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Over the summer I've been getting way into the pinball in my area. Fortunately the barcade near me has JackBot, Addams family, and a bunch of other machines. Now that this thread has introduced me to Pinball Arcade I guess I don't have to blow my money over there as often. If I just want to buy one season, which one gives me the most bang for my buck? e) Also is there really any value in picking up the Pro pack compared to the Table pack? Dr. Hurt fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Tony Phillips posted:Season One far and away, and not really. Okay that's good to know, thanks. I'm going to grab Seasons one and two since they are on sale on steam and seem to be the best value. Unrelated side question: Is there any online database about where pinball machines are around the United States? I've got Pinball Map on my phone but its got nothing for my local area.
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Aug 9, 2015 17:46
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The Kins posted:TPA posted some shots on Facebook today confirming the next table... The Getaway: High Speed II Is this going to be included in Season 4 or will this have to be picked up individually? canyoneer posted:Season 2 is good too. I got it for $15 last year and it's been worth it for White Water and Terminator alone. White Water is probably my overall favorite out of Season 2. It just seems to flow extremely well, especially when it came to getting multiballs and combos. Last night I went to a place and played some newer tables for the first time. I really enjoyed the Lord of the Rings pro, but found the Metallica game to be completely lacking. Am I just missing something when it came to Metallica? I was just having a hard time getting into it. Party Zone was really goofy and fun, it was obviously done by the same people who did Dr. Dude and his Excellent Ray.
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Aug 15, 2015 19:39
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Clouseau posted:I really like Metallica! You gotta know its rules though. There ain't a lot of cash to make crazy toys and layouts now, so when they finally finish the code that's when the game is at its best. The little mini wizard Turn It Up modes in Metallica are really fun. It might have been that it was the most expensive machine at the bar (75 cents compared to the regular 50) so I just had this underwhelmed sensation when I was done. I just kept hitting it into the snake and bouncing it around thinking "is this it?" I think I might just be spoiled by Addams Family and other machines.
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Aug 15, 2015 20:22
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Allen Wren posted:I've been playing Championship Pub off and on for a bit, and I lose every single fight I get into because the ball will take a bad hop and drain down the outlanes. What literally the gently caress is the deal. Is it just me? Nope it's not just you. Probably about half my fights end that way, sometimes almost as soon as they begin.
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Aug 22, 2015 17:19
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I love the Addams Family machine but the power is the absolute worst. Whenever it turns on it just turns the game into survival mode instead of being about scoring points. I think I'm just a little bitter after having one too many balls flung into the outlanes without being able to do anything to stop it. Don't mind me, I'm just bitter.
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Aug 28, 2015 12:08
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That GoT game is so ugly. I see what they are going for in the regular edition but it just seems like a waste of space when they could have done something more creative with it. And that art, ugh talk about missed potential.
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Sep 9, 2015 04:56
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Saw a Stern's pirates of the Caribbean out in the wild. I'd never played that table before (looks loaded with dumb gimmicks) and wanted to give it a go. It was slanted to hell and back and wouldn't accept my quarters. It might not be a good machine, but it sucks that I couldn't even give it a shot.
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Sep 12, 2015 03:02
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TheMcD posted:Now where's X-Files? Yes please. I've wanted to play that machine ever since I found out there was an X-Files table out there but there's not one anywhere near me. I know it is not looked too fondly upon by people but I've been binge watching X-Files and I really just want to play it.
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Sep 20, 2015 15:39
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Roadshow is a great machine, but I imagine that it is a real pain in the rear end to maintain. Did the same people who made Roadshow do Funhouse? They share the same freakish heads.
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Oct 1, 2015 01:57
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LordPants posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEl6ywIOfdc I really hate this guy because I know I can never be as good at making the shots as he is.
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Oct 7, 2015 03:48
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Collateral Damage posted:I cringe every time he shoots at Red's mouth during single ball play, since on every Road Show I've played that's a one way ticket down the left outlane. Yeah Red can be some instant death. I have a terrible luck of getting the ball stuck on the second left flipper and having it go straight down the drain. The whole game is a death trap but it is so fun even if their voices get a bit annoying.
