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- Jul 26, 2012
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Hello everyone.
My name is Shane R. Monroe. I've been a very active member of the internet's retro gaming scene since 1998; you might know me from my humble podcast RetroGaming Radio. I was also huge in the MAME scene - running the website Insert Coin.
Anyway, I've always been a casual fan of "real" pinball. My favorite era of pinball is the big licensing era - where there was heavy emphasis on theme and IP and dot matrix was still new and rare. I love pinballs with aural feasts; like Black Knight 2000 - and those with a lot of IP related music and samples like Time Machine, Back to the Future, Star Wars (aka "SHOOT THE DEATH STARRRR!"), etc. I'm drawn a lot to mission based pinballs too.
While I'm not a huge fan of "electro-mechanical" pinball, I have COMPLETE respect for that era where the tables, backglass, etc. were pure works of art.
As early dot matrix goes, I loved Demolition Man, Terminator 3. I like toys and random act modifiers (like Whirlwind).
The first pinball I "owned" was actually the handheld LCD game "Wildfire". I still have one packed up in my shed. Man I put a lot of hours into that.
Video pinball has always been a huge staple of my gaming. I spent a LOT of time on the Commodore Amiga platform and played more Pinball Dreams/Fantasies/Illusions than I care to admit. Elvira's Pinball Jam on the Atari Lynx ate a LOT of my free time ("Leeeet's PARTY!!!!")
My first venture into "3D" pinball was the incredible Hyper3D pinball ("AMMO ... heheheheheheh") running under Windows 95. It totally sucked me in.
Since then, my favorite video pinballs have been "realistic" pinball type games rendered in 3D - Pinball Pro series of course, but I play a LOT of pinball on portables. Metroid Prime Pinball on the Nintendo DS ... Pinball Pulse on Nintendo DSiWare ... and of course, Zen and Pinball Arcade.
If there is one thing about pinball I don't care for; it is "fanciful tables". They are fun every now and then, but for the most part - I prefer tables that are based on the real thing; or are at least possible in the real world.
I am also the proud owner of a fully-restored Bone Busters - complete with ORIGINAL talking skull head (Papa is proud). It wasn't my first choice - but at the time, my wife and I decided it would be the best choice based on what we had to choose from with our budget, etc.
If I could own any pinball? Probably a tricked out Black Knight 2000 - complete with all the after-mod amps and extra speakers - that really highlights the audio. And who wouldn't want to own an Addam's Family?
Anyway, I'm here - actually - to make good on a promise. That is, when Facebook was removed from Pinball Arcade that I would get behind the product 100%, buy every table and promote the product on my show and my internet endeavors. Someone on Google+ recommended these forums when the beta came out featuring real leaderboards and Black Knight - and here I am.
I'm hoping to be an active, useful member of this community and help perpetuate this product any way I can.
My name is Shane R. Monroe. I've been a very active member of the internet's retro gaming scene since 1998; you might know me from my humble podcast RetroGaming Radio. I was also huge in the MAME scene - running the website Insert Coin.
Anyway, I've always been a casual fan of "real" pinball. My favorite era of pinball is the big licensing era - where there was heavy emphasis on theme and IP and dot matrix was still new and rare. I love pinballs with aural feasts; like Black Knight 2000 - and those with a lot of IP related music and samples like Time Machine, Back to the Future, Star Wars (aka "SHOOT THE DEATH STARRRR!"), etc. I'm drawn a lot to mission based pinballs too.
While I'm not a huge fan of "electro-mechanical" pinball, I have COMPLETE respect for that era where the tables, backglass, etc. were pure works of art.
As early dot matrix goes, I loved Demolition Man, Terminator 3. I like toys and random act modifiers (like Whirlwind).
The first pinball I "owned" was actually the handheld LCD game "Wildfire". I still have one packed up in my shed. Man I put a lot of hours into that.
Video pinball has always been a huge staple of my gaming. I spent a LOT of time on the Commodore Amiga platform and played more Pinball Dreams/Fantasies/Illusions than I care to admit. Elvira's Pinball Jam on the Atari Lynx ate a LOT of my free time ("Leeeet's PARTY!!!!")
My first venture into "3D" pinball was the incredible Hyper3D pinball ("AMMO ... heheheheheheh") running under Windows 95. It totally sucked me in.
Since then, my favorite video pinballs have been "realistic" pinball type games rendered in 3D - Pinball Pro series of course, but I play a LOT of pinball on portables. Metroid Prime Pinball on the Nintendo DS ... Pinball Pulse on Nintendo DSiWare ... and of course, Zen and Pinball Arcade.
If there is one thing about pinball I don't care for; it is "fanciful tables". They are fun every now and then, but for the most part - I prefer tables that are based on the real thing; or are at least possible in the real world.
I am also the proud owner of a fully-restored Bone Busters - complete with ORIGINAL talking skull head (Papa is proud). It wasn't my first choice - but at the time, my wife and I decided it would be the best choice based on what we had to choose from with our budget, etc.
If I could own any pinball? Probably a tricked out Black Knight 2000 - complete with all the after-mod amps and extra speakers - that really highlights the audio. And who wouldn't want to own an Addam's Family?
Anyway, I'm here - actually - to make good on a promise. That is, when Facebook was removed from Pinball Arcade that I would get behind the product 100%, buy every table and promote the product on my show and my internet endeavors. Someone on Google+ recommended these forums when the beta came out featuring real leaderboards and Black Knight - and here I am.
I'm hoping to be an active, useful member of this community and help perpetuate this product any way I can.
