I've had some time with HH and I enjoy it. Black Hole vs Haunted House? I'm leaning towards HH myself. As for golf themed tables they aren't at the top of my list but I certainly enjoy Tee'd Off more than No Good Gophers, by far. I'm happy with this table pack release.
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Haunted House & Tee'd Off
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Gorgar
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+1. Although I can't decide between Black Hole and Haunted House myself. I am leaning toward Haunted House, but only because it is a newer release and I haven't played it as much.
grashopper
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Why isn't the tee'd off not playing more than one player on the bug list?
Mark Miwurdz
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13.8b on Tee'd Off. Take the pain!
Baramos
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I actually really really like both of these tables. In fact I think I like Tee'd Off more than No Good Gofers (I know, heresy), not that they play TOO similarly (they do both have that ramp into the whole thing, but not a lot of similarities otherwise other than the theme).
Haunted House's center-right outlane drove me nuts the first few times I played it, though.
EDIT: Black Hole is much more of a solid game than Haunted House, in my opinion, but HH is just fun theming. Black Hole is definitely more of a game you play to really PLAY pinball, though. HH you just have fun with.
Haunted House's center-right outlane drove me nuts the first few times I played it, though.
EDIT: Black Hole is much more of a solid game than Haunted House, in my opinion, but HH is just fun theming. Black Hole is definitely more of a game you play to really PLAY pinball, though. HH you just have fun with.
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Excellent shooting.
I finally broke the billion mark myself. It's surprising what a couple super jackpots will do to your final score.
As to HH or BH I get bored of BH pretty quickly as the path to high(er) score seems to be a whole lot of lower playfield time; especially working those left hand drops and the pop bumper. Whereas HH provides a bit more variety with three playfields, plus the lower playfield doesn't have that added tension of knowing that you could mess up and lose your ball, which definitely helps maintain focus somewhat.
shogun00
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Indeed! One thing that Gottilieb had going for them was their unique gimmicks they had on their tables.
The very first Gottilieb table that I ever played was "Lights Camera Action" at the arcade. Not only did you have the cool animatronics in the backglass, but they also used upkickers with metal defectors to make the ball jump like an stunt-man (playing with the theme) and the two spotlights on the top of the backbox was really neat.
Those gimmicks really draw you into their tables. However, after the gimmick fades off, the table itself kind of gets dull. Williams/Bally tables had that long lasting effect. You can replay the table so many times and you rarely get bored with them.
To be honest, the theme doesn't even feel the same to me.
Tee'd Off feels like Caddy Shack, while No Good Gophers reminds me of a combination of Chip & Dale (those two chipmunks) and a couple episodes of Loony Tunes.
Buzz reminds me of Chip (the black nose smart one) and Budd reminds of Dale (the red nose stupid one). A couple of episodes of Loony Tunes had two gofers causing trouble at the golf course, including using TNT. I remember an episode of Chip & Dale did the same thing at the golf coarse.
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Espy
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Went back to Black Hole to compare it to Haunted House. I don't see how HH is better. It's a huge drain monster, you can't cradle safely on almost any of the flippers, and staying in the lower playfield is very difficult due to the unfair outlane. There is no satisfaction in the lower playfield either, you just have a line of drop targets. Same for the main playfield, not much to shoot for and not much reward for doing so. Black Hole, on the other hand, only has the centre drain and an easily avoidable outlane (okay you can drain from the lower playfield but that's only if you're not careful), and the lower playfield is really satisfying with a lot to shoot for, and watching your score fly when you have a huge multiplier and BLACK HOLE lit is very rewarding, moreso with multiball. I got some enjoyment out of HH but BH is where it's at for me. I find it weird that HH came out a year after BH as it feels a lot more primitive.
brakel
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I think Black Hole seems newer because of stylistic design. The lighting, colors and design of Haunted House are very traditional pinball design of its time. Black Hole's lighting, colors, overall design and even sounds were designed to give it a sci-fi feel in keeping with its outer space theme. The design of Black Hole was much different than the norm for pinball machines of that or any other era.
SKILL_SHOT
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got the ball stuck with the target ball on TO then the table freaked out 
ER777
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Annoying? No way. I love the mini playfields below the table.
brakel
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I find them annoying also. I'd like them better if they weren't reversed.
There will be next to nothing in the PS store for some time. Early adopters tend to buy a lot of software. For this reason alone it could be a hit and find a new market. I'll go as far as to say outsell ps3 version. Not joking. Problem with pinball arcade and many late xbla/psn releases is they get lost in the shuffle. Early Xbla games sold in the millions whereas these days anything that's not Minecraft typically sells in the tens of thousands. Pinball Arcade included.
Surprised to see lots of Teed Off love in here. I'm not allowed to say anything more negative about it , so I'll just be nice and say it's not for me. Haunted House grows on you. I enjoyed it more than Black Hole, and I find myself coming back to it often.
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