Had a pro. Enjoyed it. Played a few different LE's that were supposedly dialed in, particularly as far as the Eleven magnet is concerned. None of them worked with any consistency at all. Rejection, drain, rejection, drain. Very frustrating. Great concept; questionable execution.

This would be awesome. It seems like there would need to be a re-working of the playfield in order to integrate the new seasons. But this would be a huge affront to LE owners, so Stern probably wouldn't do that.

One thing about Stern is that they never do what I THINK they SHOULD be doing. Tron VE? Nope. Stop trying with the home editions? Nope. Making the greatest game ever with your Beatles license? Hardly. Goes to show what I know! And this is just to name a few things over the years. So, based on the fact that I think re-releasing Stranger Things Premium would be a killer move, forget about it.

50:49-- "We could do a better job with the TK lock. We struggled to get consistent performance from the TK lock." So, why was it sent into production knowing that that mechanic didn't work well?

Gomez usually keeps his cards pretty close to his chest, so I was quite surprised to hear this in the interview. It was also quite revealing when he was talking about people complaining about his layouts. He seems pretty offended by it all.

Upvoting you because it's the fantasy that I have as well. And I'm sticking with it until I hear or see evidence of a definitive "No." And Levi's "no" doesn't cut it, even though he is probably right in this case.

Stopped in Atlanta on the drive down to Universal Florida late last summer. Did a Stranger Things location tour with the family. We saw the Wheeler house, Dustin's house, Lucas's house, Steve's house, Hawkins Lab, Bradley's Big Buy, Hawkins Pool, Downtown Hawkins, Hawkins Middle School (Hawkins High School). I highly recommend doing this if you're a fan of the show. My kids and I liked it almost as much as going to Universal. Seriously, it was a lot of fun finding these locations. There are plenty of websites telling you exactly where they are. The Wheeler house is on an open cul-de-sac, so you can see exactly why they picked that house. Plenty of room for all of the filming equipment. Didn't go onto the property of course, because it's a private home, but walked right up to the curb. Dustin and and Caleb's houses are literally up the street. No movie magic required to make them look close. They really are close. Bradley's was really cool as it's a real, functional mom and pop grocery store. You can stand right where 11 was when she stole the Eggos and when she got treatment from the gang in Season 3 when her leg was gashed open. It pretty much looks exactly the same as on the show. The store itself is an 80's throwback. The school was awesome too. My son and I stood on the bars in front of the gym so we could look inside to see the Tiger mural on the wall. Looking inside was neat too because you could see the lunch room, which was very prominent in Season 4. Many of the rest of the halls where shooting took place still have the green and orange striped walls.

Anyway, that got me to watch some scenes over again just to see some of the locations that we visited and there's just so much good stuff in Seasons 3-4 that deserve to be in a pinball machine. Stern should seriously consider revisiting this game with inclusions from those seasons.

Rereleasing this game would certainly help get pinball out of the doldrums.

Dream scenario would be for them to wait until all 5 seasons have been released and make a game that represents the whole series. Now that JP30 has happened, I wouldn't be surprised to see a limited edition final edition/final run at LE prices.

It's all a matter of taste, I guess because I liked Season 3 the best. Although I will admit that it was a bit weird when Billy saved Eleven in the end for no reason and way out of character.

It did come with a TK lock that didn't work worth a shit though.

Haha. I'd like a blend of the premium/LE and Pro. Give me a working TK lock and a shaking demogorgon, but keep the projector. Just give me the Hawkins lab decal on the drawbridge door (pro) instead of the hazy, drive-in theater (premium/le). Needs premium speakers too. Pro speakers couldn't handle the low end of the theme song.

Will it be just south of 10K or will it be 13K (JP Anniversary style)?

I like it as it is because it's short-lived and special when it comes on, changes the whole tone of the game momentarily, from dark to darker- haha.

New art reflecting the later seasons would be a "cheap" way of integrating the entirety of the series (minus the upcoming season, of course). But it would be a little weird having Seasons 3 and 4 on the cabinet and backglass, but only seasons 1 and 2 reflected in game play.

Here's somebody getting nervous:

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/164999

It would be a marvel of a game if everything on it worked for real like it worked on paper. TK lock….neat concept, works for shit. Projector images… fuzzy. Demogorgon… rejects perfect shots. This game excels in theme execution and overall mood above all else.

I remember when you were on the forefront of it. There is no way that any pin owner should have to "put the work" to make their brand new pinball machine work as it should. Perhaps a little tweaking, a tightening of a loose screw, etc. But it shouldn't be anything that goes on for hours or days.

Someone in the ST forum said that these were on sale through Stern last night. Maybe someone knows exactly what model was being sold.

I’m amused.

Also, the OP should add “Yes, it did!” to the name of the thread.

Is that Pinballs.com (Mike Dadonna)? Thanks.

Ahh. Makes sense, thanks--haha. For some reason, it always sticks with me that pinballs.com is out of Connecticut, so I thought maybe CT was associated with them. But Coin Taker, duh!! Long-ass day.

For reference, pinballs.com does have them listed for $9499 as well. Zero mention of tax or shipping though. A lot of help, I know.

That does seem to be a key piece for me. But what do I know? They seem to be flying off the shelves either way. But the game absolutely sucks when that thing doesn't work. Yes, it makes that much difference.

I wonder why they’re not ready to ship. It’s just a vault. JP30 shipped within days, didn’t it? Is this game expected to ship within at least a month?

I thought you said that you try not to be petty. You seem really stuck on this.

Question about "free shipping". I've seen some dealers talk about free shipping to the nearest terminal. Are there any distributors that offer "free shipping" to your door, or does that not exist? Thanks. I'm still trying to decide who I am going to buy this game from.

Is it true that the Premium and Pro kits are essentially the same except the Premium comes with a metal apron and that if you have a pro you get the Premium LED kit and put the metal apron in your game?

Debating whether to pull the trigger now or just wait until the game comes out and see if the supposed TK fix really did the trick or not. Is anyone else concerned as to whether or not the fix does the trick? The game really is not enjoyable and unplayable when all it does is reject the ball back down the ramp.

I didn't realize that. Thank you.