Stern Orbitor 1 pinball: How the hell do you play it?

Thank you for watching this gameplay video for Sterns Orbitor 1 pinball machine.
Orbitor 1 is the only pinball machine with a 3-dimensional playfield. Its playfield is made of formed plexiglass instead of wood. Underneath the plexiglass is a vacuformed moon landscape. This creates the illusion that the ball is 'orbiting' the landscape.
For an interesting read on its background, check out www.flippers.be....
Or visit Orbitor 1's entry on the Internet Pinball Database at www.ipdb.org/ma....
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[@Solmangrundy]

Such a unique table design. Looks like a lot of fun.

[@Shipwright1918]

The pin that breaks all the rules of conventional tables, and maybe a few laws of physics.
Every pinball fan should play it at least once, if only for the novelty.

[@GuntPulp]

I like how you can get the ball right back into action when it loops around the flipper.. it throws you off because you are expecting a drain when it gets below the flipper and it circles around right into shooting position lol

[@BobbieBees]

I played one of these just a few days ago at the Seattle Pinball Museum. Very interesting machine.

[@lucafredella2486]

This is a very cool pinball machine! I played this in Bologna Pinball Museum

[@decompyler]

Just played one tonight at Retrovolt in Redlands, CA! Weird game but fun!

[@thehellezell]

played one years ago at Game Galaxy in Nashville, TN. It's on my shortlist for my collection after a couple other crucial decks to get.

[@TubeFlop]

Which ones are you hunting?

[@Packgammon]

Well played, extremely well played, Very nice demo how to ride this beast.

[@nicholasyost8400]

Now this is a cool board concept!

[@acidgougewaltz]

A lot of people consider this a novelty that loses it's luster after a single play. I firmly disagree. I believe orbitor 1 should randomly be thrown into competition. and i eagerly await Stern's Orbitor 2

[@elphive42]

From experience with the table, the game is pretty much chaos.
I was very good at it, but that kind of felt like luck.

[@visionlightlab6094]

Should have bought one when I had the chance, so effi'n weird I love it, sorta a cold desolate alien feel... EMBRACE THE VOID!

[@tntamusements]

GREAT job on the video...as usual!!!!

[@blueluny]

I'd love for Pinball FX to create a table that warps the playfield like this during some modes / features....god knows it would be impossible (surely) to do this on a normal table...

[@Riz2336]

What a trippy looking pin

[@jeffwurtz7205]

That was a great game. There is one of these machines at our local arcade in DeKalb IL. It is very fun to play.

[@evergriven7402]

VERY well done ! It was quite an unusual game for the era

[@chriscapaccio4342]

"wow woW WOW WOW. wow wow wOW WOW."
-Orbitor 1, 1983

[@DowntownWithBrown]

*1982

[@johnpuddu2948]

My brother use to own one of these. Not many of these were made. Wish he wouldn't have sold it.

[@hippopotomonstro3713]

What an amazing machine ! Better not to have drunk too much before playing it :)

[@flipperklaas]

leuk om te zien en horen wat je met mijn flipperkast hebt gedaan. Hij ziet er weer uit als nieuw. Ik mis hem wel een beetje maar hij is in goede handen . Het filmpje ziet er heel erg goed uit . TOP

[@rollergoalie16]

It's unfortunate that Stern chose to make the slingshots passive. Imagine how much crazier gameplay would have been with active slings.

[@Xhadp]

Saw this game at Next Level Pinball and this was probably the most unique game/one that caught my eye the most out of all of them they had there.
Sadly the novelty of it wears off extremely fast. Shame that it was produced in the '80s, could have made for an interesting play if it had more elements to it. The table was also not in super good condition.

[@auclan]

So many "champs" say Orbitor is too random and eccentric to play.

[@visionlightlab6094]

yes, it sort of 'Plays" the player

[@ScottMartinD]

The curved playfield gives the allusion of magnets under the table influencing the steel balls.

[@TitoCompianni]

It really had magnets

[@ScottMartinD]

@@TitoCompianni th-cam.com/video/tB4ughRCo78/w-d-xo.html

[@riversarcadereview385]

LOVED this game

[@jamesbarton894]

That machine left me speechless.

[@johnrichardziegler]

is it a VULCAN or a KLINGON pinball machine P.S. What did the designer smoke or pop and when did he smoke or pop it ?

[@xpump876]

WOW - what a trippy game

[@riverdealer]

played this just a few weeks ago...great game

[@grumpysgarage4387]

I've got one but can't get it started help needed

[@BallenvanStaal]

Very cool!
Are you on Pinside.com? You should be able to find people who can help you fix your game over there.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Geez, and I thought Williams Space Shuttle was complicated! 😕

[@user-dz8wi9qh6u]

super Video, danke. Eine einmalige Maschine, und dann noch mit speech-board, genau wie meiner

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Sir Isaac Newton would be very mad at this game.

[@Paulywint]

I played this game just the other day

[@billhaleyrock2471]

Ein kurioser Flipper aber stark.

[@markofthebeast6447]

You need a longer intro , just saying

[@teddyl7006]

Nope. This is a game you watch play itself. Not much control with the flippers. And honestly, this thing was always breaking down. It spent more time turned off than actually getting played. It didn't spend much time in my local arcade.

[@BallenvanStaal]

Of course Teddy. Did you even watch the video?

[@teddyl7006]

@@BallenvanStaal I played it with it came out in the arcade and I watched your video completely through. I play pinball. This thing you mostly stand and watch. It's kind of a novelty and the 3D effect is cool, but it wasn't a great play.

[@DubsBrown]

3:10

[@thatguybsmith]

oh my god what is this

[@themagicboy6548]

It's so cursed

[@ThomasMuller-jb5lh]

I don't like this machine. But thanks for this video.

[@greg9497]

Looks more frustrating than fun, tb.

[@Japz80]

That's what she said.

[@greg9497]

@@Japz80 NOT FUNNY JAPZ!!!