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mnpinball

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Jun 8, 2010, 9:45:07 PM6/8/10
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New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ? Who doesn't like zombies
and the undead :-) Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !


or Avatar ;-/

Ron Lyons

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Jun 8, 2010, 9:59:17 PM6/8/10
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Resident Evil IS being released Sept 10th. That would be a KILLER
theme, no pun intended.

Dan Q very much

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Jun 8, 2010, 10:04:45 PM6/8/10
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And it qualifies under Gary's "has to be a sequel" rule.

DugFreez

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Jun 8, 2010, 10:37:30 PM6/8/10
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On Jun 8, 9:45 pm, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:

It would be a shame if this happened and it's actually based on the
movies and not the games. :-(

TheKorn

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Jun 8, 2010, 10:42:10 PM6/8/10
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DugFreez <dugf...@live.com> wrote in news:7931b33d-6b68-4fc2-bf40-
ba3a3e...@b35g2000yqi.googlegroups.com:

Gary tried putting the disc in his NES, but all it did was blink when he
pushed the button! :)

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taylor34

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Jun 8, 2010, 10:59:01 PM6/8/10
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Resident Evil? Really? That seems really....stretching it. It's
popular but not that popular. Halo, Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, Rock
Band, etc all dwarf it in comparison. In fact it probably isn't even
the top 10 as far as video game franchises go anymore. I won't really
believe it until I see it, that just seems like so much of a stretch.
Ironically, Halo Reach is also timed right then as well.

Daniel Tonks

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:04:33 PM6/8/10
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mnpinball <mnpi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !

Not reaching very far there... ;-)

- Dan


MHS

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:05:18 PM6/8/10
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> Gary tried putting the disc in his NES, but all it did was blink when he
> pushed the button!  :)
>

Very, very funny.

Pindufus

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:21:27 PM6/8/10
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I don't think it matters what the theme is, if the rule set and the
game play isn't good then neither is the machine. I'd buy a PeeWee
Herman if it was a great machine.

Todd S.

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:23:39 PM6/8/10
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Good points

Loren Drowne

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:27:31 PM6/8/10
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Rumor I hear....Next machine is TRON!

mnpinball

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:38:31 PM6/8/10
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Next machine is out in August, thus the original post !

socal_steve

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:41:33 PM6/8/10
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You heard it here first, PEE WEE PINBALL! Stern's new #1 hit. Imagine
the toys; Chairy, Magic Screen, Globey, Pee wee's red bike. Or how
about the villains of PWP; Francis, Large Marge!!! And the sounds, oh
my god endless pee wee herman sounds & quotes! Where do i pre-
order? ;)

mnpinball

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Jun 8, 2010, 11:43:48 PM6/8/10
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As long as it has Twisted Sister's "Burn In Hell" song licensed ;-)

Rare Hero

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:10:17 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 8:41 pm, socal_steve <sbrei...@charter.net> wrote:
> You heard it here first, PEE WEE PINBALL! Stern's new #1 hit. Imagine
> the toys; Chairy, Magic Screen, Globey, Pee wee's red bike. Or how
> about the villains of PWP; Francis, Large Marge!!! And the sounds, oh
> my god endless pee wee herman sounds & quotes! Where do i pre-
> order? ;)

You may be joking, but that's one of my dream pins. Pee-Wee's
Playhouse would be UNREAL. He's having a huge resurgence right
now...I saw his live show earlier in the year...it was amazing - and
now it's headed for Broadway! Pee-Wee's Pinball Playhouse!!! (Ahhh,
I can dream...)

Greg

Rare Hero

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:11:52 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 6:45 pm, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Snore. The Resident Evil movies are terrible schlock....terrible idea
for a pinball. Plus - I'd imagine Stern would want to keep w/ themes
that have a wide demographic.

