Quoted from CrazyLevi:

A small nitpick from me - going with the "simulated EM reels," I think they should have laid off the score inflation. Make it 6 digit scoring instead of 8. Coming from an EM guy, All those zeros looks funny.

Quoted from Psw757:

Kind of hard to tell from the video we’ve seen so far but I think the songs are longer than many here are expecting.

Quoted from PinMonk:

Beatles store has cracked into their second 10-pack.

Quoted from PinMonk:

Beatles store has cracked into their second 10-pack.

Quoted from Whysnow:

I truly hope you enjoy your game Iceman and I love you brother, but still sad to see the flip flop on the principle of not buying into the cash grab and then changing so dramatically before even playing for yourself. Game looks fun so I am sure you will dig it, but man... 8k for that is just sad IMHO.

Quoted from cottonm4:

Got a link?

Quoted from iceman44:

Come on Snowman!
I never really cared about how much money Stern makes or doesn't. The Platinum and Diamond is ridiculous but hey if that's what some people want then so be it.
Pricing for any pin these days is really kind of "sad" but i get what you are saying.
I just really like pinball and what got me was the videos and talking to a couple of people I respect that did play it.
My wife commented on it too so that played a factor (although not much of one )
I looked at all the pros and cons, argued with myself, and then made the flip decision! Fickle and impulsive.....

Quoted from PinMonk:

It's at the bottom of the "new" page:
https://thebeatlesstore.com/collections/new-additions

Quoted from Whysnow:

it is all good!
I hope you love it. And when you don't, I will give you 6k for it

Quoted from cottonm4:

I'm not seeing it. I am seeing that the Diamond and Platinum are sold out for the fictitious prices of $10,000.00. And the Gold is still available for the the "we'll screw you if you are asleep" price of $10,000.00
I don't think The Beatles store is moving these pins. It is all for show, IMO.

Quoted from PinMonk:

They had 4, then 3, then 1, then today they had 7 again, which means a new 10 pack.

Quoted from PinMonk:

You put 8 Golds in your cart to see how many golds they have left (it will give an error with the number of golds in inventory). They had 4, then 3, then 1, then today they had 7 again, which means a new 10 pack. Could they be manipulating the numbers? Maybe. But I don't think they care enough to do that. So by my count they've sold at least 10 and are into their next 10.

Quoted from cottonm4:

Interesting. I did add 8 to that cart and was told 7 is maximum.
For the inflated price of $10,000.00 is it possible Stern is just peeling off more Golds to make an extra killing on the unsuspecting?

Quoted from TreyBo69:

I believe Joe K confirmed that they're as long as they need to be for the mode they're designed for. So some are 45 second clips and others are closer to two minutes.

Quoted from cottonm4:

Interesting. I did add 8 to that cart and was told 7 is maximum.
For the inflated price of $10,000.00 is it possible Stern is just peeling off more Golds to make an extra killing on the unsuspecting?

Quoted from PinMonk:

....(the number goes down as they sell them). ....

Quoted from drfrightner:

I’m going to go back today and I’ll get a really good video of the game. Let me tell you a review however.. the game art is a 10 out of 10. The graphics on screen is amazing. Forget the whole sea witch thing... the game is fun. I would say anyone could play the game. I think the game was meant for Beatle fans, or a game meant to be Sterns Wizard of Oz. Meaning a lot of rich people will end up owning this game. The game has a lot attention to detail like using classic pinball game sounds, making the scoring looking like its a 60s game... they did a great job.
The game is just fun. I’m giving the game a 10 out of 10 based on the theme. This was probably Sterns best work ever paying with attention to detail. I wouldn’t give Stern a lot of credit on most other games but this one was nailed. It could be that KAPAW who nailed the details for Batman 66 is the real star here.. who knows. I’ve never seen a stern game with this much attention to detail based on the theme other than Batman 66.
With all that being said now we move onto the price... just like with Batman 66 it was expensive. The game is worth if it if you’re big Beatles fan. This game will probably end up in every single multi millionaires car garage, basement, etc. It’s really that nice.
When you think back to KAPOW and Batman 66 basically doing a great design but using the Dark Knight pinball game, so KAPOW has done the same thing here with Beatles. I guess this is the KAPOW way... great at theming and their games will focus on the people who collect. Who knows.
The game is fun and looks incredible. The hard core pinball tournament player may not like it because its kind of an easy game. But I don’t think their goal was to make the best pinball game ever, I think the goal was to make the best possible retro Beatles themed pinball. I would say mission accomplished.
The game is amazing.
As for the price they’re selling this game for 8k. They said the Diamonds are already sold all 100.
With all this being said Monster Bash LE would be my favorite of all the new pinballs. That is a masterpiece. Any current Monster Bash owner is going to be blown away by this game.
Larry

