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Princess Bride Pinball is the 8th full game module released by Multimorphic for their P3 platform, following the 2023 release of Final Resistance and Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity before that.
Princess Bride Pinball is based on the 1987 cult classic film of the same name starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, and others.
The game will be manufactured in three trim levels: a Standard Edition, a Limited Edition, and a Collectors Edition. The Standard and Limited Edition versions will be available as a stand-alone game-kit for those who already own a P3 platform. The Collectors Edition, however, will not be made available as a stand-alone kit and can only be purchased alongside the P3 platform. The Limited and Collector’s editions come standard with topper and custom artwork.
Princess Bride peaked at #45 on our Hype Index, which tracks the most hyped IPs that pinball fans want to see turned into a pinball machine. It’s a theme with a strong nostalgia factor fit as well. Someone who was aged 5-15 when the movie was first released is now in their 40s-50s, which is a prime pinball-buying demographic. Kineticist visitors have been particularly hyped for this title, scoring it a 92/100 on the hype scale, off of 28 ratings.
This represents the first game for Multimorphic's new lead programmer, Josh Kugler, as well as the first credited voice work for noted pinball hobbyist Lucas Pepke (Macho Pinball).
We confirmed this would be a P3 platform game last week when the official reveal date was first announced.
Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
Note both the Standard and Limited Edition kits require an existing P3 system at the referenced price.
Orders are open now via authorized Multimorphic distributors or online via their website. Production will begin in the Summer of 2024.
For the complete feature matrix, see below.
10 story modes
2 multiballs
3 mini-wizard modes
1 final wizard mode
Pit of Despair ball recovery mode
Mini-modes available at each major shot
Over 200 clips and speech calls from the film
Multimorphic has not yet released a full rule-sheet, however, we know that the game will largely be a mode-based affair, with most modes themed around the movie’s major scenes.
Thanks to reporting from Pinball News, known modes include:
Modes can be stacked with the multiballs for increased scoring opportunities.
The Princess Bride Pinball Game by Multimorphic
Catch the first official game stream with Buffalo Pinball on Saturday, February 24th, 2024.
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