My Thoughts On Fallout Pinball.
Summary
Stern Fallout (Keith Elwin) impresses with unique mechanics and theme integration despite higher pricing.
Dirtypool Pinball shares hands-on impressions of the newly revealed Stern Fallout pinball machine after visiting Stern's headquarters. Keith Elwin design features premium pricing ($1,000 increase on Premium/LE, $300 on Pro), innovative mechanics including a lower playfield with MagnaSave, and strong theme integration with Bethesda/Amazon involvement. The Pro model is positioned as operator-friendly and still highly playable despite component omissions.
Highlights
- Fallout price increases: $1,000 on Premium/LE, $300 on Pro, positioned as one-off for this 'cornerstone' title
- Pro version lacks moving vault door, upper/lower playfield with cannon; compensates with cannon mechanic reroute to left flipper
- Pit Boy toy is collaboration with The Wand Company, fully aluminum cast metal with functional screen
- Fallout is in Dirtypool's top 3 Keith Elwin designs alongside Jaws and Godzilla
- Lower playfield features MagnaSave for vault modes with nested multiball (multiball within multiball mechanics)
- Todd Howard (Bethesda) and Amazon heavily involved in theme licensing and asset provision
- Video quality and UI integration superior to Star Wars implementation
- Pro version plays complete and fun despite missing premium features; good value for operators
I went to @s@sternpinballincthe Fallout Pinball launch and got some time with the game. The next Elwin title has a lot going on, so lets talk about that. I grew up playing Fallout 1 and 2... so this was a title I was incredibly curious about. As someone pretty indifferent about the show I'm pleased at the balance between the game and the series. Game Design: Keith ElwinSoftware: Rick Naegele, Andrew Wilkening, Brett Z Rubin, Raymond DavidsonMechanical Engineering: Harrison DrakeArtwork: Sam Gilbey, Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti)Animation: David Liskovec, Olivia Jensen, Phillip Gullett, Zac StarkSound Design / Audio: Jerry ThompsonCallouts: Jerry Thompson, Johnny Pemberton 📡 Twitch 📺 YouTube 📷 Instagram 📘 Facebook 👕 Apparel “Maybe” - The Ink Spots Written by Allan Flynn and Frank Madden Fallout (1997) “Main Title” - Inon Zur Fallout 3 (2008) Additional music in the video by... Myself. Courtesy @ALI@ALIBIMusicOfficial
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