Waiting patiently for our LE.

Got about 10 games in on James Bond 007 (Pro) at CafeOne Cafe One in Ormond Beach, FL.

After hearing some meh reviews, bad code reviews, can’t make the shots reviews, etc…. I was getting antsy that an investment into a JB may be a mistake. You can fix code, not layout/shots.

THE SHOTS ARE ALL GOOD and my 14 yo son hit each of them in his first game. The layout has mixes of flowing shots (left orbit is great and center around to upper flipper to Bond girl or henchman are great also) and pauses into the scuba eject or inner lane pause for videos.
You can hit all the shots without issue, the toughest for us to get consistently being the double ramp on right (thought this was supposed to be the “Gary ramp” )- tips?
The code/video assets are obviously pretty darn early, the out-lanes can really get you, and every once in a blue moon the car eject can roll over the car into the out lane. That’s it. The shots are there, the potential is there (it’s James Bond for goodness sakes), and reports of its demise or failure are vastly overstated. It’s a solid addition to any collection in my view and was really happy to keep playing.

Big shout out to Karl who runs Cafe One in Ormond Beach - great machines, fantastic food, really nice staff. Every pinball follower should stop by if they are driving down/up 95 on way to Orlando or Jacksonville in my opinion.

Congratulations!! They look fantastic!!
Thought I had read all the plaque numbers would start with 00# to mimic the 007 theme. Is that true? Hard to make out on the pics.

Looks like stern may want to send updated plaques if you request. Don’t want someone questioning authenticity of my LE. Attached the matrix. That said, it has zero impact on how it plays and I get that.

James-Bond-007-Feature-Matrix-dfkjhadf-compressed.pdf

How are the provided balls for the LE?
Any rust/pitting issues like mentioned for the pro models?
My LE coming in a week and wondering if I need to order new ones. Thanks.

LE #922 set up and playing well.
We decided to take delivery after new year to let things slow down and avoid the weather.

Thank you game room guys in MI!! Great experience and we love it.
More code, pretty please.

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It was hard for me to hear any specifics of the next code update.
Did anyone pick up what will be in next update?

Agree 100%
Love the actual Bond music with vocals and patiently waiting for it to be involved somehow. It is part of experiencing a bond film.
At least at end of games and attract mode like mentioned above (allow locations to be able to turn off attract mode songs if they want in options).
If you’re checking this Mr Gomez, pretty please.

That is amazing! You just made my day. If you ever offer those as mods please let me know.

Sad to say the right ramp (villains ramp, not the henchman ramp) is consistently tough for me to hit.

Are most of you doing that off the left flipper or backhand off the right flipper? Maybe I’m coming at this wrong.

We got a LE (our only LE) from the beginning because of theme, layout, and Gomez as the designer (maybe his last design). Have not regretted it, at all, for myself/our family. No issues with play, mechs, etc after a lot of plays. Each code update improves/expands the game a lot. I do think the games value will go up when code is done (like so many other games). Think people are letting their disappointment from an admittedly horrible launch blind them to the quality of the game. No one will remember the launch in 1-2 years.

Get a game that YOU love. It’s your money and you are the one that wants the “one more game” feeling to keep playing and enjoying.

Remember this is supposed to be FUN first and foremost. Get a game because it’s the right game for you and it will make you smile, plain and simple.

I can’t think of another recent Stern game I’d trade my bond for.

Are they going to add more of the Bond music or Bond girl clips?

The music is so iconic and all the initial descriptions from Stern talked about at least several of the songs but now on 0.96 code and hardly any in there - one I can think of.

Did I miss something?
I’ve been a consistent Stern supporter though their lackluster reveal, initial minimal code, etc… but this bothers me. If you don’t have the rights to songs why say you do?

Premium/LE. Artwork is considerably better IMO and I think the bird1 and bond on a wand are under appreciated and likely will be used more in next updates.
That said, the pro model does flow better - less stop/go. When I’ve played pro though it was harder to follow progress in the game (how many locked balls for multiball, etc…). You’ll have fun either way

Could use your opinion.

Need new balls for my JB LE. I’m assuming I can’t use the ninja balls from ballbaron? Will the bond on wand magnetize them quickly?

Carbon balls, standard, ninja? What’s best for this and a JP prem?