Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: oldskool1969 on October 24, 2018, 10:26:05 AM
Wait for the price to be announced! Love the simple classic layout.
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: Strangeways on October 24, 2018, 04:04:29 PM
In terms of music licenses, this is the "holy Grail" of music pins. What should / could have been done with this license in today's standard of technology, and we have gone back to a 1980's layout. I'm baffled beyond belief.
The artwork.. !@)
The layout. Seawitch is an absolute cracker of a game to play. But with the Austin Powers style artwork, it looks ridiculous. I LOVE early Stern SS machines, and the ONLY positive to come out of this announcement is the possibility that Stern may revisit these classic tables with the original artwork. No doubt this will be a budget type costing which would suit collectors wanting to own these excellent machines. But to not use a new design for a NEW game is a real slap in the face to their current design team.
If is is announced it was made in China, then it would all make sense.
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: Pop Bumper Pete on October 24, 2018, 04:13:43 PM
i dislike that they put a classic style game in a DMD style cabinet
could have picked a better music track for the promo makes TAG look good !*!
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: pinballheaven on October 24, 2018, 05:41:49 PM
I think it's a joke surely! It really looks like something Homepin would make, but then again that would mean another 5 years of waiting and taking people's money upfront, not forgetting the "unique" Topper for Pre orders!!!!
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: pinnies4me on October 24, 2018, 06:11:24 PM
Scratching my head to be honest...like the idea of a retro game but there is not too much to shoot for...
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: Crashramp on October 24, 2018, 07:18:12 PM
Swing and a miss for me. Having said that it’ll probably sell out in record time. Supreme did and I don’t get the appeal there either.
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: KBRI1700 on October 24, 2018, 08:27:22 PM
Beatles is my favourite band and they get a 2nd rate treatment for a pinball machine.
As for the artwork, the less said the better.
The whole package looks like a cheap knockoff.
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: riverinapinball on October 25, 2018, 07:57:45 AM
It would be easy for Stern to release this down the track with the “Seawitch” theme . I like the magnets and spinning disc.
Too old school Beatles for me. I think the Sergeant Pepper era theme would have been better in my opinion
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Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: Retropin on October 25, 2018, 10:17:40 AM
Well I like it.. rip off of a previous title but then again, that title is a proven players game so it will be good to play even if simple by todays standards. Downside is that we have a simple game at what will be at a hugely over priced $ value. Stern are relying on the theme alone to sell this... make it a limited run and you are guaranteed a sell out
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: oldskool1969 on October 25, 2018, 02:14:00 PM
I love WNBJM so therefore TBM ( is that the abbreviation ) is right up my alley. I do however think this will have quite a few tricks up it's sleeves. Just no ramps, which I like.
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: swinks on October 25, 2018, 06:27:59 PM
I have never played seawitch but heard good things and even though this has no ramps it could be fun. On a recent trip to the Gold Coast I played Big Juicy Melons (WNBJM) and Total Nuclear Annihilation (TNA) both cool, especially TNA, which was fast, sounded great and was a challenge. I just worry about the price of this game, rumour is the base model is $7500 USD so probably be similar to Batman 66 pricing, so possibly $12.5k for a Gold up to $25k for a Diamond - that is a heap of cash and wouldn't be surprised if the Diamond version is alot more.
Apparently the Beatles license cost $1 million and limited to 1964 games
Title: Re: Stern / Kapow - The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: swinks on October 26, 2018, 06:46:45 AM
a good summary to date is here https://thisweekinpinball.com/the-beatles-are-coming/
Title: Stern / Kapow The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: Maycle on February 05, 2019, 06:11:44 AM
Thanks Chris,
This is a great feature and I cant wait to try it out. Do you have a rough idea when the beta will be released?
Cheers
Dave
Title: Stern / Kapow The Beatlemania Pinball
Post by: BarryOvard on July 10, 2019, 08:00:46 AM
So people who got it before the patch will still have it and the other guys need to wait 6 weeks until they can get 50 unobtainable mastery right now?