Gentleman Jack
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Ah. I was confused because the 'balls played' counter got stuck at 5. Guess it doesn't go higher.
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Ah. I was confused because the 'balls played' counter got stuck at 5. Guess it doesn't go higher.
In celebration of T2 appearing on iOS and Android, perhaps something for you all to watch: PAPA 14 finals: Terminator 2
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I'm going to be in Seattle tomorrow, any good places to play?
Minsc
Gold Member
Updated OP with banner for table pack 17, and the current going guesses for the table pack 18 hint, Tee'd Off (Gottlieb, 1993) & Haunted House (Gottlieb, 1982).
Only three table packs left in the season 2 table pack pass, then on to season 3! So many tables and it still hasn't even launched on quite a few platforms. At least if they drop season 2 to $30 like season 1, after season 3 starts being sold for $40, you'll be able to get all ~60 tables from the three seasons for $100 if you're catching up on another platform.
plagiarize
Banned
Updated OP with banner for table pack 17, and the current going guesses for the table pack 18 hint, Tee'd Off (Gottlieb, 1993) & Haunted House (Gottlieb, 1982).
Only three table packs left in the season 2 table pack pass, then on to season 3! So many tables and it still hasn't even launched on quite a few platforms. At least if they drop season 2 to $30 like season 1, after season 3 starts being sold for $40, you'll be able to get all ~60 tables from the three seasons for $100 if you're catching up on another platform.
I completely intend to do this, should things pan out that way.
ThreePiMatt
Member
Hmm, Terminator 2 is pretty awesome, but its probably the fastest to all 5 Wizard goals I've done on any table thus far. The one that gave me the most trouble was the 5 million plus point shot, but even then once I realized that you get another second or two cushion after the arrow stops flashing that was enough for me to slow down, capture the ball and hit the loop again. Does it have a reputation for being a somewhat easy table? Last time I remember playing a real one was in high school, I know our roller rink had one. But it seems super easy as far as ball control and there are really no bad drains outside of occasionally if you fail on the left ramp it can miss the peg and DDTM, but even then I had a couple instances where it just clipped the peg with enough force that it shot back up the right outlane and back into play.
plagiarize
Banned
stuff like this is why this game is going to be awesome on PS4 with the ability to easily share gameplay.
http://www.nynb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Calendar/a-wednesday.pdf (on page 7)
Fillpoint will be in court tomorrow with a Chapter 11 Plan and a Disclosure Statement. Are there any legal experts here that could explain if this is a step in the right direction or not?
Fillpoint will be in court tomorrow with a Chapter 11 Plan and a Disclosure Statement. Are there any legal experts here that could explain if this is a step in the right direction or not?
plagiarize
Banned
hey, was it confirmed that PS4 purchases would count as Vita cross buy? I just ordered a Vita. I'm waiting to buy the PS4 versions come launch, but I'm hoping that'll get me the vita ones too.
Also, that trailer for the PS4 version on the PSN store. So beautiful, unless of course, you don't like night visuals. I do. I'm going to play so much Circus Voltaire, and I'm going to reload the table until I get the purple or blue neon tube EVERY TIME.
Also, that trailer for the PS4 version on the PSN store. So beautiful, unless of course, you don't like night visuals. I do. I'm going to play so much Circus Voltaire, and I'm going to reload the table until I get the purple or blue neon tube EVERY TIME.
There's a discount, but not 100% cross-buy.
plagiarize
Banned
maybe you misunderstand me. I know if I buy a table pack on PS3, I get the Vita version free, and if I want the PS4 version of that table pack there will be a discounted upgrade from PS3/Vita to PS4.
I think I remember rumblings suggesting that a PS4 purchase would be crossbuy with Vita the same way a PS3 purchase is. Perhaps this isn't possible, but obviously I hope so.
I guess my perspective on it, is I understand why the PS4 tables shouldn't be free to current owners as they are a significant upgrade over the PS3 versions, and additional work has been done porting them over. But the same isn't true in reverse...
They confirmed that if you already have the PS3/Vita versions that you will have to pay extra for the PS4 versions. I've heard no confirmation about what happens if you buy the PS4 versions, though I thought I'd heard *something*.
Ohhh.... gotcha. I don't believe they counted them as I don't think they can have it go both ways from essentially different applications on different platforms to the same application on another one. Unless maybe they release another client for Vita that has cross-buy exclusively with PS4... hmm.
Finally decided to mess with my ps3 settings to correct the lag issue. At 1080p there was terrible flipper lag making the tables unplayable. Didn't really bother me cause it ran fine on the vita. But today I went and forced the ps3 to 720p mode and the game works fine. Don't know why they never bothered to fix this.
I don't think they can. Perhaps they can't without a major client revision which I think on PSN is impossible to do (can only do "updates", not full-blown software replacements afaik).
PS. Entered a tourney last night, elimination on a super low scoring Metallica. At least it was low scoring for the whole night (talking an average of 10-15m for most people) until some dude I was playing against got 225m on the fucking thing. In a single ball. In his next game he had a total score of 5m. FUCK.
Still, good fun though
And I suspect I'll get an IFPA entry out of it, too plagiarize
Banned
I just checked: Whirlwind and Championship Pub are both in the trophy set now.
Congrats on your PSV purchase. It's a fine system. I've truly enjoyed TPA on mine, and I've used it to replay Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in order to decompress from playing through The Last of Us. Such a relaxing game, and beautiful screen to play it on.
Almost all Stern tables are turds compared to even the average tables from the 90s. Not just in design, but build quality as well. A table that's been out less than 6 months should NOT play like the one I played last night. Thing played like it'd been on location and unserviced for a few years. The other machine that I didn't get to play much (X-Men Magneto LE) seemed fairly tight but had a fucking broken rubber on it already. Pretty sure it was new.
