Machines that should have been..

[bryo...@gmail.com]

I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.

What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
SHOULD have been made, but never was.

I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice... You could have cool things
like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice". The 2nd time
you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
some other mode... perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
you do this. Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.

Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.

How about a Ghostbusters machine? That would've been awesome.

What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

[John in WI]

Ghostbusters certainly would have had far more commercial appear than
Beetlejuice.

[TheKorn]

bryo...@gmail.com wrote in news:889bb9a5-5743-4068-b270-
17d62b...@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.

Hairy Putter!

( http://homepage.mac.com/garyligi/iblog/C62639146/E20080202150526/index.
html , or http://tinyurl.com/2eppyk )

Spoogebob No-pants. Or whatever his non-porno name is. :)

Oh, and so I save LTG the trouble, "get fuzzy".

--
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web or on DVD?

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[slingshot]

Evil Dead.. focus on Army of Darkness.

"... this is my BOOMSTICK". Endless possibilities.

[Steve]

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> - Show quoted tex

Army of Darkness would have been an awesome pin. Multiple
possibilities. Could have even stolen some ideas from MM for it.

[tban...@yahoo.com]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer would have been SWEET!

[dcerny]

I honestly do not know why Pee Wee's Playhouse was never made into a
pin. The license is so obvious and just begs to be a pinball machine.
All the toys and characters and all the weird parts of the playhouse.
Hell, they probably could have put one IN the playhouse on the show
for promotion. "Pinball" could have been the day's secret word!
Imagine kids across america sitting at home screaming for pinball...

My one dream pin. Sadly never happened. I would have sprung big bucks
on that one.

sigh....
dan c

[Frank Traut]

Steve wrote:

> Army of Darkness would have been an awesome pin. Multiple
> possibilities. Could have even stolen some ideas from MM for it.

Just not the repetitive gameplay from it right :-)

I always thought a Battlestar Galactica pin would have
been cool back in the day. I was talking to someone just
the other day in fact, when they told me they had a BSG
pinball machine. Took me a minute or two to digest what
I had heard, but realized quickly he had it confused
with another machine. Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG... some
people think its all the same. I find it really odd when
you ask someone what pinball machines they have and they
can't remember the names of them. Especially when they
only have one!! lol Happens a lot actually.

So, back to a BSG pintable... the whole Cylon/robot thing,
cool looking ships and Lorne Greene! lol This was a very
popular show back then. Wonder why it was never pursued.
Come to think of it, I do not believe there was even a
video game fashioned after it...

-Frank

[The Herminator]

On Mar 6, 2:54 pm, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>

The Three Stooges (Curly). Everything else is a distant second. The
backglass shows the heads of Moe, Larry, and Curly against the
Paramount backdrop just like the beginning of every episode. You put
your coins in, and the opening theme begin -- NaNaNa, NaNa, Naa,
NaNaNa........ Think of the classic sounds everytime you hit
something. Imagine "Woob, woob, woob...." everytime the ball races
around a ramp. Think of the wisecracks. Stooges, there is no
substitute.

[chuckster]

A timeless classic movie....... Animal House.
Just imagine a voice yelling out "FOOD FIGHT"..... then you get a 5
ball multiball. Music would be Otis Day and the Nights.

[Dave Pauk]

On Mar 6, 3:17 pm, Frank Traut <ftrau...@charter.net> wrote:
> So, back to a BSG pintable... the whole Cylon/robot thing,
> cool looking ships and Lorne Greene! lol  This was a very
> popular show back then. Wonder why it was never pursued.
> Come to think of it, I do not believe there was even a
> video game fashioned after it...
>
>   -Frank

Unfortunately, the fact it only lasted one season before it was
cancelled probably had something to do with it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)

It sure "seems" like it was on TV longer than that!

Dave
http://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/dmp65

[Les Manley]

Should have been made...

