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Stern, 2009
AC/DC (LE)
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Stern, 2012
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Stern, 2012
Addams Family Gold (Special Collectors Edition), The
Bally, 1994
Addams Family, The
Bally, 1992
Aerosmith (LE)
Stern, 2017
Aerosmith (Premium)
Stern, 2017I think it’s real, and fits right in with what I want. Leans heavy into the nostalgia, simple layout (hopefully supported by deep code), focus on different Pokemon types, a prominent team rocket shot. I love D&D, but I do NOT want Pokemon to shoot like that.
I’m excited.
And each shot is themed too: ghost, fire, electric, water, etc which would definitely line up with battling. I can already start to add up shots and flow that you don't see in fakes. I'm 99.999999% sure this is real.
Quoted from SLCpunk2113:Pretty sure this is real.
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I had heard that this game was reminiscent of Junkyard
So it tracks!
I'm digging the playfield but the cab art itself isn't doing it for me. I wonder if this is the Pro model. If the Premium or LE has better artwork, I'm in!
Quoted from ActualRyguy:Also, in this age of 4k cameras in everyone's pocket, why such a blurry upload?
this is the way
Quoted from ActualRyguy:Also, in this age of 4k cameras in everyone's pocket, why such a blurry upload?
Most leaks are potato pics, who knows why though.
I mean this does look pretty real, but I'm still kinda sus. Along with some of the random things other folks have posted- i cant think of what pokemon this would be on the rear panel?
My best guess is that it looks like Furfrow- which is gen 6. I cant even think of what the one on the right would be
pasted_image (resized).pngIf this is real (and I know *I* sure can't get AI to make a picture this coherent) then I guess it's roughly what I expected - another intentionally simple layout like what we got on Fall of the Empire designed to appeal to casual location players and in this case, kids.
That's fine and appropriate for the theme, I just wish it wasn't two of them in a row. The enthusiast fans need some love too.
Looks pretty fake to me, mostly because of the art package, the charizard flying into just blank red on the sidebox? the weird stretched pokeball that blends intothe white in the lower part of the playfield, the random lightning bolt on one inlane and nothing on the other? Just the general empty space in the art design would be a major change. Lots of weird red on red etc, this wouldn't pass most art reviews that I've seen.
Quoted from Sheev_Palpatine:Guys how about moving over to the actual Pokémon hype thread.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dear-stern-the-official-pokemon-hype-thread-and-wish-list/page/11
what are you going to talk about in the next stern thread if we leave?
Quoted from LapsedGamer:Looks pretty fake to me, mostly because of the art package, the charizard flying into just blank red on the sidebox? the weird stretched pokeball that blends intothe white in the lower part of the playfield, the random lightning bolt on one inlane and nothing on the other? Just the general empty space in the art design would be a major change. Lots of weird red on red etc, this wouldn't pass most art reviews that I've seen.
There is no world in which AI can make something this coherent with this level of detail yet. Just look at the harry potter artwork on the playfield. People were all over that immediately.
Quoted from kyinwa:what are you going to talk about in the next stern thread if we leave?
The next Stern, of course, Transformers!!
The toilet bowl on FOTE slows things down. Curious how this would play with the feed to the left flipper looking to have a bowl
Are there any other games like that? Id like to see a gameplay of how that plays
Quoted from Svenop:The toilet bowl on FOTE slows things down. Curious how this would play with the feed to the left flipper looking to have a bowl
Half the shots on FOTE slow the game down. AT-AT is a VUK, DS is a lock, Jabba is a toilet bowl, Darth scoop.
For having a toilet bowl over the inlane, CFTBL and Mustang do just fine with them.
Quoted from DigitalJedi084:I mean this does look pretty real, but I'm still kinda sus. Along with some of the random things other folks have posted- i cant think of what pokemon this would be on the rear panel?
My best guess is that it looks like Furfrow- which is gen 6. I cant even think of what the one on the right would be
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the one on the right kinda looks like magmar. The left looks kinda like absol to me, but still blurry as shit
Quoted from Achilles:This is surely the Pro version, right?
Where the flat plastics
Quoted from Svenop:The toilet bowl on FOTE slows things down. Curious how this would play with the feed to the left flipper looking to have a bowl
Are there any other games like that? Id like to see a gameplay of how that plays
Looks like a diverter in front of the bowl
Quoted from Apollo18:Partiendo de esta foto borrosa:
Me recuerda a un diseño MET más “amigable”.
Con rampa de entrada/salida invertida para Pokémon.
Los caminos realmente no cuadran, están limitados por la imagen borrosa y el ángulo.
Pero las partes que tienen sentido jajaja parecen en general accesibles, lo cual es adecuado al tema y al estilo del conjunto de reglas.
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Guardians of the galaxy....
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:I bet you a nickel that there are more of these listed in people's collections in the pinside database AND more of these on location by 2/14/2027 than any other Spike 3 game. Prove me right (or wrong) in 1 year.
Na. This is gunna print money on location. Ops aren’t selling.
Quoted from Yoko2una:Half the shots on FOTE slow the game down. AT-AT is a VUK, DS is a lock, Jabba is a toilet bowl, Darth scoop.
For having a toilet bowl over the inlane, CFTBL and Mustang do just fine with them.
Thank you, ill check out gameplay of those. The sarlacc pit tries to connect the bowl to the theme. I wonder how it will connect through code to the theme on this
You think it's possible the bottom of the Pokeball opens up and catches the ball with a magnet? I'm trying to figure out what the "premium feature" they will strip out of the pro is
Quoted from nicholasdeorio:You think it's possible the bottom of the Pokeball opens up and catches the ball with a magnet?
