Should you buy a NEW Stern Pinball Machine? - Pinball Expert and Chief Creative Officer George Gomez

Summary

Gomez explains Spike 2 architecture, modularity, and upcoming improvements in educational technical video.

George Gomez, Stern Pinball's Chief Creative Officer, provides a technical deep-dive into the Spike 2 hardware platform that powers all modern Stern LCD pinball games since Batman '66. He explains the modular architecture, including the carrier board with iMX6 ARM processor, node boards for controlling coils/lamps/switches, power distribution, and LED systems. Gomez addresses common customer concerns about fan noise, firmware messages, and LED replacement, while announcing plans for Wi-Fi connectivity and evolution to quad-core processors.

In this video

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  Deadpool

  Stern
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  Ghostbusters

  Stern