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<blockquote data-quote="Crawley" data-source="post: 224571" data-attributes="member: 2300"><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0682.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0682.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I've noticed this one has gotten a few mentions of late. It's the spiritual successor of Space Shuttle. </p><p></p><p>Lets take a closer look...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0683.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0683.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The table layout is pretty neat looking. Plenty of targets to shoot for. On the right side there's a ramp that's blocked by a drop down target - working similar to how the center ramp works in Space Shuttle. There's a neat circular space station toy at the top. And it has a nice sound package.</p><p></p><p>The one thing that kills it for me though are the slingshots. There's no lanes the ball can roll down where you can catch it on the flippers and gain control. Typically the ball is hitting the slingshots and putting the ball back in to play. When the ball goes to the flippers its usually going to fast where you can stop it. So there's little opportunity of actually controlling the ball. And that means all those lovely targets on the table you can't really aim at.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0693.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0693.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Lots of Gottliebs here. </p><p></p><p>I've seen Gold Wings at other shows but I don't think I've actually played. This one has a bit of an odd layout too.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0694.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0694.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>It looks like there's a lot going on in the table but it's actually kinda small since the table is split in two.</p><p></p><p>On the right side you have your two normal flippers but on the left you see a fair portion of the table is dedicated to just that one flipper - which is like a manual kick back that won't always save you. Splitting the table like this actually makes it feel a bit cramped with the right side table area - where you're mainly playing. The Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash game kinda makes the same mistake of splitting the table up.</p><p></p><p>The game was one of the ones that were in better shape so I was glad for that but I didn't get the hang of the table. So while I know I don't like the table I didn't come away disliking it. It was just a bit odd.</p><p></p><p>Ok I'm getting a bit bummed out here and its reflecting in my writing. So gonna stop here. Not sure if I'll head over tomorrow or not. Would like to check out the vendor hall and the Game of Thrones and Kiss tables but not sure I want to spent another $25 to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crawley, post: 224571, member: 2300"] [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0682.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0682.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I've noticed this one has gotten a few mentions of late. It's the spiritual successor of Space Shuttle. Lets take a closer look... [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0683.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0683.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The table layout is pretty neat looking. Plenty of targets to shoot for. On the right side there's a ramp that's blocked by a drop down target - working similar to how the center ramp works in Space Shuttle. There's a neat circular space station toy at the top. And it has a nice sound package. The one thing that kills it for me though are the slingshots. There's no lanes the ball can roll down where you can catch it on the flippers and gain control. Typically the ball is hitting the slingshots and putting the ball back in to play. When the ball goes to the flippers its usually going to fast where you can stop it. So there's little opportunity of actually controlling the ball. And that means all those lovely targets on the table you can't really aim at. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0693.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0693.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Lots of Gottliebs here. I've seen Gold Wings at other shows but I don't think I've actually played. This one has a bit of an odd layout too. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0694.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Chicago%20Pinball%20Expo%202015/IMG_0694.jpg[/IMG][/URL] It looks like there's a lot going on in the table but it's actually kinda small since the table is split in two. On the right side you have your two normal flippers but on the left you see a fair portion of the table is dedicated to just that one flipper - which is like a manual kick back that won't always save you. Splitting the table like this actually makes it feel a bit cramped with the right side table area - where you're mainly playing. The Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash game kinda makes the same mistake of splitting the table up. The game was one of the ones that were in better shape so I was glad for that but I didn't get the hang of the table. So while I know I don't like the table I didn't come away disliking it. It was just a bit odd. Ok I'm getting a bit bummed out here and its reflecting in my writing. So gonna stop here. Not sure if I'll head over tomorrow or not. Would like to check out the vendor hall and the Game of Thrones and Kiss tables but not sure I want to spent another $25 to do that. [/QUOTE]
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