The Premium edition of Stern’s Aerosmith takes John Borg’s 2017 arena-rock machine and adds the showpiece hardware that elevates it. Where the Pro keeps things lean, the Premium brings a vertical up-kicker feeding an elevated mini-playfield, a second scoop, and an expanded bank of standup targets — extra real estate that deepens an already rich table. The “Toy Box” still rules the upper playfield, releasing balls for a multiball of three to six balls, with nine song inserts tying Aerosmith’s catalog to the action.
The multiball strategy is the soul of the game. Short-plunging the “Toys” lock shot stacks extra balls into the Toy Box, and the expert trick is to abort multiball after three locks, keep locking, and unleash a roaring six-ball multiball after the sixth — the route to enormous jackpots. “Love in an Elevator” multiball lights by shooting both orbits, while song modes funnel toward Crank It Up, the band-pin centerpiece that boosts shot values and doubles your hard-won coins.
That coin economy drives everything: you earn coins by performing well in modes (combos pay extra), and a fatter coin stash makes the Super Modes far more lucrative. Spelling AEROSMITH lights a shot multiplier, the upper-playfield targets light 2X scoring, and the VIP Pass gives outlane insurance. With its added mini-playfield and gadgetry, the Aerosmith Premium is the fuller expression of Borg’s vision — a deep, loud, endlessly replayable celebration of one of rock’s most enduring acts, built for the player who wants every toy on the stage.