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That “I met an adult who was born the year I graduated high school” feeling is a rough one 🤣

hope they make a horror game to challenge spooky like walking dead

I like them steep because the game becomes faster and therefore tougher to play. I hate playing a pinball machine that someone has setup as a floater.

Stern pinball cup is so dumb man, haha. Just a grind fast, basically no skill involved. I think if it might be more fun if you could get like 200+ points from a certain actually difficult score or mode (1B of Planet X in GZ for example). Very dumb that the meta is just playing for 5 min and then resetting. I have no idea what my games playfield angle is. I just go for fast and fun. Bubble usually up at the first line. Also, please, for the love, BoM is Bill of Materials.

Pinball is so expensive dude. In Canada everything is still in USD so for a NIB pro is like 11k. For a Premium it's around 14k. I want an X-Men so bad but those prices are insane. If it goes up again it prices so many people out of the market. And with so many machines released each year the second hand market has to completely fall off a cliff no? Also Stern isn't holding up their end of the bargain if machines NIB are failing. It's unacceptable. The quality control needs to get bumped up if prices are going up in my opinion anyway.

Love hotdoggin

standard slope for all my home pins. I try to set my home arcade to be as real feel as possible including all coin op to play.

Pinball forever!

I think you should definitely jack it up if you want to compete. I have. no desire to compete so I like my pin set up to play as long as possible.

Keep all of my games between 7-7.5 degrees. It’s a trade off between the game being fast and side to side movement. A lot less side to side with the steeper pitch which helps with outlane drains.

Very competitive all around but if the system allows it , and the game allows , and the rules don’t explain it you can’t do it , then it’s not cheating.

Steeper doesn't mean harder on modern Sterns. It reduces the side to side movement of the ball and makes it faster coming down (falling) and slower going up the playfield (shooting). Less steep actually makes the game more random as the slings and pops are more active left to right and it is harder to nudge and drop catch the ball with less up/down momentum. The travel down the lane to the flipper is slightly faster with higher pitch but that is easier to adjust to than the slings putting you in the outlane constantly and up down nudges being less effective. If the game has a steep ramp like foo, I usually adjust the pitch so a decent (not perfect) shot will make the climb with no real drama. Wick pro is a great example because at steep pitch the ball will barely make the center ramp and at lower pitch the ball will literally fly off the ramp when shot accurately.

I’ve had return springs break NON STOP on my machines. I do the new loop method typically but have replacements. Get quite a few at a time to be worth the shipping. Someone needs to produce small vinyl loops to prevent metal on metal that would solve the return spring issue. I’m wondering if they ever come back with Star Wars comic or not (after the 2 years) who knows If they keep raising prices NIB sales are going to keep slowing. Look at 3-4 years ago! The same games were THOUSANDS less

Happy and healthy holidays to you and your family! I’m semi not surprised about Foo, the band is taking a “hiatus” while Dave reconciles with his family. Probably easier to shelve it now and bring it back out when they’re touring again. Pinball Cup - I finished top 100 during qualifying (LIPinSociety) and only play on location. Basically had to min/max and solely play for cup points over actual match completion. I was spamming Avengers because it had the most achievable goals in the line up. I also didn’t really like Avengers before but after playing game after game I genuinely learned to enjoy it. Pinball dying? definitely not and that shows because the hobby does appear to be getting younger and look at the number of people creating content now. I am curious to see the next cornerstone. I think D&D has a lot of potential if they build off the Venom IC integration and add some cool co-op features.

Got into the first round / tier too. Felt like I did well but yeah. I think they’re getting their bearings with this plus probably some cheaters in there they need to weed out, maybe need to put an an ID check gate in to make sure it’s the person with the account and per game as it’s being played? I’ve had pneumonia as well and getting back on my feet but great stream. Can’t wait to see what D&D looks like and if it follows the movie or more of the game itself. Just got my Metalilica and need to set that up too, but again, pneumonia. And I set all my games to the standard 6.5, usually. Protip: You can use an inclometer app on your phone and lay it on the playfield itself to get that, too.

Glad you’re feeling better, I was sick for 2 weeks straight. No more nib for me , they just lose so much value …imo the stern vault is just them trying to create fomo due to thousands of nib sitting in warehouses all over the world. 😂

Since Stern allows EVERYONE with an insider connected machine to participate (which they should) in the pinball cup, you can be sure that cheating is going on. Some of the numbers achieved would necessitate glass-off ball shenanigans and quick resets. WEAK. I agree with you - play with friends and forget about winning anything.

Hahaha did the same thing to a flipper on my TCM. Had to make a new loop on the spring. Works great.

