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[Joe]

Stern makeing light games for home use.

http://www.pinballne...batmanlite.html

Why even put the coin slot in? cut it to save even more!

But locking out coin play to 1 coin 5 games? why not offer light games to all? and on site as well? This does seem like what batman may of been if it was it todays cost cutting ways of stern.

[destruk]

I think the other features are with the extra $700.

[KloggMonkey]

To me this seems like buying a luxury car with manual locks and windows you have to hand crank.

If you are gonna spend 3,300 i think that 4,000 for the real deal is a no brainer.

[epthegeek]

Ugh. That's so sad. They stoop any farther and they'll be making crap like Vacation

[Shockman]

They switched to lite versions way before these home versions.

[chriz]

look at the lcd screens in the background... maybe we get a virtual one from stern



cheers
chris

[moogster66]

To me this seems like buying a luxury car with manual locks and windows you have to hand crank.

If you are gonna spend 3,300 i think that 4,000 for the real deal is a no brainer.

I agree.

[studmuff]

Stern makeing light games for home use.

http://www.pinballne...batmanlite.html

Why even put the coin slot in? cut it to save even more!

But locking out coin play to 1 coin 5 games? why not offer light games to all? and on site as well? This does seem like what batman may of been if it was it todays cost cutting ways of stern.

There's nothing light about them, they still weigh 250 lbs. I personally think it sucks. I want to play the game how it was intended, not a stripped down version. Your still going to be putting down a lot of cash to buy this game. I agree about the coin slot but it wouldn't save that much by removing it.

[ChainZaw]

This is BS, this table was massacred for the grand saving of $700???
If they sold it for $1000 maybe, just maybe i would consider buying it.

[Joe]

Stern makeing light games for home use.

http://www.pinballne...batmanlite.html

Why even put the coin slot in? cut it to save even more!

But locking out coin play to 1 coin 5 games? why not offer light games to all? and on site as well? This does seem like what batman may of been if it was it todays cost cutting ways of stern.

There's nothing light about them, they still weigh 250 lbs. I personally think it sucks. I want to play the game how it was intended, not a stripped down version. Your still going to be putting down a lot of cash to buy this game. I agree about the coin slot but it wouldn't save that much by removing it.

but even saving a $1 over 50 or more games adds up.

[Noah Fentz]

My bet is the profit margin on the home version is greater than that of commercial machines.

Stern's trying a new marketing angle to make money, that's all.

[lettuce]

Can we remake these lite version in VP without pissing of Stern then ??? Do they use the same cpu??

[Rawd]

Can we remake these lite version in VP without pissing of Stern then ??? Do they use the same cpu??

lol, interesting.

I think the whole idea is bad. And kind of sad.

[The Trout]

Yeah, curse you Stern for daring to attempt a new marketing plan to keep your company alive! *shakes fist*

Seriously though, the profit margin on the light version is probably much higher and if it keeps pinball in business, then I say party on. It also wouldn't be the first time a table was re-released by a company with some minor modifications, though it hasn't really been done recently. I'd only be concerned if they made the alterations without the designer's approval. In the case of Dark Knight, the way it was slightly reworked just brings the table more in line with Stern's current design philosophy, which is okay in my book since I think some of the Stern tables were a bit too complicated for their own good.

[Pinbotic]

I do not see how this can stimulate a home market. If someone is going to drop $3300 on a pinball table then they should have no problem with the extra $700 to get commercial version. I think that the price would need to be down around $1500 before anything interesting would come of this.

[ravenriser]

What a joke. Another great example of how out of touch America's corporate CEO's really are.


A 700$ difference is just a joke. A got news for you Stern, I couldn't afford a 4,000$ machine and I still can't afford a 3,200$ machine.


Here's the lesson Stern: don't waste the man power or the resources in putting these machines out, it's going to cripple you.

[Shockman]

Certainly the wording on the point-of-sale documentation - phrases such as "authentic arcade unit" and "official Dark Knight game" - could lead purchasers to believe this is the same machine found in arcades.

To put it nicely.

To lie like this is to scam, and nothing less.

Perhaps it would be better if Pinball just died a good death.

[TheMcD]

...if it keeps pinball in business, then I say party on.

This, right here. The death of STERN would be the absolute worst case scenario - it shows that nobody wants pinballs, so nobody will make them anymore - thus killing pinball. And I would love to see anybody here create a pinball design that can be feasibly created with 2000 or less dollars. Tip: You'd just completely cripple the table - beyond the point of appeal for the average player.

And no. This won't mean that we can create these in VP. If I had a bloody dollar every time somebody asks for that...

The McD

[The Trout]

And no. This won't mean that we can create these in VP. If I had a bloody dollar every time somebody asks for that...

You could go to CostCo and buy a Dark Knight machine!

[Rawd]

...if it keeps pinball in business, then I say party on.

This, right here. The death of STERN would be the absolute worst case scenario - it shows that nobody wants pinballs, so nobody will make them anymore - thus killing pinball. And I would love to see anybody here create a pinball design that can be feasibly created with 2000 or less dollars. Tip: You'd just completely cripple the table - beyond the point of appeal for the average player.


The McD

I completely disagree. I would rather see pinball die a noble death.

Arcades are gone. People hardly play pinball at the bar, Expos are dying, and there is one company left making them (barely it seems). I think we need to get over it. They are a wonderful piece of human history.