Seems like something similar to the cube on D&d and goes under it and then maybe up ramp when it's time to catch the pokemon which then diverts the the bowl ramp
Quoted from Jgdogg182:I'm digging the playfield but the cab art itself isn't doing it for me. I wonder if this is the Pro model. If the Premium or LE has better artwork, I'm in!
I'm glad Yeti didn't feel the need to Zombify or orange/blue this shit.
Not for me, but the Pokemon art is going to attract the players they want it to attract.
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:I bet you a nickel that there are more of these listed in people's collections in the pinside database AND more of these on location by 2/14/2027 than any other Spike 3 game. Prove me right (or wrong) in 1 year.
I mean, who's not taking that bet? It would only be competing against FOTE (not blowing the doors off in sales), potential Transformers, potential Fallout, and potential KISS. If Pokemon ISN'T the biggest selling of those games given the IP, Stern would have an issue.
Quoted from Pinbarclay:I'm glad Yeti didn't feel the need to Zombify or orange/blue this shit.
Not for me, but the Pokemon art is going to attract the players they want it to attract.
I think it’s clear that Stern shelved Yeti by “promoting” him to management and bringing on new artists. They likely realized that covering every game in his artwork was hurting the brand. His artwork on UXM and GB is some of the best of all time, but his style/color palette isn’t suited for all themes. It’s not his fault; Stern didn’t put him in a place to succeed.
Quoted from Achilles:I think it’s clear that Stern shelved Yeti by “promoting” him to management and bringing on new artists. They likely realized that his art was hurting the brand. His art on UXM and GB is some of the best of all time, but it isn’t suited for all themes.
Buzz, wrong again. You don't promote an artist to be the guy who makes final art decision if he hurts your brand, lol. You should do anything except run a pinball company
Quoted from nicholasdeorio:Each ramp and lane being a colored typing makes me think I'm really going to like this code
Hopefully its Tanio?
Quoted from K9Marshal:Seems like something similar to the cube on D&d and goes under it and then maybe up ramp when it's time to catch the pokemon which then diverts the the bowl ramp
I was just debating this but to me, I can't see how that plastic opens when it's sitting above a ramp like that.
Quoted from wlf_:Buzz, wrong again. You don't promote an artist to be the guy who makes final art decision if he hurts your brand, lol. You should do anything except run a pinball company
Sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Something you would only know if you have run a large enterprise. The second mistake is putting a pure creative in a management/supervisory position. Over time, he will become resentful, feel unfulfilled, and be unhappy. Creatives want to create, not manage people. Private equity partners with no operational experience strike again!
Quoted from Svenop:The toilet bowl on FOTE slows things down. Curious how this would play with the feed to the left flipper looking to have a bowl
Are there any other games like that? Id like to see a gameplay of how that plays
Mustang has the same exact toilet to inlane situation.
Nobody noticed "Custom speech from Pikachu" on the flyer? If you know how pokemon speak, that's like the silliest thing ever...
Quoted from vikingerik:Nobody noticed "Custom speech from Pikachu" ? If you know how pokemon speak, that's like the silliest thing ever...
It's going to say "Pikachu!", "Pika Pika" & maybe a "Pikaaaaa".
I think this pinball could be huge for Pokemon, imagine all the pinball collectors who have never heard of Pokemon who will buy the pinball and go on to collect cards and plush toys and lunch boxes.
This could be great for pokemon and make it a really big IP.
Quoted from CincyPinballer:There is no world in which AI can make something this coherent with this level of detail yet. Just look at the harry potter artwork on the playfield. People were all over that immediately.
Coherent is a stretch, if it is a real art package it is a bit of a new low , even for the "photoshop" art packages. Looking at the backglass again, we have most of the pokemon in balls, although even those are pretty random, but then we have random koffings and haunters and ghastleys just hanging out on the background not inside a ball. And why then a random flareon on the fire lane when there is no jolteon or vaporeon as well, maybe the photoshop guy is just a flareon stan.
Totally real - for better or worse. I did see this last week, before distros were also shown this on Saturday. Wait until you see the odd choice for LE powder coating. Horrible
Damn, if that pic is real they actually made something as MID as FOTE. In some ways it looks worse but we shall see. This wouldn't surprise me, they're not trying to make a game with 45 minute ball times for operators to lose their shirts. Hopefully like FOTE the gameplay is fun even with the uninspired layout
Quoted from Rat:I think this pinball could be huge for Pokemon, imagine all the pinball collectors who have never heard of Pokemon who will buy the pinball and go on to collect cards and plush toys and lunch boxes.
This could be great for pokemon and make it a really big IP.
Pokemon is already the highest gross IP of all time by far.. Pokemon doesnt need stern.. Stern needs pokemon. This is a drop in the bucket for them.
Quoted from demandecan55:Totally real - for better or worse. I did see this last week, before distros were also shown this on Saturday. Wait until you see the odd choice for LE powder coating. Horrible
Spill the beans then and rip the band aid off for the LE buyers
Quoted from PoppaDavies:Pokemon is already the highest gross IP of all time by far
LOL....caught one, I hope I catch them ALL 
Quoted from demandecan55:Totally real - for better or worse. I did see this last week, before distros were also shown this on Saturday. Wait until you see the odd choice for LE powder coating. Horrible
Oh boy lol can't wait. I was a day one LE buyer. Now I'm not even sure I want a pokemon.
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