PS. I hate all the people who want to get into pinball but get a Stern. For the price, they could either buy two *quality* tables or save a few grand and buy one.
Ooh, I'd like a relaxing-y sort of game to play on it... and I've never played a Castlevania. Is it on PSN for cheap? Is it worth it?
I am colored by my nostalgia, so grain of salt. I can play through it without a guide and get 95% of the secret areas for the "full" game. (Quotes are so I don't spoil you on the game's big secret.) It's just my way of feeling good and enjoying the sights and music.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I like Whirlwind, but then again I'm a Pat Lawlor fanboy.
Champion's Pub is good, too.
Champion's Pub is good, too.
baphomet
Member
For fuck sake...the textures in Championship Pub are super blurry on the Vita. At this point I'm about to pack it up and call it a day on the game, and refuse to purchase anything Farsight develop. I've purchased every table pack they've released, yet Farsight just keep fucking up. You can only give someone so many chances.
Seems the new pack won't be released in Europe this week. (PS3)
BobTheFork
Member
The Dory Hill campout is tomorrow!
I just need to get some booze, corn tortillas and a dolly and I'm ready to go.
I'm going to break down my Bally EightBall tonight to take over. It's looking like there will be ~30 people and about that many pins as well. I'll take some pictures if I can.
I just need to get some booze, corn tortillas and a dolly and I'm ready to go.
I'm going to break down my Bally EightBall tonight to take over. It's looking like there will be ~30 people and about that many pins as well. I'll take some pictures if I can.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Grabbed the standard goal list for Whirlwind on a flight back from SeaTac, Washington, and four of the five standard goals in Champions Pub.
Any advice on the video mode in Champions Pub? The targets move way too fast at the end.
Any advice on the video mode in Champions Pub? The targets move way too fast at the end.
ThreePiMatt
Member
Spittin' Gallery? Just keep playing, eventually you'll get one where you don't have to move too across the whole screen too many times.
plagiarize
Banned
Hey, now that I have the vita version, maybe some of y'all can add me on PSN. I'm 'plagiar1ze' on there.
Give me some motivation to get my presumably paltry scores up to snuff.
No, nobody beat me to plagiarize. I had that user name and retired it.
Give me some motivation to get my presumably paltry scores up to snuff.
Wait, what? It wasn't fixed for me, I don't think...The Vita patch fixed the friend's leaderboard glitch for me. Now, I have a reason to play again.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Got the standard goal set for Champions Pub complete. Hopefully Flight 2000 and Goin' Nuts hit next week.
Maybe T2? :\
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Sweet. Now, just push that ranking up and up.
Oh, you know I will! The pub they had that comp at just got in a Metallica Premium. Psyched.Sweet. Now, just push that ranking up and up.
Only shit thing to come of all this is that the state finals I qualified for is on the same fucking day I have tickets to see Fleetwood Mac (that I got for Christmas last year). Hoping they'll let me enter another state's finals (rather than Melbourne, fly to Sydney which is a few weeks later). I wouldn't be so bummed but I've seen first hand just how much luck can come into it, with my first two (and only, I think?) victories coming not because I played well but because the other dudes were unlucky with some drains. No reason I couldn't ride that shit out to a finals victory (I'd just have to be SUPER on-point the whole day).
If anyone here is contemplating going into some kind of tournament or meet or something, just try it.
Other thing that surprised me was that only one or two of the people there I spoke to (out of ~20?) knew about different designers etc. Most of them drew blanks when I asked them who their favourite was. Guess that's the difference between a person who likes pinball and a gamer who likes pinball. Only one or two had even heard of PAPA! So strange coming almost right off PAPA 16 only a few weeks ago.
plagiarize
Banned
congratulations man! maybe one day I'll follow that advice of yours.
Man, you have nothing to lose. I got to play maybe 2 hours of pinball, talk shop with people from completely different perspectives to mine (most of them were shorter than me ) and learned some new techniques. Cost me absolutely nothing at all. No charge for the machines or the comp, just beer and dinner
Look something up, see if anything's around your area and go for it. You honestly don't have anything to lose and you may seriously surprise yourself! Honestly, you could wind up being super lucky... I was lucky that my lowish score at AusPAX was in the perfect bracket to get me qualified for state finals, lucky that the guys I played against in this comp just couldn't handle the table quite as well as I could and that it was easy enough for me to get to.
) and learned some new techniques. Cost me absolutely nothing at all. No charge for the machines or the comp, just beer and dinner Look something up, see if anything's around your area and go for it. You honestly don't have anything to lose and you may seriously surprise yourself! Honestly, you could wind up being super lucky... I was lucky that my lowish score at AusPAX was in the perfect bracket to get me qualified for state finals, lucky that the guys I played against in this comp just couldn't handle the table quite as well as I could and that it was easy enough for me to get to.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I saw some gameplay of Red and Ted's Road Show, and I'd love to see that in TPA in the future. I <3 Pat Lawlor.
http://youtu.be/v12ANaZUCk0
http://youtu.be/v12ANaZUCk0
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I'm such a Lawlor fanboy.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Gunther probably can't hold a candle to Buzz and Bud in terms of trash talking. I might play Tee'd Off for a little bit until I get the standard goals, then go back to No Good Gofers.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
So, there's a new Star Trek pin game coming out from Stern...
http://arcadeheroes.com/2013/09/10/star-trek-returns-arcades-sterns-star-trek-pinball/
http://arcadeheroes.com/2013/09/10/star-trek-returns-arcades-sterns-star-trek-pinball/
plagiarize
Banned
The last few seconds raised my interest level many times over.