Jaws Pinball Machine Review: Keith Elwin’s Greatest Game? | Stern’s Masterpiece Improved with Mods
Jaws Pinball Machine Review: Keith Elwin’s Greatest Game? | Stern’s Masterpiece Improved with Mods
Dive deep into the world of Jaws Pinball by Stern, designed by the legendary Keith Elwin. In this episode we explore why this machine might just be Elwin’s best work yet — and possibly one of Stern’s...
Highlights
- Jaws is the speaker's favorite Keith Elwin game and will rank in their top personal collection of all time
- Jaws initially ranked very low on Pinside but has slowly worked its way up as players realize it's excellent
- Stern has the expertise to return to being a top manufacturer but needs to pair top designers with top licenses and resources
- Keith Elwin is a master shot designer who considers wire form dwell time when designing shots
- Spooky's Evil Dead is so densely packed with toys/mechanisms that there's little playfield space for aftermarket mods
Notable quotes
“This is a game that will not leave my collection now unless something ridiculous happens.”
“Did you make the best pinball machine you could?”
“The consumer doesn't care. If I'm looking to buy a car, I'm just looking to buy the best car and a car that best suits my needs. I don't want to hear is that one make one brand of car is more expensive than another because that brand's got shareholders.”
“Keith Elwood is a master shot designer. He is the best. He understands pinball. He understands the flow of shots.”
“When I play Jaws, I'm completely immersed in the world of it...because they've got the themeing. They've got the license. That's because they've built the drama.”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Cab Customs· company
- Cole's Pinball Mods (Collie Wobbles)· company
- Davy Stumbler· company
- Hot Mods· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Precision Pinball Parts· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Attack from Mars· game
- Deadpool· game
- Dungeon & Dragons· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Fathom· game
- Jaws· game
- King Kong· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Metallica· game
- Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama· organization
- Keith Elwin· person
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