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What’s Coming From Stern?
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Stern is constantly adding new games to their portfolio. But we don’t know what’s the next game quite yet.

We do have lots of Stern in inventory and more on the way.

Here’s just an idea of what we normally have in stock:

  • The Mandalorian Pro and Premium (just in time for Season 3)
  • James Bond Pro and Premium
  • Star Wars
    • Star Wars Premium
    • Star Wars Home Edition
  • TMNT Pro and Premium
  • Led Zeppelin Pro and Premium
  • Jurassic Park Home Edition
  • Godzilla Premium
  • Elvira House of Horrors

It’s an amazing list of Stern greatness. So, how do you choose the pinball game right for you and your family? Here’s a few things to consider.

Price. Always. Consider this…

  • Pinball games for home don’t have money acceptors. While this may not sound like much, it adds considerably to the price.
  • Some areas we deliver for free. If you aren’t in those areas, consider picking up yourself. We support phone set up.
  • Home editions are just that. Games designed for home use. Affordable options with innovative game play. Sized and set up to be easier for the home user. All the Stern commercial game quality with the home user in play.
    • Unboxed size: 70″ H x 28″W x 53″ D
  • Play the game before you buy the game. Some of the home edition games are available at our showrooms. Contact us to find out what games you can come play. All the Stern commercial games are available to play near you.
  • With Stern’s Insider Connected, you are always in the know. Code updates. Tournaments. Team competitions. And, so much more is coming.

Game Longevity

Stern has been creating games for decades. Gary Stern is still involved with the company but recently brought in a new CEO to be the active day-to-day head. And, we are already seeing great things. Stern is producing the best of its classic games – Elvira House of Horrors is a perfect example. GAD staff (talk about pinball wizards) is very impressed with the new Stern Connected Updates and upcoming features. Plus, we consistently have new code updates on games – that’s serious commitment. Now’s a great time to own your own Stern.

Variety

We’ve noticed that our home game owners are very picky. They shop and kick the tires on their first game for a long time. But once they have one, there is a rush to fill every square inch with games! We generally see home game users buy a pinball, then darts. Then the split – add a Multicade, Golden Tee PGA Home Edition or more pinball? Either way lots of fun for the family and friends.

GAD Knows Home Game Rooms

GAD is Open Today for Last Minute Pick Ups
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Big party for New Year’s? Kids are totally bored already? Your friends want to hang out at home instead of going out? How about a new dart board? Pinball? Golden Tee PGA? That will keep everyone entertained.

Here’s a couple ideas:

  • The newest Stern James Bond is a true hit. The variety of game play is new and unusual. But the graphics are from all the familiar Bond movies. The best of the Bond girls, villain’s and gadgets.
  • Golden Tee Home versions are in stock at GAD. There is the traditional Golden Tee Home and the new Golden Tee PGA Home versions. Both have been in stock but call for details.
  • Digital Darts is a quick and easy add to a home game room. Provides single, head-to-head and team play options for hours of great play. With digital scoring it is much easier to keep the play friendly and moving along.
  • For the kids, there are a lot of popular pinball titles to keep them engaged. TMNT, Toy Story 4, and Hot Wheels are just a few of the games the kids love.
  • Music lovers have many titles to select from. Pick your favorite. Guns ‘n Roses. Led Zeppelin. Rush. Or check with us about ordering your favorite band.
  • And, don’t forget your favorite movie characters. The Mandalorian. Star Wars. Jurassic Park. Just to name a few…..

Call us and arrange curbside.

GAD will be closed Friday am, 12/30 – Monday, 1/2.

Happy Holidays!

GAD is Open Today for Last Minute Pick Ups
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Last day of panic to pick up the last games in our warehouse. Call us and arrange curbside.

Then we all can spend our holiday time off playing games.

GAD will be closed Friday, 12/23 – Monday, 12/26.

Happy Holidays!

A week before Christmas and all through the house… The sounds of pinball and laughter are stirring the mouse…
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Why not create the sounds of laughter and merriment all through your house? There’s still time! Our warehouses in Omaha, Kansas City and Des Moines have games in stock available for home purchase.

GAD regularly stocks various pinball games, Golden Tee PGA Home, digital darts and other commercial games. In stock may include:

  • James Bond
  • The Mandalorian
  • Stern’s home version pinball like Star Wars
  • TMNT
  • Houdini
  • Hot Wheels
  • Legends of Valhalla
  • Guns ‘n Roses
  • Toy Story
  • Galaxy 3 Fire and Plus Darts (Refurbished 2.5’s)
  • Commercial grade pool tables
  • Classicade’s Multicade uprights and cocktail tables
  • Golden Tee Home and Golden Tee PGA Home

GAD doesn’t deliver everywhere but games are available for curbside pick up.

 

7 Creative Ideas for Your Home Game Room
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In the middle of the hustle there creeps in the thought of what are we going to do as a family come the school break? How are we going to keep the kids entertained and home? (The spouse can get just as grumpy.) How to engage the entire family without it just being more screen time?

