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This game received 113 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.246 _/10

8.246

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This game ranks 1st in the game group "Aerosmith". The group itself ranks #28 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game design: 8.054

Artwork: 8.635

Sounds/Music: 8.273

Other Aspects: 8.06

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Note! There are multiple versions of this game!
This is "Aerosmith (Premium/LE)".
The other version is: Aerosmith (Pro) (regular version)

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9.512/10

23 days ago

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Hawks

Pinside member

Melbourne

2y 33,650 50 14

Aerosmith is one of Sterns best offerings
Great layout, terrific rules and the DD artwork is sublime

Hawks edited previous rating on September 02, 2018.

8.732/10

39 days ago

CWD

Cdonnerusmc

Pinside member

Lincoln City, OR

2y 34,800 113 34 6

This has a ton of potential if the game code gets a good update. Just gets old and boring after a while. I have a large collection and most likely wont ever sell it but that being said it's still a great pinball and come on it Aerosmith!!

Cdonnerusmc currently owns this game.

9.220/10

78 days ago

LBH

LBHPinball

Pinside member

<1y 22,000 8 7

Superb music pin,from Stern and borg.Wery wery nice to look on.A blast to play.The layout is superb.The theme and music rocks.I love the le.Good job John Borg.!!

LBHPinball currently owns this game.

9.200/10

3 months ago

JAM

JMcDonald

Pinside apprentice

1y 25,650 57 9

Super fun game. My two favorite aspects of the game are probably the artwork and the toys (mechanical action.) I love the way the ball gets launched into the toy chest and the start of multiball with Jacky shaking is super cool as the pinballs pour out of the toy box. The upper playfield with the elevator is one of the best upper playfields I've seen. It's great having to backhand the targets there and then have to have the ball run off your flipper to make the shot to the right. I'm not a huge Aerosmith fan but the songs in the game are definitely some classics and I really like the animations that were done, such a huge improvement in the fun factor over DMD games. All around a super fun game that doesn't get talked about a lot. ONE thing I would like to see better utilized is the "smart" button on the lockdown bar although Stern has been saying another code update is coming at some point so we'll see.

10.000/10

3 months ago

TJW

Fr0zenf00d

Pinside apprentice

Murfreesboro, TN

<1y 8,500 2 6 1

Played this when it first came out at Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown last year. Super awesome with great graphics and music.

9.860/10

4 months ago

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Nath1977

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

1y 10,000 31

Very fun, easy to play, easy to learn, great for all the family. Nearly perfect for me.

9.180/10

4 months ago

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FarFromHeaven26

Pinside member

Unknown

<1y 31,300 184 4 20

One of my favorite Stern games!

9.680/10

4 months ago

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Robhorror

Pinside member

Unknown

3y 28,500 13 42

great game, always fun to play

Robhorror edited previous rating on May 22, 2018.

8.120/10

5 months ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside member

Warren, PA

<1y 110K 1,817 2 119

Fun game with unbelievable art from dd. Really looks excellent. Not crazy about the theme, but it’s ok. Not a fan of the upper playfield, and I don’t believe that it is worth the extra money. Do like the purple cab though.

mrossman5 edited previous rating on April 24, 2018.

7.538/10

5 months ago

DEF

DefaultGen

Pinside member

Morrisville, NC

5y 119K 2,805 10 165

Cool Stern band game with great art and a good layout. The cramped upper playfield is kind of weird. Stern LEs have taught me for the most part I like my games without mini playfields.

7.424/10

5 months ago

WHZ

Wildbill327

Pinside member

2y 46,150 230 20

Played at local pin museum quite a few times. The game is ok but not super fun. The toy box lock was one of it’s cooler points and I enjoyed it. The flow was ok but not super smooth. I like sterns lcd back box but not a fan of the cartoon images they went with on AS. The lighting was decent as all new games are so nothing special. If I come across it in the wild I will play once or twice but I would never buy for home use. I’m not a super fan of Aerosmith but I do like some of their songs.

8.252/10

5 months ago

TYC

wvtalbot

Pinside member

Morgantown, WV

<1y 16,900 9 11

Great game with a variety of shits and fairly deep game play. One of the better pins Stern has put out in the past few years.

9.016/10

5 months ago

JCZ

Meegis

Pinside member

Vaughan, ON

4y 67,050 1,270 16 236

This game is amazing fun. I was set on owning a pro, and didn't want to spend more for premium/le but ended up finding a local deal. I'm glad I pulled the trigger. The added playfield is more useful than other games, as it adds strategy to hose you play and what to shoot for.

The lighting is amazing and the cabinet art on the Le is outstanding.

Both pro and le have awesome art from dirty Donny and the sounds are well worked.

The LCD animations are funny and entertaining. Other games utilizing the LCD at this point are just TV or movie clips and don't really do much for the game. This games animations are all custom and well done.

Overall a fantastic piece in any trim level.

Meegis currently owns this game.

8.367/10

6 months ago

MER

merouth

Pinside member

2y 21,000 1 3 10

Pretty cool game. I like lots of toys in a game and the playfield is a little barren for my taste. It has the main toy box and the elevator but as far as toys go thats about it. Decent flow and without the code the game would be a bust. The cabinet is beautiful! This pin is a good pin if somebody wants a music pin at a decent price. Right now used Aerosmith pins are very reasonable. I think the home buyer would really need to like the music or it would get old fast.

