Episode 35: JAWS 50th Anniversary Edition Revealed… But the Real Surprise? Stern’s Code Updates!
Stern Pinball just revealed the long-rumored JAWS 50th Anniversary Edition! In this episode, we react to the reveal and dive into the art, features, and whether it lives up to the hype. But that’s...
Highlights
- Stern is producing Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition only through the end of 2022 (roughly six months from announcement), likely under 1,000 units total
- Jaws Premium and Pro variants remain available for purchase; only the original LE version sold out quickly
- Jaws code has now reached version 1.0, adding co-op play (2v2, 3v1), new wizard modes including a final wizard mode, and expanded achievements
- Godzilla 70th Anniversary Edition featured foiled artwork that generated significant community excitement, making it more visually distinctive than Jaws 50th
- Jersey Jack Harry Potter (CE) includes glittered artwork that appears more visually prominent than Jaws 50th's glitter enhancement
- Uncanny X-Men and John Wick have received recent code updates that are meaningfully improving gameplay
- Mike Vinicore is now handling code development for John Wick and expected to improve the game significantly
- Jaws sales surged around the 50th anniversary due to Universal Studios' Jaws 50th marketing and merchandise distribution (Jaws ride nostalgia campaign)
Notable quotes
“Jaws is an amazing game. It's a great, great game. Anybody that plays it usually loves it. It has amazing flow. The shots and layout is great. It's very approachable for someone that's new or someone that's seasoned.”
“I don't think in the last five years or so there's a better movie theme integrated game than this one.”
“If you get into it now, I hope that Stern starts to change that. I would love it personally if Stern released less games per year. Like maybe two. Like two in a remaster. Because then you know they could make them more code complete at launch.”
“Stern doesn't always nail the soundtrack, but it totally nailed the John Wick vibe.”
“There's a lot to chew on in the code. And now they just went to 1.0, so now they made even more enhancements.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Universal Studios· company
- Southern Fried Gaming Expo· event
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- King Kong· game
- The Hobbit· game
- Uncanny X-Men· game
- Elizabeth· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kim· person
- Michael Bernard· person
- Mike Vinicore· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Godzilla 70th Anniversary Edition· product
- Harry Potter (Jersey Jack)· product
- Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition· product
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