Happy Strange-mas!
Netflix is celebrating the holidays Hawkins-style: With a Stranger Things-themed adaptation of the season’s most maddening carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
Using footage from Stranger Things‘ third season, the streaming service highlights major plot points (young love, The Mind Flayer, zombies, the sexualization of teenagers) to spread the festive spirit.
And what inspires the yuletide more than Eggo waffles, exploding rats, sailor costumes, high school dances, child spies, thirsty moms, and Jim Hopper as an overprotective dad?
The sci-fi horror is more than binge-worthy TV: It has inspired a retro movement full of merchandise, tie-in books, video games, even a Dungeons & Dragons game.
Now, Stern Pinball is cashing in on the show’s ’80s nostalgia with a new line of themed arcade games.
Available in three models—pro, premium, limited-edition—the pinball machines “immerse players” in a hunt for answers throughout Hawkins: Unravel mysteries of secret government experiments, unlock hidden meanings of supernatural events, help Eleven close the interdimensional gate.
The game, according to company CEO Gary Stern, features “action, mystery, suspense, and humor”—just like the web series. “Stranger Things is a perfect fit for pinball.”
Unlike a Netflix subscription, though, these pinball machines don’t come cheap.
Featuring hand-drawn art, a sculpted Demogorgon toy, and custom ramps, the pro version starts at $6,099. Add a built-in screen and video projector to the premium model, and you’re looking at a hefty $7,699 price tag.
For a truly unique experience, though, you’ll need to shell out nearly $9,100 for one of 500 limited-edition units, which include additional features like mirrored backglass, custom cabinet artwork, anti-reflection pinball glass, and a shaker motor.
Stranger Things will return for another season—teased in a trailer released last month.
What’s next for Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Max, Nancy, Steve, and Robin? Where are the Byers going and will they ever return to Hawkins? Is Hopper really dead?
There is no word on when the fourth (and last?) series will air; based on experience, I’m expecting it to land around this time next year. The show’s writers recently revealed episode 401’s title: “The Hellfire Club.”
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