Stern Electronics
Flight 2000 Pinside Rating
This game received 82 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.457 /10
Flight 2000
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.582
Artwork: 7.588
Sounds/Music: 6.565
Other Aspects: 7.506
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9.133/10
4 months ago
Rockville, MD
I love the spinners. I love the sound. I love trying to light up the letters of the word, BLASTOFF. Multiball was hard to get for me either because the machine that I played has a bumpy/rough looking playfield on the right side or I am just not very good at it yet.
8.568/10
9 months ago
St. Thomas, ON
While it doesn't have all the toys and ramps of newer games, it makes good use of what is there. Lots of shots. Tough to get multiball but rewarding when you do. I put leds everywhere and a siegecraft flicker fixer. Looks great.
8.227/10
1 year ago
This is a great game for its age, but of course it doesn't have all of the tricks and music that modern games have. I think it works well as a piece of living history and home decor.
7.581/10
1 year ago
I love this game. I can see why Gary Stern said it's his favorite game from the early Sterns. For me it's very challenging to get multiball and that keeps me coming back for more. The locking mechanism does take up a lot of space on the playfield which some don't like but it's a wide body so there's room and for a wide body it shoots well. Compared to other games from 1980, this is at the top of my list.
8.400/10
1 year ago
I finally got one! I’ve played this game at shows and on virtual pinball, but now have one in my home. I love this game. The layout is deceptively simple. This is a shooter’s game, but ball control is very difficult with all the side to side motion from the slings. The objective is clear. Hit rollovers and lock balls then finish the countdown to blastoff with multiball. But boy is it tough to do. And that is the beauty of the game. It keeps you coming back to try again. And when you do the reward is worth it. Add two spinners and a host of multipliers to the mix and you’ve got one great game. The sounds are perfect for this game. Sounds like Wargames computer when you complete a set of rollovers or it is time to countdown. Lighting, cabinet, and art are typical for the era. The back glass and “theme” are weak, especially sitting next to Stellar Wars, but the general space theme works. A great early solid state game with cool mech.
7.820/10
2 years ago
Clear formula of what you have to do. It’s a challenge to get all the shots and start multi ball. Does get a bit repetitive but still tons of fun.
Fast for a wide body. The ball just flies everywhere in this game!
Fast for a wide body. The ball just flies everywhere in this game!
8.941/10
3 years ago
Just purchased a Flight 2000. I really enjoy the theme and the mission of the game to spell Blast Off, complete the countdown, and then lock the balls to blast off and get multi-ball. The speech is great, the sound bleeps and bloops are fine. The only thing that would enhance the game would have been some cool music like Black Knight 2000. Once we get it working reliable, we will look into touching up the playfield and installing LED lights. Fun and challenging game that I think will always be in my collection.
Edited to add:
The spinners. I love the right and left spinners! Achieving multi-ball is so difficult and so rewarding. Very challenging pin and a lot of fun with 4 players.
Edited to add:
The spinners. I love the right and left spinners! Achieving multi-ball is so difficult and so rewarding. Very challenging pin and a lot of fun with 4 players.
8.528/10
3 years ago
One of my favorite old school pins. Love the space theme. There’s enough going on on the playfield to keep it challenging. It is difficult to get some big points as the drop targets prove to be challenging to hit in sequence. This is a no brainer keeper in any collection.
8.329/10
4 years ago
Fun Playing Classic Stern.
One of the many Space Themes from the late 70s/early 80s. In terms of the Sterns I'd rate Meteor a tad higher than Flight 2000 with Galaxy finishing in an honorable third.
Cabinet artwork is good -- colorful blues and yellows catch the eye. Backglass is nice; I'd probably appreciate it more if I was more of a celestial guy. The artwork and detail on the playfield is very nice -- I like the variety and mix of colors.
Sounds are better on this game than Meteor -- more of a variety and the speech component adds a new element.
