# The Walking Dead Remastered Pinball Machine | A Missed Opportunity From Stern?

**Source:** Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-11-04  
**Duration:** 21m 57s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwUNhc2K3yk

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## Analysis

Gonzo provides a critical initial reaction to Stern's Walking Dead Remastered, acknowledging his long-standing dislike of the original game while attempting balanced analysis. He praises the new artwork quality but criticizes the overly colorful aesthetic, lack of TV show clips despite the Spike 3 platform capabilities, and questions whether the remaster justifies the premium pricing. He contrasts the missed opportunity with Star Wars' use of movie clips and suggests Lord of the Rings could suffer similar omissions.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Walking Dead original is a very difficult pinball machine that Gonzo has owned twice and borrowed once, finding it frustrating rather than enjoyable — _Personal experience stated directly; established fact about game difficulty_
- [HIGH] Walking Dead Remastered appears to have fixed the one thing Gonzo liked about the original game (the dark artwork aesthetic) — _Direct statement: 'the one thing they appear to have think they fixed is probably the one thing that I liked about the game'_
- [HIGH] The Remastered version lacks TV show clips despite being on Spike 3 platform, which Star Wars successfully implemented — _Direct observation: 'No TV clips on here' and comparison: 'Star Wars has got the movie clips on it'_
- [HIGH] The new artwork is stylistically different from 'Zombie Yeti stuff' and represents a nice change — _Direct statement about artist quality and Zombie Yeti comparison_
- [MEDIUM] Walking Dead Remastered uses only Premium and LE tiers (no Pro model) — _Gonzo states: 'There's only a Premium and an LE here, I'm guessing'_
- [HIGH] Star Wars Pinball by John Borg includes movie clips, representing better use of Spike 3 platform — _Direct statement and contrast with Walking Dead Remaster's approach_
- [HIGH] The original Walking Dead had a red dot-matrix display that Gonzo preferred over the new LCD screen — _Personal opinion from owning the original: 'I prefer the red display. I preferred the original red display.'_
- [HIGH] Gonzo will not purchase the Walking Dead Remastered and considers this a relief — _Direct statement: 'I won't be getting this Walking Dead pinball machine. So I feel I've been saved.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "I didn't think that The Walking Dead had that one more game factor. I thought it had that one game less factor... there's probably anything you could do with your time which would be better than playing The Walking Dead. Read a book, go for a walk, take the dog out, take your wife out."
> — **Gonzo**, ~0:00-1:00
> _Establishes Gonzo's fundamental dislike of the original game and sets context for his bias toward the Remaster_

> "Remastered is a funny term, isn't it really? Because if you remaster something, you think it improves. It's a big claim. It's a big name, isn't it?"
> — **Gonzo**, ~4:30
> _Frames the central criticism: the term 'remastered' implies comprehensive improvement, but the Remaster may not deliver_

> "This is far too colorful. This is far too bright. I don't want a Walking Dead to look like this. I want it to be mostly red... embrace the ugliness."
> — **Gonzo**, ~8:00
> _Core aesthetic criticism of the Remaster's color palette and art direction_

> "If you're going to remaster it, don't just remaster the DMD because the DMD was pretty cool... You've got to go whole hog. Get the movie clips in it. There's no point just having animations on there."
> — **Gonzo**, ~14:00
> _Key complaint: underutilization of Spike 3 platform by omitting TV show clips_

> "It's a bit like having a Ferrari and just driving it to the shop to get some milk... you want to drive that at 200 mph. I think it's an underuse of the platform."
> — **Gonzo**, ~15:00
> _Metaphor expressing frustration with Spike 3 hardware not being fully leveraged_

> "Star Wars has got the movie clips on it... Fantastic. No problem. Wonderful. No TV clips on here."
> — **Gonzo**, ~16:30
> _Direct comparison highlighting Walking Dead Remaster's missed opportunity relative to Star Wars_

