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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Hunt" data-source="post: 58594" data-attributes="member: 1600"><p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ob7akh4v95s3cfr/APE%202013-02-24_14-35-42_29.jpg" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/ob7akh4v95s3cfr/APE 2013-02-24_14-35-42_29.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>The APE was amazing! There were no fewer than fourteen tables from the current TPA line-up of 24, and while there was a good crowd, I only had to wait once or twice to get on a table. And for the most part the games were in excellent condition. </p><p></p><p>The pins were in four main areas. The first room had four gleaming Stern machines along one wall, and then five machines that were reserved for tournament play - Gottlieb's Jack in the Box from 1973, AC/DC Premium, a Pin·bot that looked immaculate, Stern's new Avengers Pro, and a beautiful Bally Star Trek from 1979. I didn't play any of these tables yesterday, but I got to play both Jack in the Box and Pin·bot at the Silveball Museum last month, and I played the Let There Be Rock LE AC/DC in North Carolina a week later on the same trip.</p><p></p><p>The next room had nine EM's in it, the oldest of which was Williams' "Oh Boy" from 1964, but the best playing tables were both 1976 issues from Williams - Grand Prix and Aztec. Another highlight from that room was Bally's Bon Voyage from 1974, which is a bit of a dud as far as gameplay is concerned, but features backglass art from Dave Christensen that is as good as any in pinball. (If they let me post PICS I would. I have HUNDREDS of great pics in fact.)</p><p></p><p>So the first two rooms were like appetizers, but the next room had a fantastic collection of early solid state games (although there were a few Bally EM's in here too, including a Capt. Fantastic and a Monte Carlo, but they were in pretty rough shape.) Genie was here, looking and playing beautifully. The one I saw at Silverball played a little floaty, but this one seemed brisker, and it was a joy to get the ball into the upper playfield and have it stay there a little while! Gorgar was in there too, along with Black Knight, and Firepower, which looked absolutely amazing and played great. I got multi-ball going more than once on that table. Also in the room, and looking and sounding incredible was Centaur. And nearby I got great games out of Paragon, Pokerino, Nitro Ground Shaker, Joker Poker, and Fathom. Another high point was seeing an example of Stern's Orbitor 1 in great shape. It had the add-on speech package which was a riot to listen to, and was a blast watching the ball loop around and even behind the flippers before returning to play.</p><p></p><p>The last room was the big one, and I'll get to that in a follow-up post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert Hunt, post: 58594, member: 1600"] [url]https://www.dropbox.com/s/ob7akh4v95s3cfr/APE%202013-02-24_14-35-42_29.jpg[/url] The APE was amazing! There were no fewer than fourteen tables from the current TPA line-up of 24, and while there was a good crowd, I only had to wait once or twice to get on a table. And for the most part the games were in excellent condition. The pins were in four main areas. The first room had four gleaming Stern machines along one wall, and then five machines that were reserved for tournament play - Gottlieb's Jack in the Box from 1973, AC/DC Premium, a Pin·bot that looked immaculate, Stern's new Avengers Pro, and a beautiful Bally Star Trek from 1979. I didn't play any of these tables yesterday, but I got to play both Jack in the Box and Pin·bot at the Silveball Museum last month, and I played the Let There Be Rock LE AC/DC in North Carolina a week later on the same trip. The next room had nine EM's in it, the oldest of which was Williams' "Oh Boy" from 1964, but the best playing tables were both 1976 issues from Williams - Grand Prix and Aztec. Another highlight from that room was Bally's Bon Voyage from 1974, which is a bit of a dud as far as gameplay is concerned, but features backglass art from Dave Christensen that is as good as any in pinball. (If they let me post PICS I would. I have HUNDREDS of great pics in fact.) So the first two rooms were like appetizers, but the next room had a fantastic collection of early solid state games (although there were a few Bally EM's in here too, including a Capt. Fantastic and a Monte Carlo, but they were in pretty rough shape.) Genie was here, looking and playing beautifully. The one I saw at Silverball played a little floaty, but this one seemed brisker, and it was a joy to get the ball into the upper playfield and have it stay there a little while! Gorgar was in there too, along with Black Knight, and Firepower, which looked absolutely amazing and played great. I got multi-ball going more than once on that table. Also in the room, and looking and sounding incredible was Centaur. And nearby I got great games out of Paragon, Pokerino, Nitro Ground Shaker, Joker Poker, and Fathom. Another high point was seeing an example of Stern's Orbitor 1 in great shape. It had the add-on speech package which was a riot to listen to, and was a blast watching the ball loop around and even behind the flippers before returning to play. The last room was the big one, and I'll get to that in a follow-up post. [/QUOTE]
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