Star Trek: The Next Generation Boldly Bounces Into Pinball FX's New Table DLC

I love this table in real life, and The Pinball Arcade port on Wii U was fun, but I’m waiting to hear some reviews before buying for FX on Switch.
The free demo game Fish Tales that debuted with FX on Switch was choppy/glitchy enough to notice during play, and took me out of the flow of the game. Honestly, it seemed like a downgrade overall compared to FX3.

Hopefully FX has been patched enough now so it plays smoothly and does this amazing pin justice.

“ALL HANDS PREPARE FOR MULTIBALL.” 😆

Zen studios will need to fix their latest game before I can drop any cash on it.

Yeah, Fish Tales looks, sounds, even plays much better in Pinball FX3, which makes me at least holding off buying tables in the new game. And I really like both ST:TNG and Twilight Zone... At least (Stern) Pinball Arcade has another good Star Trek table (until Farsight loses the license for that too). I bought almost every Williams table in FX3 (except for Indiana Jones), so I'm good on that front at least.

I love a good pinball game, but ever since trying it on VR, I just can't go back.
Not unless they re-release Pinball Dreams/Fantasies again. They released fantastic HD editions of those on iOS about a decade ado, but they vanished after one of Apple's Appocalypses, and they never got re-released. Ya, boo, sux. etc..
.. Those'd be nice in VR.
Mmmm...

This pinball machine used to be in my local Pub in the mid 90’s. Takes me back. Will definitely buy this

This table used to be in the Union at Leeds Uni where I played it quite a lot (over 20 years ago now!) - more recently I've been playing it at the Pinball Office near Harlow. Excellent table. Shame that FX3 seems to be retired when it comes to new tables, also seems pricey for just a single table, I'll wait for a half price sale down the line I think!

@mr_benn Serious question: does that happen? Because if yes, I would wishlist.

Until Pinball FX is patched not a chance I am buying. The visuals compared to FX3 are so much worse.

@Ironcore the tables are good but the interface is awful and load times are terrible…..this is on the series x, so I can’t imagine what they are like on the switch. I am guessing it is more of a server issue bc I can’t imagine a pinball game taking this long to load.

@farrgazer the FX3 collections have reliably appeared on 50% off sale every so often, though granted they're getting on a bit now.

I've got it on my PS4 and my Vita. It's my favourite table from Farsight. I see no need to buy it again.

Pinball FX tables Garfield and The Addams Family currently have 15% off.

Recent weeks FX3 table packs had 50-60% off.

The developer posted on Reddit that a graphics patch is on the way for the Switch version. Star Trek TNG is a great table but I would wait until they sort out the visuals on Switch.

Guess they couldn't secure the rights to the actual TNG theme. It's just vaguely star trek sounding music. Still, very cool looking table, I've definitely seen the real thing before.

@Jayenkai

That sounds awesome!
Which vr game? Is it on steam?

Not a fan of the music in that video. Hope that doesn't play during the game.

@Kiwi_Unlimited There's plenty of VR Pinballs out there, but the one I've been playing is Zen Pinball on Quest. Mostly because I've not had anything near a VR capable PC for well over a decade!
Sure would be nice if my MacBook with all its power could do a few VR things, but, well, you don't buy a Mac and expect games out of it!!

@bstoppel @OldManHermit
Yes, the music in the trailer is just part of the game's soundtrack - it plays when you're at battle stations and shooting proton torpedoes at targets (IIRC accompanied by Worf calling out "JACKPOT" if you aimed well.
But don't fear, the pin's soundtrack includes a nice rendition of the classic TV intro theme. All indications are that Zen Studios left the pin's soundtrack intact for this release.

@dartmonkey
I think technically this could be called the 3rd Trek game to grace the Switch. Like @GMIKLOS reminded us, Star Trek: Vengeance was included in the Stern Pinball Arcade released back in 2017, preceding Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova.

Now that I think about it, I would LOVE some digital versions of all the cool licensed pins Stern has produced circa 2017. If only Farsight could carry on with the license - I liked the job they did on all the Gottlieb, Williams, Bally and Stern tables they simulated in the past, but maybe they were outbid by Zen?

Also, I really should get around to picking up that ST Prodigy game, if only to support Trek on Switch.

@Jayenkai

Cool. I'll definitely keep an eye out.
Thanks.
I got a vive cosmos on its release, and although it got its act together, it's rocky start made it a less popular headset, so I know what it means to have to work around certain restrictions.

I never played the physical table, was that really the music?

Okay, THAT is awesome. I am a BIG Star Trek fan, so I may just check this out! I wish everyone who plays this "Qapla'!" For those who don't know, it means "success" in Klingon.

@Pedropierrepete How dare you! Good sir I advise you to examine your writings and try again. This is uncalled for in our peaceful nerdverse.

@DestructoDisk I loved it when Skywalker and Picard teamed up to defeat the evil Borg Vader in Return of the Final Frontier.

@sleepinglion
The music in the trailer is one of the tunes from the actual pinball machine. It’s a battle-type theme. The machine was filled with nice renditions of STTNG music, sound effects, and spoken call outs from Patrick Stewart and a number of other show actors.
It’s one of the best machines ever, and I just hope this FX version on Switch performs well.

@Teksetter I remember listening to podcast like a decade ago with people interviewing devs for Zen pinball one and Pinball Arcade. This has been like the the holy Grail for licensed pinball tables. They've been really trying to get this one for a long long time. Lol

@codyf
Yeah, it’s a big deal! FarSight Studios used to crowdfund to get the cash needed to port these licensed pins. I donated a lot to their Twilight Zone, Addams, STTNG, and Terminator 2 kickstarters to play these games on PS3 and later Wii U.
I’m reluctant to buy them again now on FX! The quality needs to be there.

I’d be curious to hear impressions from anyone who’s purchased and played this STTNG release on FX for Switch.

@Teksetter Sweet! Thanks, man. Ever since Zen went the cheap route and didn't put Back to the Future music in their Back to the Future table, I've been cautious

i wish these tables had the option to deploy the alternate VO packs, like the TNG blooper/funtime version.