Quoted from purplemunkydishw:Hopefully about $6000 cash.
Damn. That's cold. Funny as fuck, but cold.
Oooooooooooooo!
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Batman 66 (LE)
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Batman 66 (Super LE)
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Seawitch
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The Beatles (Diamond Edition)
Stern, 2018
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The Beatles (Gold Edition)
Stern, 2018
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The Beatles (Platinum Edition)
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Quoted from MRG:Is there a LCD screen? I didn't see one....
Yeah you just missed it, the rest of us clearly saw the LCD screen.
Also, similar to GOTG at launch, does this only have like, what, 5 F'ing songs? (See text over inserts)
Quoted from CrazyLevi:maybe a multiball.
2-ball MB is one of the inserts.
I wasn't in in Beatles, but this "could" be a fun game. Depends on price point.
Seawitch with some cool additions could be a blast...
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<blockquote cite="#4650172"I bet this will have some things in it you can't recognize from the video, maybe a multiball.
There is a two ball Multiball insert on the PF.
Biscarrosse
1969 premium for 7.5k, 250LE for 25k and 100SLE for 50k.
Enjoy 
Sincerely I really like the colorful artwork that matchs perfectly the 60’s
But, I have no interest in classsic game and more for at least 7.5k
Quoted from Bugsy:So I'm guessing all the people who are always bitching saying "the theme sucks" for these newer games already has a deposit down on this one? It's the Beatles, this is the cream of the crop theme, I mean come on it's gonna sell out for sure.
I guess theme isn't always everything, and sometimes it's just how the game plays that really sells it? Nah, it's 100% theme based when it comes to purchasing decisions.
Nice straw man, yeah there are a tons of people here that are saying that the only thing that matters in a pinball machine is the theme . . . I know it's hard for some people to understand but most people want both a theme they like and a good game. Gee, when I type it out like that it doesn't seem that complicated after all.
Quoted from Yoko2una:Also, similar to GOTG at launch, does this only have like, what, 5 F'ing songs? (See text over inserts)
2-ball MB is one of the inserts.
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good eye.
Either a magnet lock or a lock hole behind a drop target bank. I bet an actual physical lock like Supreme.
Changes from original Seawitch I've noticed
A magnet at the top of the playfield
Spinning disc with magnet
Mystery reward standup on lower left next to 3 bank of drops
Super jackpot standup on lower left behind 3 bank of drops
Skinny standups near the loops entrances
One additional spinner (that looks kinda worthless) on the left
A few modes inserts including a 2 ball multiball and some spinner/loop/drops scoring modes
Looks to be a two ball multiball like Yoko2una mentioned above, plus a Super Jackpot shot behind the drops on the left.
MB (resized).PNGSuper (resized).PNGI know the lyrics to practically every Beatles song...I definitely won't be singing along to this machine.
Such a tremendous letdown.
Quoted from pin2d:Looks to be a two ball multiball like yoko2una mentioned above, plus a Super Jackpot shot behind the drops on the left.
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I bet that's also a ball lock like lil deadpool / supreme.
Quoted from MRG:Is there a LCD screen? I didn't see one....
Not sure, looks like it includes plenty of LSD..
Quoted from Deaconblooze:Seems to me they noticed the recent love for Seawitch, saw the love for TNA, and missed the fucking point.
so spot on, it deserves to be quoted again!!!
LOFL!!!
Besides loop magnet and the super jackpot target behind the lower L drops, they also:
- significantly changed the geometry of the posts above and to the sides of each sling: original seawitch has post clusters that extend over the top of the sling -- Beatlewitch gets rid of that, opening up the outlane area more like a modern Stern.
- Part of the change above is to add a wide Mystery standup above the L sling.
- Added a standup near the entrance to the L loop.
I'm disappointed they didn't show off the upper flipper shooting and looping the loop - I was curious to see if they'd fixed it to make it more loopable.
I noticed it has a special insert. I would hope that means you can win credits, which means it will have a coin door. That or it's probably a token amount of points...
Looks like a great collectible for rich old Beatles fans. There’s a reason it was revealed immediately after Expo but not at Expo: it’s not meant for “us.” Don’t think Stern cares too much about the Pinside take on this one. I’d expect a Munsters reveal soon to placate “us.”
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I actually bet that's a ball lock like lil deadpool / supreme.
Looks like the ball gets diverted by the rising drops under the plastic, behind the Mystery target, and out to the left inlane. Unless there's an up-post in there, I bet the lock is virtual.
I actually really like the art work on this. It's definitely a throwback in terms of looks. The new stuff we're seeing on tables just wouldn't fit well with the Beatles them.
Little disappointed that it's not a new design. But maybe the theme cost so much to license that it caused them to make that decision.
Quoted from yancy:Looks like a great collectible for rich old Beatles fans. There’s a reason it was revealed immediately after Expo but not at Expo: it’s not meant for “us.” Don’t think Stern cares too much about the Pinside take on this one. I’d expect a Munsters reveal soon to placate “us.”
I think it's also just as likely Apple Corps didn't want to launch at a pinball expo. That said, I'm surprised a Stern youtube video is the reveal and not like a Rolling Stone magazine or something else more likely to get the attention of Beatles fans.
Quoted from sturner:It's definitely a throwback in terms of looks.
I'm with you. Throw it back.
Quoted from sturner:But maybe the theme cost so much to license that it caused them to make that decision.
Not to stop the hatefest or anything, but there's no cost savings for that - even if the layout is basically Seawitch it's still a new design from scratch. Also there's notable differences, so this is a full game design situation.
Quoted from Rarehero:So are there 3 different art packages? That’s what I thought I had heard to differentiate each version.
A black and white Ed Sullivan Show Edition would be pretty cool 
Quoted from jwilson:Not to stop the hatefest or anything, but there's no cost savings for that - even if the layout is basically Seawitch it's still a new design from scratch. Also there's notable differences, so this is a full game design situation.
Still it probably really helps to have a good starting point to modify from then starting from scratch
I think they know this will be for Beatles fans first, pinball fans maybe. They designed an easy and intuitive looking game for non-players
Not a fan of single layer games or EM’s, pretty much anything before 1993, but I’m happy for another title and this should satisfy a lot of people’s interest. Congratulations
Quoted from yancy:Supreme for septuagenarians.
It is appropriate, they got lots of money and used to play on classic game.
Stern, lately you have been on a pretty good roll--sort of. You just fell off the tracks with this one--major bummer!
Perhaps they're going with a strategy used in the past. Make the ugliest version the most limited as it will sell to the price-is- no-object collector of rarities. Make the best looking the least expensive to move the games.
Quoted from TheGunnett:Not a fan of single layer games or EM’s, pretty much anything before 1993, but I’m happy for another title and this should satisfy a lot of people’s interest. Congratulations
I think Stern should absolutely make a single layer game with the approachability of an EM or early SS. Just don't straddle it with a crazy expensive license that will make it DOA.
People fawning for a Muensters theme, a show that ran from 1964-1966, and saying somehow THIS is appealing to "old" people.
Quoted from TreyBo69:Still it probably really helps to have a good starting point to modify from then starting from scratch
Not really? I mean, all the Stern mechs and everything are all different from the old ones and there's no existing drawings to work from, plus there's significant changes. It's a clean-sheet design really with all of those. "Inspired by Seawitch" is the best description.
Quoted from soapblox:People fawning for a Muensters theme, a show that ran from 1964-1966, and saying somehow THIS is appealing to "old" people.
they ran re-runs for decades.
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