I have a funny feeling that Stern will somehow manage without you..

Me too. But if I tell ten friends about how crap their company treats its code and they tell ten friends. Word gets around.

If no one says or does anything about this issue with straightforward communication. They will just continue as they are. And nothing will change for the better.

Just my opinion but I think they are lying to us about working on code. Maybe they are now but my guess is they were working on Mustang.

That is just pure speculation as no one knows or will ever know the truth or facts. Other than Sten itself.
But by not knowing for sure one can assume the worst.

I wouln't have a problem with that if they had informed that they were working on coding the next title. And then would finish other releases right after Mustang hit the assembly line.

But to get nothing is a complete cop out and a slap in the face to customers on their part.
I have no respect for them as a company.

But I redpect the fact they make pins. However it seems they make unfinished pins for the last 2 years

Sorry you aren't enjoying your Stern games, as a fan of X-men and ST tables I would be happy to work out a trade with you for a truly 'complete' PotC

I never said I'm not enjoying my pins. In fact I said I do enjoy them in my original post. I am just not enjoying this experience with Stern and how vague they treat information on releases code etc.

Terrible P.R. + Good pins = bad taste in my mouth for future machines.

I'm sure many feel the same.

Gotcha. Ok all clear.

So you're saying the chances of playing Mustang are like one in a hundred?.....

Or more like one in a million?

For me it will be 0 out of however many more machines Stern makes until they change.

Unfortunately by my guess, Ford has probably preordered these in advance. So it will look as if it will be good seller no matter what. So sales probably won't be affected greatly by anyone willing to speak with their wallets.

But hopefully operators and buyers as well don't order or buy until code is actually done.
Or at least until honest communication about a time when it will be.

Just my personal protest. I know one pissed customer doesn't matter. But by the looks of posts on pinside there are hundreds.

Mustang we be Sterns highest selling title.

I'd bet it sells 10,000 just to Ford dealers and their customers. Then maybe another 1000 to pinheads and if it plays better than it looks maybe another 1000. This is the , power of partnering with Ford. To date Harley Davidson is Sterns best selling title.

And that game is not well received with pin heads

You're probably right and I don't find that thought encouraging. What incentive is there to create great pins if you know the majority will be bought regardless of how crappy they are provided you make the logo visible enough?

BTW, not a slam to gear heads who are all over this theme/title. I just want quality of play to remain one of the primary drivers of pinball sales.

That's rite, it's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. If people want to boycott Stern by not buying games that's their business but without games on site pinball is dead. Besides without new games to talk about what would we talk about.......just kidding.

I'll take that bet.

It's more of a product marketing mix than a business plan. The core product is still a pinball machine, but this time it's a partnered deal with Ford rather than a direct licensing agreement. Ford would not want to fragment the product into different tiers if they are also a direct seller. It's just easier to deal with a single SKU in this scenario. We'll see...

brb going to toy store to sell these cars at 4x the price on here.

Stern has added Mustang Pro as 'In Production' on their site, and has their photos up:

http://www.sternpinball.com/Games/mustang-pro.aspx

The Pictures show three different car models for on the playfield.

No '70 bummer. Nice to see the game on their site with "clear" photos.

Looks like fun.
Shifting gears, doing donuts, collecting cars, building up cars (handling, tires...,)

Looks like there is lots to do.

More info posted today:

Just the Facts:
The three-machine lineup includes a "professional" version that pays tribute to five decades of Mustangs, a premium model that focuses on the hallowed Boss variants of the Mustang and a limited-edition version, signed by the designer, that features the original 1965 Mustang and the new-generation 2015 Mustang.

The pro version of the Mustang pinball machine costs $4,995 and will be available in April.

Link to entire article is: http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/edmunds-ford-dealers-first-to-test-drive-2015-mustang-pinball-that-is.html

More info from the article:
The midlevel premium model will be the "player's game" for genuine pinball aficionados, Gomez believes — and it just might be the machine to have for hard-core Mustang enthusiasts, too, what with the game's singular focus on Mustang Boss models throughout the years. At the top of the line will be the limited-edition, or LE model. It will be signed by Gomez and features the 1965 and 2015 Mustangs.

As with most of Stern's newer pinball machines, the premium and limited-edition versions of the Mustang pinball machine will have more sophisticated achievements and shots and deeper scoring rules. There also will be some cosmetic differences: both upper-level pinball machines get genuine chrome Mustang badges on the speaker grilles.

The games incorporate a mix of classic pinball play features and modern technology to let players go "racing" with some of the greatest Mustangs of all time and even build up a dream collection as they progress. Different interactive sections of the playfield and sequences of shots let players go drag racing, rallying, drifting and road racing.

In a brief stint playing the new Mustang pinball game, we found several rewarding ramp shots — something of a signature Stern feature — and envision long-lasting enjoyment in the drop-target feature that enables one to shift up and down through the gears. Other features in the game include allowing the player to modify his own Mustang with tuner parts from the Ford Racing catalog.

Hitting 6th gear can bring as many as six balls into simultaneous play.

And it may not stop there. Lest Mustang fans think the legendary Shelby models slipped through the cracks, Gomez divulges that Stern is keenly interested in expanding the Mustang pinball line with a future Shelby-oriented version. "We just couldn't get a Shelby (business) deal done in time," Gomez laments.

Looks like mustang will be another great game for a headphone kit. Choice of multiple songs before you start to play. Can wait to try it out.

Lorenzo
Pinnovators.com

Looks great. In for more pics of LE.

They had these at the Chicago Auto show, but they are in some sort of demo mode. There are other threads on this site about it. I will try and post pics and vids I shot tomorrow.

Phil

How did the game play?

It is hard to say, as has been said it was a 2 minute timed game, so a lot of the normal game play wasn't there for you to try.

I posted some vids and pics here:

(vids)
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/mustang-pinball-at-chicago-auto-show-zach-sharpe/page/2#post-1445312

(pics)
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/mustang-pinball-at-chicago-auto-show-zach-sharpe#post-1443177

Phil