Well, the inserts probably have to do with the 30+ modes in the ruleset....not to mention they do kind of look like the Christmas lights in the show. I noticed black lights (?) above the backboard....the ramps were lit with the projection also. damn cool man.

PS: check out the spinner at the 15 sec mark :O

Lots of the old guys aren't going to get this. They complain if their playfield isn't lit up like the sun. They'll need night vision goggles to play this.

I was thinking the same thing, the sunlight bulb and Quaker Oats crowd.

I'm betting there is something behind the 4 targets....right? That's what the pinsider was saying about entering Hawkins Lab...

Mod idea: External port to connect a 8000+ lumen stadium projector heating the room to a cozy 97 degrees at the same time. Done and everybody happy. The plastics may get a little soft though...

Like seeing new tech ideas, altough it doesn‘t seem to be 100% there yet. (Pico projectors aren‘t very bright.)

My main concern is if this‘ll feel interactive enough.

Brian Eddy has one of the most interactive and satisfieing toys ever with the MM castle, I‘m not seeing that yet.

YET!!!

My work is done here.

Those side panels are going to cop a beating from the ball when the ramp is down no? Just think of all the dimples on this playfield... hell. Kinda reminds me of a cross between Golden Eye and Kiss.

Someone earlier mentioned the necessary Lumens of the projector needed to make this work. Guessing this is just a stock projector. And knowing Stern they went with a cheapish one. So if it turns out too washed out maybe it’s possible to upgrade the projector to a higher spec one aftermarket.

Is the left ramp totally missing on the pro? Why wld this be there instead? 20191221_012847 (resized).png

A projected video mode would be cool.
The pro will feel very basic?
Shaker motor should add good ambience.
Eggo lollipop rails?

Purely amazingly amazing! Truly looking forward. I hope the gets done !other than that ...he’ll yeah baby

No, that area seems to be to the left of the left orbit entrance, which is to the left of the left ramp. It's below the ramp return.

Mechanically/toys-wise, this is pretty basic for a Premium/LE. Wonder how stripped the Pro will be...

I'm thinking that's a scoop on the premium version (similar to the difference in GB on the right side with a saucer on the Pro). Wonder if there's a subway from the Demogorgon to that scoop (or if there's a physical lock on the premium with the demogorgon and not the pro [again, like GB])

EDIT: Vireland pic below shows otherwise.

I think it is more akin to the All Spark shot on TF.

But u dont see that scoop(look like aerosmith scoop that shoot ball into chest) on any of the playfield pics./ video pics other than that one I posted? I don't see where it wld be that far out on the playfield? You wld see it in the other pics ?

It's a scoop under the left ramp. Look at the arrows on the playfield at 36s into the video.

Thinking under the left ramp return? Hard to tell but you wld think you wld see it in the other pics. Also wondering where the inner orbit lanes go... the ones beside the drop targets. Definitely looking fwd to seeing more of this pin and what eddy came up with. Definitely afm reminiscent imo.

It's there, but only in the corners of a couple quick shots. You can clearly see it on the far left of this shot. I pointed down to it with an arrow, and have up arrows showing all the up playfield shots. The left orbit is clearly still there, even with the saucer showing.

I didn't realize until I looked at this pic that there seems to be a passage on either side of the central target bank.
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Premium apparently has 3 ball locks.... magnetic backboard, behind drop targets and maybe into bash toy? Maybe the bash toy leads ta subway which exits under left ramp return?

Nice 7solid lane shots then? Plus targets and bash toy?

Similar to afm but with that far left shot

Those projected arrows on the ramp look terrible.

Looks like 8 if you count the flashing green arrows near the end.

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I think the game looks very promising. Kudos to Stern for trying something new and innovative!

All of it would probably look a LOT better with a higher intensity (more expensive) better resolution projector light. I wonder what resolution they're feeding the projector, and would a better projector make it less washed out and blurry?

Could be the angle of the image. And I bet the glass isn't helping with it, either. Hopefully the imaging is a lot more crisp irl.

There's no glass on this machine. You can tell at the beginning where it moves in on the guy playing.