Greg

mnpinball

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:12:05 AM6/9/10
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So did Monty Python, as well as Broadway. Stern was sleeping at the
wheel :-/

Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:17:05 AM6/9/10
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They could have the Nurse Nancy mode. LTG :)

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mzhulk

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:19:20 AM6/9/10
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Tron, resident evil pee-wees playhouse ghostbusters 3 stooges, any one
of these would be better then halo, rockband, why does stern keep
trying to make games for 15 year kids. Most of them have never played
pinball, in fact I had one of my friends kids come over he was about
17 and asked me where does the quarter go in the machine at. Stern,
try on making games for people in there 30's who grew up playing
pinball and actually have money to buy them.

socal_steve

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:22:26 AM6/9/10
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Oh! LTG with the hook up! Nurse Nancy Mode, nice!!

On Jun 8, 9:17 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> They could have the Nurse Nancy mode.  LTG :)
>

> "Rare Hero" <rarehero...@yahoo.com> wrote in message


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> news:84db3adf-eed8-4620...@u3g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
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> > You may be joking, but that's one of my dream pins.  Pee-Wee's
> > Playhouse would be UNREAL.  He's having a huge resurgence right
> > now...I saw his live show earlier in the year...it was amazing - and
> > now it's headed for Broadway!  Pee-Wee's Pinball Playhouse!!!  (Ahhh,
> > I can dream...)
>

> > Greg- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

riggy469

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:37:18 AM6/9/10
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I'm in my 30's and Halo would make a kick ass pinball. However, it
would not be a huge seller, as it's not based off of a household named
theme, such as a big movie.

Pee Wee Pinball would be f%$#ing awesome.

Daniel Tonks

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:43:50 AM6/9/10
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Did they say September 10th, or are you guessing? Besides Resident Evil, I
don't see anything notable for the timeframe...

August 6
- Cairo Time (limited)
- The Disappearance of Alice Creed (NY, LA)
- Flipped (limited; wide: Aug. 27)
- Lebanon (NY; LA release: Aug. 13)
- Middle Men
- The Other Guys
- Step Up 3D
- Thru the Moebius Strip (limited)
- The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (limited)

August 13
- Animal Kingdom (limited)
- Eat Pray Love
- The Expendables
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Tales from Earthsea

August 18
- Untitled Vampire Spoof

August 20
- Down Terrace (limited)
- Lottery Ticket
- Mao's Last Dancer
- Nanny McPhee Returns
- The Switch
- Takers
- The Tillman Story (limited)

August 27
- Centurion (limited)
- Change of Plans (NY)
- Going the Distance
- The Last Exorcism
- Piranha 3D

August TBA
- Mesrine: A Film in Two Parts (limited)

September 1
- The American

September 3
- Machete

September 10
- Cracks (limited)
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D)

September 17
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Alpha and Omega
- Catfish (limited)
- Easy A
- Jack Goes Boating (limited; expands: Sept. 24)
- The Town
- Warrior

September 23
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (limited)

September 24
- Buried (limited; wide: Oct. 8)
- Howl (limited)
- It's Kind of a Funny Story (NY, LA)
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D)
- Waiting for "Superman" (limited)
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- You Again

September TBA
- Enter the Void
- Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (limited)
- Night of the Demons

October 1
- Casino Jack
- Let Me In
- Never Let Me Go (limited)
- The Social Network

October 8
- Life As We Know It
- Nowhere Boy
- Secretariat

October 15
- Betty Anne Waters
- Jackass 3D
- Red

October 22
- Hereafter
- Paranormal Activity 2
- Saw VII 3D

October 29
- My Soul to Take (3D/2D theaters)

October TBA
- Freakonomics (limited)
- Monsters (limited)


Another list:

August, 2010
August, 6 The Other Guys
August, 6 The Disappearance of Alice Creed (limited) Anchor Bay
Entertainment

August, 13 The Expendables Lionsgate
August, 13 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Universal
August, 13 Eat Pray Love Sony Pictures
August, 13 Lebanon (limited) Sony Pictures Classics

August, 20 The Switch Miramax
August, 20 Takers Sony/Screen Gems

August, 27 Resident Evil: Afterlife Sony Pictures
August, 27 Going the Distance Warner Bros.
August, 27 The Lottery Ticket Warner Bros.
August, 27 Piranha 3D Weinstein/Dimension
August, 27 The Last Exorcism Lionsgate

September, 2010
September, 1 The American Focus Features

September, 3 Born to Be a Star Sony Pictures

September, 10 The Town Warner Bros.
September, 10 Legendary Samuel Goldwyn Films
September, 10 Logan (limited)

September, 15 Kings of Pastry (limited) First Run Features

September, 17 Alpha & Omega Lionsgate
September, 17 Roommate, The Sony Pictures
September, 17 Warrior Lionsgate
September, 17 Flipped Warner Bros.

