Stern Pinball Arcade is a pinball simulation video game developed by FarSight Studios and a spin-off of their earlier title The Pinball Arcade. This game includes recreations of pinball machines manufactured or licensed by Stern Pinball Inc., which also owns the rights to machines from Data East and Sega Pinball.
Stern Pinball Arcade is available for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows and macOS (through Steam), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Samsung Gear VR, Nintendo Switch.
Development The game was announced on September 20, 2015 by FarSight Studios in partnership with Stern Pinball Inc. The game was revealed on May 2, 2016 to promote the subsequently cancelled Kickstarter campaign for the AC/DC pinball machine. Due to a new partnership, the intended funding was no longer necessary.
The first four tables launched for the game on Samsung Gear VR included Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Star Trek and Starship Troopers. With the exception of Star Trek, these tables were previously released for The Pinball Arcade.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was released as a free table for the game.
The Steam (Windows) version released on December 22, 2016 to "Very Negative" reviews, owing to widespread frustration with an apparently incomplete and buggy interface and inability to purchase DLC. Players recommending the game praised Farsight granting access to tables already purchased for The Pinball Arcade and expressed hope that issues would be resolved in the future.
Tables
Table key Table has been published for this platformTable has not been published for this platform
Published TableTable TypeManufacturerYearSeasonTable PackiOSAND WIN/mOS STM PS4XONENSWii UOculus Rift Gear VR Ripley's Believe It or Not!Solid State (Dot-Matrix)Stern20041CoreMary Shelley's FrankensteinSolid State (Dot-Matrix)Sega19951FreeStar Trek (Vengeance Premium/Enterprise Limited Edition)Solid State (Dot-Matrix)Stern20131CoreStarship TroopersSolid State (Dot-Matrix)Sega19971CoreAC/DC (Premium/Let There Be Rock and Back in Black Limited Editions) (Delisted July 1, 2019)Solid State (Dot-Matrix)Stern20121CoreMustang (Premium "Boss")Solid State (Dot-Matrix)Stern20142CoreHarley-Davidson, 3rd EditionSolid State (Dot Matrix)Stern (Originally Sega Pinball)2004 (1999)2CoreLast Action HeroSolid State (Dot-Matrix)Data East19932CoreHigh Roller CasinoSolid State (Dot Matrix)Stern20012CorePhantom of the OperaSolid State (Alphanumeric)Data East19902CoreGhostbusters (Premium)Solid State (Dot-Matrix)Stern2016DLCDLC
Reception Lewis Ward for IDC said the static frame of reference leant itself to prolonged VR gameplay.
See also The Pinball Arcade
References
External links The official Stern Pinball Arcade website