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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 144482" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>Alright, wanna know all the tables we had available to play?</p><p></p><p>Let's start on the main wall, left to right...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]123[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Guns 'N Roses*</p><p>Star Wars (Data East)*</p><p>Godzilla*</p><p>Lost in Space*</p><p>Apollo 13*</p><p>White Water</p><p>The Shadow</p><p>Creature from the Black Lagoon*</p><p>Star Trek: The Next Generation</p><p>Theatre of Magic</p><p>Congo*</p><p>Tales of the Arabian Nights*</p><p>Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure*</p><p>Medieval Madness*</p><p>Cactus Canyon*</p><p>Attack From Mars</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]124[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>On the east wall, where AFM was, we had...</p><p></p><p>Cirqus Voltaire</p><p>Twilight Zone</p><p>Doctor Who*</p><p>World Cup Soccer '94</p><p></p><p>Opposite those 4 were these three...</p><p></p><p>Water World*</p><p>Riverboat Gambler</p><p>Stargate*</p><p></p><p>Back to back with those three were 3 tables from companies I'm not familiar with. Unfortunately I only caught the name of two, and none of them were turned on to play.</p><p></p><p>Grand Prix</p><p>U-Boat 65</p><p>Unknown</p><p></p><p>Opposite the main wall to the south, the Stern wall.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]125[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Star Trek LE</p><p>AC/DC LE*</p><p>Lord of the Rings LE</p><p>Tron LE</p><p>Metallica LE*</p><p></p><p>On the east wall 4 more tables that weren't turned on for play...</p><p></p><p>Spooky</p><p>Hot Wheels</p><p>Farfalla</p><p>Verne's World</p><p></p><p>Outside the arcade, there was a small room converted into a mini arcade. He had a cool display cabinet filled with miniature tables (4" in length) of a lot of the actual machines. He also had an Aliens Extinction video game in there along with the following...</p><p></p><p>Sexy Girl (2 of 'em)</p><p>Paragon*</p><p>Flash Gordon*</p><p>Embryon*</p><p></p><p>There was one other that like Sexy Girl, had a screen set into the playfield but I completely forget what it was.</p><p></p><p>Out in the living room, 3 more tables were set up just for the tourney...</p><p></p><p>X-Men LE*</p><p>Ford Mustang* (not an LE, unsure if Pro or Premium)</p><p>Sleic Pin-BALL*</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]126[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I put an * next to all the tables I got a chance to play at least once on. I made a point to jump on machines I normally would pass up in favor of favorites, and hit 22 in total.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned before, these tables were all in amazing condition. There might of been an issue here and there, like Creature was wildly out of level, or the way X-Men kicked out, but that's it. I did come away with some thoughts...</p><p></p><p>G'n'R is a kick. It was the first table I played when I walked in, and I could have played it for a long while if there weren't everything else calling to me. That's saying something too, as I loathe how Data East machines play.</p><p></p><p>I hate the way playfield artwork looks on Sega tables. It's like playing on top of a poster, not an actual wood playfield. There's just nothing pleasing about it. Say what you will about Stern and photoshop, because Sega makes those look like art.</p><p></p><p>I really badly wanted to see the 13 ball multiball on Apollo 13. The game play itself was doing nothing for me, but then I found the shot that would trigger the ball madness. Lemme just say, when it started I gave out an audible laugh. You can't help but feel joy having that many balls on the table at the same time, even if it's just lunacy. Of all the tables I played that day, that particular moment was my favorite.</p><p></p><p>So Water World and Stargate. As much hate as I dump on Gottlieb, everyone is always bringing up Stargate at least. Know what I say? NO. Stop. Blech. Both were ugly, crowded, had weird shots, and I got no enjoyment. </p><p></p><p>Speaking of ugly, those Zaccarria machines. The plastic they use on them looks of the same quality you'd find on knock off kids toys made in Tijuana. The colors are horrendous, as is the theme integration. I've played Farfalla at a different location, so I can say I didn't much enjoy the game play either with that one. I wish I could have played Verne's World, as it had some interesting things going for it even while failing at others.