Nothing to stop stern changing the art and sounds and releasing it as classic seawitch with a sensible price tag
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Beatles pinball from Stern
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Doesn't look great, but then I've never bought into the Beatles hype, having been a little too young when they were around.
If pricing is real then it is nuts, but I guess they saw Supreme and figured what the hell!!
What I've not seen is any info on why it is a re-themed machine and not a full new game - is it because the band love the original, or something else?
If pricing is real then it is nuts, but I guess they saw Supreme and figured what the hell!!
What I've not seen is any info on why it is a re-themed machine and not a full new game - is it because the band love the original, or something else?
Again on the money and to my point - aimed at a mass market with a huge disposable income but not the PINBALL market - on a venn diagram, there will be two buyers, pinball and beatles fans and beatles fans, I don't think the exclusively pinball fans will bite on this....
R&D costs at minimum as I imagine the license fees are horrendous - so maximising profit which I think this machine is all about
The promo video is so uninspiring. Whoever was playing the machine when it was filmed looks like they have never played before...
Catchy song, I cant stop humming the two lines I now know
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Supposedly $1 million US, so around $500 per unit.
If Stern sell all these, they are going to cash in big time!
Surely the 100 LEs should have been called the Platinum edition?? In keeping with the band/records theme.
In the sober light of day I haven't got a problem with the game - they have gone for a safe inoffensive retro look, not particularly exciting but hopefully they sell them and make some money.
I'll never buy one of course, but then I'm a bottom feeder in the pinball market and can't spend a fortune on new games[emoji16]
I would have liked to have seen a full, all new design modern Beatles machine but oh well, I can't really be bothered getting worked up about it [emoji3]
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In the sober light of day I haven't got a problem with the game - they have gone for a safe inoffensive retro look, not particularly exciting but hopefully they sell them and make some money.
I'll never buy one of course, but then I'm a bottom feeder in the pinball market and can't spend a fortune on new games[emoji16]
I would have liked to have seen a full, all new design modern Beatles machine but oh well, I can't really be bothered getting worked up about it [emoji3]
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There is scope of course for them to release further Beatles themes, One per album.....Hmm... Then the Red and the Blue Greatest Hits, then the solo careers - Band on The Run, Imagine, All Things Must Pass, ....... Personally I'll hold out for the "Mull of Kintyre" Platinum Edition.
To give credit to Stern, at least they got the liscence
$500 license fee per machine is huge! Roger Sharpe said here: “$100 per machine? I have never done a licence at that figure for a pinball machine. The profit margins just don’t make sense. All the licences I have done with pinball are for far less. I would find it hard to believe that either Stern or Jersey Jack would ever commit to spend $100 per game.”
Of course that was before the idea of $50,000 pinball machines had been mooted...
Of course that was before the idea of $50,000 pinball machines had been mooted...
$500 license isn’t a problem if it allows a $1000 price increase
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https://www.acast.com/kanedaspinballpodcast/pinside-babies-beatles-filled-my-diaper
Late night rant
Rant mode increased due to his frustration that he can't join pinside debate!
He does have a fair few points though.
Most new games are impossible for a newbie to understand. At least people will know what to do with this one.
I played POTC and I hadn't got a frickin clue what was going on
Late night rant
Rant mode increased due to his frustration that he can't join pinside debate!
He does have a fair few points though.
Most new games are impossible for a newbie to understand. At least people will know what to do with this one.
I played POTC and I hadn't got a frickin clue what was going on
Some of you have watched the promo video more than once?
Not into boy bands?
Despite their long flowing locks for some reason I always thought the Ramones were boys, but hey ho, let's go. 
All depends on the price, sound and rules. I'm going to wait to reserve judgement. I am disappointed it's early period Beatles but the music is probably better suited to playing pinball too than their weirder later output. I quite like the artwork! Seawitch is a nice layout.
Agreed but would you pay £7.5k for a Seawitch. At £4.5K it would be acceptable output but not at the price points quoted. It just seems like price gouging.
Actually it's growing on me, it is what it is, let it be.
You're forgetting that Stern made a Spiderman Home Edition retheme for Supreme, then sold it for $10k...
They have already tested the water and found that they can sell these warmed over "I don't care about the gameplay" pins for major brands and sell them to fans hand over fist.
Bit of a difference though at 5X the cost.
Has pricing been confirmed yet? I thought that was just a rumour.
Maybe it's my hangover today affecting my judgement ....but I cant wait to play this 
I think it's gonna be a lot of fun !
Looks like some modes in there, couple multiballs, Super Jackpot shot behind some drops
....yes I have watched the vide a few times ...and paused it loads So what ???
I think it's gonna be a lot of fun ! Looks like some modes in there, couple multiballs, Super Jackpot shot behind some drops
....yes I have watched the vide a few times ...and paused it loads So what ???
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The game play in the Spider-Man / supreme pin is very good though...
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Well, that's that. I can forget about any dreams of one day making something like a modern-style Yellow Submarine pin with all the trimmings, because the license costs of that thing demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that it would be utterly unviable in today's market. That's the real disappointment for me here.
I remember when the Bugatti Veyron was announced. People said that a car with 1000bhp and a price tag of almost 1.5million dollars was bonkers. Who would buy that?
Why would someone make that?
Volkswagens response,
Because we can!
If Stern build it, people will come.
Why would someone make that?
Volkswagens response,
Because we can!
If Stern build it, people will come.
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