In fact, screw an all-around Star Wars pin. If they made a Chewbacca pin I would think this was awesome. As it stands, meh.

I've been waiting for this reveal for months in anticipation. Now taking a look at some of the images I've gotta say I'm disappointed especially with what the LE Model looks like. The play field art is without question some of the worst of modern era Stern pins. I like the cabinet art on the Pro & Premium they both look cool but I just don't understand the LE cabinet art.

I just hope gameplay and code live up to expectations but with the reveal I've been waiting to see I couldn't be more disappointed. And what's the price going to be on this one? YIKES!

BOO STERN BOO!

I really wish Pat Lawlor & JJP had obtained this license I imagine they would have hit a home run with it.

Meh...

Good news is Aerosmith orders should not be impacted.

At this point, I still want to own a DESW a lot more than the new Stern...

damn thing is thrown under the bus by what appears to be 95% of you. what percent has seen a gameplay video or know how it works?

A swing and a miss for Stern on this one, there will be some pinsiders claim it's the best Stern yet!

I showed the premium/le playfield photos to a guy a work who is not a follower of pinball, and he thought it looked absolutely amazing... These are the type of people that will stop to drop a coin in if the see one. I think this is going to be popular on route so operators should be happy.

I'm still excited for this game, It's a new pinball machine!

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The Emperor wants Pinside to keep up the hate, so I can get on a list for an LE when someone else backs out. This caught me off guard; I expected this a few more months from now.

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Horrible looking !!!!
Sure hope it plays great.

Come back in a week and tell us what you think.

I don't think it looks all that bad. It looks like what I expect a Stern should look like. However, I am still getting used to the LCD on the back glass though. Looks nice.

Not a fan of the PRO though - that hyperdrive ramp looks too cool to be left out of the PRO to be honest

PREM/LE looks to be the way to go right now for that reason alone.

I'm very excited to see more detail. Naysayers are ridiculous around here... The art looks 100 times better than previous SW pins. They're jokes that I don't even want... this isn't perfect, but pretty nice imo.

This marks off the biggies for me:

1. Original trilogy
2. Loaded with shots/fan layout (two ramps, turnaround loop, orbits, scoop, 5 bank drops, 3 bank stand up/possibly motorized, mini lcd almost assuredly tired in with gameplay in some way.).
3. Modes o' plenty - hope they're fun and deep enough without being repetitive/wood chopping.
4. Colorful, decent art of my favorite theme and characters of all time, see number one

I can't wait to play it - I am hoping there are some neat details we're missing with this half-ass reveal too. If there are any diverters or features we're missing that will just be gravy. I think the mini lcd being a targeting computer or something, with animations of hits on ships or something similar as you score the targets would be epic. I hope it is that heavily integrated into to the gameplay. Honestly that could be pretty major. If the 3 bank is motorized and lowers and has something behind it? Awesome. The whitewood pic showing regular static stand-up targets may not be damning, it's an early proto, but certainly will be a little disappointing if accurate...

My biggest disappointment is probably that the Pro, the only model I'm likely to be able to swing, is missing the death star integration and hyperspace loop stuff. But I'm relieved the Pro has the drop targets and spinner at least, honestly. Hate it when they leave those simple items out.

Haha, downvote my post all you want, but according to google analytics i fooled over 200 of you with that link

I prefer the pro translite and cabinet the best. But a premium Playfield. That sucks.

so much for a new theme or idea

I clicked the link - twice

Surprised no one has mentioned..........Drop targets on the PRO!

It's just about the only "toy" the pro has.

Seems that way. I think there's a scoop to the right.

All I can think of is the times over the past year or two I heard people saying "just wait until Star Wars is released, everyone is going to want one!!". "It's going to be over the top!!"

Well, if this was an episode of mythbusters, I'd say that theory has been debunked.

Pinside: where games are judged solely based on art & the size of the LCD screen

Lets see what people say once better pics and some gameplay vids are released. I'm guessing many people will be eating some crow.

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I am not ready to praise or dismiss it. I need to see some video. I can't wait for someone like Dead Flip to have a nice long stream to get a better feel for it. If I see one one a route, it will get $10 off of me. $20 if it's a bad day. It's an exciting theme to millions of people.

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"Stay on omelet, stay on omelet!"
I still cannot seem to get this image out of my head, I just do not know what Cadbury prize might be inside.

BTW, Sega used this same feature design in Independence Day and The Lost World Jurassic Park.
New collectors try not to scream "innovative" too loudly again.

The wheels of the bus, go round and round.

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New Star Wars announced by other source , Pinside is famous

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The pro is so strippped down and nothing for the ball/player to interact with, lame! All I see besides the normal ramps, drop targets, pops, orbits, and loops, is the scoop to the right. Premium is the way to go for sure and that takes me out of the running.