September, 24 Red Dawn MGM
September, 24 Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps 20th Century Fox
September, 24 Guardians of Ga'Hoole Warner Bros.
September, 24 You Again Buena Vista
September, 24 Buried (limited) Lionsgate
September, 24 It's Kind of a Funny Story (limited)
September, 24 A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism (limited) First Run
Features

October, 2010
October, 1 Let Me In Overture Films
October, 1 Priest Sony Pictures
October, 1 Social Network, The (limited)

October, 8 Secretariat Buena Vista
October, 8 Buried (expansion to wide release) Lionsgate

October, 15 Faster CBS Films

October, 22 Saw VII 3D Lionsgate
October, 22 The Prisoners Warner Bros.
October, 22 Paranormal Activity 2 Paramount Pictures

- Dan


taylor34

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:45:45 AM6/9/10
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Stern making games for 15 year old kids? Have they ever made a game
targeted specifically at that audience? All of their games seem to be
of a) universal or b) family appeal. Their games targeted at older
audiences (CSI, 24, Wheel of Fortune, World Poker Tour) all flopped
sales wise. They've never tried a game specifically targeted at that
audience other than maybe South Park (and it was a big success sales
wise).

Tim N.

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:53:05 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 11:10 pm, Rare Hero <rarehero...@yahoo.com> wrote:

you and me both...absolutely loved the show, and PW's big adventure is
one of my all time favorite movies. Reubens has a very special ability
to reach audiences young and old and is just flat out entertaining to
watch. When I was a kid, my mom taped his first HBO pilot, which was
more of an adult PW playhouse, I have kept a VCR in my house for that
tape and MTV's The State (have every original from when I was
younger)....I would by a PW pinball sight unseen, if it were coming
from Stern. There are just sooo many possibilities.

I would love to see him on Broadway, I heard the show is fantastic(as
I would expect it to be)...

chuck

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Jun 9, 2010, 12:53:53 AM6/9/10
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Wall street 2 also comes out around the same time...

flash

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:15:16 AM6/9/10
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All ten of you guys can play with your pee wees as much as you want,
just sayin.

mnpinball

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:17:57 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 11:43 pm, "Daniel Tonks" <dtonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM> wrote:

> mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
> > Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ?   Who doesn't like zombies
> > and the undead :-)    Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !
>
> > or Avatar ;-/
>
> Did they say September 10th, or are you guessing? Besides Resident Evil, I
> don't see anything notable for the timeframe...


There is a new pin in production August 2010. (Avatar/Resident Evil)
Now you are beginning to see what I see ;-)

As well as a new pin release for Dec/Jan '11 (Tron/Narnia) And one
can hope for Harry Potter if they got the license finally.

That's just movie release dates, could be something totally different,
like cartoon or music but I'm just throwing a bone.

joobie

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:28:18 AM6/9/10
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Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:28:21 AM6/9/10
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Ahhhhh...........Gordon Gekko. "I once gave a speech that greed is good. Now
it's legal. LTG :)

"chuck" <ch...@clhess.com> wrote in message
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>
> Wall street 2 also comes out around the same time...


The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better
word -- is good.

Greed is right.

Greed works.

Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary
spirit.

Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love,
knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind.

And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save stern pinball, but that
other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.


Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:31:11 AM6/9/10
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Red Dawn. LTG :)

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Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:39:17 AM6/9/10
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How about a Shakespear pin. They could do the Merchant of Venice. "If you
prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us
do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?"