> "I don't feel so entitled that I feel I've got to like or love every single game. But when I looked at this game, I was very intrigued... it wasn't like a massive relief."
> — **Gonzo**, ~18:00
> _Clarifies his initial interest was genuine, but the Remaster disappointed that potential_

> "If they did Lord of the Rings like this, I think it would be an opportunity missed if they didn't have the movie clips put in."
> — **Gonzo**, ~25:00
> _Extends criticism to potential future remasters, suggesting pattern of concern about platform underutilization_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Gonzo | person | Host of Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama YouTube channel; pinball collector and critic with strong opinions; personally dislikes the original Walking Dead but attempts balanced analysis |
| John Borg | person | Original designer of The Walking Dead (2014) and Star Wars pinball machines for Stern |
| Lyman Sheets | person | Co-designer/code programmer of original The Walking Dead pinball machine |
| George Gomez | person | Stern Pinball representative who presented the Walking Dead Remaster trailer; Gonzo respects him but remains critical of the product |
| Zombie Yeti | person | Stern Pinball art department head; Gonzo notes the Remaster's artwork represents stylistic departure from typical Zombie Yeti aesthetic |
| Walking Dead Remastered | game | 2025 Stern Pinball remake of original 2014 Walking Dead; built on Spike 3 platform with new artwork, animations, Expression Lighting, and cast voice-overs; lacks TV show clips despite platform capability |
| The Walking Dead (original) | game | 2014 Stern Pinball game designed by John Borg and Lyman Sheets; known for difficulty and dark red aesthetic; featured dot-matrix display |
| Star Wars Pinball | game | Recent Stern pinball release designed by John Borg; successfully implements movie clips on Spike 3 platform, used as positive comparison to Walking Dead Remaster |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; developed Walking Dead Remastered and Star Wars; subject of broader criticism about platform utilization strategy |
| Spike 3 | product | Advanced pinball platform with LCD screen, improved sound, and animation capability; Walking Dead Remaster uses it but reportedly underutilizes its potential for TV clips |
| Lord of the Rings | game | Classic Stern pinball with excellent DMD; Gonzo speculates a remaster could repeat Walking Dead's mistake of omitting movie clips |
| Neil McCrae | person | Fan of The Walking Dead pinball; invited Gonzo to film Star Wars video; represents enthusiast player demographic |
| Beetlejuice | game | Upcoming pinball machine Gonzo mentions experiencing FOMO about; previews expected within 10 days of this video |
| Dune | game | Pinball game Gonzo considers the best overall package in pinball; willing to trade other games to own; represents his benchmark for 'must-have' quality |
| Deadpool | game | Stern pinball in Gonzo's collection; referenced for samurai sword mechanics comparison |
| The Walking Dead (TV series) | media | Source IP for the pinball machines; Gonzo enjoyed early seasons but lost interest after Negan's introduction; good actors including Andrew Lincoln mentioned |
| Elvira Blood Red Edition | game | Referenced as example of darker, more thematically cohesive color palette that Gonzo would have preferred for Walking Dead Remaster |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Walking Dead Remaster art direction and aesthetic choices, Spike 3 platform capabilities and utilization strategy across Stern titles, Absence of TV show clips in Walking Dead Remaster despite platform capability
- **Secondary:** Original Walking Dead difficulty and appeal to specific player types, Comparison between Walking Dead Remaster and Star Wars pinball implementations, Definition and execution of 'remaster' concept in pinball
- **Mentioned:** Collector acquisition decisions and game selection criteria, Future remaster opportunities (Lord of the Rings speculation)

