Stern

Playboy

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This game received 84 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.135 _/10

7.135

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #246 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.333

Artwork: 7.041

Sounds/Music: 6.285

Other Aspects: 7.173

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5.541/10

10 years ago

FAZ

pinball_faz

Pinside member

Chicago Burbs, IL

13y 99,300 2,735 5 32

Fun to play... albeit embarrassing to play on route. Especially if you get the ball stuck in the pop-bumpers.... if you know what I mean :)

pinball_faz edited previous rating on April 10, 2016.

9.483/10

10 years ago

DAN

BeaverBrewing

Pinside member

Beaver Falls, PA

11y 80,150 289 7 282

Challenging? no...Fun? Yes! However if you want a challenge remove the rubbers from the outlanes...this significantly changes the gameplay! Your scores will drop big time, when they are in it is a pretty easy game.

Doesn't hurt that it looks beautiful. You gotta have the nude photos to make the most of it...it is playboy, go nude!

Ramps are laid out nicely, center shot is key, it is easy, so easy they put a blocker in front of it. Animations are top notch, beautiful dot matrix work. Love the sounds too, maybe the best voice work on a pin. Gives you the full playboy feel. Tournament worthy? Probably not, but tons of fun to play.

BeaverBrewing edited previous rating on January 20, 2014.
BeaverBrewing currently owns this game.

5.213/10

10 years ago

TJS

tjsynkral

Pinside member

Elmhurst, IL

11y 34,450 431 8 9

I've played Stern Playboy a couple of times and it ACTUALLY is a nice player with great flow... but I don't care for the theme and art on it. If this machine was re-themed I'd jump for it. As-is it's kind of a waste of a nice player.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

6.471/10

11 years ago

JLM

jlm33

Pinside member

Villejuif

11y 152K 5,892 7 169

Not a big fan of the theme but.. why not.
Backglass is **very** ugly - especially compared to its Bally ancestor.
Love the lady on the side cabinet. PF artwork and gameplay are OK - no better than that. Some animations are fun but I would not stand the sounds for a long time.

8.880/10

11 years ago

*I*

sterlingpinball

Pinside member

11y 49,300 336 3 24

VERY NICE GAME wish there were some audio updates

sterlingpinball has owned this game in the past.

6.359/10

11 years ago

BAZ

lonelyfarmer21

Inactive member

Chicago, IL

11y 11,750 1 31

The actual game play was not the best, but the gimmicks and sounds of the pinball machine made me laugh and have a good time. The game, to me, does not have lastability, I played for an hour and did not want to lose anymore of my quarters. Also, the middle drain was huge and the ball can just slide right down it many times with nothing you can do about it.

lonelyfarmer21 edited previous rating on January 24, 2013.

9.634/10

11 years ago

XAP

oropuro

Pinside member

11y 91,800 1,698 168

This was one of the most popular games at my bar..and was super fun for everyone, great multiball and everything works excet the cheesey 80's girls and worse backglass.

3.941/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,455 51 1011

Stern Playboy is a game that should play much better than it does.

The Pros:
Ummmm... it's a Playboy pinball game? Photo mode is an interesting idea.

The Cons:
Someone, somehow made a pinball game with this much technology and this theme that was an utter bore to play. I can't believe that Kevin O'Connor had this theme and produced this quality work. K.O'C. has created some of the most attractive women in pinball images for all time (AND this is a Playboy game?!?!?). Did they rush him to do the whole thing over the weekend?

The Takeaway:
Calling mystery programmer... Calling mystery programmer... C'mon guys... I know you can do better than this! During this era... did Stern even play test their decks?

5.090/10

11 years ago

T$R

I-Closed-Wolskis

Pinside member

Chicago, IL

11y 36,550 51 2 15

I can't get away from this pin as it is on location at several establishments in my area. This game is clunky and its not really clear where to shoot. The backglass is nice and the artwork is o.k. For its era there is nothing special or eye popping here. The music and sounds are unmemorable and the overall gameplay is scant at best.

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5.601/10

11 years ago

KRK

Spudgunman

Inactive member

Seattle, WA

11y 52,900 1,299 9 24

Walked into a bar, this was the only pin for 50miles. First game I clocked the champion score on. I actually got bored with game and just gave up after I got the highest score. I am not a great player, so it made me feel awesome. But the game sucked I seriously got bored with it and just walked away.

