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<blockquote data-quote="Crawley" data-source="post: 164470" data-attributes="member: 2300"><p>The pinball machines were in decent condition. Space Shuttle played great but one of the rollovers wasn't registering - no biggie. A GI light in the top portion of Black Knight was out so made it difficult to see up there but not a huge deal. There were some other rough edges to Black Knight but still very playable. Blackout wasn't bad either. It was the first time I've played that game. It reminded me a lot of Firepower and was just as unforgiving. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/5.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Bugs Bunny was probably the best conditioned table there. And I hadn't played that one before either. It was fun but a bit boring as there wasn't a lot to do. The table is kinda split and two and you're mainly playing in one section where there's not a whole lot to do - plus no multiball. So I got bored of it after a few games. </p><p></p><p>Xenon I didn't play all that much. I've played it before but really need to look at the rules on that one closer as I never know what to do on it. It played fine though. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/6.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The absolute best table for me was Fire!. I hadn't played this table before either and wow its so much fun! I'm guessing it's based on The Great Chicago fire from the late 1800's. Basically you have to put out the fires that spreading around the city. To do that you have to hit specific targets that are flicking with the fire icon. There's targets to the left/right of the table, and at the very top of the table too. At the same time you need to rescue people trapped in buildings which means trying to get up two ramps that are on either side of the upper playfield - tough to get up there. If that wasn't enough there's a ladder, that forms a ramp, in the top center of the table used to rescue people too. But that ramp is only up for a few seconds so there's a lot of pressure to get to it. And that's not all. the loops on either side of the table also have temporary ramps that will come down that will lock for multiball. </p><p></p><p>Its just a blast to play as you always feel like you're behind in trying to keep the fire from spreading. Plus it has this awesome, and very loud, bell which dings at the end of the ball when you have a 2x score. So if you have 5x you hear five loud dings. It made me feel so good each time that bell would start dinging after loosing a ball evaporating and ill will I had at actually losing the ball.</p><p></p><p>I spent a ton of time playing game after game of Fire! and looking forward to playing a lot more in the future.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/7.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>But of course pinball wasn't all I played. I also played quite a few video games I hadn't played in years. They had this mint Xenophone game which I really loved back in the 80s. It was nice to play it without having to pump quarter after quarter in it to continue. Played Defender for the first time in a long time - and boy I suck. The controls for that game were no intuitive and I don't think I got used to it. Forgot how fun Tempest was with the knob controller. It was great to play Jr Pac Man again, probably my favorite of the Pac Man series - man that game is fast though. And even played Stratovox, an early 80's Galaxian close that I probably hadn't played since the early 80s but recalled immediately when I saw it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>There were plenty of racing games that it had kinda its own section. There were a few sit-down racers like this 2-player VR Racing - which I didn't realize was two players till I started a game. Oh well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crawley, post: 164470, member: 2300"] The pinball machines were in decent condition. Space Shuttle played great but one of the rollovers wasn't registering - no biggie. A GI light in the top portion of Black Knight was out so made it difficult to see up there but not a huge deal. There were some other rough edges to Black Knight but still very playable. Blackout wasn't bad either. It was the first time I've played that game. It reminded me a lot of Firepower and was just as unforgiving. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/5.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Bugs Bunny was probably the best conditioned table there. And I hadn't played that one before either. It was fun but a bit boring as there wasn't a lot to do. The table is kinda split and two and you're mainly playing in one section where there's not a whole lot to do - plus no multiball. So I got bored of it after a few games. Xenon I didn't play all that much. I've played it before but really need to look at the rules on that one closer as I never know what to do on it. It played fine though. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/6.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The absolute best table for me was Fire!. I hadn't played this table before either and wow its so much fun! I'm guessing it's based on The Great Chicago fire from the late 1800's. Basically you have to put out the fires that spreading around the city. To do that you have to hit specific targets that are flicking with the fire icon. There's targets to the left/right of the table, and at the very top of the table too. At the same time you need to rescue people trapped in buildings which means trying to get up two ramps that are on either side of the upper playfield - tough to get up there. If that wasn't enough there's a ladder, that forms a ramp, in the top center of the table used to rescue people too. But that ramp is only up for a few seconds so there's a lot of pressure to get to it. And that's not all. the loops on either side of the table also have temporary ramps that will come down that will lock for multiball. Its just a blast to play as you always feel like you're behind in trying to keep the fire from spreading. Plus it has this awesome, and very loud, bell which dings at the end of the ball when you have a 2x score. So if you have 5x you hear five loud dings. It made me feel so good each time that bell would start dinging after loosing a ball evaporating and ill will I had at actually losing the ball. I spent a ton of time playing game after game of Fire! and looking forward to playing a lot more in the future. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/7.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/7.jpg[/IMG][/URL] But of course pinball wasn't all I played. I also played quite a few video games I hadn't played in years. They had this mint Xenophone game which I really loved back in the 80s. It was nice to play it without having to pump quarter after quarter in it to continue. Played Defender for the first time in a long time - and boy I suck. The controls for that game were no intuitive and I don't think I got used to it. Forgot how fun Tempest was with the knob controller. It was great to play Jr Pac Man again, probably my favorite of the Pac Man series - man that game is fast though. And even played Stratovox, an early 80's Galaxian close that I probably hadn't played since the early 80s but recalled immediately when I saw it. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Underground%20Retrocade/8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Underground%20Retrocade/8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] There were plenty of racing games that it had kinda its own section. There were a few sit-down racers like this 2-player VR Racing - which I didn't realize was two players till I started a game. Oh well. [/QUOTE]
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