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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:20:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: are you deaf, dumb and blind? She didn't believe me so I told her there was a song about her and played pinball wizard for her. That night she went to her other Grandma's house for a couple days. The next day I got a phone call from her other Grandma praising me for being the king prankster because Lily had been talking all day about how Helen Keller was a "ping pong wizard" and that there was a song about her. They had just figured out what she was talking about and couldn't quit laughing. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:21:46 PM EDT
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My favorite table is Victory! by Gottlieb. Have you played it?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:22:07 PM EDT
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I’m going to guess that the pro pinball circuit is primarily 40 something men who grew up playing. You don’t hear too much about kids playing pinball or many new machines coming out these days. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:22:20 PM EDT
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Whats a restored WH20 go for?
New playfields, legs, mantis/cliffy protectors, decals/paint, coin mech. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:22:28 PM EDT
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Is the Pinside Forum https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/list the ARFCOM of pinball forums, or are there better (and friendlier) places on the net where enthusiasts and wanna-be's hang out?
My mom has a 1956-era Gotlieb 'Easy Aces' machine that needs some TLC and restoration - I've thought of listing it for sale on the Pinside 'buy and sell' forum, but they are brutal there with criticizing the prices that people are asking for vintage machines, both on that site and on Craigslist. Is there somewhere else that vintage pinball enthusiasts gather to buy and sell machines, or are Pinside, eBay, and Craigslist the 'go-to' spots for that? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:23:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The European players often times have jerseys 
Americans are usually jeans or shorts with a pinball themed t-shirt. I dress myself. Usually jeans and a polo, with comfortable shoes. - dress yourself in the most absurd American dressage (ha) possible. I think the old dudes and mullet hanger-ons can assist. 
You need to set yourself apart. LOL, I knew my marketing degree would pay for it self some day. If only, I could find my customer's niche. PM for details. Low agent fees. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:24:22 PM EDT
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What is your high score on the old Windows Space Cadet game?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:28:05 PM EDT
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My favorite table is Victory! by Gottlieb. Have you played it? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:29:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: To move tournaments along. Imagine how long a game of Addams Family would be with every player in a group of 4 getting essentially unlimited balls? It could literally take hours for a top ranked group of 4 to finally finish a game. 
I'm pretty bad at most pins, but I'd love to have a classic Steve Ritchie game or two. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:31:25 PM EDT
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Does your engineering training seep into your gameplay?
i.e. as the ball is bouncing and whirling about, do you start thinking about things like radius of gyration?  Radius of Gyration |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:31:27 PM EDT
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Whats a restored WH20 go for? New playfields, legs, mantis/cliffy protectors, decals/paint, coin mech. By a recognized industry pro restorer? $10k+. That's new cabinet/head, literally everything replaced, re-wired, etc. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:32:27 PM EDT
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I remember playing on a KISS pinball machine when our local general store got one back in the late 70s. Looked like this.
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:36:03 PM EDT
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I went to school with a kid who was a top ranked pinball player. I think it was 8th grade. Don't remember his name but he was on the local news station and that's how we found out. He had never told any of us. We CALLED him Pinball King after that. He only went to our school for a few months. Wonder whatever happened to him.
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:37:03 PM EDT
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Cool.
I remember some of the 'hacks' from the 70's to play for 'free'. A strategically bent paper clip inserted into the correct vent hole, etc. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:38:42 PM EDT
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Is the Pinside Forum https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/list the ARFCOM of pinball forums, or are there better (and friendlier) places on the net where enthusiasts and wanna-be's hang out? My mom has a 1956-era Gotlieb 'Easy Aces' machine that needs some TLC and restoration - I've thought of listing it for sale on the Pinside 'buy and sell' forum, but they are brutal there with criticizing the prices that people are asking for vintage machines, both on that site and on Craigslist. Is there somewhere else that vintage pinball enthusiasts gather to buy and sell machines, or are Pinside, eBay, and Craigslist the 'go-to' spots for that? These days, most games change hands amongst local collectors and enthusiasts. Early or mid em's don't have nearly the following that late model em's and ss games have because the players who love them are dying off and the play is usually slower and considerably more luck based. That doesn't mean someone won't be interested though. Shoot me a pm as you're local and I'll ask around the local community. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:41:26 PM EDT
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Are all the balls weighed prior to play beginning?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:42:58 PM EDT
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Does your engineering training seep into your gameplay? i.e. as the ball is bouncing and whirling about, do you start thinking about things like radius of gyration?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ViEeDPVL0As a side note, the best game designers understand game geometry and making shots and flow feel "right/satisfying" |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:44:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Actually restored, with all of the above, but not by a recognized pro restorer? $5k-$6.5k. Maybe a little less these days considering companies are putting out new play fields and plastics like never before. By a recognized industry pro restorer? $10k+. That's new cabinet/head, literally everything replaced, re-wired, etc. I bought it for 7500 years ago and never even played it, got out of pinball awhile back and it just sat. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:44:46 PM EDT
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I always liked smacking the ball thing as opposed to pulling it back and letting it fly. Is that a legit move?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:45:08 PM EDT
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I remember playing on a KISS pinball machine when our local general store got one back in the late 70s. Looked like this. http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/kiss/kiss_1.jpg Stern made a Kiss machine a couple of years ago that has the same style of art as the original, with much better gameplay. It's really fun. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:46:18 PM EDT
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I went to school with a kid who was a top ranked pinball player. I think it was 8th grade. Don't remember his name but he was on the local news station and that's how we found out. He had never told any of us. We killed him Pinball King after that. He only went to our school for a few months. Wonder whatever happened to him. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:47:13 PM EDT
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Did you ever get this multi ball and hit the jackpot (my favorite p-ball game of all time)
 The Addams Family pinball - Awesome multiball sequence - You have to see this! |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:47:55 PM EDT
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Are all the balls weighed prior to play beginning? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:48:58 PM EDT
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Chad Keller did the restore, rebuilt the pop bumpers, old boards and wiring. New mountains and ramps though. I bought it for 7500 years ago and never even played it, got out of pinball awhile back and it just sat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Actually restored, with all of the above, but not by a recognized pro restorer? $5k-$6.5k. Maybe a little less these days considering companies are putting out new play fields and plastics like never before. By a recognized industry pro restorer? $10k+. That's new cabinet/head, literally everything replaced, re-wired, etc. I bought it for 7500 years ago and never even played it, got out of pinball awhile back and it just sat. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:52:43 PM EDT
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Did you ever get this multi ball and hit the jackpot (my favorite p-ball game of all time) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkoP3jLjH3UCradle ball on left flipper, shoot thing ramp, bang the side ramp from the upper flipper. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 6:59:14 PM EDT
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Where can I find an OXO machine from the early 1970s?
