I Bought A New Stern Pinball Machine From Amazon!

[@cooltoy]

Stern Pinball Products On Amazon: amzn.to/3u9iO4G

[@ebogar42]

I never get tired of pinball. I used to spend a lot of quarters on them back in the day.

[@JMyoutube1]

Congratulations. Owing my pinball machine has been something I've always wanted and it's always nice to see how happy getting a pinball machine can make people

[@cooltoy]

Thanks so much!

[@covercalls88]

Be very careful about buying a pinball machine, you just can't have one.

[@tedhuntington7692]

all the pinball machines on Stern's store on Amazon are shown as currently unavailable- just checked now

[@andypowell4702]

I miss the pinball machine we had as a kid, my dad turned the main room downstairs of the house into a cool hangout room. Pool table, neon bar signs, steel bar signs, a decent tv to watch sports and of course the awesome Lethal Weapon 3 pinball machine. Very fun pinball machine.

[@prezadent1]

OK OK OK OK OK OK

[@earthsucks9555]

@@prezadent1 joe Pesci?

[@brandonrobinson1603]

Dude. That machine is unbelievably badass. Do you love playing pinball as much as you love collecting the machines? I really appreciate when adults are heavily invested in hobbies a lot of people wouldn't understand

[@cooltoy]

Yep, pinball has been one of the only things I enjoy that my wife also likes too. So it’s been awesome playing pinball with her

[@wolverine3344]

My wife sticks to the MS Pac-Man multicade, but dad and I share our love of Demolition Man (w color dmd). Only other one currently is Cue Ball Wizard, though I’m looking to move it and find either Star Trek TNG or Iron Maiden LE, pref locally in Atlanta market.

[@covercalls88]

@@wolverine3344 I have Demolition Man in my pinball bank of 16 pins. I bought it for $800 before the prices shot through the roof. ST TNG is a great game and I thought about and it became a choice 25 years between Twilight Zone for $1000 or ST TNG for $1000, I didn't have money to get both so i went for the Twilight Zone. Months later when I had the money it was gone, but I did pickup Indiana Jones for $1200.

[@frankrizzo7454]

Funhouse is the best pinball ever.

[@kellyleavitt7738]

Thanks for including the truck pulling up - because I’m waiting for my first pinball machine and looking out the window for the delivery truck 😃

[@cooltoy]

very cool, what machine did you order?

[@kellyleavitt7738]

@@cooltoy I ordered the Stern Rush pro model!

[@cooltoy]

@@kellyleavitt7738 enjoy

[@steve31785]

@@kellyleavitt7738I’m considering a Rush pro. Do you still have it and how have you been enjoying it?

[@brianbassett4379]

You must be so proud.

[@cooltoy]

Hard work pays off, I’m very proud of that.

[@brianbassett4379]

@@cooltoy Of course, you are kid.

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

Your purchase, your upgrades, all super intelligent choices.

[@cooltoy]

Thank you kindly 🙏

[@danielnewman3441]

I'm more into vintage pinball 70's/80's EM however I have to say this game is amazing! My next pin might be a new one! Great video dude.

[@jonsnow1123]

Oh man. Does that Stern box bring back memories! I did this in 2017. One of the best moves I ever made.

[@cooltoy]

which game did you get back then?

[@jonsnow1123]

@@cooltoy GoT Pro!

[@barruzza]

This is so COOL!! I love pinball, been playing since 1975 but thought that no one played or was interested in pinball anymore. Great playing field on this machine.

[@Ottophil]

there was a brewery in pittsburgh I went to that had dozens of tables, and a bunch of people huddled around cheering other people on. i think those people were playing for money, or gambling because nobody gets that excited over someone elses quarter. either way. it was a fun time. and pinball was very much alive in that place.

[@TheSpelledMilk]

PINBALL is alive and kicking. You should check out some of the latest. Nothing beats the Adam's Family pinball though.

[@ReaLibro]

@@Ottophil It was probably a tournament. We have those at the arcade I play at.

[@covercalls88]

Baby Boomers are probably biggest pin collectors. As they grew up with the EMs for a nickel a play. And really drove the collecting craze, plus we have the bucks. one reason why pins are so expensive.

[@Graczula]

Man I love your videos. All made with passion and the quality is off the roof. Congrats on your new table! So awesome Doug!

[@cooltoy]

Thanks so much, that means a lot to hear such kind feedback!

