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can't undo on enter initials screen
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Stormchild
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- Jun 24, 2012
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In this case, it's not about realism. The original Black Hole didn't have a high score listing, so it wasn't even possible to enter your initials on it. Same goes for Gorgar. Farsight will have to add a backspace function to its initials entry interface at some point.
brakel
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- Apr 27, 2012
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Yes, obviously any table that didn't have a DMD didn't have a high score. I was just saying that in my experience tables that did have a high score did not have a way to delete a letter or backspace. I got caught by that a couple of times in the arcade.
I fail to understand why they have to add a backspace function.
The Doctor
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there are plenty of tables without DMDs that have a high score.. what are you on about?
Many tables in the early SS era have high scores, but inputting initials wasn't possible until the introduction of alpha numeric scoreboards, which first appeared in 1985. That still is no excuse, as most tables that do support high scores have an erase option. I also hate that chime sound that plays on all tables, whether the real table supports initials or not. They should only use that on tables that don't have sound on their own during entry.
brakel
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I don't recall a table that had a way to enter initals for a high score that didn't have a DMD. But my memory could be faulty.
- Mar 17, 2012
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Those with the 16-character alphanumeric displays (Funhouse, Whirlwind, Bride of Pinbot, et al) all do. I can't remember whether the older alphanumerics like Pinbot support initial entry or not. I was never good enough at the physical versions of the older tables to crack into the high score lists.
Mike Reitmeyer
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- Mar 13, 2012
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My dad owned Pin*Bot, I remember playing it as a teen and I'm pretty sure it had initials, even though I don't remember getting my name in the high scores often
Mike Reitmeyer
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We don't currently have Pin*Bot machine here and unfortunatly my dad sold his.
No, it didn't have an alphanumeric display.Would be easy to check on your local machine there Mike?
I also think I remember Space Shuttle having initals entry.
bavelb
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No pinbot? ...thats a shame! Think I'd like to play that table irl.
Does this mean we won't see it in TPA anytime soon?
Mike Reitmeyer
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Since it's the first table I remember playing it's one of my favorites. It's also a shame my dad sold his for $500. It was in really good shape too.
We plan to get a Pin*Bot in, and I know it's on the schedule, I just can't say when yet.
Somebody got a really good deal.Since it's the first table I remember playing it's one of my favorites. It's also a shame my dad sold his for $500. It was in really good shape too.
I've never seen a pin with high-score capability that didn't have a backspace button.