Now that would be cool. LTG :)

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Deadly

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:42:03 AM6/9/10
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You get what you get and you don't throw a fit. Anyone ever hear that
before? ;)
Serious question that only Gary Stern can answer. Does he really care
about what any of us say here? My guess .... prolly not. We "the home
usage crowd" don't line his pockets as much as the OPS do. Is there
really another money generating avenue I'm mising? I wouldn;t imagine
Costco is going to be a huge money maker ... but time will tell that
tale and I certainly hope I'm wrong. So to answer my own question ...
I would safely assume no he doesn't care about what is said here.
Clearly Gary Stern is the man with a plan and has outlasted everyone
else ... let him roll the dice. Now re- read the first line of my post.

Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:46:00 AM6/9/10
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"Deadly" <clel...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> You get what you get and you don't throw a fit. Anyone ever hear that
> before? ;)

No. But then I'm not a child. LTG :)


Rare Hero

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:48:29 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 10:39 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> How about a Shakespear pin. They could do the Merchant of Venice. "If you
> prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us
> do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?"
>
> Now that would be cool.  LTG :)

Ah Lloyd...I'm glad you're off the Catch Fluffy kick....but man, your
pin ideas are the WORST! ;)

Greg

Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:51:19 AM6/9/10
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So my idea of Two Cows and a Chicken, is out ?

Hey at least my ideas are better than half of stern's ideas, and not as good
as any of yours. LTG :)

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Lloyd Olson

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:56:20 AM6/9/10
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I got one. Gregory the Sparse Savior. :)

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Dan Q very much

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Jun 9, 2010, 2:04:34 AM6/9/10
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Red DWARF!

On Jun 9, 12:31 am, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> Red Dawn.  LTG :)

Aeneas - www.flippers.be

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On 9 jun, 08:04, Dan Q very much <dque...@new.rr.com> wrote:
> Red DWARF!
>

That's one pin I would buy !

Aeneas.
-- http://www.flippers.be

GPE

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"Aeneas - www.flippers.be" <ave...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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There's a truly twisted TV series.

Ed


Gregg

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Jun 9, 2010, 6:28:08 AM6/9/10
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In article
<0b84f2a5-bb35-45df...@v29g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
socal_steve <sbre...@charter.net> wrote:

> You heard it here first, PEE WEE PINBALL! Stern's new #1 hit. Imagine
> the toys; Chairy, Magic Screen, Globey, Pee wee's red bike. Or how
> about the villains of PWP; Francis, Large Marge!!! And the sounds, oh
> my god endless pee wee herman sounds & quotes! Where do i pre-
> order? ;)
>

I do not want to know what the video mode would be given his problems.

--
Gregg in Baltimore

RussMyers

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Jun 9, 2010, 6:43:34 AM6/9/10
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Red Dwarf would be totally awesome, but my vote is for:

PHANTASM - "The ball is back!"

RussMyers

PT

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Jun 9, 2010, 7:20:49 AM6/9/10
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30th anniversary of ESPN Sportscenter!

John

Daniel Tonks

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"mnpinball" <mnpi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Ooh, cartoon, Futurama. :-)

With the lack of useful movies in August/September/October I'm not convinced
it's a movie... or if it is, that Stern would actually go for Resident Evil.
But then again, it is the kind of "off" license they might go for.

- Dan

goatdan

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Jun 9, 2010, 8:58:15 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 11:19 pm, mzhulk <mzh...@cox.net> wrote:
> Tron, resident evil pee-wees playhouse ghostbusters 3 stooges, any one
> of these would be better then halo, rockband, why does stern keep
> trying to make games for 15 year kids. Most of them have never played
> pinball, in fact I had one of my friends kids come over he was about
> 17 and asked me where does the quarter go in the machine at. Stern,
> try on making games for people in there 30's who grew up playing
> pinball and actually have money to buy them.

How often do 30+ year olds play games on location? I think that is
why they keep trying to make games that appeal to the whole family.
Especially because games like Wheel of Fortune didn't exactly set the
sales charts on fire.

Ultimately, location sales are extremely important to pinball still.