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8.397/10

12 years ago

???

system11

Inactive member

19y 52,400 1,042 4 54

Underrated effort from Stern. Not a very family friendly theme and some of the artwork is low quality, but the playfield layout (a classic Gomez fan) is tuned to perfection, there's not a clunky shot on it and combos are a blast to put together. The toys are great and put newer Sterns to shame.

system11 has owned this game in the past.

4.635/10

12 years ago

JOR

jorgeslk

Inactive member

PÃ³voa De Varzim

12y 13,250 1 13 14

The worst machine i have ever played (wait, i played a spanish pinball last month that was awful.......... no this was worst), even the girls werenÂ´t the best choice, and that magazine that opens in the middle of the game just to show a topless girl???, come on Gary (Stern) the pinball fans are expecting more from your company...

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8.200/10

12 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,384 133 149

A very fun game... not deep, but that matches the theme... pinball is about fun afterall... I wish I'd not sold the one I had to be honest!

pinballslave currently owns this game.

6.777/10

12 years ago

MRO

MEROPARIS

Pinside member

Paris

12y 56,500 166

good and fun pin i like playing it many shots in my top 5 Georges Gomez games ( with Monster Bash Lord Transformers and Johnny Mnemonic ) better and deeper than Sopranos and Batman

MEROPARIS edited previous rating on February 19, 2013.

4.649/10

12 years ago

XOT

Outlane-Avoider

Pinside member

14y 77,300 570 268

This is one game that I find embarrassing to play - Stern, why was this produced?

Outlane-Avoider edited previous rating on March 03, 2014.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

5.167/10

12 years ago

JJS

GoneFishinLvMsg

Pinside+ Frequent

Edenton, NC

13y 102K 3,005 8 50 1

Played one game and I was bored to death in about 10 minutes. Way too easy. Prime example of a good theme being ruined by awful design.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.825/10

12 years ago

TMB

PINBELL

Inactive member

Swainsboro, GA

14y 59,650 1,467 1 127

LOVE this game!!

PINBELL has owned this game in the past.

8.223/10

13 years ago

JOA

JoachimR

Pinside member

Geel

13y 68,550 126 284

great corny game, not the best family game, but idealy for a mancave. Good fan layout and always fun to collect all playmates.

JoachimR edited previous rating on August 15, 2012.

8.495/10

13 years ago

SEB

yanek2rank

Inactive member

Calgary, AB

13y 35,875 27 8 26

Not a bad game. gets boring after a while. cool theme, but they def could have did a better job by putting in some harder shots, more exciting moving parts, etc...

5.766/10

14 years ago

JMG

drbond

Inactive member

14y 62,400 1,473 7 85

One of the worst Stern pins you will find & one of Gomez's worst designs. Sadly, Stern could have really outdone what Bally did for Playboy years ago (DE's Playboy sucks). The toys in the game are definately entertaining. Your friends will get a kick out of the revealing playmate pics (revealing gimmick was used again for Stern's Batman). The folding centerfold layout at the main ramp is very cool to see operated for the first time. The interchangeable racy playmate pictures (lingerie, topless, & fully nude) is a good idea for businesses/gamerooms operating in the presence of children. Humorous dot animations, and fun Scared Stiff-like suggestive vox. Not a very fun or deep game to continue playing, after the initial naked chicks thing runs its course. Artwork is not very good. A younger looking Hefner looks odd on the translite, while the surprisingly non-photoshopped ladies on the playfield look heinous. Music in this game is awful, and there is hardly any flow in this one-shot game.

drbond edited previous rating on August 23, 2012.

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4.732/10

14 years ago

???

Jusaz

Inactive member

Unknown

14y 2,250 1 7

I hate this game. Rules are shallow, many modes that do nothing of worth, eg. Splash, Photo Shoot, Tease, Peek-a-Boo. Got my highest score by just shooting the left ramp, it's tedious but can be done infinitely if you never miss, and it is a very easy shot.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

6.062/10

14 years ago

???

pincollector

Inactive member

Unknown

14y 5,250 12 23

This game gives you no reason to want to play it again unless you just want to see a topless model. It is boring and is a waste of time.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.903/10

15 years ago

???

tessio

Inactive member

Park City, UT

15y 32,000 13 15

Great sounds, amazing theming...just not so much fun.

7.892/10

17 years ago

EMO

emo

Inactive member

Nailsea

17y 53,650 1,277 2 251

Nice game, good range of shots and play-field layout. Would like to own one sometime-maybe not a keeper.

emo edited previous rating on October 06, 2011.

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