</p><p></p><p>So there you have it. Good times, all machines on free play, and I fell right in the middle of the pack for the tourney. Not too often you get to go to a place that has as many machines as in your TPA collection! No idea what next month has in store, but I'm sure I'm gonna start repeating locations from last year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 144482, member: 134"] Alright, wanna know all the tables we had available to play? Let's start on the main wall, left to right... [ATTACH=CONFIG]123._xfImport[/ATTACH] Guns 'N Roses* Star Wars (Data East)* Godzilla* Lost in Space* Apollo 13* White Water The Shadow Creature from the Black Lagoon* Star Trek: The Next Generation Theatre of Magic Congo* Tales of the Arabian Nights* Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure* Medieval Madness* Cactus Canyon* Attack From Mars [ATTACH=CONFIG]124._xfImport[/ATTACH] On the east wall, where AFM was, we had... Cirqus Voltaire Twilight Zone Doctor Who* World Cup Soccer '94 Opposite those 4 were these three... Water World* Riverboat Gambler Stargate* Back to back with those three were 3 tables from companies I'm not familiar with. Unfortunately I only caught the name of two, and none of them were turned on to play. Grand Prix U-Boat 65 Unknown Opposite the main wall to the south, the Stern wall. [ATTACH=CONFIG]125._xfImport[/ATTACH] Star Trek LE AC/DC LE* Lord of the Rings LE Tron LE Metallica LE* On the east wall 4 more tables that weren't turned on for play... Spooky Hot Wheels Farfalla Verne's World Outside the arcade, there was a small room converted into a mini arcade. He had a cool display cabinet filled with miniature tables (4" in length) of a lot of the actual machines. He also had an Aliens Extinction video game in there along with the following... Sexy Girl (2 of 'em) Paragon* Flash Gordon* Embryon* There was one other that like Sexy Girl, had a screen set into the playfield but I completely forget what it was. Out in the living room, 3 more tables were set up just for the tourney... X-Men LE* Ford Mustang* (not an LE, unsure if Pro or Premium) Sleic Pin-BALL* [ATTACH=CONFIG]126._xfImport[/ATTACH] I put an * next to all the tables I got a chance to play at least once on. I made a point to jump on machines I normally would pass up in favor of favorites, and hit 22 in total. As I mentioned before, these tables were all in amazing condition. There might of been an issue here and there, like Creature was wildly out of level, or the way X-Men kicked out, but that's it. I did come away with some thoughts... G'n'R is a kick. It was the first table I played when I walked in, and I could have played it for a long while if there weren't everything else calling to me. That's saying something too, as I loathe how Data East machines play. I hate the way playfield artwork looks on Sega tables. It's like playing on top of a poster, not an actual wood playfield. There's just nothing pleasing about it. Say what you will about Stern and photoshop, because Sega makes those look like art. I really badly wanted to see the 13 ball multiball on Apollo 13. The game play itself was doing nothing for me, but then I found the shot that would trigger the ball madness. Lemme just say, when it started I gave out an audible laugh. You can't help but feel joy having that many balls on the table at the same time, even if it's just lunacy. Of all the tables I played that day, that particular moment was my favorite. So Water World and Stargate. As much hate as I dump on Gottlieb, everyone is always bringing up Stargate at least. Know what I say? NO. Stop. Blech. Both were ugly, crowded, had weird shots, and I got no enjoyment. Speaking of ugly, those Zaccarria machines. The plastic they use on them looks of the same quality you'd find on knock off kids toys made in Tijuana. The colors are horrendous, as is the theme integration. I've played Farfalla at a different location, so I can say I didn't much enjoy the game play either with that one. I wish I could have played Verne's World, as it had some interesting things going for it even while failing at others. So there you have it. Good times, all machines on free play, and I fell right in the middle of the pack for the tourney. Not too often you get to go to a place that has as many machines as in your TPA collection! No idea what next month has in store, but I'm sure I'm gonna start repeating locations from last year. [/QUOTE]
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