The Premium edition of Stern’s Led Zeppelin takes Steve Ritchie’s 2020 tribute to the legendary band and adds the showpiece toys that deepen its concert spectacle. The Master of Flow built a music-driven table running three flippers across a field of ramps, standup banks, and a spinning target, all choreographed to the rhythms of Zeppelin’s biggest songs — with the Premium layering extra mechanical character over the Pro.
The clever heart of the game is how scoring marries music and motion. Combos build “Icarus,” a playfield multiplier, by completing the four sets of standups — and the savvy advice is to hold off on starting Icarus until all four banks carry some combo value, so the multiplier pays off across the board. Completing lit shots and rattling switches racks up Record Sales toward Gold Records, which in turn light “Change Song” and eventually complete songs, with the lit shot patterns choreographed to the verses and solos of each track.
The strategic spice is the Band Boost system: you start with one boost to auto-cash a combo or add an Icarus hit, earning more through Gold Records, and saving three for a Super Band Boost unlocks bigger plays like a multiball add-a-ball. The far-left scoop qualifies the tour modes, while three left ramps light Zeppelin Multiball. Smooth, deep, and musically inventive, the Led Zeppelin Premium is Ritchie’s fitting tribute in fully-equipped form — a machine that plays as rewardingly as the band’s catalog rocks. Ramble on to a high score.