Jack has a pic on his site.

http://www.pinballsales.com/asp/default.asp

Regards
Tom

The game better be fun over all possible expectations.... this a theme that does less than nothing to me.

I have no idea who at Stern thought this theme was a winner, but they are on some serious drugs. Yuck! The gameplay better be awesome and grab the quarters, cause no one is buying that for the home.

Duane

w00h00 !! I'm buying one NIB !!!!!  

WOF=WTF was Stern thinking?

Comes with a free bottle of Geritol if you buy it NIB.

Did any MAACA user smoke rock ??? im looking at you mrhide   . Seriously maybe they try to surf of the wave of the last show been host by Bob Barker...

This is bad... this is REAL bad. I also wonder wtf was Stern thinking. The demographic just doesn't fit. Most of the people that watch WoF today are over 55. Same as Jeopardy. Basically with a pin, you want to aim for an age group between 18 and 45 (18 being today's gamers, and up to 45 for people who go to bars and actually went to the old arcades). WoF doesn NOTHING to attract people to pinball. Sorry Gary... seems you will have a flop on your hands.

It's true, EMs were still King when 55 year old's were playing, so it's unlikely they get much bar pinball time in.  However, considering that the WOF franchise has been very slutty with its licensing lately, and it worked very, very successfully for IGT Slot Machines, perhaps Gary S. watches WOF nightly?

nha nha !! I'm BUYING 2 !!  I'll keep one in the box for 20 years !! BIG money !! BIG prizes !! I LOVE IT !!

Tabarrrrrrrrrrrrrrnac!  Does it come with a bowl of pink peppermint and a free diaper? I hope Stern can afford a major flop. If this thing becomes a hit, I will re-consider this hobby!

Why not just wait and give it a chance? Its a Keith Johnson game

While reading this post I was surprised to see that no one was defending Stern, as per usual, on WoF. But alas, Mark rides to their defense. For the record, i also believe disaster is written all over it. No desire to own this, who still watches WoF?

Hahaha ... if it a flop.. i'll get one for 1k   Only thing I hope is not that purple

Yea I was gonna say what's up with that picture I hope the color is just off.

I think this is going to suck, nothing good can come from this theme, I feel this is going to be another WPT they should really stay away from this kind of theme, it didn't work with HRC, it didn't work for WPT and I doubt it will work with this either.

I'm not on either side ATM, I would certainly like to try it as I do enjoy Keith's games. I do however share the same wtf was Stern thinking notion. The picture is purple on purpose, I spoke to Keith yesterday and he said the photoshoot was monday so offical pics are to follow soon.

wow this theme is just not for me either but if i saw one on location i would drop a buck or 2 just to see. must be bargain basment license fees for this one, if this is the case i rather an original theme with no license. c' mon stern get creative!

(stolen pic)

Quoted from HP5P

While reading this post I was surprised to see that no one was defending Stern, as per usual, on WoF. But alas, Mark rides to their defense. For the record, i also believe disaster is written all over it. No desire to own this, who still watches WoF?

That's my normal role -- guess I'm the official MAACA Stern defender But when something is this dumb; how can you defend it. I really, really hope I am wrong and it sells like hotcakes, but I doubt it.

Like you said, who even watches the show? Those 2 no talent folks (Pat and Vana) have milked their free ride for 20+ years. The show sucks. It did when I was a kid and it still sucks.

What a waste of talent! Putting Keith Johnson on this wet rag! I am sooooo disappointed in Stern. And the next few themes suck just as much. I hope they can over come this, but I think I see the reaper on the horizon. Let's hope POTC continues to sell well, because they will need something to keep them afloat.

Duane

In all fairness, I can see how a crossword theme could work well in a pin. I mean, if there was a DMD in the playfield that produced a word or phrase and you had to hit the correct drop target to light the letters in that phrase (a la Hangman), it would be somewhat fun. Imagine a pin with 26 drop targets to represent every letter. It could work. Seriously.  

Jack at Pinball Sales says he already has 2 pre-orders, granted not a huge deal but still soemthing.

No biggie. There's always a sucker out there. People will buy toast that has a burn that looks like Jesus or the Mother Mary (as witnessed on eBay) -- doesn't mean there is a market for Wonder Bread to start producing bread in the shape of JC, Mary, Moses, etc.

Duane

Quoted from Vengeance

Jack at Pinball Sales says he already has 2 pre-orders, granted not a huge deal but still soemthing.

Would their first names be Pat and Vanna?

edit:  Sheesh, I just found out that Vanna turned 50 this year!  Shows the age of the show.  Even "The Price is Right" would have been better!

Quoted from Monkeybug

Would their first names be Pat and Vanna?

edit:  Sheesh, I just found out that Vanna turned 50 this year!  Shows the age of the show.  Even "The Price is Right" would have been better!

I've seen one episode in HD (Yup they produce this scholk in HD) and they pretty much stay away from Vanna except for very long shots

More pics posted:

http://www.pinballsales.com/asp/aa_WOFPIX.asp

Purple seems to be the color of choice on this pin.

this machine reminds me of High roller in some ways.

Not in love with the title myself but the flippers look very interesting .. seems its a much larger space between the flippers than normal.    

on the minus I hate the bobble head figures at the top.