Quoted from Join_The_Cirqus:

Played the game quite a bit again this morning.
I enjoy the gameplay, but this is still a pass for me.
My collection and personal Preference is for 90’s till Now Pins.
For me, a game without ramps and such isnt really something I am looking for.
I enjoyed the shots, and the LCD Clips and Animations were very well done.
The Software I believe is pretty much done ( it was done by the Stern Team with the help of a contractor ( I was told)
I did manage to get to the main Wizard Multiball ( Had a killer Game) Almost Beat Zack Sharpe)
Once completed, I started over again with no songs lit ( and it seemed like i had run of of things to do)
For me, this would get old quickly...
Overall, much better pin then I thought and It is a lot of Fun to Play!
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Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

So Beatlemania pinball is “supposedly” a throwback to 1964 and what the pin would have looked like. In spite of using a cabinet in the style of a modern pin and an lcd, which was not commercially viable. At least the game uses score reels and the backglass is authentic, right? Well there are no score wheels, but it looks like them somehow and the number of digits has been expanded to infinity. See list of 1964 pins and highest produced backglasses.
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Quoted from cottonm4:

Huh?

Quoted from pinheadpierre:

Definitely not going to read 55 pages to see if it's already been said. Probably it has, more than once, but here is where I come down:

I'm pretty sure I already have a machine with pretty much the same layout! WTF....

Quoted from pinheadpierre:

Definitely not going to read 55 pages to see if it's already been said. Probably it has, more than once, but here is where I come down:
I'm pretty sure I already have a machine with pretty much the same layout! WTF....
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Quoted from pinheadpierre:

Definitely not going to read 55 pages to see if it's already been said. Probably it has, more than once, but here is where I come down:
I'm pretty sure I already have a machine with pretty much the same layout! WTF....
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Quoted from pinheadpierre:

Definitely not going to read 55 pages to see if it's already been said. Probably it has, more than once, but here is where I come down:
I'm pretty sure I already have a machine with pretty much the same layout! WTF....
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Quoted from Whysnow:

So what is the next show/opportunity to actually play this game?
Since it is "sold out" that will be my only chance to check one out
Also... I loved this quote combined with the pinside auto advertising in the other thread so much I had to share it [quoted image]

Quoted from jgentry:

Is the first 1000 sold out to distros really that hard for some of you guys to comprehend? Its really strange how the people that claim that they want no part of this game are the ones constantly obsessing over it.

Quoted from tamoore:

Here's something hard to comprehend.... Math. 1000 isn't sold out. There's still 964 left to go.
The phrase "sold out" is made out of English words that have meaning. It's how communication works.

Quoted from jgentry:

Is the first 1000 sold out to distros really that hard for some of you guys to comprehend? Its really strange how the people that claim that they want no part of this game are the ones constantly obsessing over it.

Quoted from Whysnow:

not hard to understand, but neither is math...
1000/1964 = .5091 = 50.9% sold out to distributors
Checking with the distributors I have called, 100% of them have Golds readily available (as clearly seen there are even 4 ads on Pinside right now)
We are more than a week in and it appears less that 25% of the total run is actually 'sold out' to real customers. Keep in mind this game is "limited", "half are going overseas", and "there are millions of Beatles fans buying these up quickly". All that despite this being the longest real sell out of a Stern game that we have seen since WWE.

Quoted from jgentry:

Lol, why are you worked up over this? Who cares? You literally just repeated what I said but in a snarky way. The first run is sold out from stern. I'm sorry that this upsets you so.

Quoted from tamoore:

Calmer than you, bro.....

Quoted from jgentry:

Doesn't seem that way. You seem pretty worried about this stuff. Just and FYI, the first sign that you are lost is when you are trading upvotes with whysnow.

Quoted from jgentry:

Doesn't seem that way. You seem pretty worried about this stuff. Just and FYI, the first sign that you are lost is when you are trading upvotes with whysnow.

Quoted from J85M:

Question for anyone who has actually played Beatles.
Does the spinning record mech appear to be the same mech as in Xmen? No way I’m going to get to play one before buying but I’m pretty tempted by this.

Quoted from FalconPunch:

Umm.... You are a genius!
How did no one see this before!!
How DARE they! I demand answers!

Quoted from Metaluna5:

"HEY! YOUR FUCKIN' CHALUPA SUCKS, DUDE!"

Quoted from cooked71:

Probably could have just read the first page.

Quoted from jwilson:

This thread should be pinned so new people can understand the Pinside Progression.
1. Stern releases teaser
2. Frothy hateful bile spews forth
3. “I will never buy this [overpriced/ugly] game and Stern should personally apologize to me for existing”
4. People play game
5. “Oh that looks fun, Stern take all my monies”