There are times I want to give up this hobby
I want something new, something fresh
not refried ideas of the past

Thank goodnes I suppose the internet did not exist in the EM days
Ohh, a Card themed game
Ohh, a cowboy game
10 pin bowling?
another card theme
anothe cowboy game

LOL- absolutely. I steer clear of cowboy themed EMs.. might be the best player ever but i just dont like cowboys... funny isnt it.. roll on 50 - 60 years and cowboys are for queers. Im sure back then they were very manly and all that..LOL.

You forgot to add the horse themed EM... snooze..snooze...snooze

I guess all these themes were entertainment back then.. no internet etc.

A pin that would really make a hit with the kids is if they had lots of drops with letters on them... they could text the machine up the road. Special could be the smiley emitocons.

I see ACDC  machines sitting neglected in arcades cos noone plays them.. why?? Who gives a crap about ACDC?.. patrons here are bloody 8 years of age through to about 17... far out.. last thing they want  is anything to do with mums and dads generation... its all so so bloody boring.
My boy was in Target today.. wants th elatest Spiderman toys thats on the shelves BEFORE the film comes out. Shops know they have a limited time run on these before its all yesterdays toy.. cash in while you can and then move on... its all over before Stern or anyone can release the title... so bugger film licenced themes.
Pinball has been dead for a long time... it survives on a thread based on us silly buggers with more money than sense and it has failed to move with the times, thats why it flounders still struggling to find its market to this day.
The interactive LCD screen may just save it if its interactive enough.. fighting arcade machines still do well.. not one was empty at Sunnybank when i went there.. the LCD screen in the PF just may be able to integrate the two entities well... oh and if you want pinball in an arcade again.. then make sure it spits out tickets that can be swapped for toys at the end... theres no reward in pinball and the kids aint interested in playing for nix