Rush (LE)
Stern, 2022
Rush (Premium)
Stern, 2022
Rush (Pro)
Stern, 2022Quoted from Paddy-o:Bought this new, and finally cracked over a billion yesterday!
So modest!
Call it like it is paddy-o, fixed it for you .....
Quoted from Paddy-o:Bought this new, and finally cracked over TWO billion yesterday!
Wow!
I have owned this game since it was released, and never had the flow it had yesterday. I love this machine!!!
Quoted from Paddy-o:I have owned this game since it was released, and never had the flow it had yesterday. I love this machine!!!
What a game. Can't imagine that or even where to begin....my GC 669m and I thought what a game.
2b??? How the heck do you break that atmosphere, anyway?? Stratospheric!!
Quoted from Vespula:What a game. Can't imagine that or even where to begin....my GC 669m and I thought what a game.
2b??? How the heck do you break that atmosphere, anyway?? Stratospheric!!
Know the modes and what to shoot for in those modes (learn to shoot without looking at the target in multiball to keep your eyes near the flippers), work up the jackpot bonuses, get the 1-2-3 combos set up, try to keep yourself in multiballs as much as possible and take the riskier shots in multiball instead of single-ball play, etc.
Once you get things stacking up and work through the modes then the scores will add up quickly. Work on the accuracy of your shots. If you can't yet shoot accurately with the ball on the move, learn to cradle/pass/catch to make your shots more accurate from a cradle (ie: the ball rolls at the same rate each time, so much easier to shoot more accurately). As you make more shots consistently, the ball should stay away from the outlanes, improving your scores. There are various tutorial videos on Youtube about pinball skill basics which are worth a look.
Use the action button to have the ramps return the ball to the side you want it on, anticipating where your next shot will need to come from.
Watch Rayday's videos:
Hopefully that helps. The deeper you get into Rush, the more rewarding this game gets!
Quoted from mjannusch:Know the modes and what to shoot for in those modes (learn to shoot without looking at the target in multiball to keep your eyes near the flippers), work up the jackpot bonuses, get the 1-2-3 combos set up, try to keep yourself in multiballs as much as possible and take the riskier shots in multiball instead of single-ball play, etc.
Once you get things stacking up and work through the modes then the scores will add up quickly. Work on the accuracy of your shots. If you can't yet shoot accurately with the ball on the move, learn to cradle/pass/catch to make your shots more accurate from a cradle (ie: the ball rolls at the same rate each time, so much easier to shoot more accurately). As you make more shots consistently, the ball should stay away from the outlanes, improving your scores. There are various tutorial videos on Youtube about pinball skill basics which are worth a look.
Use the action button to have the ramps return the ball to the side you want it on, anticipating where your next shot will need to come from.
Watch Rayday's videos:Hopefully that helps. The deeper you get into Rush, the more rewarding this game gets!
More than helps, thank you, this is so awesome just boiled down and the way I need to hear it at just the right time in my learning (advanced beginner?) Where I totally understand what you're saying just didn't have it all organized in simple terms like that. Thanks for sharing your experience with me and others reading this!
The should be a Key post for Rush playing tips
I've seen people use different overall strategies to pinball. Seems like a lot of the highly competitive players extensively use a lot of catches/passes, cradle multiple balls in multiball to have more control over shots, etc. I tend to just "go for it" in multiball and glance up to see what is lit and keep an image of that in my mind, then watch for the balls to make the shots down by the flippers and essentially flip blind (knowing the angles/shots I want to hit). I don't cradle much in multiball, which probably lowers my scores - but it seems more fun to me to play that way, instead of stopping to analyze shots, etc. I've been collecting/playing for around 25 years now, so in general my shot accuracy is pretty good even with balls on the fly. At least good enough for me to have fun and get far on the games in my collection.
I think my top Rush score is around 4.7 billion. I don't often score in that range, but sometimes if I'm "In The Zone" and just playing relaxed I get scores like that. There's a lot for me to work on yet, and most of it is around the things I mentioned above (catching, trapping, passing). There are always areas to improve - it helps to focus on a certain aspect each week.
The big thing is to look at what other (better) players are doing and study what's working for them and adapt pieces of that to your technique. Knowing the possibilities and mechanics helps you identify where you can best improve.
Quoted from mjannusch:I've seen people use different overall strategies to pinball. Seems like a lot of the highly competitive players extensively use a lot of catches/passes, cradle multiple balls in multiball to have more control over shots, etc. I tend to just "go for it" in multiball and glance up to see what is lit and keep an image of that in my mind, then watch for the balls to make the shots down by the flippers and essentially flip blind (knowing the angles/shots I want to hit). I don't cradle much in multiball, which probably lowers my scores - but it seems more fun to me to play that way, instead of stopping to analyze shots, etc. I've been collecting/playing for around 25 years now, so in general my shot accuracy is pretty good even with balls on the fly. At least good enough for me to have fun and get far on the games in my collection.
