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<blockquote data-quote="Clawhammer" data-source="post: 53281" data-attributes="member: 1470"><p>Leg kicking is one way to death save, but generally the most frowned upon as leg bending is definitely possible (I've seen it!); that's the quickest way to make enemies with an operator. The way I do death saves, and it's sort of hard to explain, is as the ball is approaching the left side of the drain, you give the game a quick move to the left and then a hard shove up and to the right to use the balls momentum to bounce off the left side of the drain area. How much force is needed really depends on the game and how the area under the flippers is constructed... for some games, it's nearly impossible without shoving the game into the wall, on others, a lot of Data East games being good examples (Lethal Weapon 3 is being used in that video), it's fairly easy and requires minimal force. There are games, especially pre DMD games, where death saving isn't possible. I tend not to death save much, as it can be damaging to the machine, and most operators/home owners are none too fond of it. An arcade I used to play at in Portland, OR actually had a "no death saves" sign. </p><p></p><p>The Leo Daniels thing refers to this wacky classic arcade champion that holds the world record on Centipede I think? He was featured in the documentary "Chasing Ghosts." Anyways, he did this series of videos for expert village where he absolutely butchers common pinball techniques. Here's the link, the "death save" explanation being at the end: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRs6xH-msc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRs6xH-msc</a> </p><p>Here's Leo Daniel's interpretation of a drop catch: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J32HXfIL0vo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J32HXfIL0vo</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clawhammer, post: 53281, member: 1470"] Leg kicking is one way to death save, but generally the most frowned upon as leg bending is definitely possible (I've seen it!); that's the quickest way to make enemies with an operator. The way I do death saves, and it's sort of hard to explain, is as the ball is approaching the left side of the drain, you give the game a quick move to the left and then a hard shove up and to the right to use the balls momentum to bounce off the left side of the drain area. How much force is needed really depends on the game and how the area under the flippers is constructed... for some games, it's nearly impossible without shoving the game into the wall, on others, a lot of Data East games being good examples (Lethal Weapon 3 is being used in that video), it's fairly easy and requires minimal force. There are games, especially pre DMD games, where death saving isn't possible. I tend not to death save much, as it can be damaging to the machine, and most operators/home owners are none too fond of it. An arcade I used to play at in Portland, OR actually had a "no death saves" sign. The Leo Daniels thing refers to this wacky classic arcade champion that holds the world record on Centipede I think? He was featured in the documentary "Chasing Ghosts." Anyways, he did this series of videos for expert village where he absolutely butchers common pinball techniques. Here's the link, the "death save" explanation being at the end: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRs6xH-msc[/url] Here's Leo Daniel's interpretation of a drop catch: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J32HXfIL0vo[/url] [/QUOTE]
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