Quoted from prl867:I know that this opinion is definitely in the minority, but after thinking about it for a while and owning the game for a bit, I must say that I actually LIKE the backglass.
From what I’ve been able to ascertain, the large number of people that despise the artwork and instead get the eBay generic Vegas/Boobs card girl translite probably were not fans of the show. I’d venture a guess that many that actually own the game have never even seen it.
Personally, I was a HUGE fan of the show when it debuted back in 2002. That show, combined with Chris Moneymaker winning the World Series of Poker were instrumental in creating the poker boom.
It is understandable to not be a fan of the artwork specifically. I would have preferred a photoshop of Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patton, and Shana Hiatt (Friel was short lived and didn’t have the chemistry that Shana had).
Mike Sexton and VVP defined the show. The executive producer and creator, Steven Lipscomb is on the cabinet sidewall (dressed as a dealer).
Having known Mike Sexton casually for many years (not as a close personal friend, but as a poker ambassador and genuinely nice person), I think it simply makes sense to have the 3 hosts depicted on the glass. Considering the callouts that feature the trio narrating your entire game, depicting them simply makes sense.
Of course this is just my opinion, and I could be wrong.
I was, and am still, a fan of the show.
That translite is an abomination. I know that what's-his-name (yeah: Brian Rood...glad he's gone) got screwed on the timeline by a piss-poor-to-work-with licensor, but the wretch-inducing "thing" that became the production translite should be something that every person should hang over his head at every given opportunity in life, it's *that* bad.
And it isn't just the translite! It's the *entire* art package, minus possibly the silhoutted-in-silver stuff on the side cabinet art. Other than that? It's basically the ugliest overall machine to come out of the Stern factory. I cannot honestly think of another machine whose art is such a complete and utter failure as this one, and yes: I'm aware of Striker Xtreme.
I find even the very best artwork that Rood has done to be awful...the man just can't get faces right. Way back when, I checked out his website, wherein he showcased his best work, and it was all awful to me. I remember shuddering at his giant LOTR characters' faces. I just don't like his art, period.
Still: absolutely love the machine, though, and I refuse to change a thing, besides adding that $20 bill across Courtney's face, just to relieve *some* of that wince-inducing awful artwork.
Ferndale, MI