### Sentiment

**Negative** (-0.65) — Gonzo is fundamentally disappointed with the Remaster despite acknowledging positive elements (artwork skill, sound upgrade). His disappointment centers on aesthetic choices diverging from original dark theme and failure to leverage Spike 3 platform for TV clips. However, sentiment is not hostile—he respects the artistic execution while criticizing design direction. His personal bias against the original game colors his perspective, which he transparently acknowledges. The tone is critical but measured, attempting fairness while expressing genuine letdown.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Star Wars pinball successfully leverages Spike 3 capabilities with movie clips, establishing competitive standard for future remasters (confidence: high) — Gonzo's emphasis on Star Wars as 'fantastic' use of platform contrasted with Walking Dead's 'missed opportunity'
- **[design_philosophy]** Walking Dead Remaster's art direction fundamentally misaligned with zombie theme; excessive colorization and brightening contradicts original dark aesthetic that suited the IP (confidence: high) — Gonzo repeatedly emphasizes 'far too colorful', 'far too bright' vs original's red-dominated palette; suggests Elvira Blood Red Edition as more appropriate aesthetic choice
- **[market_signal]** Concern about whether future Stern remasters (Lord of the Rings) will repeat Walking Dead's pattern of underutilizing platform capabilities; pattern emerging across product line (confidence: medium) — Gonzo explicitly extends criticism to hypothetical Lord of the Rings remaster: 'if they do Lord of the Rings like this, I think it would be an opportunity missed'
- **[market_signal]** Premium-tier remaster pricing ($12,999 LE based on KB context) with questionable value proposition may face secondary market weakness; Gonzo represents informed collector skepticism (confidence: medium) — Gonzo's refusal to acquire despite owning original twice suggests collector sentiment; no mention of price but implicit value assessment
- **[community_signal]** Walking Dead Remaster represents artist change or stylistic direction shift away from established Zombie Yeti aesthetic; Gonzo notes new artist brought horror-comic illustration background (confidence: medium) — Observation of stylistic difference from 'lots of Zombie Yeti stuff'; mention of artist background in horror/comic art; implicit suggestion of creative decision by Stern leadership
- **[product_strategy]** Walking Dead Remaster may lack Pro tier model, offering only Premium and LE configurations (confidence: medium) — Gonzo states: 'There's only a Premium and an LE here, I'm guessing' (speculative but informed)
- **[sentiment_shift]** Gonzo's initial intrigue about potential Remaster features was replaced by disappointment upon seeing actual design choices; represents letdown from potential interest to definite non-purchase (confidence: high) — Quote: 'I was very intrigued... it wasn't like a massive relief' implies potential interest was genuine; contrasts with final position: 'I won't be getting this'
- **[technology_signal]** Spike 3 platform underutilized in Walking Dead Remaster; lacks TV show clips despite successful implementation in Star Wars, representing missed opportunity for major differentiator (confidence: high) — Direct comparison: 'Star Wars has got the movie clips on it... No TV clips on here'; Ferrari metaphor about underutilizing platform capability

