Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Club(Stern 2020): Cowabunga! It’s Pizza Time!

Quoted from TKDalumni:

DOES THE SHAKER DO ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT??

Quoted from Whysnow:

It is a shame to hear that as honestly this should be the bear minimum for Pro level IMHO. Hopefully they are seeing that this is what helps sell games.

Quoted from Robertstone0407:

Y’all trying to convince your self the pro is the best option. You crazy, I’ve played both and the premium/LE is the way to go. Diverter is cool and useful, the van is kick ass and a fun shot, light show is way better, I was really shocked how much I like the Krang toy. I thought it was lame but in person it’s kick ass. Only negative for premium is the diverter does cover some play field and can block view. Nothing terrible just an observation. The LE is the best art package. I’ll coat the speaker panel, coin door and such soon. Blue looks way more saturated for some reason on my phone than in person.
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Quoted from daveyvandy:

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Quoted from jonesjb:

Looks great! I couldn’t see going less than Premium on this pin. It looks so fun. Why compromise??

Quoted from Thegeekyhusband:

I agree. I bought a 3d printer recently. If someone can find a way to measure the ball stopper and scan it in, I'd love to take a stab at designing something over it, or print stuff others design.

Quoted from Rydhia:

Fine tuning done, I think the final result came out pretty well.
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Quoted from vireland:

Same! Why'd they change the name to "hero turtles" instead of "ninja turtles" in the German one??

Quoted from J85M:

In the U.K. and a number of countries in Europe TMNT was changed to Hero Turtles due to some controversy going on at the time (I don’t know exactly before I was born) but they where worried the word ninja wouldn’t go down well so changed
Nothing to do with different languages, ninja in German is the same as ninja in English.

Quoted from Multiballmaniac1:

They are behind anticipated arrival. 2 more weeks.

Quoted from DerezzedKnight:

LE #123 reporting in! I got mine on Tuesday. I really wanted number 85, but wasn’t able to get it. Turtles was a huge part of my childhood growing up and I absolutely love this game! So far I haven’t seen any problems with it.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from Mrawesome44:

Anyone know where I can get cleaner to specifically clean stern hd glass?

Quoted from Turtlepower169:

Looks like you got a whitewash playfield too. Something about the mid 200’s

Quoted from Vitty:

Are there shooter lane guards available for this yet?

Quoted from Thomas3184:

What’s the build date?

Quoted from Mrawesome44:

Oh i gotcha. My bubble meter is dead in the center.

Quoted from Chalkey:

It starts when you hit the playfield target. As far as I know the button on the pro only eats pizza and launches the ball.

Quoted from Wallofnoise:

Moved my games around to make room for TMNT Pro. I have the flyer sitting in as placeholder.
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Quoted from delt31:

Should be officially joining the club on Weds! Love that pro translite.

Quoted from durgee7:

Anyone else getting left in the dark regarding the shipping company or tracking info? I got a confirmation email from my distributor saying it shipped Monday but didn't get any other info even though I had asked. Just wondering if this is the standard when waiting for NIB Stern games.

Quoted from delt31:

So any other ideas of what to put on the pro where that glider is on the prem/le? I know a glider is available to add on but it really does block your view which is another reason for the pro. Something less bulky. You guys are much more creative than me. Any thoughts?

Quoted from Lermods:

I'm assuming there is not supposed to be a connector for this plug on the trough board. It's a different board than on my ehoh, which doesn't have this extra plug.
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Quoted from JonCBrand:

http://www.passionforpinball.com/wip.htm
At the top of the page, took me a while to find on the website.
They are listed as work in progress, seems they will go into production if there are enough requests.

Quoted from cabal:

Pictures of Playfield: Build 18th June 2020
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Edit: Pro version

Quoted from PokerJake:

I wish I knew the sweet spot for the lair shot, I've spent many games only shooting for it and maybe hit 1 of 25.

Quoted from freddy:

Prodishi inspired me to light up my Krang!
I had it’s sitting in a box before my game arrived Always planed on lighting it up after seeing his Inspiring post ,when I got home I Got busy with it! And I oiled my pizza wheel as per stern engineers Instruction! Pretty quite now!
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Quoted from gumnut01:

Did you add the ball shield on the middle ramp? Or did it come with it?

Quoted from Rob_G:

You're not supposed to reach wizard modes every other game. If you did, then you might be unhappy about it being too easy?

Quoted from epichoff:

Do you have to remove the pizza spinner mech
From the playfield to oil it? Can it be done by just lifting the playfield and oiling it while still attached?

