We Found a 1978 Stern STARS Pinball Machine - Still Working After All These Years! :)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @markjackson1444
    @markjackson1444 2 года назад +2

    I think this type of issue with pop bumpers can be fixed by loosening the two screws that hold on the spoon assembly. Only loosen enough to jiggle the spoon so it’s centered and comfortable with the stick on underside of the bumper skirt. Getting that stick part in the center of the spoon makes for even response to the ball, no matter where it ouches the skirt.

  • @Zepphd2
    @Zepphd2 4 года назад +5

    After watching this channel and “My Brother Donnie”, I have a huge urge to wanna hang out with you guys!! Seen like a bunch of good ole southern boys! Have a great weekend.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +2

      We are pretty cool :)Thanks Steve, we'll see you on the next video!

  • @scottmccann
    @scottmccann 4 года назад +3

    It does my heart good when you bring these early solid states back to life Ron. I played a ton on Stars back in the day. The right spinner was key to big scores and they would jack the back legs to max plus angle the left flipper up a bit to reduce clean spinner shots at 1000 points a turn... of course we’d crank the back legs down a bit when no one was looking :-)

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      hahaha that's pretty funny. I have this one jacked up too I like how fast they play like that but it might be better to slow this particular one down :) Thanks for watching Scott we appreciate it!

  • @frankgagliano9677
    @frankgagliano9677 4 года назад +1

    Wow, it looks great, Ron. I am the one who asked about you saying rock hill sc. Thanks for saying it again. Can not believe that is the same game.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      It is, thanks for watching Frank.... here in Historic Downtown Rock Hill, SC!

  • @1971VoiceoftheMummy
    @1971VoiceoftheMummy 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice work! The final vid on the Stern Stars!

  • @retrorev8719
    @retrorev8719 4 года назад +3

    Its so good to come home from work each day and hang out with you fixing pinies and arcades. My knowledge on fixing a pinball has gone from 0 to something watching all of yours and T.N.T.'s videos over the past couple of years. I was wondering if you put a sticker or a mark of such similar to t.n.t. in that we would know and be proud to own a machine that has passed through your hands. Thanks for all of your uploads.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +2

      I haven't but I may start doing that in the future :) I think most of them you can tell because they always have wear or some kind of identifying mark, and we take a lot of pictures of each game when we get done.... Todd's the man!

  • @TheGnomestead
    @TheGnomestead 4 года назад +2

    It's History People!
    Thanks for recording it for us Ron 👍👍👍

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Thanks Gnomesteader you know you’re alright for a Gnome

    • @TheGnomestead
      @TheGnomestead 4 года назад +1

      @@LyonsArcade somebody has ta do it! 🙃

  • @dvv45
    @dvv45 4 года назад +1

    I agree Ron. I love my Royal Guard pinball.

  • @Foxonian
    @Foxonian 4 года назад +2

    When I was a kid, Stars was the pinball you got stuck playing when everyone was hogging the then new popular machines like Firepower and Flight 2000.

  • @orcmansoso9970
    @orcmansoso9970 4 года назад +2

    Wonderful job on that table Ron. Looks great. 👍

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thank you, we appreciate that!

  • @cliffordmaxwell9802
    @cliffordmaxwell9802 4 года назад +4

    It came out beautiful your work on these old machines is always outstanding. I love the sounds of the bells and chimes the clicking counters twinkling lights it is truly magical when it all works, Great job! And thank you for sharing it with us.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Thanks Clifford, we appreciate you hanging out and watching with us, we'll see you on the next video man!

  • @tracyr5594
    @tracyr5594 4 года назад +1

    Very good job. Was fun to watch you get this working.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Thanks Tracy, we appreciate you hanging out with us!

  • @muttBunch
    @muttBunch 4 года назад +4

    Got my coffee and I’m sure I will enjoy this

  • @yesitreallyisme
    @yesitreallyisme 4 года назад +2

    But not that time, exactly at the same time I and most likely a lot more did. Great job again you two, brought another pin back from the dead.

