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Stern Pinball – Avengers Launch Party – Chicago

I’m already looking forward to Star Trek.

Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers Multiball

Programmer Keith Johnson took the time to share a detailed comment on what is happening during The Two Towers Multiball. He posted it on the PAPA commentary video I did semi-recently. I wondered what kind of formula was involved when determined how players progressed through this Multiball. Well, wonder no more.

John’s Arcade reviews AC/DC Premium by STERN

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A review of STERN’s AC/DC premium edition, nearly fresh out of the box.

New Pinball Dictionary: Spinnage

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The amount of spinner rotations on a well-placed shot. A shot has more or less spinnage based on how much or how little the spinner spins after the player makes a clean shot through it.

John’s Arcade reviews STERN’s 24

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This game basically asks you one simple question. Can you can make the right ramp shot with regularity? Are you accurate enough to repeatedly hit a shot that is about 1.5 times the diameter of the pinball with force and speed? Everything else is incidental on the way to making more right ramp shots to lock the balls for Multiball.

STERN at the Consumer Electronics Show 2013

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It’s worth noting the the retail price for The Pin is now $2,499, down from the original $3,000. Hey STERN, $1,999 would be a powerful number. Just having that “1” in front would make it seem a lot more affordable.

Avengers spotlight and overhead gameplay

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Some game play footage of The Avengers by Jon Replogle via PAPA. Also a “making of” video by STERN pinball.

Holy Grails of Pinball

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Roberto Gagno takes down two of pinball’s rare wizard modes: Valinor Multiball from The Lord of the Rings and The Super Duper Mega Extreme Wizard Mode from The Simpsons.