I'm not a Stern basher...I have a lot of their games, but I'm glad Spooky is making this. I just think they're perfect for Rick and Morty and that type of humor.

Besides Spooky being the best people in pinball they have:

- The best playfields
- The best customer service
- Bowen and CO working on the rules
- Scott Denisi
- Best speakers in pinball
- Great code support for years and future seasons stuff

With Scott you are getting:

1. The best lightshow in pinball
2. Great music
3. Creative layout and features
4 Creative programming

Stern makes great games and they have some great teams making games for sure.

With them you might get some more complicated, custom made mechanical features (like the t-tex from JP2)...then again you might not...depends. There's a lot more variables with Stern. It's hard to beat Elwin right now, and I love Eddy. Lyman is a genius on code.

With Stern you could get a JP2/IMDN/MET/TWD/Star Trek/DP/Tron or you could end up with a Munsters/Black Night/WWE/Kiss/GOTG

Stern, Spooky, JJP, etc...all have the potential of making great games...they can also swing and miss. They all have their strengths and weaknesses.

Pinball can be great and fun and made in all kinds of ways. I think great games happen when the total package just works and comes together.

I rather focus on their strengths, so here is my view...

Stern - capable of: cool custom mechanical features and toys, great artwork, fast/flow, "snappy", great code, make a lot of games, great themes, a variety of designers and teams, market pinball to the world

When they hit on all cylinders, I think it's the best experience in pinball.

Spooky: - limited numbers of games that help hold value with supply/demand, best playfields, customer service, best light-show when Scott is doing it, best speakers. They're not afraid to take chances and have edgy themes/callouts etc... Just great people that you feel awesome about supporting.

JJP - great LCD animations - the most rich in pinball, great sound, the deepest code in pinball generally, really push mechanical action and innovation, "packed playfields"