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Want to Host a Stern Army Event? Stern Pinball Join the Stern Army to enhance your local pinball scene. With epic Launch Parties, monthly events and prize support, the Stern Army helps boost your business and keep the excitement alive! Contact your local game rep or GAD for more information. Or flip an email over to sternarmy@sternpinball.com to get connected today! GAD Knows Stern Army https://youtu.be/7vVr8LvKIWM?si=_8bUaf0FeSqI5yBF
Stern Pinball: Pokemon Premium Pinball Features Explored
Pokemon Premium Edition Features from Stern Pinball In Pokémon by Stern Pinball, Trainers embark on an unforgettable journey across four distinct habitats, discovering, catching, and bonding with many of their favorite Pokémon. Players will shoot the illuminated, mechanically animated Poké Ball to catch Pokémon, build their ultimate team, and complete their Pokémon Collection. The playfield also features beautifully crafted Pokémon-themed ramps, spinners, and targets. Watch as the animatronic Pikachu reacts to your gameplay, cheering you on every step of the way! Trainers can battle their way through rival trainers and compete in the arena through dynamic, custom battle sequences. Danger lurks as Team Rocket and their infamous boss, Giovanni, plot trouble. The interactive Meowth Balloon toy swoops down onto the battle arena to challenge the Trainer. Premium games include an interactive electromagnet that adds chaos to the battle arena. Premium Game Features Include: Pikachu animatronic toy reacts to playfield action with
Stern Pinball: Newest Transformers
CHICAGO, IL – May 20, 2026 – Today, Stern Pinball, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of pinball games, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc., a leading games, IP and toy company, revealed and released a new adrenaline-fueled pinball experience celebrating one of the most iconic and successful entertainment franchises in the world – TRANSFORMERS. The TRANSFORMERS franchise has captivated generations of people worldwide across toys, comics, television, film and merchandise. Now, fans can experience the legendary battle between Autobots and Decepticons like never before through immersive, action-packed pinball. TRANSFORMERS: More Than Meets the Eye by Stern Pinball is available now in Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models. In Stern Pinball’s TRANSFORMERS: More Than Meets the Eye, players join Optimus Prime and the Autobots in their mission to stop Megatron and the Decepticons from stealing Earth’s energy, conquering Cybertron, and dominating the universe. TRANSFORMERS: More Than Meets the Eye pushes mechanical innovation to new heights with a fully animatronic
Stern Pinball: SPIKE 3 Speaker/Lights Available
Spike 3 Sound and Lights by Stern Pinball There are times that our job is just too much fun – and this new accessory from Stern just makes our day. Add this light and sound kit yourself (see video) or check with us! We have service techs in some of our markets that can install for you or help you with phone support. GAD Knows Cool Pinball Accessories https://youtu.be/AKqGEDerdvo?si=MYApT6Zovk_IiGMthttps://youtu.be/yZyLC4eotqQ?si=N3mGwv_mUuV8ur8H
Stern Pinball: Pokemon Premium Pinball
Meet Pokemon Premium Edition from Stern Pinball In Pokémon by Stern Pinball, Trainers embark on an unforgettable journey across four distinct habitats, discovering, catching, and bonding with many of their favorite Pokémon. Players will shoot the illuminated, mechanically animated Poké Ball to catch Pokémon, build their ultimate team, and complete their Pokémon Collection. The playfield also features beautifully crafted Pokémon-themed ramps, spinners, and targets. Watch as the animatronic Pikachu reacts to your gameplay, cheering you on every step of the way! Trainers can battle their way through rival trainers and compete in the arena through dynamic, custom battle sequences. Danger lurks as Team Rocket and their infamous boss, Giovanni, plot trouble. The interactive Meowth Balloon toy swoops down onto the battle arena to challenge the Trainer. Premium and Limited Edition games include an interactive electromagnet that adds chaos to the battle arena. Every element of Pokémon by Stern Pinball has been
Celebrating Memorial Day
GAD Understands Home Game Room Demands It’s going to be4 a great summer! Celebrations will be fun iwth the 250 USA celebrations. Between picnics and fireworks, there’s always a bit of down time to entertian your guest. How about outfitting a home game room for your guest to get their entertainment on? A few suggestions – America Pinball’s Barry O’s Barbeque Challenge game is a fun, family friendly game. And very summer themed! Stern’s most recent release of Pokemon is a winner! This game playes so well for all ages and it doesn’t amtter if you have ever found a Poke ball or not . So much fun. Stern has a number of games thar are family favorites and we have in stock. Choose from Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Stranger Things and Agengers. Plus many, many more titles. Golden Tee PGA Tour Home Edition is an easy edition to any home.
