the head so the need for a PC would be eliminated. Something to think about.

When does the show open? When should I log back in to get photos?

Schedule at pinballexpo.com

LTG : )

I'm stealing everything that isn't bolted to the floor

you're going to steal lloyd?!?

I asked Jack same lcd screen

My guess it's going to be american pinball, and not for the reason that houdini is awesome. They are going to get grilled at their talk.

what the heck are you doing back on Pinside? It must have stolen your heart afterall

I kindo do. I would love it to be full of action, Bill Paxton quotes, random stuff, and a little tongue in cheek humor. You know, fun stuff. Get the impression they are going for the horror, jump scare, screams, and literal interpretations. Not so fun.