We Found TWO Stern DRACULA Pinball Machines - With Different Cabinets? A Transylvanian Mystery

[@Dallen9]

Ahh the magic of Stern.... Everything about these two cabinets tells you all about Stern Electronics from the olden days. You're looking at the life of the Dracula Pinball Cabinet in two Machines. the wood rail tells you the nicer looking one is the older of the two and the Metal rail is the newer one. Paint wearing tells you about when Stern changed their Play Field paint and why they chose to change their Play field paint. This is literally when Stern was establishing their fondly remembered Quality control.

[@dnbreyen]

Ronnie, the history lesson is great! It adds some nostalgia to your videos.

[@ronv1725]

Loved the high speed assembly with the music.

[@seaneburke]

Love the investigative work. Even Craigslist had answers. Quite resourceful!

[@alanarmstrong2323]

Heather Thomas, for me,she did her own stunts,acts,and can shoot.

[@KraftyLive]

haha Frankenstein those Dracula machines together for Shane

[@craigkeger8099]

you should do the tour of the Stern facility. That would be interesting to see.

[@mikgus]

Shane screaming at the screen "START WORKING ON IT!!!!" 😀

[@kevwolf69]

Mary Wollstonecraft. Yeah, the books for the classic monsters are very cool. Another incredible vid Joe. My humble thanks.

[@harrypapas8710]

I like the abbot an costelo meet dracula😂😂

[@samuelcolvin4994]

The one with Frankensteins monster! I loved that one!

[@sside8]

Cool investigative work Ron! I guess you could've emailed Gary Stern and asked him about the cabinets. Maybe. Would he even remember?🤔

[@ocsrc]

They used whatever they could get at the time. Very common. When you look at cars from year to year you see mismatching parts all the time.

[@NotsureOk]

A double whammy Oh this is gonna be a good repair series🎉

[@naytch2003]

Come on Shane..Come on...Shane??? Shane??? Come back Shane!! Come back Shane!! 🤠

[@LyonsArcade]

I think he was telling me he was going to repaint it

[@naytch2003]

@@LyonsArcade Shane is the man

[@OhRonaldo]

Thanks! Youre right: "You didnt have to do that."

[@LyonsArcade]

Ron you're just throwing the money out there today :) Thank you sir

[@rrowan327]

I really enjoyed this video. From Joe assembling the machines that started out looking like coffins. Then Ron going over the details (my wife is also a Libra, so I know all about trying to make choice) and then the timeline detective work of when they were built. I also like both Frankenstein and Dracula books. To be honest I am a bit jealous of you eye for colors. I normally don't see the different tones/colors in the paint. Finally Donnie is doing a awesome job (well maybe the other guys LOL) with the concrete and brick work.

[@jamesgulrich7416]

I believe that Dracula is the only pinball game that I ever scrapped over the last 40 years. It was in horrible shape and no one wanted it. However; all the parts to the game are out in my garage in cardboard boxes. I will check. I know that there are some plastics there. I don't know. I scrapped it more than 20 years ago.

[@jamesgulrich7416]

Also the original apron colors were red and black and I still have that one too.

[@dragom3417]

Love these videos and the humor, keep up the great work :)

[@midnightrunner0478]

Just started the Dracula audiobook. You are right. Pretty good. Thanks for filming it and the book recommendation.

[@askjacob]

I have an Australian LAI one. The serials are not stamped on the cab. I thought the serial may have been on the cardboard tags on the wiring (there are some in the head and cab) but they look more like staff inspector numbers as one is 2600 and the other was 3620. It has the metal 'tab' slides, not the wood. I can say the trident was overlapping the drac builds as my coin box harness has a trident factory tag on it...

[@naytch2003]

When i think of Dracula, i think of Bela Lugosi..when he died, he waa buried in his iconic dracula costume

[@afattori316]

I had one and did a full restoration on it. Fun pin! Definitely a rare pin. Love your 2:07 videos!

