It's been a while since the unfortunate implications about Pinburgh. I've long since been better about this situation, and recently I've been able to travel a whole lot more, especially to places that I've never even visited. Since December, I've now been in all 4 corners of the nation since my life began. Without further ado:
Thanksgiving: Went up to Columbus to visit with family and have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. During Black Friday, we toured around the Columbus downtown area, and man, what a spectacle that is. After that, we went to Level One Arcade and Pins Mechanical (Dublin) to finish the night.
Fish Tales: Brutal. The ball bounced off the left post upon plunge, making Fast Casts basically impossible. ~24.6 million.
Medieval Madness: Gate to Merlin's Magic was missing, and tournament mode was enabled, making use of no extra balls. 46,592,020 was my best game that night.
Tales of the Arabian Nights: Audio was blasting, but that just made the game VERY enjoyable. Bazaar awards not randomized. 26,163,970 was my best game, with a failed Genie Battle. Not as easy as in Pinball Arcade, huh?
The Getaway: High Speed II: Well now I know the back to back Video Mode can happen on any machine. No Red Line, but I had a good time playing it. 157,769,420 was my best game that night. Tournament Mode.
Banzai Run: Got as far as multiball. Flippers felt weird, can't aim for the upper saucer.
Next up was Pins Mechanical:
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! As soon as I saw it, I thought I'd give this a go. And boy, was it a fun one. Barely got a replay on the first game, but I did REALLY well on the 2nd. 36,911,800 was my best score, giving it a #2 spot on the scoreboard (do people even KNOW the rules to this?!).
Ghostbusters Pro: As if I'm ever going to top my best scores. Fortunately all the pinball machines were set at 50 cents.
Iron Maiden Pro: YES. That design is such a big win for Stern and Keith Elwin, and it seemed as if I got a hang of the flow very quickly. 191,516,380 was my best game on this.
Deadpool Pro: Again, YES. That cross-ramp shot is just so neat to shoot for, and the fights can be very satisfying to finish. 192,906,960 was my best game on this machine -- the 3rd ball hopped onto the left plastic and drained down the left outlane.
Star Wars Pro: The flipper angles are incredibly weird on this one. I probably should learn a bit more about this game. 237,060,190.
AC/DC Premium: Broken slingshots, making this game a little bit easier to deal with. 37,495,990 was my score, but I'm still looking to improve on this.
Right after final exams finished, I flew to Oregon the weekend of the 14th and visited with family over there. Needless to say, I went to play pinball over at the Coin Jam.
Attack From Mars: Remake version. Bumpers weren't working, making Rule the Universe basically impossible.
Medieval Madness: Drawbridge eventually got busted, since it got stuck on the left metal piece. Had a good time regardless -- 62,785,800 was my best game on it. Too many free games!
Addams Family: No high score, but I had a great time with it regardless.
Iron Man: Vault edition. 12,745,030 on the first game, but then I managed to get a ball stuck on top of the Whiplash targets. Because of that, I had a free shot at...
Batman 66. And boy, was THAT a treat to play. The 2nd game that I played was my best -- had a few great balls and had about 400M come from bonus in total. 1,953,889,700 ended up being my best game on this machine.
Finally, but very recently, I went over to AGDQ held in Rockville, Maryland. I had the opportunity to meet many new people, and there was also an arcade there with a pinball machine.
The Shadow: What a TOUGH game to master! I think I was the only one who really set top scores on that machine. I eventually did reach the Final Battle a few times, and ended up with a best game of 1,546,416,050. That 2-way combo around the loops was especially satisfying.
Tempest: Thanks to Skill Step and more lives to work with at the start, I managed a score of 336,158 at Level 40. The spinner controls were much better than the one I played at ReplayFX.
....wait, why am I suddenly live at 5 AM Friday? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsd8ITzD7x8
Thanksgiving: Went up to Columbus to visit with family and have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. During Black Friday, we toured around the Columbus downtown area, and man, what a spectacle that is. After that, we went to Level One Arcade and Pins Mechanical (Dublin) to finish the night.
Fish Tales: Brutal. The ball bounced off the left post upon plunge, making Fast Casts basically impossible. ~24.6 million.
Medieval Madness: Gate to Merlin's Magic was missing, and tournament mode was enabled, making use of no extra balls. 46,592,020 was my best game that night.
Tales of the Arabian Nights: Audio was blasting, but that just made the game VERY enjoyable. Bazaar awards not randomized. 26,163,970 was my best game, with a failed Genie Battle. Not as easy as in Pinball Arcade, huh?
The Getaway: High Speed II: Well now I know the back to back Video Mode can happen on any machine. No Red Line, but I had a good time playing it. 157,769,420 was my best game that night. Tournament Mode.
Banzai Run: Got as far as multiball. Flippers felt weird, can't aim for the upper saucer.
Next up was Pins Mechanical:
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! As soon as I saw it, I thought I'd give this a go. And boy, was it a fun one. Barely got a replay on the first game, but I did REALLY well on the 2nd. 36,911,800 was my best score, giving it a #2 spot on the scoreboard (do people even KNOW the rules to this?!).
Ghostbusters Pro: As if I'm ever going to top my best scores. Fortunately all the pinball machines were set at 50 cents.
Iron Maiden Pro: YES. That design is such a big win for Stern and Keith Elwin, and it seemed as if I got a hang of the flow very quickly. 191,516,380 was my best game on this.
Deadpool Pro: Again, YES. That cross-ramp shot is just so neat to shoot for, and the fights can be very satisfying to finish. 192,906,960 was my best game on this machine -- the 3rd ball hopped onto the left plastic and drained down the left outlane.
Star Wars Pro: The flipper angles are incredibly weird on this one. I probably should learn a bit more about this game. 237,060,190.
AC/DC Premium: Broken slingshots, making this game a little bit easier to deal with. 37,495,990 was my score, but I'm still looking to improve on this.
Right after final exams finished, I flew to Oregon the weekend of the 14th and visited with family over there. Needless to say, I went to play pinball over at the Coin Jam.
Attack From Mars: Remake version. Bumpers weren't working, making Rule the Universe basically impossible.
Medieval Madness: Drawbridge eventually got busted, since it got stuck on the left metal piece. Had a good time regardless -- 62,785,800 was my best game on it. Too many free games!
Addams Family: No high score, but I had a great time with it regardless.
Iron Man: Vault edition. 12,745,030 on the first game, but then I managed to get a ball stuck on top of the Whiplash targets. Because of that, I had a free shot at...
Batman 66. And boy, was THAT a treat to play. The 2nd game that I played was my best -- had a few great balls and had about 400M come from bonus in total. 1,953,889,700 ended up being my best game on this machine.
Finally, but very recently, I went over to AGDQ held in Rockville, Maryland. I had the opportunity to meet many new people, and there was also an arcade there with a pinball machine.
The Shadow: What a TOUGH game to master! I think I was the only one who really set top scores on that machine. I eventually did reach the Final Battle a few times, and ended up with a best game of 1,546,416,050. That 2-way combo around the loops was especially satisfying.
Tempest: Thanks to Skill Step and more lives to work with at the start, I managed a score of 336,158 at Level 40. The spinner controls were much better than the one I played at ReplayFX.
....wait, why am I suddenly live at 5 AM Friday? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsd8ITzD7x8
