Stern release Ghostbusters Pinball Machine - Update!

Posted by Jess 28 APRIL 2016

Stern’s brand new Ghostbusters Pro Pinball Machine arrived in our showroom today! We were looking out for the delivery van all morning when it finally arrived. We couldn’t wait to unbox it and have a play for the first time. 

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Nick (Pinball Engineer) and Jono (Videographer) were at the ready to open up the shiny, new pinball and set it up ready to play.

They fitted the machine together and added it to our Wall of Stern in the showroom, it looks fantastic lined up against the rest of Stern’s newest machines.

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Once plugged in and switched on, the Ghostbusters Pinball really took us back to the 80’s with its vibrant, detailed artwork based on the classic film. We couldn't wait to try it out for ourselves, Josh got stuck in. 

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On the pro version, there are several toys including Slimer and Puft Marshmallow Man who take pride of place on the playfield.

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Alongside the bright artwork by Zombie Yeti, the LED’s in the machine light the play field in an array of colours that are truly stunning and compliment the bold play field artwork really well.

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The sound effects and theme tune from the original films blast through the speaker as you play to help you fully immerse yourself as part of the Ghostbusters team. 

Overall, all of us here in the office are very pleased with the Ghostbusters Pro! We can't wait for our customers to try it out too. 

Stern have just announced the release of a brand new pinball - Ghostbusters! Rumours have been circulating for a few weeks now that Stern will be releasing this machine and it turns out that they’re very true! We can’t wait to get our hand on one of these pinball machines based on the classic 80’s films…

You can see Stern's trailer for the Ghostbusters Pinball Machine here.

The Ghostbusters duo are considered to be among some of the best films released in the 80’s by many fans and were named as some of the highest-grossing films of all time!

The new Ghostbusters which will be released this year will feature iconic actresses such as Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. When ghosts invade Manhattan, the women team up to save the world from a powerful demon who can control humans too!

The Ghostbusters pinball machine is based on the classic 80’s films, but with the release of the new film in the franchise, creating a pinball machine based on this iconic series was a must for Stern! 

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The first Ghostbusters film released in 1984 featured the likes of Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Ackroyd as Raymond Statz, Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler and Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore. The supernatural-comedy’s storyline is about a trio who lost their jobs at Columbia University who decide to create a paranormal investigation and extermination service called ‘Ghostbusters’. After the success of the first film, a second in the series was released in 1989 which proved to be just a popular and hilarious as the first!


The pinball is designed by John Trudea who is famous for his work within Creature from the Black Lagoon (Bally), Mustang (Stern) and Judge Dredd (Midway).

The machine will feature the voice of Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, audio from the original film and Ray Parker Junior’s Ghostbuster’s theme tune too which will create a full Ghostbusters experience for players. Alongside this, the machine will feature a Slimer toy, hand-drawn artwork by illustrator Zombie Yeti, ‘para-normal magnetic action slingshot’, various targets including the Scoleri Brothers and much more.



Zombie Yeti’s artwork throughout the machine is very detailed, vibrant and has an authentic day-glow 80’s retro feel to it. The play field artwork  includes detailed drawings of the actors from the original films including Bill Murray, Harold Ramis Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, a giant slime graphic on the LE and drawings of the Ectomobile ambulance conversion used in the 1984 film. 

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Ghostbusters Pro Pinball Machine

 
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Ghostbusters Pro Pinball Machine Playfield



In a similar fashion to their most recent machines, there will be a Pro, Premium and LE model of Ghostbusters available. The Pro will be a more basic design and the Premium and LE models will include additional features.

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Ghostbusters Premium Pinball Machine

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Ghostbusters Premium Pinball Machine Playfield

 
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Ghostbusters LE Pinball Machine
 
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Ghostbusters LE Pinball Machine Playfield


Harking back to Trudeau’s classic 1992 Creature from the Black Lagoon design where a hologram of the Creature was placed within the playfield, the Ghostbusters Premium and LE machines will also feature a hologram with a twist. The hologram will be interactive and feature famous ghosts that you can battle within the game.

The hologram is created through a reflection trick and LCD screen. The hologram is made to be interactive through a sensor switch on the play field that can detect when the player ‘hits’ the ghost target - a complete unique feature!

Stern have had a fantastic run of big-license pinballs recently with big-hits such as Game of Thrones, Spiderman Vault Edition and The Walking Dead that have proved to be extremely popular with pinball fans all over the world, we’re sure Ghostbusters will have the same attraction!

We can’t wait to get our hands on one of these stunning machines and to try it out for ourselves! We will keep an eye on any upcoming news on the release of the Ghostbusters Pinball Machine and we’ll keep you updated too - make sure you check up on our Facebook and Twitter pages for more information! 

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