# Star Wars Fall Of The Empire Pinball, I Played It – Let’s Talk About It

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Published: 2025-09-12T18:01:19+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3030

## Resource

I went to Stern for a media day event and spent hours meeting the crew, playing Star Wars Fall Of The Empire, and hanging with tons of other creators. Along with a full factory tour, I’m now fully briefed on all things Spike 3 and Star Wars. Fire your questions away and join me as we watch Stern’s live reveal of the game and talk about it together.🔺 Praise the Great Pyramid:📡 Twitch – twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball📺 YouTube – youtube.com/@dirtypoolpinball📷 Instagram – instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball📘 Facebook – facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball00:00 Intro and setup 01:30 Waiting for Stern's live reveal 02:40 First mention of Star Wars 04:30 Stern announces new Cornerstone game 04:40 Personal take on Star Wars fandom 05:50 Pro and Premium model breakdown 06:05 Skywalker saga adventure theme 06:25 Premium model features and CPU upgrade 07:10 Spike 3 platform introduction 07:25 Asking Stern team about audio 07:35 Spike 3 impressions vs Spike 2 08:10 Hand-drawn artwork reveal 09:55 Concept art by Vince Pros and team 10:10 Premium artwork package shown 10:25 Gameplay highlight AT-AT battle 10:45 Speculation on AT-AT mech design 12:00 Discussion on rules and objectives 12:45 Ball flow and shot geometry 13:30 Modes tied to movie scenes 14:15 Pro model layout details 15:00 Comparing Pro vs Premium play 16:00 Premium model unique features 17:00 Upper playfield and mechs 18:00 Gameplay strategy talk 19:00 Multiball and stacking rules 20:00 Sound design and callouts 21:00 Voice acting and assets from films 22:00 Lighting and playfield effects 23:00 Code polish and update potential 24:00 Factory tour insights 25:00 Meeting Stern designers 26:00 Conversations with Stern crew 27:00 Spike 3 hardware deep dive 28:00 Comparisons to older Star Wars pin 30:00 Discussing cabinet and build quality…

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