Stern Electronics
Meteor Pinside Rating
This game received 138 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.516 /10
Meteor
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.737
Artwork: 7.596
Sounds/Music: 5.831
Other Aspects: 7.836
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8.533/10
87 days ago
Spokane, WA
Best of the classic Sterns. Great for beginners and experts. Great for multiplayer action. Targets galore and chasing WOWs with a wing man (other player) calling out missile needed. Only down side is early Stern sounds. I upgraded the speaker. It helped a lot.
7.932/10
7 months ago
Meteor is a fantastic example of an early SS game. This game is based on the movie of the same name and revolves around sending missiles to dismantle incoming meteors .
What I didn’t expect was a fairly deep rule set .
Lots of playfield drop targets to Gita nd bump playfield multipliers. A third flipper to spell meteor to send rockets by ripping the spinner .
Totally fun , totally fast , with very satisfying ball routes and cool rebounds.
Very colorful playfield looks great with LED’s , and once the MPU is replaced it becomes a super reliable game. I am a high school physics teacher and this game sits next to my 1976 Space Mission and I can’t believe what a difference 3 short years made in pinball advances . A classic game as it stands , a real cool hybrid when you add the 2021 Meteor arduino.
What I didn’t expect was a fairly deep rule set .
Lots of playfield drop targets to Gita nd bump playfield multipliers. A third flipper to spell meteor to send rockets by ripping the spinner .
Totally fun , totally fast , with very satisfying ball routes and cool rebounds.
Very colorful playfield looks great with LED’s , and once the MPU is replaced it becomes a super reliable game. I am a high school physics teacher and this game sits next to my 1976 Space Mission and I can’t believe what a difference 3 short years made in pinball advances . A classic game as it stands , a real cool hybrid when you add the 2021 Meteor arduino.
7.577/10
1 year ago
i love Steve Kirk games. I would suggest , if you have the room, to own Meteor for awhile. Meteor is a good starter game. The price is great, for hours of fun. I put the new voice and movie sound board in-- what a kick. $180. Eventually i will sell Meteor and get another Kirk game. My Stars and Swords of Fury are never leaving.
8.405/10
1 year ago
London
I’ve been wanting to play a Meteor for some time and was lucky enough to get the chance at Pinball Republic.
This is drop target heaven. Some really interesting drop target banks and I thoroughly enjoyed the smaller flipper at the top of the playfield. Unlike many drop-target-tastic pins of this era, especially the Sterns (what is Quicksilver about?), the theme is present and correct here.
I can imagine this would truly shine with the new code. A big thumbs up from me.
This is drop target heaven. Some really interesting drop target banks and I thoroughly enjoyed the smaller flipper at the top of the playfield. Unlike many drop-target-tastic pins of this era, especially the Sterns (what is Quicksilver about?), the theme is present and correct here.
I can imagine this would truly shine with the new code. A big thumbs up from me.
7.425/10
1 year ago
Annoying sound, although it works as a "hurry up" function, as in "Hurry up and hit the needed target so that sound stops!" That said, I enjoy Meteor quite a bit. Hit the drop targets and rip the spinner. Sometimes you can sweep the #2 drops and (rarely) the #3 drops, if you have the the original "hatless" targets and the bank is set up properly. The game is easy, especially with the post between the flippers, so updating to seven digit scoring is highly recommended. In the upper third of early Sterns, for sure.
7.711/10
1 year ago
Badjeros, ON
Great playing early Stern title, although I am partial to this game, because I remember a brand new one being placed on location in a bowling alley when I was 12 years old, and I was completely in awe with it at the time, feeding it multiple quarters every Saturday! Sometimes pinball is all about memories, right? The rocket/bonus animations as they advance are a nice touch. Upgrade the crappy original speaker to improve the audio. New drop targets are a must, as the originals took a beating. A nice early SS to own in a multi game collection, as it is always a fun game to play. Fairly easy to work on, but unfortunately the untreated metal components in all early Sterns are subject to "white powder" oxidization, more messy than harmful.
7.328/10
1 year ago
Drop target game like drop targets you will love this game. I am a drop target guy. 3rd flipper fun. If you do not like drop targets not the game for you.
7.419/10
3 years ago
Meteor was the second game I ever owned and my first solid state. I didn't have much money for pinball when I started the hobby so this was the most I could hope for at the time. I got it in trade for my first ever game. I was much more interested at the time in playing modern games with multiballs, modes, etc. I still appreciated the space theme, art, and gameplay, just wanted more at the time so got bored pretty quick with it. Now I wish I had this game again as now that I have the best of the modern games, I appreciate the older games more and this one was pretty unique and special. Maybe someday this will come back to my collection. I can't believe I sold mine for $500 and that was a fair price at the time...
7.628/10
3 years ago
The best of the classic sterns. Awesome colors, gameplay, and spinner rips. This game fits in any collection.
5.359/10
4 years ago
I had this for a few years and ended up trading it away. The game was not very interesting and the sound design was awful. That increasing drone and then the awful counting up of the bonus. I get that some people like it but it drove me crazy. Not a fan of this game. Great backglass though!
The new code update with call-outs and better sound might make this a better game to have around.
The new code update with call-outs and better sound might make this a better game to have around.
9.480/10
4 years ago
Liverpool
This game is all about the right flipper to knock down the rockets 1,2,3 drop targets and build towards 7000 on each rocket where the score really takes off then go for the meteor drop target which will build the spinner value with the temptation to rip the spinner which seem to rip better with the right flipper then the left but of course if you miss the ball will most likely drain down the centre. Great game that is well layout highly recommend
8.811/10
4 years ago
Great game that keeps me coming back. Simple rules for a novice with some really rewarding shots as skills improve.
The background noise (music) is pretty annoying, but the sounds from hitting targets, etc, are really nice. I consider it something of a wash on sound for that reason.
Deceptively challenging game depending on pitch and overall condition of the table, but one players of multiple skill sets can enjoy.
The background noise (music) is pretty annoying, but the sounds from hitting targets, etc, are really nice. I consider it something of a wash on sound for that reason.
Deceptively challenging game depending on pitch and overall condition of the table, but one players of multiple skill sets can enjoy.
8.333/10
5 years ago
Fun machine. Great rules and strategy for the era (either going for the spinner or cranking up the bonus) and decent lighting effects. Always though these sterns had the best effects of the era, still agree to an extent. The meteor smart targets are an awesome feature. Overall a great game that is fun to play alone or with friends.
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