The Rolling Stones Pinball Machine
“The World’s Greatest Rock And Roll Band.” Made by Stern Pinball, Inc., the company whose history is inextricably entwined with the pinball industry, this game lets fans accompany the band on a whirlwind concert tour spanning 40 years of rock ‘n roll history. Seven special features such as World Tour, Rock Star, and Licks allow players to rack up points to rock ‘n roll excess, and when all are completed unlocks a Wizard Encore Mode.
The game features cutout figures of the band’s members (including frontman Mick Jagger rooster strutting across the playfield) and plays 13 classic Stones songs, including It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll, Shattered, and Start Me Up. It even uses a three-dimensional version of the Stones’ “Licking Lips” logo as a prop for a miniature stage.
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Among the pinball community, this game is known as the most recent lowpoint as far as features in a game. With one pinball maker left in the world, Rolling Stones was an attempt to sell a game with as few features and at the lowest cost possible. The same month a competitor arrived with talk of huge, redefining features in their upcoming game, and Stern has had to step up their game to compete with the hype of the newcomer, Jersey Jack Pinball. Competition is a good thing, as the game Stern stepped up with was TRON Legacy, and that was a great game. Pinball is fun no matter what, but Rolling Stones is about as no-frills as they come…