Ghostbusters (LE)
Stern, 2016
Ghostbusters (Premium)
Stern, 2016
Ghostbusters (Pro)
Stern, 2016Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Just posted MagSlings video!
https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10154095400169244/?permPage=1
For *this* title, I love how the magnetic slings are behaving and I'm sure they will continue to tweak the timings.
As a potential replacement for normal slings on any other title - no.
Quoted from JoshODBrown:i was thinking more about them saying it was early code, and maybe it could mean some delay for the LEs that everybody was getting excited about being shipped in the near future.
Well, we know that Stern isn't shy about shipping with early code...
Quoted from JoshODBrown:i was thinking more about them saying it was early code, and maybe it could mean some delay for the LEs that everybody was getting excited about being shipped in the near future.
No delay. When has early code ever stopped Stern from shipping?
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:That would be in the coding. I think they are just showing off the basics right now.
Yea thats what I am hoping for , it is in test mode keeps pulling it back to the same sling. This is when its good to be in the Premium however, because if it turned out to be a dud I would love a pro.
Quoted from jar155:So does this count as showing the premium/LE for my contest?
I say yes!! Winner Winner Chicken Dinner 
Quoted from Mando:Yea thats what I am hoping for , it is in test mode keeps pulling it back to the same sling. This is when its good to be in the Premium however, because if it turned out to be a dud I would love a pro.
The "basics" are better than I was hoping for. This can only get better with creative code.
Now, onto video showing off the Ramp, Slimer, and Ecto-1 goggles!
Quoted from Mando:Hmm...they don't seem to be going back and forth much but I will withhold judgement. I will say props to Stern for sharing.
Yeah, I expected they would simulate regular slings except during certain modes. Having them act this way all the time seems a little much.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Just posted MagSlings video!
https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10154095400169244/?permPage=1
Looks cool but, people are going to hate this type of play.
Quoted from ArcadiusMaximus:Looks cool but, people are going to hate this type of play.
Some people. But some people hated Flippers and DMD screens.
you know that they posted that video, then rushed back to their computer to refresh this thread to see what we're saying...
HI DWIGHT and JOHN!!!
Quoted from ArcadiusMaximus:Looks cool but, people are going to hate this type of play.
I am hoping that this is just a basic function. They said they will function as regular slings as well.
Quoted from Damonator:I'd like to see how they behave with the polarity reversed.
The same way it functions right now.
Quoted from TheLaw:"It's even better during a real game."
Sweet...then ah...hit the start button?
Yea I agree why didn't they just play the darn thing LOL. I am really going to withhold judgement until I see how it acts in gameplay, I am not quite as enthusiastic as some of the others. Slings are an integral part of gameplay, more so than pops which I would agree we could do without. Definitely a lot of potential here but I want to see some left to right action, seems like that can happen if they pulse them differently and this could be a unique mode where they act this way, if that is the case then I like!
That is pretty cool w/ basic code on it. I do miss the sounds of the coil firing, but when Dwight gets some complicated sling code going. It is going to be @#$#@$ bad ass
Quoted from Cobra:Are these magnet sling only going to used for certain modes or for regular use to? Would be great if it was only used for modes.
Just as normal slings fire when hit, these will fire when hit. BUT since they are mag's, they can do different features for different modes. Like freeze the ball then drop to a flipper, bounce the ball between mags, etc.
Quoted from Damonator:I'd like to see how they behave with the polarity reversed.
Going to guess that if you "cross the streams" in a game mode, they'll reverse. That'll be awesome.
I think they look pretty sweet! they fit the theme perfectly too... I don't think I'd want them in every game but I commend Stern and JT for trying something different. I'd imagine that how they are shown in the video is probably the standard function that is used 90%+ of the time but I have a feeling they'll program some other functions in.-probably a hold and drop or perhaps pulsing them even when the sling switches aren't activated.-like in TAF or GNR during certain modes or multiball.
I'm really digging them for GB, as others said I wouldn't want them to become the standard in other games... but they certainly work well here. Really looking forward to full gameplay videos!
They did say early code but I thought the code for the slings would have been much further if they did a lot of testing before deciding to use them as was stated in interviews. I want to see a video of how they function normally. That is the underlying concern.
Quoted from TheLaw:Potential for sure, but that video is basically pointless. It shows there are magnets on the slings, which we already knew.