I think my top Rush score is around 4.7 billion. I don't often score in that range, but sometimes if I'm "In The Zone" and just playing relaxed I get scores like that. There's a lot for me to work on yet, and most of it is around the things I mentioned above (catching, trapping, passing). There are always areas to improve - it helps to focus on a certain aspect each week.
The big thing is to look at what other (better) players are doing and study what's working for them and adapt pieces of that to your technique. Knowing the possibilities and mechanics helps you identify where you can best improve.
Yoda, you are.
Man you are in my head. This is exactly like my thinking and observations about me when I'm playing but only 1.5 years experience and my scores reflect that.. GNR Nov'21, now Rush Dec'22. It's great to know and hear this.. the direction and thinking and playing style is so similarly to yours it's eerie, but I just can't articulate it so succinctly... That's your experience showing! Oh, and your 4.7Billion, of course. 
The big thing to do to blow up scores in Rush is to play and finish multiple songs without draining, so you get the x4 rainbow records in place and keep them there. Those overwhelm anything else you do to line up record colors or increase shot values (you can do those too, but the x4s are the lion's share.) And they work for multiball jackpots too, and also the 1-2-3 combo shots. Whenever you get one of those how-the-hell-did-that-happen games, that's how, you got the x4 rainbows and kept them for a while.
And yes, Rush rewards controlled catchy multiball play. It's very easy to catch balls on the right flipper, thanks to that overhanging slingshot - any ball that rolls into that area will tend to rattle around off the slingshot post and shed momentum to stay there. Then you can make a lot of shots from the left flipper with one loose ball, including flipper staging to make upper flipper shots after the spinner or time machine.
Quoted from kool1:New Rush mat arrived today
Man.... isn't that kind of a standard doormat around the greater Hamilton/Toronto area?
Quoted from doublestack:New code! Very awesome and unexpected!
Wait for the pricing as it will also be "unexpected"!
PRO V1.10 - March 28, 2023
==========================
Note: Due to changes affecting scoring in this release, the Rush pinball
development team recommends that operators reset high scores by going
to UTIL -> RESET -> GC, and UTIL -> RESET -> HSTD.
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to start a mode during a multiball.
- Fixed spelling of "SYRINX" in some game award messages.
Tweaked:
- Bonus:
- Changed Bonus scoring to award a fixed score per modes won instead of
a portion of the points earned during that mode.
- Cygnus X-1: Book II - The Voyage:
- Changed Cygnus X-1: Book II to calculate jackpot scores based on mode
scoring totals up to a maximum value of 200 million points earned per mode.
- Records:
- Changed the default rules for WILDCARD records:
- WILDCARD RECORD BEHAVIOR defaults to MODE COMPLETE + HOLD:
- Wildcard records are only earned when a mode is completed, they
will be placed on a shot and held for the rest of the game or until
2112 Wizard Mode is completed.
- MAX SHOT MULTIPLIER defaults to 2:
- WILDCARD records will always award 2x shot values.
- MAX NUM WILDCARDS defaults to 5.
- Upper Loop Scoring:
- Changed upper loop scoring rules to only award additional scoring when
the Super Jackpot is lit.
- Ramp Scoring:
- Changed ramp scoring to 100,000 + (2,500 per hit + 250 per hit). Side ramp
hits award 2x ramp value.
- Game Timers:
- Changed timers to not pause when any ball savers are active or the player
is in multiball.
- Extra Ball:
- Removed the EXTRA BALL award at 69 ramps.
- Removed the LIGHT EXTRA BALL award from the pool of mystery awards.
- Accessory Shooter Knob:
- Added additional shooter knob lighting effects.
New:
- Added full support for all Rush Topper features:
- Song-Synchronized Concert RGB Lighting.
- Album collection tracking:
- Added status lights for all albums available to collect for album
jackpots and all albums available to be used as The Weapon.
- Topper Mystery features:
- Topper Mystery can be earned as a mystery feature when a topper is
connected to the Rush game and the game is not in competition mode.
- EXTRA BALL - Awards an extra ball.
- MILLIONS - Awards a value between 1,000,000 - 12,000,000 points.
- ADVANCE TIME MACHINE - Adds 5 years to the Time Machine up to a maximum
of 10 years per game. If all years have been awarded, adds up to 5 hits
toward the next Time Machine multiball.
- FRENZY - 60 second switch frenzy mode. Each switch hit awards 10,000 +
(50 per topper switch closure this ball.)
- Added TOPPER FRENZY CHAMPION high score entry.
- Added CONCERT MODE:
- CONCERT MODE is a new gameplay option that delivers a concert-like
gameplay experience with minimal interruptions to the hours of live RUSH
concert footage on the LCD display.