[@kinggzz]

nice machine. i tend to hold my pin balls with my flippers, seems to help when i need to hit an exact spot. thanks for the video

[@provostparkpass]

Great just great now I am tempted to get a new Pin :D

[@shanesrandompinballunivers6180]

Always entertaining, love the content!!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you

[@mathewmoreno1839]

Mods montage complete with 80's soundtrack...👌 Italian hand job approved.

[@pvtglarson1]

what are those slots for in the front of the machines? what are quarters?

[@todd1stclass]

Who to contact for pre done custom code, i have a Avengers IQ LE and would love to install that

[@cooltoy]

You need to contact username: Spider on the Pinside forums for the download

[@mattm7798]

I didn't know major companies were still making physical pinball machines. Nice!

[@borri68]

Thing I enjoyed the most was his Goonies never say die T shirt. A few years ago I saw a guy wearing a Bad News Bears Chico's bail bonds jersey and almost lost it.

[@charlesgallagher1376]

I was hanging in a pinball arcade when I was 12 in 1969 listening to The Who’s Pinball Wizard on the radio. Still love playing pinball. I live in Las Vegas so I get to play at The Pinball HOF. Usually I play the games from the 1990’s, only $.50 a play.

[@kahnlives]

You installed the side blade artwork like a pro. I’ve seen people pull their hair out trying to line up those things while keeping out air bubbles.

[@KillaCam99]

Where do you get your side rails and side art work?

[@cooltoy]

Pinballlife.com

[@coldtracks]

Congrats on Avengers infinity quest, definitely a top three pinball machine IMO. The flow on this machine is simply unmatched, combos everywhere with incredible sound and a sick light show. Mine is bolted to the floor.

[@cooltoy]

The repeatable upper flipper shot has been super satisfying to nail on a constant loop to build combo values. I’m really enjoying the machine a lot!

[@coldtracks]

@@cooltoy I managed to loop that shoot 6 times, never gets old. Where can I find that custom Video for the game, very cool my first time seeing it.

[@cooltoy]

You need to contact username: Spider on the Pinside forums for the download

[@coldtracks]

@@cooltoy Thank you!

[@Rob.Coleman]

The call from Amazon wasn't a fraud alert-it was to check you hadn't completely lost your mind, and possibly to check you weren't 12 years old and just pinched your Dad's credit card 😁. This is quite possibly the greatest use of gift cards ever 👍👍😁.

[@cooltoy]

12 year old me would have considered it lol

[@hajihunterr7662]

Pinball machines a beautiful pieces of art.

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

Can't beat physical pinball tables. Had an Addams Family machine for 20yrs

[@cooltoy]

one of the best machines ever made!

[@ThomasCastrillon-lh3id]

Where did you get those lollipop side rail from i cant find them...thanks

[@cooltoy]

pinballlife.com/

[@poorman-trending]

If your client had an indian accent, those gift cards probably came out of some old grandma’s retirement account.

[@cooltoy]

The client was a Fortune 500 company, not a scam artist

[@monzsterman]

This just happen to pop up in my feed. This is pretty cool. I didnt even know pinball was still a thing anymore.

[@cooltoy]

It’s had quite the resurgence in the last 4 years specifically

[@alyssamilanostarofteenwolf3241]

Does anyone know the music used in this presentation? Thank you.

[@MALussier]

Was so excited for you! Love Stern

[@cooltoy]

They make some fantastic machines, I’m a big fan obviously

[@Darkstar985]

@@cooltoy I’m kind of surprised a techie like yourself would say that, to each their own. As someone that’s been around pins since 1983, Stern makes the most low quality, overpriced, rushed machines the pinball world has ever known. I at least was getting them at a fair price, and own about 15 of them…they are all pretty crappy, fun crap….but still crap….a quick for instance….notice your SP doesn’t make fan noise, notice how loud the newer Sterns are…this is because they go as cheap as possible on the power supply, have been called out for years on such things, and know they can get away with anything and people will wait in line with every release they vomit out every 3 months so….I could go on, but no one likes a Debbie Downer….have fun…I dare say the longer your in the pinball game, you’ll start noticing how poorly made they really are.

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

Awesome video. I learned alot about pinball table setup as well!

[@cooltoy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@luiscolon0624]

esta bonita la machine Pinball disfrutala DIOS te bendiga.

