1981 Stern Freefall pinball machine

[@modeljetjuggernaut4864]

This is what a pinball game should b like! Where the pop bumpers are vital to the playfield not tucked away in an obscured corner like some afterthought

[@chriscrepps7998]

That is a really cool game! Looks fun.

[@jayducharme]

I've never seen that table before. What a unique layout! Thanks to SCTV, in Canada, "Diver One, take off!" has a different meaning. 😀

[@davidmercado6607]

I own one of these - Great pinball! My kids enjoy playing it. I had to replace the rectifier board a few years back, and it takes constant work to keep all the lights working (jiggle the bulbs in sockets typically cures the issue for a while).

[@GandSAfan]

You played that superbly! I used to love playing this machine. (And I could make a quarter go pretty far on it!) And DON'T apologize, you've succeeded in bringing back many a fun memory. Keep up the good work! :)

[@rich111272]

Nice game there. Good gameflow too. I'd love to give it a shot.

[@retroelectrical]

Man, it's been like 35 years since I've seen this game in person, and I remember the layout like it was yesterday. It was a fun pin! The only thing lacking was the playfield art.

[@Mycoinop]

Great job Corey. I really appreciate the hard work. Paul

[@rociov11000]

Que hermosa pinbal tienes, me recuerda al pinball flght 2000 y al Quik silver , el mismo sonido del pinball Galaxy, Big game , the marc Stern hiso pinbal muy bonitas y con hermosos sanados, en mi casa tuve , varios pinball solo como amante de las pinbal, las que fueron, Paragon. Gloobe trothers, FLASH WILLIAMS. don de estas, 2 tome war, Spiderman magazinedeDgotlyeb, totem , Scorpion, Silverball mania, Stryker and spare, Lettal weapon 3º , Sexon, dos Fire power , meteor, Star trek 25 anivesary, y Mars god of ward. nunca obtuve el pinball Freefalls, es una maquina hermosa. Saludos amigo desde Chile Luis.

[@blanehartleb2754]

This is one of the greatest of all time...I will find one.

[@SIRROSLYNPARKS]

Nice Moves ! On This One ! Great Saves !

[@xpump876]

unusual game - good reflexes

[@seymourshabow]

Interesting game, I never liked the change matrix lane with double flipper hit myself, makes it too easy to complete the matrix. Mine left last May to make room for more games ;)

[@maxhemenway]

0:52 Sky!

[@maxhemenway]

3:29 All skydivers ready for free fall

[@Will-wv3dq]

Love it, don't suppose you know anyone that works specifically on these Freefall Machines? My father's recently stopped working but we believe it to be a short somewhere. SUCH A GREAT GAME!

[@londonpinball]

Will where are you located?

[@Will-wv3dq]

The twin cities of Minnesota

[@londonpinball]

Will if you post on the forum at pinside.com, you'll be able to find someone who can help you.

[@Will-wv3dq]

Much appreciated!!

[@maxhemenway]

2:02 Divers

[@macintosh3990]

Great game... never saw this one before... it seems to be a hybrid of Flight 2000 pinball... do you know if this came before or after Flight 2000?

[@londonpinball]

This came after Flight 2000.

[@macintosh3990]

Do you have a games room open to the public? I'm in Milton.

[@londonpinball]

@@macintosh3990 No. But you should check out Maple Pinball in Mississauga. They hold weekly tournaments that are open to the public.

[@macintosh3990]

Thanks! I'll check them out.

[@porcaminosrurales]

GRANDE !!!

[@Titanic4]

6:57 - Well, that multiball didn't last long... At least none of the balls went to outhole.

[@lucvandenbosch1741]

Great video of a great machine. I own one myself (a rescue that I restored from a pretty bad state) but I find my machine to be somewhat slower on the flippers and bumpers. Did you make any improvements on this one to make it faster? Or maybe I should be looking at an issue in my machine? Could you tell me what angle you have the playfield on? Most people recommend 6,5° but when I adjust mine to 6,5° it seems to miss some punch from the flippers and it's just not a lot of fun to play.

[@aflhabalafhabab]

4:01 did the machine just say the F word?

[@londonpinball]

"Forty Thousand Altitude"

[@Paulywint]

I played this game at an ice cream parlor in the mid 1980s. I really liked the game, but I didn't like the talking on the game for some reaosn.

[@billhaleyrock2471]

Das waren noch Zeiten.

[@renatowertheim]

name one difficult pinball paragon or hercules

[@rollergoalie16]

Lots of praise for this machine in the comments. In my opinion, it looks like a horrible layout for a widebody and a massive waste of available real estate. When you look at Flight 2000, Cheetah, Iron Maiden, Viper, Big Game, etc. It's obvious how much more could have been done with this title being a widebody. A bit underwhelming to me.