Not exactly easy or something they could get right at the factory. The TK lock and the demogorgon mouth both require complicated adjustment to make somewhat reliable for many owners.

Fortunately, the projectors have proven to be reliable so far.

Stranger Things characters, Demogorgon, and map were available as pay DLC in the hit video game Dead by Daylight, for a couple years only. Nothing like 5yrs. They announced the DLC was going away, last chance, and then it was no longer available.

I watched some gameplay videos. I will start by saying I enjoy virtual pinball as much as the real thing, and clearly the team created a labor of love with their vision of Stranger Things pinball, but saying it compares to a pin from the industry leading company that has been perfecting its craft and making great pins with awesome 'moments' for decades is a tough sell, and Stern STh is packed with great moments. My take is it's college film project versus Spielberg.

Well anyway STh premium is my favorite pin so it may be swaying my opinion and with the Cleland music and callouts, it makes it extra cool.

I forgot the other reason I suspect Stern only did a final run of pros and no premium - The premium/LE has 17 coils! With the projector and motorized ramp, that's a huge BOM.

Some wouldn't trade it for any pin. Opinions vary.

Pinside stats show:

203 LE in collections and on route. (500 LE made)
234 Premium in collections and on route.
694 Pro in collections and on route.

You would assume yes. The dealers are eager to preorder all of those ahead of time, and if sales are slow they sit in dealer inventory.