Seconding this request. I keep my playfield monitor in landscape mode to play Visual Pinball, and I would prefer not having to manually rotate the orientation every time I play TPA. Zen's implementation of this is exactly what you guys should do (see also, their DMD positioning.)
For games with really obtuse angle shots, this could potentially give you better set-up than coming from a full cradle, but I think it's too unpredictable to make it worth the risk of trying. So probably more a quirk than anything.
So funny, I don't think I've ever seen a tip stall last more than a moment or two, but it happened to me while playing an AC/DC Pro on location yesterday. I only held it for a few seconds, as I was in the middle of a hell of a ball, but it seemed like it would have hung out there indefinitely...
If that's true, it's only selectively enforced, if at all. I was in Charleston over the holidays and saw plenty of kids playing a TZ I found on location.
A recent article about the Pinball Gallery and the rise in popularity of pinball in general.
I'm in one of the pictures in the associated photo gallery as well.
Portrait mode is already there. Rotate your monitor's display to portrait then launch TPA through steam and select the configuration utility. Choose your resolution. Done.
If you don't mind sacrificing a few of the fancier features, building a mini cabinet can be pretty seriously cheap.
Get yourself a 22" 16:9 monitor for the playfield and a 17" 4:3 monitor for the backglass. Build a wooden box. Buy an iPac and however many buttons you want. Drill holes. Wire it...
I think the best way to approach TPA's rules is to start by getting all the Standard and Wizard goals, and using the targeted instruction segments as needed to check those off. Once those are done, you can reference the rules for any part of the table that wasn't covered by those rules.
This...
Congrats and welcome to the club! Three great pins to keep you busy. Wouldn't be surprised at all if Baywatch becomes your favorite of the three. People who haven't played it have no idea what a deep game lies beneath that theme.
And yeah, seconding a proper appliance dolly and a strong second...
About the same setup for me, but forgot an important one: On the airplane. Tray table down, tablet leaning against seat-back, hands holding controller under the tray.
That I was able to get all of the BH Wizard Goals on Xbox360 when this table was still broken is one of my proudest accomplishments in TPA.
Great read!
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