Flight 2000

Flight 2000 is a Stern widebody pinball machine from August 1980. It was the first table by this company with speech. The theme of the game revolves around futuristic space flight.

The game has 3-ball multiball where each ball is launched through three separate 'Lift-Off' stages. This is placed at the upper left of the playfield inside a maze-like ball lock mechanism.

The playfield contains a ball capture feature in the upper left and a spinner and drop targets in the middle. Space ships heading to the stars are depicted on the backbox.

Flight 2000 has a robotic synthesised speech sound that fits well to its space travel theme; the voice is the same one that was used in Stern's own Berzerk. Pinball machines with speech were still uncommon in 1980. Xenon was not released by Bally until a couple of months later.

The pinball machine was well received for its combination of attractive art and Harry Williams' innovative design therefore Flight 2000 sold well and is still widely recognized as one of Stern's finest and most memorable games.

Flight 2000 enjoyed a production run of 6,301 units, and many years later was the winner of a poll to determine which Stern Electronics table would be officialy licensed for inclusion in The Pinball Arcade by FarSight Studios.