How much whisky do I need in my house before I can call it a bar?

I also got hit up for my final LE payment today! Should be soon!

Womp womp.

My dist said my home use pro was part of the 1st run...now I’m getting worried haha.

I relate

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Wow, this delay for Pro’s is brutal if true.

Stern will often make sure that orders for locations planning to host launch parties be fulfilled early as part of their marketing strategy for the game. It may be that the line was not able to create as many games as it would under normal circumstances and fewer Pros were made upfront. Therefore they fulfill the launch event orders, move on to fulfill LEs for the collectors and come back to Pros soon therafter.

Interesting. My distributor called in my balance today. He said my batch was going on the line next week. He's always been straight with me.

I wonder how Stern can force distros to only sell to operators? I can see them strongly suggesting it, but that's about it.

Time will tell, I guess.

I think operators would be the distros best customers so they would get their games first.

Stern has shown pics online of Pros boxed and labeled for France.

Pretty sure it is all the same as it has always has been.
Announce
Build a few hundred and have them all ready
Containers leave for overseas
PROs release to operators putting them on locations (a few squeak through to home owners; may see a bit more due to Covid stuff)
The attempt is to time it so overseas games land and are ready at the same time as US Pros for route.

After that... Stern has shifted to LE/Prem production and then typically a second batch of Pros. This seems to be a bit flexible and based on order demand.

TMNT2 seems to be following the same plan as always.
I think some got false hope that Covid meant no route games and they would all go to home users???

My pipe dream was that they already had a bunch assembled marinating in boxes before COVID shut things down and I'd get one with hard clearcoat .

I guess on the one hand playfields may have already been made so it might be a reality.

We go thru this every time.

Are you kidding, what are the odds. Same exact thing here, wife and daughters away to my sister-in-law's baby shower. But I know my LE won't make it here until July.... sad face.

Stern just dropped the TMNT art blades and rule sheet.

Rule Sheet: https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/TMNT-Rulesheet.pdf

Art Blades: https://shop.sternpinball.com/products/tmnt-art-blades

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thanks, printing rules out and placing them in my arcade area...to be there sitting all lonely until the game arrives.

Pretty darn close to what I was told. My distro wanted to send me one of the ones they are getting next week and Stern told them no. Only supposed to go to showrooms or locations where public sees the games. Guess it didn't matter to Stern even though I buy probably as many games as some operators. I buy most of the Stern games on release and my friends in local league, etc see them, play them and it leads to more sales. But, It's ok though - I just went and switched my order to a new game produced by another manufacturer this time. Not going to jamb up my seller and go against Stern's wishes. Really liked the other game I saw anyway.

Hot Wheels will be fun too.

Cool, I think I prefer those to the LE art blades.

Its mildly humorous that the Stern shop ad listing says compatible with all Models: Pro, Premium, and *LE*!

I guess you could always rip the LE ones out!

There’s someone doing just that! Can’t remember his pinside ID but he’s getting an LE and ripping out the art blades to put mirror blades on it, there’s one LE that’s going to depreciate BIG!

I just had a confirmation from my dealer that The TMNT delay is real.

Right now since Stern is at 50% of the production capacity frist phase, they doing PRO for export and some locations market in the USA.

Limited stock for Canada is scheduled for July and the main Pro run will be in production in August.

seems correct
had distro confirmation that there're some PRO on next boat already travelling the sea for us... well, unfortunately, not me lol

Unfortunately I had some other expenses come up and had to cancel my LE and move my deposit to a Prem , though I'm starting to feel similarly to delt31 and am thinking the pro may be the way to go. I can't wait to see feedback on all the versions once people start getting them.

My location is up and running, half the games only for now.
I'm waiting on the TMNT LE for there.
Guess I'll be waiting longer.

My dream is to get the LE. But realistically I'll just be saving for the Premium. Something about having the balls come out of the turtle van that I just can't pass up.

Just ordered my TMNT art blades from Stern so that they can get here and collect dust until I get my premium lol. Man I'm excited...my 80s childhood was filled with TMNT! This will also be my first ever pinball machine!

Same here, don't care about the diverter or the pizza being able to spin both ways but the balls coming out of the van is a must have for me.

NICE!! I'm hoping this will be my first pin too. Selling a shit ton of stuff on ebay. Just finished paying off our car and our basement is soooo close to being done.

Thank you very much!! I'm super excited! I don't know what people are complaining about, but I love the artwork on the Premium. Also, having Beebop and Rocksteady on the sides of the head is awesome!

I agree. I think it’s going to look great in person. I also like the back glass on the Premium way better. Michelangelo looks like he is sniffing his finger on the pro translite.

Xaqery

Thank you for posting the TMNT rule sheet! Already printed, laminated, and ready to go—can’t wait for my pin to arrive.

A few questions on the rules, if you don’t mind:

How do you select your pizza toppings? I thought I overheard you say on one of the streams there were bumpers and you could lock in somehow.

How do you start the pizza eating contest?

What triggers cowabunga multi ball? I’m guessing from the end of ball screen it’s doing each of the mini modes (including final battle). Is that right?

Did Stern not put one of these rulesheets together for Jurassic Park? I have Star Wars, and was able to find one of those rulesheet PDFs, and I've got this TMNT one saved for my machine that'll be coming, but all I can find for JP is the feature matrix PDF.

I was on the Hot Wheels band wagon but quickly jumped off. I heard rumblings of turtles but had no real interest . Being over 50
Hot wheels were cool I had many cool cars. But with it not being old school turned me off.
After watching the dead flip stream I was all in!
I don’t even know what color mask matches each turtles name! But I will learn! ordered the pro as it checks all the boxes I need!
Cowa Bunga Dude!

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Thanks now I know the names to the color masks

Can't wait to play it!!!!.... And I mean yours

Any chance this will have Midnight Madness in the future, or is that dead like Star Wars? I saw you said on the stream it doesn't have it currently.

Midnight Madness is one of the best things you do. Sucks that you had to take it out of Star Wars.

There are no plans to add Midnight Madness to Turtles. Sorry.

You’re up late.

When are pros shipping?