Williams Pinball Wishlist

[Akos]

Hi Pinheads!

Sssoooo, which physical machines would you like to see most in the future?

[lambdoid]

I personally want No Fear, Star Trek TNG and Terminator 2 as I've played the real ones.

[Lord Squeak]

Originally posted by kaworu:

Originally posted by Lord Squeak:

^ Nope
My second hand lambo works just fine, it's not the prettiest lambo on the block, but it does run quite well. I can do 0 to wrapped around a tree in 5 seconds flat.
However, since I already have a lambo, I'm am now quite keen to get a Ferrari, or a Königsegg. You know, something I don't already own.

Remember, this is Williams/Bally we're talking about, not gottlieb/premier, so forget about that ford focus.

since when "not prettiest" is new form of "ugliest" ?
if something not changed since yesterday when i launched TPA last time - it still has it's patented "balls in a space" physics, "please heal my cataract" graphics and "i cant figure out where your cursor is" interface

Farsight trying to fix TPA:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1516892173

Not sure what you mean by "balls in a space" , but for the most part, the tables do work.
I can load up Fish Tales and play a game of it. Granted it's not the prettiest game, but it mostly works.
If we do a car analogy , this is like having a car that's a few years old. the model doesn't matter, because in this case, Zen is the latest, next year model.
You are basically saying you do not understand why some people would rather try a different car brand, instead of buying the latest model.

Well, I already have a Ford Focus, so I'm not all that interested in the 2019 model, because , frankly it's the exact same thing, except the heater actually works, and the window isn't cracked. I am more interested in checking out that Volvo or Volkswagen, that I haven't driven yet. Because I have not driven them yet.
Like,,Why would I want to own 2 Ford Focus? Sure the latest model is nice!,, but I already have one. So I'd rather try out a 2019 Ford Mondeo

and yea, in this case we Are talking about Ford Focus, because the supercars are the Sterns and the other LCD pins. Bally Williams are good, but lets face it, old models.

[paul.kinnair]

Please Please lock the camera when in cabinet mode for launch date?

[Budzis]

Theater of Magic, Moster Bash!!!

[Mad_Al]

I'd really want the greats, what collection isn't complete without Mars Atacks. What I want to see is tables that haven't been done before, Demolition Man, Dirty Harry, Indy. I seem to recall they did a brilliant Flinstones table and Star Wars episode 1, don't hear much about those.

[Virtual Ninja]

Flash (1979)
Flash Gordon (1981)
Future Spa (1979)
Gilligan's Island (1991)
Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man (1982)
Popeye Saves The Earth (1994)
Revenge From Mars (1999)
Scared Stiff (1996)
The Shadow (1994)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1978)
Star Trek (1979)
Thunderball (1982)
Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom (1979)

[Gamma Lyrae]

These are my top 5 that likely wouldn't require an additional third party license, aside from what you already have from Williams/Bally:

Cirqus Voltaire
Monster Bash
Attack from Mars
No Good Gofers
Tales of the Arabian Knights

For tables that would require an external license, I offer these 2:

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Twilight Zone

[ShadowAngel]

Originally posted by Gamma Lyrae:

Harley-Davidson, 3rd edition

That's a Stern table, not possible to get it in PFX at all.
The 1991 Harley Davidson table from Bally could work, but it's crap.


@MarkMSH That list has some interesting, never done before tables, but i doubt we will see those old ones. There are too many idiots ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about EM and early SS being "boring". Can't see Zen doing EM tables at all actually anyway and i doubt they would pay for licenses like Gilligan's Island or Popeye.
Flash would be awesome, one of the early Steve Ritchie classics.

[Virtual Ninja]

Originally posted by ShadowAngel:

Originally posted by Gamma Lyrae:

Harley-Davidson, 3rd edition

That's a Stern table, not possible to get it in PFX at all.
The 1991 Harley Davidson table from Bally could work, but it's crap.


@MarkMSH That list has some interesting, never done before tables, but i doubt we will see those old ones. There are too many idiots ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about EM and early SS being "boring". Can't see Zen doing EM tables at all actually anyway and i doubt they would pay for licenses like Gilligan's Island or Popeye.
Flash would be awesome, one of the early Steve Ritchie classics.

I've been playing pinball since the 60s so naturally I like playing EMs. As for tables that would require a secondary liscense, like Gilligan's Island, Zen stated in a live stream that they would eventually release some. They said that we wouldn't start to see such tables until Williams Volume 4 or 5. So I'm hopeful that they will release some that I want. I especially want to see them releasing some tables that FarSight never got around to.

[ShadowAngel]

Originally posted by MarkMSH:

I especially want to see them releasing some tables that FarSight never got around to.

That would be nice but i think we all know that we will mostly get the same stuff because Medieval Madness, Attack from Mars, Twilight Zone and so on are the best known tables, the one that draw the most attention, the one that generate the most sales.
So it's safe to asume that we will rather see those than, say Space Station, Road Kings, Police Force or Mousin' Around.
Hence why i'm not to happy with this current situation, it will be for the most part just the same tables we have in Pinball Arcade and we already played them to death there.

[p.mohen]

https://youtu.be/B57ZRQcDtAc?t=8s
https://youtu.be/rFNgxn-MR78

[RogueCanoodle]

I am a fan of some of the older tables from the 80's.

Fire Power, Space Shuttle, Pinbot, Bride of Pinbot, Blackout, Gorgar

These SciFi themed tables would look amazing enhanced with Bit Graphic Explosions and effects overlayed like a AR or Holopgrms in the style of what Williams was doing in there videogames Robotron and Defender etc. They used the same type of sounds.

[エロ音声作品学者]

my wish: no censored tables

[MightySchmoo]

Once you guys start getting deep into the codes, you're gonna see that some are incomplete and some have horrible rulesets. Cactus Canyon comes to mind. Since you're making animated advanced versions anyway, if you complete the codes and improve the rulesets, you could do double duty and support the physical pinball community. Especially considering that your programmers are likely a notch above and 30 years of code evolution than most of these machines had in the first place.

Having said that, I'm a big fan of Zen Pinball, even before the Bally/ Williams license acquisition. Anything you guys put out I'm in. Just keep the wizard goals and challenges, that was a big draw in the other platform. Also keep in mind the hardcore pinball community is roughly in their 50's. Lots of us like the digital versions. Many remember the older EMs and would like to see our memories come back to life as they only really live now in private collections and at pinball shows if you're lucky.

[Rhomega]

Having played Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection on Wii, my favorites are Space Shuttle, Pinbot, and Firepower.