[@cooltoy]

muchos gracias

[@denniswhite6013]

How do you keep your pins in a garage? That's basically one step up from storing them outside. The drastic change in temperature will ruin them

[@cooltoy]

My garage is insulated

[@RebelDukeTX]

What a cool machine. Shows that for a lot of people, pinball is anything but dead. Stern is really making some cool pinball machines these days. If money was no object, there are several of theirs I would love to own. I'd love to own the limited edition "Halloween" machine that was released. I know I'm dating myself here, but the Terminator 2 machine, when it first came out, was probably the most fun I ever had on one of these. Would definitely find a nice original or one that's been refurbished. Great score on this! Of course you can get something like a pinball machine on Amazon!

[@mrpink3630]

terminator 2 was awesome....the sounds. arnolds voice.

[@TheMjphoto45]

Why isn't the shaker motor added from the factory. I've played pinball for over 50 years. Great entertainment when I was growing up. I remember inventing multiball before there was multiball. Machines in the 1960s had a pop up ball feature that you could play as many balls at a time as you would like

[@cooltoy]

Stern only adds the shaker motor standard on their LE models. Obviously they want to sell you accessories on top of your already expensive pinball machine for more revenue. Very similar to cars and their factory option accessories.

[@wirekat]

unavailable now

[@mosquitos777]

Hey Doug got a strange question how many inch from the lockbar to the ground?? Thanks

[@cooltoy]

That would vary several inches depending on how high/low the leg levelers for each leg are set

[@danallshaw1131]

Well, this put a spin on the Elton John ,Kiss, and Playboy pinball I grew up with.

[@covercalls88]

Of the three listed, Kiss was my favorite.

[@thestudio-ep]

Not sure if the shaker is a Stern or an aftermarket, but the aftermarket shakers have blown node boards. FYI

[@lachainedumeurtrekillerpot1908]

how it's cost you?

[@cooltoy]

Are you trying to ask how much I paid for the pinball machine?

[@lachainedumeurtrekillerpot1908]

@@cooltoy yes

[@cooltoy]

This is the Stern Pinball MSRP price list Pro Model: $US 6,899 Premium Model: $US 8,999 Limited Edition Model: $US 11,099

[@qux55]

are stern playfields easily dented?

[@wolverine3344]

Great video, high production value, clean video, cool techno music, and close ups (ball on ramp, e.g.). Nicely done

[@cooltoy]

Thank you!

[@TheTikilove]

Are these full sized pinball machine or are these 3/4 size like the arcade ive seen for sale in some box stores.

[@cooltoy]

Full sized

[@donmorton7282]

Great video buddy. Love the machine and the 80s background music was a nice touch

[@cooltoy]

Thank you very much! 🙌

[@santiagoaguilar6241]

COOLTOY I've been in a nursing home for the past three years due to a spinal injury and use a wheelchair to get around. Pinball has always been my favorite arcade game. After watching your video, I realized that I've never seen a pinball machine that could be played by someone in a wheelchair. Would be nice to see a pinball machine that was low enough to be played by someone in a wheelchair or a simply a chair for someone with a disability that would not be able to stand long enough to enjoy a game of pinball.

[@cooltoy]

There was actually a Space Jam pinball machine that was custom made for Christopher Reeves that allowed a wheelchair to slide under it and allow him to play while in his chair. There are some pictures of the machine floating around the net.

[@santiagoaguilar6241]

@@cooltoy Exactly....custom made.

[@kiodiekin]

Nice that’s a fun machine

[@cooltoy]

it's a blast

[@Sebsince1981]

Wow, nice! I just got an Aerosmith LE and I thought the artwork on that game was amazing. This avengers game has the best artwork I have seen

[@cooltoy]

Zombie Yeti (the artist) has done some amazing work for Stern over the years. Ghostbusters, TMNT, Iron Maiden, Deadpool and Godzilla are some of the other awesome machines he did the artwork for.

[@randallgoeswhere]

You gotta play the Rick and Morty. Its awesome.

[@crazycorg1]

What code version is your game on? Because I also have an AIQ Pro(v 1.03.0) and the enter initials and match screen have different visuals and music

[@cooltoy]

it's running a custom code, as I noted in the video

[@CompleteGeekTV]

Alrighty then! Dude it's going to be hard to ever leave that garage. The machine looks great. I didn't know that one was on your radar.

[@cooltoy]

I just need to get some A/C in the garage, these 90 degree days are making game time rough.

[@CompleteGeekTV]

@@cooltoy Ha, well I guess that is one way to get you out of the garage. When fall comes though...

