The Complete Guide To Unboxing & Setting Up A New Pinball Machine (SDTM & Flip N Out Pinball, 2021) 

Zach, thanks so much for putting this video together and for your help with our purchase, we just got our GZ up and running yesterday, the setup was a breeze. To anyone watching this, purchasing with FlipnOut was so smooth, lightning fast shipping, and Zach was amazing with communication. You guys rule!

I sure have missed y’all. Glad to see you. Hope you have more videos coming soon. Hope y’all are doing well !

Had to watch this just in case during the unboxing of our Godzilla Premium we just got from Flip N Out Pinball. Thanks again Zach Meny and everyone at Flip N Out. We love you guys!!!!

Just got into pinball myself. Waiting for tmnt premium to come in tomorrow. I've been binge watching all your videos. You guys make great content. I'm hooked.

Thank you for this. Was good to see all of this! I ordered my safety goggles 😂

Thank you for the detailed video, it helped me out a lot to setup my first and probably only pinball machine, as my mom got it for me as a early Christmas gift. Had to have have help with the back legs cause I certainly couldn't do it myself, luckily my mom had to have rotorooter fix her laundry washer drain and he had a trainee with him and said that they would help me after the clog was fixed, so I just got it setup and tested today. EVERYTHING WORKS! By the way as far as the one I chose to have tell Santa to get me. SCOOBY DOO CE! Only had one piece of packing material under the glass on the playfield. Nothing underneath the service station position and scared myself thinking I tore a wire checking it out but no. Also when I checking the menu settings, I thought I had ripped a wire because I had no response on the enter/menu key behind the coin door. Just a loose slide on wire that came off, put it on and it was responsive. Big YAY! Thanks again for the video. Plus I had to report within 24 hours if there was a problem to the company but couldn't lift the back end. So I was in supense.

At about the 5 minute mark, Zach is thumbing through the paper setup instructions and suggests that if you’re the “reading type” you can shut off the video. It was at that point I checked to see the actual length of this unboxing and setup. FORTY FIVE MINUTES. I’m impressed. And appreciate the entertainment. I almost kinda with Delt was there just so you could slug him.

Just purchased my new pin, first one, and I'm more than a little nervous about unboxing/setting up. After watching your video though... I think I'm in good shape! As a new subscriber, and a new pinball machine owner, looking forward to more of your content. Thank you so much for posting this, hopefully I can find the video again when I start setting it up!

Total Nuclear Annihilation was my first NIB, jumped on the bandwagon early and got #62. Scott and Spooky knocked it out of the park, just an a amazing game. Good video Zack. Godzilla looks great. Sterns gonna be selling this title for years.

Thank you putting this together. Just got my first, Jurassic Park, and had it up and running in about an hour. One question I didn’t see covered was the tilt bob installation?

Awesome video! Just ordered my first pinball machine ever😁 so im thankful for the tips! hopefully this will help me get the Scooby Doo by spooky set up well!

Great video only thing missing is overview of plumb bob and using a level to check incline and side to side. Thanks !

You said, "To clear the balls you simply put your finger there and eject it...manually!" Perfection!

I just unboxed my Iron Maiden Pro. I needed to watch this video because I’m having a hard time finding the 2 handles to release the glass.

Great video for a noob like me. I am thinking about getting my first machine and this took a lot of the worry out of the set-up part. I do business in the Evansville area and will absolutely look to you for my first purchase.

Thanks for the great video. I ordered my first pin, Jaws LE and it arrives in 5 days! this video is going to make set up much less stressful! thank you! Next Machine in my sights will be a Deadpool Premium! excited!

Great video, thank you! Helped calm me a bit as I'll be getting my first machine soon. That said, my first machine is a Scooby from Spooky. Anything particularly different to look out for on there that differs from a Stern?

Love the video. Extremely informative and Zach is hilarious. Naturally funny, not forcibly cringey funny. One of these days I hope to afford one of these bad boys fresh out of the box.

First was Wonka CE, followed by Elvira, and finally GNR LE. Absolutely love setting up a new machine. Watching this was so satisfying I may have to video my next setup! Great content.

Godzilla review coming soon then with Bone?

I'm sitting up my new Rush pro today. thank you for the awesome tutorial.

I have watched 3 or 4 different videos on pinball machine setup, and now I feel confident and comfortable about the setup of my first pinball machine that just came today about an hour ago. One silly question though is how tall is the stool you used so it can help me.

Thanks so much Zach! I just unboxed my Godzilla P today, first pin and this was massively helpful. Congrats on the pool removal.

❤ buying Godzilla Premium today. Thank you for this video. Great job. Can't wait to set our new machine up.

Hello. I was wondering if there is any guidance for setting tilt bob? How far up or down to tighten it for Carpet floor vs. Hardwood/Cement. Thanks.

great video thanks! I hope to own a pinball machine one day before they go extinct!!

