Add me to the list of members.

I just received notification from Zach Meny that my Stranger Things Pro was shipped today.

Big props to Flip N Out Pinball. They made my 2021 by sneaking this one in under the wire.

On my to-do list, but not yet

Do you know if your game from this run has the Insider Connected?

Joining the party soon. I bought the one Meny had left and I have a premium UVkit coming! I’m hoping to have it before New Years. Zach said this is the last run and will be discontinued. I didn’t realize that so I’m glad I was able to snag one

I didn't realize this was the end of the line, either. Glad I jumped on this last run, too. I tried to get one from Zach back in Septemberish, but he was all sold out. Must've had a buyer back out. Congrats!

Mine has been shipped however it has run into some bad weather and it is probably still 3 or 4 days away.

I am also curious to see if this last run has insider connected as I have read somewhere that everything built after September would include IC.

It should. I was told mine will. Yeah, every back catalog game manufactured after Godzilla should have it.

Zach Meny just confirmed that all of his ST Pro games in this run are Insider Connected!

Zach said it will have insider connect

Awesome!!!

Well....it took 18 months but I finally got to Final Showdown. Only got to stage 5 and didn’t finish it to see if I have the Snowball Dance bug but finally got there. All those that think the game is too easy can kiss my ass.

I've got a Stranger Things hopefully coming soon for me too. Will be my first new pin purchase, and very excited. Already got a shaker motor, side art, and uv-kit waiting.

Ha, I thought about that as I got closer to Final Showdown and was thinking I should have updated. I don’t know how I feel about Big Brother Stern watching over me though.

if you don't have the hardware there's nothing for them to watch through
if you do have the hardware just don't connect it to the internet

if youre not bothered by stern tracking your play and spending then you clearly aren't in marketing working for an algorithm already

I’m trying to fathom someone worried about personal data accessible via a pinball machine vs. using a web browser to access Pinside.

It was meant more for sarcasm than anything else. Update the code and don’t connect to the internet.

Hahaha yeah it is! Congrats!

Reading all the posts about Cointaker and Tilt Amusements and UV kits in stock, it should be pointed out that Tilt is a HUGE Stern Distro and Cointakers main business is LED kits (1st link on their site is LEDS and 2nd is kits). It is safe to assume that Stern prioritizes the lucrative accessories to their flagship distros first.

I just missed out on the UV kits for prem/LE! If anyone has one to sell please reach out to me. Thanks much!

I have a pro uv kit and should be in on this run of pros coming out with insider connected. Do I need the premium uv kit instead as the pro up kit is the whole apron?

No. You will just have to cut out the graphic on the right side of the apron and transfer the reader to the uv apron. Works great.

A fellow Omaha-er in on this run, nice.

Yeah, what SLRage said - if you look at your UV kit apron backside you can see the square cutout for the reader. You can do that or if you don't want to cut the graphic you could install the reader elsewhere - there's people on here mounting to the dollar acceptor on the coin door with a bracket.

I'm official. Funny thing, this isn't on 1.05. Gotta update real quick.

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1.05 probably released as it was on the truck

I double checked. You are probably right. It's born on date is the same day 12/20/21.

Code updated and registered on insider. Premium translite and topper installed. Still to go: art blades and shaker and cliffies and shooter rod. And of course the UV kit.

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And of course adjusting the demo

wife has had a sinus infection since the end of christmas day so i haven't been playing out of consideration; all these people getting their machines has me itching to play mine again!

the last time i played it was last Wednesday- i spent most of the morning adjusting the TK lock and the game plays so much better now that the occasional reject doesn't roll back down the ramp and STDM- i was actually sweating pretty hard that my buddy was going to take my GC

Paid my invoice today. Hoping I can get my pro before New Years. Fingers crossed

Yep, I’m here in Omaha! I just checked and mine should be coming this week. Now I need to put my Mandalorian pre up for sale - it just hasn’t resonated with me even though I love the theme.

I never play when the Mrs. is sleeping as I was concerned about the clacking, but last night for a first she was playing when I got home and when I went to bed, and I didn't really hear anything (with an air cleaner on full fan power), so...game on!

ngl this one game i got to play just now felt pretty good

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Still need to install the UV kit all the way. I was successful in moving my insider connected QR reader onto the premium apron. Not thrilled about the UI of insider connected for this game. Hopefully the plan in cleaning it up.

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What is up with the ball 'locking' on game start the first time you hit the left ramp? It doesn't count as a lock though and releases. This is the now the 2nd game I"ve owned and they both have done it. Gotta think its code - 1.02

Was that precut? I have a premium uv kit coming I’m putting on my pro. I’m hoping it’s an easy install

Yes.

They definitely could’ve done a better job with the aprons on the uv kits for IC

This is why I just ordered a coin door kit from a pinsider. Don’t want to give up art / apron cards, don’t want to have that reader shining up at me.

My distro said that mine should be out by the end of this week. Getting nervous with everyone else already getting theirs haha. Anyone else still waiting?

Forgot the pro has the virtual lock. The two I’ve had have been LE and Premium now. Right at start of game I hit the left ramp(no lock lit) and the arm fires and then the magnet releases kinda quick. No lock animation. It’s enough to make the ball fly in the air and sometimes stick and then drop. Both games were on 1.02. Hit the ramp again with no lock lit immediately after and it doesn’t do it anymore.

Yep!

Mine is still on its way to distributor…it hit bad weather and should be there by tomorrow or Thursday. Hopefully I’ll be playing by the weekend!!!

My now 11yr old daughter who is absolutely obsessed with the show has been binging the seasons for a 12/13th time. She can recite 80% of the series. Anyways, I walk through the house and hear a call out from Clelands code and I immediately say “lock is lit” or some other call out Cleland has. However whenever am the TK multi ball van flip shows up… instant goosebumps. Greatest pin ever created! My first pin, my first love and love every aspect of this machine.