Yea I was gonna say whats with the bobble heads??!!

I'm interestead to try it, but I don't know it just doesn't grab me, I'd like to see some pics of the machine without all the purple it really distorts everything.

yea just noticed the flippers after you mentioned it, that is really interesting I wonder what that's gonna be about.

There is double outlanes as well, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I'm really curious as to how this is going to play

Quoted from Vengeance

Yea I was gonna say whats with the bobble heads??!

Oh man, if the bobble heads would turn and beat the crap out of each other then you would have a game. I'd pay a $1 to smash Pat Sajack!

!

Duane

The bobble heads are Lonnie (keiths boss), Maria (she works in the stern factory) and Keith (stern programmer)

Quoted from TwilightZone

guess I'm the official MAACA Stern defender

Duane

Sucks to be you. Did you sell Lada's at one time too?

Quoted from Vengeance

yea just noticed the flippers after you mentioned it, that is really interesting I wonder what that's gonna be about.

There seems to be a center post between the flippers.

Probably explains why the spacing is wider...



St_ph   (...I'd like to buy a vowel please ...)

Quoted from TwilightZone

No biggie. There's always a sucker out there. People will buy toast that has a burn that looks like Jesus or the Mother Mary

Duane

I have some ball swirls that look like Duane Eddy, do you think it's worth something?

IT can't be that purple, it looks like there's a faulty camera sensor, missinf one of the colors that makes up the spectrum, likely cyan which would introduce more green and blue (doesn't explain the plant though). Other than that I am thinking it may have been colorized on purpose, since it hasn't been press released by Stern yet, maybe they are under some restrictions?  In any case, you can bet it won't be this purple.  I notice that it's the lowest price of the new Sterns.

LOTRs seems to be their best bet, I wonder wher eI can play one in the GTA?

Quoted from TwilightZone

Like you said, who even watches the show? Those 2 no talent folks (Pat and Vana) have milked their free ride for 20+ years. The show sucks. It did when I was a kid and it still sucks.

Sucked?? Come on!! That show was Hilarious when it was "Young"! Remember when the winner had to go shopping in their "Store"! Man, That was Freaking Hilarious!! Ummmm, I'll take the 19" TV for $1000, and the Toaster for $250.00!! We used to Laugh at them shopping for things at 2 or 3 times retail!! To Funny!!

Dave (Now, you see my True age!!  hehehe )

Quoted from pins only

Sucked?? Come on!! That show was Hilarious when it was "Young"! Remember when the winner had to go shopping in their "Store"! Man, That was Freaking Hilarious!! Ummmm, I'll take the 19" TV for $1000, and the Toaster for $250.00!! We used to Laugh at them shopping for things at 2 or 3 times retail!! To Funny!!

Dave (Now, you see my True age!!  hehehe )

You neglected to mention that it was a B&W TV that you watched them buy for a grand.

WTF is with this "purple thing"? Look at Spiderman next to it in the picture. It looks purple too. It's a bad photo but I am certain it would have no more appeal to me if they used the entire spectrum of colours on it.

I think it's more then that on the side of the posts there are 2 lanes so with switches so there is something more to it.  

And the double outlanes it looks like from the way they are positioned you might be able to bounce the ball back into play which would be a really interesting, I haven't seen that done since IJ.

Overall I'm intreged, much more then I was when I knew only about the theme, the layout looks like it's worth a try.

Quoted from Steph

There seems to be a center post between the flippers.

Probably explains why the spacing is wider...



St_ph   (...I'd like to buy a vowel please ...)

Here's a couple of stolen pics, without all that purple haze.

the link from the 2 stolen pics added 5 more:

http://classicpinball.com/wof/

(and man ... is it THAT hard to take ONE good pic?!)

For those who went to allentown this year, the link were posted by Marc Clayton (of pinballpal ) and classicpinball is Kevin McHugh's site.

Marc is on the left and Kevin is on the right in here: http://mrhide.pinnesota.org/gallery/allentown2007/allentown2007_074

Kevin made the show *that much* more enjoyable. A real nice guy !

So nice Hi res pics are on Pinlicius's site.

http://www.ebyd.net/pinlicious/

hi res: http://www.ebyd.net/pinlicious/

Well the theme definitely doesn't do anything for me either.  Or for you and you and  your dog or your cat.  Hey wait a minute, I don't think we're really the target market for this game.  Well most of us anyways.....

Maybe this is Stern's attempt to try to get everyone into pinball......young and old alike.  Maybe they're targeting an older market group with a little more disposable income?  

I can't really understand the rationale for coming out with this, but that's not to say I wouldn't give it a chance, a least if I had the opportunity to play one.  I really  appreciate the novel sounds, music, voices and game features, not to mention the lights and colors of the new Stern Pinballs.  Did I mention that I was able to find a new Spiderman and Pirates of the Carribean in Winnipeg to play.  Wow, was that a nice surprise.

Would I like to own one, probably not as the theme does less than nothing for me, especially in comparison to some of the other Stern titles out there.  Playing one on the other hand is another question and if it's fun I'll be playing it if given the chance.


flashman-who's just happy there's someone in North America producing new pins and keeping the spirit alive.