did Slash play a strat? I always thought he was more the les paul guy. And since when did Slash wear a cowboy hat? No no no - this picture is just off.

Well, you’ve certainly put some thought into this. I’ll be looking forward to your starting up a pinball company and building pins.

I think you just answered the question posed by the title of this thread.

Oh come on, you gotta see the humor in that - setting the number of “Limited Editions” higher than the number they’ll probably ever sell

I suggest that the customer can choose the name of the edition himself. I would call mine "the super duper duper limited to one and only one and I'm the only one who has it because I am so awesome and I am the envy of everybody I know edition".

I expect to get an MS Word file with the game in which I can enter the name of the edition and print out my certificate (in color) thus proving the extremely limited nature of my game.

I would be proud indeed.

if the layout, toys, rules and lights are awesome (and I’m kind of expecting this), I could see myself getting this. Heck, maybe I’ll even become a fan of the band. If it’s not a must have, Wonka will go back to the top of the list. Nothing else really NIB which strikes my fancy at the moment.

I am kind of hoping that JJP redefines what a music pin can be. I never really liked the Stern concept of just playing songs from the group the whole game with call outs and other noises. On the other hand, a music pin can offer a lot of flexibility because the design team is not so bound to storylines as with a movie pin.

Wikipedia puts Maiden at 100 mio., Metallica at 120 mio. and Guns n Roses at 30 mio. I had no idea Iron Maiden had sold so many albums.

That could actually be kind of cool - somebody describes in minute detail from left to right what’s on the playfield, approximately how far up it is on the playfield, if it’s wide or tight and what’s happening to the ball when you hit it, etc. It would allow us to focus on the playfield without being distracted by artwork, display, etc. Then one could move into the rules, what you’re trying to achieve, how you do it, etc.

I find the way reveals are done now puts too much emphasis on art and colors and not enough on the thoughts behind the layout and rule structures.

Pretty much all new games incorporate concepts already on older games. The evolution is slow and rules also kind of keep repeating themselves so a pinhead doesn’t have to see the game to imagine it.

I hope nobody ever makes a Led Zeppelin pin. No pin could ever do them justice.

I guess when these new JJPs come out I’ll finally have to make a decision - do I want Wonka after all or one of the new ones ? - I’m kind of looking forward to it, but I’m not in a hurry. I’m sure I’m not the only one who likes to put off decisions, right? Theme is rather low on my criteria list - they’re all fine, maybe a slight preference for Wonka.