This might be just for the LE. All the Premiums I played at Louisville as well as my own played without flaw. The left ramp lock works 100% of the time a ball has enough velocity. If the ball makes it up but not fast enough or clean enough to reach the height of the magnet and get caught, then the virtual lock engages. I have also not experienced the "flipper fatigue" that some have mentioned. I know there were a lot of "Stern fixes" made during the LE run, per the seminar at Louisville expo. I think they fixed most issues with both the left and demo ramp. My game has had consistent left ramp lock and consistent Demo hits out of the box. Demo hit off the left flipper is 100%, unless I just hit it off the wrong spot. The right flipper is like 10%. But not a big deal since I can easily catch the ball out of the left orbit on my left flipper. My advice would be to go Premium and skip the LE. Seems like the Premiums got the kinks worked out. Curious if other Premium owners feel this way.

I haven't played the pro but IMHO the projector is great on the main screen and of little value everywhere else. Not worth the upgrade to me.
The magnetic lock is a cool feature but not perfect and certainly not a game changer.

I played the pro on location before getting the LE. I'm a sucker for the mirrored back glass and they also have a nice powder coat on the LE. The projector is a big upgrade in my opinion, the moving demogorgon is also nice.

The telekinesis (TK) lock is cool when it works on the LE, but it my experience it took a lot of work to get it adjusted properly. The techniques for adjusting it are now better documented than when I got mine so it might be easier, but it is poorly designed and can be very temperamental. On both the pro and LE the left ramp is an easy backhand shot when the lock is not active, and on the pro it is always an easy backhand shot. The left ramp is a more dangerous shot on the prem/LE when the ramp TK lock is active. A weak shot up the left ramp on the LE can cause the ball to roll back down and go SDTM. It can also be very frustrating to make the shot and not get credit for the lock on the prem/LE when it isn't well adjusted. Because of these issues, some have argued that the pro shoots better.

Overall I feel the LE is worth it on this title (I have one) but the potential for TK lock issues needs to be considered.

I would go with the LE especially if you love this game and theme. The projector is awsome, and not only does the LE look better it has the upgraded sound package and mirror backglass.

I think they have yet to expose the full potential of the projector and that's the game changer...

The question is: will they?

Hi all. Just purchased nib Stranger Things premium. Level and inspected game. Did notice the ball post lock under left ramp dropping and ball is unable to roll out. The plastic rod goes back up not giving the ball enough time to roll out. Ball stays in the two gated area. Not sure if this has been mentioned in thread this before. Any solutions. Thanks.

Just curious and too lazy to go check but is there a way to deactivate the post that stops the ball? Seems like not having that would help flow a bit. Would all the shot still register? I’ll have to give it a try tomorrow.

Need some feedback from the owners here with kids. I have a pair, 5 and 16. How do they like playing the game? Would you recommend Adding this to the lineup or not? I personally like the theme..seems like the code build is improving and owners are enjoying the game. Love to hear some thoughts.

Thanks in advance!

so, i hate to say it, but before tonight i had only played a couple games on .87. Tonight I noticed that when I shot the extra ball lane, it was advancing the left ramp/walkie talkie. is this normal? i checked the switches, and when sending the ball through the extra ball lane, nothing registered on the left ramp opto.

Yes there is a setting.

pimp the pro was my choice...and loving it!

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Wow! Did you strip and repaint that cab? I'm diggin' it

Where did you get that awesome translite or is it custom made?

When u get mystery award on the list of awards one of them says video mode so looks like it’s going to be programmed in at some stage

I really hope they plan on significantly adding or just overall re-coding the first Demodog mode. It's just boring. Three dogs on the screen. Hit a post target, receive an extremely mediocre sound feedback, dog disappears from screen, new dog appears. This goes on for 40 seconds. Can't stack a mode with it, can only waste a multiball along with it. Only other thing to stack is a Demogorgon mode, which I try to do, just to kill time. What really pisses me off about this mode, is the intro to the mode is fantastic. Also, the mode is supposed to be the part of the show where the people are trying to escape the lab. People get eaten, plus we get an extremely suspenseful hide and seek sequence as Paul Riser(can't remember character's name) guides Bob out of the building. If they could integrate scenes and callouts with this mode, along with better sounds and music, it would be fantastic. I'm losing faith in this game.

Thanks, I missed
"Added logic to allow the left lane target to spot/advance a mode start shot."
Buried down in the file.

Yeah, I know. But sometimes I accidently start it before a mode, usually off a missed shot or flip off the fly from the targets. But, because it is longer than every mode, it is still running when the mode is over.

On an entirely different subject, didn't there used to be an animation of the spinning arcade sign projected over the right ramp?

For sure, the mode time is great being there. But would like to see the arcade come back. Maybe just pop up there during attract mode or briefly at the beginning of Arcade hunt.