Tron (You shouldn't have come back Flynn)
Goonies (Hey you guys!)
Top Gun (I feel the need, the need for speed!)
A "Good" Bond Theme (Bond, James Bond)
Karate Kid (Wax on, wax off)
Ghostbusters (Nobody steps on a church in my town!)
Rambo (I'm your worst nightmare)
Beverly Hills Cop (Get in the pool)
Tombstone (I'm your huckleberry)
A "Good" Star Wars Theme (May the force be with you)
Big Trouble In Little China (You know what old Jack Burton always
says...)

I know I can think of some more...

[no_credit_dot]

I agree with animal house. Any party theme would be cool such as Fast
times at ridgemont high. Those movies were huge in the 80's and early
nineties. Friday the 13 with the creepy BSD feel. I would like more
rock n roll themes too. How about a psychadelic madness machine with
tye die art package. Free love multiball anyone? Okay maybe getting
carried away here!

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[Les Manley]

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>
> - Show quoted text -

And an Aliens pin (Game over man, game over!)

...I totally agree with the Pee-Wee's Playhouse by the way.

[kirb]

On Mar 6, 2:54 pm, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:

> What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

I'm not big into themes, but some that would be cool to play or would
have sold:
Reservoir dogs 10 year (soundtrack!) This could still be done with the
cartoonish figures instead of the actors (a few QT movies would fit)
Ferrari F355 challange
Sponge Bob
South Park 2 (after butters and towlie)
The Police
Led Zep (now that we know they are going to tour)

Something with good brand ID-
Caterpillar
Legos
Bourne series

Kirb

[Frank Traut]

Dave Pauk wrote:

> Unfortunately, the fact it only lasted one season before it was
> cancelled probably had something to do with it.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)
>
> It sure "seems" like it was on TV longer than that!

Yeah and with all the spin-offs, comic books, coloring books,
toys, figures, lunch boxes, other misc. marketing ditty's of
the time - sure as heck DID seem like it was more popular!

Black Hole wasn't nearly as popular and that made it to
pinball. Yes, I understand the Columbia Pictures/Gottlieb
interest - but still.

Another movie theme that I think would have been cool was
20th Century Fox's: Planet of the Apes. Talk about nearly
unlimited enterprising potential there. You know what would
have ended up happening though... Sega would have created one
out of the new movie that featured Dirk Diggler... I mean,
Marky Mark and would have been just awful. lol

-Frank

[goatdan]

Eric S has one of those games that does just that.

I think he's planning on bringing it to the MGC this year too :D I
need to log some serious time on it!

[black...@skynet.be]

I would love to see a horror themed pin! Like Saw or Freddy vs Jason
or something like that!

I thought there would have been a Die Hard pin but they didn't...
Maybe IF there's gonna be a rambo V, there's gonna be a Rambo pin?
That would have been awesome! A new Rocky pin would have been cool.

What about a FUTURAMA pin??? this one really has a future! With the
upcomming new movies and maybe the beginning of the series again...

[Frank Traut]

Les Manley wrote:

> Tombstone (I'm your huckleberry)

Funny you mention this. I had a Gameplan Sharpshooter
for a long time and created a thought bubble that had
Roger Sharpe saying: "I'm your Huckelberry"... LOL!

OMG! The samples would have been totally awesome.
Between Val and Kurt - I'm LMAO thinking about the
possibilities. Even some of Billy Bob's... ROTFLMAO!
This has got to be one of my favorite movies of all
time!!

Alien would have been another great theme. Always
struck me as strange that the Space Invaders pin
had that style of artwork though. Seemed like a
cheesy rip off to me. And again, if it were a modern
pin, a franchise like Alien might have fallen in
the hands of Sega and the artwork would have been
made to look cartoony, etc.

-Frank

[Les Manley]

Yeah, the endless possibilities for Tombstone would have made for an
excellent pin. I forgot about Die Hard, but that is obvious. Maybe
because of the R rating it was steered clear of. Another one I
thought of from a movie that I personally think would have made a
great pin is Face / Off with Nic Cage and John Travolta. The action,
dialog and story would have made a good base for a pin. "I torched
*all* the evidence that proves you're you. So, like, WOW! Looks like
you're gonna be in here for...THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS!"

