Why JAWS Pinball Machine is Right up There With My Favourite Games | Stern's Masterpiece Reviewed
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- Dive into the thrilling world of Stern's JAWS pinball machine with Gonzo! In this video, Gonzo explains why this cinematic masterpiece, designed by Keith Elwin, is becoming one of his favorite pinball games. Explore the incredible artwork, playfield layout, gameplay features, and immersive storytelling that transport players to Amity Island. From battling the Great White Shark to firing harpoons as Quint, Hooper, or Brody, find out why JAWS is a must-play for pinball enthusiasts.
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Got a jaws premium back in may and haven’t regretted it a second. I go back to play it almost every single day. Great challenge but also great replay ability. Added expression lights which makes it even better. Just a great all around machine.
Love Jaws Pinball. Recently got our highest score ever on it at a Family Entertainment Center near our home.
The Premium Jaws is one of my favorites too. It’s excellent.
Was an early jaws lover it’s good to see so many come around to it’s greatness.
Premium over pro.
We got an LE at launch directly from stem. Been anticipating your review all December. It's a great game and share your enthusiasm for it.
Thanks John, I appreciate that mate.
I bet that LE is excellent 👌
How does it hold up after a year? Do you still play it frequently?
Thanks for the vid! Great stuff and yes i love my Jaws prem to
Me and the girlfriend fell in love with this pin immediately. its still both our favorite. We hope to get our own for at home soon! thanks for the video friend
Great Video. Your passion and excitement for this game really shined through.
Killer theme, great assets, awesome game to play. Nice video mate
I own this pin as well and I couldn’t agree more with your assessment. Fantastic pin all the way around. This will end up being Elwin’s best Pin. The theme, the layout, the shots, it’s all there. So many different ways to approach this game. It never gets old. Can’t wait for the final wizard mode.
How long have you owned yours for? And prem/LE or pro?
Such a great game! Wasn't sure about it at first but it really grew on me over a few plays
Jaws is a keeper! You are right on the mark! Brilliant insights as usual. Thanks
Excellent! -- Hoping Christmas / Holidays were great and cheers for 2025! (Will watch this evening in the US here). #COYI
Jaws is such a fun pinball game. I played a Pro version at my local arcade and got several games on it. There are a lot of different modes to try and learn on the fly, but it was still a lot of fun learning on the go!
Pinball themes have a unique ability to captivate players by combining visual storytelling, engaging gameplay, and audit stimulation into one immersive experience. Jaws knocks this out of the park!
I have the mirror blades and the powder coat is a beautiful deep blue and it’s absolutely gorgeous!!!
Just got my premium last week and it’s by far my favorite! Everything you said holds true. Great clip!
Love mine! The one thing left out in the video is the mini flipper hold during multiball, another cool feature!
Love Jaws pinball. Great video and i cant wait to see all the mods on your machine 😀
good point about the shark not eating the ball! And that mod they created to add that in is a hard NO for this Jaws owner!
Looking forward to another Jaws video showing off all your mods.
New to your channel. Just subscribed. I just played this machine at Boomland in Benton, Missouri. It was on standard settings. I played a game and scored 166, xxx,xxx. I won a game around 150,xxx,xxx. My 15:year old daughter played the free game and scored 53,xxx,xxx. We both hit the fin although she didn't realize she did. And she thought it was funny when I would tell her she hit the chum bucket. 😂 I've had her playing pinball since she was around 10. She's better at air hockey. Gonna check out your other videos after this one.
I don’t have any room for a pinball machine but I received a VR headset for Christmas 🎄 and I have the Star 💫 Wars pinball game!
Always torn which one to get. It’s great to see this pin so well loved.
Theme is absolutely important when it comes to pinball . I will say there are some games that I completely overlook the theme because the game play is outstanding. Last action hero from data east for example. Terrible theme (and movie) but the game play is fantastic! Lots to do and the game is absolutely packed ! It’s a great entry level pin because the theme keeps the price down ! Jaws is a beautiful game , keep it going Gonzo!
You have to add shark silhouettes under chum line plastic it’s incredible and simple.
My favorite too out of all the new tables! By far!
Love these reviews. My takeaway from this one is if you spend 10k, it might not work properly so you might have to tweak it a bit, the you didnt like the side art or back glass and you are planning to replace many parts with mods and then it should be all good.
Amazing game. Great score Gonzo
I want one, yeah the pro back box is way more classy. Maybe I don't line the machete on the premium
I picked up a new pulp fiction first. Working on getting this as well. Great video!
