This Premium/LE build of Stern’s Led Zeppelin delivers Steve Ritchie’s 2020 tribute to rock’s mightiest band in its fully-equipped form, with the premium toys and trim that make it a showpiece. The Master of Flow built a flowing, 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.
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 working switches racks up Record Sales toward Gold Records, which light “Change Song” and eventually complete songs, with the lit shot patterns choreographed to each track’s verses and solos.
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 banking 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, this top-tier Led Zeppelin is a fitting Ritchie capstone — a machine that rewards the close listener in its most collectible trim. A whole lotta pinball.