Product Description

TRANSFORMERS™ Pin™ is Stern Pinball’s newest stylish, affordable and entertaining pinball game designed and engineered exclusively for the home. The TRANSFORMERS™ Pin™ offers fun and timeless family entertainment at an affordable price. The Pin™ also provides an entry into the rapidly growing community of pinball play and ownership driven by impassioned enthusiasts and collectors around the globe. The Pin™ is the latest model to be developed by Stern and joins the company’s existing line-up of Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition models.

Under license from Hasbro, TRANSFORMERS™ Pin™ features art, music, speech, and sound effects from the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS™ franchise. Players can expect the classic battle between the heroic OPTIMUS PRIME and the villainous MEGATRON as well as other beloved AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON characters.

The easily assembled TRANSFORMERS™ Pin™ is built to last and engineered with genuine Stern commercial-quality parts including flippers, slingshots, pop bumpers, tempered playfield glass, and the traditional pinball plunger. The playfield is housed in a stylish cabinet with modern, high definition artwork. The all-LED playfield lighting provides optimal color and performance.

Other features include: Traditional three-ball multiball---Adjustable volume---Set permanently on free play—no coins needed---Uses standard household current---Game Dimensions: 64 in. H x 21.5 in. W x 43 in. L---Weighs: 120 lbs.

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The Pin is loaded with features: It even has an advanced mode, called the “wizard” mode, where a player can earn multiball with endless free balls for 60 seconds. This is the ‘encore’ mode where players can score big points and truly master the game.

Features

• 1 “Autobot Decepticon” Traditional Spinning Target—Hit this target to score points. The harder you hit, the more points you score.
• 2 Bumblebee themed Stand-up Targets allow the player to hold an earned bonus from ball to ball.
• Color-Themed Star Posts and full art ramps in “Decepticon Violet” and “Autobot Crimson” - True to the Transformers fiction.
• “Roll Out!” bonus—a traditional end-of-ball scoring bonus featuring illuminated score ladder and score progression.
• 5 stand-up targets throughout the playfield.
• 7 different dedicated shot paths.
• QR Codes—one links to the game rules; the other links to Stern Pinball’s web site.
• Easy-access playfield for cleaning—unlock and push button to pivot playfield glass housing. Periodic cleaning is quick and easy.
• Easy assembly. Just attach 4 legs, screw-in back-box, feed balls onto playfield and power-up to begin playing.
• Player adjustable volume levels.
• New cabinet designed specifically for home use.
• Genuine Stern Pinball flippers, slingshots, tilt-mechanism and pop bumpers.
• All LED lighting to provide optimal color and lighting performance—LED lights use less power and last far longer than incandescent light bulbs.
• Hi-definition, full-color cabinet artwork and decals.
• Genuine Hasbro licensed Transformers art, music, speech, and sound effects.
• Game measures 43" long, 21.5" wide, and 64" high and weighs 122 lbs.
• Permanently set on Free Play (no need for coins or tokens).
• Proudly made in the USA.
• 60-Days Labor, 6-Month Parts' Manufacturer's Warranty.
• Supported by Stern's top-notch service network.
• ETL approved (USA and Canada).
• Tempered glass playfield cover for durability and safety.

How To Play Pinball Like A Pro

• Always shoot for the flashing lights to maximize your scoring potential
• Learn to “catch” and “cradle” the ball on the flipper for control and aiming
• Advanced tip: Learn to “pass” the ball from one flipper to the other
• Strive to reach the Multi-Ball” mode of the game
• “Flipper Fingers” – Choose either your index or middle finger, whatever is comfortable
• Stance —This is a personal choice. Most common is one foot forward leaning into the machine
• Save the ball from side “drains” by shaking the cabinet slightly without causing the game to “tilt”

Tips from Game Designer George Gomez

• Start the game by choosing your side—Using the flipper buttons, either light the red Autobot light or light the purple Decepticon light over the pop bumpers. Whatever side you choose is your “side” for the game.
• 3 “Devastator” Pop Bumpers — the game features 3 commercial-grade Stern Pinball pop bumpers. Enter the pop bumper area where each successive hit increases the score awarded by 1K all the way up to 20K points per hit.
• “Traditional” 3-ball multiball themed around “Optimus Prime” - Once three balls are loaded into the right ramp ball “Cyberlock,” the player is rewarded with a 3-ball “Optimus” multiball mode. In a two-player game, whichever player locks the third ball gets fast and fun multiball action. During multiball, a set of shots are lit to score “Optimus Prime” Jackpots.
• Megatron Decepticon Target — Battle through Megatron’s force field featuring 3 in-line drop targets protecting Megatron. After dropping the three drop targets, a timer begins a countdown to “Battle Megatron,” where the player has limited time to hit Megatron. On the 4th hit, a light show starts and all game scoring doubles (i.e. 2x); Megatron’s eyes are illuminated, he moves, and he speaks! Each successive time the player battles Megatron successfully, scoring jumps from 2x to 3x to 4x and so on.
• Cyberlock Multiball—The “Wizard” mode: When a player locks three balls and starts Optimus Prime multiball, a set of shots on the playfield is lit. As the player skillfully hits each one, the corresponding light goes out. During this mode, Megatron’s Drop Targets stay up regardless of being hit. After the entire set of lit shots is hit, Megatron is ready for battle! If the player drops all 3 drop targets and hits Megatron, Cybertron Multiball begins! For 60 seconds, the game will continually serve every drained ball--the player can keep shooting to keep all 3 balls in play for the duration of ‘The Battle for Cybertron.’ After the time expires, the game returns to Megatron Multiball mode, until the player drains all but 1 ball - then Multiball is over.
• Collect all of your favorite Transformers and earn regular and bonus points, too! Shoot either "Collect Autobots/Decepticons” lane. On the 2nd hit of either of these lanes, a special mode is entered to collect a specific transformer. The transformers are collected in sequence that depends on the player's side. The currently-pursued Transformer is indicated by a blinking LED light on the plastic standup cutout images on the left ramp. After a player collects 2 transformers of the same side, his side changes. He can then collect 2 transformers from the other side.