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.”

Supreme for septuagenarians.

Game looks fun. Hopefully someone I know gets one so I can play it. Don’t care about the art, songs, etc. because I’m never going to own one regardless.

I can't believe Stern used girly colors that remind me of my fading masculinity, instead of some macho art like, umm, Yellow Submarine.

Yup.

Friday should be like Pinside's version of the purge. Anything goes, cool off over the weekend, back to proper etiquette on Monday.

Who's to say this so-called cash grab isn't step one in funding an affordable Seawitch 2.0? Should be cheap(er) with Beatles covering the playfield redesign costs.

Hey, I resemble that remark! Escaped with relatively decent taste in music. Love '80s pop & metal, and very early '90s alternative, but I've blocked out the mid to late-'90s rap metal and Creed nightmares.

My biggest issue with hypothetical Stern classic remakes is there's zero chance they'll play like the originals. Star Gazer with modern flippers & drop targets? I'll pass.

I'll say it again: game looks fun.

Nothing really. It's just fun to bash those center drops from close range, with a (usually) safer carom after the shot.

I guess in theory you can shoot through the pops to the upper right target area.

I remember how Tron was "just a Funhouse rehash" to the peanut gallery. Until like, they actually played it.

It's totally different when your $7,100 gives you a 30% chance of getting a platinum or diamond. No-brainer +EV gamble.

The problem with that is the distributor is the one truly gambling; $1k profit at the risk of losing his distributorship for violating MAP? No one's that dumb. Get your number up above $8k each and you might find a taker.

It's not.

Gold art package looks the best to me, except for the... gold.

Translite & side art are basically just swapped on the gold vs. platinum packages (with minor changes to fit the different format sizes, obviously). Not a knock on Franchi at all; there are only so many ways to arrange four dudes and a logo in three different art packages.

In case you were curious about tax & shipping.

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Nah, just curious what they charge for white glove shipping. Not a bad deal at $300 extra if it's truly "Stern Pinball technicians" like they claim. Seems like a money loser outside the Chicago area.

I assume they just hire whichever distributor is closest to your house.

Because they had to pay PROY (Paul, Ringo, Olivia, Yoko), Ed Sullivan's estate, Cousin Brucie, Vox amplifiers, Ludwig drums, whoever owns the Pan Am trademark, and possibly even Gretsch, Hofner & Rickenbacker guitars if those names are legible on the headstocks.

You don't need individually controlled drops to force the player to hit them in order. For example:

Hit target one, stays down, its insert lights.
Hit target three. Oops! Stays down, but its insert doesn't light.
Hit target two, its insert lights.
Full bank resets so that target three is available.
One and two are also back up, but already lit, so not necessary to hit.

2,288 posts about 1,964 machines. Can't believe I've read all this crap. And contributed! Ugh.

50 of the remaining 964 are platinum, so 700 gold were made this year. Easier math is 70% of 1000 = 700.

Thanks!

Huh? Looks pretty much the same to me. I think it's more a case of some people have zero imagination and assume something will suck until they see it in action. No imagination + pessimism = loudmouthed hater.

You're a scrappy operator counting every dollar. He's a collector looking to spend his dollars to have fun. Different equation when you turn your hobby into a jobby.

Shh... if you bring logic into this, distributors will stop selling $8k games to Hilton for $6k based solely on his impassioned accusations of money grabbing.

That's exactly why it's not the same equation. I have a few acquaintances with significantly more money than average. Here's one thing they all have in common, without exception: when they're on the clock, they will scratch & claw to save a nickel. When they're off the clock, and this is especially true on vacation, they will light fire to cash in ways that make me ashamed to live in a first-world country. Their "work hark, play hard" mentality extends to "earn hard, burn hard."

Make a couple million bucks and you'll actually relish completely blowing some of it from time to time. I do not speak from experience.

At this point we can probably just ignore the obvious trolling.

Loop jackpot!

It is limited. Not sure how you can debate that. I think you're conflating the definition of "limited" with "rare." Star Light is rare, Beatles is limited. Some games are both, yet still undesirable (the Mafia comes to mind).

Just get a Maiden pro! Plays better, cheaper, what’s not to like?

After watching a few streams and playing it in person, the music repetition was really starting to grate on me, and now I see why:

it won't be long

That's just over 11 minutes total. I still really like how the game looks and shoots, but I'd have to turn the volume way down (off?) if I owned one.

Last week I visited Cidercade in Dallas. They have something like a couple dozen pins. I played a few different games once each, then about 20 games in a row of Beatles. Couldn't get enough. Only stopped because I had an early meeting the next morning. I think it helped that the place was just loud enough that I could sort of hear the call-outs, but not really the music. Song repetition really turned me off the first time I played it in Chicago. The game isn't in my budget, but I will gladly play it on location or at a friend's house, at least until my ears bleed from yeah-yeah-yeahs.

Umm, that's exactly how.

We get it man. Enough.

I love those guys, but a "review" from a distributor is an advertisement.

That said, great game. (This message brought to you by just some dude.)

How does that work with shooter knobs? Crush 'em all and let god sort 'em out?