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Lol no, that's the bit that concerns me. I have used soldering iron but lets say very limited use. I had thought the same i might look for a few lessons.Can you use a multimeter and a soldering iron?
Just like waiting for a busYou wait for a John/jon from Scotland and two appear at once
Welcome Jon and John @BertychewsterHowdy all just joined. I’m Jon (45)- been playing pinball my whole life whenever I can. Recently, cleared out a room to create a mancade and just ordered my first pin nib. Waiting impatiently for it to arrive.
It was a coin toss between JP and GZ. Liked the art and vids better on the GZ so went for that one. Just got the pro version. More likely to be able to afford another pin sooner that way. Also couldnt find a prem without a long wait. Excited though- cant wait!Welcome Jon and John @Bertychewster
So Jon, spill the beans, what NIB Stern have you opted for?
There a lot of great titles to choose from, it must of been difficult to choose one?
Great choice, that will keep you going for a long time, so many modes to explore.It was a coin toss between JP and GZ. Liked the art and vids better on the GZ so went for that one. Just got the pro version. More likely to be able to afford another pin sooner that way. Also couldnt find a prem without a long wait. Excited though- cant wait!
Haha ya. I want them all!! Be pushing my oldest kid out the door at 18 so I can turn his room in to an arcade!Great choice, that will keep you going for a long time, so many modes to explore.
The pro version is just as enjoyable as the premium version.
I will warn you though it won’t be long before you’re looking for your next machine
Thanks for the offer buddy, I will deffo be in contactWelcome @zxspectrum16k - If you make a trip to arcadeclub leeds - pop up to see me - I'm about 10 mins drive away and 21 games to try here, including some of your faves.
Also, I would love to try out Space Invaders; I haven't played that many pinball machines, I am excited about trying out new-to-me stuff. I like a project, so I like to get something I can tinker with.
appreciate the info buddy, thanksI'd advise giving the Sp/Invaders pinball a good try-out before deciding whether to buy one; it's a case of a game looking fantastic, but actually being very formulaic, even for the time, and not a particular challenge for skilled players (simply get your accuracy in with the central 'hoop' and it can be milked for Specials). Some of the games from that early solid-state era with more appeal are the Williams 2-level games, their Alien Poker and Barracora, Bally's Paragon, Flash Gordon, Centaur, Fathom and others, or Stern games (it's an ancestor of the Stern company still trading) such as Meteor, Flight 2000, Seawitch (the layout of which was used for the more recent Beatles), Quicksilver, and others. Gottlieb struggled a little with the transition from the older electro-mechanical games, but some of their games are still well regarded, such as Haunted House or Black Hole.