Haha...why don't you play it without adding the adornments that make it fun to play?

I'm fine with the latches but the on-off switch makes it hard to place games side by side. The quality has been fine except for the cabinet cracking

I agree with you, GB is awesome and I'll never get rid of it, I play just for the fun of playing, not real concerned with codes.

you might feel differently after playing "Who brought the dog?" 78 times and getting the exact same score.

I've enjoyed playing it without a center post mod, the game is meant to be difficult and I like the challenge. I closed the outlanes to the "easiest" position but that's it.

I'm a Stern fan and waited over a year to order GB premium to give them time to resolve any issues. Hate is a strong word but I definitely understand why people have a bitch with GB. My playfield is chipping behind both drop targets (my distributor and Stern stepped up to address), and all the other complaints (air balls, switches not registering, etc.) are still there.

It's still fun to play, but you can't help but be frustrated with the chunkiness and cheap drains.

I can see it being a keeper if you're a real GB fan or buy pins to admire, but the game play has too many flaws to earn a permanent place in my lineup.

I have a Stern Stars and it is as well built as any other machine I own. With a top quality topcoat on the playfield. and a cabinet as solid as any. I have no complaints about the quality at all. No complaints about all the outdated crappy themes they are doing now either because I don't have to buy them.

Anybody complaining simply should not buy them.

I received a NIB GB Premium yesterday and will agree that the quality is good (cabinet is great) but the quality control is another story. My game was shipped with some sort of residue left on a few small areas of the playfield that thankfully were able to be buffed out and the coin box wasn't secured to the inside of the cabinet (the clip to hold it down was under it...). Besides that I've been very happy with the game.

Wtf? I wasn't asking you, I was asking him. Why wasn't I asking you? Because I was just responding to you last night in your thread about shifty stern quality...right?

I was just making a comment, wow, didn't mean anything by it.

No offense meant by me. I just don't understand why you're responding to me when you know stern is having issues....and this whole thread is about how they are not

I don't agree with the center post, but its your PIN.

I purchased all the Stern accessories, topper, shaker motor, black armor, HD glass, plastic's both colors, now replaced with ULEK's, shooter rod, art blades. game fills & feels complete as far as stuff goes.

Mezel mods fire house overlay, still waiting on the stay puff motor from Mezelmods.

Ecto goggle protector.

ULEK's clear sling shot rail guards work exactly as designed, perfect design. Very happy no more rail jumping and cheap unwarranted drains.

Williams/Bally New Style Leg Bracket (inside cabinet reinforcement)

Not happy about, airballs on the 2x, 3x, ghost target's, even with the airball protector from here on pinside, 2x sends my ball flying towards my cross over ramp dents the playfield, ghost target (not covered) sends it towards the firehouse and captive ball on the left... sigh'. , current design is F&*%ing horrible, even modded.I am ready for a better design PLEASE FOR LOVE OF PINBALL, SOMEONE WORK ON A NEW AIRBALL DESIGN.

Magnets, the code v1.13 is horrible on the premium/LE's with the magnets looping the ball and rams it SDTM with Jedi force (there is nothing you can do), or it nicks the slingshot, force's it inwards as it slows the ball speed... and SDTM, or loops a backflip and goes perfectly in the outer lanes & drains, fix the code Stern.

Overall I do enjoy my NIB GB premium as does my family, theme is just awesome, color, sound, LED's, shots/ramps. Needs a better air-ball protector, and code. IMO GB is 10x better than batman 66 lol

lastly, where the F&*% is Libby, aka the Statue of Liberty I mean come on at least some screen time on the DMD.
I think someone should make a better Gozer or 3D model.

you know there are three ladders, right? you don't always have to go for the same one.

Easiest to start from skill shot, most lucrative end

same, on both sentiments in that sentence.

eh i'm kinda glad the lamest, cheesiest element of the series was left out.

that's a great idea. instead of a hard-to-see flat plastic, a translucent 3d-model would be awesome. you could even use the Gozer flasher to make it light up.

Haha don't rile up the GB2 fans please

Absolutely. It's just that WBTD? is easiest to get started, even accidentally.

Stern makes the best games hands down and I have various manufactures games. New and Old. They have some quality issues that is expected in a pinball game. They were never a perfect product. They are mechanical as we all know. Williams and Bally games were worse. They broke more frequently as I played them throughout my childhood. The newer technology is so much better and more reliable today than ever. Overall I am very pleased with my Last 8 NIB Stern games.

You like the challenge? Then why did you close the outlanes to the easiest position?

That 78 times is out of 200 games. Still too much.

She could have been added to the Stern art blades... total fail IMO.

If your memorizing or writing down stats while playing pinball, you're doing it wrong.

Just my opinion.

"Repetition is the key to memorization." - Dwight Sullivan, probably

I hear ya there. I've never really played pinball for points unless it's for a tournament or league. I much rather play for progressing through the games story and see how far I get. I can't recall in any story based game what my highest score is but I can tell ya how far I made it into the games story modes.

I'm with you but the Stern bashers will no doubt come in and ruin this thread. I've bought four NIB Sterns in the past year and a half and all four have been awesome and trouble free. I had one loose wire on GOT that would give me switch issues once in a great while, put a dab of solder on it and it's all good now. Stern is making the best games out there hands down and they are killing the competition. They have a few quality issues to address like the strength of the cabinets maybe but they will get addressed and fixed if there is a problem. Great company!

I have had good experiences with stern games too, but Ive only bought two nib games since late 2015 (met pro and TWD prem.). However, I do not agree that they are making the best games out there. Owning a hobbit and WOZ, it is clear to me that JJP makes a better overall game in terms of quality and complexity. The fact that stern uses those stupid service pegs on games instead of metal rails is the clearest sign of how they have downgraded quality and cut corners in recent years. The pf ghosting issues and cabinet issues likely also are signs of cutting corners. This is not stern bashing, I own a lot of them, I just feel JJP is a few steps ahead. I'd rather try to buy a DI than anything else stern is offering right now

GB is a great pin. One of Stern's best. And as evidenced by one's of Stern's biggest selling pins in history.

Also, understand THIS > Stern has rectified the PF issues as far as i can see. My ASLE PF is sexy nice with a beauty of a clearcoat.

Now I'd assume they will address the cab issues some are having.

Stern has pumped out some awesome pins lately. Thrilled with them. Play some pinball, you might actually like it.

Playing a few games is nothing. The ghosting issue can look great out of the box, and then develop as you play it. The chipping also isn't directly out of the box, but over time. Some cabs were split out of the box, but others happen with play.

I hope you are lucky and got a good one. I hope it lasts and lasts with no issues. But toss a few hundred plays on it before you say it's all peaches and cream.

If it does, apply for Stern's replacement PF program.

Ghosting issues have thankfully been resolved for a while now, 6-9 months maybe.

Can you imagine if GB wouldn't have had all of the playfield problems how many more games they would have sold? It definitely hurt sales and killed all of the hype for the game. It was so bad that a lot of people just couldn't get over it and moved away from GB. GB is one of the best pinball machines ever made PERIOD!!