Especially for you lovely Pinsiders, here's a gameplay video for the last produced Classic Stern: the infamous Orbitor 1. Hated by many. Loved by some. Misunderstood by most.

Please let me know what you think in a reply!

Remind me to never take a bath at your place. Don't want to end up in the hospital with a spinning bumper in mi arse

Sounds like your buddy is really looking for excuses to make up for his poor golf and/or putt-putt game.

But seriously: Yes, you have to 'learn' how to play pinball on Orbitor 1. I think that's actually one of the reasons people don't like it. It's not always fun to have to learn something, almost from scratch. Especially when you're pretty good at the 'normal' game. And believe me: being a wizard at regular pinball says very little about your skills on O1.

And no, it won't throw off your normal game. At least for me it didn't. Just like swimming won't throw off your running skills.

Thanks for your compliment about the editing, by the way! I use Powerdirector.

Thanks for all replies, guys. Makes shooting and editing a video like this all the more worthwile. Glad to hear that this video helps giving people second thoughts about the machine.

Keep 'em coming!

Thanks guys! It really is a great game. Wouldn't have it as an only machine, but it really shines in a collection of 5 or more games.

I used my Sony ILCE 3000 for the main shots and an old Canon IXUS 75 for the scores.

Thanks John! Nice to know my work is appreciated.

Rack 'em Up is a very nice player as well! I've had to sell mine as well, because of limited space.

I bought it like this from a guy in Leeuwarden, Friesland. No hole repairing whatsoever. Needless to say I am very happy with my hole.

Also: great compliment. Thanks! The lighting of the video is actually the combination of a good lamp (yes, I shit you not) and lots of tweaking with my camera. Glad it worked out!

That's what blows my mind too. How do people come up with this stuff?!

The answer is actually very cool. You'll find it here:
http://www.flippers.be/stern_orbitor_one_history.html

Thanks! For my next video I'll make a Making Of.

Nice to know: the Orbitor 1 from the first post will soon be available to play for the public. It will be part of the line-up of the Dutch Pinball Museum in Rotterdam!

http://pavlovpinball.com/matrix-man-builds-waterfront-pinball-museum/
https://www.facebook.com/Dutchpinballmuseum

Make sure you study the video before you play it, so you know how to play it!

Thanks!

The playfield truly does seem sparse and that's one of the things people usually throw at it. And to be honest, Stern could have added some more targets and more challenging rules to the game. But in all fairness, for an '82 machine it's not that bad. There are, for example, 13 drop targets on this playfield. That's a lot!

I don't think Orbitor 1 can be converted to a Pinball Arcade-table and feel quite the same as the real thing. But you'll find one to play eventually .