Aerosmith pinball rules and strategy
The Strategy
Aerosmith starts each ball with a song choice, and each song lights its own scoring shots. Choose Rats in the Cellar, make one lit song shot, then shoot the left scoop for Crank It Up and finish its eight lit shots. To start Toy Box Multiball, shoot the Toy Box to light the lock saucer, then shoot the saucer to lock a ball; repeat until the third lock starts Multiball. During Multiball, shoot the Toy Box and relock two balls at the saucer to start 3x playfield scoring. On Premium/LE, complete the five upper-playfield targets and shoot the loop exit for 60 seconds of 2x scoring.
The goal
Choose Rats in the Cellar, use the Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. and Shows Lock saucer on the Aerosmith playfield. Shoot all eight major Jackpot shots twice. After the second Super Jackpot, shoot the roving double-Jackpot shot, then shoot the lock saucer for the double Super Jackpot and restart the ladder. for multiball and 3x, or choose Walk This Way.
How to start a mode
Before plunging, use the flippers to choose Rats in the Cellar.
Recommended mode: Rats in the Cellar
Choose it because its alternating shots can continue through Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. Multiball.
How to play it
Make eight lit shots as they alternate between the left and right sides. Use a stored Press the action button during a song to spot the leftmost lit song shot. The press spends one missile. to spot the leftmost lit shot when needed.
Start Toy Box Multiball
Shoot the Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. to light the Shows Lock saucer on the Aerosmith playfield. Shoot all eight major Jackpot shots twice. After the second Super Jackpot, shoot the roving double-Jackpot shot, then shoot the lock saucer for the double Super Jackpot and restart the ladder., then shoot the saucer to lock a ball. The third lock starts Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. Multiball.
Start 3x playfield scoring
During Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. Multiball, shoot the Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. to light relocks, then shoot the Shows Lock saucer on the Aerosmith playfield. Shoot all eight major Jackpot shots twice. After the second Super Jackpot, shoot the roving double-Jackpot shot, then shoot the lock saucer for the double Super Jackpot and restart the ladder. twice to relock two balls and start 3x playfield scoring.
Alternative route: Walk This Way
Use this when the left and center ramps are the safest repeatable shots.
- Before plunging, use the flippers to choose Walk This Way.
Need to know
- Main route
- Bank six Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. locks for doubled base Jackpots, then use the extra balls to light add-a-ball, relock twice for 3x playfield scoring, and complete the Jackpot ladder.
- Long goal
- Shoot both orbits to light an Elevator lock, then shoot the Shows Elevator scoop on the Aerosmith playfield. Shoot both orbits to light an Elevator lock, then shoot the Elevator scoop to collect it. Repeat until the third lock starts Elevator Multiball. to collect it.
- Safer fallback
- Three-lock Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable.: Start at three locks when the Shows Toy Box on the Aerosmith playfield. Six-lock Toy Box is the high-ceiling plan, while a three-lock start trades value for safety. A completed song can carry Super Scoring into Multiball; two relocks then raise playfield scoring to 3x. Walk This Way and Same Old Song & Dance remain separate song routes when their shots are reliable. or lock-saucer returns are too dangerous to justify three more locks.