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<blockquote data-quote="Zombie Aladdin" data-source="post: 146025" data-attributes="member: 4242"><p>I really like <em>The Sopranos</em>. When it's working properly, it's wonderful, and I've never seen the show (I don't have HBO because I don't feel like paying extra to watch it). Problem is that the only thing that can be broken that won't wreck the game is the stripper on the pole. (I go for the safe, as you get an extra ball around your third promotion or so. I also try to use Stugots Multiball to get the shots necessary to start Bada Bing! Multiball.) The strange trajectory of the ball, I would bet, is a tiny, microscopic bump or dent near the flippers. Tiny, unnoticeable things like these can cause a butterfly effect on the ball's path and screw you up majorly.</p><p></p><p>It's a real problem if you can only find one of a particular machine, and it's in miserable condition, even more so when the operator doesn't care or doesn't know how to fix it. For that <em>Sopranos</em> to be in that condition indicates one of the above, and they will likely only last at that truck stop until someone comes in offering to buy the machines from the operator. As for the <em>Big Buck Hunter Pro</em>, I've heard that buzzing sound. A pinball macine can last for quite a while if it's the same buzzing sound as I'm thinking of. A <em>Lord of the Rings</em> I've played has it coming out of both flipper buttons, and it's been in stable condition otherwise for at least months.</p><p></p><p>The deal with those truck drivers, of course, is that they're not interested in pinball. They want to watch TV and take a break, as truck driving is a stressful and demanding line of work, and they can't watch TV while on the job. Whoever decided the pinball machines should be there (both in terms of where they're placed in the building and that they're there at all) didn't account for those who just watched to watch TV. Clearly, the operator intends for people to play them but didn't think about the consequences of the machines being at a high volume and near a TV.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, so they ARE the territorial type who refuse to share. Those guys are incredibly annoying but harmless. I've dealt with these people before too. Chances are they're not going to take it up with management because they know they're going to lose, which is why someone else has to. (That is, they know what they're doing is selfish and rude, but they don't care.)</p><p></p><p>Do they do this for the non-pinball machines too, like video games and air hockey and such?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zombie Aladdin, post: 146025, member: 4242"] I really like [i]The Sopranos[/i]. When it's working properly, it's wonderful, and I've never seen the show (I don't have HBO because I don't feel like paying extra to watch it). Problem is that the only thing that can be broken that won't wreck the game is the stripper on the pole. (I go for the safe, as you get an extra ball around your third promotion or so. I also try to use Stugots Multiball to get the shots necessary to start Bada Bing! Multiball.) The strange trajectory of the ball, I would bet, is a tiny, microscopic bump or dent near the flippers. Tiny, unnoticeable things like these can cause a butterfly effect on the ball's path and screw you up majorly. It's a real problem if you can only find one of a particular machine, and it's in miserable condition, even more so when the operator doesn't care or doesn't know how to fix it. For that [i]Sopranos[/i] to be in that condition indicates one of the above, and they will likely only last at that truck stop until someone comes in offering to buy the machines from the operator. As for the [i]Big Buck Hunter Pro[/i], I've heard that buzzing sound. A pinball macine can last for quite a while if it's the same buzzing sound as I'm thinking of. A [i]Lord of the Rings[/i] I've played has it coming out of both flipper buttons, and it's been in stable condition otherwise for at least months. The deal with those truck drivers, of course, is that they're not interested in pinball. They want to watch TV and take a break, as truck driving is a stressful and demanding line of work, and they can't watch TV while on the job. Whoever decided the pinball machines should be there (both in terms of where they're placed in the building and that they're there at all) didn't account for those who just watched to watch TV. Clearly, the operator intends for people to play them but didn't think about the consequences of the machines being at a high volume and near a TV. Ah, so they ARE the territorial type who refuse to share. Those guys are incredibly annoying but harmless. I've dealt with these people before too. Chances are they're not going to take it up with management because they know they're going to lose, which is why someone else has to. (That is, they know what they're doing is selfish and rude, but they don't care.) Do they do this for the non-pinball machines too, like video games and air hockey and such? [/QUOTE]
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