For the first mod I suggest: take that ugly red insider sticker from the back box and put it into the bin 😉 Looking forward to the other mod videos and looking forward to the video where you show us how you tweaked the fin plastic. Love the videos, 👋 from Belgium.
My favorite pin of all time. Wife's too. I absolutely love that game.
Gonzo could you please do a video on the things you had to change on the machine? In the video you said you had to do some fixes to get it shooting properly. Would love to see how this is done on a NIB. Or what things to even look for etc.
I will indeed Jon, should be new videos coming soon.
Thankfully starting with Metallica Remastered Stern has started putting in a larger power supply with a much quieter fan.
Thanks for the video, get the wave mod for the ramp it looks really good. So is this a keeper you reckon?
Great game up combing classic, only one thing to do,change the backglass for the movie poster
LE owner from release. Love it.
I don't know why, of all the Keith Elwin games Jaws and Jurassic Park have never clicked with me and they are my favorite themes out of all his games.
I totally agree with JP. I just can't find the fun in it even though I love the movies. For me his best is Avengers Infinity Quest. Once you get the hang of the rules it's incredible. Godzilla is fantastic but everything just takes so long. Over time it starts to bug you how long the clips play etc.
I find that it takes a while to appreciate elwin games. Initially it’s a bit meh, but after time you start to find the genius in the machines.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the game room.......
I actually ordered a premium today. I have a lot of plays on pro models I really enjoy them. I played a Premium once and knew I needed to own one. Uncanny Xmen pro another title I want to have in the home for some time. I ordered a Titan Rubber set so far Ill check out other MODS for sure
I hope to bring a Jaws premium home sometime in 2025. The bad (or good) thing is my wife really wants Uncanny X-Men. Guess I better start saving funds for both.
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I own a Premium and it’s bolted to the floor. The replay value for me is too high to justify trying to sell it.
Yes wanted to like Jaws,but felt cheap and repetitive like mostly all stern games.Bally willams are the best pins.
I haven't had much time to play this one yet, but I did enjoy the few games I've had on it. I could only get one and ended up with the Uncanny Xmen instead.
How do you like X-Men so far? The shots are so amazing but the code/modes seem to be leaving a lot to be desired. I've only played it on location though.
@@jonathonflaman2440 I really like it so far. The shots are fun, but there are a couple that are harder for me at my skill level personally. That'll be resolved with more practice though. I think the things to know are it does have a couple things to dial in if you buy it, namely the shooter lane fix (I'm waiting for my kit), and the ball hop on left flipper.
For code it's not as bad as people make it out to be for the code release it's in; unless all they did was add the two wizard modes and bug fixes. Yes it needs more, but I'm still trying to progress all of the achievements so I'm still having fun with it. If someone is on the fence to buy I'd say wait to see the next code push and see if it is in line with what you want though. I'm happy to have it though, and to me the code updates will just be icing.
If they really drive innovative code with more fun variety, this will be one of those amazing comeback stories like Bond or something.
@@16BitBear Yeah I don't think it's dire by any means. I love X-Men as a theme. It's a dream theme for me as someone who grew up watching that show. But i just wonder if Jack Danger is an incredible designer who doesn't get the code backup like Elwin does. It seems like everyone loved Foo Fighters but it seemed to fall off the map. Is the code on that machine stellar? I never hear anything about it. John Wick is one that keeps me coming back for more even though I'm not great at it. I love the shots and the music. So hard to decide.
@@jonathonflaman2440 I would have done Foo Fighters if not X-men, but like you this was a dream theme. It’s literally sitting next to my marvel super heroes arcade machine :). I think foo code is great. Maybe not the deepest thing ever, but great variety in modes, cool extra moments, fun multiballs etc. I think it suffers from two things, band love (you have it or don’t), and this was a pro model that really felt stripped down.
All of my main code gripes will really come down to if they can add some variety and fun moments (like lights out for Wick is so different and cool). That and they could do with making the story journey more fun. It’s not that it’s bad it just doesn’t feel as deliberate as say Godzilla.
@@16BitBear Godzilla is hit and miss for me. Obviously the game is brilliant but I also think the videos and things go on too long and the shear breadth of code is hard to keep straight even when you think you've got it figured out. At the end of the day I want to play pinball, so yes a game like Godzilla is great but as you get better, if you're having a good game you're there for 30-40 mins. It's the first game I've ever scored a billion on but it pales to the satisfaction I've gotten from getting to final battle in TMNT (another dream theme) so games like Wick and TMNT are hard as nails and more low scoring, there's more satisfaction to be gained through mastery. But everyone comes to it for something different.
Quiet fans coming spike 3
Stern will be in deep trouble in 2025.