I know that when this issue has come up in the past, it's been mentioned that FarSight are open to the idea, but obviously, nothing has come of it yet, as least as far as the end user is concerned. Regardless, here are three suggestions for TPA-original/exclusive tables that I think would be real winners:
–Berzerk: This one is almost too obvious–in fact, it escapes me how Stern never made a pin of this before back in the '80s, seeing as how it was Stern Electronics' biggest video game hit by far. My research indicate that the Stern family still own the rights to this one, so licensing shouldn't be a problem. It would be hard to make it work as a traditional mode-based DMD pin, but an alternative model could be made to suffice...
–Sin: Yes, I'm bringing up Sean DonCarlos' VP project again. Assuming he wants it to show up in TPA someday, I, for one, would love to have it. As I said when I first brought it up, this would make for a fantastic tribute to TPA's most loyal fans.
–Tilt!: The Battle To Save Pinball: This would be fun just for the meta factor. Obviously, the table would have to be designed using the Pinball 2000 platform and it would be great to have the ability to enter the Pinball 2000 lineup from the main table, including the unreleased prototypes. Modes could include Pin2K Design Multiball, Lucas Licensing Frenzy and, of course, the wizard mode, The Battle To Save Pinball–if you win, you get a glimpse of what might have been had Pinball 2000 not had its wings clipped so early.
Do you guys think I'm on to something with those or will they just never work? I'd also love to hear about what TPA originals you all would like to see made...
–Berzerk: This one is almost too obvious–in fact, it escapes me how Stern never made a pin of this before back in the '80s, seeing as how it was Stern Electronics' biggest video game hit by far. My research indicate that the Stern family still own the rights to this one, so licensing shouldn't be a problem. It would be hard to make it work as a traditional mode-based DMD pin, but an alternative model could be made to suffice...
–Sin: Yes, I'm bringing up Sean DonCarlos' VP project again. Assuming he wants it to show up in TPA someday, I, for one, would love to have it. As I said when I first brought it up, this would make for a fantastic tribute to TPA's most loyal fans.
–Tilt!: The Battle To Save Pinball: This would be fun just for the meta factor. Obviously, the table would have to be designed using the Pinball 2000 platform and it would be great to have the ability to enter the Pinball 2000 lineup from the main table, including the unreleased prototypes. Modes could include Pin2K Design Multiball, Lucas Licensing Frenzy and, of course, the wizard mode, The Battle To Save Pinball–if you win, you get a glimpse of what might have been had Pinball 2000 not had its wings clipped so early.
Do you guys think I'm on to something with those or will they just never work? I'd also love to hear about what TPA originals you all would like to see made...