2011 · Stern
Transformers
Known for Megatron hole, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Allspark. Black starfield with scattered white and blue stars, large ringed grey planet at upper right, smaller blue planet at lower left and bevelled chrome and violet border frame.
- Year
- 2011
- Maker
- Stern
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Hole
Megatron hole
- Toy
Optimus Prime
- Captive ball
Bumblebee
- saucer
Allspark
- Multiball
Megatron Multiball
- Multiball
Optimus Prime Multiball
- Wizard mode
Battle for Cybertron
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Optimus Prime
Ramp 1
- Mini-ramp
Shot 1
- Major shots
Holes 2
- Megatron hole
- Allspark saucer
Captive ball 1
- Bumblebee
Target 1
- Blue post targets
Lane 1
- Center lane
Lights 1
- Faction inserts inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- robot Left foreground: bulky olive-green, tan and gunmetal humanoid robot, weathered plating, red toothy face grille with two red eyes, red shoulder detail, one arm raised with clawed hand, striding forward
- robot Top centre: slimmer red, silver and white humanoid robot leaping downward, angular helmet with a central crest, blue thruster glow beneath its feet
- vehicle Right foreground: blue, white and red robot in truck form, visible cab side window, slatted grille and wheels, a red truck cab section forming its forearm, lunging left
- other Small painted metallic robot face crests set into the border: violet and silver top left, red and silver top centre, bronze top right, violet bottom left, silver bottom centre, bronze bottom right
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white and blue stars
- Large ringed grey planet at upper right
- Smaller blue planet at lower left
- Bevelled chrome and violet border frame
Text on it
- TRANSFORMERS
- TM
- Hasbro
- Stern pinball
How it plays
-
Modes 2
- Battle
- Mudflap + Skids
-
Multiballs 2
- Megatron Multiball
- Optimus Prime Multiball
-
Awards 2
- Hands Free Skill Shot
- Super Skill Shot
-
Wizard modes 2
- Sentinel Prime
- Battle for Cybertron
Made by
- Design
- George Gomez
- Mechanics
- John Rotharmel
- Software
- Lonnie D. Ropp
- Software
- Waison Cheng
- Sound & Music
- David Thiel
- Display animation
- Mark Galvez
- Display animation
- Tom Kyzivat
The cast
- Decepticons
- Autobots
- Megatron
- Shockwave
- Ironhide
- Starscream
Reference
Linked terms
- Megatron hole also called Megatron locks also called Challenge Megatron
- Optimus Prime also called Optimus also called Optimus shot
- Center lane also called Optimus Prime center lane
- Bumblebee also called BUMBLEBEE captive ball
- Allspark also called Allspark Mystery
- Faction inserts also called Decepticon and Autobot symbols
- Major shots also called six major shots
- Optimus Prime Multiball also called Optimus Multiball
- Battle also called Battle modes
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield LE
- blue
- silver-grey
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Transformers: Two-column grid of painted robot portraits with silver engraved name banners running centre of lower playfield, large blue-gold robot statue looming top-left over printed ruined-city skyline, hand-etched metal access plate on right slingshot, yellow instruction cards and QR code on lower apron, glossy red apron with chrome Autobot crest, triangular plastics with faction crests, licensed character roster
The whole centre of the lower playfield is a two-column grid of painted robot portraits, each with its own silver engraved name banner, running from SENTINEL PRIME at the top down to DEVASTATOR and RATCHET at the bottom. A large blue-and-gold robot statue looms at the top-left of the playfield over a printed ruined-city skyline, dwarfing everything. A hand-etched metal access plate on the right slingshot reads T.L.J. JAN 17 12 over M.L.E. 9 18 13. Two large yellow instruction cards and a QR code sit on the lower apron next to a bright yellow SUPER VALUE price card. The front apron is glossy red with a chrome Autobot-style crest, and the lower corners carry translucent triangular plastics printed with a purple crest and a red Decepticon-style crest, each with a QR code.
