I own this game and play it on a daily basis, so I’m a little biased. It is awesome, especially if you are a fan of the Beatles. The videos, music, and play field are top notch. There are four flippers, two sets of two, and this is a great feature, making you feel like there are lots of ways to control the ball and score points. However the best way to get to the 4 ball multi-ball is to simply keep the ball in play. You know when you are doing well when you’ve played past the ball’s assigned song. The music features something like 8 different songs, and they are good ones. Ed Sullivan is there on video to introduce the Beatles, and DJ Cousin Brucie encourages and guides you. There are quips by the band members, and they align with the outcome of you ball. One of my favorites is John’s “I’m not surprised “ when you get an early drain. Balls are saved so you feel you get a second chance. There are no rails or tubes to clutter the play field, and the ball is always visible. After 6 months of daily play I’ve only had to make one maintenance adjustment to one of the pop up targets. I highly recommend this machine especially if you are a Beatles fan. If you’d like more info you may email me at
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After reading some of the other reviewers comments I’d like to add some more thoughts. 1) the songs are assigned to balls for a reason. You are attempting to collect these five songs and when you do you qualify for a four ball multi ball play, which racks up big points. 2) The songs are purposely short so that you can get credit for them. 3) the play field is simple, clean, yet challenging. This is in keeping with the retro theme, in my opinion. 4) I don’t care that the play field may be a rehash of Seawitch. Having never played Seawitch, this is definitely irrelevant to me. 5) I viewed this as an investment that will be fun: I love The Beatles, I love pinball, and now I have a limited production table that combines these two loves. 6) as I said before those who view this game as “how do I score big points” are missing the point. You need to keep the ball going to collect all five songs to get to a four-ball multi ball which then allows you to score the big points. Get it now? If not you probably never will.
I love this game and will likely keep playing it for a long, long time.