9.056/10

6 months ago

FXS

sulli10

Pinside member

Morristown, NJ

8y 62,650 992 22 56

Rating on the LE. All around the best looking package Stern has put out. I had it next to my STLE and The AS playfield puts it over the top in the looks department. Straight forward/ easy to understand rules. I would like to see a little more depth. I like the large screen in the back box but again I would like to see a little more animations. The Toy Box engineering is fantastic. I really like to see people’s faces the first time they see it in action. I like the non linear rules as you can select your song up front. Enjoy the multi balls and the risk reward of toy box multi ball. All the shots are makeable when needed. Last improvement I would like is more rules tied to the mini upper play field.

sulli10 has owned this game in the past.

8.640/10

8 months ago

DAD

SmallKingTut

Pinside member

Unknown

<1y 17,650 46 1 6

Fun game, and I love the theme. If you don't want a deeper ruleset and like Aerosmith, this is a great way to have some fun.

Not sure if I would ever buy. The toy box is really fun, but after a while my attention wanders a little. I do not hesitate playing at least a game or two when I am out.

7.913/10

8 months ago

REW

woody76

Pinside member

Nashville, TN

3y 97,550 2,090 67

super fun with great art package.

8.640/10

9 months ago

KAJ

snowvictim

Pinside member

Warsaw

3y 54,400 392 4 29

This is the only post-1998 pin that I enjoy. It's an absolute beauty, particularly in terms of the sound and music. I don't expect to ever own it just because of the price, but it's on my wishlist anyway!

snowvictim has this game on the wishlist.

8.940/10

10 months ago

AK

Coolpinballdino

Pinside member

3y 118K 1,293 59 316 1

I like Aerosmith premium/LE more then the pro because I really like the mini playfield and how it changes the game.

Coolpinballdino edited previous rating on November 29, 2017.
Coolpinballdino has owned this game in the past.

7.579/10

11 months ago

GPS

onetaste

Pinside member

Adelaide Hills

4y 52,650 139 22 101

Great art package, a lot of content in the LCD, toy box is a cool toy. Those are the positives. Otherwise, the modes are quite bland, reminiscent of early Stern Kiss, they all feel the same, just shoot the flashing arrows on the main shots. Kiss has the cool shot and playfield multipliers that make it more interesting. Looking forward to code improvements to add something more to this game, it feels underdone on release.

7.736/10

1 year ago

DAD

PtownPin

Pinside member

1y 58,150 1,216 10 28 2

A friend invited my over yesterday to play his NIB Aerosmith Premium. I put about a dozen games on the machine, and I have to say it was incredibly fun to play. The artwork is amazing, the flow is great, the toy box is really fun, and the variety of shots is great. I played the game with the early code so once this gets perfected this game will be right up there with Metallica and ACDC....

PtownPin edited previous rating on February 22, 2018.

9.940/10

1 year ago

TOT

Totally80sMon

Pinside member

4y 27,900 1 12

I highly recommend this game. The game is beautiful, however, more than that it's really a FUN game. it's the little things, everyone talks about the launch into the toybox & it's great but what draws me in is when the toybox isn't open & the balls fall down that creates the challenge. When you're able to start knocking them in, there's a pause, & the eruption is really satisfying! Reminiscent of Funhouse, the feeling of accomplishment is great. I had a really hard time deciding on whether to purchase the Pro or the Premium because both are great but from playing both at California Extreme, what made me decide on the Premium was the real space between the elevator on the upper playfield & the lower. 'Going down' on the screen, the extra lighting & the fact that I got a better score helped me decide. I felt it was a bit more fun & that's what I really appreciate from games these days. I think anyone would be happy with either. - Ridin' into town alone by the light of the moon...

7.939/10

1 year ago

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Noname707

Pinside member

Unknown

5y 17,000 1 12 45

Underwhelming. Just a bunch of rehashed things from other games thrown in on one game.

10.000/10

1 year ago

ESH

TheArcadia

Pinside member

Gatlinburg, TN

1y 22,000 1 9 8

Absolutely fantastic pin! Love every aspect

TheArcadia currently owns this game.

7.664/10

1 year ago

BJB

PinballBJB

Pinside member

1y 56,400 114 27

Visually, this game is a stunner. All of the artwork, lighting, videos, colors are really beautiful and make the game a standout for art. Fairly fun to play, too. But the scheme of having each song "mode" merely be a variation of shooting the same ramps, targets, orbits, etc. but in a different order with different color LED arrow-lights (similar to Batman 66) is disappointingly un-creative and ultimately boring; not a great implementation of theme, and not a great rule set. Also, the idea that Stern would do this game without any voice-work from Steven Tyler and Joe Perry is an extreme let down and materially diminishes the game's overall quality. Shifting back to positives: the toy box concept, the ball catapult, and the multiball feature where you can take your three-ball multiball or save up for 4, 5, or 6-ball multiball are great. Also great are the sound quality and most (but not all) of the songs they chose. (I wish maybe two of them were different -- won't say which ones or which omitted songs I would've preferred.) If Stern had done the right thing and gotten Tyler and Perry to do callouts like Metallica did for their machine, then I'd have some serious thinking to do about pulling the trigger to own this game. But the lack of the voices pretty much seals the deal for me to pass on ownership and just play wherever I find it in public or at expos.

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Aerosmith (Premium/LE) (Stern, 2017)

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