Yeah not going to lie this is a let down. I mean it's Star Wars and it could still play well but I think the expectations for this game were so high. My initial impression is the playfield is very sparse. When I think of the possibilities of what they could have done it's hard to see that this is the end result. Anyone know who is on code for this title?

since it's setup almost exactly like AC/DC i'm sure it will play fine. But I already have 3 fan pattern Sterns and this one is too much like AC/DC. Plus there isn't any really interactive toy on it. I still think the DE SW will be the best one out there.

I mean Ghostbusters blew my balls off when I first saw it. Aerosmith even looked pretty impressive. But this is very bland. Art package is very very bland. Layout is uneventful and been done before. Software is going to have to be outstanding for this to have any longevity. Or it's going to go the way of, CSI, 24, RS, Avatar, Kiss, WWE, monopoly, Harley, Playboy, NFL, Elvis, RBION, Nascar, WOF, IJ4, BDK, NBA, TF, BBH, Xmen, Avengers, AP, T3 and the others that really don't get all the lovin.

If that's true, that sucks. DE is the best of the 4 STAR WARS pins released so far, but it's not a great pin by any means.

Man I have to say upon first look at the playfield, really kinda a bummer. I mean Star Wars is chocked full of amazing design elements, toys, characters, vehicles... that could have been integrated.

Would have loved to seen a pop bumper forest from endor, some walkers, something... the theme is half baked imo... it just looks like a LCD monitor and a Death Star

I'm A huge Star Wars, and fan and have been waiting for this. But at this point, none of the models am I jumping up and down about. But who knows could be the most amazing gameplay ever, but even then, dunno if I pay 7k+ for one

it's a lot better with the new code.

The playfield and overall package looks like it was designed by an accountant.

Literally, Gary walked into his CFO's office and said here's the price of the license... here's what we can sell it for... tell me how little we can put into game itself and drive down costs and make this game as profitable as possible.

CFO scribbles some shit on a napkin

And Steve Ritchie and Dwight go to work for the 75 hours of labor the CFO budgeted into the project.

Gary said to Steve;" just quickly throw something together,
"It's Star Wars ! They gonna buy it no matter what"!!

Cachingggg!!

Crow shmowe.

They can put those images at 4K resolution Smassa and it wouldn't change my mind one bit on the art package.
Heck,
What we'd probably notice with the future high res pics would be the Sonic badge on the apron and some "S" logo'd flippers...

I sure hope the LE buyers at the very least get a matching Thermos this time.

Guess we will have to wait and see. Would be interesting to see who is bashing it now & to check back in a year from now to see if its in their collection.

From what I can tell of the playfield image:

There are 4 square inserts for each of the 4 oval inserts (Death Star, Hoth, Tatooine and Endor)
Above Endor it looks like a red Super Jackpot
Above the Super Jackpot(?) is Extra Ball
Above Hoth square insert is Video mode(?)
Multiball inserts on each side of the Death Star oval insert
Above Tatooine square insert (far right) is a Mystery insert
There is a long slit in the playfield on the left side of the left ramp (premium/LE). Some kind of ball lock area?
The plastics and pop bumper caps are different between premium/le and pro
Insert below Tie Fighter appears to say "Tie Fighter" ?

I can't make out any of the other inserts from the poor pictures we have..

Rob

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Anybody here been around long enough to remember how people were complaining about Stern's LOTR being stripped down when it came out?

Love all the metal on the playfield. Nive

Any ideas of what sterns topper will be like?

i've never bought a game I thought looked like shit from the get go.

And what's with the LCD mini screen just sitting there in the open? Looks like ass. If you are going to do some little movie screen, at least put some effort into using it in a cleaver way. Like if you want a video item, have it inside of a ship with big windows so you can do something like make it look like people walking around in there or something. Don't just slap it in the middle of a field for it to be an airball target. So many creative ways this could have been utilized.

Ive been reading all day...watching this train wreck by Stern.
Not one comment on how ugly the apron is!
Lighted interactive apron people. Its the 21st century. Its Star Wars.

Yes cause ACDC is quite the looker.

Good gameplay & rules can make up for quite a bit. I also think the art is going to look better then what was 1st shown to us.

that's true, it looks like shit too. But I already have one great playing great rules, shitty looking game. Why would I want another? least it has a nice interactive toy. the bell is fun to hit and the music tracks are awesome. And with AC/DC i didn't see it first. First encounter with AC/DC was a release party they had for it down in chicago. So I got to play it before really having to focus on the crappy art package.

If I ever break down to own one of these I'll be sure to add a few 70's Hot Wheels station wagons on a piece of lexan to go in front of the screen so I can re-create that drive-in nostalgia from my childhood.

than you can have a custom Translite made that says, "creature from the black lagoon....RETURNS!!!!"