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When video games became popular in TheEighties, Stern entered the field by licensing games from Creator/{{Konami}} and creating their own games. Their first in-house creation was ''VideoGame/{{Berzerk}}'', an instant hit that grabbed players with its MachineMonotone voice. Stern's other video games (including ''VideoGame/{{Scramble}}, Pooyan,'' and ''VideoGame/{{Tutankham}}'') were only moderately successful, however. Their pinball line fared no better, partially because Stern almost completely avoided licensed properties, unlike their competitors. In the wake of the UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983, the company left the arcade industry in 1985, and the pinball assets were acquired by Creator/DataEast.

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When video games became popular in TheEighties, Stern entered the field by licensing games from Creator/{{Konami}} and creating their own games. Their first in-house creation was ''VideoGame/{{Berzerk}}'', an instant hit that grabbed players with its MachineMonotone voice. Stern's other video games (including ''VideoGame/{{Scramble}}, Pooyan,'' ''VideoGame/{{Scramble}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Pooyan}},'' and ''VideoGame/{{Tutankham}}'') were only moderately successful, however. Their pinball line fared no better, partially because Stern almost completely avoided licensed properties, unlike their competitors. In the wake of the UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983, the company left the arcade industry in 1985, and the pinball assets were acquired by Creator/DataEast.



* ''Pinball/{{Ali}}'' (based on the boxer UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli)
* ''Big Game''
* ''Catacomb''
* ''Cheetah''
* ''Cosmic Princess''
* ''Disco''
* ''Dracula''
* ''Dragonfist''
* ''Pinball/{{Flight 2000}}''
* ''Freefall''
* ''Galaxy''
* ''Grand Prix''
* ''Hot Hand''
* ''Hypnox''

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* ''Pinball/{{Ali}}'' (based on (themed around the boxer UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli)
* ''Big Game''
''Pinball/BigGame''
* ''Catacomb''
''Pinball/{{Catacomb}}''
* ''Cheetah''
''Pinball/{{Cheetah}}''
* ''Cosmic Princess''
''Pinball/CosmicPrincess''
* ''Disco''
''Pinball/{{Disco}}''
* ''Dracula''
''Pinball/{{Dracula}}''
* ''Dragonfist''
''Pinball/{{Dragonfist}}''
* ''Pinball/{{Flight 2000}}''
''Pinball/Flight2000''
* ''Freefall''
''Pinball/{{Freefall}}''
* ''Galaxy''
''Pinball/{{Galaxy}}''
* ''Grand Prix''
''Pinball/GrandPrix''
* ''Hot Hand''
''Pinball/HotHand''
* ''Hypnox''''Pinball/{{Hypnox}}''



* ''Lectronamo'' (gameplay video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=04ceoFowEuM here]])
* ''Lightning''
* ''Magic''
* ''Memory Lane''

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* ''Lectronamo'' ''Pinball/{{Lectronamo}}'' (gameplay video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=04ceoFowEuM com/watch?v=04ceoFowEuM here]])
* ''Lightning''
''Pinball/{{Lightning}}''
* ''Magic''
''Pinball/{{Magic}}''
* ''Memory Lane''''Pinball/MemoryLane''



* ''Nine Ball''
* ''Nugent''
* ''Pinball/{{Orbitor 1}}'', Stern's last pinball.
* ''Pinball/{{Pinball}}'' ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no, really]])
* ''Quicksilver''
* ''Rawhide''

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* ''Nine Ball''
''Pinball/NineBall''
* ''Nugent''
''Pinball/{{Nugent}}''
* ''Pinball/{{Orbitor 1}}'', Stern's last pinball.
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* ''Pinball/{{Pinball}}'' ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no, really]])
''Pinball/{{Pinball}}''
* ''Quicksilver''
''Pinball/{{Quicksilver}}''
* ''Rawhide''''Pinball/{{Rawhide}}''



* ''Split Second''
* ''Stampede''

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* ''Split Second''
''Pinball/SplitSecond''
* ''Stampede''''Pinball/{{Stampede}}''



* ''Stars''
* ''Stingray''
* ''Trident''

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* ''Stars''
''Pinball/{{Stars}}''
* ''Stingray''
''Pinball/{{Stingray}}''
* ''Trident''''Pinball/{{Trident}}''



* ''Wild Fyre''

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* ''Wild Fyre''''Pinball/WildFyre''



* ''Astro Invader'' (licensed from Konami)
* ''Bagman''

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* ''Astro Invader'' ''VideoGame/AstroInvader'' (licensed from Konami)
* ''Bagman''''VideoGame/{{Bagman}}''



* ''Pooyan'' (licensed from Konami)

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* ''Pooyan'' ''VideoGame/{{Pooyan}}'' (licensed from Konami)



* ''Turtles'' (licensed from Konami)

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* ''Turtles'' ''VideoGame/{{Turtles}}'' (licensed from Konami)



* ''24''

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* ''24''''[[Pinball/TwentyFour 24]]''



* ''Pinball/TheBeatles''
* ''Big Buck Hunter Pro''

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* ''Pinball/TheBeatles''
''Pinball/TheBeatlesBeatlemania''
* ''Big Buck Hunter Pro''''Pinball/BigBuckHunterPro''



* ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''

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* ''CSI: ''[[Pinball/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''Investigation]]''



* ''Elvis''

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* ''Elvis''''Pinball/{{Elvis}}''



