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<blockquote data-quote="Citizen" data-source="post: 274490" data-attributes="member: 6915"><p>How does that logic follow, though? Purely because there were large number of them, they must be overrated? Wouldn't it make more sense to examine whether or not including a large number of them was justified? In which case, throw my vote in as one of the people who feels it was.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That would be fine. As long as they're good tables. FarSight has said they want to aim for 5 tables per year now. That doesn't leave any extra room to stuff the game full of games that are only noteworthy for having been the first to feature/accomplish this or that.</p><p></p><p>For example:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is also a mindless, repetitive chore of a game that doesn't belong anywhere near TPA. And I say this as a huge Data East fan.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, museum pieces and historical preservation are great and all, but with 5 tables per year, I'd personally rather just have good tables, regardless of whether they're historically significant or not, or obscure or mainstream.</p><p></p><p>And let's just be realistic here for a second; most of the new content is probably going to be modern Stern. Which I have no problem with, but again, if we also want to occasionally get a decent Gottlieb or Data East table, that doesn't leave much room for games that are historically significant but not actually fun to play.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Incredibly important games, yes. That many pinball fans are indeed aware of. But how many people do you think will find these tables fun for repeated play? We had the 1932 Play-Boy game in Gottlieb Collection. It didn't make it into TPA, yet you don't see people asking for it. There's a reason for that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Stern Inc. prefers to pretend Chicago Coin doesn't exist, even though they like to brag about getting into pinball in 1931 (when Chicago Coin began), even though they didn't actually get into pinball with their own company until 1977 (although Sam was president of Williams in the 60s), when the Sterns formed a new company to purchase Chicago Coin's assets. This idea people have that Chicago Coin just became Stern Electronics isn't really correct. They were never the same company, which is why the Sterns didn't have to pay CC's debts.</p><p></p><p>But yeah, I don't expect to see any CC games, because Stern only cares about CC for the 1931 date. Nothing else. Even though getting a game like CC's The Thing would be kinda cool.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also don't feel it's the end of TPA. I do feel we're past the prime of TPA, but there are certainly many good tables they could still add. I'm hopeful that at some point down the road, they'll secure the Capcom license. That would bring some quality lesser known tables into the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Citizen, post: 274490, member: 6915"] How does that logic follow, though? Purely because there were large number of them, they must be overrated? Wouldn't it make more sense to examine whether or not including a large number of them was justified? In which case, throw my vote in as one of the people who feels it was. That would be fine. As long as they're good tables. FarSight has said they want to aim for 5 tables per year now. That doesn't leave any extra room to stuff the game full of games that are only noteworthy for having been the first to feature/accomplish this or that. For example: This is also a mindless, repetitive chore of a game that doesn't belong anywhere near TPA. And I say this as a huge Data East fan. Don't get me wrong, museum pieces and historical preservation are great and all, but with 5 tables per year, I'd personally rather just have good tables, regardless of whether they're historically significant or not, or obscure or mainstream. And let's just be realistic here for a second; most of the new content is probably going to be modern Stern. Which I have no problem with, but again, if we also want to occasionally get a decent Gottlieb or Data East table, that doesn't leave much room for games that are historically significant but not actually fun to play. Incredibly important games, yes. That many pinball fans are indeed aware of. But how many people do you think will find these tables fun for repeated play? We had the 1932 Play-Boy game in Gottlieb Collection. It didn't make it into TPA, yet you don't see people asking for it. There's a reason for that. Stern Inc. prefers to pretend Chicago Coin doesn't exist, even though they like to brag about getting into pinball in 1931 (when Chicago Coin began), even though they didn't actually get into pinball with their own company until 1977 (although Sam was president of Williams in the 60s), when the Sterns formed a new company to purchase Chicago Coin's assets. This idea people have that Chicago Coin just became Stern Electronics isn't really correct. They were never the same company, which is why the Sterns didn't have to pay CC's debts. But yeah, I don't expect to see any CC games, because Stern only cares about CC for the 1931 date. Nothing else. Even though getting a game like CC's The Thing would be kinda cool. I also don't feel it's the end of TPA. I do feel we're past the prime of TPA, but there are certainly many good tables they could still add. I'm hopeful that at some point down the road, they'll secure the Capcom license. That would bring some quality lesser known tables into the game. [/QUOTE]
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