[Max Badazz]

> What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

1) Die Hard, the original with the tall building, (does not need to be
the latest movie)
2) Pee Wee Herman, his playhouse or his Big Adventure (Large Marge
multiball)
3) Blues Brothers
4) Monty Python, Holy Grail or Flying Circus TV
5) A-Team
6) Toy Story, the original movie
7) Disneyworld pin, visit the four theme parks with Mickey and Donald
(Epcot jackpot)
8) Sonic The Hedgehog, after all, Sega did make pinball machines
9) The Wiggles, make it a mini pin like SMB Mush World or Punchy the
Clown, with tickets
10) Vanilla Ice (Cool as Ice movie). Stick this game in a mid-80's
Gottlieb Premier cab and roll with it :)

Chris (in NH)
http://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/maxbadazz

[Captain Neo]

actually, Tron would have been a great one to do. Can you imagine
doing it now with florescent paints and have blacklights setup in it.
Would look steller.

[mzhulk]

You guys forgot about Dukes of Hazzard, Peanuts, The muppets. The
three stooges would of been great expecially if there was three heads
on the playfield (like funhouse/roadshow) that talked to each other
and made funny comments when the ball hit them.

[Frank Traut]

Wow - another obvious choice. I'm restoring a Tron
right now. Forgot just how cool that machine looks
with the lights out, etc. I've always loved the
soundtrack too. Great music from Wendy/Walter
Carlos. Once I get a new rotary optic sensor, I'll
be all set :-)

Tron has all the makings of being a great pinball
machine. I'm imagining Xenon type tubes and stuff.

Midway or Activision revamped Tron somewhat and
call it 2.0 now. Video game for computers and maybe
a console or two. Have never checked it out though...

-Frank

[tban...@yahoo.com]

On Mar 6, 3:35 pm, Dave Pauk <davep...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 6, 3:17 pm, Frank Traut <ftrau...@charter.net> wrote:
>
> > So, back to a BSG pintable... the whole Cylon/robot thing,
> > cool looking ships and Lorne Greene! lol  This was a very
> > popular show back then. Wonder why it was never pursued.
> > Come to think of it, I do not believe there was even a
> > video game fashioned after it...
>
> >   -Frank
>
> Unfortunately, the fact it only lasted one season before it was

> cancelled probably had something to do with it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)

>
> It sure "seems" like it was on TV longer than that!
>
> Davehttp://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/dmp65

I'll have to agree that BattleStar Galactica would be a great theme.
Last I heard the latest BattleStar Galactica series has been doing
pretty well (in it's 4th season). Cylons would make a great 'bad
guy' in a pin.

[pjpin]

KISS (now 35th Anv.) done right would be a no brainer for huge sales.

and I think the big one that would have been cool was CHEERS.

Paul

[Old School Al]

Wow Kirb. You got some inside info? Last I heard, as of yesterday,
Plant turned down 200M to do a Led Zep tour. Which is porbably just as
well since he can't hit the higher notes anymore and that would
restrict the group from playing certain fan favorites.

that said some kind of rock n roll pin or a horror themed pin would be
great.

Al

[Dr. Smith]

BG was on TV longer than that, it was brought back in 1980 (or so)
with flying motorcycles and the power to turn invisible or some such.
(I think it was just called "Galactica" at that point though.) That
season was even worse than the new sci-fi channel version... even
though that is hard to believe.

-Doc

[jiar...@aol.com]

I still would like the Munsters.

[Lloyd Olson]

Mad Magazine, Pulp Fiction, Exorcist. LTG :)

<bryo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:889bb9a5-5743-4068...@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>

> I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice... You could have cool things
> like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice". The 2nd time
> you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
> third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
> some other mode... perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
> you do this. Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
> you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.
>
> Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
> the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.
>
> How about a Ghostbusters machine? That would've been awesome.
>

[brokenvette]

On Mar 6, 4:23 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> Mad Magazine, Pulp Fiction, Exorcist. LTG :)
>

> <bryont...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>
> - Show quoted text -

Fantastic four

[Les Manley]

Frank,

If you like shooters at all, Tron 2.0 is a FANTASTIC game! The
storyline is great. I think it is something they wrote for a movie,
then ditched the movie idea and just did the game. Follows Tron very
nicely.