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Oct 8, 2015 01:52
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Tasteful Bulge posted:The licenses are cool, but their games are becoming less and less fun to play. I really hate that each new table has basically the same ruleset, most of which involve very short and very precise hurry up modes. Yeah I like the idea of Archer and Bob's Burgers pinball, but those table layouts just look like a snore. They all just look a little squashed.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:14
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I'm playing a charity tournament on Sunday that might be using Frankenstein as one of the tables so this came out at just the right time to get some practice in.
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Oct 24, 2015 05:31
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Domus posted:I think most women in pinball are supposed to be portrayed sexily, but end up looking creepy. Maybe it's because I'm not a lesbian, but I just find stuff like Yeah pinball seems to go for the gusto at times with "sexy" art and it usually ends up just looking gross. Fortunately none of them are as bad as that. Although things like the graphically accurate stagegirl jiggle in High Roller Casino at the end is always offputting whenever I see it. Today I played in my first local tournament! I ended up getting Best Novice Player, which I am really happy with. Out of the tables I was only really familiar with about half of them and there were some serious players there from all around NC. My favorite thing was really crushing it on Attack From Mars and just chaining a few multiballs. However I don't really want to play Judge Dredd again for a while. I don't know if it is just a dark table to begin with but everyone was having an extremely hard time seeing what was going on. Also the barcade's version of Scared Stiff broke a round into the tournament because someone was being too rough with it. Overall I had a great time with it, but some of the players were not exactly professional with their play. The barcade is open to all ages on Sundays, and there were some teenagers playing in the tournament. It just made me uncomfortable that some people were dropping fucks right and left right next to a kid and flipping off the machine when they lost a ball. Its one thing to be emotional about your play, but some of the stuff I saw I felt was over the line especially since some of the worst behavior came from the person who ended up winning ( and especially since it was a charity event). But even jerks couldn't put a damper on how fun the day was. Now I have my eyes set on prepping for the next tournament in November. I'm hooked.
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Oct 26, 2015 04:36
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The Joe Man posted:I really like that backglass artwork. Yeah I love that dumb shark in the suit. He just looks so happy to be there.
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Nov 20, 2015 06:18
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Does anyone have a guess when No Fear is going to be dropping in TPA? Or is it really just whenever they feel like it?
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Nov 27, 2015 16:47
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TheMcD posted:I read something on the forums that it was going to drop today. I had a feeling it was going to be soon, I just couldn't find a solid date. Thanks!
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Nov 27, 2015 16:50
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TheMcD posted:To put a source with that: I love that half the replies on there are either requests for a different table or people asking for other features/questions about non-steam versions.
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Nov 27, 2015 16:57
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TheMcD posted:Licensing issues might be the reason we wouldn't see it. You'd have to license Striker (who owns that mutt, anyway? FIFA? Warner Bros. - who designed him? U.S. Soccer?), and you'd probably have to license the '94 World Cup as well, which probably is a problem... probably. FIFA will probably need the money for legal fees soon anyway. So after spending the weekend playing around with No Fear, I'm also not a huge fan. There just doesn't seem to be much to do with the table. It also seems to dump it down that right outlane pretty badly.
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Nov 30, 2015 05:06
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Setting Goin' Nuts aside for a moment, there was a Q*Bert pinball? Yeah I wanna know how Q*Bert pinball plays. Does he swear at you when you lose a ball?
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Dec 14, 2015 02:49
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Magic Hate Ball posted:It had a goofy figure-eight layout: That looks like an absolute nightmare to play, but at least Q*Bert talks to you the whole time. That makes it worth at least one game.
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Dec 14, 2015 03:14
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I love Monster Bash on TPA, I just don't have anywhere to play it anywhere around me. I actually just got my first high score too, even if it was on Popeye saves the Earth.
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Jan 5, 2016 02:35
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I like that they went with the Ultimate Spider-Man art. I really want to try this machine to see what modes they added to make it more like the ultimate version. Maybe you have to fetch JJJ's coffee.
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Jan 5, 2016 23:41
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LordPants posted:At the end of ball 3, spider-man dies They'll just wait a year before relaunching a similar machine called Ultimate Comics Spider-Man. It'll have Miles Morales as Spider-Man but the modes won't really be any different from the other machine.
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Jan 10, 2016 00:34
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Pinball Thread. Talk me out of driving 3 and a half hours to participate in a tournament. It's in a nearby state that doesn't have as strong as a community, so if I did alright and went to a few more I might be able to swing going to their state championships at the end of the year. its a bit of a commitment, but I just did well in a tourney this weekend and I'm seriously contemplating it.