I have heard these older electronic machines are nearly impossible to keep in repair, is that true? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:01:04 PM EDT
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I always wanted an Elvira pinball machine.. but too much coin :(
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:05:26 PM EDT
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Where can I find an OXO machine from the early 1970s? I have heard these older electronic machines are nearly impossible to keep in repair, is that true? I wouldn't say so, the analogy I'd make would be that electro mechanical machines are like carberated cars, and solid states are like fuel injected. Once you get them running correctly, they generally run good for a long time. They are commercial coin op machines that were meant to be on location earning for their owners, after all Older electro mechanical machines benefit from being played. Everything stays free moving that way. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:06:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I always wanted an Elvira pinball machine.. but too much coin :( |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:10:19 PM EDT
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Attack from Mars or Revenge from Mars?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:10:48 PM EDT
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Yes. Many, many times. "Super Jackpot!" Cradle ball on left flipper, shoot thing ramp, bang the side ramp from the upper flipper. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did you ever get this multi ball and hit the jackpot (my favorite p-ball game of all time) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkoP3jLjH3UCradle ball on left flipper, shoot thing ramp, bang the side ramp from the upper flipper.
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:11:35 PM EDT
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First job was in a pinball arcade on the boardwalk in NJ. I've been looking for a machine for a while. I always preferred the Bally machines.
ETA: Cleaned a shitload of puke off of the glass :) |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:16:24 PM EDT
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Do you own a grand national? Are there pinball groupies?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:17:05 PM EDT
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Attack from Mars or Revenge from Mars? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:18:31 PM EDT
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AFM all day, and six ways to Sunday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Attack from Mars or Revenge from Mars? Was a test
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:18:36 PM EDT
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So have you played out here, OP?
http://www.museumofpinball.org/about-us/ (ETA...Museum of Pinball in SoCal, out in the desert fairly close to Palm Springs, has 1,100 machines, and I thought they opened it up once a month to filthy casuals to just play, but I could have it confused with another one closer to LA in the Inland Empire.) Seems like there are a few other types of pinball meccas open around the country as well, one outside of San Francisco as well. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:20:31 PM EDT
[#37]
Are you willing to sweep the leg to win?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:22:24 PM EDT
[#38]
So what machines do you play at home?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:23:19 PM EDT
[#39]
Well OP. . . . I am a semiprofessional race car driver and an amateur tattoo artist
 Talladega Nights - Reese Bobby |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:26:06 PM EDT
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Yes. Good for learning game specific rules. Definitely not the same though. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Adams family or twilight zone what one do you enjoy more? I go back and forth. I've owned both in the past. Wish I had them back with what they cost nowadays. Have you ever tried a good pin emulator in a full size cabinet? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:26:42 PM EDT
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Had one of these growing up. best machine ever,3 playing levels
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:27:47 PM EDT
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That want to get banged on a pinball machine? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Do you own a grand national? Are there pinball groupies?  .
Not on the same level though, as an ex pro hockey player buddy of mine, and "puck sluts", haha. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:28:10 PM EDT
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Had one of these growing up. best machine ever,3 playing levels http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MzAwWDMwMA==/z/M3AAAOxy4dNSs~NO/$_3.JPG?set_id=2 |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:29:43 PM EDT
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kingpin and contact were the all time best
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:29:46 PM EDT
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How's your wrist, is it supple?
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:29:51 PM EDT
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I used to play a Starship Troopers pinball at the laundromat, it had bugs and dropships and stuff. I was always surprised somebody went through that much effort for a tie in to that movie.
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:31:35 PM EDT
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So have you played out here, OP? http://www.museumofpinball.org/about-us/ (ETA...Museum of Pinball in SoCal, out in the desert fairly close to Palm Springs, has 1,100 machines, and I thought they opened it up once a month to filthy casuals to just play, but I could have it confused with another one closer to LA in the Inland Empire.) Seems like there are a few other types of pinball meccas open around the country as well, one outside of San Francisco as well. On a side note, It Never Drains In Southern California (INDISC) is taking place next week. Because of a family commitment, I will not be able to make it out there. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:32:52 PM EDT
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Cedar Point in Ohio has (or had) an entire building full of arcade games. When you walked toward the back the more vintage the games got. Any vintage favorites? I was stuck on this Williams baseball, not really even a pinball game, but stole a lot of my quarters
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:34:56 PM EDT
[#49]
Is the former NBA player still on the circuit? Addams Family is my all time favorite.
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Posted: 1/2/2019 7:35:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If he still plays, I probably know him, or of him. One of the world's best right now is 15. |
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