2026 · Stern
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye
Known for Megatron's scoop, Megatron, Optimus and Transformers lock VUK. Billowing red and orange fireball explosion clouds behind the central figure, purple and gold futuristic city skylines with domes and towers in the upper left and upper right corners, deep purple starry night sky at the top, magenta-to-purple perspective floor grid with glowing blue lines in the lower half and hot yellow-white glow radiating from behind the central robot.
- Year
- 2026
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- scoop
Megatron's scoop
- Toy
Megatron
- Target
Optimus
- vuk
Transformers lock VUK
- Captive ball
Bumblebee captive ball
- Hole
Space Bridge
- mission
Autobot Run
- mission
Prime Target
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Megatron
Ramp 1
- Side ramp
Holes 3
- Megatron's scoop scoop
- Transformers lock VUK vuk
- Space Bridge
Captive ball 1
- Bumblebee captive ball
Spinner 1
- Center spinner
Drop target 1
- Megatron drop targets
Targets 4
- Optimus
- Cassette target
- Grimlock targets
- Tech Spec standups
On the backglass
Who and what
- robot Colossal chrome-grey and dark grey robot head filling the top centre, angular helmet, glowing red eyes, red visor band, grimacing mouth, rendered in metallic greys and purples
- robot Central blocky red and blue robot, blue helmeted head, red windowed chest panels, blue fists, orange-red arms, standing facing the viewer in front of the fireball
- robot Grey and yellow robot at upper left of centre, angular grey head, black torso, yellow chest, two grey cannon barrels and a claw arm raised
- robot Dark grey robot at lower left, blue head, red vertical chest stripes, white shoulder-mounted cannon pointing up-left, grey legs splayed
- robot White, green and red robot at mid right, grey head, white chest with red and green insignia, green wing-like panels, holding a yellow-glowing sword in its right hand
- robot Small yellow robot at lower right, yellow body, blue chest panel, grey limbs, crouched and facing left
Setting
- Billowing red and orange fireball explosion clouds behind the central figure
- Purple and gold futuristic city skylines with domes and towers in the upper left and upper right corners
- Deep purple starry night sky at the top
- Magenta-to-purple perspective floor grid with glowing blue lines in the lower half
- Hot yellow-white glow radiating from behind the central robot
Text on it
- THE
- TRANSFORMERS
- MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
- TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2006 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.
- Stern pinball
- ESB-8427-AB AR2
How it plays
-
Modes 11
Missions
- Autobot Run
- Prime Target
- Microbots
- Solar Needle
- Golden Lagoon
- Dinobot Mission
Other modes
- Bumblebee 2x
- Starscream Frenzy
- Autobot Hurry-Up
- Soundwave Modes
- Countdown to Extinction
-
Multiballs 3
- Transformers Multiball
- Tech Spec Mania
- Combiner Multiball
-
Goals 8
- Missions
- Energon
- Cosmic Rust
- Final Blow
- Tech Specs
- Cassette combo
- Cannon Jackpot
- Mystery Award
-
Wizard modes 4
- One Shall Fall mini-wizard
- Rescue Optimus mini-wizard
- Dinobot Desertion mini-wizard
- The Ultimate Doom
The cast
- Optimus Prime
- Starscream
- Bumblebee
Reference
Linked terms
- Megatron's scoop also called Megatron scoop
- Optimus also called Optimus target
- Transformers lock VUK also called VUK also called center VUK
- Bumblebee captive ball also called captive ball
- Center spinner also called Energon spinner
- Grimlock targets also called Grimlock
- Energon also called Energon cube also called Energized
- Cosmic Rust also called Rusted
- Bumblebee 2x also called Bumblebee Double Scoring
- Dinobot Desertion also called Super Dinobot Desertion
- Dinobot Mission also called Dino Jackpots
- Combiner Multiball also called Combiners
- Soundwave Modes also called Interference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Premium
- red
- orange
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Transformers, pair of enormous dark-blue robot heads painted on playfield bottom-left and bottom-right staring inwards over flippers, mural of five chrome robots standing tight row on orange sunburst directly above flippers, red SHOOT AGAIN puck centered below them, cluttered upper playfield red buildings upright cannon barrels huge silver saucer pod with red dome lens right, tangle of chrome wire guides down left side row of red cone pop-bumper caps across mid-field, robot-war playfield red-orange-blue-purple LED heavy reflection
The first thing you would remember is the pair of enormous dark-blue robot heads painted on the playfield itself at the bottom left and bottom right, staring inwards over the flippers. Second, the mural of five chrome robots standing in a tight row on an orange sunburst directly above the flippers, with the red SHOOT AGAIN puck centred below them. Third, the cluttered upper playfield of red buildings, upright cannon barrels and a huge silver saucer pod with a red dome lens on the right. Fourth, the tangle of chrome wireball guides sweeping down the whole left side and the row of red cone pop-bumper caps sitting on rails across mid-field.
