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LORD OF THE RINGS BEKREFTET
 Stern har nylig bekreftet i en pressemelding at deres neste flipper vil være ”Lord of the Rings”. Flipperen settes snart i produksjon og levering vil starte i løpet av november i år. Testing av spillet vil starte snart, og flipperentusiaster over hele verden venter i spenning!
Den nye flipperen kommer til å få et dypt og komplekst regelsett. Keith Johnson var ansvarlig for reglene på The Simpsons Pinball Party, og han har også ansvaret på Lord of the Rings. Kabinett og bakglass er designet av fantasy-tegner Jerry Vanderstelt, og playfield design er utført av Kevin Oconnor. Chris Granner er ansvarlig for musikken.
Det er ikke sluppet noen bilder av spillebrettet ennå, men det kommer til å ha en mini-playfield, magneter, fire multiball-moduser og to tårn (hvorav det ene skal være mulig å ødelegge).
Designeren av flipperen er det ikke sagt noe om fra Stern, men ryktene sier at dette er George Gomez. Pressemeldingen fra Stern er gjengitt i sin helhet nedenfor.
STERN PINBALL - PRESS RELEASE
October 20, 2003 – The greatest adventure ever told is now Stern Pinballs epic pinball machine for the ages. THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine features exciting elements from New Line Cinemas box office hits, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING™ and THE TWO TOWERS, as well as the most anticipated installment yet, THE RETURN OF THE KING™, opening worldwide on December 17th.
Players of all levels will love THE LORD OF THE RINGS™. For those truly familiar with the movies and books, the pinball machine follows the story perfectly.
“THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ is the perfect title and theme for a pinball,” Gary Stern said. “It lends itself to lots of Mechanical Action Pinball shots and toys for casual players, yet the story cries for deep rules to challenge the best players.”
The goal of THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine is to collect the Elf Rings, the Dwarf Rings, and the mortal men rings, thereby forming The One Ring™. Then destroy The One Ring™ through collecting all three movies. THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine offers non-stop action at its best in the form of the following mechanisms:
§ A Balrog toy that pivots when hit by the ball, revealing the jump ramp that leads to The One Ring™;
§ A magnet in the center of The One Ring™ which pulls the ball in and then feeds another ramp shaped in the form of Aragorns legendary Narsil sword;
§ Many multi-ball modes, including one for each movie, as well as one for Gollum;
§ The Orthanc and Barad-dur Towers. Players can knock down Barad-dur, which also features the eye of Sauron;
§ A small playfield in the upper left hand corner represents that of The Paths of the Dead;
§ Twelve action figures from Play Along toys interspersed throughout the playfield.
“All those involved in the design of the pinball machine are true fans of THE LORD OF THE RINGS™, with intimate knowledge of it,” Stern said. “That is why this game is so great – the designers were into this title.”
The pinball features original speech from Elijah Wood (Frodo), as well as John Rhys-Davies (Gimli the Dwarf). Backglass and cabinet artwork for THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ was created by artist Jerry Vanderstelt, while playfield art was designed by Kevin OConnor. Sounds and special effects were produced by Chris Granner. Rules are by Keith Johnson on his first outing since The Simpsons Pinball Party™.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ movie trilogy is produced and directed by Peter Jackson. Gary Stern concluded, “This pinball will have a great response from the public worldwide. With its great playfield, art package and theme, I expect THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ will have the greatest resale value for the operator ever.”
THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ is available UL, CUL and CE approved, as applicable.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine will begin shipping in November, 2003.
Christian Grande - 10/31/2003
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