Stern seems dedicated to the "home pin" concept and I have no doubt they'll keep trying.

There's definitely a market for these. Yes, yes, we all know you can get a used pro for $1,000 more than one of these "home models" but plenty of people don't want to deal with used market. Their latest attempt, Star Wars, is their best yet and their closest to a commercial game but for most of us it just doesn't make any sense. The sweet spot would probably be around $3500 new but I don't think they can pull that off. There's only so much you can take out of a game before it starts to resemble those Star Explorer machines.

They've come a long way. Their first attempt - "the pin" - was a godforsaken monstrosity!

https://www.amazon.com/Stern-Transformers-Pin-Pinball-Machine/dp/B009AVLBS0/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_pdt_img_top

u r 2 funny!

Is “metal ramps” the new dumb litmus test for what’s supposed to represent a good pinball machine?

Some of the best, most popular games of all time have plastic ramps. I’d do a list, but that would just demean both of us.