[brokenvette]

On Mar 6, 1:54 pm, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:

> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>
> I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice...  You could have cool things
> like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice".  The 2nd time
> you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
> third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
> some other mode...  perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
> you do this.  Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
> you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.
>
> Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
> the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.
>
> How about a Ghostbusters machine?  That would've been awesome.
>
> What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

Here is the ultimate HALF LIFE

[Les Manley]

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>
> - Show quoted text -

For that matter what about Halo?

[black...@skynet.be]

A wrestle themed pin???
It has huge potential with all the wrestelers from the WWE with a
dedicated mode...
Maybe a pin especially devoted to Undertaker who kicks ass off the
other contestants???

There are a lot of movies that would have been great pins!
Like Van Helsing, man that pin would have been sweet!!!

I've got just one message for the future(again... I know...) STERN
BRING US THE FUTURAMA PIN, who's in?

[lin...@umich.edu]

>
> I've got just one message for the future(again... I know...) STERN
> BRING US THE FUTURAMA PIN, who's in?

Futurama! God yes. please.

Brad

[BB]

RUSH (the band). Press start, "Tom Sawyer" kicks off through a state-
of-the-art subwoofer sound system...

--BB

[AAPIN]

There could have been a Knight Rider pin. Heck with the terrible
remake they are going to be airing now they still could! They could
have the red "light bar" on the machine, and KITT's voice.

[AAPIN]

> I'll have to agree that BattleStar Galactica would be a great theme.
> Last I heard the latest BattleStar Galactica series has been doing
> pretty well (in it's 4th season).   Cylons would make a great 'bad
> guy' in a pin.

I would love to see a Battlerstar pin...it's a great show. However,
season 4 is also the final season.

[AAPIN]

[PT]

Monty Python
Three Stooges
AC/DC

John

[Scott G]

2 words ...GET SMART....

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[Twp...@gmail.com]

I think the 2 most OBVIOUS and maybe even INEVITABLE themes now are:
- a MLB theme (maybe can be done specific to team like SE?)
- Wrestling (as said before), WWE license has been done successfully
on many video games, and would be a SUREFIRE hit with kids!!!

One I'd like to see is a Howard Stern pin. Lotta potential, but maybe
not a big market for it.

I'd also like to see a pin involving Mike Tyson. "Ear-bite" frenzy,
anybody? Tell me you wouldn't lose it hearing fuckin' Mike Tyons
QUOTES throughout the game. "My defense is impenetrable", "I'm gonna
eat your children", the list goes on forever!!

T

[aced...@gmail.com]

Cops- Designed by Steve Richie (High Speed type theme thats been
around forever)

Three Stooges- Too late, almost never on TV anymore.

KISS- this would sell out instantly.

Halo, Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto...- tap into the video game
market.

[beechwood]

Highlander.

There can be ONLY ONE...

Joel

HIOP

[nuggy]

atari 4X4 !

[Frank Traut]

Thought of one that would be the only pinball
machine I would buy new in the box (if it were
ever to be released)...

Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds

Incredible music, theme, personalities, story line,
time period and much more for those not aware.

I could design this game in my sleep. And probably
already have! lol

Could have a Martian tripod that stomps about...
sound bytes from Richard Burton & Justin Hayward...
awesome canon shot routines like ST:TNG... dual level
playfield where the lower one (like Black Hole) represents
the Brave New World, rotating observatory and cylinders,
fantastic video modes, HMS Thunderchild toy, crazy proprietary
jiggly Martian toys... a War of the Worlds pintable would
rock!!

BTW: JW's WotW is still quite the phenomenon in Europa.
Glad to hear at least some people still have taste!! lol

-Frank

[Sk8boss]

How about some sex appeal:
Tomb Raider!! Angie on the back glass!!!
There are endless ideas for new pins so hopefully stern wont run out
of them!