[@TurnFullCircle]

On my...you have the best job in the world.....love your vids...cheers

[@JamesTK]

Come on Ron. That Joe's Classic Video Games channel is always a let down when you need it.

[@simondempsey1]

Really interesting, can't wait for the repair videos

[@michaelbeverly215]

The SB-100 sound boards in those Draculas might be the high pitched tone version (annoying) or lower pitch version (less annoying). Your Hot Hand video has the high pitched version. Pinwiki has instructions for converting to the less-annoying version, and gives the frequencies you can adjust the sound pots to for proper pitch.

[@pezjohnson]

I watch that one channel Joe's Classic Video Games all the time. I also yell at the screen to get him to do things. It kind of goes like this "C'mon, you have to open the....c'mon, you can't...c'mon"

[@afattori316]

Have to love the Marylyn Manson Dracula plastic

[@SamsArcadeFix]

These will be 2 very nice games when you are though with them. It also looks like there is a slight difference in the side art on each cabinet.

[@ShawnBernard70]

What in the wide world of sports is going on here????? What's Joe doing with that ratchet?!?! Did someone steal his pliers???? 😂😂

[@LyonsArcade]

You caught him red handed! I think this is the only thing he will use a ratchet for

[@timbober1]

Pinball has so much soul.

[@johneven2896]

7:32 Tommy probably plugged em both in and see which one wiggles the most : )

[@jpconn1]

Wow, me and my boys were in your shop a few weeks ago and saw the first one, and then a second one further back. Seriously, how does someone end up with two of these unless they went to some serious horror buff estate sale. We need more info on how these two come to be owned by the same owner.

[@fluffehgamer4712]

40:52 well they don’t call Australia the land down under for nothin lol 😂

[@Stellerex]

What if Dracula actually signed both hanging upside down? 🧛🦇🤔

[@MoparStephen]

Cool - I still have the set of floor speakers (American Acoustic Labs Studio 400) my dad bought on 3-14-79 (his 27th b-day). I sadly lost the receipt somewhere along the way, but I do know they were purchased from Tokyo Shapiro.

[@grandpaseed]

DRACULA Pinball

[@MRNBricks]

Sweet machines. Maybe I’ll find one someday.

[@samuelcolvin4994]

Makes sense to me why the more worn machine was in more complete condition, it was probably earning tin for the operator for longer, while the 'nicer' machine was probably pulled out of service earlier on following some sort of malfunction, and they started to cannibalize it for parts.

[@RobsMemoryLane]

I love your commentary. Great stuff. Keep up the good work

[@indydriver80]

When you knocked on that plywood I was around the corner and I thought the cops were at my house! Looking forward to seeing these all fixed up.

[@jimkuna8687]

Very interesting the life of these..

[@T88-fh9ci]

man these videos are good you guys are so good nice job thanks for sharing, should do some live streams your funny and entertaining

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks for watching! we appreciate it!

[@dnbreyen]

What was that other guy thinking? You gotta open ‘em up!

[@frankgagliano9677]

Great history of the machine Ronnie. Can not wait to see the video for the machine. Man, Joe was working really fast putting the machine together. I wish I could put them together that fast. Thanks for Filming Ronnie.

[@John-qf8ud]

When I was a kid my dad owned an arcade. We had a stern lightining pinball machine. It caught on fire and we sold it. But it was really cool when it worked.

[@naytch2003]

They are both great machines people...not immaculate but close enough to perfect..for me..as the song goes😉

[@naytch2003]

What did Dracula say to his latest victim?? It's been nice gnawing you😆

[@meltysquirrel2919]

What's Dracula's favorite ice cream flavor? Vein-illa. 😜

[@naytch2003]

@@meltysquirrel2919 What's Dracula's favourite coffee? Decoffinated😆

[@meltysquirrel2919]

@@naytch2003 🤔 But does Dracula put vein-illa in his decoffinated coffee? 😂

[@naytch2003]

@@meltysquirrel2919 Yes i believe so

[@jeffcarling4860]

You have the best pin-bot video ever! The coolest game ever

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks for watching!

