I was thinking...Ok...well as Ive been playing my Black Hole and Firepower quite a bit over the last week...and playing my DMD's not much at all...
Wouldnt it be a cool...and maybe profitable idea for STERN to make some cheaper machines that dont have ramps/DMD's and deep rulesets???
I was talking to a guy at work that just came back from Melbourne and he was playing the pins at the airport...now he is about 33yrs old...Likes pins..never owned one...But he said to me how its so hard to workout what to do on all the new pins...He has played my pins a couple of times and says he loves the older ones as even though its easier to know what to do they are just as fun and just as much of a challenge..

The pins I saw at Melbourne airport on Saturday were both TSPP @ $2 a pop (Virgin terminal) - didn't bother as I wasn't exactly running late plus had no change on me. They both looked pretty clean although one was obviously more dirty than the other.

I dont have my Stern Stingray anymore but would be AMAZING to play a new version of it...throw in some new sounds..a couple of little toys...could keep it cheaper as well and sell more for home use??
Anyway maybe Im just thinking to much...it happens..lol

It's probably not a bad idea, but unfortunately I don't think it will come out of Stern. They seem stuck on the course they are on, and there will be no deviation until too late.

I like both the SS and DMD pinballs; I think the SS have a more pure pinball feel to me, but I still enjoy the fun of a good DMD machine. Can't say too much about EM due to lack of experience.