- CONCERT MODE is selectable from the Game Mode Menu which can be accessed
by holding in both flipper buttons prior to starting a game.
- Added UI INTERFACE PANEL LEVEL adjustment:
- Default: FULL - matches previous behavior.
- Added additional options:
- NONE - Completely removes UI except for credits, ball in play, and
player scores.
- MINIMAL - Shows Time Machine and Mode Panels.
- ESSENTIAL - Shows RUSH spellout, 1-2-3 combo, and Drum Clock status.
Moved to System 3.35
- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v1.5.0
- Conagent 1.0.9
- Adjust timing to address phantom broken trough sw tech alerts.
LE/Premium
LE V1.10 - March 28, 2023
==========================
Note: Due to changes affecting scoring in this release, the Rush pinball
development team recommends that operators reset high scores by going
to UTIL -> RESET -> GC, and UTIL -> RESET -> HSTD.
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to start a mode during a multiball.
- Fixed spelling of "SYRINX" in some game award messages.
Tweaked:
- Bonus:
- Changed Bonus scoring to award a fixed score per modes won instead of
a portion of the points earned during that mode.
- Cygnus X-1: Book II - The Voyage:
- Changed Cygnus X-1: Book II to calculate jackpot scores based on mode
scoring totals up to a maximum value of 200 million points earned per mode.
- Records:
- Changed the default rules for WILDCARD records:
- WILDCARD RECORD BEHAVIOR defaults to MODE COMPLETE + HOLD:
- Wildcard records are only earned when a mode is completed, they
will be placed on a shot and held for the rest of the game or until
2112 Wizard Mode is completed.
- MAX SHOT MULTIPLIER defaults to 2:
- WILDCARD records will always award 2x shot values.
- MAX NUM WILDCARDS defaults to 5.
- Time Machine Multiball:
- Removed the left inlane bonus for progressing toward Time Machine
multiball. Hitting the Time Machine will now always award 1 hit.
- Upper Loop Scoring:
- Changed upper loop scoring rules to only award additional scoring when
the Super Jackpot is lit.
- Ramp Scoring:
- Changed ramp scoring to 100,000 + (2,500 per hit + 250 per hit). Side ramp
hits award 2x ramp value.
- Game Timers:
- Changed timers to not pause when any ball savers are active or the player
is in multiball.
- Extra Ball:
- Removed the EXTRA BALL award at 69 ramps.
- Removed the LIGHT EXTRA BALL award from the pool of mystery awards.
- Accessory Shooter Knob:
- Added additional shooter knob lighting effects.
New:
- Added full support for all Rush Topper features:
- Song-Synchronized Concert RGB Lighting.
- Album collection tracking:
- Added status lights for all albums available to collect for album
jackpots and all albums available to be used as The Weapon.
- Topper Mystery features:
- Topper Mystery can be earned as a mystery feature when a topper is
connected to the Rush game and the game is not in competition mode.
- EXTRA BALL - Awards an extra ball.
- MILLIONS - Awards a value between 1,000,000 - 12,000,000 points.
- ADVANCE TIME MACHINE - Adds 5 years to the Time Machine up to a maximum
of 10 years per game. If all years have been awarded, adds up to 5 hits
toward the next Time Machine multiball.
- FRENZY - 60 second switch frenzy mode. Each switch hit awards 10,000 +
(50 per topper switch closure this ball.)
- Added TOPPER FRENZY CHAMPION high score entry.
- Added CONCERT MODE:
- CONCERT MODE is a new gameplay option that delivers a concert-like
gameplay experience with minimal interruptions to the hours of live RUSH
concert footage on the LCD display.
- CONCERT MODE is selectable from the Game Mode Menu which can be accessed
by holding in both flipper buttons prior to starting a game.
- Added UI INTERFACE PANEL LEVEL adjustment:
- Default: FULL - matches previous behavior.
- Added additional options:
- NONE - Completely removes UI except for credits, ball in play, and
player scores.
- MINIMAL - Shows Time Machine and Mode Panels.
- ESSENTIAL - Shows RUSH spellout, 1-2-3 combo, and Drum Clock status.
Moved to System 3.35
- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v1.5.0
- Conagent 1.0.9
- Adjust timing to address phantom broken trough sw tech alerts.
Quoted from DVDA:time to start stripping again to pay for the accessories LOL
Oh wow - I love all the accessories!!!!!!
Probably $2-3K. 
https://www.knapparcade.org/post/stern-pinball-reveals-new-topper-for-rush-pinball-machine
Stern Pinball Reveals New Official "Spirit of Radio" Topper & Other Accessories for Rush Pinball
Fresh on the heels of winning multiple awards at this past weekend's TWIPYs, including the coveted Game of the Year award, Stern Pinball's Rush pinball machine finally has an official topper. Minutes ago, Stern revealed its new Rush "Spirit of the Radio" topper for the game in videos on YouTube and its social media channels.
