Says Drew himself:
https://twitter.com/DrewFromTV/status/331884080327168002
Mike Richards tweeted a picture of it, in case you want any further proof.
I see that it got the video treatment while it was out of rotation as well, not that I\'m surprised by that at this point.
I don\'t think Unrealtor was knocking it, Brian, just pointing it out.
So how many pricing games with eggcrate and/or vane displays are left? Off the top of my head are:
• Race Game (I can see this one overhauled sooner than later)
• Switcheroo (a single monitor can show both the timer and the # right)
• Spelling Bee (surprised that they never converted to the manual flip reveal method, ala Cliff Hangers, since I rarely see them show the \"difference\" number anymore).
• Line Em Up (single eggcrate display, no real need to convert this one).
• Magic # (considering the alleged long time needed in getting the game up and running, I\'m surprised this is still old school)
• Bullseye (love to see this one converted with a larger monitor showing the price and a little animation for the \"hits\" and \"misses\" on the target, plus this is one of the games that has gone the longest without a remodel)
• Check-Out
• The Big Wheel/Showcase Showdown
Ok, honestly I don\'t get the big deal with replacing the classic egg crate displays with video screens. I know it\'s something different, but video screens are more versatile, and are probably easier to run
Many of the foreign TPIR versions have been doing it since the late 90s at least, if not since the starts of the respective shows. Monitors are definitely more versatile and easier to run, and incandescent bulbs are gradually being phased out overall anyway. I like how some fast food joints are going with \"cleaner-looking\" menu & pricing LCD-monitor boards rather than adhesive price stickers and rotating number wheels.
In TPIRs pre-monitor heyday, look at how many lightbulbs -- big and small, on sets and displays -- were used. Had to be hundreds if not a several thousand, all totaled, and somebody had to screw all those puppies in and switch out the dead ones on a regular basis.
Was Time is Money the last game to debut with a prop that featured eggcrate readouts?
I remember having a conversation with one who once said that seeing a video screen on Plinko \"made my childhood die just a little\"For me there\'s no question here: that was when the center slot increased to $10,000.
Pass the Buck also uses eggrate displays.
Dice Game is the only true SportsType display left... they could easily do something similar to Double Cross for that one.
Shopping Spree has the Vane-ish display at the top
Take Two has an Eggcrate for the total of the prizes picked.
Potentially stupid question, but I\'ll ask it anyway. At least back when so many of the pricing games had eggcrates (and perhaps now that they have monitors too), did every pricing game have its own eggcrate display that was married to the prop, or were they removable and shared among several games? Seems like the latter would be far more economical, though possibly more trouble.
Seems like the latter would be far more economical, though possibly more trouble.
Go with the \"possibly more trouble\" thing. But augment it to WAY more trouble. Plus way more potential for mechanical problems. They were married to the prop, bank on it.
They may have been married to the prop, but there was a topic on Golden-Road that used screenshots to compare similarities of at least the Any Number, Bullseye \'72, and Double Digits* boards, which seemed to indicate that they were in fact a single prop with different \"covers\" put on depending on what needed to be played.Go with the \"possibly more trouble\" thing. But augment it to WAY more trouble. Plus way more potential for mechanical problems. They were married to the prop, bank on it.Seems like the latter would be far more economical, though possibly more trouble.
Using a changeable cover is entirely different than switching out electronics.
Oddly enough, \"Double Digits\" is making me think of something else right now. Three guesses as to what.
Oddly enough, \"Double Digits\" is making me think of something else right now. Three guesses as to what.
Does it involving the flipping of avian creatures?
Does it involving the flipping of avian creatures?Oddly enough, \"Double Digits\" is making me think of something else right now. Three guesses as to what.
Joe\'s much closer.
/and by \"closer\" I mean \"right on the money\"
And I wasn\'t accusing anyone of anything, I\'m just getting so sick and tired of certain \"Price\" fans who see a flat screen or video display as the devil. I remember having a conversation with one who once said that seeing a video screen on Plinko \"made my childhood die just a little\"
.........yeah
I hear you loud and clear (or read you)...I stopped letting it surprise me awhile ago. I remember lamenting a bit when more shows switched to monitors in the early-2000s (Wheel and Jeopardy), but simply from a \"times they are a\'changing\" standpoint, not \"ZOMFG!!! WTF is this shite?!!1/\"
This is just me being a geek, but I\'d love to see either TPiR or a future show replicate the eggcrate or vane look more, instead of just using Impact, Helvetica, or Times New Roman. The Pyramid and Contestants Row are probably the closest......and I think Any Number. Like I said, I wouldn\'t lose sleep, would just love to see the wink and a nod to the past.
Joe\'s much closer.
/and by \"closer\" I mean \"right on the money\"
Aw man. Do I at least get Rice-a-Roni for participating?
They may have been married to the prop, but there was a topic on Golden-Road that used screenshots to compare similarities of at least the Any Number, Bullseye \'72, and Double Digits* boards, which seemed to indicate that they were in fact a single prop with different \"covers\" put on depending on what needed to be played.
(*The Double Digits board was definitely a cover. The one playing that circulates has a light bouncing off the side of the board as the game is revealed, showing an angle that definitely doesn\'t match the side of the game\'s front.)
See here, around 2:15-17 -- a studio light shines on the top half of the board\'s side, showing what looks like a \"corner\" that a supposedly four-sided board shouldn\'t have.I won\'t pretend I have any clue what he\'s talking about with the lights
-- a studio(?) lightWhat other kind of light could it be, Dan?
Wait, how long has the range on Check Game been $7,000-$8,000?
T-minus six weeks and counting.
[quote name=\\\"Carbon]Wait, how long has the range on Check Game been $7,000-$8,000?