Layout has really grown on me; it's a bit like a cross between lectronamo and Ali. It's genuinely a fun shooter, but the rules could use to be taken a bit further. Most classic sterns have the growing bonus multiplier to chase, and I miss that here. Do very much like the upper playfield - third flipper and drops feel good, as does the horseshoe and collect bonus shot. Ultimately it's a build-and-collect bonus game.
Playfield art is very unique, and I dig it. Cab artwork has grown on me. Backglass isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but it's not good. Drac's got alotta forehead going on here...
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8.909/10
6 months ago
Tallahassee, FL
Cool it is. I like the 7 Dracula targets. Sometimes, I say 1D, 2D, And 3D when I shoot the x y and z targets
6.799/10
2 years ago
I’m lucky enough to have one of these by me in a local pinball arcade, and it’s probably my favorite early solid state Stern. I love the plunge shot and holding the left flipper as the ball comes around to combo into the drop targets. Such a satisfying shot. I’m not fond of the sounds. I know they are early solid state sounds, but Bally, Williams, and Gottlieb all are light years ahead of Stern sounds in this era. I don’t know what it is, but Stern sounds are extremely annoying.
Overall, Dracula has some good rules and scoring to go along with them, and I find the table quite fun to come back to. Really good effort from Stern, I just wish it sounded better.
Overall, Dracula has some good rules and scoring to go along with them, and I find the table quite fun to come back to. Really good effort from Stern, I just wish it sounded better.
7.184/10
2 years ago
Surrey, BC
Very fun game with great scoring rules.
The PF art is amazing, but I tend to agree that the BG didn't age quite as well.
The sounds grow on you, but are clearly the early SS sounds. Still some little chirps provide some interest beyond a 4-tone board.
Gameplay is where this one really shines, lots of drops, and way to increase and collect bonus and so forth.
The PF art is amazing, but I tend to agree that the BG didn't age quite as well.
The sounds grow on you, but are clearly the early SS sounds. Still some little chirps provide some interest beyond a 4-tone board.
Gameplay is where this one really shines, lots of drops, and way to increase and collect bonus and so forth.
6.094/10
5 years ago
This is a fun game, Harry Williams did a good job with adding several different elements elements, drops, spinner, kick-out hole, loops, third flipper that keeps the strategy unique. Like these early SS sterns, gotta light and rip the spinner!
4.160/10
9 years ago
Of the Sterns from this era this is my least favorite. The art is way too bright for my liking considering the theme...Dracula is dark, not bright blue. Centaurs color package with similar artwork would have been much better off. I see this for sale alot and have never really considered it.
London
6.209/10
11 years ago
Keeping in mind the age of the game, it has a lot of great shots. The game itself represents step back to my teenage years, and has a charm to it.
The artwork is good for the era and captures that whole period of time, at least to me.
As far as artwork goes, I like it. The back glass gets a lot of criticism, but I think it's really quite nice when found in good condition.
Overall a decent game, and if you have a big collection, then it fits as a period piece. Not for me however, as I favor DMD's and various callouts, habitrails, and ramps found on later games.
The artwork is good for the era and captures that whole period of time, at least to me.
As far as artwork goes, I like it. The back glass gets a lot of criticism, but I think it's really quite nice when found in good condition.
Overall a decent game, and if you have a big collection, then it fits as a period piece. Not for me however, as I favor DMD's and various callouts, habitrails, and ramps found on later games.
6.916/10
13 years ago
i'll keep it short and sweet on Stern Dracula.....Gameplay very good & fun 8/10. Sounds average/typical 6/10. Artwork is truly awful 4/10. The art is so bad it actually takes fun away from the game because it could have been SO MUCH BETTER with nicer artwork OR a different theme.
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