[@CNKayutube]

I like the fiddler on joes roof music , during setup 😂

[@CNKayutube]

Iron out those dimples , easy

[@brentdavidson1492]

Drac looks horrified that he's seeing his reflection for the first time.

[@jeffcarling4860]

Great as always!

[@irieman442]

It is clock number. Back in the day when you had to punch in a clock to start and stop work. Your time card was kept in a numbered slot in a huge wall mounted rack system. That was the only way the company knew who you were.

[@garrymiller8031]

One of the early Stern that uses electronic sounds. No chimes. Ted nuget.Trident .

[@dnbreyen]

Mental note: mute video when Ron slides the playfield glass around so dog doesn’t go wild! 😜

[@lurkersmith810]

I would have thought that after Joe had installed the legs and stood up both machines, he would have left you a detailed note explaining exactly what was wrong with each of them! What's wrong with these Draculas, Joe?

[@douro20]

ALI and LAI were two different companies. Only the latter is still in business.

[@matthewhutchinson4942]

Don't forget poor Rex.😂

[@graywolf2694]

Every day was a Friday to that guy

[@Matthewcessna]

is it me, back displays, look off, # is leaning back #2 leaning foward????

[@byrdsdoityourselfgarage7330]

I’d guess they’re called gusset blocks

[@CrazyMan_Engineer]

Is wood cheaper than metal? I think they had to cut costs.

[@dnbreyen]

Not even 4 minutes in and the music is scary!

[@randycarter2001]

Why sign the document upside down? It should be obvious to a lefty. It's easier to write on the card that way. When you have to do 100 of these a day it becomes important.

[@robertlipsett2535]

yep the card is already stapled in and the guy stands beside it and just reaches down and in instead of in and across

[@markjackson1444]

What a different video this is. Two Draculas at the same time. Wow. Many of the Sterns have similar stuff. The dead bumper at the top reminds me of Meteor, which is also similar to Stars. Sterns from this time usually played very well, and that’s what I’m expecting from this one. Great choice for some vids. Thanks for posting Ronnie.

[@dnbreyen]

11 Thumbs Up!

[@Billy-ml1si]

How can I get one today is my birthday 🎉🎉🎉💖

[@hayleywaalen2612]

We need Detective Pikachu to look into this.

[@lileveretteyoakumiii]

Yodelayheehoo

[@naytch2003]

He stopped loving her today🎶🎶

[@LyonsArcade]

Hello lil Everette!

[@timitbiscuit3620]

I know exactly how Tommy Lee did that. You must have missed the video!

[@ocsrc]

Dracula is a big deal. The sexual element is always subtle. Even Underworld it is subtle. I really think it would be a huge blockbuster to have a new movie with the sexual element as the main part of the movie.

[@anthonydenn4345]

Yea, maybe in the style of 50 shades of gray! Which had a subtle horror theme to it. Maybe even inspired by Dracula. Except missing the blood element.

[@gallimead]

2 draculas??... something to get your teeth into, and vamp it up.

[@cliffordmaxwell9802]

Nepotism quality control. Reunited and it feels so good. Perfect October pinball repair video. BOO! Got any Beerfest repairs to finish out the month with. The grueling slog assembly music was awesome touch.

[@slakjawnotsayin5451]

Cool, I used to have one of those and Sea Witch in my living room about 27 years ago. I bought them both for about $350 each, and they were in mint condition at the time. It's crazy how much these are worth today compared to back then... I traded both of them for a Swords of Fury machine, which I still have and still love. I also have a Tales from the Crypt now, but the DMD isn't getting any info for some reason anymore... I bought a new color DMD for it and flashed it, and it lights up with the REV and stuff, but still not getting any info from the machine, yet the machine plays and sounds all normal... Anyway, I kind of miss my Dracula and Sea Witch machines.

[@jasonsteverson4609]

Hey Ronula!! Blah-blah!!

[@LyonsArcade]

Hey Jason!