  • @edlong4721
    @edlong4721 4 года назад

    I like your videos,I've got a 76 Bally Pinball Wizard that Iam tinkering with and your experience with the repair of these machines has been helpful.

  • @alanmusicman3385
    @alanmusicman3385 3 года назад

    Wow! That looks really proper!

  • @mario1962
    @mario1962 4 года назад +1

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Thanks Mario, Merry Christmas!

  • @Ajaxaxxess
    @Ajaxaxxess 4 года назад +1

    You appear to have turned on your magnetic belt buckle :) Great pin save and great set of videos

  • @tcb8295
    @tcb8295 4 года назад

    Ron, nice looking game and artwork. Yep, looks difficult but looks fun to play. Thanks for taking us along for the play.

  • @boghopperie
    @boghopperie 4 года назад +1

    Well done Ron, excellent job. Never occurred to me that pre 80 machines had no way of generating sounds so had to use chimes.

    • @pcachu
      @pcachu 4 года назад +1

      That tiny time slice of "solid state but with physical chimes" was a magical thing that will never happen again. It needs to be cherished and preserved.

  • @lascheque
    @lascheque 4 года назад +9

    Space is the place! Fun fact: Stern is the german word for "star". I'm sure nobody pointed that out, ever :P

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      I never heard that pretty interesting!

    • @x-vector7245
      @x-vector7245 4 года назад

      It's pronounced differently though, something like "schtare-n".

  • @chrisfreemesser5707
    @chrisfreemesser5707 4 года назад +1

    Another successful surgery Dr. Ron!

  • @darcywiley5096
    @darcywiley5096 4 года назад +2

    At first glance you wouldn't even think those machines came out in the same decade, let alone less than a year apart.

  • @RodsPinballVideos
    @RodsPinballVideos 4 года назад +2

    Haven't read all the comments, but you need to turn the match on in dip switch settings. Also there's another dip setting that makes the bonus countdown count in multiples or singles. Looks like it's on singles. One other weird setting on the first couple of Stern games is you can make it a 2 player game via a dip setting. Apparently there was a 2 player backglass but i've never seen one.

  • @b.o.353
    @b.o.353 4 года назад +1

    I read Star Wars.... so engrained in my head from ‘77.... hahaha. Amazing side art.

  • @Even-Steven
    @Even-Steven 4 года назад +1

    A fine restoration! 👍

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Steven, we appreciate that!

  • @mcostafernando
    @mcostafernando 4 года назад +4

    Looks awesome! And seems very hard indeed. In your opinion, which was the hardest pinball machine you ever played?

  • @Diskoboy1974
    @Diskoboy1974 4 года назад

    Come to Nashville. There's one at my work.
    Working 100%

  • @grlg2
    @grlg2 4 года назад +2

    Hi Ron, that come out magnificent!! Cheers.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thank you, we appreciate you watching!

  • @andymouse
    @andymouse 4 года назад +1

    Roll'n roll'in roll'n Rawhide !...ain't that what made Clint Eastwood famous ?

  • @EsotericArctos
    @EsotericArctos 4 года назад +2

    It might scream 1978, but it would fit into a modern arcade just as nicely now after what you did to bring it to life.
    This is a really great and fun game. I like these older games that didn't theme themselves based on movies and the like. Even if some had similarities :) I do love the chimes. I don't know why, I just think chimes are better than any of the more modern sounds

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Yeah I wish they would make more games now with independent themes, all the licensed stuff gets so cookie cutter. I like them too ultimately, but I really like the original ones.

  • @victorsvarietychannel2459
    @victorsvarietychannel2459 4 года назад +2

    Yes, that rawhide artwork smells of Chicago coin. Looking forward to it

  • @yuwish6320
    @yuwish6320 3 года назад

    I would never be able to play a pinball game that angles the ball straight down the middle so much.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  3 года назад

      You watched the whole video and that's your only comment? Must mean the rest of everything was GREAT AND PERFECT, THANKS!!!!!