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## Transcript

Good morning, good afternoon, and of course, good evening. An evening when probably the original owners of The Walking Dead, that dot matrix John Borg Lyman Sheets (players/designers) masterpiece of a very very difficult pinball machine are breathing a Heavy Brewing sigh of relief I would imagine. Before I I start what is an initial reaction to Stern Pinball's review of The Walking Dead Remastered, I've just got to hold my hands up here. For those of you that that maybe have not watched the channel before and have not seen my my car crash video of The Walking Dead when I I got I think it's fair to say angry. Uh the first time I've ever really got angry with the pinball machine was on The Walking Dead. I've I've owned The Walking Dead twice, so I've given it a go. I've tried. I think I've owned it twice and borrowed it once. I feel like I've given it a good go. I famously said, well, not so famously, a few few hundred people would have noticed me saying, I didn't think that The Walking Dead had that one More Brewing Company game factor. I thought it had that one game less factor. That one game less factor. Uh, I said there's probably anything you could do with your time which would be Bob Betor than playing The Walking Dead. Read a book, go for a walk, take the dog out, take your wife out, um, watch Netflix, do anything aside from The Walking Dead. I don't like The Walking Dead as a game. It's too hard for me. It's brutal. Some people say, "Yeah, but when you get it right, when you get to hoarde mode, when you get to hoorde, it's so satisfying." Never mind the 19 games where the ball's just drained. When you get to hoorde mode, nothing feels quite like it. Uh, having got to hoorde mode, I can name quite a number of things that feel Bob Betor in life than getting to horde mode on The Walking Dead, but we won't discuss those now. Suffice to say, it's it's not a I I didn't find it an enjoyable game. Far too tough. Um, but I do appreciate the code on it, and I would certainly admit that there's a couple of the shots in there which certainly give you a lot of satisfaction when you hit them. But as a game, it's a miss. What I should say is I quite enjoy playing it when when it's somebody else's game. I think when I've not had to pay for it, and I mean in any way, shape, or form, when I haven't had to pay, not only to own it, but I haven't even had to put two pounds in the co in a The Coin Slot. Speaking of which, little The Coin Slot there. When I haven't had to put any mate/man in a The Coin Slot, it's it's fine. If I'm play if I'm playing it at somebody else's expense, I'm not offended by the game. I only bring you this information to demonstrate that I am not unbiased. This is not going to be an unbiased review of The Walking Dead because I didn't like the game to start with, but I love the TV show. Well, I loved the TV show up until the point they brought Negan. And is that a spoiler? If you haven't watched The Walking Dead yet, you're very, very late. I don't know. I think I thought the first the first couple of Walking Deads were good. Then they had a crap one and then there were three or four which two or three I quite enjoyed. Anyway, it was good. I liked it. I like the premise of it. Quite like apocalyp post-apocalyptic zombie stuff. 20 28 Weeks Later. It was good. Enjoyed that. Anyway, you get the idea. One thing I never had a problem with was the artwork on it. When people said it was too grim, it was too gory. I think at the point where you're going to purchase a zombie based pinball machine, I think you should embrace that. I I I I'm fine. But blood and guts and make it red and and do all that stuff. Not a problem at all. I actually thought the one of them was was it might have been the Elite (LE version of Star Wars game), I don't know, but it was very nice. It was sort of done in the cabinet. artwork was done as a crate. Um, I actually like the back glass on the Pro. I thought that was Papa Duke good. I didn't mind. It was zombies and people with ripped heads and limbs limbs hanging off. That was a zombie impression. No problem. No, no problem. I embrace it. Brilliant. I have no problem with the artwork, with the look. That's great. I If I'm playing a zombie pinball game, right? No problem. So actually what it would appear to be in the new version, the one thing they appear to have think they fixed is probably the one thing that I liked about the game. So, let me just [clears throat] say from this point of view, from this point onwards in this video, this is possibly not going to be [snorts] uh the most flattering video, but I I am going to try and make it as balanced as I can without betraying my own feelings of it, which is I mean I I can I thought I could I was 90% certain I should give this one a miss. And I'd like to always try and be as honest as I can with you when I make this statement. If I really like a Game On Arcade this channel, you'll know I really like a game because I'll go and get it. I'll sacrifice something from my collection to go and get American Pinball machine that I really, really want. Um, Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun game) would be a great example. The Big Lebowski (Dutch Pinball game) had to go for me to bring Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun game) in. Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun game) was so good. So good. I thought I've got to have it. I've got to have Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun game). So, if I really like a game, I will get it in. Same with Jaws. The same with Pulp Fiction. I've got to have them. So, that's that's how you know if I really really like one. So, I I don't want to sit here and pretend I'm going to buy games that I'm not going to buy, which is why when I did my Dungeons and Dragons review, I said, "Yeah, I can appreciate the game. Happy to have it for a little while, but I'll never buy one. I'll never get one." I'm certainly feel that way with most most pinball machines. So, I I don't ever feel that I was on the cusp of getting The Walking Dead, but had this as a remastered been really good, I might have been tempted to get it for a while and then move it on as my transitional pinball machine, if you like. I was um watched uh one of Car's videos uh I think I think he might have been talking about when he sold Kong and he spoke about getting a a transitional pinball machine one that he he turns over and he keeps going. He keeps the majority. He's got some beautiful games behind him, hasn't he? And he's going to keep those and then it'll swap one game in and out. So maybe maybe I might have been convinced. I I needn't worry. I won't be uh I won't be getting this um walking dead pinball machine. So I I I feel I've been saved. I've got the jo the joy of missing out. So that's that's absolutely fine. I don't mind missing out at all. Um I mean remastered a funny term, isn't it really? Because if you remastered you think improves improves and I'm sure in some aspects they may well have improved on this game st. Uh, I've got a um it might be a Blu-ray. I've got a a Blu-ray. I've got a 4K DVD thing of Alien. When did Alien come out? 1979. Ridley Scott's Alien. And it's it's remastered. Alien Remastered, a director's cut. It's Bob Betor. The picture's Bob Betor. Pictures in 4K. I think they've meticulously gone and improved every frame. The sound's Bob Betor. The whole thing is Bob Betor. as a word remastered. Yeah. Well done. You've done it. [gasps] So, it's a big claim. It's a big name, isn't it? When you say, "I've remastered." So, I've remastered the cyine chapon. That's going to be quite difficult. Now, whilst I don't like The Walking Dead, I would absolutely understand that it's a lot of people's favorite game. And I I know I think if I was a Bob Betor player, I'd probably really like it as well. So, if you're going to remaster something that's a favorite for people, I think if there was room in my collection for a Walking Dead, I wouldn't have been remotely tempted having seen the trailer, which we're going to have a little look at today. Um, there's George. Nothing against George George Gomez (legendary Stern designer). Love George George Gomez (legendary Stern designer). Um, uh, it's, and by the way, I should probably say, cuz I'm probably going to say some quite negative things about this game. I think the actual drawing, let me start by playing this uh, video now. The actual drawing or the actual skill of the artist on the back glass and on the cabinet artwork, I think it's really good. I actually think it's a nice change stylistically and artistically from a lot of the Zombie Yeti stuff. I've got no problem with Zombie Yeti artwork, but there's lots of it. And this is this is different. I I like the way they've they've drawn the characters. I think it's good. Um, apparently having watched I've watched this uh this teaser trailer and and I think during that George George Gomez (legendary Stern designer) mentioned that the person that had done the artwork is is well known for uh depicting horror scenes and drawing sort of horror I it's horror comics or something like that. Um so I think they've done a good job. What instantly strikes me about this for me is this is far too colorful. This is far too bright. I don't want a Walking Dead to look like this. I I I want it to be mostly red. In many respects, I'd have gone, if I was doing this and I'd have made a decision, I'd have gone with you like the Elvivara Blood Red Edition. I think I'd have done something like that with this game, which I know some of it is is very understated like that. Anyway, I sort of liked the understated lighting on the inserts of the original game. I'm sort of doubting myself now, but I don't remember there being lots and lots of different colors on the inserts. I was fine with that. I I thought it actually suited the theme. This I I don't know why they've necessarily done this with the color. I I've always thought anybody, as I mentioned at the start of the video, anybody buying this game is probably into the zombie genre anyway. I don't think you're going to attract any new people to the game by making the colors a little bit More Brewing