{"id":20966,"date":"2021-05-11T19:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T18:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=20966"},"modified":"2021-05-13T09:39:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T08:39:14","slug":"stern-announces-the-mandalorian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2021\/05\/11\/stern-announces-the-mandalorian\/","title":{"rendered":"STERN ANNOUNCES THE MANDALORIAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stern Pinball today revealed details of their latest release, Star Wars: The Mandalorian<\/em>, based on the popular TV series of the same name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stern Pinball’s relationship with Lucasfilm and Disney has resulted in several previous Star Wars<\/em> machines based on both the original movie trilogy and the comic art spin-off. The new release is based on the much more recent The Mandalorian<\/em> series shown on the Disney+ channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mandalorian<\/em> pinball is designed by Brian Eddy – his second design for Stern Pinball after his 2019 debut with Stranger Things<\/em>. It features custom speech by Carl Weathers who plays Greef Karga in the series and includes the theme music from Ludwig G\u00f6ransson. Stern Pinball were able to use video material from both of the first two seasons for their LCD panel in addition to their in-house generated display effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As usual there are three variants – Pro, Premium and Limited Edition with the LE restricted to 750 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll start our look at The Mandalorian<\/em> with the Pro model, and as usual all the images are high-resolution and can be enlarged by clicking on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The left side of the Pro model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The front of the Pro model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The right side of the Pro model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Pro model’s translite image<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The artwork on all three variants is by Randy Martinez who also created the art for Stern’s earlier Star Wars movie and comic pinballs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pro model (MSRP $6,199 + tax\/shipping) – which will be the first to be manufactured – features three flippers, two at the bottom in the usual place and a third in the upper-right in a mini-playfield area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pro model’s playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There is only one inlane on each side and one outlane. The slingshots are also unadorned with additional lighting effects, while the playfield artwork stops around the slingshot posts to avoid any problems with the ink causing a lack of adhesion between the clearcoat and the playfield wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bottom of the Pro’s playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The left inlane\/outlane area<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The left target bank and left orbit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Pro’s upper playfield area<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Child (a.k.a. Baby Yoda) toy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The three C-H-I-L-D rollover lanes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The rollover lanes lead to the pop bumpers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The pop bumpers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Razor Crest ship toy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the upper-right corner is the Encounter mini-playfield area. The Pro model has a single flipper but the Premium and LE models kick it up a few notches by having two flippers, motorising the separate mini-playfield so it can adjust the angle of play during play, and having an up-post at the exit to hold the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Encounter mini-playfield area on the Pro model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The left ramp can either divert the ball to the Encounter mini-playfield, or the ball can continue behind the back panel onto the ramp return at the right inlane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pro model’s back panel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The right target bank<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Pro model’s playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Pro’s speaker panel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Premium model (MSRP $7,799 + tax\/shipping) shares the same black wrinkle powder coat finish to the external metalwork as the Pro, but includes the same set of playfield gameplay features as the Limited Edition. It will be the last model to be manufactured, hitting the line in late-June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The left side of the Premium model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The front of the Premium model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The right side of the Premium model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Premium model’s translite image<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Premium model’s playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To compare the Pro and the Premium playfields, here they are side-by-side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pro (left) and Premium (right) playfields<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a look at the Premium playfield and see how it differs from the Pro model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Premium and LE feature illuminated bottom arch panels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The warning decal and action button<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The flipper area on the Premium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The left target bank still uses standups rather than drops<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beneath The Child is a magnet on the Premium and LE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The magnet above the rollover lanes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Encounter mini-playfield pivots on the Premium and LE playfields<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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It also features two flippers compared to just one on the Pro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In addition, there is a stop post in the exit lane<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Premium and LE models use metal wireforms for the ramp returns<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The left central shots on the Premium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Premium and LE also add a third ramp which drops down in the right inner loop lane to feed the left ramp’s return wireform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The right central shots on the Premium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The right targets are also standups<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Razor Crest ship<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The pivot target under the ship<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The speaker panel from the Premium model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we come to the Limited Edition variant which is the top-of-the range model. This version will go into production in early June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The left side of the Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The front of the Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The right side of the Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Limited Edition (MSRP $9,199 + tax\/shipping) comes with a mirrored backglass as opposed to the translite film on the Pro and Premium. The design particularly lends itself to a liberal use of mirroring on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Limited Edition’s mirrored backglass image<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The mirrored backglass in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The bottom arch, like the rest of the metalwork on the LE is high-gloss metallic grey. The arch comes with its own set of illuminated panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The right illuminated bottom arch panel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Game designer Brian Eddy’s signature is on the left panel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Limited Edition model’s playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Art blades are included with the Limited Edition, giving additional artwork on the inner sides of the cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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part of the left side inner cabinet art<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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part of the right side inner cabinet art<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another feature exclusive to the Limited Edition is an upgraded speaker system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kenwood speakers on the Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the instruction card from the LE model which features the same rules as those found on the Premium. The Pro’s rules may vary a little due to slightly different playfield devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Premium\/LE instruction card<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That’s our in-depth look at the three models. Here’s the full list of features found on each of the three models:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The features matrix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how Stern Pinball announced their latest release:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHICAGO, IL \u2013 May 11, 2021<\/strong> \u2013Stern Pinball, Inc., announces a new line of pinball machines inspired by the Emmy award-winning Star WarsTM series, The Mandalorian, streaming only on Disney+. These new pinball machines are available in Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models now.