Setting
- Urban industrial complex with red multi-storey buildings
- Grey machinery gantries and upright cannon barrels
- Orange-yellow sunburst behind the central robot group
- Dark purple starfield at the lower right
- Orange and purple grid decking along both outer lanes
Symbols
- Purple faceless robot-face insignias printed on plastics and back panel
- Red-and-blue faction shield logo
- Flame motif around the shoot-again puck
- Chevron and hazard stripes on lane guides
- Three glowing diamond-shaped inserts
- Blue rectangular drop-target banks
- Arrow chevrons flanking the centre inserts
Notable shapes
- Two giant painted robot heads flanking the flippers
- Tangle of chrome wireball guides sweeping down the entire left side
- Five chrome robot figures in a row on the sunburst
- Giant silver disc saucer on the upper right
- Upright cannon barrels poking above the upper deck
Art motifs
- Chrome riveted mechanical bodies
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Pipes, girders and smokestacks
- Sunburst grid flooring
- Black control panel with white instruction text
Themes
- Giant robots
- Robot war
- Industrial city
- Space opera
- Team battle
Title on it
- Transformers
Text on it
- PREMIUM EDITION
- INSTRUCTIONS
- TRANSFORMERS
- THE ULTIMATE SHOW
- BEAT THE CLOCK
- RESCUE REPLAYS
- SUPER RAMP
- DEVASTATOR
- CHARGE REPLAY
- SHADOW
- USE YOUR CODE
- MAXIMUM
- 3X
- 2X
- USA
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Red and blue chrome robot with a pointed helmet crest, standing centre of the lower mural with arms raised |
| Robot | White and blue chrome robot standing immediately right of the red one |
| Robot | Small yellow robot at the left of the group, partly behind the red figure |
| Robot | Second red robot slightly right of centre |
| Robot | Grey robot at the right edge of the group, arm raised |
| Robot | Giant dark blue and purple robot head painted on the lower left playfield corner, facing inwards |
| Robot | Giant dark blue and purple robot head painted on the lower right playfield corner, facing inwards |
| Robot | Grey and black robot figure on the mid-right playfield next to the blue plastic ramp, in a running pose |
| Vehicle | Large silver circular saucer pod with a domed red lens on the upper right |
A full-length robot-war playfield photographed from above through glass, lit red, orange, blue and purple under heavy reflection. The lower third is dominated by a mural of five blocky chrome robots standing shoulder to shoulder on a glowing orange sunburst: a red-and-blue one with a pointed helmet crest, a white-and-blue one, a small yellow one, a second red one and a grey one. Two oversized dark-blue-and-purple robot heads are painted into the lower left and lower right corners, staring inwards over the flippers. A black puck marked SHOOT AGAIN sits in a pink flame-textured circle at the apron centre. The upper half is dense three-D scenery: a red multi-storey building, grey gantries, upright cannon tubes, chrome wireball guides arcing down the left lane, red cone pop-bumper caps on rails, a red-domed saucer at left and a bigger silver saucer at upper right. Three small diamond inserts glow blue and purple at mid-field between blue target banks. Orange, red and black dominate; blue and purple carry the plastics and lower right quadrant.