Setting
- Printed ruined city skyline across the top arch, grey-blue buildings in haze
- Dark rust-brown rubble and earth tones across the mid playfield
- Dark red planet or moon disc in the upper-right sky
- Metallic blue-grey lacquered wood with white lane guides
Symbols
- Printed faction crests on both lower sling plastics
- Two qr codes on the lower plastics
- Autobot-style chrome and red crest on the front apron
- Yellow star badges on the printed portrait banners
- Arrows
- Chevrons
- Spinning-wheel icons on the super value card
- Small american flag sticker on the top-left glass
Notable shapes
- Two-column grid of silver-bannered character portraits filling the lower centre
- Chevron-patterned orange led panel on the right side
- Raised wireform ramp arcs on the right
- Large grey plastic lane guides with cut-outs forming a v over the lower playfield
- Round amber roll out insert at the very bottom centre
- Yellow octagonal plastics around the bumpers
- Chain of hexagonal led inserts down the left side
Art motifs
- Comic-book ink outlines with airbrushed metallic shading
- Grey and yellow flame or blast graphics on the plastics
- Riveted metal panel textures
- Hexagonal and triangular badge shapes
- Blue and red led-lit plastics
Themes
- Giant robots
- Robot war
- Science fiction
- Combat machines
- Character roster
- Collect characters
- City battleground
Title on it
- Transformers
Text on it
- MADE IN USA
- TRANSFORMERS
- CHALLENGE WINNER!
- COLLECT & FREE ALL 4
- COLLECT PRIME
- THE LAST ALL-BOTS FOR BATTLE CYBORG!
- SENTINEL PRIME
- MEGATRON
- OPTIMUS PRIME
- STARSCREAM
- BUMBLEBEE
- SHOCKWAVE
- IRONHIDE
- BLACKOUT
- MIDFLAP & SKIDS
- DEVASTATOR
- RATCHET
- SMASH
- ROLL OUT!
- 75¢ = x1
- SUPER VALUE
- $2.00 = x3
- T.L.J. JAN 17 12
- M.L.E. 9 18 13
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Very large blue, silver and gold humanoid robot statue at the top-left of the playfield, arms raised, gold crest and gold forearms, printed/cast against the city skyline backdrop |
| Robot | Grid of painted robot head-and-shoulders portraits in the centre of the lower playfield, two columns, each with a silver name banner: sentinel prime, megatron, optimus prime, starscream, bumblebee, shockwave, ironhide, blackout, midflap & skids, devastator, ratchet |
| Robot | Yellow and black robot artwork printed on grey plastics above the portrait grid, flanking the bumper area |
| Other | Purple angular crest on the lower-left triangular sling plastic and a red crest on the lower-right triangular sling plastic |
Full-length view of a robot-war themed playfield seen under glass, photographed against black with strong glare and reflections across the upper half. The cabinet sides and front apron are deep glossy red; the playfield itself is a metallic blue-grey with printed city skyline art at the top and rust-brown ground detail. A huge blue, silver and gold robot figure dominates the top-left arch, with a hazy grey-blue ruined cityscape and a dark red planet behind it. Across the upper middle a large red-and-blue outlined TRANSFORMERS wordmark is printed on the wood, partly covered by clear plastics, a wireform ramp and a spinner. The centre of the lower playfield is a column of printed character portraits with silver name banners: SENTINEL PRIME, MEGATRON, OPTIMUS PRIME, STARSCREAM, BUMBLEBEE, SHOCKWAVE, IRONHIDE, BLACKOUT, MIDFLAP & SKIDS, DEVASTATOR, RATCHET. Two cream/ivory rubber flippers sit low and wide under a translucent grey lane guide, with a round amber insert reading ROLL OUT between them. Yellow and white instruction cards fill the lower apron area, and the red apron carries a chrome-and-red crest. Dominant colours are blue, silver-grey, red and yellow.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- silver
- blue
- olive green
- red
Fingerprint: Three robots bursting from starfield with rightmost in half-truck form showing red windscreen, enormous chrome TRANSFORMERS wordmark with solid-bar letterforms filling top, large ringed planet at upper right, small painted robot face crests on bevelled border, Hasbro and Stern logos, comic-book airbrushed illustration in silver, olive and red
Three separate robots bursting out of a starfield, the rightmost one still half-truck with a red windscreen and visible cab door. Above them, an enormous chrome TRANSFORMERS wordmark whose letterforms are solid bars rather than thin type, filling the entire top edge. A large ringed planet sits just under the title at upper right, and a row of small painted robot face crests decorates the bevelled border.