[Mark Clayton]

There WAS a Battlestar Galactica pinball machine.
It was custom made, but unfortunately, the web pages
are no longer active. They are, however, on the Wayback Machine:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://home.insightbb.com/~galactica5/BG_Pinball/bgpinball.htm

-Mark
--
http://pinballpal.com
"Frank Traut" <ftra...@charter.net> wrote in message news:GjYzj.263$9b1...@newsfe06.lga...
> Steve wrote:
>
>> Army of Darkness would have been an awesome pin. Multiple
>> possibilities. Could have even stolen some ideas from MM for it.
>
> Just not the repetitive gameplay from it right :-)
>
> I always thought a Battlestar Galactica pin would have
> been cool back in the day. I was talking to someone just
> the other day in fact, when they told me they had a BSG
> pinball machine. Took me a minute or two to digest what
> I had heard, but realized quickly he had it confused
> with another machine. Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG... some
> people think its all the same. I find it really odd when
> you ask someone what pinball machines they have and they
> can't remember the names of them. Especially when they
> only have one!! lol Happens a lot actually.

[arcaderehab]

On Mar 6, 2:54 pm, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>
> I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice...  You could have cool things
> like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice".  The 2nd time
> you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
> third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
> some other mode...  perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
> you do this.  Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
> you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.
>
> Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
> the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.
>
> How about a Ghostbusters machine?  That would've been awesome.
>
> What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

1) Mad Max Trilogy - Williams should have grabbed this license for the
King to do after High Speed.
2) Pokemon - I can't stand it, but the kids love it, great way to
indoctrinate new blood into this sickness of ours. Guaranteed every
Cheezy Chuck would be in for one.
3) The Young Ones - One of the most hilarious things ever done on Brit
tele.

[Gunstar Hero]

On Mar 6, 11:54 am, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>
> I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice... You could have cool things
> like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice". The 2nd time
> you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
> third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
> some other mode... perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
> you do this. Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
> you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.
>
> Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
> the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.
>
> How about a Ghostbusters machine? That would've been awesome.
>
> What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

I gotta chime in with the TRON people... that would have been an
awesome machine back in the day, the blue/black color scheme always
looks cool... but the one theme I would have to buy ON SIGHT if they
made it today is Futurama... finding out that TSPP was very early on
slated to be a Futurama machine just breaks my heart, even tho I loves
my TSPP.

[llabrevlis]

Always thought Mortal Kombat would have been a killer pin, and
Williams already owned the license!! Just the voice resonating
"FATALITY" would have been worth it. Tomb Raider and Aliens would
also have been excellent choices.

DG

[David Houwers]

Wauw _o_
Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds sounds really good to me.
Muppet Show too! Looots of humor/ characters, great soundtrack.

Horrorthemed: Exorcist
Sci-fi: Babylon 5!

[Abby Normal]

On Mar 6, 12:51 pm, Frank Traut <ftrau...@charter.net> wrote:

> Black Hole wasn't nearly as popular and that made it to
> pinball. Yes, I understand the Columbia Pictures/Gottlieb
> interest - but still.

As far as I know there is no connection between the pinball and the
movie.

The Black Hole (1979) was a Disney film, not Columbia. And I don't
recall it doing very well.

[ivand...@hotmail.com]

On Mar 6, 10:23 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> Mad Magazine, Pulp Fiction, Exorcist. LTG :)

Mad nearly happened didn't it ? I *think* I remember seeing pictures
of the Data East whitewood in one of the Pinball Compendium books.

[Vegemite Nick]

On Mar 7, 8:38 am, Max Badazz <max_bad...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

3) Blues Brothers

:)

[Baron Ballsaver]

The Hitch Hikers Guide

And the Vogon topper would have made it the best game ever...