Playfield Pro
- purple
- magenta
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: Large red-and-blue semi-truck robot with yellow wheels crouched lower center on lava burst. Purple angular face emblem printed twice, silver diving-bell shaped toy over blue waterfall ramp upper right. Three vertical lock inserts beside green lamps at top. Deep purple star-field, constellation lines.
A large red-and-blue semi-truck robot with yellow wheels crouched on a printed orange lava explosion in the lower centre-left, framed by two plain white flipper bats. A purple angular face emblem (cracked-mask style insignia) appears twice, printed on a black panel in the upper right and again on the red robot's chest. A silver diving-bell/telescope-shaped plastic toy sits over a blue waterfall ramp on the right, lit purple. Three inserts reading LOCK, LOCK 1, LOCK 2, LOCK 3 stack vertically at the top beside green lamps. An apron card reading INSIDER CONNECTED with a scannable QR code and the phrase SCAN THIS CODE TO JOIN!
Setting
- Deep purple star field with angular glowing constellation lines
- Orange and yellow lava burst behind the lower robot
- Blue waterfall print under the right-side toy
- Black starfield in the upper right corner
Symbols
- Purple angular mask/face insignia
- Playing-card suits and card-shapes printed as icons
- Stars and constellation line patterns
- Purple chevron and arrow launch indicators
- Triangular and round translucent inserts
- Qr code
- Red-bordered octagonal badge graphic
Notable shapes
- Wireform ball guide cage at the top left
- Tall vertical rectangular lock insert stack
- Large triangular translucent insert cluster mid-field
- Circular chrome reflector dish beside the purple mushroom post
- Shield-shaped art on the left side panel
Art motifs
- Angular constellation web graphics
- Glowing neon colour washes on ramps
- Lava and fire print
- Chrome and metallic gradients
Themes
- Giant robots
- Space constellations
- Vehicle-to-robot
- Collectable icons
- Qr code loyalty card
Title on it
- Transformers
Text on it
- USA
- LOCK
- LOCK 1
- LOCK 2
- LOCK 3
- INSTRUCTIONS
- TRANSFORMERS
- INSIDER
- CONNECTED
- SCAN THIS CODE TO JOIN!
- USE YOUR QR CODE
- USE YOUR CODE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- OPINIONATOR
- TITANBRIDGE
- TRAX
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Tall two-legged robot at top left, red torso and arms with white chest plates, blue legs, silver thighs and helmet, standing upright behind a silver wireform ball guide, purple insignia on the chest |
| Robot | Large semi-truck-form robot in the lower centre-left, red cab with blue windscreen, silver and grey grille, yellow wheels, grey lower legs, posed striding forward on the lava burst |
| Robot | Purple angular face/mask emblem printed on a black panel in the upper right, repeated as a smaller badge on the red robot's chest and on a small side apron panel |
| Vehicle | Grey armoured truck/trailer printed on a plastic panel at the top left, angled diagonally |
| Other | Large silver diving-bell / telescope-shaped plastic toy with a ribbed body over the right-side blue ramp |
A tall vertical pinball playfield photographed in a cabinet, dominated by a deep purple and magenta star-field background printed with angular glowing constellation lines, and filled with bulky chrome and translucent plastic ramps and wireform rails. At the top left a large red, blue, white and silver two-legged robot figure stands behind a silver wireform ball guide, its chest printed with a small purple insignia. Beside it a vertical bank of three round inserts on a brown panel reads LOCK, LOCK 1, LOCK 2, LOCK 3 beside green lamps. The upper right carries a purple angular face emblem on a black panel and a red-and-yellow 80s-style logo reading something like AMIENS.COM, with a large silver diving-bell or telescope-shaped plastic toy over a blue waterfall ramp on the right. Mid-field is a cluster of translucent triangular and round inserts in pink, teal, yellow and blue, purple launch-lane style arrows, an OPINONATOR label, and a small sign reading TRAX. Lower centre-left a large red and blue truck-form robot with yellow wheels crouches on a printed orange lava/fire burst, framed by two white flipper bats. The lower right holds a translucent purple mushroom-shaped post with a chrome reflector dish and a purple spire. Colour floodlighting from above washes the glass in pink, blue and white. Along the bottom apron a black card lists INSTRUCTIONS, a red card reads THE TRANS FORMERS in chunky white-and-silver outlined capitals, a white card reads INSIDER CONNECTED with a QR code, and a blue insert reads USE YOUR QR CODE.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Premium
- red
- purple
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: the transformers: THE TRANSFORMERS enormous blocky white letters with red shading, colossal chrome robot head with glowing red eyes, red-and-blue blocky robot hero, four surrounding robots with cannons, two smaller flying robots, purple futuristic city skylines, magenta grid floor
A giant chrome robot head with glowing red eyes looming over an inferno of red and orange fire, above a red-and-blue blocky robot hero. The title is enormous white blocky lettering with red inner shading on two stacked lines, with a red robot face emblem tucked between the words. Two small flying robots hover over purple futuristic city skylines in the top corners while a magenta perspective grid floor with glowing blue lines runs beneath everything. Four further robots surround the central figure with blasters and cannon arms.
