🎸 Aerosmith Pro Pinball Machine (Stern, 2017)
Overview
The Aerosmith Pro is a high‑energy, music‑themed Stern title designed to emulate the feel of a live Aerosmith concert. Players progress by completing objectives that “raise the audience’s energy,” with scoring and audiovisual intensity scaling upward as the game heats up.
It’s part of a three‑model lineup: Pro, Premium, and LE, with the Pro offering the most cost‑efficient version while retaining the signature toybox ball‑lock feature.
🧩 Key Features (Pro Model)
Mechanical & Gameplay Highlights
- Toybox Ball Lock — One of the most celebrated features: the game physically throws the ball across the playfield into the toybox for locks, enabling up to 6‑ball multiball.
- Nine Aerosmith Songs integrated into gameplay, creating a concert‑style progression.
- Fast, flow‑oriented Borg layout with ramps, orbits, and a center shot that feeds the toybox.
- Concert Arena Playfield theme with escalating “energy levels” tied to scoring.
Design Team
- Game Design: John Borg
- Software: Lonnie Ropp, Mike Kyzivat, Waison Cheng
- Art: Donny Gillies
- Animation: Chuck Ernst, Mark Galvez, Zac Stark
- Sound: Bob Baffy, Ken Hale
- Callouts: Brendon Small
