Yeh Kings & Queens was exactly this concept... we all sat here behind our computers and poo pooed it
..and rightly so. A horrible product. The cabinet was a DMD style cabinet and the game looked like a converted or custom game. Even the door and plunger looked wrong !
I don't think we can ever recapture the magic of a NIB EM. A remake using the original technology would be difficult and time consuming. If the crew that did Kings and Queens used the original plans to build the cabinet, it wold have been a successful project.
Greg made a great point. Breakshot was basically an EM or SS style playfield using DMD technology - and it worked. For those who have not played Breakshot - it is "As good" and any DMD, and plays much better than a game full of ramps and toys. I only wish this innovation continued into other titles.
I think an SS remake could be done, or the style followed. If decent themes and licenses can be found, it would be a winner. Imagine an modern day Fathom, Paragon, Black Knight, Flash, Haunted House, Black Hole, Meteor and Galaxy !