Quoted from Yoko2una:

You have to remove the entire mech from the game and disassemble all the way to the gearbox innards to lubricate in order to get rid of the pizza grinding. Pain in the ass but worth it. No way to do it without full removal and disassembly.

Quoted from djWHEAT:

Can someone point me to where you are getting your Shooter Lane Protectors? I know Pinball Universe has some but I'm not sure I want to order from the UK and wait (I'm in the US). I've definitely noticed a little wear in the lane and want to try to get a jump on this.

Quoted from djWHEAT:

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I looked around but I didn't see protectors specifically for TMNT. Not sure if I'm just blind or if people are buying a "generic" protector.

Quoted from zeldarioid:

Found out they would let me pick the game up from the freight company personally, so ffffffff waiting!
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Quoted from pinghetto:

You can't be serious.....

Quoted from Xaqery:

I think I can find a compromise. I love the very short pulse when the disc begins to spin for a couple seconds. It makes sense to me that the game would shake a bit when a giant pizza starts to spin. I think I might remove the shake from the disc stopping.
I also think I can find a couple other areas to add some shakes too. I also think I can tweak some of the existing shaking to be a bit more interesting.

Quoted from bigd1979:

No magnets... there is a up post tho. Maybe it's a tad high in the down position and slow shots get caught? Or it's a tad low in down position and ball sits in the hole? . Check the post out first and if it's ok set the game up a little more steeper and that may help also.

Quoted from Waxx:

Looks nice, too bad it will probably be $1000 and I won't buy it on principle. It is odd they chose to put the logo 2 inches above the logo on the Translite. Why do you need a second smaller logo slightly higher than the one you can already read?

Quoted from jorant:

I'm going to ask an incredibly stupid question here: did they make the pro version of this too good? I see very little incentive to go premium on this machine.

Quoted from RikeIsland:

I love my Premium and probably biased but here is why I think the premium is worth the money.
The Van is awesome when the multi ball stars. I can see how that’s not a big future but it was a must for me and it helps with the theme integration.
The diverter is fun and is more aesthetically pleasing then the pro’s ball lock. The extra mode isn’t that cool but hay it’s there.
The pizza spinner spinning both ways is a little bigger of a deal then some people think. I haven’t played the pro but I would assume that the disc spinning both ways would help with the left out lane drains. It also adds a little more randomness.
The cabinet art work is a personal choice but I like the premium’s side art and back glass better as well. The Krang bouncing while taunting you is a nice touch.

Quoted from Rob_G:

How does anyone know if these are genuine or counterfeit?
Rob

Quoted from protocol_j:

The topper does NOT add any new game features.
To put that in perspective, just months ago, Stern released the Jurassic Park topper at the controversial price point of 599 USD. That topper added a well-received gameplay mode that did well on location. Say what you will about locking features behind a paywall, at least the cost relative to the base unit was in line with features in similar industries.
Now, they’re charging an additional 67% without any added features. Wow.
Our man xaqery better have some sweet new modes lined up or this is going to be a really bad look for Stern.
Per Dwight:
The topper does over 20 different routines. Some routines are more involved than others.
All routines have light shows, and the eye at the top of the Technodrome will move about.
Sometimes the eye moves randomly and sometimes it looks in the direction that makes sense.
It uses the 4 turtles in the front of the topper to show which Turtle the player is thinking about choosing at game start.
It will celebrate with the player when they make some of the pinball staples:
Extra ball
Replay
Jackpots
Super Jackpot
and more
In addition to those celebrations the topper will go into several different background states.
In the attract mode:
The game cycles through various blink states.
The eye looks around randomly

Quoted from alleycat-pinball:

I had Steve at Pinball Refinery powder coat my turtles trim. Cost was $250, I did pay extra to get the premium style side rails.
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Quoted from Blackzarak:

I have the premium and it’s really nice able to control the Diverter and able to set up what ever shot you want to combo or finish a mode very nice touch, left ramp nonstop all day feels good

Quoted from Guinnesstime:

Yeah it's tough. I really think I'm going Pro on this one. I'm in on a LZ LE, but I believe I'm dropping it. Nothing has impressed me about it. Really found TMNT by accident. It was an afterthought.

Quoted from Guinnesstime:

Leaning Pro, but like the skill shots and of course turtle van multiball on the the Premium. Can you disable the diverter or leave it in a neutral position?

Quoted from Guinnesstime:

What mods should I consider?

Quoted from Guinnesstime:

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