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GPE:
--- Quote from: Jeff AMN on July 09, 2009, 10:43:14 am ---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:
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- Ghostbusters (time has kinda passed, but our generation would eat it up)
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I think they should start a Ghostbusters theme now. They can get the game theme and design done early. Finish the artwork when more information about the new Ghostbusters movie comes out. Would be slick if they could actually release the game at the same time the new Ghostbusters movie hits the theaters.
Ed
shardian:
What Stern should have lobbied for years ago - a Discovery channel TV show like American Chopper. That is the only thing that could save them at this point.
Jeff AMN:
I think Stern will go bankrupt before he gives up the business. I'm sure there are lots of other people that could do better than Gary does, but the facts are that he's all that's left. Maybe one day he'll step down and a major shift in philosophy will take place over at Stern and you'll have Steve, Pat, and other greats coming back, but for now I'm just happy that pinball is still alive and that Stern does at least put out some good games.
Jeff AMN:
Maybe they didn't sell a ton of pins, but they made good games. Family Guy/Shrek, Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, 24, and CSI all play great. I can't complain about those at all, even if they weren't mainstream hits. Wheel of Fortune is really interesting, but it's severely gimped by unfinished code and a lame theme.
The designers can still design good games, but the marketing and theme choices are not up to snuff these days.
FrizzleFried:
I don't have a lot of experience with newer pins, but I will say that I played Family Guy ONCE and walked away after 10 minutest of play without sinking a single ball. My plane was boarding. I was super surprised at how easy it was... too easy.
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