Arcade Collecting > Pinball
JERSEY JACK PINBALL
rooter:
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--- Quote from: nickbuol on June 13, 2012, 10:28:42 am ---The theme... While I think that they are doing well with the WoZ theme, I am not sure what "market research" said that people would pay a massive price for a WoZ pin.
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Not to mention he said the goal of the machine was to attract and introduce the young generation of kids into pinball. Last time I checked, WoZ was the antithesis of cool. You could do a generic zombie themed cabinet and already grab much more attention from teenagers.
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My friends kids age 3 and 6 list Wizard of Oz as their favorite movie. Of course, their favorite movie will probably be something else tomorrow, but they love it. If you want to make a timeless table, WoZ isn't that bad of a way to go.
Personally, I will search for it out of curiosity, but I am WAY more excited about the upcoming Predator table. The X-men table looks like it could be really fun too.
Vigo:
When I was in high school, the only kids really into Wizard of Oz where the ones who wore homemade clothes and looked like they should be pushing a shopping cart around town collecting cans out of recycling bins.
Not saying I don't like Wizard of Oz, I actually love the movie as well, but it is not a cool theme for teens or college students. Not saying I personally like the idea of a zombie table, but I would be venturing down that path if I was going for was that age group. I know what you are saying about timeless. I kinda wish pinball machines didn't necessarily need to attach a name brand to it these days. Machines with scantily clad women on it has plummeted as well. :-[
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: Vigo on June 13, 2012, 11:52:10 am ---When I was in high school, the only kids really into Wizard of Oz where the ones who wore homemade clothes and looked like they should be pushing a shopping cart around town collecting cans out of recycling bins.
Not saying I don't like Wizard of Oz, I actually love the movie as well, but it is not a cool theme for teens or college students. Not saying I personally like the idea of a zombie table, but I would be venturing down that path if I was going for was that age group. I know what you are saying about timeless. I kinda wish pinball machines didn't necessarily need to attach a name brand to it these days. Machines with scantily clad women on it has plummeted as well. :-[
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They were going to do a Twilight pin but they couldn't figure out how to play a game that didn't have any balls.
ChadTower:
Twilight, as annoying as it would be, might actually reach beyond the "52 year old single male" demographic for once.
Jeff AMN:
Well, I was able to play Wizard of Oz a couple of weeks ago. It didn't have the final code in there, but the playfield was complete (minus GI lighting). I have to say, it was a way, way more fun than I thought it would be. I thought that they were packing too much into the machine, but it actually had a nice flow. One of the best things I can say about it is that it really wasn't clunky at all. Too many games are just clunk fests where you're constantly hitting posts or the edges of ramps. They designed WoZ so every time you flip you're almost always hitting a target of some sort, making the ball rebounds much more forgiving.
The outlane pop bumper was cool too. I really like how they built that section.
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