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<blockquote data-quote="pseudokings" data-source="post: 49719" data-attributes="member: 612"><p>Okay... here we go:</p><p>+ <strong>DC Comics</strong> - <strong>Batman</strong> (DE), <strong>Batman</strong> (DK-Stern), <strong>Batman Forever</strong> (Sega), <strong>Superman</strong> (Atari) - If Zen and Marvel (Disney) have a deal that may preclude the bunch of great Marvel themed Stern pins from ever being added to TPA, why not try and make a deal with DC Comics (Time Warner) as a counterpoint? Maybe cook up an original table with Pat Lawlor or Steve Ritchie or someone of similar awesomeness based off of another major DC comic or movie (Man Of Steel is coming)... It's a thought. Also, I for one, LOVE Batman (DK-Stern), and Batman Forever is maybe the most highly regarded SEGA table, if not surely in the top 5.</p><p>+ <strong>Elvis </strong>- gotta agree with Rudy Yagov and say the table is far from bland, and might just be good bang-for-the-buck (if the estate is sane about the $), might even get Stern's help making it happen.</p><p>+ <strong>The Shadow</strong> - Movie bombed, table is really highly regarded, might be too much $, depending on Alec Baldwin, the movie studio, and possibly the original comic rights holder (?), but worth looking in to.</p><p>+ <strong>The Addams Family</strong> - most popular table of all-time, hands down. If they can figure it out, it should sell better than any other DLC table, easily.</p><p>+ <strong>LOTR</strong> - with The Hobbit trilogy going on in theatre for the the next year and a half, interest would likely be high, possibly high enough to get past the expense, plus it's a really highly rated table.</p><p>+ <strong>The Getaway</strong> - if ZZ Top is even half-way reasonable about the midi "La Grange" license, get it, if not, drop the song from the game (ala CFTBL), and do the table anyway, ASAP.</p><p>+ <strong>World Cup Soccer</strong> - FIFA is probably borderline insane on the license, BUT, it is a license for the 1994 World Cup, NOT the next one, and if put to them as "hey, either we give you a few bucks to recreate this pinball table, or you never make another dime off the '94 Cup", they might be reasonable. And everyone in the (true) fan base wants the table in TPA.</p><p>+ <strong>T3</strong> - if they are doing <strong>T2</strong> as a <em>Kickstarter</em>, make T3 part of the deal too. Majorly underrated table with a ton of great shots, probably more fun than T2.</p><p>+ <strong>Judge Dredd</strong> - it's just the comic license. It's an Ultrapin (widebody). Get it done.</p><p>+ <strong>Indianapolis 500</strong> - it's just the track and the (awesome) trophy, not any particular racing series, and looks like a really excellent table.</p><p>+ <strong>Goldeneye </strong>- it's "Pierce Bond", maybe that is passe enough at MGM, they'd cut FS a deal, and it's another of the most highly rated SEGA tables.</p><p>+ <strong>Congo </strong>- movie = massive bomb at the box office, pin = excellent design, with surprisingly good art. This one's gotta be as cheap as a movie table can be. Do it.</p><p>+ <strong>Corvette </strong>- appeal to GM's sense of Americana. They're pretty into that these days, post bailout. George Gomez table.</p><p>+ <strong>Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends</strong> - Awesome looking DE table. Cheap license, I'd bet. Zen table might create some kind of a license issue, though.</p><p>+ <strong>Monopoly </strong>- underrated table that should be a cheap license.</p><p>+ <strong>Stargate </strong>- should be a cheap license for one of Gottlieb's only DMD tables that anyone actually likes, right? maybe not with the actor likenesses...</p><p>+ <strong>Tales From The Crypt</strong> - already rumored, so do it. Great looking table, cheap license, or at least you'd hope.</p><p>+ <strong>Starship Troopers</strong> - sleeper table, cheap license, you'd think.</p><p>+ <strong>Johnny Mnemonic</strong> - sleeper table, cheap license, actor likeness could be an issue...</p><p></p><p>Others I'd love to see but seem more difficult/costly/not so good bang-for-buck (and excluding anything I know is now owned by Disney, which is sadly a ton of great tables): KISS, X-Files, Baywatch, Bram Stoker's Dracula (maybe doable), Jurassic Park, Transformers, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Guns N' Roses, Tommy, Demolition Man, Flintstones, AC/DC, & Wizard Of OZ.