--
www.shootmagain.nl

<bryo...@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:889bb9a5-5743-4068...@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>
> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>
> I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice... You could have cool things
> like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice". The 2nd time
> you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
> third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
> some other mode... perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
> you do this. Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
> you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.
>
> Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
> the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.
>
> How about a Ghostbusters machine? That would've been awesome.
>

[frenchy]

On Mar 6, 3:16 pm, black.ma...@skynet.be wrote:
>
> There are a lot of movies that would have been great pins!
> Like Van Helsing, man that pin would have been sweet!!!
>

If they did a pin of that movie, the game would never even serve up a
ball - you would hit start and the game would just cycle thru all the
special effects over and over... just like the movie does.

[Don]

How about.... "The Pinball Factory!"

You try to collect all the parts necessary to produce your own pinball
machine. Unfortunately, the completion is harder to reach than
Valinor!

- Don

On Mar 6, 2:54 pm, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:

> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.

[jesse...@comcast.net]

I'm in on an 'ALIENS' pin, Loved the movies, could have been really
cool, really dark!

Jess

[Mark Clayton]

True, The Black Hole was a Disney movie.

I didn't do too badly at the box office at all. Back
in '79 it made 35.8 million, which would have ranked
it in about the top 25 movies of the year.

There were a few iconic figures in the movie, including
some kid-friendly robots and some known stars. There's
none of that in the pinball machine art, and the pinball
machine is called "Black Hole" while the movie was
"The Black Hole". No connection.

-Mark
--
http://pinballpal.com
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[ecurtz]

I agree on Muppet Show - during its prime that would have been a great
theme.

Futurama - is a no brainer, they've already done two Simpsons pins and
it would still work with the current revival. I'd buy this today.

Alice in Wonderland - there are a couple ancient EMs but a modern game
with deep rules and toys.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - would have to have been done with
the ORIGINAL movie.

The Incredibles - a much better film theme than the Summer
blockbusters that Stern has been getting.

[Michael O'Brien]

THE MATRIX...

'nuff said...

Michael

[Frank Traut]

Mark Clayton wrote:
> True, The Black Hole was a Disney movie.
>
> I didn't do too badly at the box office at all. Back
> in '79 it made 35.8 million, which would have ranked
> it in about the top 25 movies of the year.
>
> There were a few iconic figures in the movie, including
> some kid-friendly robots and some known stars. There's
> none of that in the pinball machine art, and the pinball
> machine is called "Black Hole" while the movie was
> "The Black Hole". No connection.
>
> -Mark

My bad coach! Shows you I haven't seen the movie since...
well, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever sat
and watched the whole thing! lol Disney huh? Well, on
that note... how about an Escape From Witch Mountain pin? lol

-Frank

[Woz]

On Mar 6, 11:54 am, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was just reading a previous post that mentioned maybe The Mummy
> license would make a good pin and it got me thinking a little bit.
>

> What do you guys think was an OBVIOUS license for a machine that
> SHOULD have been made, but never was.
>
> I would cast a vote for Beetlejuice... You could have cool things
> like a ramp that when you hit it you hear "Beetlejuice". The 2nd time
> you hit the ramp, the voice is little more excited and loud, and the
> third time you hit the ramp, you get a two ball multiball or light
> some other mode... perhaps even a Beetlejuice toy that comes out when
> you do this. Maybe you'd have to do this consecutively, or every time
> you hit the ramp you have 10 seconds to hit it again.
>
> Another mode could be something based around scaring the people out of
> the house, maybe hitting some targets or something.
>
> How about a Ghostbusters machine? That would've been awesome.
>

> What licensed machines do you think should have been made?

"Coronation Street" would have been good though I guess it still could
be made.