Highly damn intrigued by this approach of putting projections down in the shooting area on what you could almost call a little drive-in movie screen. Have no idea what flipping it will be like with that right in the middle there. Going to be an interesting trade-off, media immersion vs. playfield obstruction. I know RfM had to have the top of the playfield really dark for the video reflection to work, but with this approach it looks like you can have the top of the playfield lit and visible, if you can see around/above the screen segments. Hmmm.....

The screen's *okay*, but I REALLY like the idea of animated projections on the drop targets, spinners, and stand up targets (with numbers for maybe hurryups or multiplier numbers?). Also, the sign above the left ramp that can change depending on what you're doing.

That said, better projector will be necessary to make it not be blurry, washed out, and annoying.

I actually changed my post to 7 but u must have got me before I changed it lol.. u all are quick

I wasn't counting the center shot as a lane but I guess it is..

I'm so excited to see the reveal and hi res pics. So far it looks very promising and different so that's a plus. Looks like they got full license also which is huge. I think my pdi glass will be a must so the projecting images look as clear as possible and block out a lot of outside light reflecting. Glad stern brought in b eddy and hoping this pin and ideas work out very well. Afm.is one my all time favorites and this looks to be pretty similar in many aspects.

Every reveal I'm always scratching my head but this time the only thing weird is the reveal itself. The pin looks bad ass no idea if it will work and be fun but I love that they appear to actually have a proper license. I love that they are being innovative. I love the art, honestly I love everything so far. Just release some proper media and info!

So, MM.

Agreed. I think the screen could be the worst part - certainly the ugliest - but projecting on to targets/ramps etc (if bright enough) is a great idea.

So this was the teaser video of the teaser video?

Incredible if true that people will have the game in their homes before Xmas!

NeST and NeSTLE ;D

Btw, I agree with NST.
Full name of the machine is "Netflix Stranger Things" so why do we even need to think about it?
NST should be "official" abbreviation.

Been thinking about the art package and what not on this after watching the video.

Depending on how this game is supported and updated as the show progresses, this might be a really smart art package and lack of toy incorporation.

Take a pin like the walking dead for instance. They put a bunch of play field toys like the barn and the walker in the well in it.
Those were pretty cool when it came out, but now dates it to a specific season.

For the most part the art package is a montage of the main characters, and nothing that really pigeonholes it to any specific season or episode.
Same with the projector screen. One can assume that as seasons progress new footage etc could be added that keeps up with the show as seasons progress.

Call it STD
Something no one wants!

idk LOTR is pretty dope and no humor in that machine. Darker machines can work if done correct.
im sure some goofy stuff will be in there from the kids though..

Looks pretty good, better than expected.
I guess all the female pinheads will be happy with Billy plastered on the side of the head unit.

Anybody else that caught the 3rd ramp? If you look closely in the video you see that the left loop is actually a ramp!
Not sure if this is only a premium/LE thing though...

Really curious to find out more about this title!
If the projector is missing on the pro, the choice will be easy...

Well, doubt I will be a buyer.

But, want to play this game more than any recent release I can think of.

Kudos for being so different.

And ambience is back!

Bring on the semi-darkness instead of playing with enough LED's to light up the sun

Wldnt that be 4 then ? 3 out front once the screen folds down the the one around back that your saying? I noticed the left orbit went up in the back some but didn't think it connected to the right return? But it cld like the inner shot on afm that's a ball lock or ramp. Wonder if this can do both also if indeed it's a ramp.

Is that the pro model on video?

Pretty sure it's the Premium/LE because of the lit apron inserts and magnetic wall ball lock that are exclusive to the Prem/LE. But it makes me wonder how stripped down the Pro's gonna be, because there's not a whole lot of toys on the Prem/LE, at least in that video. A projector or projectors, magnetic ball wall lock, and a demigorgon bash toy. But if that's the case, the Premium once again gets what's likely to be the crappiest art package. Interested to see what the Pro and LE art package looks like.

Personally happy to see Stern get the game out to distributors, then an official launch of game. Sales and pick up same day.