You dodged a bullet honestly. Why DP or IMDN pros and not the premium? Or was it based on availability? Congrats nonetheless, fantastic game and good choice!

I’ll eat a little crow on the DP vs IMDN debate. I originally said DP blows it away; while I still prefer DP over maiden, it doesn’t necessarily blow it away, but both certainly compliment each other in a collection.

On most other games, premium is definitely the way to go, as there are too many features to give up. In the case of DP and IM, I feel like the pro is a great value. I know you give up some features on the pros, but particularly with DP I felt like I wasn’t giving up much. Add the aftermarket disco ball and the shaker motor and I don’t think I’ll miss the diverter and the toys.

It was practically a coin flip between DP and IM, as I had played both in the past and love both games. The music and sound effects on DP swayed my decision...the 80s/90s references are just awesome.

Fair enough. Just seemed weird to go with munsters premium and not DP premium. I mean that looping shot to a cool ramp mech or a shot that feeds pops seems way better of an upgrade than the mini pf on munsters. But heck, pretty much anything sounds better than munsters (sorry munsters lovers /flameward). But congrats, good choice! Merry Xmas!

Sound package on DP is one of the best in pinball!

thats what happened to me. Munsters was my first and only game at the time. just burned out on it. Deadpool has the replay and comedy to make me come back.

Makes me feel better to hear people saying this about Munsters. If I had a collection with 4-6 other new pins then yes I think I would be very happy with Munsters. But this game is going to be the top dog in my collection so I want it to have as much replay-ability as possible. Also Munsters probably doesn’t make as much sense in my collection, alongside Batman (DE) Amazing Spider-Man and Terminator 2. I felt like Deadpool was a much better fit within that row of titles.

Having fun with my camera haha

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I did similar to get my Deadpool Pro last year. Sold my Stargate and Checkpoint to help fund the NIB purchase. Deadpool Pro is an awesome game, so definitely a great choice! I put 3200 games on mine in the first 12 months!

Anyone got a replacement part number for the red post sleeves ?

Thanks in advance.

I just went through manual and did not see it.
https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Deadpool_Pro_web.pdf

I like it! Looks like pencil art. Pair it with colored LEDs and it would look great

This is what you are looking for. I just ordered and received some myself.

https://www.pinballlife.com/perfectplay-1-116-thin-stern-compatible-rubber-post-sleeve.html

There are super band ones as well but they are thicker than the stock ones that came with the machine.

Any remorse about selling those machines to get DP? I will miss my High Speed and PinBot but I’m ready for something that works every time I flip the switch to play it.

Hello,fellow fans, if you haven't gotten Virelands color replacement LEds for the PF colors, you are missing out!!They really make the PF pop with the matching colors, have fun,B safe!!

No remorse. I wanted a "modern" game and researched and played what I could and DP was the one I liked the best. Once I got my NIB I was surprised at how good the music and sound package were as well since I couldn't really hear them at the pinball show where I played it previously.

I have done a few mods... made my own "color brackets" like Pinmonk sells (recommend them!), added shaker, external subwoofer and anti reflective glass, translucent rubbers... probably a few others I'm forgetting...

DP has been pretty much troublefree for me. I did have to replace the flipper coil stops after about 300 games, but I think they have changed to a better stop on more recently made games. Only around $5 each from pinball life anyway.

Is there a bug in the new code for lil Deadpool or new qualification? I Just realized I haven’t got lil Deadpool frenzy nor lil Deadpool bounce. Just played a few games to intentionally get them and after lil Deadpool multiball, I have no way of relighting it for the other modes. Anyone else?

Nvm. I’m an idiot. I had ‘star lil Deadpool’ set to Hard (factory easy). Man, that’s really hard haha

Definitely the right decision Munsters didn’t last long in my collection, DP isn’t going anywhere

Yup.

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Finaly moved my Deadpool into it's proper place.

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Man, if anyone’s lookin to leave the club lemme know. Darn deadpool’s have dried right up! We know why tho

I heard Premiums won't be back in stock until July 2021. I'm not sure how accurate that is. Coin Taker had one left a week ago.

Thanks. They were the ones I bought anyway - its strange they aren't mentioned in the manual.

Next dumb question - I cant score in this game.. Granted I probably suck. Have only got to Sauron 1 time

Also, in general, I'm new to pinball so dont really know what im doing haha

Watch one of the many tutorial streams on YouTube. I personally watch deadflip. learned some new strategies.

Keep lil deadpool multiball for juggernaut. Basically have all the drops down and lit green then hit the scoop.

Get dazzler team up and wolverine team ups before you take on mystique.

Learn to cradle with left flipper and you can hit wolverine all day long.

There are many ways to approach this game for score. Modes can certainly payout especially well if you being Team Ups, but for getting into the game I would go for multiballs. If you can stack them with a Battle that is even better. If you get good at extending the Ninja (katana ramp) and Lil Deadpool MBs you will inherently collect weapons which will bring you closer to Mech Suit Multiball which qualifies after 45 Weapons and can be worth some pretty good points.