Here are 7 creative ideas to change your home into the fun house:

  1. Make a dark, boring corner into an exciting Foosball challenge destination.
  2. Add a ClassiCade multicade cocktail table to your basement lounge. Doubles as a table when not being played, so you don’t loose floor space.
  3. Add a shuffleboard table to a long wall that had no function before.
  4. Add a variety of games – to create a game circuit! Make a fun map to follow around the circuit to keep score. Have prizes ready for the winners.
  5. Use chalkboard paint instead of regular paint. Make sure to have a rainbow of chalk colors to keep score.
  6. Get a pinball machine. Choose your favorite band, movie or characters. Pinball’s now can be connected to the internet for family/guest play to keep score.
  7. Darts are an amazing single, double or team sport. The new digital dart boards make scoring fun and easy. The great part of darts is its an active game that everyone can play.

So, you are convinced that adding games is a great idea but you don’t think you have the space. Here’s a list of where you can carve out space to make this happen for your family:

  1. Convert all or part of the garage.
  2. Take over an extra bedroom.
  3. The basement.
  4. Update the attic.
  5. Add a Golden Tee PGA Home or Classicade upright in a niche of a stairwell.
  6. The dining room – why not? If you don’t eat in there very often, this space is usually in the hub of the house.
  7. Shed.

And, don’t forget this tips:

  1. Lighting is important! It creates the mood, allows for best game play and is especially important for pinball and pool!
  2. Use curtains to create zones, block off areas you don’t want others to see, and create ambience.
  3. Consider a theme like classic 50’s arcade, movie genre, contemporary, sports or colorful fun house. Use posters, artwork, colors and other décor items to create your environment.
  4. If you have a large enough area, create zones. TV relax zone. Basketball zone. Pinball zone.
  5. Let your creativity come through! Add a swing or hammock. Add a memory board or digital frame to add photos of parties. Hang a disco ball or speed bag.
  6. Make the furniture part of the action. Use comfortable seating for games. The tables are arcade game tables and board games.
  7. Don’t forget to use the walls! Add a climbing net for smaller kids. Put up magnetic white board to create various games like tic tac toe.

GAD stocks games and we are happy to discuss what you are looking for, create a quote and hold your game(s) until you are ready for pick up. We do offer delivery in limited areas.

Here’s even more ideas:

Black Friday Shaken, Not Stirred Free Shaker Motor
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Black Friday Shaken, Not Stirred Free Shaker Motor is almost over. But there’s still time today to call us and arrange for the pinball of your dreams!

GAD has pinball in stock and can get yours ready for curbside pick-up before Thanksgiving. But don’t wait! 

Home Game Room Pinball at Affordable Prices
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Stern pinball has created a line of affordable home game room pinball machines that are all the game without the commercial price. As an authorized distributor, GAD has many of these titles in stock and ready for curbside pick up.

Here’s the lineup:

Jurassic Park Home Edition

A Pinball Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making… Stern Pinball Announces New Jurassic Park Home Edition™, a new stylish, affordable, and fun pinball machine designed and engineered for the home!

Jurassic Park Home Edition immerses players in a pinball journey 65 million years in the making. Based on the blockbuster film Jurassic Park from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, the Jurassic Park Home Edition experience will transport players to Isla Nublar, an amusement park where escaped dinosaurs are running amok! With the volcano on the island erupting and threatening to destroy everything in its path, it is the player’s mission to rescue park staff, evacuate and recapture dinosaurs, and escape before it’s too late! Players will experience heart-pounding excitement right from the start in this action-packed pinball adventure filled with suspense, twists, and turns around every flip.

Jurassic Park Home Edition brings to life the most fearsome predator ever to walk the earth with an interactive, custom sculpted T. rex. Players will battle against the Spinosaurus by bashing a captive ball and corral Raptors in their enclosed pen with precision shooting. Fast flowing metal ramps, lightning quick spinners, and kinetically satisfying physical drop targets will provide players with an adrenalized game experience packed with unmatched action and fun. The all-LED playfield lighting provides dazzling light shows in sync with the iconic Jurassic Park theme music to create an immersive pinball experience.

The easy-to-setup Jurassic Park Home Edition is affordable, reliable, built to last, and engineered with genuine Stern commercial-quality parts. The playfield is housed in a stylish cabinet with dynamic, high definition, hand-drawn artwork. Complementing the iconic theme and exciting gameplay, Stern Pinball’s powerful SPIKE™ electronics hardware system enables high-definition graphics and innovative animations on the LCD display. SPIKE™ also reduces system complexity and energy usage, resulting in enhanced reliability and simplified servicing.

“Jurassic Park is an iconic film featuring something we all love…dinosaurs! The Jurassic Park Home Edition is designed to provide quality family entertainment and bring pinball fun to homes everywhere,” said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. “This game will be an incredible addition to any home!”

Star Wars Home Edition

Stern Pinball’s Star Wars™ Home Edition™ is a new stylish, affordable and fun pinball machine designed and engineered for the home.  Stern’s new Star Wars™ Home Edition™ immerses players in the dynamic Star Wars™ galaxy.  The Home Edition™ is packed with features that provide players with an irresistible game experience including select speech and footage from the original Star Wars™ trilogy, color-changing playfield inserts, a custom sculpted Death Star, and a custom sculpted and interactive TIE fighter.

