I find Blofeld to currently be the easiest to complete. Just keep hitting drops over and over.

I had a little FOMO on the SLE but now Im Happy with My LE.Glad I got what I have.Of course There is more subject matter to work with and it should be fun but Im pretty Happy with ole Seannery

Yeah, it'll be easier once I get my drops to brick less on hard shots. I tried shortening the springs last night, helped a bit but may just need stronger ones.

It's a pretty lame excuse for a mode right now too. I'm guessing they'll dress most of them up on the way to 1.0, but right now most of them seem pretty uninspired. Dent is kinda cool with the roving shot, but like I said, right now it moves crazy fast IMO. Almost finished it for the first time last night, but wasn't paying attention and started Bird one on the second to last shot, lol.

So, I haven't seen at 60th anniversary in person, but from the videos posted from Stern I am having a hard time understanding how it is NOT a downgrade from the LE version. No car eject seat and no ramps. It looks like play would get boring quickly as the challenging ramps make the game interesting. I also like the art on the LE better. I do like the old style mechanical scoring simulated display and the odd-job hat toy is kind of cool. Not sure about the screen in the playfield. With that said, I usually miss all of the screen displays anyway since I am following the ball. I am pretty sure I made the right choice with the LE.

Blofeld is the only mode I complete like 50%+ of the time. The others I feel like I time out. I'm sure I can adjust the timing on them in settings, but I'm generally pretty good at finishing modes on modern Stern's but this machine either has a lot more shots or it takes longer to set the ball up if you miss a full 7 shot combo etc.
Thanks for the info on the spectre targets. I'll try that later because in like 30 games it hasnt happened naturally once.
Scoring is kind of funny. I have a few 800M+ games and I feel like 200-300M of those points are from 20M pop bumper bonuses.
Accidentally starting a MB right before completing a mode because that shot is required in the mode has made me not want to play it until the code is updated tho.

I have the Gomez 007 and also picked up a 60th yesterday. I think they’ll both be a lot of fun in different ways. I don’t think I would have wanted the 60th in a smaller collection or a collection that was already heavy on single level or ‘80s machines but with what I have it should fit in. I like fast tough games and I like Elwin’s games so I’m really looking forward to playing it. The multi-ball cancelling modes is a real pain right now on the Gomez 007 along with modes mostly feeling like “shoot every shot” but it’s still fun as is, just need to adjust my upper flipper because that henchman ramp is really tough and is needed so often.

Congrats! Elwin game looks like tons of fun.

If you like spinners and I do the 60th has 4 I think and the possibilities for Soundtrack are pretty amazing.

I don't mean to crap on the 60th game (it's a nice playfield) but they have not said (or shown) anything about the music in the game. The 60th flyer says nothing about music, audio or video clips in that game. Compare that to the Pro/Pre/LE flyers that say "Film footage and iconic music from the films that built the 007 legend." I think Gomez said there are going to be 10 songs in the cornerstone game. For the 60th, who knows? Strange way to try to sell a game.

I agree that info is lacking, but I never expected a lot of video clips in this one with only a playfield screen (and I don’t know that I’d want a lot in this kind of game). Music on the other hand would be great but as you said there really hasn’t been any info on that.

If you like it that’s all that matters

I'Ve had the LE for about two weeks and just bought the 60Th yesterday. My first pinball purchases. I'm very happy with the LE so far.

Wait until you have a ball search start. Jetpack figure goes humpin the rocket and won't return to home position. Stern knows about this. Also calibration always says range error fail, or something like that. Works other than that. Just turn the game off and manually put it back in the correct position and restart the game. Or turn off jetpack in the menu until it's fixed in code. I have also noticed if you mash on the flipper buttons while one or more balls are locked and its loading another it will release them prematurely (when less than three total it even releases them). This happens more so in multiplayer games. I have seen it in single player games too though.

Hot off the printer, here ya go!

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What does the toggle switch below the start button do?

Volume control mod

Just talked to Melissa at CT . James Bond LE is on the way ! Will be alongside the GZ premium and AIQ Pro ! How lucky can a guy be !!!

James Bond Premium, got too excited there

My distributor’s shipper is quick. He shipped it this morning. It gets here tomorrow

Where did you get that volume control please?

Comgrats! Welcome to owning Pinball machines.. Lots of fun guatanteed!

Oh, that is sharp.