Setting
- Billowing red and orange fireball explosion clouds behind the central figure
- Purple and gold futuristic city skylines with domes and towers in the upper left and upper right corners
- Deep purple starry night sky at the top
- Magenta-to-purple perspective floor grid with glowing blue lines in the lower half
- Hot yellow-white glow radiating from behind the central robot
Symbols
- Red robot face emblem between the two title words
- Insignia on the white and green robot's chest
- Shoulder and arm-mounted cannons and blasters
- Glowing sword
- Glowing red robot eyes
- Yellow radioactive-looking emblem on the grey and yellow robot's chest
- Blue perspective grid lines
Lettering
- Huge squared-off block sans-serif capitals in white with red inner shading and heavy black outlines, plus small condensed white capitals for the slogan; manufacturer logo in red and white script inside a rounded badge
Themes
- Giant robots
- Science fiction
- Space
- Explosion
- Futuristic city
- Synthwave grid
Title on it
- The transformers
Text on it
- THE
- TRANSFORMERS
- MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
- TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2006 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.
- Stern pinball
- ESB-8427-AB AR2
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Colossal chrome-grey and dark grey robot head filling the top centre, angular helmet, glowing red eyes, red visor band, grimacing mouth, rendered in metallic greys and purples |
| Robot | Central blocky red and blue robot, blue helmeted head, red windowed chest panels, blue fists, orange-red arms, standing facing the viewer in front of the fireball |
| Robot | Grey and yellow robot at upper left of centre, angular grey head, black torso, yellow chest, two grey cannon barrels and a claw arm raised |
| Robot | Dark grey robot at lower left, blue head, red vertical chest stripes, white shoulder-mounted cannon pointing up-left, grey legs splayed |
| Robot | White, green and red robot at mid right, grey head, white chest with red and green insignia, green wing-like panels, holding a yellow-glowing sword in its right hand |
| Robot | Small yellow robot at lower right, yellow body, blue chest panel, grey limbs, crouched and facing left |
| Robot | Small blue and grey flying robot in the upper left corner with red wing panels, posed in mid-flight over the city |
| Robot | Small red, white and blue flying robot in the upper right corner, wings spread, mid-flight over the city skyline |
Illustrated sci-fi backglass in a cel-shaded comic style. A colossal chrome-grey robot head with glowing red eyes and a red visor frowns from the top centre, framed by billowing red and orange fireball clouds. In front stands a blocky red-and-blue robot with a blue helmet, red windowed chest panels and a clenched blue fist. Flanking it are four more robots: a grey-and-yellow figure with cannon arms at upper left, a dark grey robot with red chest stripes and a white shoulder cannon at lower left, a white, green and red robot at mid right, and a yellow robot with a blue chest at lower right. Two smaller flying robots, one blue/grey with red wings and one red/white/blue, hover over futuristic purple and gold city skylines in the upper corners. The floor is a magenta-to-purple perspective grid of glowing blue lines. Across the lower half, huge blocky white letters with red inner shading and black outlines read THE TRANSFORMERS on two lines, with a red robot face emblem between the words; to the left, smaller white text reads MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
Backglass Pro
- red
- blue
- grey
- purple
Fingerprint: TRANSFORMERS title with letter O as red robot-face emblem, colossal grey-blue robot from behind holding enormous dark-blue shield blown apart by red laser beams and yellow starbursts, smaller robot cluster on left, giant translucent X in ocean surf, red to deep-blue starfield gradient with perspective grids
A colossal grey-and-blue robot head with glowing red eyes and a wide toothy grin towers over the right half, holding an enormous dark-blue rectangular shield. Behind the whole scene, a gigantic translucent letter X rises out of crashing white surf, with two small robots mid-air punching each other above it. The main title is split by the tagline, with the letter O of TRANS drawn as a red robot-face emblem. Saturated colour-coding: a red perspective grid on the left half and a purple grid on the right, under a red-to-deep-blue starfield gradient.
