This game looks like a generic bore.

Sour grapes.

I think jealously play a factor.

People seem to get POed when something moves beyond their reach financially.

"I can't afford it so it is no Fking good. You can afford what I can't so that makes you a piece of shit and an idiot. All sour grapes.

I'm just guessing, but I doubt that the $40,000 Supreme Pinball buyer hangs out at the local "barcade".

That's more than I am willing to spend on all these recent pinball games with themes I can't relate to or haven't cared about since the last century.

I will play a ball or two for free just to see how they shoot, but they aren't getting one more single dime of my money. As much as I love pinball, I'm not that desperate. And I certainly won't be supporting any of it any more.

Bring on the 21st century! It's almost 20 like years in now...

Ok, so someone please explain to me what the "supreme" thing is all about. Is it just a word that someone put on something and people thought it looked coke, er I mean cool? Or does it have some sorta other meaning that I don't know about. I mean, why are they paying so much for the word supreme?

John

Taco bell sells a supreme for a few bucks. Either way, it would taste alot better than this t..d , and as far as gameplay goes, crumble up the wrapper from the taco and use as a ball.

Depreciable asset, $70K they won't have to pay taxes on, once depreciated sell for and claim a loss and thus shelter even more tax money?

That thing is Fugly!

We had this exact same conversation over 15 pages last year.

Yes, we know you could easily "buy 10 new Stern pros!!!" or "5.5 JJPs plus two WPCs plus an EM project!!!" for the same price.

We know you think it's ugly and stupid and anybody who wants one is dumb. We know you are old and have never heard of Supreme before and don't understand why people are paying $1000 for a Supreme brick. Count me among those fogies who had literally never heard of Supreme before this happened.

But there's somebody who wants this and will pay for it. Their dumbness doesn't change it. Project was an unqualified success for both Stern and Supreme and everybody who bought one is happy.

Here's the thread! Whatever your brilliant thoughts on this game, they've been stated 20 times already here:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-x-supreme-new-machine

$10K starting bid?

It’s 1$. They run monthly contest, high score of the day gets invited to play again last day of month. High score on that day takes half pool in store credit other half goes to store.

If I was an operator I’d depreciate all my Games to zero and sell them for cash on the side.

On the other hand..at least Magic Girl is pretty to look at.

This guy looks about the age of pinside's demographic. Looks way cooler than wearing an aligator golf shirt or a members only jacket.

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Here are two articles from GQ that get into Supreme. TLDR: Billion dollar streetwear company. Carlyle Group paid $500M last year to buy half the company. Huge in Japan.

Stop thinking of this pinball machine as a pinball machine. It is a very limited, very big, very expensive collectible that just happens to be a pinball machine.

https://www.gq.com/story/supreme-billion-dollar-valuation

https://www.gq.com/story/inside-supreme

What an abomination, ugly af.

Here is one of the Supreme forums, where you can go on there and tell them how cool Ghostbusters, Munsters, Jurasic Park, and Willy Wonka are.

https://www.reddit.com/r/supremeclothing/

If there weren't an "How about a (another tired, lame theme) pinball" post here everyday, I'd believe some of this ire. But, as it stands, most people on here aren't about innovative gameplay as long as it's a theme they're clamoring for.

And he's got a Stüssy windbreaker! Didn't know those guys were still around, or maybe he's into vintage.

Except you can actually play a pin. People pay hundreds of dollars for a brick with Supreme on it. That's not niche, thats just plain stupid.

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Here in the Chicago area only high class muggers hit you in the head with a Supreme brick before taking your wallet and cell phone.

With the brick, at least you can put it away in a box. Or take it out if you want to show it off.

With new $10,000 pinball machines, you are pretty much stuck looking at it no matter how terrible the rendition, or outdated or lame the theme. And that, I wouldn't want to show off to anybody.

Classic dorm-room trick, prop your mattress legs up on a few of those Supreme bricks and you can wheel your new Stern game right underneath to hide it when company comes over.

I remember ~ 7"ish" years ago, right about the time phone apps started to become popular some dude wrote a program that specifically gave a background of a precious gem. IIRC the application cost $6k. No shit, $6K for something that DUMB. Guess what? A couple Hollywood folks bought it. Paris Hilton was one of em. Someone with more money than brains will buy this as well. This is nothing short of a status symbol.

Funny!

I find it's easier not to own them than to try to hide them. Not just theirs, but the entire industry as it is now. Embarrasing shit for sure.

Not that I overly care what other people think, but I'm the one that would have to look at them everyday and then figure out how to get rid of them. Haha.

Nothing against antiques, but any around my house are going to be authentic and period correct.

Just try not to Dent it.

I was pretty much ready to pull the trigger, until I noticed the power cord was black. I'd certainly expect Supreme red or white--an obvious cheap out by Stern, I'm out!

I tend to agree with you, however, there are the outliers. Henry Ford II, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, like to hang out in the longshoremen's bars.

I'll be darned if you didn't just nail an upcoming pinball theme sure to have more people here foaming at the mouth than Supreme.
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Can you imagine the background sounds you could have with grandma playing the spoons?

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Actually, I'm thinking Stern should produce a pinball called The Elevator. It would have 5 levels and the ball would ride the elevator up to each level. But for this tall/high of a play field the play field glass would be at a steep angle, so for short people a pair of gold plated drywall mechanic stilts would be an option to buy. This model would be to the answer for all of those who were unhappy with the Stern Beatles build that has only one level and no ramps.

The Elevator would have ramps galore. It would look like a high rise parking garage. Lots of room to stuff and shovel play field toys all over the place. It would be something that would make Rube Goldberg proud.

If The Elevator worked, Stern could follow up with The Elevator II. It could have 6 levels instead of only 5.

Sounds cool, I’m in. Oh wait, no basement? I’m out

All seriousness aside, with the price these Supremes are fetching and the fact nobody else has stepped up to the plate in the last 20 years to make a similar cutting edge pinball theme, it really makes me appreciate my No Fear all the more.

Not sure what to do with the hat though.

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Put a Supreme sticker on it.

Like it or not, a Supreme pinball machine has probably one of the higher ROI’s compared to any other machine out there. Buy it, sit on it a few years, and flip it. Easy money.

It's a bit long, as it's the whole show, but Patriot Act covered the topic of Supreme last year and it's quite informative and funny.

Yep

Time has moved on with new popular trends and collectables like Supreme.

Always cracks me up when the naysayers come out in full force. Calling people that collect what they and millions of others like idiots and such.

$400 toppers that don’t interact with the game are so much cooler lol

But yes the brick is an odd one

i have a Full Throttle that is bricked, any takers?

Actually the brick makes more sense than a lot of the crap I see people spending money on to throw in or on their pinball machines. At least it has some resale value.

Lot of people on here are stuck in their ways. Supreme valued at a billion dollars is worth what, 15x the entire pinball market? Maybe 20x? You don’t have to like their product but you should respect the brand and business they have built.

Well I mean..lots of people think that about 10k pinball machines..but here we are...

You sound like a financial advisor