Mikey like. Mikey get premium. Mikey want

Highly impressed by how they incorporated all the footage and art in the LCD package. They took everything give and it works. Yeah the Cabinet art could be better but this stream showed that this game will be a joy to play. Expression lighting timed to the music sections was very cool. BTW Aurich ... glad to see your efforts on Alien get used and be recognized for that.

The rampy flow even made the multiballs seem fast and untangled. And that light show with the psychecolorful band footage. So good.

Certainly a golden age in pinball for light shows!

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Well the man got to us after 30 minutes.
Stern will be deciding what to do with the VOD.
Thanks for hanging out while it lasted!
Game is a flow monster.

Nice, definitely curious to see it. Be ironic if they got a lot more assets and freedom with the LCD than the physical art. Truth is you can do a lot more with low rez assets on a screen than you can printing them, so that might be a factor.

Thanks.

I know all about the limitations of licensed assets thing when doing art for a game. I also know how to take my lumps in public for it. I just don't like to see it get personal. I didn't enjoy it, and I know people at Stern don't either. They're human beings, and also love pinball as much or more than anyone else, no reason to trash them as people.

Awsome thanks Jack !

But I already have 11 Sterns 5 of which are SR's for that, time for something different

It really is funny because the formula for success was always right in front of everyone's eyes...

Ritchie game known for monster flow

Epic band for theme

New innovative spinner mech

New innovative interactive light show

But people's eyes could just not see past the art(which you cannot play) and Stern was contractually obligated to use. Hopefully people will learn not to judge a game based on art and fluff.

Utube please!!!!!!

Game has great flow and fun to play.

Thanks Jack great job as always!

You da man!

Now quit farting around with FB and go back to Twitch

just logged on and looked for stream. was it dcma shut down?

It might be good to torrent the stream. I get a platform is best for discoverability but if it's determined to be too risky if a torrent surfaced... just saying.

I should also mention that the stream was mirrored by someone on Twitch and there were no issues. Might as well go back to Twitch next time—just don't post the VOD and delete clips. I'm sure the whole thing has gotten frustrating and a little scary at this point for you.

Heh... no shit

I am one of the old school guys who hated LEDs when they got popular... guess what? I still do.

Now its like LEDs and a possible seizure every time I play a modern game.

I am pretty sure at this point most people dont even play their games they just stare at the light show and re-hit the bong.

Cant see the f-in ball so not sure how you can play anyways.

The reason we weren’t on twitch is a long one with reasons I can’t discuss. Twitch just wasn’t an option for this one tonight.

Just can't get in to this one. I'm supposed to be excited for a spinner and it's is only on the playfield on occasion. This is a big reward you get to earn a spinner? I feel like I have Stockholm syndrome, Stern has cheeped out so bad people are rejoicing a spinner. Also decimal multipliers WTF this is what we have come too, nothing like a little Led Zeppelin and math class. Hit the Icarus on a stick. I feel like I am being punked.

No worries man, the stream did what it needed to do, made a lot of pre-order people very happy.

Aside from the the early Pros that had the ugly Agnus face, the Pre/LE pin is loaded with attributes from their concerts in the code, River Plate if I'm not mistaken. Fast shooter too. But I have to agree - artwork on the translight leaves a lot to be desired.

I'm with you but it's never gonna happen. This is Pinside!

It might be time to move the the web. You set up stream.sternpinball.com. On that page you jam together dacast and maybe a twillio chat engine and move away from social media platforms until the dust settles and the the DMCA are issues sorted—if that ever happens. The web is still a viable option. You just use social media to get people to that destination. DM if you have questions.

They should launch it all at once! All we had was the art and some snap shots of the PF. What else could we do? Next time just stream the whole thing at once.

Do a launch party. Here is the game. Oooohhh isn’t it pretty and here is how it plays! Oh yay! Fun!
Rather than leaks. Oh Led Zeppelin is coming. A couple days later. Oh here is pictures of the pretty, then a week later here is how it plays! Which the play is what pinball is all about! Just do one big launch party!

