How many games have you played???

Apparently not enough to have seen this yet.

I haven’t studied the game ad nauseam like most here have, so thought it was a good place to ask. Apparently not.

Lol sorry about that I think ppl just weren't sure if you were trolling us. It does usually happen for me once every play session and usually in the left scoop but it will do it on it's own ive heard many stories about coffe shop patrons at a loss..lol! It's called the Wilhelm scream. It can be disabled but not turned down under game feature adjustments under scare feature if it's too much for kiddos but most here love it!

Thanks. No trolling, just something I haven’t seen since owning the game. I don’t play it a lot, and only casually, but still love it.

It’s the scream feature. It’s random (I believe) and can be turned off/on in the settings. If you don’t play your GB much, you might not have seen it before. I turned mine off when my son was very young. But he’s old enough to handle it now, so I’m turning it back on to startle my friends and family.

This is the right place to ask,I still get startled when this go off.Enjoy.

I have a few leftover magnets I designed for my GB coin door. If anyone is interested , please pm me

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Maybe he just bought the pin. Yes? It happened to me when I got my GB last December. What is that screaming bitch?! There were no instructions.

if you don't like that Screamer you can turn it off.

Go to your Feature Adjustments. Click on G.B.

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Go to adjustment #35.

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To turn it off, cycle to NO. Enjoy the silence.

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The screamer startled me for a couple seconds partially from the scream and partially because I thought it blew a node board or something.

No need to turn off the feature but thanks for the info how to disable it. I’m embarrassed to say how long I’ve had the game (years) and not seen this lol.

It’s a great feature. Going dark with a little buzz/shock sound then the scream that doesn’t honor the volume setting… awesome! Sure scared the crap out of me the first time it happened to me!

A friend of mine was playing his late at night with a headphone kit installed. The game speakers were muted and it even overrode that setting!

First time was ear splitting; Not scary. The 2nd time it was an ear splitting annoyance and scared the crap out of the dog. After that it was just a PIA for me. Good thing Stern offers options for each player/owner. It took me 20 seconds to shut it after someone told me how.

Hi to all Fellow GB Owners.
I was wondering if anyone has this topper for sale of know where I may be able to get one?
Marco was selling them previously but they seem to be sold out?.
Any help would be appreciated
I am located in Australia, so i would also need it to be posted if possible?.

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Anyone have a photo of the back of the Containment Unit plastic and how it connects on the Pro?

Thought I took photos when I took it apart but can't find them and while I think it's the screw with a washer and a nut, it doesn't fit.

Thanks!

I am new to the club with a Ghostbusters premium. What a great machine! I have a question about the Slimer mech. Sometimes I need to register a couple hits on it to complete it and light the scenes, but other times it finishes after just one hit. And a few times it goes back in right away without any hits, as if it were completed. I don’t feel like that is supposed to happen but not sure where to begin. Thanks!

I have a manual for my storage facility mod which shows the install process but also shows the plastic removal - might help you

just scroll down to GB - Storage Facility Mod

https://swinks.com.au/manuals

When toppers are unobtainable and crazy expensive one must resort to making their own.

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Slimer can be a very touchy mech. Mine has a slight version of what you are dealing with. Slimer bounces around if you hit him solid, and I sometimes complete the 3 or so hits on him with one shot. Phantom switch hits happen too. You could check the mech and the switch, could be a very small adjustment. He’s a really cool mech idea, but not exactly perfectly implemented, imho.

OMG WANT!!!

Thank you!

Thanks! There were phantom switches firing on test and it looked like the pendulum wire was resting against the rim. I adjusted the screws on the housing and that seems to help

Ok really thinking of pulling the trigger on this pin, however, I normally never purchase anything but a premium when going with stern. Can anyone give me their opinion on why you are happy you went with premium or why your stoked you decided to go with pro. I have a bead on a pro as it has been much more difficult finding a premium. I believe in the end this could be a phycological thing with me and maybe i should get over it and used the save money to mod the pro up. Let me know your opinions.

Thanks in advance.

I have a pro and apart from experiencing the premium / le for the ghost magnet slings and the first couple of times on the dipper ramp through the playfield, the pro is fun and just as challenging. There are replacements for the storage facility and library (which I am creating one and working on a few other things). I don't think you will regret it.

Both great games. Ive had both. Currently I have a LE. In my opinion the Premium/LE is the better game. Things i like better that are missing on the Pro are:
1)Subway shot
2)Ghost Hologram
3)Slimer moves side to side and up and down.
4)Actual ball lock
5)Mag Slings
thats just my opinion.

First I had a premium, now I have a pro. If the dollar difference was reasonable, then a premium is probably ideal. However, I just couldn’t dial in my premium from airballs and I tried everything in the book. Playing it was kind of nonsense with the cheap drains from flying balls and skipping balls. I let it go. Regretted it, but then a pro came along. My particular pro just plays way better. Like way way better. None of the nonsense. And none of the fixes like ugly airball protectors are target wedges or anything we’re necessary. If the premium played the way my pro does and if the cash diff was $1,500 ish, I’d love to have the premium features noted above by bikenut. However, the cash diff between what I sold my premium for and what I bought my pro was approximately $5,500. For that, I will take the pro all day long! And candidly, the game play experience is not remarkably different. If you buy a pro, you won’t regret it. And if a premium ever does come along you can likely move thr pro no issue.

