Stern Transformers Pinball First Look - Is This the G1 Game Fans Wanted?
Stern Transformers Pinball First Look - Is This the G1 Game Fans Wanted?
Stern’s NEW Transformers Pinball is here, and I finally got hands-on with it! In this video, I’m giving you my first look and first impressions of Stern Pinball’s new Transformers pinball machine...
Highlights
- The last Stern Transformers game was released in 2011 after the Michael Bay film release
- This new Transformers game is Elliott Eisman's second design after John Wick
- Elizabeth Gieske is the code lead and potentially the first female head code developer at Stern
- The game features a single pop-bumper design rather than pop clusters to maintain game speed
- Hasbro provided original voice actors and the Yukata Touch song from the G1 cartoon for licensing authenticity
- The game includes a Training Course/sandbox mode to teach players shots and mechanics
- The game features dual-player competitive modes where players control Autobots vs Decepticons
Notable quotes
“This time, it is a child of 80s who are showing us the full G1 Cartoon universe.”
“I really like this. Congratulations, Stern. You've got a new player. When we were here last time, we played Pokemon.”
“I think this is the best audio that Stern has ever done. Because Hasbro has brought in the necessary and important things for them.”
“I think she is the first female head code developer. This is a great experience for Elizabeth and we bring new things to this game.”
“At first, I thought I didn't want this. I thought I wasn't ready... but when people who were in front of me said that I was ready, I believed that it was enough for me.”
Entities
- Hasbro· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- John Wick· game
- Pokemon· game
- Transformers (2011)· game
- Transformers (G1 2025/2026)· game
- Elizabeth Kiske· person
- Elliott Eisman· person
- RetroRalph· person
- Megatron· product
- Optimus Prime· product
- Soundwave· product
- Yukata Touch· product
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