The topper includes moving gears and a clock that awards one of four items in the game "Extra Ball," "Advance Time Machine," "Millions or a new scoring mode called "Frenzy," which is available exclusively on games with toppers.
In addition to the topper, Stern showed off several other mods for the game, including a new "2012" illumined shooter knob, new "Rush Starman" Side Armor and add-on Expression Lighting Kits.
As of this writing, I have not seen prices for these new accessories yet. I will share that information when it becomes available.
Stern also released new code for Rush today, Version 1.10. The update includes brand new "Concert Mode" gameplay.
"NEW CODE! Stern Pinball has posted new RUSH code v1.10.0 for the Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition models. This code contains numerous game enhancements including a new "Concert Mode" gameplay mode as well as full support for all official RUSH Accessories. The Topper accessory includes 4 features (Extra Ball, Advance Time Machine, Millions, and Frenzy, a new scoring mode available exclusively with the topper). This code also contains additional polish, game adjustments, and bug fixes."
Quoted from Geddy2112:I say the topper $$999 expression lighting $$$599
lol - you know it's going to be $2,000 for the topper
Quoted from BMore-Pinball:lol - you know it's going to be $2,000 for the topper
Minimum
Just because it has a motor and some pulleys shouldn’t make it a $2k topper.
I’m hoping $1k or less with that BOM.
Quoted from Schwaggs:Just because it has a motor and some pulleys shouldn’t make it a $2k topper.
I’m hoping $1k or less with that BOM.
I agree. I don't see why it has to be $2000. Probably two small motors moving the gears and clock + some LED lights in there.
Knowing that the pricing is going to be ridiculous for any of these pieces, I’m not seeing anything I have to have.....
Maybe redo my expression lights, but not overly interested in the other stuff. It’s cool, just not that kind of $$$ cool. Which is weird, I thought I’d be all over these, lol.
Topper looks a lot better than what they released for Mandolorian, $10K by Christmas!
New code will be fun.
Quoted from Schwaggs:Just because it has a motor and some pulleys shouldn’t make it a $2k topper.
I’m hoping $1k or less with that BOM.
TMNT is $999 and basically does nothing. This has the clock, the gears, AND extra software. How is this going to be less than the TMNT topper? $1500-1800 all day. Can't match the Mando topper, but it can easily slide in beneath it. There will be buyers.
Quoted from Yoko2una:TMNT is $999 and basically does nothing. This has the clock, the gears, AND extra software. How is this going to be less than the TMNT topper?
Doesn't the eyeball move? Plus extra modes?
Quoted from kermit24:Doesn't the eyeball move? Plus extra modes?
The eyeball moves but just side to side and is super lame. No extra modes, everything but the eye is a flat plastic.
I have a feeling that regardless of the functionality or coolness of toppers from here on out - they’re all gonna be 2K unfortunately. I’d love to be wrong.
Quoted from kermit24:Doesn't the eyeball move?
Yes, but in the scheme of the topper, it basically does nothing.
Quoted from kermit24:Plus extra modes?
IIRC no extra modes. It's just integrated into the code to celebrate getting things like jackpots. And it will light the turtle selected at game start. Nothing to the extent of Rush's topper which has additional mystery features. TMNT topper is garbage.
I recently got my dream Rush pin NIB, but I'm still a newb at all-things-pinball, so any sage advice will be greatly appreciated: My Rush Premium arrived running 0.97, so when I go to install the new code update, should I use the Quick Update or the Full Update to get it up to 1.10? Does it matter that my pin is behind on code updates?
Quoted from amazing_egghead:I recently got my dream Rush pin NIB, but I'm still a newb at all-things-pinball, so any sage advice will be greatly appreciated: My Rush Premium arrived running 0.97, so when I go to install the new code update, should I use the Quick Update or the Full Update to get it up to 1.10? Does it matter that my pin is behind on code updates?
Yes update it. You can use the wifi to update via insider connected as well. Otherwise, quick seems to work fine. Use full if you have an issue.
Quoted from amazing_egghead:I recently got my dream Rush pin NIB, but I'm still a newb at all-things-pinball, so any sage advice will be greatly appreciated: My Rush Premium arrived running 0.97, so when I go to install the new code update, should I use the Quick Update or the Full Update to get it up to 1.10? Does it matter that my pin is behind on code updates?
If you're new, I'd still recommend going usb route, easier to do for most, me included. But I'm old,, 
So Rush being my first NIB, I'm a little out of the loop regarding accessories. Should I be getting in contact with a distributor for any of these (especially expression lights) - I'm one of those weirdos who bought their pin from Stern's Amazon store so I haven't worked with a dist before - or will Stern be selling everything direct? Thanks.
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