Howdy guys.
I'm not a owner of this pin. I doubt I ever will be, as I just don't love Zep that much for a pin that I personally think is very, very barebones.
I think the pro almost feels like one of the home pins stern is trying to make happen.
No real toys(the buff angel isn't really a toy and the Zeppelin is okay... But, that's about it).

I think the art and animations and clips are a bit ho-hum. The translite from far away looks washed out and faded and you cannot really read it easily. And its just bad scrapbooking for the cabinet and translite.

Now... I wanted to get all that out of the way. I'm not crapping on this machine. I really am not. Please don't just do a kneejerk response and hate me. I'm not trolling on this game and please don't troll on me.

I actually enjoyed shooting this game very much. I think it flows nicely(when the ramps don't reject you even though it seemed perfect). I was surprised when I looked up who designed it and its none other than Steve Ritchie. It makes sense why I thought the game had a nice feel to shooting it. But, also I think it makes sense that the theme(to me) came across as secondary.

Sadly I was at an arcade and I couldn't really hear the music as this pin was set too low. Which I would think would be the main draw for this pin. So I know i am missing a good bit of the feeling of this pin.

I will say I enjoyed shooting this pin more than I enjoyed shooting GNR. However to be fair to GNR it broke at the end of my first game. On ball 3 a rubber broke and the ball got stuck. Regardless, I still had fun on Led Zeppelin and I look forward to playing more games on it.
Do you think they were going for a more classic early 90s late 80s feel for pinball with this machine.
As I said it doesn't have any bells and whistles(apart from the amazing music library), but I did enjoy playing the machine. This was the machine I played the 3rd most when I was at that arcade. Really fun, and it'll get my money in the future as well.

One last aside... I think they could have done a better light show. Make it more psychedelic and I think the animations and clips could have had more energy. Watch The Song Remains The Same. THat was made in the 70s and looks so much more interesting and unique. I wish it had that type of GONZO energy for this pinball machine. That is what I would expect from trailblazers.

So just curious for any Zep fans out there if they feel the same as me. Again. This is not a bad pin. If you love the band, I think you'll enjoy the machine. Just not Gonzo enough for me.

Its funny you mention multi-ball. And that's actually one of the moments that I rather enjoyed about this game.
In my limited time playing the game I had 2 really good and long MB experiences and yes... It just felt right.

But, it does scare me that we live in an age where a "Magic Spinner" is exclusive to the upper models. Must be real magic or something.

I think the area where I was playing was a tad bit too bright... Light shows are something I only really notice when its pretty dark in the room. A bummer that I couldn't experience both properly.

Well... Sounds like I need to play it again.
I hear the Galloping Ghost Pinball arcade is going to have one(if they don't already have one).
The bummer is they don't have Sunday hours anymore and they don't open until 3 pm now... Again... With Covid its understandable about the changes... Just a bit of a bummer is all.

But, there setups are generally better in regards to low light and hearing the machines.

So I do hope to play it many, many more times. But, as I stated in my prior post. I really did enjoy how it shoots. It just feels right. And we all know when you shoot a pin that is clunky, that no matter how much stuff is on the playfield or to shoot, it just doesn't feel great.

I'm going to have to eat some crow on this machine.
I just played it a bunch of times at the Galloping Ghost Pinball Arcade. They have a prem and I was able to play it for 30-45 minutes with my father. Also this environment is much better for pinball. It was a very busy, so still couldn't hear much of the game. It did quiet down near the end though.

I was wrong about the light show(at least on the Prem and LE). I don't recall if the pro has the led light strip. If not... Its a shame. Its a great light show.
I was also wrong about most of the display video. I like it. Most of it. They did make it like the Song remains the same. I was able to really pay attention to it today.
And... Since this is a prem having that spinner that rises and falls is such an amazing mech.

As I said in my prior post I thought it shot great, but that was all I enjoyed at it, at that time.

I was wrong. The prem looks nice, it plays great, and its one heck of a pin. I really, really like the LED strip on it. A lot of virtual pinball cabs have those and they look great, and I always thought more pins should do the same thing. So, this is a great idea.

I think this was the game that I played the most. Great machine. I was completely wrong about it. Can't wait to play it more.

Why is that?

I know you are teasing. But, just wondering why you would say that.

I still think the pro version looks bad. Not the best looking pin. But, I liked how the prem looked a lot.
If I was a rich man I would totally own a led zep.

Alas I am not. But, I think as band pins go, this would be up there on my wish list. I do want an AC DC Luci. However, and I know its not fair to compare code to an older game for the most part, but I would lean with Zep because of how it shoots and its code. I personally can't choose which I enjoy more as a band. I really, really like them both.

But, I already own my favorite band's pinball. Up the Irons!

But, I am really excited to go back to galloping ghost and playing more of Zepplin. For anyone that lives in the Chicagoland area they should really check that place out if they like pinball.