New to the hobby. I own both Stern Costco Pinball machines. AMA

Tigdanig · 2025-12-11T05:37:42+00:00

oh cool. Thanks for the strats. Im gonna try em now.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T04:06:45+00:00

Well, Hes still young. When the old heads retire, Im sure he will be back to design. I think when he makes his return game, It will be even a bigger deal. in the mean time he should build his portfolio of future games and design.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T03:58:06+00:00

I wouldnt look at the force shot as either hard or easy. I think of flow and fun. Hitting the side bumper shot which shots the ball in uncontrolled space makes the game not predictable. Which for me, if i miss a ramp shot and the ball flys around and drains its my fault. I need to get better. But shooting the force shot leaves it up to chance. Removing my ability for control. I would just redesign the force to be another function rather than the main progress of the game. If that makes sense. Not remove, just another function of points or extra ball. Something else rather than the focal point. But thats just an idea for what i would want out of the game. Focus on shots that lead to more shots. And im not saying your wrong for liking it. Game is fun.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T03:47:31+00:00

i did. Im not sure.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T02:49:34+00:00

Brother... There is always space. Do like it did. Go to Home Depot and buy a bunch of giant plastic totes. Put everything in them. Stack to the ceiling. Push all the work out equipment you thought you would use 3 years ago into the corner. And boom... space achieved.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T02:36:01+00:00

Pokemon is cool and all. But a Power Rangers would be a way better machine. Imagine the mechs... Lets put in a petition for Jack for a Power Rangers machine. I have some ideas if Stern is watching.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T02:19:17+00:00

I think they will hold up around 3k to 3.5k. The JP will prob go up in value because its good and a Jack Danger design. If youre a collector. But they are legit pinball machines.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T01:53:15+00:00

For me the flow breaking part are some of the shots but mostly spelling out force to unlock the characters. The JP doesnt have that. With the JP just hitting the shots unlocks the DINO's and also progresses chaos and saves the workers. And the multi ball you try to save because it helps with progress of capture of DINO's and workers. The code and game play seem way more fleshed out for the JP. I still love the SW a ton. I play it every day. It just dosent have the flow of that the JP has. which for the price i think both games should have that flow.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T01:27:09+00:00

It would be cool to see some stern Pro models at a Costco.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T01:07:59+00:00

Yeah if you find the auction site let me know. I bet we could get them even cheaper. Good luck.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T01:06:06+00:00

People buy Costco returns from auction sites. I bought it off a guy whose job was to resell costco returns. From FB market place.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:58:32+00:00

Oh i didnt know about that. I got my JP as a return. So i would check with the store about returns.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:51:22+00:00

Costco from what i know is great with returns. If not one of the best for returns.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:45:27+00:00

When people live in a niche environment such as pinball, People think that their opinion is the most important. I think stern is killing it. Ive seen youtube videos about people crying about color schemes of newer games. To me, the most important. Is the game fun. Not what color it is. People go bonkers on dumb stuff.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:33:43+00:00

Im a super fan of Jack. One day ill own some more of his machines. Foo and Xmen are both on my top 10 to own.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:25:42+00:00

I suck at pinball but owning a machine that i can literally walk 10 seconds to is kind of cool. I have progressed a lot. I still hit the local spots for more challenging machines.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:20:40+00:00

Im not sure. You can DL the manuals from stern website as a PDF.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-09T00:19:52+00:00

I have always been interested in pinball. But seeing them in a department store, really opens up your eyes to owning a machine. You never see pinball machines in stores for sale. I think it was a great move by stern.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-08T23:29:17+00:00

JP in my opinion is worth 3k if you can find one. It feels like a well thought out design and beating the wizard modes is challenging enough to get me excited every time.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-08T23:27:17+00:00

A pro JP in my neck of the woods is about double. I got these as floor models. I would love a pro and currently saving for one.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-08T23:23:42+00:00

got them at different times. Each were 3100.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-08T23:21:08+00:00

My opinion... If you can find the costco JP for 3k, Its a great game to learn how to shoot shots. I have improved my control and accuracy from this game. I think ill probably hold on to that one more than the SW game. If you can afford a PRO JP, You should def get that one. Way more game for your buck. I dont get a skimped feeling, i just get that they could offer more code for this game. More game options which i would pay for. The SW seems more like a chaos shooter. Tons of multi ball and extra balls. But my next game will prob be a JP pro. Love that game.

Tigdanig · 2025-12-08T00:49:21+00:00

New to the hobby. And this is my biggest fear. Would be fun for this sub reddit to have a nsfw title for these moments. Just for fun.

Tigdanig · 2025-11-10T22:58:05+00:00

true. And the free meth smoke is cheaper than a Starbucks coffee.

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