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“The main goals of the game were centrally located and grouped within an explosion in the center to highlight the excitement of all the conflicts throughout the series and the rest of the playfield art builds out from there. The playfield art has to support the gameplay and rule development over the course of each game that’s played on it, and the player must be able to see the playfield at a glance and understand where they stand and what needs to be accomplished next. “ Playfield art is always the biggest challenge for the illustrator because it’s more than just a rectangular layout that depends on all the basics of composition, color theory, and drawing abilities. Greg Freres, art director, on the intricacies of playfield design. There is a lot of throwing ideas at the wall and seeing what sticks, but this team is awesome, and we all just worked together famously.” It’s definitely a collaborative process, because my design had to jive with the playfield layout of lights, bumpers, and mechs while also coordinating with the gameplay story. “The entire team was great and helped guide me through the process. If that’s not done right, that’s kind of a big deal, right? No pressure! I found myself feeling a lot pressure to produce what is essentially a road map for the player on the game. The Mandalorian was my first experience designing the art package for a playfield. “Yeah, it’s pretty filled up with everything, which is a challenge all in itself! How do you have all these elements and things going on, while still maintaining a clear composition that helps guide the gameplay? My first pinball machine was Star Wars comic art from 2019, but I essentially just had to illustrate what was already present on the original playfield from the original Stern Star Wars pinball machine. I didn’t have to think of the game flow aspect of the playfield since it already existed. Randy Martinez on designing the art seen on the playfield, which is filled with references to the series.
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Beskar was the foundation of this theme.” The Limited Edition is very special, with a stronger focus on the Mandalorian character and culture. It’s very character driven with lots of action. The Premium theme speaks more to Friends and Foes.
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It’s bold, it’s bright, it’s exciting! The Pro package looks as if it jumped right out of a Spaghetti Western poster. I would say this has the most connection to the Spaghetti Western art style. “The Pro was decided to be an overview of The Mandalorian world of characters. It was important each cabinet could stand alone, but they also need to tell a bigger story when all three are together.
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“Now that we had a style of art we wanted to draw from, we needed to find ways to make all of the cabinets look similar in style, but very different individually in theme. Sometimes, these kinds of things fit right into place and that’s pretty much what happened here. However, we really wanted to exploit the Spaghetti Western style of art, so as to set this Pinball game apart from everything else The Mandalorian that is out there. “ The Mandalorian series is heavily influenced by the same Spaghetti Western era, so it just seems natural to continue with that motif. So I was already being inspired by Spaghetti Western art when the opportunity to illustrate The Mandalorian pinball came along. I’ve always loved the expressive brush strokes and bright colors. I studied a lot of old posters and movies from that era. “ The cabinet art started out heavy in the ‘Spaghetti Western’ motif. Randy Martinez, lead game artist, on his approach for the different cabinet art seen on all editions. In the meantime, caught up with the artists and designers who created Stern’s The Mandalorian machines for some behind-the-flippers details. So strap on your finest beskar gear and get ready to play. All editions feature authentic music and audio clips lifted straight from The Mandalorian, and exclusive custom speech performed by Greef Karga himself, Carl Weathers. ) When it comes to design and engineering, Stern promises whistling-bird-like innovation, with a gravity-changing, rotating upper mini playfield on the Premium and LE models, as well as more surprises. (That’s right, there’s an actual, adorable Grogu in there, as well as a custom-sculpted Razor Crest. Available in Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models, all feature original artwork on the cabinets and playfields, and are filled with references and physical props inspired by the series. is thrilled to reveal Stern Pinball’s new line of pinball machines based on The Mandalorian, the Emmy Award-winning Disney+ Original Series. There’s a new bounty for Star Wars pinball players.