UK Machine Record
Stern · 2018 · at 14 UK venues.
Stern's Deadpool is one of the most instantly recognisable modern machines in the UK, and probably one of the easiest Sterns to recommend to somebody who doesn't yet know much about pinball. George Gomez designed the game, with the unmistakable hand-drawn artwork coming from Jeremy Packer, better known as Zombie Yeti. Nolan North provides Deadpool's voice, and the whole machine embraces the character's ridiculous sense of humour rather than trying to make the theme respectable.
The layout is deceptively compact. The three-bank drop targets protect Lil' Deadpool, while the two ramps and katana return give the game its satisfying flow. Underneath that is a surprisingly deep ruleset involving the X-Men, villains, time-travel battles and multiple multiballs.
It is a particularly good UK machine because it works at almost any level. A casual player can understand “hit the targets and shoot the ramps”; a tournament player can spend considerably longer figuring out how to maximise the rules. Don't spend the entire game chasing Deadpool; the drop targets are important for a reason.
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Silverball guide · Deadpool
Deadpool will happily let you walk into a fight with nothing prepared, and it will let you win it too. The difference between that and a good game is four shots you take before the battle starts.
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The little Deadpool figure standing on a black ghetto blaster, halfway up the right-hand side.
The sword running down the right of the playfield, hilt at the bottom, with a wireform crossing it.
Four letters stacked down the left-hand side of the playfield.
A field of named villains across the bottom half: Juggernaut, Mystique, Sabretooth, Sauron, T-Rex and Mr. Sinister among them, each one an insert.
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Strategy tips written by players on PinTips , not by Silverball. Best-voted first.
If the ball goes to the plunger, from a soft R orbit shot, let it autoplunge. You'll get a chance to shoot the R ramp for a super skillshot.
Disco multiball is started via the left spinner. It's 60 spins at first, then 120, etc. This can't be combined with battles or quests.
Hit the standups in front of the Little Deadpool toy to expose rear drop target. Hit it a few times to light a mode. The first is a MB.
The P-O-O-L targets relight Katana locks on the right ramp.
Shooting the right Katana ramp (all the way around) when lit awards locks for Ninja MB. On default settings, 3 locks are lit at game start.
Shoot R orbit immediately, so all your other major shots can earn Chimichanga progress toward qualifying T-Rex or Megalodon Quests
Little Deadpool can’t be advanced in ninja multiball.
D-E-A-D drop targets relight the battle.
From left flipper you can shoot the Snikt target (up the middle to the right of Wolverine shot) This increases your playfield multiplier.
Every 100 weapons collected advances a permanent playfield multiplier by 1x. It's often possible to repeat left ramp/inner orbit.
Hold the left flipper for super skillshot, and then combo the right orbit and Katana ramp for a super secret skillshot and Ninjapocalypse.
Hold left flipper for super skillshot. Shoot right ramp shot for 5 million plus, and get your lock if it's lit.
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Close-ups of the Deadpool playfield, with our note on what each one is showing you.
A bank of three targets, above the DEADPOOL letter inserts.
The chimichanga truck, with the painted jaws behind it.
Shuriken pop bumpers, under the KEEP OUT sign.
Deadpool himself, reclining on top of the ramp.
Photographs via the Internet Pinball Database. The captions are ours.
Community tutorials on YouTube, not made by Silverball.
The Deadpool Challenge . . . Explained | How to play the Deadpool pinball machine and win the prizeGonzo's Pinball Flipperama · 2023 · on YouTube
Deadpool Pinball TutorialPAPApinball · 2021 · on YouTubeVideos from YouTube, curated from channels we rate. They belong to their creators, who aren’t affiliated with Silverball; links open on YouTube so the view counts for them. A creator who’d rather not be listed can get in touch and we’ll remove it.
How Deadpool was sold to operators — Stern, 2018. The back is the feature list the manufacturer led with, which is a fair record of what the machine was meant to be famous for.
Flyer scan via the Internet Pinball Database. The artwork is Stern’s.
One reviewer's opinion, not a Silverball verdict, and not a guide to playing.
A quick game, review and a tour of my Stern Deadpool pinball machine | I miss it alreadyGonzo's Pinball Flipperama · 2022 · on YouTube
Stern Deadpool Pinball Pro | Review | Pinball Heaven Buyers GuideGonzo's Pinball Flipperama · 2020 · on YouTubeVideos from YouTube, curated from channels we rate. They belong to their creators, who aren’t affiliated with Silverball; links open on YouTube so the view counts for them. A creator who’d rather not be listed can get in touch and we’ll remove it.
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