Hands-Off: How Vending Operations Can Enable End Location to Bring Results
Meet Spirit Box How One CPI Customer is Changing the End Location Game Service is a pain point that affects the bottom line. This is especially true for operators performing independently. Tasked with overseeing every detail of their machine, from installation to filling to servicing, operators’ costs can be limiting to growth and business expansion. What if there was a way for operators to be hands-off? Enter Spirit Box, the company delivering a business model both beneficial to their company, and the end location. Rethinking Machine Management Empowering Students, Streamlining Operations Spirit Box LLC supplies custom vending machines to high schools as alternatives to their traditional, brick-and-mortar spirit stores. What is unparalleled about Spirit Box is their school program that empowers students to supervise the vending machines, acting as onsite operations and business managers. Philip Baird, CPI customer and VP of Business Development at Spirit Box, explained the genesis and
Traveling to Chicago this summer? How about a Stern Factory Tour!
Heading near Chicago this summer? How about a FREE Stern Factory Tour? Here’s how to book: Stern Pinball New All-Access Perk Unlocked: Book Your Free Stern Factory Tour! Ready to see where the magic happens?We’re excited to announce that factory tour scheduling is now open exclusively for All-Access members with a paid subscription! As a member, you get:• 1 FREE factory tour per year (Admission for you + 1 guest)• Additional guests or tours: just $25 per person During this one-hour, guided factory tour, you will:• Step behind the scenes at the Stern Pinball factory• Watch pinball machines come to life — from initial wiring to cabinet decaling• Learn about the craftsmanship, technology, and passion that powers every Stern game• Experience an up-close look at the world’s leading pinball manufacturer How to Book1. Click the link below to open the booking page2. Log into your All-Access Insider Connected account using the link on the booking
Stern Pinball: Coin Operators Advantage
In this behind-the-scenes tour, Robert Severson takes you inside a working pinball factory to discover what it takes to bring these electromechanical marvels to life. From raw playfields to fully assembled machines, this spotlight offers a rare look at how modern pinball is imagined, engineered, and built—largely by hand. Featuring interviews with Gary Stern, George Gomez, and Zach Sharpe (son of pinball legend Roger Sharpe), this video explores what makes pinball timeless. From artwork that sparks the imagination to the interactive choreography of ramps, targets, bumpers and flippers that physically respond to every movement of the ball, Stern Pinball blends craftsmanship, technology and decades of experience to create immersive experiences that transport players into fully realized worlds of sound, light and motion. Every switch. Every coil. Every mechanism. Built to entertain you—and to make you come back for more. This is a rare look inside the headquarters of the world’s
Stern Pinball: Flippers Meet Poke Balls
Flippers Meet Poké Balls as Stern’s Pokémon Pinball Machine Takes the Silver Ball on a Wild Ride (Techeblog Review, by Bill Smith) Stern pinball officially released their latest masterpiece last week, and Pokémon fans can’t get enough of it. There are three variants available: the Pro for $6,999, the Premium for $9,699, and a super-rare Limited Edition with a run of 750 units for $12,999. This full-sized machine packs the excitement of catching critters into every flipper flick. Pro receive the basic package, which includes a playfield full of ramps, spinners, bumpers, targets, and other features, as well as vivid, action-packed Pokémon artwork showcasing the original Kanto crew. Simply place a silver ball in the illuminated, spring-to-life Poké Ball on the playfield for a chance to catch one of the 182 Pokémon accessible from launch, ranging from Bulbasaur to later generation characters. The Premium ups the ante with higher-end artwork,
How Vending Operators Can Be Ready to Support New Opportunities
Rethinking Vending Standards “Cleaned, Filled, and Working” is No Longer Enough In vending, the tried-and-true mantra that measured the success of a machine has long been “cleaned, filled, and working.” But in a time of customer empowerment wherein 73% of customers will stop doing business with a brand after three or fewer experiences, vending operators will be forced to reevaluate what makes a good experience at their machine. As consumers continue to rely on and seek out self-service experiences, customer engagement and attraction will prove to be essential elements of a vending business. Crane Media Network, CPI’s out-of-home digital advertising network, is comprised of more than 40k MEDIA vending machine screens nationwide and enables operators to earn additional revenue through opt-in use of their screened devices to display 3rd party advertisements. While the network works as a powerful tool for consumer brands looking to extend their out-of-home advertising presence, the
Stern Pinball: The Best in Marvel Pinball
GAD Stocks the Best Stern Has to Offer in Marvel Pinball Think we are kidding? GAD loves pinball – and Marvel comic book characters give such amazing content to games! Currently in stock: X-Men – Pro Venom – Premium and LE Avengers – Pro and Premium Deadpool – Premium Focus on Venom Limited Edition (Sold Out at Stern Pinball) Stern Pinball, Inc. and Marvel debut an all-new line of pinball games featuring one of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex, and iconic characters, Venom – who’s ready to wreak havoc. Venom pinball games are available in Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models. Venom, an alien symbiote that bonds with various hosts, including former Spider-Man antagonist Eddie Brock, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comic book series in the ’80s. The symbiote gives its host superhuman strength and agility, providing creative and versatile powers out of its material. With its unique and