Back when I was into pins, most everything I read was from RGP.
I don't know if it was just an odd attitude for the fellers on that site or if they were correct, but back then I got the idea that Wayne G. never did much for pinball ever. After the Medieval Madness madness, once I heard the CH hunter project was scrapped I wasn't surprised at all. I just remember thinking that if half the talk was true and Wayne was as capable of creating a new game from scratch as he was on the MM remake or other (lack of) contributions to pinball, then even if the Irwin family hadn't experienced their tragedy the pinball game would never have reached completion, let alone production.
Again, I don't know how accurate the portrayal of Wayne was and all my info came from RGP. But I am certain that I would have required much proof before sending any money Wayne's direction. There seemed to be a lot of "bad blood" back then.

There was a lot of bad blood the day the WMS rights landed on Australian soil. I don't think Croc Hunter would have been a hit as much as a Crocodile Dundee. Regarding the MM remake, I understand that people who bought into the project were paid their deposit upon request. That's a lot better than other games from other distributors who are still fighting for their deposits today !