Halo would be a great theme for a pinball machine. As for the theme
being universally recognized, Halo 3 sold over $170 million worth of
software on the first day of release alone, and within two months of
release had sold more than 8 million copies of the game alone. Movie
execs also attributed the release of Halo 3 to a 27% drop in movie
going for that week.

It's a huge theme, and one that would work really well for pinball.
Heck, Starship Troopers could go through an easy retheme to be a Halo
pin. The only problem is would Microsoft deal with the small
potatoes, and the last HUGE release was in 2007, is it as strong now?

Hugh

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Jun 9, 2010, 9:02:55 AM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 9:45 pm, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
> Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ?   Who doesn't like zombies
> and the undead :-)    Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !
>
> or Avatar ;-/

I can't see RE:4 personally.... it's a reboot so it won't have
connections to the first three movies. I'm still wishing for
Transformers but it won't happen :(

Hugh

azpinlawyer

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Jun 9, 2010, 9:14:21 AM6/9/10
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Apple iPhone 4 Pinball

John Wart, jr

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Jun 9, 2010, 9:19:22 AM6/9/10
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I'd buy one!

Seriously

On 6/9/2010 12:10 AM, Rare Hero wrote:


> On Jun 8, 8:41 pm, socal_steve<sbrei...@charter.net> wrote:
>> You heard it here first, PEE WEE PINBALL! Stern's new #1 hit. Imagine
>> the toys; Chairy, Magic Screen, Globey, Pee wee's red bike. Or how
>> about the villains of PWP; Francis, Large Marge!!! And the sounds, oh

>> my god endless pee wee herman sounds& quotes! Where do i pre-
>> order? ;)
>


> You may be joking, but that's one of my dream pins. Pee-Wee's
> Playhouse would be UNREAL. He's having a huge resurgence right
> now...I saw his live show earlier in the year...it was amazing - and
> now it's headed for Broadway! Pee-Wee's Pinball Playhouse!!! (Ahhh,
> I can dream...)
>
> Greg

--
--john
CARGPB34
http://www.myhomegameroom.com

goatdan

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Jun 9, 2010, 9:20:34 AM6/9/10
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If that is the run date, I agree that I don't expect it to be a movie
theme of something just about to come out. I'd also expect it to be
something different, like how BBH was for ops and NBA was for sports
bars. So, my guess here is a brand new, sports themed game. Either
NFL / Soccer (US / World) or baseball machine. I think that if it was
built to look good with the NFL as the first thought, it could sell a
LOT of units. Heck, those NFL pins that they did on the SX base still
sell for stupid money when SX sells for less than $1000.

MRG

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Jun 9, 2010, 10:25:40 AM6/9/10
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With Sterns recent deal with BBH and Raw Thrills I think the next game
will be "Guitar Hero Pinball". Borg said he worked on the Zeplin Pin
for 2 months before the licence got canned. He could use the 2 months
of work to make a "music themed pin"

Also Raw Thrills new game is Terminator Salvation. HMMMMMM

http://rawthrills.com/

azpinlawyer

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Jun 9, 2010, 10:28:53 AM6/9/10
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BANG! That's the one--right there!

miracleman

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Jun 9, 2010, 10:36:17 AM6/9/10
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I wonder if you can buy that topper by itself?
That'd be cool on a T2 or T3 pin!

John Bigbooty

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Jun 9, 2010, 10:47:01 AM6/9/10
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>August 6
>- Thru the Moebius Strip (limited)

I know nothing about this movie, but I want to see a pinball interact
with a moebius strip!

>September 24
>- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

I'm not sure it would sell real well but would make for fresh pinball
theme. Might be too depressing to play. Bailout multiball.

machine.slave

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Jun 9, 2010, 11:13:42 AM6/9/10
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Never mind the pin, that video was awesome!

On Jun 9, 1:28 am, joobie <jswbodyjewe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mortal Kombat?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_MqZn7E-mk

ImpalaGuy

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Jun 9, 2010, 11:33:17 AM6/9/10
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I can't see Resident Evil happening. Gary Stern said that pins need
to be more family friendly. His thoughts were that "Mom" has veto
power on buying a pin, so we're not going to see anymore T&A on
backglasses and playfields. RE seems way too dark to pass muster in
that area.

