I’m not a Stern hater. I got a big long line of them!
Of course there are exceptions. Like GZ (which I also have)
But largely:
- all the lower flippers and inlanes are identical. You can literally overlay the playfield pictures and they are all the same.
- non dangerous caged pop bumper clusters.
- all the shots are in the same place off the flipper. That’s why when you walk up to a new Stern you can start smashing it because all the shots are mostly the same.
- points for hitting anything on the playfield. Even when it’s not lit. Score board keeps ticking over.
- ball always returns to the flipper from ramps.
etc.
Hey, that’s all cool stuff!
But after 30+ years owning pinball machines, I want some different shit.
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