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stern electronics inc. edit stern electronics was formed when the stern family bought the financially troubled chicago coin in 1977 . chicago coin s assets were purchased at bankruptcy sales forming the core inventory of stern electronics inc. ; however as a separate company they did not assume any of the debt chicago coin had amassed . the first two games made by stern were stampede and rawhide both originally made by chicago coin which only had changes made to their branding and logos . after a weak start stern electronics sales started picking up by the end of 1977 . by 1978 they had switched over to fully solid state electronics for their games . although not as successful as rivals williams and bally gottlieb had been purchased in 1977 by columbia pictures but was still a formidable competitor as well stern managed to produce its share of moderately successful pinballs as well . also in 1979 stern acquired jukebox maker seeburg corporation and the company became known as stern seeburg . coincidentally seeburg also owned williams in the 1960s when sam stern was its president . when arcade video games became popular in 1980 stern produced berzerk . no other video game it made was ever as popular as berzerk however and in 1983 stern became one of many victims of the amusement industry economic shakeout that occurred . in 1985 stern electronics left the amusement industry . personnel from stern electronics formed a short lived venture known as pinstar producing conversion kits for old bally and stern machines . gary stern was the president of stern electronics inc pinstar inc and data east pinball . stern pinball inc. edit by 1999 the pinball industry was virtually dead and williams once the dominant leader in a healthy industry stopped manufacturing pinball machines and focused on gambling devices as wms gaming . during the same year sega left the pinball industry and sold its pinball division previously purchased from data east in 1994 to gary stern the son of sam stern . gary stern who had been running data east sega pinball since 1986 founded stern pinball inc. that same year . 1 stern pinball inc. is based in elk grove village illinois . several williams alumni like pinball designers steve ritchie and john trudeau are currently when designing games for stern pinball alongside longtime data east sega pinball designer john borg . some stern pinball tables were also digital released through the pinball arcade and stern pinball arcade . notable pinball machines edit stern electronics edit stingray 1977 pinball 1977 stars 1978 memory lane 1978 lectronamo 1978 nugent 1978 dracula 1979 trident 1979 a nautical themed game based on the mythological take on the three pointed spear ; a seagod like character is depicted in the artwork fighting an octopus like monster of the deep . stern produced 4019 of these machines . citation needed hot hand 1979 magic 1979 cosmic princess 1979 produced in australia by leisure and allied industries under license from stern electronics inc 2 3 meteor 1979 highest production of all stern electronics pinballs 3 galaxy 1980 ali 1980 big game 1980 first game to incorporate seven digit scoring in the digital era 4 seawitch 1980 cheetah 1980 quicksilver 1980 star gazer 1980 flight 2000 1980 stern s first game with multi ball and speech nine ball 1980 freefall 1981 lightning 1981 split second 1981 catacomb 1981 viper 1981 dragonfist 1982 iron maiden 1982 unrelated to the british heavy metal band orbitor 1 1982 featured a 3d vacuum formed playfield with spinning rubber bumpers causing frenetic ball action ; it was the company s last released game 3 cue 1982 six units released lazer lord 1984 one prototype built stern pinball edit harley davidson 1999 ; 2nd revision 2002 ; 3rd edition 2004 slightly updated of the sega game striker xtreme 2000 sharkey s shootout 2000 high roller casino 2001 austin powers 2001 designed by john borg and based on the austin powers film series monopoly 2001 produced by pat lawlor design pld based on the game monopoly and rumoured citation needed to originally be planned for the pinball 2000 platform nfl 2001 basically a modification of striker xtreme rollercoaster tycoon 2002 produced by pld playboy 2002 originally planned for the pinball 2000 platform citation needed prototype exists the simpsons pinball party 2003 terminator 3 rise of the machines 2003 produced by steve ritchie productions srp the lord of the rings 2003 ripley s believe it or not 2004 produced by pld based on the series ripley s believe it or not elvis 2004 produced by steve ritchie productions srp the sopranos 2005 based on the series the sopranos nascar grand prix in europe 2005 ; produced by pld dale jr 600 unit limited edition citation needed based on the nascar game with new dale earnhardt jr 8 art package world poker tour 2006 produced by srp pirates of the caribbean 2006 based on the movie pirates of the caribbean family guy 2007 ; produced by pld spider man 2007 ; produced by srp based on the spider man films black suited spider man limited edition version of spider man game with new art package mirrored backglass webbed chrome side armor and shaker motor wheel of fortune 2007 based on the tv show wheel of fortune shrek 2008 based on all three movies ; produced by pld ; modified version of family guy citation needed indiana jones 2008 based on all four movies batman 2008 based on the films batman begins and the dark knight 5 csi crime scene investigation 2008 ; produced by pld based on the tv show csi crime scene investigation 6 24 2009 ; produced by srp based on the tv show 24 7 nba 2009 lonnie ropp gary stern designers based on the older sega pinball space jam the lord of the rings limited edition dec. 2009 gold mirrored backglass shaker motor gold package . big buck hunter 2010 john borg designer iron man 2010 john borg designer based on the film iron man 8 avatar 2010 john borg designer based on james cameron s avatar 9 avatar limited edition 250 units james cameron s 2010 shaker motor chrome trim white powerball additional code moving amp suit feet motorized transporter pod lid and additional figures added . 