BoJo

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Jun 9, 2010, 11:39:32 AM6/9/10
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I would love if they made a MK pin and it would be on the pre-order
list for sure, but know I am probably in the minority who want to see
that game made into a pin since most the people into pinball are from
the older crowd and did not grow up playing MK. When I mention that
is my favorite video game to pinball collectors I cannot tell you how
many of them are offended and think it is a crap game with just a lot
of blood and gore that promotes violence. I just have to laugh at
those comments, but guarantee you would hear the same type of stuff
again if they made it into a pin. Plus that is not a family friendly
theme and that is what Stern is all about. The time to have made a MK
pin was back when Williams was still around and they had the guys from
the arcade games doing voice calls like on AFM and MM. I always
thought MK would have been a good candidate for P2K, but of course
that did not stick around for too long.

Lloyd Olson

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Maybe gary's mom is a Resident Evil fan ? LTG :)

"ImpalaGuy" <ronse...@mcreccwb.com> wrote in message
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Les Manley

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On Jun 8, 11:43 pm, "Daniel Tonks" <dtonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM> wrote:
> mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
> > Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ?   Who doesn't like zombies
> > and the undead :-)    Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !
>
> > or Avatar ;-/
>
> Did they say September 10th, or are you guessing? Besides Resident Evil, I
> don't see anything notable for the timeframe...
>
> August 6
> - Cairo Time (limited)
> - The Disappearance of Alice Creed (NY, LA)
> - Flipped (limited; wide: Aug. 27)
> - Lebanon (NY; LA release: Aug. 13)
> - Middle Men
> - The Other Guys
> - Step Up 3D

- Step Up to the pinball machine 3D. Best theme EVER!

TheKorn

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"machine.slave" <brockh...@gmail.com> wrote in news:3f86cd72-1c46-449e-
8958-eff...@z8g2000yqz.googlegroups.com:

> Never mind the pin, that video was awesome!

Don't get your hopes up; it was a "test treatment" for how to reboot the
franchise. (Stuck in development hell.)

--
Have a home video that's trapped on your camera? Want to share it on the
web or on DVD?

http://www.webwidevideo.com/

ImpalaGuy

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Jun 9, 2010, 1:16:12 PM6/9/10
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lol... you crack me up Lloyd.

On Jun 9, 11:54 am, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> Maybe gary's mom is a Resident Evil fan  ?  LTG :)
>

> "ImpalaGuy" <ronsell...@mcreccwb.com> wrote in message

PDX_Pinball

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Jun 9, 2010, 4:39:02 PM6/9/10
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On Jun 8, 6:45 pm, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
> Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ?   Who doesn't like zombies
> and the undead :-)    Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !
>
> or Avatar ;-/

We just got our Superhero pin so now it's time for a tired TV show
themed pin. In keeping with Soprano's, 24 and CSI, it needs to be a
show that it has been or is about to be cancelled. I'm thinking Law &
Order or Lost. :)

I'm guessing its something like NBA. Re-used pf design with a cheap
license.

Bob

Pinball.erie

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On Jun 9, 12:53 am, chuck <ch...@clhess.com> wrote:

> On Jun 8, 9:45 pm, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
> > Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ?   Who doesn't like zombies
> > and the undead :-)    Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !
>
> > or Avatar ;-/
>
> Wall street 2 also comes out around the same time...

I thought Gomez said "this fall" not necessarily Sept. If that is the
case, I see SAW VII is coming in October. That would be a bad ass pin.
The shots would set you free or get hacked. The DMD could provide wild
animations for this one as well. I still think it will be Harry
Potter.

Amigoid

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Jun 9, 2010, 6:05:50 PM6/9/10
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TRON! Think about it, its a sequel, and its sure to be a hit, and
its tied to Flynns Arcade.
An ARCADE, people..... Stern could cameo other pins in the movie....

socal_steve

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Jun 9, 2010, 6:11:47 PM6/9/10
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I agree, Tron really would be next ideal pin to produce. Its family
themed, about video games, a sequel, and would be a sweet theme.

kbliznick

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Jun 9, 2010, 6:13:47 PM6/9/10
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D'oh. I have seen the new trailers for this and Flynn's arcade has NO
PINS! (at least none that I could see)
I would love to see a Tron pin with the black lights like the original
arcade game.

mnpinball

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Jun 9, 2010, 6:33:43 PM6/9/10
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BOYYYYYY !!!!