  • @markcnc
    @markcnc 2 года назад +1

    Great game. Love the videos, hope there is a repair video on this one I'll be searching.
    Just sayin, i think of you were to replace the center post with a truck tire you would still find a way to pass the ball by it. In other words, you kind of stuck at pinball. Love the electro- mechanical aspect. 👍🏻

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  2 года назад

      I"m the greatest pinball player in the world!

  • @00Mandy00
    @00Mandy00 9 месяцев назад

    “Pinball” belies the amazing giant pinball on the back glass. It’s amusing.

  • @xenodaemon
    @xenodaemon 4 года назад +1

    It seems that the Pop Bumper isn't sensitive enough. Is there any way to make the switch trigger easier or faster?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      We did that and talked about it in the part of the video you skipped.

  • @gnrrailroad1531
    @gnrrailroad1531 4 года назад +1

    I have a Stern Magic pinball machine in that era. Have you had one?

  • @brianr5355
    @brianr5355 4 года назад +1

    You mentioned on the playfield cleanup video that they put ceramic disk capacitors on the switches to lengthen the pulse, could your issue with the pop bumper be a faulty cap?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Maybe.... the cap kind of sends the signal to the board that the switch is closed (it makes the pulse longer)... and the pop bumper is being triggered, which means the board knows that the pop bumper was hit, so you would think that the board would also know that the pop bumper was hit, to give you the score for hitting it too. I can't figure out why it would do 1 thing (kick the ball) but not the other thing (score the points) when the trigger for both is the switch being pressed.

  • @robertcecil7329
    @robertcecil7329 4 года назад

    2 player version of Rawhide is Stampede. I bought one with no backglass a few years back very cheap and never ever could find a glass.

  • @RetroGamingWithHopper
    @RetroGamingWithHopper 4 года назад +1

    Brutal game but I love brutal games. Those really test your skill.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Yes it does! I might have the bands on too tight though :)

  • @map20013
    @map20013 4 года назад

    11 with the green

  • @160rpm
    @160rpm 3 года назад +1

    Oh, I had no idea that Stern started out by buying up CC. But it makes a lot of sense actually.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  3 года назад +1

      Yup. It's a great history of pinball, basically Harry Williams started Williams pinball in the 30's.... then hired Sam Stern to run the company at some point, Sam Stern eventually bought half of Williams and the company was sold in 59 or so... In 76 or so, Sam Stern and his son Gary Stern bought Chicago Coin, and turned it into Stern Electronics. They made pinball machines but also arcade games (as Chicago Coin had)....
      After they went digital, they actually talked Harry Williams, at this point well into his 70's, into coming out of retirement and designing pinball machines for them! So the old man, the FATHER OF PINBALL comes back after having designed 180 pinball machines in his lifetime, and designs a few more for Stern including the great Flight 2000. Stern eventually goes out of business, and Harry Williams passes away... but Gary Stern ends up as president of Data East, then Sega... and when Sega goes under, buys Sega out and creates the new Stern Pinball company which is thriving at the moment.

  • @toddament8035
    @toddament8035 4 года назад +1

    Match feature turned off or not included? Did you repair the knocker solenoid?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Todd why are you going out of your way to find what you think is wrong with the machine and then ask about it? Deny it, then think about it later.

    • @toddament8035
      @toddament8035 4 года назад +1

      @@LyonsArcade In a previous video during the solenoid test you mentioned the knocker was disconnected. In this video you posed the question of why it still said ball 5 in play at the end of the game and that's why I just asked if the Match feature was turned off.

    • @KrS14
      @KrS14 4 года назад +3

      Are you having a bad day Ron? Why are you attacking some of our comments?

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 4 года назад +1

    Question.
    How do you balance of pinball machine?
    I know it's dealing with the end of the legs.
    But how you know it's balanced properly?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      If the legs are new or in good shape usually you just have to put the leg levelers the same distance out of each leg to balance it, unless your floor is uneven.