[@cooltoy]

@@CompleteGeekTV lol you mean the 2 weeks of fall we get here in Missouri before it goes straight into Winter right? lol

[@CompleteGeekTV]

@@cooltoy Lol pretty much but hey, at least that will be a solid two weeks

[@boknows8936]

Modding before even turning it on, ‘you’re killing me smalls’ lmao, well done 😎😏

[@cooltoy]

couldn't help myself 😬

[@alexbittencourt7714]

Sweet Congrats on the additional pinball!

[@cooltoy]

Much appreciated!

[@ScottParisi]

Watching you manhandle that machine for the back legs is depressing. My back won't let me to that anymore. Kudos

[@cooltoy]

I'm sure it will all catch up with me eventually

[@hezakiya5637]

Hey cooltoy you getting TMNT the cowabunga collection when is reeleased

[@cooltoy]

Absolutely!

[@peterpangus6417]

COOLTOY, great video. I noticed you have live video from the Avenger movie (?) at 9:13. I have a AIQ Premium but have never seen this video. Is it displayed if you reach a certain score or how did you add it?

[@cooltoy]

It’s in the custom code I’m running on my machine. You have to reach out to pinside forum user: Spider if you want access to the code

[@Dronetothetop]

That is absolutely beautiful

[@cooltoy]

thanks!

[@mussim2919]

What's the song at 4:33? Thanks!

[@ssweeps]

What are your other games in the garage?

[@cooltoy]

South Park, Stranger Things Pro, Jurassic Park, a Virtual Pinball Machine and some arcade games scattered about.

[@DannyWelch]

That's a seriously cool toy right there.

[@mattiaswicksell5929]

Great Video and supercool pinball table :) What is that awsome song at 4:30?

[@therexershow]

Very AWESOME ! I’m Putting mine together Friday. Super excited. I have my shaker motor ready too. And some other stuff to keep the longevity.

[@cooltoy]

Congrats, I can't remember did you say you got a Pro or a Premium on your new machine?

[@therexershow]

@@cooltoy premium JP but the JP premium doesn’t come with a Shaker oddly.

[@cooltoy]

@@therexershow that's what I thought I remembered, enjoy it! The premiums absolutely should come with a shaker at these prices, it's kind of silly only the LEs get that sort of thing from the factory. Especially at these NIB prices these days.

[@Lonchanney1]

Congratulations lad and welcome aboard.

[@cooltoy]

Thank you!

[@onemorething100]

I believe JersyJack is doing a new Toy Story. It looks amazing!

[@matthewc5255]

Getting a nice collection there!

[@cooltoy]

Trying to make it to where I never have to leave the house again lol

[@williammcdowell3718]

I wish stern could manufacture some of the Bally classics.

[@cooltoy]

Chicago gaming company already does this

[@Lithonion1]

I knew as soon as you got your first pin, you had joined the dark side. :) Just an FYI in case you didn't know Pinball Life sells art blade protectors that you can put over the side blades that prevent scratching them when you lift the playfield. I got a set, love em.

[@cooltoy]

Yep, I have a set as well. They are quite handy.

[@McGomezAddams]

The table overview was beautifully shot and edited

[@cooltoy]

thank you so much!

[@TopBananaMan]

Man! That SouthPark machine behind you in the beginning brought back so many memories. My friend and I would also walk down to the cinema on the weekend just to play that pinball machine. Probably spent close to $1000 on it just in quarters lol

[@cooltoy]

it's such a fun game!

[@covercalls88]

I think South Park was the best from Sega. It is the only one I would consider to add to my bank.

[@basementcollectibles]

Nice pick up, Doug!

[@cooltoy]

I'm really enjoying it so far 👍

[@Trojan0304]

Great tips, thanks

[@cooltoy]

Happy to help

[@OfficialGlitchLab]

Thats cool! We just had a client ask to engrave his QR code for him to use without having to take out his app. We had stern support test and confirm our engraving worked. I just didn't know consumer machines would come with that already. I assumed it was only if it was being used in a commercial setting.

[@cooltoy]

That's a great idea!

[@Justin-lf9dl]

These Stern Pinball machines are absolutely beautiful but would you mod a Ferrari? no…would you mod a Mercedes? no….Keeping the originality of one of the best pinball machine companies in the world is a must.

[@cooltoy]

The mods I did to the machine were all direct from Stern

[@PnPPinball]

unboxings are always nice!

[@cooltoy]

I agree, I always find them interesting.

[@diverdan814]

Congratulations! Happy for you.