And if you can dial in the Snikt shot from the left flipper you are golden. Try to get your playfield multiplier going during your multiballs and that will blow your score up a lot.

But as JonCBrand said, there are many videos and tutorials online.

I purchased a new SD card and created a brand new image from the Stern website. It's been about eight or nine days without the machine locking up. I'm not claiming victory but it's definitely a good sign. Thanks to everyone for their help!

Great news. Those Stern SD cards must be factory seconds or counterfeits or something. They have so many problems. Thanks for following up!

Thanks for the insight! I’m planning to add the shaker and disco ball for sure. What’s your opinion on the subwoofer and the HD glass? (And which sub did you get). The HD glass is pricey but I feel like the artwork on this game is such a knockout that it deserves to be as clear as possible

Thanks for the info. I’m sort of hoping that maybe a couple years from now, my collection will be big enough for Munsters to make sense. It’s one of my all time favorites and probably always will be, just because I loved watching the reruns as a kid. To some degree I think the source material was just too limiting...Stern only has so much footage to work with, and the characters themselves aren’t overly complex. With Deadpool, there are so many ways to go because the source material can be really disjointed and it still fits the personality of the character.

HD glass is a must. I put the stock glass back on and it’s like there’s a smoky haze above the play field. Totally worth it.

I like the Monoprice 8" or 12" powered subwoofers, sounds especially good on DP in my opinion.

Yeah, once you see the difference with the HD glass it's hard to go back. You can always move the glass from game to game if you ever needed to as well.

I am up to 4 sheets currently of non-reflective glass on my games. Stern HD, Invisiglass and Voodoo glass. To me, they are all pretty similar and I would go with whichever was cheapest.

Thanks for all the great info! I didn’t realize there were different brands of HD glass, I thought the Stern was the only option. I will research the others!

Looking for the part numbers for the premium apron inserts (not cards) and the decals. I picked up a bare apron and looking to put it in my pro. Any help finding the PNs is GREATLY appreciated!

Looking to take a road trip w my youngest kid for his grail ...DP prem .Anyone looking to sell please shoot me a PM will travel up to 12 hrs I just went to NJ and visited NY with my oldest for his grail family guy so I’m dead serious about the travel lmao ..Thanks and will donate to pinside of course or however it works .I would need a couple weeks advance to get a day off work for a long weekend .

Used DP prem

I have a Pro and not looking to part with it...but as a fellow Dad I just have to say that you are an inspiration! Great job Dad! I may steal this idea...and great way to convince the wife why the house needs to more pins! Good luck and hope you find one soon.

I always like going somewhere new .Thanks bud the first trip was a blast with my oldest good quality time now hope to do the same for my youngest .It does soften up the wife to my addiction lmao !

What are the chances of getting a set of the pop caps part # 502-7075-00

Looks like they are sold out everywhere.

Thanks guys

Email [email protected] and have him check stock at Stern. If they have them, he can get them for you.

Hooked on Pinball also has a set of them that they make:

https://www.hookedonpinball.com/store/p206/Deadpool-Pop-Ninja-Bumper-Pinball-Mod.html

Anyone hear when the premiums may get back on the line?

i was told March.

My Pro arrived yesterday!! Yippee! Now comes the hard part...WAITING until Christmas to play it!

Already shopping for mods. What’s the deal with the Stern topper, it’s out of stock everywhere. Did they have manufacturing delays/issues? Are they redesigning?

They only make a limited number and then that's it no more. I've had an ad on pinside for 2 weeks looking for one and not one reply. I called every distro and nobody has one So I took advantage of the BF sale at Laseriffic and picked one up from there for 25% off, was a good deal. Not a Stern topper but that's all I could find.

Good luck finding the plunger too... both are out of stock everywhere, the plunger showed up momentarily at Marco's recently but whatever stock was there was snatched up.

I like to set rules and limits for myself, but i don't see the purpose of that one. Just play it and get a very small related gift at Christmas to emphasize that the machine is your present. To late now you've announced your intention to family etc, but just think, if you'd been a single man, you'd never have made that rule for yourself or agreed to it from someone else.

Each to their own, but i'm scratching my head.

No one knows it arrived but me...i took it into my shop behind the house and covered it up. I’ll wrap the box with cheap paper from the dollar store. I’m sure they will figure out that it’s a pinball machine but they have no clue what brand or title it will be. So there is still the element of surprise.

ahhh, i get it, didn't realise it was a surprise for your family.

It’s always for the family....until you set it up and none of the family plays it after the first day. Then it’s yours!

Yeah, i have a mate who operates like that. Everything's a sneaky one. I don't know why he goes through life like that. It encourages his family to do the same and they are all always letting you in on their schemes. I often hear all 3 sides of one of their schemes.

I've got really good at telling the truth in my old age. I can tell you the truth and have you believe a twist i never really put on it.