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<blockquote data-quote="Crawley" data-source="post: 224569" data-attributes="member: 2300"><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0666.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0666.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>This was a neat surprise - and probably my highlight from the show. A Q-Bert. I've never seen one before and always want to try it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0667.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0667.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The game is pretty bizarre but so is the table layout. </p><p></p><p>It isn't the deepest game. You basically try and complete the cube in the center of the table by making specific shots on the table. The layout is actually pretty cramped. The ball is constantly being directed towards that center portion of the table so it makes the table feel a bit cramped. I never felt there was good flow on it. </p><p></p><p>But the oddest thing about the table...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0668.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0668.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>...is the flipper layout. </p><p></p><p>You have the two upper flippers, which function normally, and then the two bottom flippers. The two bottom flippers basically are there to save the ball. If the ball goes straight down the middle there's a chance it'll fall to the left/right of the center lane and you can bat the ball back in to play. Same with those bottom left/right lanes. You can just bat the ball back in to play - and I was able to do that quite a lot. </p><p></p><p>The other odd thing about the bottom flippers are they trigger opposite to what you press. So if you press the left flipper button the bottom right flipper will trigger. It's too confusion so the Pro Tip I can give is just hit both flipper buttons when you need to bat it with the bottom flippers. </p><p></p><p>Glad I got to play this game though. Was very curious about it. But my takeaway is its not much fun.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0696.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0696.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Speaking of not much fun...hiyo!</p><p></p><p>Wow an actual Goin' Nuts. I was actually kinda pumped to see this as there's only 10 of these around. </p><p></p><p>Man did I want to play that game. But this guy you see in the picture there he was playing it. So I went and played another table and circled back. And he was still playing it. So I went off and played two other tables and came back. And he was still playing it. So I played a few more tables and came back and he was still playing it! He was actually going nuts over the table. </p><p></p><p>Long story short I was finally able to play it much later sometime after he cracked. One of the flippers was working 50% of the time but otherwise was fine and I did ok on it. </p><p></p><p>But this game is not good in TPA and not good in real life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crawley, post: 224569, member: 2300"] [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0666.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0666.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This was a neat surprise - and probably my highlight from the show. A Q-Bert. I've never seen one before and always want to try it. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0667.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0667.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The game is pretty bizarre but so is the table layout. It isn't the deepest game. You basically try and complete the cube in the center of the table by making specific shots on the table. The layout is actually pretty cramped. The ball is constantly being directed towards that center portion of the table so it makes the table feel a bit cramped. I never felt there was good flow on it. But the oddest thing about the table... [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0668.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0668.jpg[/IMG][/URL] ...is the flipper layout. You have the two upper flippers, which function normally, and then the two bottom flippers. The two bottom flippers basically are there to save the ball. If the ball goes straight down the middle there's a chance it'll fall to the left/right of the center lane and you can bat the ball back in to play. Same with those bottom left/right lanes. You can just bat the ball back in to play - and I was able to do that quite a lot. The other odd thing about the bottom flippers are they trigger opposite to what you press. So if you press the left flipper button the bottom right flipper will trigger. It's too confusion so the Pro Tip I can give is just hit both flipper buttons when you need to bat it with the bottom flippers. Glad I got to play this game though. Was very curious about it. But my takeaway is its not much fun. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0696.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0696.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Speaking of not much fun...hiyo! Wow an actual Goin' Nuts. I was actually kinda pumped to see this as there's only 10 of these around. Man did I want to play that game. But this guy you see in the picture there he was playing it. So I went and played another table and circled back. And he was still playing it. So I went off and played two other tables and came back. And he was still playing it. So I played a few more tables and came back and he was still playing it! He was actually going nuts over the table. Long story short I was finally able to play it much later sometime after he cracked. One of the flippers was working 50% of the time but otherwise was fine and I did ok on it. But this game is not good in TPA and not good in real life. [/QUOTE]
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