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Stern Pinball
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Pinball on Cruise Ships in 2025 and beyond?
We were planning on taking two cruises in 2025. Past tense, because they were canceled after we learned of all the fees involved in the "free" cruises we were offered. In the 90s we took a Carnival Cruise to Mexico and…
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Ms. Pac-Man meets the Pinhouse for Humpday Wednesday
Yes, there will be a Humpday Wednesday stream this morning (Seattle, WA USA time GMT-8) at the Pinhouse via Twitch ( https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom ), assuming I can hook up some kind of connection to our…
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Good, bad or indifferent: Stern Insider Connected Badge and Achievement Earning for Family and Friends?
Our 9-year old grandson, Axel, really loves the Stern Insider Connected (IC) badges and achievements. We've been following new badges and achievements as they've been released monthly now for the last year. Since…
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R.I.P Ozzy Osbourne - tribute on Humpday Wednesday Show
Today, on the Humpday Wednesday show we will celebrate the music and life of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne that died yesterday at 76. I was able to see him several times in concert, both with Black Sabbath, solo and at…
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At Pinball Shows Stern Insider Connected Needs To Be Working
Our second post ever at PGM was about Stern Insider Connected being connected on location ( Stern Insider Connected Machines – Turn It On, Owners! ). That it is/was frustrating to visit a place with a Stern IC game only…
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4 extra ball shots in Jaws (Stern 2024) premium
I see people asking sometimes which Jaws to buy: the pro or the premium? In this article, we'll cover an extra ball opportunity only available premium/LE. Earning more additional balls in a standard 3-ball game will get…
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Stern Pinball Jaws 50th + FX Tourney + Humpday Wednesday 7/2/2025
Got to keep the text short and sweet for today's Humpday Wednesday post, but the plan is to stream, so tune in for the show this morning at: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom and we'll be covering: Stern Pinball…
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Play and Solve Jigsaw Puzzle King Kong: Myth of Terror Island (Stern Premium 2025) Playfield (49 pieces)
Stern Pinball second cornerstone of 2025 King Kong: Myth of Terror Island. Solve the jigsaw puzzle below. Made by Todd Russell with the online picture puzzle builder from Amuse Labs 7×7 is 49 pieces. Share your best…
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Apathy is much worse than criticism
This applies to all businesses, not just the gaming sector. It's also a good life lesson in that what we focus on, what we care about, guides how we spend our time and mony. To be apathetic about something, to not be…
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Stern Pinball Operating with 31% Corporate to 69% Production Staff Ratio?
Sometimes I come across news stories and don't know how or if they fit here. It's obvious when Stern Pinball expanded their manufacturing in 2023 that new jobs would be added, but something I didn't know is their…
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It's NW Pinball Show Weekend + Worldwide Debut Listening Party for STILLBIRTH + Humpday Wednesday S2E8
There's a Blackfoot song called "Highway Song" that is playing in my head over the last week: "Another day, another dollar, after I've sang and hollered. Oh, it's my way of living, but I can't change a thing." I…
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Stern Pinball Arcade PS5 More Fun Playing Than Remembered, Despite the Mediocre Experience
Yesterday, on the (NO) Blue Monday stream I decided to check out the PS5+ Premium that I spent like $185 for the year and see how worth it -- or not -- it was. Scrolling through the long list of playable games, classics…
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More Incomplete Pinball Releases + Champion Pub FX Tourney + Humpday Wednesday S2E7
Some interesting pinball developments over the past week. Dune is out and incomplete, awaiting IP approvals According to streamer Dirtypoolpinball ( https://www.twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball ), that bought and owns a Dune,…
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Nobody in modern pinball makes games that shoot like Keith Elwin - King Kong: Myth of Terror Island (v0.82 code) Detailed First Thoughts after Flipping
If you could dream up the GOAT of pinball design, that person would look exactly like Keith Elwin. The guy is on his seventh game now, and certainly working on #8 and beyond, if even just scribbling notes. Stern is…
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Pinball owner Larry Kirchner believes theme and art more important than fun factor and code for sales + Humpday Wednesday S2E5
Oh my, what a headline to break down. Relax, it's not my opinion and I don't think it's meant to be hyperbolic for the purpose of hits/clicks/views, but could be totally wrong. I think the guy that said it is, well,…
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See you at the Northwest Pinball & Arcade 2025 Show June 6-8, 2025
For the third consecutive year, we're attending the Northwest Pinball & Arcade show ( https://www.nwpinballshow.com/ ) in Tacoma, WA. See last year's coverage: Humpday Wednesday #47 + Jaws (Stern 2024) Liveplay + FX…
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104 games of Iron Maiden played in a single play session over 17+ hour Live Stream + Humpday Wednesday S2E3
Happy flipping you over the hump, it's that time of the week again where we skip the drain and outlanes and punch that ball back into the playfield, covering all things pinball. What is the most number of pinball games…
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Rewatching King Kong (1933) and comparing to modern films and Stern Pinball King Kong
Of course the big talk in pinball right now is Stern's newest cornerstone game, by the king of monster designers Keith Elwin, it's King Kong: Myth of Terror Island. I hadn't seen the 1933 King Kong movie in maybe 40+…
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Are the days of Stern Pinball launching any new games with 1.0 code over?