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Jan 13, 2016 03:21
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I think the rewards are probably the weakest thing about the Kickstarter. Can't wait to pay 500 dollars and get a hoodie, print, and invitation to an electronic pinball tournament. As someone who is just gonna buy the season when it comes out, there's literally no reason for me to donate since I'm not a huge fan of the Dr. Who machine any way (that could also be the one that I play has hair trigger for tilts)
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Jan 15, 2016 22:46
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The guy in the bottom right doesn't seem to psyched to be playing.
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Feb 3, 2016 02:33
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Awesome! posted:dr who made the goal. they updated the tiers yesterday with some new rewards like the season 6 pass and exclusive addams family gold edition table upgrade and hit like a 12k surge Well at least they finally realized that they needed to sweeten the pot with better rewards in order to actually get funded. In other news: My monthly tournament happens to be on Valentine's Day so now I'll find out which of my fellow pinball players have no romance in their life.
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Feb 10, 2016 00:13
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mrhorseshoe posted:Desperate to find a place to play GoT anywhere in the Southeast. I know Flippers in Grandy, NC has one but its a 10 hour drive. The Boxcar in Raleigh NC and the Baxter in Chapel Hill NC both have the LE. Only a 7 hour drive instead of a 10! 
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Feb 18, 2016 00:36
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LordPants posted:Hurricane or whatever dropped. Next table is 911. Hurricane is okay. It doesn't really have much depth but at least its better than most of the other tables that dropped this season.
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Feb 20, 2016 04:57
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Clouseau posted:It's not very good. Which is really too bad. I wish they could make a new X-Files table that really incorporates the whole series. Abduction multiball with a lot of flashing lights a la Strobe multiball from Attack From Mars or Winter Is Coming. What are some of your dream pinball themes? I always thought that Pee Wee's Playhouse really would make an amazing table. Dancing puppets. Jambi callout shouts. It just seems like the nature of the art would lend really well to a pinball aesthetic. About Dracula on the Pinball Arcade- it sure does love the left outlane. But when you can get a really good game going with multiple bats it is just so satisfying.
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Feb 27, 2016 16:13
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Feb 27, 2016 16:36
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Magic Hate Ball posted:The ball could be "abducted" by a moving magnet like Dracula's mist multiball. I wonder why more games didn't experiment with things like the mist multiball. I'm sure it is a pain in the rear end to get working, but it looks amazing in action. Magic Hate Ball posted:My friend and I were discussing a Labyrinth machine, which would feature an "oubliette lock" that fires the ball straight down the middle of the playfield and catches it at the very last second via popup scoop right between the flippers, so from the player's perspective the ball seems to vanish. Also, if you really gently caress up and fall into the Bog of Eternal Stench, you get half-scoring for the rest of your ball. Oh a Labyrinth machine would be amazing. I'm just imagining some sort of Magic Dance mode where you have to shoot certain shots to remind Jareth of the babe. Once you make enough shots it could finally start a goblin dancing multiball.
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Feb 27, 2016 23:56
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Tintin would have a lot of great modes. There are so many great major Tintin stories to mine for material- Cigars of the Pharaoh, the Shooting Star, Explorers on the Moon, the Seven Crystal Balls, and Tintin in Tibet come to mind as really fun for visuals. As long as whenever you hit Captain Haddock he yells one of his unique swears.
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Feb 29, 2016 03:01
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T-Shaped posted:GB officially confirmed. Bill Murray's not even trying to bust ghosts.
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Mar 3, 2016 01:22
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T-Shaped posted:And few hours later, Spooky puts out the backglass art for Dominos Pinball. I am so glad this is a real thing that exists and will be hopefully coming out in 2016. I don't know how I missed the announcement for this, and I hope it gets picked up by some insane collector who lives near me.
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Mar 3, 2016 02:01
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Avoid the Noid! He makes pinball bad!
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Mar 3, 2016 02:06
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The Pinball Megathread - Perpetually on the Brink of Going Out of Business
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Mar 3, 2016 04:17
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So my barcade got the hobbit today. And boy is it bad. The flippers are way too weak. The machine I played on had no ball save whatsoever, which I'm sure is more location but it doesn't do much to endear me to the machine. At least the video screen looked better than wizard of Oz, but it is just way too cluttered to pay attention to during play.
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Mar 12, 2016 00:25
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