There's always a great selection at Pinfest, but a few I would love to see:
Godzilla
Joker Poker
Whodunit
The Hobbit
Godzilla
Joker Poker
Whodunit
The Hobbit
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What pin would you like to see at Pinfest?
- Thread starter Big Phil
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Thats great
Paul !
Amazing . Hope you are well . I completely forgot the Asia connection on the old spinach guzzler, he really has sailed the seven seas in the good ship Popeyes Ark ! I do remember now you saying about that when we met. Think it was at UK Pin Show 2009 , Pins Anon last one, wasn’t it that we swapped the games.
Glad to hear you still have the Swords, that was a nice one iirc.
Cheers. Good to connect again.
Ive
What a fantastic story . . . love it
I will probably bring Godzilla premium along with 3 more of the latest titles same drill as last year if big phil gives his blessing I will put them in the reception area of the hotel on pay per play with all the proceeds going to a charity to be decided
Asiapinball
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I'll be bringing a Zaccaria, but not sure which yet.Anything from Zaccaria
If i pull my finger out and get it to a working stage . i’ll happily bring along my home brew based on 8 ball champ playfield.
Doggard
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Would be great if there is a centaur, that’s deffo one game I’ve never seen,and would love to play
There was one at Pinball Republic but doesn't appear to be there anymore
not sure if sold or just removed
Absolute classic - looks stunning, incredible sounds, great play. My first experience of pinball was Centaur in the early 80s. It lurked in a dark corner of our local arcade - I was a video game kid and didn’t really understand pinball at that time. The Centaur was quite intimidating and It was mostly played by older scary looking types
Was lucky enough to have loan of one here for about 6 months.
Doggard
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Yeah think it was there the first time I visited. But I was so overwhelmed by the amount of pins, especially the new sterns, that I kind of overlooked it, epic fail on my partThere was one at Pinball Republic but doesn't appear to be there anymore
They seem to rotate stuff in and out regularly at Pinball Republic:Yeah think it was there the first time I visited. But I was so overwhelmed by the amount of pins, especially the new sterns, that I kind of overlooked it, epic fail on my part
- There was a Flintstones for a bit.
- There's currently a Fish Tales (the first I've seen since I bought mine last July).
- MM disappeared for a bit (BOOOO!).
- ST:TNG disappeared for a bit after breaking down (BOOO!) and... when it returned, promptly broke down.
- There's currently a Flash Gordon (which isn't half as exciting as I expected given its reputation)
A few games owned by Matt are rotated as they're rented out via London Pinball as far as I know.
That's why MM disappeared then came back.
Same with Monster Bash.
I suppose some get sold or swapped with games at home by various owners too
That's why MM disappeared then came back.
Same with Monster Bash.
I suppose some get sold or swapped with games at home by various owners too
Centaur was sold to a visitor of the club who couldn't find one anywhere else. My games do rotate fairly regularly due to hires etc. It also allows for variation which I'm told is the spice of life!
Itch
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It’s a good thing imo,
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Mostly just Matt's games although Space Shuttle will be swapped for Jackbot whilst it gets a new playfield soon.
ming is merciless! and you must have lasted about 20 seconds on it with the mega score of 91760!
I'll miss Space Shuttle - it's one of my favourite Sys 11s, but am keen to try a Jackbot and it does need a new playfield.
Yeah, but I lasted about 20 seconds on everything except for Tommy which, for some reason, my husband and I find a piece of pish (relatively speaking).ming is merciless! and you must have lasted about 20 seconds on with the mega score of 91760!
Bizarrely, I find Tommy a completely mediocre pin despite being better at it than anything else in there (and going by the scores, this isn't everyone's experience), which just goes to show there isn't a correlation between doing well on something and liking it.
I knew FG had a reputation for being hard, especially because of the low triad of bumpers, but the bumpers simply weren't as snappy and exciting as I expected. I've played it a few times now and I haven't felt, if I persisted in playing, it was going to abruptly become exciting. The lack of good effects doesn't help here - Flash Gordon is a 'so bad it's good' film and the pin doesn't quite capture the campy joy. It could really do with some decent music and sound effects.
Stern James Bond
KaPow James Bond
Vee,
I've always thought of Space Shuttle as an 'honorary' System 11, even though it pre-dates alpha displays. The one work still had running when I joined in 1989 was photographed (in the early 90's) for Keith Temple's book, maybe due to the playfield not being down to the wood. The mylar which was to thank for this was dreadful, but it had worked.
Now that I'm in the thread, has anyone gathered together at a show the by-products of Hyperball/Rapid Fire? i.e. Time Fantasy, Defender and Firepower II, Eight Ball Deluxe LE, Centaur II and M&M Pac-Man?
I've always thought of Space Shuttle as an 'honorary' System 11, even though it pre-dates alpha displays. The one work still had running when I joined in 1989 was photographed (in the early 90's) for Keith Temple's book, maybe due to the playfield not being down to the wood. The mylar which was to thank for this was dreadful, but it had worked.
Now that I'm in the thread, has anyone gathered together at a show the by-products of Hyperball/Rapid Fire? i.e. Time Fantasy, Defender and Firepower II, Eight Ball Deluxe LE, Centaur II and M&M Pac-Man?
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Lecari
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I did even worse on Flash Gordon, it really was merciless - I had two insta drains from the ball plunge, it went straight down the ramp and down the hole. Absolutely gutted! (It didn't seem to happen to anyone elseming is merciless! and you must have lasted about 20 seconds on it with the mega score of 91760!
) The Scarborough thread reminded me that I'd love to try the Beatles. Or even the one that's very similar - Sea Witch? Maybe they could be side by side at the show!
Fg, the only game tournaments try to make easier. Thing to note is the multiplier usually holds over so is imperative to get those on ball 1
Asiapinball
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I am reliably informed that my old Popeye is the one now at Pinball Office, so you can enjoy playing the Popeye that really has sailed the 7 seas when you visit.
Paul
Lecari
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@Hiltoncriss thought you'd love to know some history of your Popeye 
I’ve read everything. It has an extremely rich history. This isn’t just any of those boring games that was bought BNIB and kept in the same place all of its life. This had part of some proper action.@Hiltoncriss thought you'd love to know some history of your Popeye
Alas I believe the worlds greatest pinball machine is being removed from the PO lineup
It's worth noting that Keith Elwin not only learnt his formidable pin skills on Popeye but it was also the inspiration for all of his designs.
I'm reliably informed that CGC are using the theme for their next remake. Barry Stern is seething about it apparently because he wanted that licence beyond all others.
