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Limited Edition Run On New LOTR

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JeepMonkey:
I have seriously considered buying a nice HUO LOTR as there should be a couple floating around once the new ones are coming out.  I have been looking for a LOTR here in the Kansas City area (say within five hours), but they just don't appear to be around.

If I could choose between a good condition TOM and STTNG or a new LOTR shipped, I would probably go with the former.

shardian:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 09, 2009, 01:10:51 am ---
 Stern should just give up,  buy out all the williams designs... and sell NIB william
remakes.  (maybe with some added bonus tweaks here and there... such as more
character tracks, enhanced rules..etc)

--- End quote ---

Dude, you are talking out of your nether region. You DO realize that most, if not all, Stern games are designed by the SAME people who made all of those classics you so highly covet. There is near zero market for pins, plain and simple. Stern doesn't have the tooling to make the tables you speak of. The only thing they would have going for them is the original design on paper, which is a small fraction of the actual cost of production.

The only knock on Stern is that their product quality is less than desired, and that really isn't their fault.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on July 09, 2009, 07:58:16 am ---The only knock on Stern is that their product quality is less than desired, and that really isn't their fault.

--- End quote ---

I'm not a Stern hater but they choose some seriously stupid licenses sometimes.  I'm waiting for something like Kohler or Oodles of Noodles to be announced.

Jeff AMN:
I think their licenses are odd choices too. Big Buck Hunter is coming out next and I have ZERO interest in that license as a pinball. Here are some licenses that would probably do well for Stern:

- Harry Potter (seriously, could be the next Addams Family)
- Ghostbusters (time has kinda passed, but our generation would eat it up)
- Super Mario Bros. (Gottlieb game still sought after, Nintendo is on top again)
- Pixar (have different sections of the playfield for different movies)
- LOST (I'm not big on TV themes, but this has to be better than CSI or 24)
- X-Men (duh!)

I would prefer original themes to licenses, but if you're going to go with a license, make it a GOOD one. Stern's best licenses have been Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons, Spider-Man, Indiana Jones, and The Dark Knight. You have to choose more iconic characters/themes rather than what's hot at the moment. Big Buck Hunter? Really?!

meany:
My advise is not to get caught up in the hype. 
You are paying $1500 more for the LE and all it gives you is a real Backglass.  Plus it removes the action figures from the game.  Not worth it in my opinion.  If you want a LOTR then find a nice HUO game.

I had a NIB LOTR and sold it about a year later for $3800.  I got tired of endless multiballs and games of 30 to 40 minutes.  I do believe this is a great game and is a complete package. 

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