Star Trek the Next Generation Pinball - Full Tutorial

ENGAGE!!!

Beam aboard and check out my full Tutorial and Playthrough of "Star Trek the Next Generation" on my AT Games Legends Pinball table.

Played via OTG connection from PC to the AT Games Legends Pinball table.

This MOD is from VP Universe, by LoadedWeapon, and Gedankekojote97

Table link here:

Played on VPX, through Pinball Emporium. See Link here:

PC Specs:
Intel Core i5-10500KF
8GB memory

nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
1 TB HDD
240GB SSD

Pinball Front End: Pinball Emporium

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[mosquitos]

Incredible how they made this table, good explanation 2!!!

[BrowncoatFairy]

Great video! I own an STTNG -- it's my all-time favorite game. Here are some advanced notes:

1. They're actually called Duranium Spheres, not Dilithium Spheres. Doesn't really matter though, just nit-picking. :)

2. Rescue Mission: You can consistently collect the artifact on this mission merely by hitting the spinner for some reason. Not sure if this is a bug or not. This makes it by far the easiest mission, which is useful information if you hit the Command Decision hole and are given a choice of which mission to play. Just hit the spinner, then let it time out.

3. You didn't mention the Light Lock skill shot. It's super valuable, because it doesn't just light the lock, it both lights AND locks a ball for you right off the launch. Do this on all three balls, and you basically start Borg Multiball automatically just for hitting the right skill shot option (depending on the revision and the game settings, it may only let you pick the "light lock" skill shot twice, though, replacing it with Holodeck Shuttle Simulation after picking it 2 times, which is still amazing!).

4. Borg Multiball is super mega valuable in this game, because the jackpots get progressively larger the longer you play, and there is NO CAP TO THE MAXIMUM JACKPOT VALUE. If you play Borg Multiball over and over, you can be getting billions ... PER JACKPOT! This is how I won The Pinball Arcade Kickstarter STTNG Tournament. I just played Borg Multiball like a dozen times. I ended up with something like 108 Billion, that's Billion with a B. Eventually, Borg Multiball far outpaces even The Final Frontier points-wise. You increase the Borg Multiball jackpots by hitting the cannon shots at the beginning of each multiball, AND by hitting the pop bumpers at any time throughout the game! Most people don't realize that.

5. Hit the Time Rift targets to boost the base spinner value (up to 30x). Hit Warp 4 to boost Spinner value 100x. Hit Warp 6 to enable Super Spinner, adding ten million per spin. Hit Warp 7 to double the spinner value again. Do this on a long enough game, and you will be getting about 500 million points per shot through the spinner! This strategy is so overpowered that the Super Spinner feature is disabled in many competitive tournaments. It's just too ridiculous.

5. Ferengi Multiball starts as a 2-ball multiball, but it's an add-a-ball. Hit the neutral zone during it, and you can add up to 4 balls. Not really important, though, because the mode is really worth nothing compared to Final Frontier, Borg Multiball, or the Super Spinner strat.

6. There's an easter egg where you can play poker against Riker! When you are on the screen asking if you want to play Video Mode or take the points, hold the ball launch trigger down, and then with the trigger held, press the right flipper button. The poker game is 5 card stud, and the hands are NOT random. If you have an opportunity to go for a flush or a straight, take it, you'll probably hit, regardless of the ridiculous odds. Even if you win this mode, though, it is still worth way less than a successful Shuttle Simulation, so it's really just for fun.

7. Shuttle Simulation, once you know the path, is incredibly valuable. ~150 million points and an artifact! Nice!

8. Getting to Warp 9 starts Maximum Acceleration Mode, where each successive warp increase adds .1 warp factor, so hitting the spinner or the Delta ramp during this mode takes you to Warp 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, and so on, with the goal being to reach Warp 9.9. Geordi counts down from ten between each increase, and if he gets to zero, the mode ends. This mode is VERY HARD to reach, and EVEN HARDER to beat. Sadly, the rewards for reaching and beating this mode are trivial, and don't match the difficulty at all. Like Riker Poker, it's just something fun to do, but not very rewarding points-wise.

9. The Search the Galaxy mission is the only mission in the game where you can earn more than one artifact. If you hit the ramps in the order Riker tells you to (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma) you get two artifacts! Crazy valuable if you make the Final Frontier.

10. All of the missions are on a timer. And unlike modern Stern games, the mission timers will not pause while you cradle. So if you really want to just get to the Final Frontier, you can just start each mission, and then time it out. The Final Frontier isn't worth much without any artifacts, but timing out missions is super useful if you're close to the Final Frontier!

11. Q's mission has a very valuable bug -- it is the only mission that will keep running during Borg Multiball, AND it will never time out as long as multiball is still going. You can get every Q shot lit by hitting the Q target, and just wail away on them forever during multiball! (You will still only get one artifact from the mission, though)

If I think of anything else, I'll come back and add to this list. :)

Thanks again for making this video! STTNG is really one of the greatest games of all time!

[OffGridArcade]

I finally got this downloaded and installed. Man do I suck at it! Lol. Gunna need some practice on this one. Fun table tho. Looks and plays awesome!

[OffGridArcade]

Awesome video! I don't have that table. Looks like I need to go grab it! Thanks for the tutorial!

[nickgerula]

Absolutely stunning table! Looks as good ad the real one. This is a fun game and i like how many challenges it offers you.

[BatDaddyx]

Missed opportunity to say “ENGAGE!” great video nonetheless 👍

[lowellcunningham]

It's Cardassians! Kardashians are a reality TV family.

[novastar]

Finding this game IRL back when it was released with working cannons was rough. Love the look, still considering if I should invest in a Virtual Pinball setup. Great video and channel thanks for all your efforts.

[CharlieZuluOscar]

That's a really good lookin table. Gonna have to get me one of those

[PinStratsDan]

Such a great table and thanks for the tutorial! I actually haven't played this nfozzy update yet. It plays great! Let me know if you want info on Road Show for a tutorial. I've played the table to death and have a nice strategy for it.

[ArcadeAnimal-kbqm]

Excellent skills and video :) I’ve just started looking into making my own ST:TNG themed pinball table, and had assumed AtGames Legends Pinball was not an option as I could only but games from them to play on it. I know this video isn’t new but if you see this I wonder if you might humor me… in order to play this table as you are I would 1) need an AtGames Legends Pinball table, 2) Need to install their VIBS board, 3) need a PC with appropriate specs hooked up the table/VIBS Board, 4) download Pinball Emporium and then the wanted tables to run through Pinball Emporium to my Legends Pinball table. And lastly I am sure there is a lot of setup so the buttons work appropriately etc I would need to find out about, but if there are more expenses or a lot more work I’m leaving out I’d love your thoughts. Either way I’ve liked and subscribed and I will be playing a lot of catch up on your videos. I’ve seen a few already and really enjoy that you are entertaining without being over the top (many streamers in these spaces act like bratty kids again for some reason, ha) and very reasoned and informative. Anyway, thanks

[alho]

Do all the Kardashians come out to play during the multiball? 😜

[dalecummins]

Beam me up to this awesome table. When my ALPS 4k get here, hopefully, I will get also get a better PC to run it.