Godzilla Pinball by Stern - First Impressions 

More moving parts = more maintenance and breaking ?

@@sonhuynh8222 would love feedback on this

Yeah Keith does a great job at coming up with awesome layouts imho

Thanks!! I’m excited, wish we didn’t have to wait so long!!

@@thepinballroom when is it supposed to ship?

@@kenswift12345 from what I’ve heard, a round of pros sometime October and then premiums in November- operators will get theirs first

Whew! Yeah I’m super excited to get mine 🤞 hopefully I’ll get it in the next couple of weeks

hahah! yeah, i know the feeling - but tell me, not that you've slept on it , any regrets? have you changed your mind? At the new price, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that there's this itch in the back of my brain wondering if it'll really be worth that much, haha

@@thepinballroom nah I mean the price is crazy, but everything is going up. Not sure about the rest of the world, but we are getting a cost of living raise so that helps…not much…but a little. I wouldn’t have regrets. It’s pinball. It’s an investment if nothing else. If you decide it’s not your jam, there will always be someone waiting to buy it from you. Since your an early buyer, you can decide if you like it, and if not you should be able to get most of your money back if not all of it, since others will be on a wait list. I’m on the list for early next year as of now, and I only waited a few hours to get on the list. Trust me people will buy it if you have buyers remorse. Hehe. Enjoy it. These times who knows if we’ll be here tomorrow.

@@PiN_MiKE true that

Yeah I think you’re right- at least I hope so, I’ve never bought a game without playing it first l 😂

@@thepinballroom I've never bought a NiB, but I think you would miss all of that stuff if you got a pro. The premium and LEs give that true "world under glass" feel woth their interaction.. and even if you don't like it, im willing to bet you would be able to sell it rather quickly.. its an Elwin game and most people love all of his games

I hope so! 😅

if you have an ABT store near you they are doing free delivery and 24 months with zero interest , that might help you out.....

😂😂😂

I couldn't agree more! This is probably the biggest gap between pro and premium in a very long time - I've been enjoying my mando pro, but tbh, I'm way more excited to get my godzilla premium now - but Mando's been performing great on location, so that at least works for me as an operator.

@@thepinballroom yeah I’m collecting because I love pinball but the whole reason Is because I’m trying to start routing games myself so every purchase right now needs to be a winner so starting I can at least try and get the most out of my routes. I figure if I’m making a side income this way then I can buy more and play more myself lol oh the kid in me. I’d love to build a barcade someday if my collection gets there

@@andysodyssey8174 haha that’s exactly what I started doing a couple of years ago 😄 has worked out good so far but things are so slow for my route too rn due to Covid

@@thepinballroom yep covid has really destroyed this industry although it is surviving and with things popular now in pinball I have no worries that the business is there and waiting

I’ve been loving your videos ! I am trying to put a pinball machine together but still designing everything on paper. I have this cool idea AC/DC by stern gave me with the cannon. I want to do an original pirate battles type theme. I have this crazy Multi ball mode idea where the machine would have two pirate ships across from each other or maybe one ship and a land scene on the other side. Either way there would be three cannons on the ship and this mech would lock balls in each cannon on the ship then when multi ball starts they fire one by one onto the field from each cannon and the multi ball is like a pirate battle mode with both sides at war. Also like in Aerosmith I want the cannons angled so they launch up and over to the other side. More like a real cannon fire effect

100% I'd buy the premium all over again - I ended up getting a pro also for my route tho, so premium is in my home collection and pro is on location - pro has been popular with my clients

@@thepinballroom Awesome! Good for you. I'm glad you kept the Premium at home and tossed the pro on route. I'd be too afraid of the wear and tear and things breaking down on a preme as well. Good for for you brother, and I hope that pro is earning well for you. 😊

I hear ya, the prices are getting out of control :(

@@thepinballroom you should see UK prices, premium is £9,995 which is about $13,600

@@philthompson2239 oh dang!! Holy crap that’s a lot!!

yeah, the prices are getting out of control for the masses - more and more geared towards the high-end collectors :/

I know.. I kind of have a feeling a bubble is forming especially during the last auctions for the pinball museum in California.. People are paying bigger prices for sub Park games.. my hunch feeling speculators are getting involved.. They buy a game up and sell it for bigger prices.. and when that happens. Bubbles form. I mean I understand what stern is doing. But with the pro lacking more than what the premium is doing.. But who's willing to pay that price that the premium or LE gets. For not much of a bang for the pro. With bigger prices there's not much people willing to pay for those prices. Stern might be shooting themselves in the foot.. As well as American pinball and Chicago gaming company.. When they cater to niche groups they're only going to sell less games.. and the overhead might be bigger than we think or know. Not being paranoid but we've been through this before as hobbyist or even during the early days of arcades. Jack up the prices too big no one's willing to buy. And when the speculators tap out.. Because the bubble Burst.. Bankruptcy happens.

Totally agree.

yeah, I'm very curious to see what that group can do - big doubts after Thunderbirds, but here's hoping!

That's a really good question - the short answers is YES - the increased pricing of all games (not just GZ) means I'm going to raise my prices come January in order to still recoup my investment in an appropriate amount of time. My route is a little unique compared to most, I don't do per game coinage, it's a flat monthly rate that the locations pay me.

@@thepinballroom i purchased a new machine for a taproom, we've got a pretty good following from pinheads and casual players - any advice what I should charge per game?

@@HeyTimLo I really can’t speak to your geo/region etc, seems like around here (Utah) lots of places charge $1 per single game and sometimes with the option of 4 games for $3 for new games - I’d check other locations in your area and see what the going rate is too maybe?

Haha, yeah, I was really glad they didn't have the plastic guides covering the playfield, I can't wait to get my metal guides to replace the plastic ones on my mando pro

oh really? wow, that is bad when even operators are saying they can't handle the prices, but I don't blame them

@@thepinballroom Yeah, attendance is still nowhere near like it was pre-covid. They just can't justify the extra cost, especially when for the most part, the older 50 cent games perform many times better than most of the $1 games.

ugh, ikr?!?

Kaneda said he thinks the song is in the game...?? I haven't heard anything either way, so here's hoping!

I know it's a good song.. And it just makes perfect sense. I mean twilight zone pinball machine Had twilight zone by Golden earring.

I could be wrong, but I did hear it had that in it.

Yes on BOC, played it yesterday. It’s in the game.

Agreed! Can’t wait to play this one!!!!

My AIQ pro was delivered yesterday and I am not a big marvel fan and I love it. Best pin I have ever played

@@afattori316 the premium AIQ is even better 😎

Ooh! A night/dark theme would be killer you’re right!!

😂🤣 yep definitely need to replace that right away once it arrives

And yes, you are wasting 2k.

Opinions are like assholes.

@@moobutt Waaaaah.

@@eddiethepizzahero - LOL, you were the one crying.

It’s a fantastic game. Loved the premium backglass with King Ghidra. People stood in line to play the Godzilla’s all day at Pintastic yesterday, there were 6 or 7 machines there. People loved it.