JAWS 50th Anniversary Premium Pinball Setup & First Play! 🦈
Pinball Shenanigans unboxes Jaws 50th Premium and plays first game on home setup.
JAWS 50th Anniversary Premium Pinball Setup & First Play! 🦈
🦈 JAWS 50th Anniversary Premium Pinball Has Arrived! 🦈 In this video I set up my new JAWS 50th Anniversary Edition Premium pinball machine and take a deep dive into all the incredible details...
Synopsis
Mike Dus (Pinball Shenanigans) documents the setup and first play of a Jaws 50th Anniversary Premium pinball machine acquired via trade. He walks through the cosmetic upgrades that distinguish the 50th edition from the regular premium (glitter playfield, red powder-coated armor, hologram sticker, unique art), showcases aftermarket mods added by the previous owner (lit flipper buttons, shaker motor, speaker upgrade, expression speaker lighting), and plays an extended first game highlighting gameplay modes, multiball mechanics, and the upper playfield. Dus expresses strong enthusiasm for the game's theme integration, sound design, and rule depth.
Highlights
- The Jaws 50th Anniversary edition differs from the regular premium mostly in cosmetics: glitter-enhanced playfield, brass powder-coated ramps, red armor kit, 50th anniversary hologram sticker, and unique translite/cabinet decals.
- The previous owner (JC) added several aftermarket modifications including lit flipper buttons, shaker motor, speaker upgrade (referred to as 'boom boom subwoofer'), and expression speaker lighting system.
- The expression speaker lighting system syncs with gameplay: specifically the 'chum bucket' meter builds in sync with the speaker lighting effects during blood-in-the-water sequences.
- The upper playfield shot on Jaws premium requires precise timing and is challenging to execute consistently.
- Premium Jaws features drop targets instead of standup targets (compared to Pro version), and includes a 3D printed Quint shack action feature on the back instead of flat plastic on Pro.
- The game features wheel awards available only on the premium edition that can be collected and sold for points.
- Mike acquired the machine via trade with his buddy JC, exchanging his Rush pinball machine plus cash.
- There is a Fork River brewery location that operates a Jaws Pro machine where Mike plays regularly.
Notable quotes
“The difference between the 50th anniversary edition and the regular premium is uh mostly cosmetic.”
“And when I was setting up the machine, checking it out, it does look amazing. Brass powdercoated wireform ramps.”
“Thank you, Stern, for making these holes smaller.”
“I'm really digging the uh the tunes and the music and call outs and theme integration in general.”
“This game is amazing and I am super stoked to have it.”
“There's a lot I still have yet to learn... I'm really interested really in starting a mode.”
“I do know that three hits to the captive ball during a multiball will be an add ball.”
“I've never done that before. Got all my gear. Bounty hunt.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Guardians of the Galaxy· game
- Jaws 50th Anniversary Premium· game
- Jaws Pro· game
- Road Show· game
- Rush· game
- Elizabeth· person
- Ellie· person
- JC· person
- John· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mike Dus· person
- Fork River· venue
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