There have reportedly been a few games in Stern Pinball's history that they have launched with 1.0 code. If someone knows differently, please correct in the comments. If that did occur in the past, that doesn't seem to…
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LIVE EVENT Tonight starting at/around 8pm PST the PGM Twitch Stream 3rd birthday celebration starts with 17+ hours of pinball
For months now we've been promoting the third birthday for the Twitch stream and tonight, Friday 4/18/2025, is the night the party begins at/around 8pm PST (GMT-8) at: https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom The plan…
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Stern Pinball second cornerstone of 2025 is King Kong: Myth of Terror Island to be talk of Humpday Wednesday S2E2
Here we are on Hump Day Wednesday to cover the last week in pinball: King Kong: Myth of Terror Island by Stern Pinball Black Knight Sword of Fury 1,200 limited vinyl for Record Store Day Saturday April 12 4,000+ Stern…
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My wild and wacky pinball dream!
Today, we're going to learn more about the next Keith Elwin Stern Pinball game: King Kong. In the meantime, a week ago, I had a dream about pinball. They provided a pretty much worthless teaser video I'm embedding…
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Elwin's Team Speaking on June 2025 panel + Next Level Pinball admission increase + Games Not Moving + Humpday Wednesday 4/2/25
Every week on Wednesdays, besides celebrating getting over the hump of the week -- getting closer to the weekend -- we look around at what's happening in pinball and report back here. Elwin's primary team will be at NW…
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Evil Dead (Spooky 2025) Detailed First Thoughts after Flipping on Location
At TPF ( Unpacking random thoughts after attending first Texas Pinball Festival 2025 with pics + Humpday Wednesday 3/26 ) got my first chance to play Evil Dead. That game, you know, with the killer looking topper. Oh…
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Unpacking random thoughts after attending first Texas Pinball Festival 2025 with pics + Humpday Wednesday 3/26
This past weekend, we checked out for the first time Dallas and the surrounding area, as well as attended The Texas Pinball Festival 2025. Am working on more detailed write-ups of some things encountered and played…
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Here's what the first year of modern pinball machine ownership is like - Jaws Stern 2024 Premium
Tomorrow, 3/14/2025 will be one year since my son received his Stern Pinball Jaws premium that was ordered literally the day it was announced in January 2024. This year Stern's cornerstone launched at CES 2025 was…
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D&D gets 0.86 Update + TPF a week away + Zaccaria Pinball gets another game + Humpday Wednesday 3/12
Here we are at that wonderful juncture in the week called Hump Day or rather we condense to humpday just to be different, where we talk and hopefully can play all things pinball: real pinball, virtual pinball, games…
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PGM Interview #2: Elizabeth Gieske Stern Pinball programmer for Jaws & Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye - Behind the Code (Video + Full Transcript)
On Monday March 3, 2025, a short week ago, PGM sat down virtually with Stern Pinball programmer Elizabeth Gieske for an hour and learned what it's really like working on the code of modern pinball games: Jaws (Stern…
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Avengers: Infinity Quest Novice Strategies
One of my most want to play more, underplayed Stern Spike 2 pins to date, Keith Elwin designed Stern pins is Avengers: Infinity Quest . From my limited personal gameplay, watching gameplay and reading comments from…
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PGM Interview scheduled with Jaws + D&D Stern Programmer + More Zaccaria Pinball + Humpday Wednesday 2/26/25
This past week we got to flip Stern's newest RPG pin: Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye (0.85 code) Stern Pinball Pro 2025 Detailed First Thoughts After Flipping on Location . My son and I were so interested, we…