Happy holidays to you and Mrs. Retro. Can't believe (or can) believe, after my strong X-Men performance at Expo, I'm not in your follow list. Stern name is ScottP with a dog as the avatar. Let's get connected. Crazy about a cold connection on a new machine. My NIB Stern games have been very solid. I had to replace the action button switch on my JP 30th Anniversary LE but nothing on any of my other machines. I have mine set to the Stern recommended pitch. Always enjoy the show. Be well. PS: I hope pricing stays flat or Stern closes the value gap to JJP LE games.

Fyi steeper by far get good at that play on location get better And the same thing happened with my bug's Bonnie. Top flipper, the Spring broke. And we just easier to replace the whole thing, but as you know, pulling a coil apart and replacing The Spring The connector and. The plunger that goes up through the middle of the coil is just a pain i* t** a** But you gotta do what you gotta do.

Rush should have went in before Elvira. They are pulling a Disney and should have done Venom lol price on that dropped way the F off

I'm going to take the glass off a Godzilla and beat all your scores with my hand. That's right....min said beat it with my hand

yeah like I have been saying Pinball is Dying and not evolving and doing anything new from my opinion as a Game Designer! Meanwhile I go to Round 1 and see a big wide screen 6 player Space Invaders game which has new content and tons of people playing it. More players = More Money. Pinball is only one player game and kids are always on the Super Mario Kart GP game. Plus kids and grown ups love the Claw machines and they make more money. Truth Hurts!

who wants a sandwich ?

I agree with Kaneda and am a subscriber. 80% of fans care more about what you are getting overall from the game... more specifically 'World Under Glass'. Tournament players have been the savior of the hobby as well as being pariah's to the hobby at the same time.

Not always in agreement with pinball choices (pretty much the same case with anybody) but overall, production values of this channel are excellent.

I saw that Facebook post by the pinball cup cheater and had the same reaction as you. Not cool dude. Why do you have to cheat, just have fun and see where you end up.

Just leveled my 4 pinball machines at 6.5 bubble in the middle . When I get better I will up the pitch on them . I purchased 2 Pin Jacks , made leveling machines a breeze. I have Avengers IQ and it’s a love hate relationship 😂😂

Pinball isn't dying..but prices are coming back to earth and maybe that means Stern Pros could creep into the 4k range

Steeper doesn't necessarily means harder since it makes it easier with slings and pop bumpers as there is less sideways action and the ball is more predictable. At least that's what one of the top world player told me. I put mine at the recommended angle. I use the Klein tools digital level with programmable angles, it even has a digital bubble mode too and beeps when its at the set angle. Best level on the market for pinballs imo, model is #935DAGL.

Really surprised on Foo Fighters...But glad your feeling better.

Vault everything, Metallica is all anyone needs. Was going to get one but it was Pro trade + $5k. Too much $. I'm not a fan of pitch changing. It changes the game. Foo Fighters right ramp is one of the hardest ramps that barely makes it at 6.5. For your solder joint, did that joint have one of their clear shrink wraps on it to keep the wire from wiggling and ruining the joint? Turner has his coils plug and play which is way better.

I'm glad you came around on Foo Fighters. I agree with you that it sold way more than they were expecting, but its likely purchases died down. What I'm most worried about is they may slow down on any software updates for extra features like CoOp mode.

I AGREE JJP IS MISSING THE BUS ON INSIDER CONNECTED. !!

Stern needs to make a Masters of the Universe Pin!

It sounds like you don't have much variety in your pin collection with all new Sterns. Get yourself some older pins!

Excited to have you on the hosting team for the TWIPYs!

22:40 Eminem/Dre/Snoop Dogg could be a fun machine but might be harder to keep family friendly for all locations

When talking about music, I want an updated Tron game with the new movie next year. Fun fact it’s being scored by Trent Reznor from Nine inch nails

​@mrfuriouser I work at a lot of Kaiju shows and Kong doesn't sell. Even high end statues Kong collects dust while Godzilla sells like crazy and Even Pacific Rim ourselves Kong at everyshow

Dungeons and Dragons? Kong? There is no franchise more deserving of a new and updated release more so than South Park. Where is the new South Park at Stern 😢 Or Futurama - we need another fun adult humor release.

I wanna see a Halo, or updated Universal Monsters

Kong doesn't sell. That would be odd

Another great episode! I could see "King Kong" being a pretty dope game, especially if done by Stern.

It may not be for everyone but Dragonball Z would be a pretty sweet pin

We just had an Elwin game, I highly doubt he’s got a game ready to go just one year from Jaws which isn’t even at 1.0 yet.

55 here. I had zero interest in Back to the Future. And yes, Elton John has me scratching my head. Even though it shoots really well.

What is the outro music?

Who knows I wanna see more evil dead by spooky 😊 forget stern = bunch of greedy dudes fr!!

With SPIKE 3 I hope they get rid of those tornado power fans.