  • @williamwildner6410
    @williamwildner6410 4 года назад +1

    Hey Joe...I have a short video of our cat Orion chasing the pinball around on the TV screen while watching you test this Stars machine thought you may enjoy it..Is there a way i can send it to you ?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Sure, we're at LyonsArcade@carolina.rr.com .

    • @williamwildner6410
      @williamwildner6410 4 года назад

      Sadly the file is too big to send in an email ...

    • @gregoryschmidt1233
      @gregoryschmidt1233 3 года назад

      @@williamwildner6410 you can send large files for free using a site like pcloud. There are several others. Just google -send large files for free.

  • @InsanePsychoRabbit
    @InsanePsychoRabbit 2 года назад +1

    I just remembered that "Stern" means "star" in German. Stern made a pinball table called Stars. How apropos.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  2 года назад

      That's pretty cool I never knew that! Their first one was called "Pinball".... so they made "Star Pinball" and followed it up shortly with "Star Stars"

  • @williamsudbrink4187
    @williamsudbrink4187 4 года назад +1

    Rock Hill rocks!
    By the way did you ever figure out what the "white crud" was that was stuck in the glass channel on the left side. Was it drywall?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      I'm not sure but I do think it was Drywall :)

  • @Ariannus
    @Ariannus 4 года назад +1

    It looks like there was an "A" revision to the ROMs, maybe it fixes some of the scoring issues.

  • @Jeroen_a
    @Jeroen_a 4 года назад +1

    The free ball with no score.... probably is just in case the ball does not make it up the hill to the shooter so it kicks it again :) the shooter lane probably does not have a rollover :P

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      I believe you’re right never thought about that it thinks the ball didn’t make it to the shooter lol

  • @toddament8035
    @toddament8035 4 года назад

    Would be interesting to see how it performed with an Alltek Ultimate MPU board installed.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      The Alltek board uses the exact same code as the original game....

  • @hahahaha-dr2ge
    @hahahaha-dr2ge 4 года назад +1

    Chicago coin any good ? I can get one local works but it's missing 2 score reels price is right though

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      I'm not the one to ask, I like all of them :) If the price is good i'd definitely buy it, you can get the parts on ebay.

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 4 года назад +1

    Was that a NBA fast break next to rapid fire?
    On the other side.

  • @irieman442
    @irieman442 2 года назад

    What angle are you playing at? This seems very fast. Isn't the recommended angle 6.5 degrees?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  2 года назад

      is this a serious question, or a passive aggressive statement disguised as a question?

    • @irieman442
      @irieman442 2 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade LOL.. No serious question. I'm not like that. All of your videos seems to play much faster than my Hokus Pokus machine. The manual on mine says 6.5 degrees which i find odd... 6.5? Is seven degrees the danger zone or something?? Might raise mine up and see if i like it.

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 4 года назад

    What is the pinball machine to the right of Stars ?
    Is that going to be in videos ?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      We talk about it in the video, are you watching the video?

    • @ocsrc
      @ocsrc 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade Just started watching. My excitement, I jumped the gun before I watched the video

  • @cardtrix1970
    @cardtrix1970 4 года назад

    I think..the first Stern pinball was "Stampede"...

  • @sixtoes2313
    @sixtoes2313 4 года назад +1

    Ron. I tried to visit your web page. I click on a link and nothing happens. or it sends me to Lyons web page. I was trying to see pinball machine you might have for sale.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Go to www.LyonsArcade.com and click on "games available" at the top, that's our last name, Lyons. Ron Lyons, Joe Lyons, Donnie Lyons.

    • @sixtoes2313
      @sixtoes2313 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade Thanks Ron !

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 4 года назад +1

    I do know that Stern just announced a LED ZEPPELIN pinball machine.
    It's pretty cool except for the LE the color schemes for it is a little goofy.

  • @Jimmy83-i3g
    @Jimmy83-i3g 3 года назад +1

    11 colours you Missed the Green

  • @TheGramophoneGirl
    @TheGramophoneGirl 4 года назад +1

    Why do the instructions spell light "lites" one time but then "light" the next? Or were they trying to please everybody?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Most of these instruction cards are reprints that have been reproduced online so whoever copied that one made a mistake.