Company child friendly or whatever because you've still Well, you've got the Well Walker there with his [snorts] and and Marlon Brando there on the on the slingshot. Um looking um well, they look like zombies. It's not a Papa Duke game. It's ugly and I have no problem with that. It's meant to be ugly, but I think embrace the ugliness. I like that. I've always liked I've always liked that. Uh the fish tank. Uh I'm glad the fish tank's on it. I guess they're going to do that. There's only a premium and an LE here, I'm guessing. So, yeah, the colors are a bit garish. Um the playfield's too much color on the playfield for me. Too much color on the inserts. Too much color on the cabinets. Too much color. You get what I'm saying? Um, obviously the Insider connected. Of course, they're going to do Insider connected. So, I I think that's the first thing for me. Look at that. That's a nice drawing. That's there. Very nice. They've got these um expression lighting, the the bullets there on the armor. That's cool. Um probably would have gone for a sword, actually. The uh the samurai sword she has, but of course, we've done samurai swords already, haven't we? In um in in pinball. Got a lovely couple of samurai swords on the side of my uh my Deadpool. Um, right. Let's let's uh let's get rid of that. Thank you very much. Uh, George, is that is that it? I think that might be the um the end of it there. You've Anyway, you probably probably seen enough footage there. So, the sound is going to be upgraded on it because it's a Spike 3 and a Spike 3 has Bob Betor mid-range. It's got some tweeters on it as I understand it. I'm not somebody that knows an awful lot about sound, but I mean, you're going to have to do something with the sound if you're going to remaster it. despite the skill of the artwork. And I and I I appreciate I think this the the same skilled artist could have probably done those same drawings. They didn't need to be as fleshed out, for one of a Bob Betor phrase, fleshed out with color. Um but I don't look at the game and think, well, that's remastered in terms of an artistic point of view. I think it's gone they've just blasted up the um the hue and the um and the vibrance and the saturation in their color settings on there really. Um, the sound, well, I'd have to hear it in person. What you do have are call outs from uh two of the cast. I don't want to say too much about them because I haven't heard enough of it, but I didn't feel upon hearing them that I particularly liked it. the TV show doesn't appear to be on the screen. And that's for me would possibly be the biggest reason to remodel or remaster this game. If you're going to remaster this game, don't just remaster the DMD because the DMD was Papa Duke cool. One of the Bob Betor DMDs, I would say. In fact, I've got to say probably even though I I the second time I had the Walking Dead only had it for a short period of time. I think I even though I had the ColorDMD and it was the LED ColorDMD which I prefer to the LCD because it's got the true dots on it and I love that. I love that screen on Papa Duke much everything. I've actually got one in a box in there which I'm saving for the for the right game. Um it's not Star Trek Next Generation. I'm selling that next week probably. But when I had The Walking Dead, I thought actually I prefer the red display. I preferred the original red display. I just like it. So I think if you're going to remaster it, you got to go to whole hog. So just don't even try and imitate that original dot matrix display. And I've seen the animations and I think they look cool. Whoever's done those animations done a really good job. I just don't think it was necessary. I think it's a I think it's if you're not going to if you're going to have a big LED screen, a big TV screen, which they've got on there, then use it. Get the movie clips in it. There's no point just having animations on there. Just having an updated remastered dot matrix animation. It's a bit like having a Ferrari and just driving it to the shop to get some milk. Isn't it what I'm doing? Hey, you want to drive that at 200 mph, you get arrested. But you know what I'm saying? I think it's an underuse of of the platform. And it's certainly I've not played Star Wars, another John B game, the new the newer Star Wars. Nor am I likely. Oh, no. I am. I am. I've got to give a big shout out to New England Pinball League (New England Pinball League (NEPL)) McCrae (Stern Pinball CMO/marketing figure), who is going to love this game, and he's going to be all over this game because he loves it. He loves The Walking Dead. He's invited me over to do a video on Star Wars. So, We Are Pinball going to get a Star Wars um Game On Arcade this channel. So, thank you, (NEPL)). But I think Star Wars has got the movie clips on it. Well, that's great. What a great use of the Spike 3. Brilliant. We're going to get the the Bob Betor sound. We're going to get the movie clips. Fantastic. No problem. Wonderful. No, no TV clips on here. I want to see that. I want to see um Oh, I want to see Who doesn't want to see Negan on a screen? Of course you do. The governor, it's