10 rolling stones 2011 rolling stones theme 11 rolling stones limited edition 350 units includes a real screened backglass white powerball shaker motor 2 under playfield magnets up post and 2 outer post ball savers activated by 2 additional flipper buttons . tron 2011 john borg designer based on tron legacy 12 tron limited edition 400 units chrome trim color changing fiber optic light tubes that run on both ramps additional code moving recognizer toy and 4 bank drop targets instead of stand ups . 13 transformers 2011 george gomez designer 14 15 transformers limited edition 500 units combo edition includes a shaker motor and additional features added megatron drop target and firing cannon upper ironhide mini playfield moving starscream moving platform as well as powder coated crimson and violet trim and legs . transformers limited edition 125 units decepticon version all the same features as the combo except an exclusive art translite and all violet trim . transformers limited edition 125 units autobots version all the same features as the combo except an exclusive art translite and all crimson trim . ac dc 2012 steve ritchie designer 16 ac dc premium a full featured design geared toward the enthusiast with all the features that the designer intended 17 ac dc limited edition back in black 300 units same features as the premium but with added shaker motor a larger 12 subwoofer as well as a distinctive cabinet art package with black chrome trim and legs and exclusive real screened backglass . ac dc limited edition let there be rock 200 units same features as the premium but with added shaker motor an exclusive real screened backglass art a larger 12 subwoofer and red yellow trim and legs . x men 2012 john borg designer 18 x men limited edition wolverine 300 units same features as the pro with these additional features real screened dedicated backglass 2 added pop up targets moving iceman ramp added spinning disc magnet . blue powdercoated trim . x men limited edition magneto 250 units same features as the pro with these additional features real screened dedicated backglass 2 added pop up targets moving iceman ramp added spinning disc magnet . red powdercoated trim . avengers 2012 george gomez designer avengers blue le 250 units avengers green hulk le 250 units metallica 2013 john borg designer dirty donny art . metallica theme . metallica premium hammer smash toy with disappearing ball to under playfield coffin lock moving grave marker cross inline 3 bank drop targets ball eating snake mouth animated sparky figurine animated on an electric chair . metallica master of puppets le 500 units platinum trim screened backglass john borg s signature under hard coat . 19 star trek 2013 steve ritchie designer first pro debut with all led lighting as standard . star trek premium star trek le 799 units 20 mustang 2014 john trudeau designer mustang premium mustang le the walking dead 2014 john borg designer the walking dead le 600 units the walking dead premium wrestlemania wrestlemania le kiss game of thrones whoa nellie spider man vault edition redesign of the existing spider man with new playfield and dmd graphics and new music and sound effects . ghostbusters 2016 based on the 1984 movie 21 batman 66 based on the batman television series from 1966 22 notable arcade games manufactured by stern edit astro invader 1980 programmed by konami 23 berzerk 1980 23 the end 1980 programmed by konami amidar 1981 programmed by konami armored car 1981 moon war 1981 scramble 1981 programmed by konami strategy x 1981 programmed by konami super cobra 1981 programmed by konami turtles 1981 programmed by konami 23 anteater 1982 developed by stern but released by tago electronics bagman le bagnard 1982 programmed by valadon automation calipso 1982 developed by stern but released by tago electronics frenzy 1982 23 lost tomb 1982 pooyan 1982 23 programmed by konami pop flamer 1982 programmed by jaleco rescue 1982 23 24 tazz mania tutankham 1982 programmed by konami minefield 1983 23 cliff hanger 1983 23 laserdisc game using video footage from tms star jacker 1983 programmed by sega speed coin 1984 super bagman 1984 23 programmed by valadon automation references edit davey monica 2008 04 25 . for a pinball survivor the game isn t over . the new york times . retrieved 2008 04 26 . http www.pinpedia.com machine 1896 a b c http www.ipdb.org sales flyer issued by manufacturer http www.ipdb.org showpic.pl id 249 & picno 6842 & zoom 1 stern pinball s official batman pinball webpage . retrieved on 18 july 2008 . stern pinball s official csi crime scene investigation pinball webpage . retrieved