    • @deadhomer8468
      @deadhomer8468 4 года назад

      D'oh!

  • @darcywiley5096
    @darcywiley5096 4 года назад +11

    You keep saying "storage building" when we all know you mean barn.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +5

      The guy called it a storage building lol

  • @KrS14
    @KrS14 4 года назад

    That 8000 bonus light stopped working on the bonus tree.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +2

      Kevin we don’t need you chiming in with whatever you think is wrong

    • @KrS14
      @KrS14 4 года назад +2

      I came back just too say, I paused the video to write this, and 2 seconds after unpausing, you mentioned you saw it.
      I'm not trying to be Debby downer, was just mentioning something I saw. No disrespect Ron.
      But I mean if you really don't want comments, that's cool...

  • @Jeroen_a
    @Jeroen_a 4 года назад +1

    STOP!....Hammertime :-)

  • @johnhopkins3119
    @johnhopkins3119 4 года назад +2

    Probably good that you know how to fix'em, cause the playing seems a little hit and miss....

  • @scottthatcher9086
    @scottthatcher9086 4 года назад +1

    I want the nba flipper

  • @dansledepot107
    @dansledepot107 4 года назад +1

    I spy a Bally NBA over yonder. Will we see videos on that?

  • @pcachu
    @pcachu 4 года назад +3

    "still working"
    That's a funny way to spell "finally working again THANKS TO US"

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      We like to leave the glory with the machine 😀

  • @Tranzeis
    @Tranzeis 4 года назад +1

    interestingly Star means Stern in German :) So perhaps the Stern family wanted make a game literally was spelling out their name.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Likely! Thanks for watching, Nyquist!

  • @sonnycaulk270
    @sonnycaulk270 2 года назад

    I have the same machine if anyone is interested in buying "STARS"....THE LIGHT'S COME ON BUT DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT BUT ITS 8N GREAT SHAPE...

    • @robtornai5175
      @robtornai5175 Год назад

      @sonnycaulk270 How much are you selling your Stars machie for and where are you located?

  • @Mabalzitch2024
    @Mabalzitch2024 3 года назад +1

    I kept yelling, "rip the spinner" when you got all the stars lit. You must not have heard me. 😄

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  3 года назад +1

      You're gonna have to yell harder next time :)

  • @Jimmy83-i3g
    @Jimmy83-i3g 3 года назад

    Fucking love your videos

  • @Petri547
    @Petri547 4 года назад +2

    Those 1.st generation Stern pinball are cool. Can't say the same of 2.nd gen pins 'cause the start sound is SOOO annoying. DING DING.... DING DING DING DING DING!! I become deaf!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +2

      Or you’re easily annoyed!

    • @Petri547
      @Petri547 4 года назад +2

      Yes. Definetly. 😫

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 4 года назад

    Actually you can blame Newton on it.
    Damn you newton and your......laws.

  • @jussikuusela7345
    @jussikuusela7345 4 года назад +1

    The Stars logo tries hard not to look like the Star Wars logo in the least way.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      I didn't even notice that but I'll bet subliminally I did, haha

    • @jussikuusela7345
      @jussikuusela7345 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade BTW, I work in a cinema (well, two, but mainly one of them) and my boss also has some small arcade business... one of the cinemas (the one I work less in) had two pinball machines from his collection for a while. I bet you are familiar with Terminator and Twister?

  • @Jeroen_a
    @Jeroen_a 4 года назад +1

    Nice restore! I know one thing for sure.... Darude has played so much pinball and probably this one ;) ruclips.net/video/erb4n8PW2qw/видео.html already looking forward to the next restore, and i'm not even half way this one :)

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Coming soon.... as in, Tomorrow!

  • @demofilm
    @demofilm 4 года назад +1

    I really love galaxy back glasses. You could make an art museum of backglasses only