The easy to setup Star Wars™ Home Edition™ is built to last and engineered with genuine Stern commercial-quality parts.  The playfield is housed in a stylish cabinet with dynamic, high definition artwork.  The all-LED playfield lighting provides optimal color and brilliant light shows.

“The Star Wars™ Home Edition™ is designed to provide quality family entertainment and bring pinball fun to homes everywhere,” said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. “We are pleased to bring these pinball machines celebrating the Star Wars™ galaxy and adventures to our fans.”

Complementing the immersive theme and exciting gameplay experience, Stern Pinball’s powerful SPIKE™ electronics hardware system enables high-definition graphics and innovative animations.  SPIKE™ reduces system complexity and energy usage, resulting in enhanced reliability and simplified servicing.

Star Wars Comic Art Edition

Stern’s new Star Wars™ Comic Art Home Edition™ immerses players in the dynamic Star Wars™ galaxy.  The Home Edition™ is packed with features that provide players with an irresistible game experience including select speech and footage from the original Star Wars™ trilogy, color-changing playfield inserts, a custom sculpted Death Star, and a custom sculpted and interactive TIE fighter.

Star Wars™ Comic Art Home Edition™ pinball machines feature the artwork of one of today’s most popular artists, Randy Martinez.  Randy has been illustrating for over 30 years receiving countless accolades for his work.  Randy has been creating cartoons, caricatures, illustrations, paintings, and 3D art for Lucasfilm since 1999.

The easy-to-setup Star Wars™ Comic Art Home Edition™ is reliable, built to last, and engineered with genuine Stern commercial-quality parts.  The playfield is housed in a stylish cabinet with dynamic, high definition artwork.  The all-LED playfield lighting provides optimal color and brilliant light shows.

“The Star Wars™ Comic Art Home Edition™ is designed to provide quality family entertainment and bring pinball fun to homes everywhere,” said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball, Inc. “We are pleased to bring these pinball machines celebrating the Star Wars™ galaxy and adventures to our fans with beautiful new comic artwork.”

Complementing the immersive theme and exciting gameplay experience, Stern Pinball’s powerful SPIKE™ electronics hardware system enables high-definition graphics and innovative animations.  SPIKE™ reduces system complexity and energy usage, resulting in enhanced reliability and simplified servicing.

As you have questions on these pinball games or others you’ve played in an arcade, give us a call. GAD Knows Pinball

Bond. James Bond. (As only Stern can do…)
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Bond. James Bond.

What a fabulous famous line. So, how did Stern take the volume of 007 movies and make 4 classic pinball machines? It was a tough duty but one Stern did with great reverence to the franchise.

There are 4 versions available – Pro, Premium, Limited and a (coming soon) 60th Anniversary Limited Edition.

Stern decided to take the favorite Bond, Sean Connery, as the prime focus of these games. Underwater Bond fight. The Austin Martin. The Bond girls, the villain’s, and Spectre.

How easy is it to get your own Stern pinball game to your home? Do any combination of these steps:

Favorite Photos for Son and Daughter Day
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So many great photos of families at play on our favorite games! Whether in costume, at an arcade or playing at home – these photos bring smiles.

GAD has curbside pick up or can help you arrange delivery in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri or Kansas. Our warehouses are located in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City.

Our sales team will give you a quote that is all inclusive – no surprises.

Inbound Pinball
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GAD knows a lot about our machines. We enjoy vending machines, ATM’s, digital music, etc. – but we love pinball.

Pinball is our passion. We love to play for fun and some of our co-workers participates in various pinball tournaments.

So, every time a shipment of pinball games comes into our warehouses its like Christmas morning.

If you love pinball as much as we do and are considering a game for your home – give us a call. We love give customers guidance on how to choose the right game. Where to go play the titles that are of interest. Talk about the various model levels and what it means to the user experience. And, how the newest internet connections are working from our various manufacturers.

Here’s just a few of the titles on the way to GAD:

  • Houdini
  • Hot Wheels
  • Oktoberfest
  • Toy Story LE
  • Godzilla Pro
  • Star Wars Pro, & Premium

There are more titles going into production as the chip shortage gets a bit better. Ask us about other titles you may be interested in ordering. Stern has these titles in production:

  • Rush
  • Godzilla
  • Jurassic Park Home Edition
  • Led Zeppelin
  • The Mandalorian
  • Star Wars
  • Star Wars Comic Art Home Edition
  • Star Wars Home Edition
  • Avengers: Infinity Quest
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Jurassic Park
  • Dead Pool
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Iron Maiden
  • Elvira’s House of Horrors

Because we sell to both residential and commercial business’, many of the Stern titles have been ordered but there are also outstanding orders on much of what’s coming in. Let us know what you are looking for, your budget and your timeframe – and we’ll come up with an amazing game to start or add to your home game room.

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