New England Pinball League (New England Pinball League (NEPL)), isn't that (NEPL)) Moresy? I think that's that's the guy's name. Uh yeah, I think (NEPL)) Morrisy was the was the actor that played. Andrew Lincoln, of course, played um the main character. There's some Hey, there's some there's some good actors. Uh I think it's a good show. Really really good show. I'd quite like to have seen it, but it doesn't matter because I don't Would that have been enough for me to buy the game? Um I'm not so sure. I'm still not so sure I would have bought it. So, you've basically got a guy sat on a video unimpressed with a game that I wasn't going to get anyway. And I just want to make this point. I I I don't feel so entitled that I feel I've got to like or love every single game. And I certainly don't have to love every single thing about every single game. Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun game) might be the best overall package I've ever seen in pinball yet. I I mean, I I love it to such an extent. I've got to have one. But when I saw the alternate back glass, I thought it looked like a bum hole. So I thought, I don't I don't want I don't want that. And I actually asked my girlfriend, I said, "What does now?" She actually No, I did. I took her to watch Winchester Mystery House (Barrels of Fun game) 2 in a cinema and she fell asleep. She fell asleep. Each to their own, right? Each to their own. And uh anyway, I showed her this alternate back glass, a picture of it. And obviously it's a sand worm. And I thought, "Oh, that just looks like it just looks like an asshole." Um, I said to her, "What does that look like?" And she said, "It looks like a cat's ass." She said, "Something like that. Looks like a cat's bum hole." And I love that game. So listen, you don't have to like love everything about every game. So, I'm not going to get the I'm not going to get the bum hole back glass. Um, so you don't like everything, right? That's fine. I don't expect to like every game. I really don't. Um, but when I looked at this game, when I looked at this, The Walking Dead, I was very intrigued. Very intrigued. And so, I was it wasn't like a massive relief. Phew. I don't have to get that one. And and I I must admit I have spent The Last Arcade two weeks really looking at the possibility of Beetlejuice, which which ironically is the other way round. I I hadn't watched Beetlejuice until very recently. I didn't I didn't watch it escaped me. I didn't watch Beetlejuice when I probably should have done. And I watched it. I thought, well, that's not a very good film actually. I didn't think it was very good at all. Um but I think there's a bit of FOMO there. So, I've been exploring, you know, possibly, but I must, you know, you've got to see it, right? That's at 10 days. 10 days that's going uh there's going to be um previews. We might get to have a look at that. But yeah, ultimately, what can you say? I'll be I'll be interested to This is the thing, I guess, with the remastered, isn't it? I was just about to say I'd be interested to play one. Well, I have. just haven't played one with the bright colors and the um the animations and the the armor that lights up. But a sound I'm I'm sure in fact one I think one of the games I did have had a big extra subwoofer in there. So yeah, I I don't I don't know. I don't know. There's an extra solenoid in the well walker, so he bounces around a bit More Brewing Company. And the slingshots, as you say, got Yeah, it's okay. It's okay. It's not doing any It's not It's not doing anything for me. I'm I'm far More Brewing Company interested to see what Stern will do next. Um I think if there's one thing that has And I was worried about this anyway. I don't know if they will remaster Lord of the Rings. And if they do, I will get it irrespective. In the same way that if this is your favorite game, The Walking Dead, and you love it and you play Walking Dead all the time, you probably are going to get this remastered one. If you just think, "Yeah, I quite like Walking Dead," you're probably going to be happy with the one you got. But with Lord of the Rings, if they did this with Lord of the Rings, I think the artwork does need to be redone on that on the on the playfield certainly. I've got a nice back glass anyway for that. But then you get to the movie clips. That would be a missed opportunity. I would think that. And I would certainly think if all they did with Lord of the Rings and got the Lord of the Rings license was to take the DMD and the DMD is excellent on that, by the way, really good. That that one is worth having the color version on. And they just upgraded and had animations of Lord of the Rings. I got to say, I do think that would be an opportunity missed. And I do also think that it would be an opportunity missed if they didn't have all of that extra stuff in there. And if I think it's an opportunity missed on Lord of the Rings, then it probably stands to reason that it's also an opportunity missed not to have the TV show clips put in their remastered version of The Walking Dead.

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