yes, SEGA made Lost in Space.
I have three quarters of all Sega games made, and I am a HUGE fan of Sega games. I would rather have all the SEGA games than half of the cookie cutter B/W games, cause they play better and have more interactive toys and are half the price and much better value. Same goes for DATA EAST games, alot of great games made here.
I only try to focus on the good that Stern has done, because at the end of the day, STERN has survived and no one else could. Thats worth something.
Another thing, if it wasnt for Stern, blokes like Johnh Borg, Steve Ritchie, George Gomez and twenty others wouldnt be designing pinballs. Its a funny thing, that in the end, Stern was the saviour, the only continuer of the pinball industry worldwide. I am looking forward to the new titles in 2013.
A few points need to be cleared up here.....
Premier.. trading as Gottlieb, after Coca Cola had had an input sold off all its assets and divided it all to the share holders. In reality, GOTTLIEB cashed in years before and pulled out of the market with millions under its belt.
WILLIAMS bought out BALLY and continued to make great games but the decline in pinball sales saw them cease production of pinball and concentrate on gaming machines.. a move that has made them far more money than pinball ever did... WIILIAMS still exist but pure business ethics made them move to a new production.
Both of these big boys in the industry CHOSE to close their doors on the advent of arcade games... neither went broke... both cashed in one way or another. Both ceased trading pinball as successful companies still.
So its not a case of Stern carrying on when noone else could, its a case of those companies moving to bigger things.. move with the times or see your business demise.
Stern was until recently a privately owned company... this is no longer. With private investors.. Stern could easily cease trading tomorrow... not because it cant sell 2000 ACDC pins but because the board will decide that production would be better elsewhere... or cash in while its good.
So yes. Stern are #1 pinball manufacturer right now, but in the day they were the Playmatics of the USA scene.... a failure to progress ( Sterns bible) and a stubborness by Gary have seen it flounder over the years and come very very close to bankruptcy... hence the investor input.
its not a case of Sterns success cos they are still in build mode and GOOD licenced themes have seen a recent success... the others walked away laughing to the bank
