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    Is It Time For TPA 2?

    I've been thinking about the state of TPA a fair amount lately and I've come to one conclusion: a whole new version of TPA would be the best thing FS could do for their storied pinball emulation. There are several reasons I came to this conclusion: 1) A fresh start: Like any system, TPA will...
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    Request How About A Multi-Table Kickstarter?

    It had to happen sooner or later—we now know from the HRC Twitchcast that a fourth Kickstarter is on the horizon. Given both how long it took for that to happen and the crowdsourcing burnout that was starting to set in after the T2 Kickstarter, FS have to make the most of this one...so how...
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    What Standard & Wizard Goals Would You Want Your Most Wanted Tables Have?

    As you could probably guess from the title, this is a prediction thread with a twist. Think of your most wanted table(s) for TPA, then post a set of standard and/or wizard goals for that table (for extra credit, set a target score for 1,000 HoF points). I'll start us off with 6 tables that I...
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    TPA Topics #2: How Much Can/Should FarSight Make TPA Into A Franchise?

    Without a doubt, the announcement of TPA After Dark was the highlight of FarSight's holiday Facebook announcements. This new TPA app should open up many intriguing possibilities for TPA, including Big Bang Bar, Family Guy, Xenon and several others. It does bring up an interesting question...
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    TPA Topics #1: How Would You Have Kicked Things Off?

    For all the stumbles FarSight have made during TPA's tenure, their starter pack lineup has held up surprisingly well. However, I must have been the cat curiosity killed in a past life, as I can never leave these matters well enough alone, so what would you all have done differently for TPA's...
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    Request Pinball Hall of Fame: The Stern Collection

    In light of the recent switch to 1 table per pack, many of us have grown worried about the future of numeric solid-state tables in TPA. However, I believe I have at least a partial solution—how about completing the PHOF trilogy with a Stern collection? Obviously, the lineup would center around...
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    Top Ten Most Wanted Poll #1: Early Solid States - Corrected Version

    NOTE: This is the corrected version of my early solid states poll. I misunderstood the poll setup process, which led to the first attempt at posting this poll only allowing one vote per person. The poll looks like it was set up properly here, though, so I would be much obliged if the mods...
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    Why Are Premier So Hated By So Many Pinheads?

    In my short time as a pinball fan, one of the most consistent things I've noticed is that almost nobody has anything good to say about Premier-era Gottlieb. Stargate is widely loved and a few others (mainly Big Hurt, Class of 1812, Freddy, Lights, Camera, Action! and Street Fighter II) have...
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    What Smaller Manufacturers Would You Like To See Get The Zaccaria Treatment?

    A.S.K. Homework's Zaccaria Pinball app has garnered quite the following on these forums, so I was wondering if anyone would like to see another app along the same lines for a different manufacturer, whether by A.S.K. Homework, FarSight, Silverball or somebody else altogether. Once I've gotten a...
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    What Might An All-Stern Season Look Like?

    Before I start in earnest, I would like to note that 'Stern' is being used in its broadest sense here, incorporating not merely Stern Pinball, but also Stern Electronics, Data East Pinball and Sega Pinball. Anyway, I got the idea for an all-Stern season in light of how well Flight 2000 has gone...
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    What Tables Does TPA Still Need Before It Can Truly Be Definitive?

    TPA's been on a roll recently, with emulation quality improving and some fantastic choices for new tables (go, Centaur, go!). Still, we have a ways to go before FarSight can consider the work of preserving pinball done, but resources are tight and we may only be getting 3 more seasons, so doing...
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    The Pinball Tropes Project

    A short while ago, I decided to do a search over at TVTropes.org to see what they had on pinball. As it turns out, they really don't have very much–aside from a fairly basic rundown of famous pinball tables (licensed, original and video alike) and the major manufacturers over the years, a...
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    Request Can We Get Some Theme Packs In The Near Future?

    If my instinct on how TPA releases will work going forward is correct, then this month's table pack will be another ESS/alphanumeric pack and we won't see a new DMD until May. There are alphanumerics that can carry a pack (Black Knight 2000, Pin*Bot, Whirlwind and maybe 10-15 others), but that...
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    Request TPA Icon Archive & Icon Change Option

    During the thread I started requesting a two-DMD pack, I had occasion to discuss Table Pack #5 with Mark Wyda. I mentioned that I seemed to remember the icon for that month being Taxi, but he informed me that it actually was Harley-Davidson, since that was new to TPA, whereas Taxi was a PHOF...
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    The Top 25 Video Game Villains of Every Subtype Imaginable

    A while back, I made several lists of the top 25 video game villains of various subsectors of gaming (i.e., Nintendo, Sega, '90s PC gaming, etc.). Now, I want to share them all with you, but with a twist: I'll give you all hints as to what the next villain on the list is and you try and guess...
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    What Mechanics And/Or Design Choices Do You Wish Appeared More Frequently In Pinball?

    Pinball has changed dramatically over the years, so many elements that were once commonplace have now all but vanished—what turns do you wish pinball had (or hadn't) taken in terms of mechanics and design? Here's my own take: -Count-ups: Does anyone know if any manufacturer other than Gottlieb...
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    Pokemon Pinball

    This review was kind of difficult to write, mainly because of the difficulty I encountered in separating the Pokemon license from the actual game. I myself have not played the Pokemon games in some time, but a license this big will attract some people and turn others off by its very nature...
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    Request How About A Two-DMD Pack?

    If what I've seen in the forums here is indicative of broader trends, it seems that there is some dissension over the soon-to-be-released Table Pack #11. Much of this is because many feel that neither table could carry a pack, but many have also expressed disappointment over no DMD table this...
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    How Do FarSight Calculate Each Table's HOF Conversion Value?

    This is a tough one to explain in a thread title, so I'll clarify what I mean a bit more: what's the formula FarSight use to determine the worth of a point of Hall of Fame Score on each table? Obviously, part of it is how high-scoring each table is (I would break down and cry if asked to score...
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    Fairy Tower

    OK, here we are with our first review! As you probably saw in the title, today's subject is Fairy Tower. Released in 2007 by LittleWing, Fairy Tower is supported for Windows XP, Vista & 7 or Mac OS 10.3.9 to 10.7.5. This table was slow going for me at first, but I really warmed to it once I...
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