Gameplay is good overall. Highlights include ripping both spinners -- bonus if you can sweep the three bank drop target on the right. Hitting the proper numbered drop targets takes aim but luckily the playfield does not punish you too much with a drain if you miss. The action of the locking mechanism is slick and fun to watch. It does take up a lot of space and somehow makes a wide body pin feel small when playing.
Overall a fun game. Cool sounds, fun spinner shots, and drop targets to aim for. It also "feels" like a Classic Stern when playing -- hard to describe in words but definitely an asset for me.
One of the many Space Themes from the late 70s/early 80s. In terms of the Sterns I'd rate Meteor a tad higher than Flight 2000 with Galaxy finishing in an honorable third.
Cabinet artwork is good -- colorful blues and yellows catch the eye. Backglass is nice; I'd probably appreciate it more if I was more of a celestial guy. The artwork and detail on the playfield is very nice -- I like the variety and mix of colors.
Sounds are better on this game than Meteor -- more of a variety and the speech component adds a new element.
Gameplay is good overall. Highlights include ripping both spinners -- bonus if you can sweep the three bank drop target on the right. Hitting the proper numbered drop targets takes aim but luckily the playfield does not punish you too much with a drain if you miss. The action of the locking mechanism is slick and fun to watch. It does take up a lot of space and somehow makes a wide body pin feel small when playing.
Overall a fun game. Cool sounds, fun spinner shots, and drop targets to aim for. It also "feels" like a Classic Stern when playing -- hard to describe in words but definitely an asset for me.
6.511/10
4 years ago
This is one of the few games older than I am that I really enjoy. There is one at Crabtown USA not too far from where I live and I always drop a quarter in. The main star of this show is the fancy launching mechanism in the upper left corner of the playfield. It begs to be completed every time I play. I never really got into the scoring on this game, but it's always fun to drop in a quarter, try to launch the ship and get the multi-ball.
9.036/10
5 years ago
have had this for about 6 months. if it is dialed in and ball walker works good without rebounds or hangups it
is a lot of fun to shoot. love the spinners . sounds are cool and robotic voice is perfect for this
theme. probably my favorite pin that i play the most at home. getting the multiball is tough
to get but satisfying when you do. definitely a keeper for me. ive come to find out i enjoy the
early ss pins the most. didnt think that would be the case when i got back into hobby but a pleasant
suprise.
is a lot of fun to shoot. love the spinners . sounds are cool and robotic voice is perfect for this
theme. probably my favorite pin that i play the most at home. getting the multiball is tough
to get but satisfying when you do. definitely a keeper for me. ive come to find out i enjoy the
early ss pins the most. didnt think that would be the case when i got back into hobby but a pleasant
suprise.
7.018/10
5 years ago
Ipswich
This is actually one of my favourite classic Stern games. There is nothing more satisfying than completing BLAST, completing OFF, locking two balls, completing the countdown from 5 to 1 and then locking that final ball. Once you have multiball, you can then start working towards the next one whilst all 3 balls are in play and that's great fun. I also like the fact the spinner value and bonus multiplier carry over from ball to ball - not something you'd want in every game but it's nice to have that so you can increase the values gradually across all three of your balls. Theme is pretty generic but works well, art is typical. Good classic game.
8.892/10
6 years ago
What makes it great:
4 slings, so tons of lateral ball action
Sweepable drops with a special score for it
2 spinners
4 banks of drops
Great speech
good pops that help you or hurt you
Henry Williams in his prime
Very good art from Doug Watson
What's missing?:
Hurry ups (like black knight)
Changeable inlane lamps (like black night)
Changeable rollover lamps (like firepower)
4 slings, so tons of lateral ball action
Sweepable drops with a special score for it
2 spinners
4 banks of drops
Great speech
good pops that help you or hurt you
Henry Williams in his prime
Very good art from Doug Watson
What's missing?:
Hurry ups (like black knight)
Changeable inlane lamps (like black night)
Changeable rollover lamps (like firepower)
7.535/10
7 years ago
Montevideo
It 's a very funny and challenger pinball. Really I do not like the backglass neither cabinet.
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