Stern Pinball Inc. has announced their next pinball machine is KISS, based on the face-painted 1970s glam rockers -- with all the requisite blood, explosions and fire. Stern has been on a pinball machine-producing tear recently, with AMC's The Walking Dead shipping last fall and WWE Wrestlemania just released; but KISS will be right at home at a barcade near you alongside Stern's acclaimed AC/DC and Metallica machines.
Gary Stern, CEO and Chairman of Stern Pinball says that KISS is a natural fit for pinball because, "They're a great rock and roll show, with great theatrics... Their makeup, their look, it’s just cool for pinball." This was likely the reason that Bally released their popular KISS pinball machine in 1978. Stern's new KISS machine actually reflects the vintage '78 game in its layout, featuring the same pop bumpers and KISS light grid of its predecessor. To maintain the vintage vibes, Kevin O’Connor, the original artist behind the hand-drawn art of the 1978 machine (picture: dragons and lots of fire), returned to do original hand-drawn art for the new machine.
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Gary Stern, CEO and Chairman of Stern Pinball says that KISS is a natural fit for pinball because, "They're a great rock and roll show, with great theatrics... Their makeup, their look, it’s just cool for pinball." This was likely the reason that Bally released their popular KISS pinball machine in 1978. Stern's new KISS machine actually reflects the vintage '78 game in its layout, featuring the same pop bumpers and KISS light grid of its predecessor. To maintain the vintage vibes, Kevin O’Connor, the original artist behind the hand-drawn art of the 1978 machine (picture: dragons and lots of fire), returned to do original hand-drawn art for the new machine.
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