PAF Top Ten Most Wanted Table Poll Series : #4 - Premium Licensed (Closed)

[Rudy]

I wonder if we here could come up with what we think are those "low cost licenses" could be. It'd make for some interesting conversation at the least...

Yeah, it's kinda tricky. I'd say that the price of Congo would surprise everyone if they had to clear it with the guys who own the rights to King Kong. Saying that, I'm really surprised that World Cup Soccer didn't need a kickstarter, especially with the tricky bits and bobs with FIFA.

 

[Bowflex]

I read the update and figured premium license poll was coming today. Since they just succeeded with funding a popular but not super-popular table, that has to definitely give some major credibility to the fanbase's wallet so I figure this is a case of striking while the iron is hot.

I noticed no tables from Stern's SAM era so hopefully that will be a possibility later on. I'm guessing because it hasn't been verified that it can be emulated with success at this point?

I did vote for GnFnR even though Farsight said that it was probably the one license that will never happen. Still the best Data East table ever made.

 

[warh0g]

Royal Rumble!

 

[Jamman39]

Judge Dredd being excluded from the list means the licenses are relatively cheap then? Does this mean I have reason to be hopeful for it?

 

[Medieval_Gofers]

1. The Simpsons Pinball Party
2. Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure
3. Lord of the Rings
4. The Shadow
5. Congo
6. Elvis
7. Jurassic Park
8. Dirty Harry
9. NBA Fastbreak
10. Doctor Who

All great games. It's worth mentioning though that a few of the games in this poll are not very good, and rely on their theme to appeal to players. Royal rumble and Freddy for example. (My opinion but people do share it)

The truly great licensed games are the recent sterns: AC/DC, Spider-Man, TRON, Batman, Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, Family Guy, Metallica, X-Men etc. do we know for sure these games would never be considered?

 

[lettuce]

Batman Forever (Those Ramps)
Freddy : A Nightmare on Elm Street (That Theme)
Independence Day (This Film)
Indiana Jones : The Pinball Adventure (Legendary)
Jurassic Park (Dinosaurs)
Lord of the Rings, The (precious)
Phantom of the Opera (That flow)
Shadow, The (Good table mechanics)
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (Doh!)
Star Wars (timeless)

That was rather difficult. honorary mention to


Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Sega, 1995)
Demolition Man (Williams, 1994)
Congo (Williams, 1995)
Back to the Future (Data East, 1990)
Starship Troopers (Sega, 1997)

As these are also interesting tables.

Im a bit mythed at the absence of, Addams Family, Lost In Space, X-Files (25th anniversary this month), Batman (1989), Tales from the Crypt, The Simpsons (DE), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Robocop.

Will the tables in this poll require a KS to fund or are they just below that tier??...if so im really surprised to see Indiana Jones in there!

 

[netizen]

Still watching videos of game play trying to make my 8-10 selection

Here's a better gameplay video for Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
http://youtu.be/JS-1vAnGysE

 

[atlantis1982]

Judge Dredd being excluded from the list means the licenses are relatively cheap then? Does this mean I have reason to be hopeful for it?

It was on the Bally poll list, and as some mentioned this is more toward the comic books than the two movies.

 

[Mick Morry]

Not in order of most desired, but here is my list. I would like to see every table in the list end up with a kickstarter over time though. All are worthy of the Pinball Arcade.

Apollo 13
Batman Forever
Dr. Who
Indiana Jones
Jurassic Park
Terminator 3
Lord Of The Rings
Star Wars
Stargate
Simpsons

 

[atlantis1982]

Yeah, just going with five with this one:

Doctor Who
The Shadow
Congo (Nice old school looking table)
Tommy (It's freakin TOMMY!)
and Apollo 13 (Sadly, the 13 multiball is the reason)

Ones outside this list:
Twister
Captain Fantastic (Another Tommy themed table) [Would it need a KS with Elton John's likeness?]

 

[p6800]

PiN WiZ, how could "tier 2" licensed tables be brought up or put in poll? I'm interested in Rollergames and Gilligan's Island. I don't think a kickstarter or much $ would be needed for the licenses, but someone needs to make a list of similar "non big licenses" and see what people would like. Right?

 

[Fungi]

So that "Jurassic Park" table, hard to believe that's not a Lawlor.

 

[francis247uk]

Apollo 13 - 13 Ball multiball anyone?
Elvis - Great fun in real life, interesting theme
Guns n Roses - After watching "History of Pinball" think it deserves a place as a historic milestone
Indiana Jones - Ranked really high on Pinside/IPDB, must be good?
LOTR - Loved the films, ranked highly as well, easy choice
The Shadow - Bit of a wildcard, but only ever heard good things and like the look of it
Simpsons Pinball Party - love the show and it looks awesome
Star Wars - It's Star Wars, and Data East tables have a great unique feel
T3 - Would look great alonside T2
WWF - Another wildcard, but loved that period of WWF and imagine the pin to be good after watching vids

 

[canuck]

If TPA can get a property like the SIMPSONs LOTR or even Indiana Jones, that would put them shoulder to shoulder with Zen and their Starwars tables.

 

[Fungi]

I just noticed the lack of Family Guy. Too new?

 

[netizen]

Congo - It looks like it has some different types of play with the weird playfield insert element.
Doctor Who - I am a masochist. Lightning Flippers, select scoring modes that punish as much as they reward. A finicky playfield. Sure, sounds like a blast.
The Flintstones - We need some light hearted themes, and seeing a sRocky and Bullwinkle wasn't a choice ...
Hook - Crow, Flight, and Fly ... Bangarang!
Indiana Jones - The Pinball Adventure. 'nuff said.
Lord of the Rings - I think the theme was implemented poorly, but the rules and the layout are done well. It's a tough call on what not to like about how this game plays. How it looks is a totally different matter
NBA Fast Break - pinball modelled after basketball. It's a fun, fast game.
The Shadow - I'm interested to see how the controls will be implemented.
The Simpsons Pool Party - ♪The Simpsons♫
Stargate - I spent so much money on this machine in the 90s.

 

[Bowflex]

I just noticed the lack of Family Guy. Too new?

There are no SAM tables if my memory on which are Whitestar and which are SAM is correct. I believe Family Guy is solidly in the SAM category.

 

[netizen]

I just noticed the lack of Family Guy. Too new?

too not able to get an E rating?

 

[Bowflex]

If TPA can get a property like the SIMPSONs LOTR or even Indiana Jones, that would put them shoulder to shoulder with Zen and their Starwars tables.

The first Star Wars table was the best and that's not saying much in my opinion. No telling if Zen has a clause in their contract that would preclude another company from releasing anything pinball with a Star Wars theme but it is definite that Zen can't release digital remakes of the table without going to Farsight and Stern. Plus if they can get Indy, that is the Lucasfilm segment of Disney so that would be the most impactful table.

 

[nstalkie]

Indiana Jones is my second favourite pinball of all time. Or better said, it's a hard pick for me between Twilight Zone and this machine for the number 1 spot.
Jurassic Park used to be one of my favourites too. Not in the leagues of TZ and IJ though.
I can remember playing Last Action Hero, so that's my third pick.