The story of The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Galactic Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series follows the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.

In this action-packed pinball quest, players are transported to a galaxy far, far away as they play as the Mandalorian, teaming up with key allies and protecting Grogu, while battling dangerous enemies and forces across their journey.
\u201cStar Wars is timeless and our players have enjoyed every pinball machine reimagined by the iconic space saga,\u201d said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. \u201cStern\u2019s new pinball machine, inspired by The Mandalorian, continues that tradition with an engaging and exciting story for an entirely new generation of fans around the world. Collaborating with Lucasfilm, we have brought all of the suspense, excitement, and action from the Star Wars galaxy into a one-of-a-kind pinball adventure perfect for any location or home gameroom.\u201d

Prepare for battle on the gravity-changing, rotating Encounter upper mini playfield available on the Premium and Limited Edition models. This innovative, motorized rotating playfield is packed with six stand-up targets, lights, and two full-size flippers for high intensity pinball action.

Watch out for ambushes! Like the Mandalorian seen in the series, players can be ambushed by enemy forces. A dynamic inner loop shot activates an up\/down horseshoe scoop ramp for fast, repeatable precision shooting, creating tense experiences on the Premium and Limited Edition models.

Players can navigate their way to multiball mayhem by hitting a unique hanging uplift target attached to a custom molded Razor Crest ship. Success in hitting the target qualifies a center ramp shot on the Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition models.

Features of The Mandalorian\u00ad-inspired pinball machines include a large custom sculpture of Grogu, authentic video and audio from seasons one and two, and exclusive custom speech performed by actor Carl Weathers (Greef Karga). The game includes the iconic title theme song by Ludwig G\u00f6ransson and stunning hand-drawn artwork by Randy Martinez, one of today\u2019s most popular comic artists.

Only 750 limited-edition machines will be available. The limited edition version includes an exclusive full color mirrored backglass inspired by Beskar armor, iconic custom cabinet artwork, custom high gloss powder-coated pinball armor, a custom designer autographed bottom arch, exclusive inside art blades, upgraded audio system, anti-reflection pinball playfield glass, shaker motor, a sequentially numbered plaque, and Certifcate of Authenticity.

Pricing and Availability:
<\/strong>Manufacturer\u2019s Suggested Retail Price:
MSRP for sales to USA end-users, before any VAT, GST, Sales Tax, Duties, or other taxes.
Pro Model: $US 6,199
Premium Model: $US 7,799
Limited Edition Model: $US 9,199

The Mandalorian-inspired pinball machines and accessories are available now through authorized Stern Pinball distributors and dealers around the world.

Lucasfilm, the Lucasfilm logo, STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks and\/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and\/or its affiliates. \u00a9 & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.

About Stern Pinball, Inc.
<\/strong>Stern Pinball, Inc. is a global lifestyle brand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game of pinball. Headquartered minutes from Chicago\u2019s O\u2019Hare International Airport in the heart of North America, the company creates, designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and distributes a full line of technologically advanced terrestrial and digital pinball games, parts, accessories, and merchandise. Stern Pinball serves digital, consumer, commercial, and corporate markets around the globe.
Recent Stern Pinball titles include Led Zeppelin, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stranger Things, Elvira\u2019s House of Horrors, Jurassic Park, Black Knight: Sword of Rage, The Munsters, The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Ghostbusters, KISS, Metallica, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Star Trek, AC\/DC, and Batman. A broad range of players enjoy Stern Pinball\u2019s games from professional pinball players who compete in high-stakes competitions around the globe to novice players who are discovering the allure of the silver ball for the first time. To join the fun and learn more, please visit www.sternpinball.com.<\/td><\/tr>
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Stern Pinball’s press release<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Stern Pinball also released a couple of promotional videos, one showing all three models and another showing the Premium and Limited Edition additional features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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