Basically the same thing as some weak ass busted up limp slings that don't fire much
Video is hardly pointless. It shows exactly what we needed to know, and that is how the basics of the slings function.
They look smooth to me.
The rest is going to be outrageous fun when they really go wild.
Quoted from northvibe:That is pretty cool w/ basic code on it. I do miss the sounds of the coil firing, but when Dwight gets some complicated sling code going. It is going to be @#$#@$ bad ass
Here lies a great mod...additional firing kicker coil to replicate the authentic sound of a kicker Zero patent violation there for all you nodders (Modders not nodders LOL)
If they behave like that video in general gameplay, they look terrible. The magnet pulls it off the rubber and hurls it back at the rubber a few times, then just drops it. That's not a "kicker" at all. You throw a ball at a kicker and it fires back hard to somewhere else, not bobbles it and drops it.
Quoted from epthegeek:If they behave like that video in general gameplay, they look terrible. The magnet pulls it off the rubber and hurls it back at the rubber a few times, then just drops it. That's not a "kicker" at all. You throw a ball at a kicker and it fires back hard to somewhere else, not bobbles it and drops it.
Sometimes it does that, sometimes it just kicks it away.
Both were shown.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Video is hardly pointless. It shows exactly what we needed to know, and that is how the basics of the slings function.
It should you what you needed to know, which is nothing because you'd love anything obviously.
Quoted from epthegeek:That's not a "kicker" at all. You throw a ball at a kicker and it fires back hard to somewhere else, not bobbles it and drops it.
It had some good action every once in awHile, but for the most part they just sort of dribbled down to the flipper without much fan far...like...wow? They could end up awesome, they could pump more juice into them...but for now that was pretty lackluster.
Quoted from Pinballlew:Here lies a great mod...additional firing kicker coil to replicate the authentic sound of a kicker Zero patent violation there for all you nodders
Modders only please...don't let stern reproduce coil noises! 
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Sometimes it does that, sometimes it just kicks it away.
Both were shown.
Thank you for posting that video link...those slings are awesome..i am totally sold now. Cheers 
Quoted from TheLaw:It should you what you needed to know, which is nothing because you'd love anything obviously.
It had some good action every once in awHile, but for the most part they just sort of dribbled down to the flipper without much fan far...like...wow? They could end up awesome, they could pump more juice into them...but for now that was pretty lackluster.
Hardly. You know.....sometimes the ball hits the regular slings without getting kicked...and "dribble down" as you say.
Quoted from Pinballlew:Here lies a great mod...additional firing kicker coil to replicate the authentic sound of a kicker Zero patent violation there for all you nodders
Just like on a vpin. Just put a coil in the bottom of the cab that is connected to the switches
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Hardly. You know.....sometimes the ball hits the regular slings without getting kicked...and "dribble down" as you say.
Agreed there, but that has a lot to do with how the game is set up and were it hits the slings. I middle hit to the slings is never going to dribble down.
early code on slings = not even close to shipping. I think nobody wants early code on something that important
We don't know the sound effect when the ball hits mag slings during game play. I am sure they will have a sound effect for it in normal play. That was just test mode.
Quoted from TheLaw:Agreed there, but that has a lot to do with how the game is set up and were it hits the slings. I middle hit to the slings is never going to dribble down.
I'm not seeing any dribble down when they actually hit the switch. Some of his rolls just didn't hit the switch. A video of the game in action will be much better, but I just didn't think this video was pointless. A good first tease.
We joked a lot about the MagnoSlings®™, but I was always optimistic they would turn out okay.
I'm going to still hold out hope that somehow they turn out better than that video, but honestly, every machine of mine on death row just breathed a sigh of relief.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Sometimes it does that, sometimes it just kicks it away.
Both were shown.
Watched the video multiple times and it never kicked it away without grabbing it back towards itself.
Quoted from Pinballlew:Watched the video multiple times and it never kicked it away without grabbing it back towards itself.
And? It still bounces off.
Quoted from Manimal:Precisely...if the code was mature, they would have shown it. Still saying June
Nonsense.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Sometimes it does that, sometimes it just kicks it away.
Both were shown.
where are you seeing it kick the ball away like a traditional sling and not get pulled back around or whatever?
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