Yea but what sucks is while I was trying to preach people could not see past the flippin art and missed out. Now many Pinsiders are left holding the bag. Lots of non-Pinsiders and LZ fan club non-pinheads probably snatched some up. Oh well-hopefully lesson learned for next epic theme. Thankfully there is the Premium
Never owned a Premium-I either go LE or Pro

Is the stream uploaded anywhere now

Three Key Shots, Observed or *Not* Observed in the Stream:

1. Center Ramp from upper flipper?

2. Sweep of Z-E-P drops from upper flipper?

3. Right flipper shot, through Electric Magic spinner, up and around Center Ramp?

I did see #3 but don't recall which flipper it was from. Sweet shot.

I'm watching it right now on Twitch. Wickedpissapinballpit

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/842252388

I keep trying that one , it says off line

This is all the JJP fanboys can ever come up with as a rebuttal. Its sad and weak, last week. Call them on their horseshit and ur part of the Stern Army. I buy what's fun to play and don't care who makes it.

No luck either! Glad to read all of the positive comments from people that has seen it in action.

Yeah, looks like Twitch already killed the VOD. After I watched it and F5'd I got this...

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Why don’t they just throw it on YouTube

I asked Tim Sexton on Twitter if there were plans to be able to opt out of a song midway through a ball, perhaps by giving the option when you hit the left eject after a chorus or something. He says the team was talking about it and has a plan for it.

I think I like that option - makes it a bit closer to cashing out a jackpot on GnR and can break up the song monotony a little more, or you can just jam till the track ends. Hope it gets worked into the mix.

thats my stream. I don't have permission from Stern and they plan on putting it on their insider site, so I felt the VOD should be unpublished. Sorry.

Hey watch out-I just got a moderation notice for using that term

Then how will you be able to stream the game when its in your facility? Music off?

Sooooo many people sh!t on this game. Super pumped for the game and the team behind it. You could here the pride in Steve's voice. What an incredible year for pinball 2020 has been. 2020 has been horrible in so many ways but amazing games.

Mikey like. Mikey get. Mikey has on order. Mikey can’t wait. Steve is a god.

Thank you!! I am late on responding, been a busy week. Also just saw that the Stern stream was shutdown.

Mikey likes!

Sabbath fan here. So as far as dream theme, i'm not really interested in owning LZ or GnR.

But if I had the money to spend, and to just choose 1, it would be Led Zeppelin.

Reason being is that I really like the throw back images on the LCD, plus classic concert footage is a huge factor.

I dig the 70s in general and I think the machine overall just has that kind of look to it. It's not a cartoon parody of the band, it IS the band.

I like that 2 of the 3 models used album artwork. Not sure if I like the Pro or Premium better. What the Pinside School of Art experts don't fully understand is that there is a satisfaction that comes from examples of minimalism. Sometimes, less is more.

This can also apply to gameplay. I don't need some ramp fest toy overload gadget theme park under glass. I'll play 'em, but i'm playing for layout, first and always. Give me a killer layout that plays well with some spinners and drops and orbits. Oh look, this game has all of that.

This game is really looking good, and i'm excited to play one....even though Sabbath is a much better band.

Yes! This game is awesome. Steve is a god. Mikey wants. Mikey ordered!

Maybe it’s time to consider Mixcloud. They pay the artists and you don’t get taken down.

I just want to say thank you to Steve, Jack and everyone for your time and putting on the stream. I know you had some technical difficulties but I did see enough to reassure my beliefs in what a great title this is and the great work that went into it.

Just wanted to say thank you! Great Job

I am still on the fence on this one. Ritchie is hit or miss for my family. I really want to love it but the stream it was tough for me to see how good it would be. I dont think it will be as brutal as Star Wars. Which is a dream theme but probably my most hated stern that I’ve owned. I bought tmnt and aiq but I think I need to play this one to see. At one point the ball drained 3 times in a row in the stream.

How difficult do you think this one will be?

Tmnt is hard but now I have the flow down but the kids won’t play it unless we do co-op. Thank goodness for co-op but I don’t see that here so I don’t want to get a difficult pin they won’t play.

If it helps, Sexton mentioned on a podcast he likes Turtles co-op and will incorporate it later on in LZ code.

that’s definitely a plus..I didn’t hear that but any game with co-op Is a win for us. Alice Cooper we use to play co-op a lot on. It was the first pin I had with co-op and it got us hooked

Yeah what the heck is up with that?
Post the dang video on YouTube for crying out loud.