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white and blue stars
- Large ringed grey planet at upper right
- Smaller blue planet at lower left
- Bevelled chrome and violet border frame
Symbols
- Ringed planet
- Starfield
- Robotic face crests on the border
- Red crest insignia on the blue robot's chest
- Tm trademark symbol
Lettering
- Enormous squared chrome block capitals, purple-to-red vertical gradient fill, thick white and silver bevelled outline, small tm to the right
Themes
- Transforming robots
- Space battle
- Stars
- Planets
Title on it
- Transformers
Text on it
- TRANSFORMERS
- TM
- Hasbro
- Stern pinball
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Left foreground: bulky olive-green, tan and gunmetal humanoid robot, weathered plating, red toothy face grille with two red eyes, red shoulder detail, one arm raised with clawed hand, striding forward |
| Robot | Top centre: slimmer red, silver and white humanoid robot leaping downward, angular helmet with a central crest, blue thruster glow beneath its feet |
| Vehicle | Right foreground: blue, white and red robot in truck form, visible cab side window, slatted grille and wheels, a red truck cab section forming its forearm, lunging left |
| Other | Small painted metallic robot face crests set into the border: violet and silver top left, red and silver top centre, bronze top right, violet bottom left, silver bottom centre, bronze bottom right |
Full-panel backglass artwork with a chrome-and-violet bevelled border, punctuated at the four corners and at the top and bottom centre by small painted robotic face masks in violet, silver and bronze. Across the top, enormous block-capital chrome lettering with purple and red gradient fills and a heavy white-to-silver outline spells TRANSFORMERS, with a small TM mark at the right. Behind and below the title is a black starfield dotted with small white and blue stars, with a large ringed grey planet at upper right and a smaller blue-white planet low on the left. Three humanoid fighting robots charge toward the viewer across the centre: a bulky olive-green and tan robot at left with a red, toothy face grille and raised claw arm; a slimmer red-and-silver robot at top centre leaping downwards with blue thruster glow; and a blue, white and red truck-form robot at right with a visible cab window, grille and wheels. The bottom left carries a blue Hasbro square logo with a line of tiny white print beneath it, and the bottom right a red Stern Pinball script logo. Style is a heavily rendered comic-book and realistic airbrushed illustration in silver, olive, blue, red and purple.
Backglass LE
- black
- silver
- orange
- yellow
Fingerprint: TRANSFORMERS enormous snarling metal-plated robot face with glowing red eyes and needle teeth; chrome grey block title spanning full top edge; opposing crowds of robots left versus right; glowing orange-purple gradient center wedge; QR-code squares in all corners; circuit-board borders; metallic palette on black field
The most memorable feature is the enormous snarling robot face at centre-left, with jagged black-and-white metal plating, glowing red eyes and a mouth full of long needle teeth. Second, the huge chrome-grey block-letter title spanning the entire top edge with a black outline and TM mark. Third, the two opposing crowds of robots - silver and white gun-toting figures on the left versus gold, yellow and orange figures with a black wheel on one shoulder on the right - parted by a glowing orange-and-purple gradient wedge in the middle. Fourth, the four QR-code squares embedded in the coloured circuit-trace corners.
Setting
- Black void background with an orange-to-purple glowing gradient wedge at centre
- Orange circuit-board trace border down the right edge
- Purple circuit-board trace border down the left edge
- Dark grey embossed angular robotic crest at upper left
- Red embossed angular crest at upper right
- Qr-code squares set into each of the four corners
Symbols
- Qr-code squares in all four corners
- Angular robotic faction crests embossed at upper left and upper right
- Circuit-board trace border
- Gears and wheels
- Assault rifles and cannons
- Robotic faces as faction emblems
Lettering
- Very large extruded chrome-silver block capitals with black outline, slightly bevelled, all caps, spanning the full width; a small tm in the upper-right corner of the word
Themes
- Robots
- Mechanical
- Science fiction
- Battle
- Collectible figures
- Character logos
Title on it
- Transformers
Text on it
- TRANSFORMERS
- TM
- Hasbro
- 2011 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
- Stern
- pinball
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Huge central-left creature face, black-and-white jagged plating, glowing red eye sockets, wide mouth of long pointed teeth, filling much of the upper middle-left |
| Robot | Tall blue-and-gold robot at centre-right, helmeted head, blue chest with silver trim, a large black wheel mounted on its shoulder, yellow arm panels |
| Robot | Silver-and-blue robot at mid-left with pointed wing-like shoulder fins and a blue chest plate |
| Robot | White/silver robot at upper-left holding a large dark rifle across its body |
| Robot | Small bronze/gold robot at the far upper-left corner |
| Robot | White and grey robot at lower-left gripping a long gun with a red-lit muzzle |
| Robot | Silver robot at bottom-centre-left with segmented armour and a blue-grey torso |
| Robot | Gold-and-yellow robot at bottom-centre-right with a pale face and bright yellow chest panels |
| Robot | Grey robot with a large treaded wheel at lower-right |
| Robot | Orange-and-yellow robot at mid-right edge |
| Robot | Small yellow robot with raised arms at the far upper-right |
| Robot | Orange robot at the top-right corner, partly cropped by the border |
Translucent backglass dominated by a huge metallic grey block-letter title across the top, outlined in black with a small TM at the right end, set against a black field. Below the title, two crowds of robots face inward from the left and right edges, leaving a gap of glowing orange-to-purple gradient at the centre. On the left the robots are silver, white and steel-blue, one carrying an oversized rifle across its chest and another wearing a wing-like shoulder plate; on the right the robots are gold, yellow, orange and blue, including a tall blue-and-gold figure with a black wheel bolted to its shoulder. The single most striking element is a huge snarling creature face at centre-left: jagged black-and-white plating, glowing red eye sockets and a wide mouth full of long pointed teeth. An angular robotic faction crest is embossed in dark grey behind it at upper left, and a red angular crest is embossed at upper right. The whole image is framed by an orange-and-black circuit-board border on the right and a purple-and-black one on the left, with QR-code squares set into all four corners. Bottom left carries a blue Hasbro logo box; bottom right a red Stern pinball logo.