While informative/helpful, I have to admit I'm mostly just enjoying being able to live vicariously through this NIB experience. Nice video! Hurry up with those Mando Premiums, Stern! 😢

Getting my first one delivered tomorrow to a local youth center. And it's terminator 2 judgment Day

thanks Zack, when i buy im coming to you guys

That metal part that has the decal with ball count on it is your lockdown bar receiver. 😉

Great job on the video!!

Thanks for the how to video. Exactly what I needed to set up my first machine that is Godzilla!

Great vid, very helpful, patiently waiting for my Jurassic Park!

One of my pet peeves is that you can reset the bookeeping data, one of my midways does that.

3:48 You Forgot to mention to wear a safety helmet, Steel toed boot's, Leather safety gloves and Bubble wrap around the arms and legs., Not to mention your safety vest and make sure you have a fire extinguisher on hand, and make sure you have a second or third person available to spot you and help move the machine out of the box. use the buddy system. Almost forgot; Wear a mask or respirator

I just got my Godzilla Premium in April 2023 and the feature number that changes the Trough Eject Power went from Feature #78 to Feature #168.. FYI

Yours and Greg's thoughts on the Cactus remake please?

Is the tilt Bob mentioned in this video at all?

Should have had Greg in the video to give his tips too! Like, lowering the cab on the floor before putting the legs on :)

Great video Zach. Anxiously awaiting Mando Premium like many others :)

What are your thoughts on the used pinball prices going nuts?

Just received my premium from you , thank u for this tutorial! Very helpful

There's only one thing missing from your video. When you put the playfield in the service level position you didn't cover how to mount the tilt ball. Thank goodness that they covered it and their instructions. Good video otherwise, thanks. Very informative.

Will get my first pinball today, Deadpool premium. Will try to go though this video in a couple of hours when I unbox. Ps: tI hink you forgot the tilt

It's a great video Zack

Yall ship to Texas? Im looking for a machine soon and am looking around online at places!

Really nice video. Thank you!

Guess! What you got there, I didn't even search for that but that's what R &L is delivering tommorow.

Great video Zach. Have one one the way!

My first NIB is a Godzilla Premium.

I found your video very helpful. My only question is how to install the tilt. Can you help me understand how to install it and how to set it up in a way that will allow my aggressive kids to shake it some without tilt stopping the game?

Led Zeppelin Premium is my first machine, just came today

Unboxing a GODZILLA.. so jealous and envious.. Thought you would go with the premium but a pro.. That's weird. Oh well just jealous.

And yes a fan of the Pinball network podcasts. As well a kinada and loser kids podcasts as well..

The thing I'm really confused about is how to properly balance a pinball machine. No unboxing Pinball machines show that part.

You post so little I literally forget about your channel, which is odd because I love your channel. Get Greg out there and do a top 10 worst pinball machines ever video. I like when Greg talks shit.

Nice

I'll save this video for the day I win the lottery and buy an Addam's Family pinball table. Haha.

Just kidding it's Halloween... OR AM I? GARY STERN YOU HAVE EXPLAINING TO DO.. WITH THOSE EMPTY CANS from Data East Pinball games... Are they vessels to hold human souls for your pinball machines?

I'm buying the mandolorian today I hope.

No u won't get line on glass! It's harder, also it never hits coin door. I've taken out glass a thousand times.

My first pinball purchase ever is the new Godzilla! It won’t be here until august but I’m saving this for later! Thank you this video is going to be super helpful

What are your thoughts on the long lead times for purchasing a new pinball machines?

Good video

I was unboxing my Godzilla machine when my Pecker got caught un the ball ehector.

GODZILLA REVIEW IN ORDER...

See you and the Bonester at Expo?

Love the part when you keep saying the same things over and over again. Keep up the good work

But Zack... There's a weird conspiracy going on with pinball especially Data East late 90s Pinball machines. I watched a rebuild of Star trek 25 anniversary edition.. from Data East. And somehow there's a empty can screwed into the bottom of the cabinet.. in that channel was asking what's with the deal with the empty can. Then I watched a restore on Data East hook. Lo and behold there is a empty can screwed into the bottom of the cabinet. WHAT IS UP WITH THESE EMPTY CANS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PLAY FIELDS? Is this a Data East thing? Was the workers working for Data East so epic coffee drinkers they couldn't figure out how to recycle the empty cans? IS GARY STERN INVOLVED? IS HE PART OF THE NWO OR ILLUMINATI? and did anyone else notice empty cans screwed into the cabinets? Inquiring minds need to know what is up with the empty cans? Are we in the middle of a conspiracy? Or should I blame it on Mandela effect.. I think not I'm blaming Mandela even though he's dead passed on kicked a can so to speak.. But it's so weird.

Does the game itself come with a level built in . I want to say I saw one . Also what is the recommended angle . 6.5?