Re: Anyone else tired of pin tie-ins?

Randy Leahey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > His father Sam Stern was a legend of the business, and helped
> > to fashion many of the famed EM pins of yesteryear.
> 
> True but irrelevant. Sam HAD to make good games or die. It was learn how to
> do it, do it, or starve. Competition was extreme. Another financial
> decision.
> Gary competes with no one and sets his own agenda. The day he opened he was
> emperor of pinball. Maybe the emperor isn't wearing clothes.

Gary has quite a bit of competition.  Namco, Sega, IT, Betson, Midway,
Merit, Sammy, and so on.