GamerRick pretty sure it's this one : https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1430-pr-mods/07205-stern-pinball-cabinet-volume-switch-for-spike2-games

Those are my wife's favorite mod. Keeps me in check

Sorry I was offline for a bit (working on a different mod lol) ... the other folks are correct, that's a volume switch from PR Mods. Bought a couple on Black Friday, as I really liked the idea of not having to open the door to make volume adjustments. Installation was very easy, so I had my kids do one each (with supervision) for good tinkering practice. Definitely recommend! Great communication from @Skeets, simple instructions, and excellent price for a useful product.

My LE is arriving Friday. A bit disappointing on the number of issues/tweaks required out of the box. Oh well, that’s pinball… I guess.

Meh, as pinball goes this isn't bad other than the lack of code yet. Much better than rush out of the box.

I am definitely getting missed triggers on the bond girl loop though, fast shots only. Not too frequent. MRS will likely fix it, though I worry that could have it's own issues with the jetpack magnet waving around. Will try it out this weekend though. Definitely some other options to fix it based on what worked for that issue on Rush if the MRS turns out problematic.

My LE is shipping out today. I opted to choose pickup from the terminal so hoping for Monday or Tuesday.

I think I was getting missed triggers as well on the Bond girl loop and also the villain ramp.

SLE has the Moby remix bond theme, thats the only song I know for sure in that game. More music is coming for Gomez bond although I think he said no Goldfinger song which is a shame.

Don't feel bad if you're not completing modes, I'm a decent player and I've only completed modes a handful of times and I have several games over 500 mil right now. (not an owner btw just play on location a lot)

Do these games have the ability to stream songs from an external source? Sad that Goldfinger won't be in the code, but we could get a little Dame Shirley Bassett jamming on the side.

I thought GG said Diamonds are forever was also not licensed. There were 2 songs for sure of the 6.

Both from the same artist, so that makes sense. Too bad.

Thunderball by Tom Jones was another that was untouchable. GG did say 10 tracks so I’m guessing lots of John Barry stuff.

Thats a big miss

Yes I think you're right about that. Which is also a shame because those are the 2 best songs. No Thunderball either? Dang. I wonder if theres something that would stop them from doing covers or instrumentals of those songs?

Shipping delay on my Bond, it was supposed to be here yesterday. Now no idea when it will be here? I wouldn’t be so bummed but CRST was supposed to deliver another pin to me a month ago and they keep pushing me back. I’m in Freight hell.

Good news is what GG eluded to in his podcast about these not being in the game.

I went back to the Stern James Bond release video with Jack Danger and GG said Goldfinger and Thunderball were not licensed because they were too expensive. I misremembered Diamonds are Forever, so is there still a chance for that one albeit from the same artist?. Maybe not.
Guess 3 title songs and some original music mixed in is what we'll get. There was mention of 10 total music tracks.

I thought perhaps they were saving all the music for the SLE but it doesn't appear that's going have much if any music either. Oh well. Licensing is hard.

Did you hear the part where he said he’s sure we will figure a way to get them in? As long as there is a song there for that mode it can happen!

Now that you mention this I recall GG saying one of the Shirley Bassey songs was available to use and must be Diamonds as he specifically said Goldfinger was $$$$$.

Those 2 songs would have been so nice to have.Its like no Stairway in Zeppelin or worse.

Probably worse as they used 10 great Zepp songs and can’t really complain, always want more though.

The modes are pretty much unfinisheable, between the short times and the multiballs popping up and clock blocking the modes currently.

Yeah, I'd bet a nickel the ball is riding up the loop wall and missing the trigger. That's what was going on with rush. Nearly impossible to test in that location though, since you can't really see that area unless you remove the ramp or something. MRS would fix it, if the jetpack magnet doesn't cause problems. If not, likely someone needs to make a plastic lid to go over the loop and keep the ball settled...worked for Rush.

Haven't seen any issues with the villain ramp, but will keep an eye out. I don't always notice the triggers/call outs unless I'm looking for them.

My Bond Premium arrived at MI Pinball Refinery for upgrading today!

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Nice. What are they going to do? Please post photos after.

They're going to remove the display in the speaker panel and replace it with a set of score reels, then remove some mechs and ramps from the playfield and add a tiny LCD to provide instructions for novice players. It should turn out to be quite collectible.

This should be great. Please post some pictures after. Always loved their work.

Premium arrived this afternoon! Got it set up in the office for now. Definitely pleased with overall package. It’s no LE as far as backglass, but I do dig it. I’m definitely gonna be impatient with the early code, but I know updates are coming and this thing will no doubt be an elite pin down the road. Time to dial this thing in. Cheers!

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I received notice that they are taking orders for the topper from the 60th to use on any 007. Cost you $1k.

That's FlipNOut right? They are offering 60th games for 1k less without the topper. Presumably to sell to other Bond owners. Will that even work?!?!