[@cooltoy]

Thank you so much 🙌

[@michaeljkasnter]

super bearings in the spinner disc, mine zings!!!

[@flpennstater305]

Congrats brother

[@cooltoy]

Thanks Mike!

[@ls-prez6125]

That pinball looks awesome!

[@cooltoy]

Zombie Yeti did a great job on the art package for this game!

[@jason1932]

U know this is a fantastic machine shows the real quality and colors and creativity the new machines have. It is really perfect. Yes, obviously old games r incredible the smells, the way it is extremely difficult sometimes to really get a high score so u work hard at perfecting different things to then get a chance to go further and double ur score. Regardless, this machine is a 10/10 in my book just beautiful

[@jason1932]

im gunna change it to a 9/10 actually lol. i realized it might have just 2 much colors lights going crazy at times

[@matthewclark2123]

Damn I really want the Simpsons and South Park game. I have the original Simpsons pinball game from 1990, great fun but I want a new one

[@cooltoy]

I'm a huge Simpsons fan, I thoroughly enjoy that 1990 Data East game, even with it's basic rule set.

[@Maizan24]

Nice score. Great looking machine too!

[@cooltoy]

thank you!

[@goofyahhuncle5020]

Just one question. Have you had any problems with your stern pin?

[@goofyahhuncle5020]

And did you watch that video about that you quote unquote SHOULDN'T buy a spike 2 pinball machine? Ur probably not gonna trust that guy but whatever. idc If anyone has a spike 2 pinball machine. I'm totally fine with them

[@cooltoy]

Not had any problems with either one of my Spike 2 machines thus far. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another myself

[@RealziesCuts]

Congratulations 🍾🎉🎊 Pinball is legendary 🏆

[@cooltoy]

thanks, it's crazy fun and highly addictive.

[@jonmcintire9067]

That's a nice table😀😉😈😈😈😈💙

[@jdteney]

That's awesome. I got a Jack Danger JP. Hoping in a couple years I can afford a GZ.

[@cooltoy]

I’m been really wanting to check that machine out. Heard nothing but great things about it.

[@jdteney]

@@cooltoy I love it. I have played it pretty much every day since I got it. It's a real fun shooter, super fast and has great flow.

[@cryptolord9826]

Very nice congrats my dream is 1 arcade cab and 1 pinball hopefully one day 🤙

[@PRGRAMMING]

don't these things weigh like 150kg (330 pound)? How you picking it up so easy to put legs on?

[@Ruckus45]

Love the custom videos on the screen. I just got the AIQ PE, where can I find that mod?

[@cooltoy]

You have to request the file from this person on pinside: pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/spider

[@cochroach10]

Great video! I'll never have the kind of money it takes to buy a pinball machine so this is the closest I'll get. 😄

[@ramairneon]

Soooo you also installed alternate software??

[@cooltoy]

yes

[@DarkXenoGaming]

why cant I find these on amazon?

[@cooltoy]

inventory is currently sold out now

[@DarkXenoGaming]

@@cooltoy of course it is :(

[@gameware]

Is there a fee to run Insider Connected on a home table? I have a TMNT Premium and was thinking about ordering the upgrade.

[@cooltoy]

yes, you don't have to pay any sort of fee to use insider connected features on a machine with the kit installed.

[@Javelin3o4]

We had a pinball machine at a theater I worked at back in the 90's. Can't remember what it was called but it had a robot woman on it, and she seemed to make some very suggestive moans. But I remember you could hit the ball and it had a robot head and it could land in the mouth and the head would rotate. Can't remember the name of it though. One of our employees ended up buying it from the company that supplied our arcade games.

[@cooltoy]

Bride of Pinbot is the game you are thinking of

[@camperdave4990]

Now all Currently unavailable.

[@APBP1]

Still all unavailable dang

[@AnalogX64]

Congratulations :) and I love the quality of the video :)

[@cooltoy]

Much appreciated!

[@dilloncady35]

How much was this on Amazon - they are all currently unavailable with no prices listed.

[@cooltoy]

Stern Pinball MSRP Pro Model: $US 6,899 Premium Model: $US 8,999 Limited Edition Model: $US 11,099

[@elsquibbs]

Great looking mods. I recently lucked into a NIB Godzilla and was hesitant about installing art blades. This video changed my mind. I think your mods are tasteful without being tacky which can be tough to get right. Really nice job. 👍

[@cooltoy]

Very cool, Godzilla is a super fun game!