{"id":2714,"date":"2017-01-04T17:34:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=2714"},"modified":"2019-08-18T12:01:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T11:01:53","slug":"aerosmith-pinball-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2017\/01\/04\/aerosmith-pinball-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"AEROSMITH PINBALL ANNOUNCED"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stern Pinball today revealed details and pictures of their next rock band-themed pinball, Aerosmith<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Aerosmith<\/a>
Aerosmith backglass artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like earlier Stern Pinball games based on The Rolling Stones<\/em>, Metallica<\/em> and Kiss<\/em> their new Aerosmith<\/em> model is designed by John Borg, and features a lavish art package by ‘Dirty’ Donny Gillies. It also incorporates the company’s new colour LCD panel driven by the Spike 2 board system.<\/p>\n

As usual, there are three models – a top-end Limited Edition of 500 machines, an unlimited Premium and a base Pro version which lacks some of the nicer playfield features. Each model sports slightly different cabinet artwork and colour schemes – dark blue for the LE, purple for the Premium and light blue for the Pro. The LE also features a numbered plaque above the left backbox speaker.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Aerosmith Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Aerosmith Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Aerosmith Premium model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Aerosmith Pro model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So let’s take a look at the playfield, and it’s a mix of the familiar and a couple of new, unique mechanisms. The LE and Premium both have the full-feature playfield, so let’s look at that first.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Aerosmith LE playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bearing a certain similarity to the Kiss<\/em> playfield, Aerosmith<\/em>‘s two main toys are the toy box and the upper mini-playfield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The toy box on the Aerosmith LE playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The toy box works like the Ark of the Covenant on Stern’s Indiana Jones<\/em> – keep shooting it to add toys (locks) and then shoot the lock lane. The lid of the box is lifted and ball is ejected up and into the box.<\/p>\n

As with Mustang<\/em>, players can choose whether to start a 2-ball multiball, or lock more balls to increase the mayhem and the jackpot values.<\/p>\n

When they take the multiball, the locked balls are lifted up inside the toy box Ark-style, and dumped onto the playfield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The toy box on the Aerosmith LE playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The other key feature is the upper mini-playfield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The upper mini-playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The is a single full-size flipper on the mini-playfield, along with an orbit lane, five standup targets and the Love in an Elevator exit to the lower playfield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The upper mini-playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mini-playfield is only available on the LE and Premium models. In the Pro only the metal ramp and wireform remain, while the Love in an Elevator toy moves down onto the main playfield.<\/p>\n

\"No<\/a>
No mini-playfield on the Pro model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the whole of the Pro playfield.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Aerosmith Pro playfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The through-the-bumpers and scoop shots are there from Kiss<\/em> (albeit with the scoop slightly repositioned), as are the centre and ramp shots. The de rigueur lock bar action button is also present, while we get two inlanes on the left side which mean a thin metal shooter lane ball guide.<\/p>\n

\"Inner<\/a>
Inner cabinet art also seems to be available<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nine Aerosmith<\/em> tracks are included in the game, with each mapping to a feature in the ruleset. The nine are:<\/p>\n