Chambo

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Jun 9, 2010, 10:59:22 PM6/9/10
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AC/DC???

Abby Normal

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On Jun 8, 7:59 pm, taylor34 <at93...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Resident Evil?  Really?  That seems really....stretching it.  It's
> popular but not that popular.  Halo, Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, Rock
> Band, etc all dwarf it in comparison.  In fact it probably isn't even
> the top 10 as far as video game franchises go anymore.  I won't really
> believe it until I see it, that just seems like so much of a stretch.
> Ironically, Halo Reach is also timed right then as well.

I think Fallout 3 would make a great table. I'd rather see an original
game, but they could even retheme WOF with Fallout. Change the
contestants to Vault Boy bobbleheads, replace the wheel with a vault
door and so on. And they do have 2 sequels on the way.

That might even tempt me enough to buy NIB!

Steven

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Jun 10, 2010, 3:58:20 AM6/10/10
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> I think Fallout 3 would make a great table. I'd rather see an original
> game, but they could even retheme WOF with Fallout. Change the
> contestants to Vault Boy bobbleheads, replace the wheel with a vault
> door and so on. And they do have 2 sequels on the way.
>
> That might even tempt me enough to buy NIB!

I think Harry Potter would make a great theme for a pinball, even
though it might be a bit late to get the license now instead of a few
years ago.
Retheming WOF is a good option I think (though maybe not with the HP
theme), for most negative comments about that game are about theme and
software, not the layout.

MickyJ

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Jun 10, 2010, 7:35:20 AM6/10/10
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On Jun 9, 9:45 am, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> New pin release in August........... in time for Sept 10th movie.
> Could this be Resident Evil 4:Afterlife ?   Who doesn't like zombies
> and the undead :-)    Bet it would outsell 24 and CSI combined !
>
> or Avatar ;-/

Mark my words! The biggest selling movie ever!

AVATAR

There's your next pin

brtlkat

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Jun 10, 2010, 8:13:03 AM6/10/10
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Ya Playboy is a good family friendly theme

Abby Normal

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Jun 10, 2010, 10:24:08 AM6/10/10
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That's a shame. I grew up with the T&A on pinball art. Didn't cause me
any harm. I love that and pin up art to this day.

Of course, if you have to ask mommy if you can buy a pin, you have
other problems.

Abby Normal

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Jun 10, 2010, 10:26:31 AM6/10/10
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On Jun 10, 5:13 am, brtlkat <brtlk...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> that area.
>
> Ya Playboy is a good family friendly theme

I think Playboys biggest problem was not that it wasn't family
friendly, but that it wasn't a very good game. You could have had
Hanna Montana instead of bunnies, and it still would have sucked.

The Venture Brothers would make a pretty kick ass theme.

Barney

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Jun 12, 2010, 5:21:55 PM6/12/10
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taylor34 <at9...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:cddb6157-1d9d-4778-83b0-
88b15d...@r27g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:

> Resident Evil? Really? That seems really....stretching it.


I think it's time they had another scary title.

Barney

Daniel Tonks

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Jun 12, 2010, 7:26:02 PM6/12/10
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Weren't Wheel of Fortune and CSI scary enough titles?

At least around here...

- Dan


Rare Hero

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Jun 12, 2010, 8:54:49 PM6/12/10
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On Jun 12, 2:21 pm, Barney <Le...@Leica.com> wrote:
> I think it's time they had another scary title.
>
> Barney

Barney WOULD be a scary title!

;)

Greg

Brian Munn

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Jun 12, 2010, 9:04:05 PM6/12/10
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Gears of War?

Brian
Detroit Pinball

Barney

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Rare Hero <rareh...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:871c2094-8166-4e41-8518-
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That would be!!


Barney

twilightzonepinball

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