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pseudokings, post: 49719, member: 612"] Okay... here we go: + [B]DC Comics[/B] - [B]Batman[/B] (DE), [B]Batman[/B] (DK-Stern), [B]Batman Forever[/B] (Sega), [B]Superman[/B] (Atari) - If Zen and Marvel (Disney) have a deal that may preclude the bunch of great Marvel themed Stern pins from ever being added to TPA, why not try and make a deal with DC Comics (Time Warner) as a counterpoint? Maybe cook up an original table with Pat Lawlor or Steve Ritchie or someone of similar awesomeness based off of another major DC comic or movie (Man Of Steel is coming)... It's a thought. Also, I for one, LOVE Batman (DK-Stern), and Batman Forever is maybe the most highly regarded SEGA table, if not surely in the top 5. + [B]Elvis [/B]- gotta agree with Rudy Yagov and say the table is far from bland, and might just be good bang-for-the-buck (if the estate is sane about the $), might even get Stern's help making it happen. + [B]The Shadow[/B] - Movie bombed, table is really highly regarded, might be too much $, depending on Alec Baldwin, the movie studio, and possibly the original comic rights holder (?), but worth looking in to. + [B]The Addams Family[/B] - most popular table of all-time, hands down. If they can figure it out, it should sell better than any other DLC table, easily. + [B]LOTR[/B] - with The Hobbit trilogy going on in theatre for the the next year and a half, interest would likely be high, possibly high enough to get past the expense, plus it's a really highly rated table. + [B]The Getaway[/B] - if ZZ Top is even half-way reasonable about the midi "La Grange" license, get it, if not, drop the song from the game (ala CFTBL), and do the table anyway, ASAP. + [B]World Cup Soccer[/B] - FIFA is probably borderline insane on the license, BUT, it is a license for the 1994 World Cup, NOT the next one, and if put to them as "hey, either we give you a few bucks to recreate this pinball table, or you never make another dime off the '94 Cup", they might be reasonable. And everyone in the (true) fan base wants the table in TPA. + [B]T3[/B] - if they are doing [B]T2[/B] as a [I]Kickstarter[/I], make T3 part of the deal too. Majorly underrated table with a ton of great shots, probably more fun than T2. + [B]Judge Dredd[/B] - it's just the comic license. It's an Ultrapin (widebody). Get it done. + [B]Indianapolis 500[/B] - it's just the track and the (awesome) trophy, not any particular racing series, and looks like a really excellent table. + [B]Goldeneye [/B]- it's "Pierce Bond", maybe that is passe enough at MGM, they'd cut FS a deal, and it's another of the most highly rated SEGA tables. + [B]Congo [/B]- movie = massive bomb at the box office, pin = excellent design, with surprisingly good art. This one's gotta be as cheap as a movie table can be. Do it. + [B]Corvette [/B]- appeal to GM's sense of Americana. They're pretty into that these days, post bailout. George Gomez table. + [B]Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends[/B] - Awesome looking DE table. Cheap license, I'd bet. Zen table might create some kind of a license issue, though. + [B]Monopoly [/B]- underrated table that should be a cheap license. + [B]Stargate [/B]- should be a cheap license for one of Gottlieb's only DMD tables that anyone actually likes, right? maybe not with the actor likenesses... + [B]Tales From The Crypt[/B] - already rumored, so do it. Great looking table, cheap license, or at least you'd hope. + [B]Starship Troopers[/B] - sleeper table, cheap license, you'd think. + [B]Johnny Mnemonic[/B] - sleeper table, cheap license, actor likeness could be an issue... Others I'd love to see but seem more difficult/costly/not so good bang-for-buck (and excluding anything I know is now owned by Disney, which is sadly a ton of great tables): KISS, X-Files, Baywatch, Bram Stoker's Dracula (maybe doable), Jurassic Park, Transformers, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Guns N' Roses, Tommy, Demolition Man, Flintstones, AC/DC, & Wizard Of OZ. [/QUOTE]
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