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What Disney Property Should Zen Tackle Next?
With Marvel Pinball seemingly winding down and Star Wars Pinball gearing up for release in the next few weeks, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the rest of Disney's catalog and see what looked most appealing. Here's my take:
Well, that about sums up my point of view. What do you guys make of this?
- Disney Afternoon: This could prove fertile ground indeed for Zen to work their magic. A Gargoyles table with a day/night system à la Blade is a must for this pack, while a DuckTales/Darkwing Duck combo table with some other means of changing between Duckburg and St. Canard could also prove worthwhile. TaleSpin and Rescue Rangers are my picks to fill out a 4-pack, but I wouldn't turn down a Gummi Bears table if it were to come up at some point.
- Disney Animated Canon: This is the 800-pound gorilla of Disney properties, so I would call this mandatory for Zen to do at some point. All 4 initial tables should be from the Disney Renaissance, with Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid as my picks for the starting four. We can have a little more variety in the follow-up pack, with my picks here being Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Fantasia, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Princess and the Frog. I initially wanted Wreck-It Ralph in here somewhere, but licensing for that one would be nightmarish, especially for Q*Bert, which is a Sony property by way of Sony Pictures.
- Indiana Jones: This was specifically name-dropped as a possible follow-up to Star Wars Pinball, but this is actually the option I'd be the least hyped over. The movies could all make great tables, but there isn't as much EU material to work with as with Star Wars (though an Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis table would be amazing). My recommendation is to do this as a series of one-offs, with 2 or 3 EU tables per movie table.
- Kingdom Hearts: I initially wanted this one to be part of a Disney Gamers' Pack, but Kingdom Hearts has more than enough material to support a 4-pack. The original game is obviously a must, but the rest is a little harder to parse. I think, though, that Kingdom Hearts II, Dream Drop Distance and either 358/2 Days or Birth By Sleep would make the best combination for a 4-pack.
- LucasArts: This, my friends, is the motherlode! You just know you'd love to see a Monkey Island table and a Maniac Mansion table can't be far behind. Full Throttle and Grim Fandango would fill out a 4-pack nicely, but there are certainly other fantastic games you could pick here.
- Pixar: This might seem like an oddball pick, but Pixar's films could easily make the transition to Zen Pinball. A Toy Story trilogy table makes for an obvious centerpiece, but you can pretty much take your pick for the other three. Myself, I think that Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and WALL-E would make for the best Pixar pack.
Well, that about sums up my point of view. What do you guys make of this?
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