Setting
- Deep red to dark blue starfield gradient sky
- Red and purple neon perspective grid floor
- Glowing cracked orange planet or moon at top centre
- Huge translucent letter x standing in foaming ocean surf
Symbols
- Giant translucent letter x
- Red robot-face autograph-style emblem
- Red police shield badge on the white robot's chest
- Red and purple neon perspective grids
- Starfield
- Cracked glowing planet
- Jet wings
- Rifles and cannon barrels
- Red sword
Lettering
- Huge white-to-red gradient sans-serif block capitals with thick black outline and drop shadow, the o of trans replaced by a red robot face; small stacked white condensed caps tagline
Themes
- Robots
- Science fiction
- Space
- Combat
- Giant letter logo
- Ocean surf
- War
Title on it
- The transformers
Text on it
- TRANSFORMERS
- THE
- MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
- POLICE
- TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
- © 2006 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.
- Stern
- pinball
- 830-6427-AA AR2
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Colossal pale-grey and blue robot head and torso filling the right half, red glowing eyes, wide toothy grin, blue chest panels, holding a huge dark-blue slab shield |
| Robot | Purple and grey robot behind the big one, with a blue visor eye and a yellow cylindrical cannon over its shoulder and a purple gun arm |
| Robot | White and black police robot at left centre with police on its chest beside a red shield emblem, holding a grey rifle |
| Robot | Yellow and blue stubby robot at lower left with a green-framed cockpit window and blue domed feet |
| Robot | Red robot with a light-blue chest window and a white crest on its head, upper left |
| Robot | Grey and red robot with swept white jet wings and a red sword, top left corner |
| Robot | Enormous dark-blue and mauve robot head looming in the left background, with a black gun arm |
| Robot | Red, white and blue robot flying in from the top right with wings and a raised arm |
| Robot | Small red-and-white flying robot and a white-and-purple robot punching each other mid-air above the giant x |
| Robot | Red robot face emblem used as the letter o in the title logo |
Wide landscape backglass art in a flat, cel-shaded comic/vector style. A colossal pale-grey and blue robot head and torso fills the right half, grinning with red eyes and holding a huge dark-blue slab-shaped shield; behind it stands a purple-and-grey robot with a cannon arm and a yellow-lidded cannon on its shoulder. The left half is a fan of smaller brightly coloured robots: a grey-and-red jet-winged figure, a huge looming dark-blue head with a gun arm, a red robot with a blue chest window, a white-and-black police robot marked POLICE with a red Autobot badge, a stubby yellow-and-blue robot with a green-outlined cockpit, a blue robot, and a red-and-white flying robot. Two robots clash mid-air above a huge translucent letter X standing in foaming ocean surf. A cracked, fiery planet or moon glows orange at top centre. Background is deep red on the left fading to dark blue starfield on the right, with a red and a purple perspective grid floor. Lettering: THE TRANS FORMERS in huge white-to-red gradient block caps with black outline, the O of TRANS replaced by a red-and-blue robot face badge, and the tagline MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE! in stacked white caps to the left.