Lord Of The Rings Pinball Machine Announced

Posted by simoniker on Saturday October 25, 2003 @11:45AM from the makes-perfect-sense dept.

Thanks to Retrogames for pointing to the news that a Lord Of The Rings pinball machine has been announced, courtesy of sole remaining pinball manufacturer Stern Pinball Inc. There are no pictures yet, but the press release reveals features including "...a Balrog toy that pivots when hit by the ball, revealing the jump ramp that leads to The One Ring", and the fact that "...players can knock down Barad-dur, which also features the eye of Sauron." The game "will begin shipping in November, 2003", and follows recent Stern machines such as The Simpsons Pinball Party and Terminator 3.

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Worst News Item Ever by m_evanchik · 2003-10-25 12:11 · Score: 1, Funny

OK. You win. I am unselecting "LOTR" from my list of viewable topics. This is too trivial to justify.

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Oooh! by daeley · 2003-10-25 12:32 · Score: 2, Funny

This would be especially cool if the pinballs were translucent crystal-looking and glowed like miniature palantiri. :)

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Does the Balrog spin as fast as Tolkien's body is? by Glytch · 2003-10-25 14:18 · Score: 2, Funny

'Cause I don't think it can.