I’ve had my premium since 2017, the longest tenure of any pin in my collection. I have always been curious about the pro, but I’ve only played a pro a few times in a tournament. I find both the pro and the premium to be very hard pins compared to other Stern titles. I’m just used to my premium I guess. But the pro is a great option. I had all the same issues (and some extras) right out of the box. All the airball protectors and center post mod were pretty new then. They did solve my issues, so I’ve been lucky. Of all the pins I’ve owned, only GB has never crossed my mind to sell.

I am like you. Previously I never owned a modern stern that wasn’t a premium/LE. I never wanted a game that had less features. That being said. I really disliked the magna slings on the LE when I played it. I never even considered this title until I bumped into a pro at pinfest last year. I fell in love with it and went out and found a pro. Like others have said there all cool mods for it. The game plays fast and fun. I enjoy it a lot. The pro is a big hit at my house. I think there are 3 games that are better as pros. GB, BKSOR, and GOT.

GOTG pro is awesome too. I prefer without the Groot arms. And AS pro is fun without the upper pf. Lots of pros are great values, especially in the past when they were under $6. DP and JP2 are fun pros too.

For me, Metallica pro is a better player than premium.

But the Magna slings are so unpredictable.....kinda like a "Ghost" is making them move

When Slimer is down and when the ball comes straight down at him from the top without much of an angle it often gets stuck on Slimer's ass. I then have to wait for 10 or so seconds for the game to run through it's lost ball checks before Slimer moves ever so slightly and the ball comes down. Is this an easy fix? I'm assuming it is, but thought I'd ask before I tinker.

it is one of those things that just happens

... Yeah, but it happens a lot...

Do you have a Pro or a Premium? Not that it matters, I suppose.

Can you take some hot glue and some small object and hot glue to the back of Slimer so there is no place for the ball to rest? Like maybe cut a shirt button in half , stand it one edge and hot glue it to Slimer?

Sort of like the nubs on pop bumper skirts prevent a ball from resting on the skirt.

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After thinking on this for awhile, just a dab of hot glue might be all you need to do.

Are you willing to share the files and how you lit this up? Looks awesome.

Thank you for all that responded! Very helpful, however I am quickly learning, that I just may need to grab what becomes available as I do not see many options in my area (within a few 100 miles). I am currently leaning towards a pro, however more so due to the huge cost difference. I will continue to keep on the lookout

I feel that the difference in gameplay is pretty impactful between the Pro and Premium/LE on this machine. It is quite a different game when you factor in the magna slings and the variances on the right side of the playfield, let alone the moving slimer target.

My recommendation would be if you are absolutely head over heels for the theme, then you will be happy with either model. If you like the theme and you enjoy unique mechs and features on your pins as well as more challenging gameplay, then I would urge you to get the Prem/LE.

I've owned the premium for 4 years, and I have played a pro several times. Can't really understand choosing a pro to be honest, it's missing the best shot on the whole game (subway), and quite honestly one of the most satisfying shots in all of pinball. Plus it's nice and repeatable. Some hate the magna slings but I think they are brilliant and go so well with the theme - yes they randomly screw you over, but seriously - show me any slings that don't do that?

The only very minor gripe I have with the premium is the right ramp IS extremely hard to hit, but it's certainly not impossible.

I want and prefer a premium; it's just trying to tie one down. I know if I found a solid pro, I may end up pulling the trigger until I can find a premium as I feel I could probably turnover my pro fairly quickly, so that I do not have two GB!

Download "Stern Pinball Arcade" app on your phone. They have the premium table for free, and you can see if you like the idea of magna slings or not

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I’ve got a chance to buy a pro for 5,800$.
It has been on route but works perfectly n seems to be not beat up or anything is that a pretty good price for one what do y’all think.

For sure at less them half the price of a premium and you could clean it up and play it not loose any money it.even make a few bucks and if you have to upgrade latter you have an easy sale!

Here is the archived list of sold Ghostbusters Pro. This might help give you an idea of sales prices on pinside.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/archive?s=1&radius_latitude=37.675&radius_longitude=-97.32&keywords=&ad_machine_key=2378&ad_condition=0&machine_type=&ad_machine_manuf=&year_from=&year_to=&radius_distancekm=0&sort_by=ad_end_date&sort_order=DESC#results

Yes, I would have purchased that game one hour ago

Hope no one minds me posting this here.

If anyone is looking to change it up and get something different… I’m looking to trade my brand new TNA CE for a Ghostbusters premium or pro (plus or minus cash).

I’m in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

PM me.
Thanks.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/151132

Just make sure the cabinet isn’t split
This was a known issue in GB and AS

If you were lucky (like me)

Stern shipped a replacement reinforced cabinet

All right I pulled the trigger n bought it. He’s bringing it to me this afternoon. I’m so excited I have been trying to get one for a few years at a decent price. Now I need to start getting my mods order.now I’ve got ghostbusters n Munsters premium n tmnt n guardians of galaxy and a 1976 jukebox pinball machine lol

This is far from a good comparison to the real thing.

Magna slings are just freaking awesome. Id buy a premium for that alone!

Questions, Did the Magna slings come on the Premiums or is that just an LE thing?

Premium!

Premium..

Agree, love the magna slings