Backglass LE
- red
- gunmetal grey
- gold
- black
Fingerprint: TRANSFORMERS title in huge metallic bevelled block capitals with AUTOBOTS beneath, enormous flat red angular robot-face emblem occupying top-left quadrant, yellow-bronze armoured robot leaping centre with fist raised, dark gunmetal robot with segmented face and huge shoulder cannons at lower-half, rounded blue-grey robot head studded with circular ports, red circuit-board border with gold bevelled corner insignias
The single most memorable element is the enormous flat red angular robot-face emblem occupying the whole top-left quadrant, mirrored by the chrome insignia above the title. Second is the yellow-and-bronze armoured robot leaping out of the centre with one fist raised. Third, the bottom half is dominated by a dark gunmetal robot with a heavily segmented face and huge shoulder cannons, flanked by a blue-grey head covered in circular greeblies. Fourth, the artwork is lettered TRANSFORMERS in huge metallic bevelled block capitals with AUTOBOTS directly beneath, and the cabinet panel below repeats the title in turquoise.
Setting
- Red-to-black gradient sky with faint grid and horizon lines
- Dark blue cityscape silhouettes with lit windows on the right
- Red circuit-board pattern border
Symbols
- Chrome transformer insignia top centre
- Red autobot insignias in all four corners
- Gold-brown beveled corner badges
- Circuit-board border pattern
- Small registration mark near top centre
- Qr-code-like square in the lower-right corner badge
Lettering
- Very large bevelled metallic block capitals, silver with bronze/gold shading and black outline, all capitals, with a wide drop shadow; autobots in the same style below
Themes
- Giant robots
- Mechanical combat
- Armour and weaponry
- Science fiction
- Red and gold emblem
- Corporate licensing artwork
Title on it
- Transformers
Text on it
- TRANSFORMERS
- TM
- AUTOBOTS
- Stern
- pinball
- Hasbro
- © 2011 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
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| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Yellow-and-bronze armoured robot, pointed ear-crests, cyan eyes, right fist raised, leaping upward, centre top |
| Other | Huge flat red angular robot-face emblem, top-left quadrant |
| Robot | Dark gunmetal-grey robot with segmented face mask, pointed crest and large shoulder-mounted cannons, lower centre |
| Robot | Rounded blue-grey robot head studded with many circular ports and lenses, lower left |
| Robot | Pale blue-grey angular robot head and shoulder with dark visor, right side |
| Vehicle | Dark navy blue car bodywork with wheel and spoiler visible behind the bottom-right logo |
Backglass in a red moulded frame with a geometric red circuit-board border and gold-brown bevelled Autobot insignias in all four corners. Upper half: a deep red and black gradient sky with grid lines and a giant flat red angular robot face emblem filling the top-left quadrant, beside huge metallic silver-and-bronze bevelled block capitals spelling TRANSFORMERS with a small TM mark, a chrome Transformer insignia centred above it. A large yellow-and-bronze armoured robot with cyan eyes and pointed ear-crests stands centre-top, fist raised, launching upward. Right side: a pale blue-grey angular robot head and shoulder with a dark visor. Lower half: a bulky dark gunmetal-grey robot with a segmented face and large shoulder-mounted cannons, and further left a rounder blue-grey robot head studded with circular ports. AUTOBOTS is lettered in large metallic bevelled capitals across the lower centre on a red glow. Below the playfield glass the cabinet speaker panel carries a turquoise TRANSFORMERS logo between two black speaker grilles. Highly detailed painted comic-book art.