Still should've been Earthshaker
PS. Great score on ST, nicoga! Do you know how steep you have it setup?
On another note, I received a stack of LEDs from Comet Pinball (give them a go, guys... super cheap international shipping and VERY cheap globes) and got to kitting out my RBION w/ LEDOCD. Game looks vibrant as hell, and with LEDOCD board, zero strobing and fully customisabe brightness and on/off times (so they closer match regular incandescents rather than be hard on/hard off).
If you have an older game that you want to LED, I highly recommend it. Especially if you want to have LEDs but don't like how harsh they tend to look. Adjustable brightness and you can (it's recommended you *do*) use cheap globes.
Around $200 for the board (I think?), and ~$16 for 25 single-SMD (bright as hell) globes. Two packs of those and a few extras, and I was right to go.
Seems to handle fading/half-brightness from the MPU as well, with smooth transitions and little visible brightness stepping. The TPA version of RBION doesn't handle this correctly and you can see the flickering on the inserts when it's meant to fade, but this board handles it fine!
www.cometpinball.com
www.ledocd.com
Be aware, they only do fairly limited runs at a time, so you may need to wait for a board.
What LEDOCD is, is it basically flattens out the voltage applied to LEDs. Voltage used on regular lamps is usually ~6.3vAC. The AC caused flickering, and the LEDOCD processes this into a higher-frequency voltage at 240HZ (far less visible to the naked eye). This also means at that frequency it can adjust duty cycles so that on/off duration/delay can be tweaked.
Useless for your STP, but worthwhile for pretty much everything older. I believe the guy sells them for everything from System 11s (I still want to get one for HS) right up until the most recent incandescent games like Metallica Pro. Hell, pretty sure it even works with Star Trek Pro (but not the premium or LE as they have RGB LEDs). If I was still in AZ we'd just get a huge place and have an arcade room basically, but here in the SF area prices are insane (sorry random person) and houses are much smaller.
But the artwork is also shit on Flintstones. And you have the kid factor as well. Plus, Rosie O'Donnell.
High Speed is going to be used in Division A?!? HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! That will be some god-tier gameplay right there. I'm guessing it will come close to the brutality of PAPA 14's F-14 Tomcat.
You'd be surprised. I mean, you could just as easily lump Addams Family in with that list of forgotten 90s movies, but it's the biggest selling machine of all time. So logic doesn't really apply here
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10% additional PS Plus discountWe'll be getting a house in the next six months or so, so already salivating at the prospect of getting a pin (and frankly looking at houses with that in the back of my head).
So many decisions to make, including:
Which pin?
This is an incredibly tough one. I love the feel and depth of the new Sterns but in terms of being in a family home (we have two young daughters) they're pretty limited appeal. Metallica and the like are really "man cave" material, which is not ideal for me. So possibility for older broader-appeal pins like Simpsons but then you get into issues of finding a good model and more upkeep.
Where?
Tough to decide without literally having a place yet, but again it's in the back of my mind. The default seems to be stick it in an "arcade room" of some sort, or the garage, or the basement. Last one is a no-go as we live in Norcal where people don't have basements. Garage is not appealing to me for many reasons. I also don't really want to "hide" the pin per se. Kind of want it to just be a natural part of the house instead of in some nook you visit occasionally.
So yeah fun to think about these kinds of things.
You guys already get good prices! I'm sure this sale kind of brings the price around the same in Europe/AU as the US.
I'm with you bro. Once Earthshaker is on TPA, it will have every table I loved back in day on it. Barring tables from companies not licensed to TPA.
It only became a favourite of mine when I played it in Texas this year... prior to that, I'd never seen one in person. IMO there's more that's different about it to other tables in TPA than Diner (especially against Taxi).
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None that I know of. The song he's singing is Misty and I don't know any links to that and the spoiler.
The song is Misty. What's the name of a multiball mode in
Ah. I've never played it so I didn't know that.
It will be out, but I think because they have the same platform as the One, they're getting the lighting right on that system first. Then (I guess) it will be like flicking a switch for the PC one.
It's an easy table. That's a big reason why it's so popular (great overall package *and* easy to play) but also why seasoned owners (or those with limited space) *don't*. Hell, there's one local to my work and whilst I don't post massive scores on it, it never feels like I'm being pushed by the machine.