Back in the club with this one... got a pro.

A game I have owned before and just kept calling me back for more.

I find this one to be a nice mix of fun and challenge and like that there are tons of ways to play it.

As for the premium vs pro debate I can say I 100% prefer the pro after owning both for a while... plays faster and shots are smoother to me.

I think the biggest things are the metal ramps and the fork on the death star, both of those to me made the premium harder to play and more clunky.

On the Pro you can backhand just about every shot and ramps are smoother....

I dont miss the premium at all.. the hyperloop is a cool toy but doesnt add much to the game play

I think the pro is a better art package too since it has all the characters, the prem is just focused on the dark side.

I spent a ton of time dialing in my premium so it played about as well as one can play.

The shots were nowhere near "the same" as a pro.... ramps are much smoother and easier to backhand on the pro.

The hyperloop is a very cool toy but the pro plays miles better if it didnt I would have bought another premium.

I love the game and either is great but the premium plays almost like a totally different pin.

Huh... I had not noticed that.

Not sure how much difference it makes but interesting.

Why is everything "bashing" these days. lol

Its just a different opinion and the issues with the fork etc are all documented 1000 times over.

Im not saying the premium (I did buy one after all) sucks or something just that it plays different and harder which on a pin that is already pretty hard isnt as much fun to me.

I still say Star Wars (any version) is a top 5 Stern

People had the same gripes about Iron Man and now thats a classic.. to me Star Wars is in a similar league as far as speed and challenge.

Most people I have met that "hate Star Wars" have no idea how to play it after you ask them a few questions.

Its not really walk up and play friendly at all... you need to get whats going on and know what to do or not do.

Just banging a few games on it on location and saying it sucks is pretty common unfortunately.

The shots are the same but the difference from the metal ramps to plastic is pretty noticeable also.

End of day I spent hours "dialing in" my premium to get it as good as I could.. it still didnt play "better" or the same as my pro which needed nothing out of the box. Level it and play.

Its still a great game its just a different thing...

Its a cool gimmick.. when I had one and you got it rocking it would shake my wood floor.

Yah this... the ball really has to hit the fork dead on due to the angle which is hard to do even from the right flipper.

Its probably not the geometry of the shot more the design of the fork that makes a pretty direct hit needed.

Its just one of those shots you can feel like you hit it perfect and it will just brick out and its annoying as shit.

Its never a good feeling in any game to feel like you nail a shot and not get it rewarded... same as BS drains out the pops or whatever plagues other games.

yah I think this is one of those games that over time will find its audience... like Iron Man which took a few years to get popular.

Its harder to play and learn so walk up and play friendly it aint...

anyone not taking the time to learn whats going on wont like it based on a few plays of slapping the ball around, game will eat your lunch.

Its kind of annoying but later in the game if you have the multiplier cranked its worth a ton of points.

Man, you guys are hardcore... I think the sound package on the game is pretty good.

they can always be better but this is far from the worst one I have heard, at least not to the point where I would change it.

will depend on the state its going to... most states charge sales tax out of state now doesnt matter who sells it.

Man I don't know if I got lucky or what but my comic pro plays like butter and never did anything but level it.

Its still a drainy tough game but its supposed to be.

Best way to do this is to get a pro... I switched and it plays so much smoother than my premium did its ridiculous.

I went from spending hours dialing things in to nothing, just level and play.

They make you pay in full for an in production game?

That doesn't seem right.

Stern is short shipping all distrib orders at this point.

There were some videos online... I dont know about high ranked players though.

This is a game most tourney type players dont like because the scoring is so crazy with the multipliers and the hammer the lock down bar thing.

yah you'd think they would like it but they generally hate any game thats not rinse and repeat or high risk reward.

Star Wars is too random and makes you take your hands off the flippers....

Also having to hit the 3 bank often makes it too risky a play but ya gotta do it to score.... ball is out of control allot.

I love it too and Im a decent player... I just accept the fact its going to kick my ass once in a while.

Tourney guys want consistency and to keep the ball under control... good luck with that on Star Wars.

Someone makes a plastic device (dont know who just had someone show me one) you can install to add a fake center post and remove it with no drilling etc.

I have no idea why someone would buy that but I guess demand is there since someone made it.

I think people put them on Ghostbusters because of the "wide flipper gap"/they suck at pinball lol