* ''Jaws''

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* ''Jaws''''Pinball/{{Jaws|2024}}''
* ''John Wick''



* ''{{Pinball/Mustang|Stern}}''

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* ''{{Pinball/Mustang|Stern}}''''Pinball/{{Mustang|Stern}}''



* ''The Rolling Stones''

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* ''The ''Pinball/{{The Rolling Stones''Stones|Stern}}''



* ''WWE Wrestlemania''
* ''Wheel of Fortune''
* ''World Poker Tour''

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* ''WWE Wrestlemania''
''Pinball/WWEWrestlemania''
* ''Wheel of Fortune''
''Pinball/WheelOfFortune''
* ''World Poker Tour''''Pinball/WorldPokerTour''

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'''Stern Pinball''' was started in 1999, during the implosion of the arcade pinball industry. Gary Stern, son of Sam Stern, was serving as the President of [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sega Pinball]] when the company decided to close the division; he bought the assets and spun it off as Stern Pinball, bringing it full-circle, as Data East's pinball assets (the old Stern) had been bought by Sega. At the same time, [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics WMS Industries]] closed its pinball division to focus on casino gambling; this effectively left Stern Pinball as the world's only major pinball manufacturer for over a decade, and many notable pinball creators started working for Stern as a result.

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'''Stern Pinball''' was started in 1999, during the implosion of the arcade pinball industry. Gary Stern, son of Sam Stern, was serving as the President of [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sega Pinball]] Creator/SegaPinball when the company decided to close the division; he bought the assets and spun it off as Stern Pinball, bringing it full-circle, as Data East's pinball assets (the old Stern) had been bought by Sega. At the same time, [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics WMS Industries]] closed its pinball division to focus on casino gambling; this effectively left Stern Pinball as the world's only major pinball manufacturer for over a decade, and many notable pinball creators started working for Stern as a result.
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Jaws was announced a little while ago, but I'm not linking to it here because it's not out yet.

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* ''Jaws''
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* ''Pinball/FooFighters''

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* ''Pinball/FooFighters''''Pinball/{{Foo Fighters|2023}}''
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Stern Electronics was started when the Stern family, led by former Creator/WilliamsElectronics' president Sam Stern, bought and renamed the troubled Chicago Coin pinball company in 1977. Though overshadowed by competitors Creator/WilliamsElectronics and [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally/Midway]], Stern was fairly successful in the pinball and jukebox industries.

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Stern Electronics '''Stern Electronics''' was started when the Stern family, led by former Creator/WilliamsElectronics' president Sam Stern, bought and renamed the troubled Chicago Coin pinball company in 1977. Though overshadowed by competitors Creator/WilliamsElectronics and [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally/Midway]], Stern was fairly successful in the pinball and jukebox industries.
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* ''Pinball/{{James Bond 007|Stern}}''
** ''James Bond 60th Anniversary Limited Edition''
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* ''Pinball'' ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no, really]])

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* ''Pinball'' ''Pinball/{{Pinball}}'' ([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no, really]])
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* Pinball/FooFighters (upcoming)

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* Pinball/FooFighters (upcoming)''Pinball/FooFighters''
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* ''Pinball'' (no, really)

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* ''Pinball'' (no, really)([[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no, really]])
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* ''Pinball/{{Deadpool}}''

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* ''Pinball/{{Deadpool}}''''Pinball/{{Deadpool|2018}}''
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!!Video games produced or distributed by Stern Electroncs include:

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!!Video games produced or distributed by Stern Electroncs Electronics include:
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'''Stern Pinball''' was started in 1999, during the implosion of the arcade pinball industry. Gary Stern, son of Sam Stern, was serving as the President of [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sega Pinball]] when the company decided to close the division; he bought the assets and spun it off as Stern Pinball- somewhat bringing it full-circle, as Data East's pinball assets (the old Stern) had been bought by Sega. At the same time, [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics WMS Industries]] closed its pinball division to focus on casino gambling; this effectively left Stern Pinball as the world's only major pinball manufacturer for over a decade, and many notable pinball creators started working for Stern as a result.

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'''Stern Pinball''' was started in 1999, during the implosion of the arcade pinball industry. Gary Stern, son of Sam Stern, was serving as the President of [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sega Pinball]] when the company decided to close the division; he bought the assets and spun it off as Stern Pinball- somewhat Pinball, bringing it full-circle, as Data East's pinball assets (the old Stern) had been bought by Sega. At the same time, [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics WMS Industries]] closed its pinball division to focus on casino gambling; this effectively left Stern Pinball as the world's only major pinball manufacturer for over a decade, and many notable pinball creators started working for Stern as a result.
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* ''Pinball/{{Rush|2022}}''
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* ''Pinball/{{Godzilla|Stern}}''
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* ''Pinball/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''

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* ''Pinball/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''''Pinball/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2017}}''
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* ''The Mandalorian''

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* ''The Mandalorian''''Pinball/TheMandalorian''
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* ''[[Pinball/KissStern KISS]]''
* ''Led Zeppelin''

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* ''[[Pinball/KissStern KISS]]''
''Pinball/{{KISS|Stern}}''
* ''Led Zeppelin''''Pinball/LedZeppelin''
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* ''Avengers Infinity Quest''

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* ''Avengers Infinity Quest''''Pinball/AvengersInfinityQuest''

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