This could very well be my next NIB if it’s my kind of layout and code.

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Is it really confirmed yet? Ive been waiting for the announcement. Im either getting a stranger things premium or a star wars comic premium. So itching to see this

It’s just a strong rumor at this point. I think we should know by the end of the month.

I sure hope so! I originally thought a black hole or haunted house like lower playfield but that sacrifices too much of the main level of the game.

I say get VERY creative with artwork and lighting and diverters to create the upside down. Transform the entire game when you’re in it.

I love the show, but not sure I am excited about the idea of it being a pinball theme. I am more excited to see what Brian Eddie does.

I posted this about a month ago in the Next Stern Pin....

IF and when a STRANGER THINGS Pinball comes out :

Should have :
-Iconic creepy score plays at power up / ball launch
-Demogorgon mech opening ball swallowing / spitting out feature.
-LED blinking Christmas lights that WILL communicates with you
-Lower Playfield which represents the "Upside Down" (or entire Playfield becomes grayscale, perhaps flippers are reversed )
-Magnetic levitating ball / save feature that Eleven saves you with her powers
-Waffle / Eggo pop bumpers
-The Clash - Should I stay or should I go needs to play at some point as a music clip
-Spinner which rotates / activates the kids bike tires
-Dustin And Suzie Sing 'The NeverEnding Story' when having a long balltime / wizard mode
-Need to collect items like Steve's Spiked bat to battle
-Scoops Ahoy flavor mode call outs with Erica serving as she puts the ERICA in AMERICA
-Save / Find Barb mode
-Final Battle Mode with The Mind Flayer
-Star Court Mall escalator ramp for the ball to slide down
-Murray Bauman hidden hide out spot on the playfield
-Chief HOPPER call outs
-Billy mode heavily featuring the shaker as he's a pretty intense character
-Gather Friends Lucas, Dustin, Will, Mike, increase multipliers
-Hurry up mode Close the gate
-Joyce Byers cracking her axe as the playfield rumbles from the shaker
-Initials / name "Mad Max" score should be the highest score from factory
-Dr Martin Brenner gather test subject modes
-Bob Newby aka Sean Astin Ball Save
-Chief Hopper SHOOT Again!
*Beat MAD MAX Dig Dug score or mini Hawkins Arcade mode on LCD screen
*Other 80's references throughout the playfield
*Walkie Talkie communication / call outs

Im not a fan of lower playfields and it would be hard to match what the virtual pin version does there. Id rather have more up top and use effects to create the upside down. Id actually like an upper playfield of the livingroom where you light xmas lights to say things. I could kind of be like sword of fury upper playfield. Im guessing itll have a central bash toy of a demigorgon as well.

The more I think about it, the more I don’t want a lower playfield. Even if they did it like Krull (which they won’t).

When has a game used artwork and crazy lighting to transform the game? I don’t think it ever has been done.

Stranger Things is one of my favorite movie/tv shows of all time.

Brian Eddy has only hit home runs, going 3/3 with some of the best games of all time.

I just hope Stern didn't kill, due to budget, a lot of his ideas.

Go dark mode in upside down with projection similar to blackout mod in ST except have the lasers white to look like the Upside down snow/ash or whatever that is.

A section of the playfield rotating to reveal the "upside down" would be cool. It won't happen, but it would be cool.

That is what I thought would be amazing but I don’t think stern would eat the bom to do so.

Im not a huge fan of magnets but would probably fit in this one

I was thinking this exact same thing the other night. That could look sweet.

If there are magnets hopefully they are no where near the flippers.

It adds something that’s for sure! Haha. But seriously no magnets.

It should have a Billy mode where you have to “collect” Hawkins Housewives to complete the mode.

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Dont think stern will let you “collect” women but i hear you. A cool billy mode is needed. Maybe billy multiball.

Ambivalent until I see it. Love the theme, but Stern’s approach to BoM and profit margin has been known to compromise a good theme one way or the other. Kaneda is dead on when imploring Stern to charge extra to make the game right (getting the licensed music for example). People will pay up for these things so long as they receive a quality game.

Hopefully my theory about young IP comes to fruition, and the show fully supports the game with as many assets as it controls, and that Stern delivers an inventive, fun pinball machine. I know they can do it. But will they?

I think that they will wait with a release until the release of Spooky’s R&M.

They licensed the music and everything fir star wars right? Maybe they will here as well. Though with STrsnger things its a lot of different owners for the music. May be harder.

I’ve been saying for a long time and I hope Stern is listening, “Put ALL the designer assets in the game and charge accordingly”!

Quit charging the same amount for every game

I give Stern credit for raising up quality since IMDN which was a piece of shit top to bottom despite being a good game

I’m thinking Eddy is gonna kill it. A lot of built up creativity to unleash over the yrs

There can be a bttf mode

As long as the playfield quality is good.

Star Wars?

I'll never buy a NIB due to quality-control concerns. But if I did and this game is awesome, this would be the one for me. It's taken me a while to stop being bitter at Stern for completely mucking up the greatest theme of all time (The Beatles), but this could be the game.

Bet it has two ramps, three pops and thin ass clear coat.

Upside Down is key to this game.

Curious to see what Eddy came up with.

Don't squash the dream already, for crying out loud! Haha. But you're probably right. Don't forget the Eleven bash toy and no upside down for the pro edition.

Im thinkin the upside down would be rad if it was a lower pf, black hole style but harder.

Stranger Things have happened. bad joke

I heard only one ramp, pops, a VUK, one spinner, a demogorgon on a spring, and the premium/le with a small lower playfield

They could use the backboard. That would be sweet.

No question this game has Christmas lights in it which Stern is just dying to get to the market in time for Christmas.

It sells itself!

Just locked in my spot for an LE. BOOM

Hell yea i wana get a ninja turtles LE 2 I’m gonna send my deposit on Monday

Besides rumours any real info this will see the daylight?

50/50 right now.

Confirmed announcement within a few weeks. My distributor wouldn’t be taking my deposit otherwise.

Has your distributor confirmed to you it’s Stranger Things then? I’m hearing all sorts over this side of the pond.