Something big just rolled into Bedford. The Stern Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Premium is now on the floor at Time Rift Arcade, and it is every bit as loud, fast, and ridiculous as you want it to be.
If you grew up with the toys, the cartoon, or the movies, this one is going to hit hard.
Megatron Is Watching You
The headline feature on the Premium is the fully animatronic Megatron. He moves. He talks. And his articulated fusion cannon rotates and fires pinballs right back at you.
That is not a light show. That is a robot on the playfield actively working against your ball. Premium also gets the Soundwave ball lock, so multiball setups have real hardware behind them instead of a graphic on the screen.
Voices You Actually Recognize
Stern went and got the real ones. Peter Cullen is back as Optimus Prime. Frank Welker handles Megatron and Soundwave. Every callout sounds like the show you remember, because it is the show you remember.
The game also celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie with a dedicated mode built around “The Touch” by Stan Bush. If you know, you know. If you do not know, you will after your first game.
Modes Worth Chasing
Transformers Premium is stacked with things to do:
- Prime Training, a challenge mode where the Autobots walk you through actual pinball technique
- Head-to-head play, where two players compete in real time on the same machine
- Cyber Coins, a wallet system on Stern’s Insider Connected platform that unlocks exclusive challenge modes as you earn them
That head-to-head mode is the sleeper hit. Bring a friend. Settle something.
Free Play, Like Everything Else Here
No quarters. No card swipes. No hunting for change. Your $12 day pass covers Transformers Premium and every other game in the building, all day long.
Play it once. Play it forty times. Nobody is counting.
Get Your Name on the Board
QR codes are on the cabinet. Beat any score in the current top ten, scan, submit, and your name goes up on the in-store leaderboard and on our website. Megatron does not care about your feelings, but the leaderboard remembers your initials.
Come Battle It Out
Time Rift Arcade is at 2113 Harwood Rd Ste 351 in Bedford, TX, minutes from Hurst, Euless, Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake, and Keller. Over 120 games on free play, a full lineup of pinball, pizza, and cold drinks.
The war between the Autobots and Decepticons has a new front, and it is in Bedford. Roll out.