Woz

[alexf]

Ren and Stimpy. It could say "you eeediot!" when the ball drained. Or
Ren's maniacal laughter.
Alex

[orb...@gmail.com]

Well, there was an attempt by Atari to make a Laser disc game from
BSG. The info can be found on Atarigames.com but its in the member-
only section. Here is a snippet from the site:

From Atarigames.com
"BATTLESTAR GALACTICA LASERDISC MOVIE

I added a short Quicktime movie of the intro to the unreleased,
prototype Laserdisk game- Battlestar Galactica. This clip shows a
short preview 'commercial' for the game. The game was not very far
into production, before it was cancelled. The disc I have, only has a
few scenes on it. If there were actually a game that you could play,
it would last about 2 minutes.
"

On Mar 6, 12:17 pm, Frank Traut <ftrau...@charter.net> wrote:

[Frank Traut]

orb...@gmail.com wrote:
> Well, there was an attempt by Atari to make a Laser disc game from
> BSG. The info can be found on Atarigames.com but its in the member-
> only section. Here is a snippet from the site:
>
> From Atarigames.com
> "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA LASERDISC MOVIE
>
> I added a short Quicktime movie of the intro to the unreleased,
> prototype Laserdisk game- Battlestar Galactica. This clip shows a
> short preview 'commercial' for the game. The game was not very far
> into production, before it was cancelled. The disc I have, only has a
> few scenes on it. If there were actually a game that you could play,
> it would last about 2 minutes.
> "

Sounds pretty neat. I'll have to check that out.

Thought of another movie/theme that would have been
really cute had it been made into a pinball...

Barbarella LOL!

Can you imagine the innuendo here? Would put Elvira and
Torpedo Alley to shame! lol

[Lloyd Olson]

Yes it almost made it. DE even had embroidered patches made for their
jackets for the game. LTG :)

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[ChrisH]

I always thought they missed the boat on the Matrix. I can understand
why they didn't do it after the 2nd and 3rd movies didn't live up to
the first, but still a great pinball theme overall.
I imagined:
Cool green lighting effects.
Magnets to stop the balls like Neo stopping the bullets. I even
thought it would be cool to have a magnet in the drain that would
bring it back onto a flipper ala Shadow's lock as a way to demonstrate
altered reality. How cool of a ballsaver would that be?...the quote
would be "there is no spoon."
Multiple Smith multiball..."Mr. Anderson."
Freeway ramps
Phone booth ball lock.
Great sci-fi theme with cool music and a ton of possibilities for
modes and effects.

Chris

[Refleckktion]

My votes for should have been: Animal House (TOGA, TOGA) & Ferris
Bueller's Day Off.
Ken

[bryo...@gmail.com]

How about Beavis and Butthead? Has that been mentioned yet?

Breakin the law, breakin the law!

[brokenvette]

On Mar 7, 1:57 pm, bryont...@gmail.com wrote:
> How about Beavis and Butthead?  Has that been mentioned yet?
>
> Breakin the law, breakin the law!

Bill and Teds great adventure

[Marc]

Wierd Science.....

[just plain rob]

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:17:56 -0800, dcerny wrote:

> I honestly do not know why Pee Wee's Playhouse was never made into a
> pin. The license is so obvious and just begs to be a pinball machine.
> All the toys and characters and all the weird parts of the playhouse.
> Hell, they probably could have put one IN the playhouse on the show for
> promotion. "Pinball" could have been the day's secret word! Imagine kids
> across america sitting at home screaming for pinball...
>
> My one dream pin. Sadly never happened. I would have sprung big bucks on
> that one.
>
> sigh....
> dan c

Agreed. PW personifies the pinball frame of mind.
Which says doubtful things about us here, thinking about it...

[just plain rob]

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:08:58 -0800, Twp1976 wrote:

> On Mar 6, 6:43 pm, PT <zeeca...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Monty Python
>> Three Stooges
>> AC/DC
>>
>> John
>
>
>
> I think the 2 most OBVIOUS and maybe even INEVITABLE themes now are: - a
> MLB theme (maybe can be done specific to team like SE?) - Wrestling (as
> said before), WWE license has been done successfully on many video
> games, and would be a SUREFIRE hit with kids!!!

Didn't Data East make a wrestling pin? Widebody?

> One I'd like to see is a Howard Stern pin. Lotta potential, but maybe
> not a big market for it.

Only if Jerry Springer and Gillbert Gottfired were on it. Then I'd want to beat it every night.