My son is 9 and enjoys playing it. He has also watched the first 4 episodes of season 4 so he knows a good bit of what the show is about. The imagery is a bit much for him especially when Barbs face comes up after the wheres barb mode. That one in particular is disturbing to him as he's not seen that bit in the show yet. I turned on the adult content filter but that was not one of the things they changed and I hope they do look at that in the future. We've determined that for my son it will be a year or two before he watches the rest of the show. It's a bit too intense so could be for your 5 year old as well.

I also have a Munsters (panned a lot here on pinside) but it is my son's favorite machine to play. Knowing how much people hated it here I still bought it as my family loved the theme.

My son loves pinball and has his favorites for sure. He's played in leagues and done very well in one of the local tournaments so take that for what it is. Some of his favorite machines include Addams Family, Road Show, Attach from Mars, Space Station over our F-14 somehow, and Iron Maiden. He's really good at Iron Maiden somehow. I don't fully understand that game lol.

Just updated to the latest code on my LE, and installed the Uv kit. I have a lot of machines and I'm just having a really hard time getting into this one. I want to love it,I love the theme. But it just feels like something is missing? Is anyone else experiencing this? Maybe more code updates will improve it? Is there anyone absolutely in love with this machine that has a large collection?

Haha I didn't say I was going to be selling it.
Just dosen't have that wow factor for me and was curious if I was the only one.

I probably should have been more specific as well, I was primarily comparing it to other newer Stern machines made in the last decade. My bad, I wasn't trying to Compare it to older 70,s and 80,s machine's.

Thanks!
I made it custom. 2 layers like scared stiff and the mindflayer background glows on and off ...its so nice.
Cab I stripped old decals, only touched up corners and added custom decals. Also changed hardware etc, satin cleared all black parts, added more internal corner bracing.

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Has anyone thought of (or actually already offering a mod) changing the decals on the main "screen" on the pro? I've seen ones for the back/"ramp" side, but not the actual screen side. I know thematically it probably makes the most sense to have the institute building, but I think the ouija board wall, or even a spooky woods scene would look much better and still make sense in the context of hiding/revealing the demogorgan. It seems like the ouija board wall scene is one of the "default" projections on the prem/LE and it looks great. I'm sure it would work well on the pro too. Anyone seen or tried anything like that yet?

That would be a nice option. I have played around with some ideas here and even thought of a thin 3d print layer and graphic combined initially but then mezel showed one so have been waiting for his to see cost and finished product.
Havent fitted uv kit yet so not sure if the factory one has uv ink or not.

I was thinking a mindflayer glowing like my translite back panel, or the lab entrance to the upside down scene.

Im experimenting with some diffetent materials for metsl ramp decals at the moment to hold up on ball wear.
This is for lots of my pins to mod.

New graphics that could even utilize the uv kit to have two different graphics in there would be awesome. I was kinda hoping we would see something on the ramp with the uv kit. I like the idea of the light board for that area.

That looks incredible!!!! Mirror blades look amazing on that design.

Disabled the TK lock/post and put up GC along with my highest combos yet...coincidence? Flows so much better, almost feels like cheating lol

No doubt that left ramp is a lot easier with the TK lock disabled as weak or and especially backhand shots will make it that didn't before. Some people prefer an easier game - each to their own.

I wipe my scores regularly and I feel like I'm really hampered by the fact that I can't hit the demo shot reliably. Guess it will be a while now before we see the replacement ramp kits. My high scores have to come through the modes and TK/Isolation multiballs. Early software also had that mega bonus capability so my top on the first software was 439 mil. Then once the demo was damageable my gc was much lower at 310mil. With the latest software my scoring has gone back up and my gc is currently at 414. Still can't hit the demo to save my life but I give it a good go. It's quite dangerous to go for as the ricochets are really unpredictable.
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Pro owner here and I’m starting to get the hang of the rules. I love to hit the super jackpot in telekinesis multiball after I lock a ball for double jackpot, 2x running, and a combo in to double the super and see that 48 million pop up on the screen. The Demogorgon modes are fun, especially once you make it to the 4th “Run Will”.

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It's almost better to not try for the mouth with mine (hehe). A wide shot ends in the more controllable drop down to the burn it back. Otherwise a dead on shot will usually hit the glass or come flying back at you as the top mouth flap seems to grab the ball and throw it at you.

I’m far from wanting an “easier” game. I would like a shot to count if I hit it though...It now plays similar to the Pro with the LE bells and whistles. I am ok with that!

I turned down the power on my flipper coils to 225. This helps with the airballs and it also made backhanded shots to the left ramp more challenging, you can still make it but once the coils warm up it has to be a perfect shot.

I dont play anymore to my stranger... im waiting more code... very disappointed of the last update... i hope that the real code 1.0 wont be available in December....