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<blockquote data-quote="soundwave106" data-source="post: 163261" data-attributes="member: 3746"><p>Perhaps some of it is what I see as a technical hurdle with EMs is that they cannot be emulated; they have to pretty much script the entire table. It might actually be more difficult to re-create an EM (even with the simpler rules) versus say a System 11 game because of that factor.</p><p></p><p>Their current EM lineup entirely came from the Hall of Fame series, and is influenced by that series' desire to be historical (which means including some of the very old EMs, some like Ace High of which aren't of much interest these days). I agree that it's questionable to infer bad EM sales from the current selection, which is not cream of the crop.. However, perhaps part of the sales impressions comes from the early solid state machines, of which they've picked some of the cream of the crop there (Firepower, Gorgar, and Black Knight certainly are in my book) and of which is close enough to the mid 1970s pinballs for them to make a conclusion....</p><p></p><p>Still, Big Shot is the only mid-70s table that's represented and that's sort of a shame. The mid 1970s to early 1980s was the height of the pinball phenomenon, really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soundwave106, post: 163261, member: 3746"] Perhaps some of it is what I see as a technical hurdle with EMs is that they cannot be emulated; they have to pretty much script the entire table. It might actually be more difficult to re-create an EM (even with the simpler rules) versus say a System 11 game because of that factor. Their current EM lineup entirely came from the Hall of Fame series, and is influenced by that series' desire to be historical (which means including some of the very old EMs, some like Ace High of which aren't of much interest these days). I agree that it's questionable to infer bad EM sales from the current selection, which is not cream of the crop.. However, perhaps part of the sales impressions comes from the early solid state machines, of which they've picked some of the cream of the crop there (Firepower, Gorgar, and Black Knight certainly are in my book) and of which is close enough to the mid 1970s pinballs for them to make a conclusion.... Still, Big Shot is the only mid-70s table that's represented and that's sort of a shame. The mid 1970s to early 1980s was the height of the pinball phenomenon, really. [/QUOTE]
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