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Kolchak , bloody hell 100% , how good would that be , example 1 EM from Bally , 1 from Williams then an old Stern the 3rd .
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Kolchak357
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Kolchak , bloody hell 100% , how good would that be , example 1 EM from Bally , 1 from Williams then an old Stern the 3rd .
How about Gottlieb Spirit Of 76, Gottlieb Buccaneer, and Stern Seawitch? What do ya think of those three Wolfy?
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A man of taste.
Abra Ca Dabra
Capt. Card
Dimension
Joker Poker
Volley
We need those to round out drop target EM heaven in TPA, with El Dorado and Big Shot.
wolfson
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oh yes ,great bunch , you forget how many there are out there !!!
did you notice above , I put Williams and Bally , it was early morning my brain was scattered , what an absolute Galah I am !!!
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I remember back in the early days of TPA on the podcast, we did a segment where we went around the circle and each talked about the pin we wanted to see most in TPA and my answer was Abra Ca Dabra. I think the other guys thought I was kinda nuts for saying it heh. I recently gone through Vegas and it was the pin I played the most at the PHOF. I've always been a drop target nut, and it doesn't get much better than that.
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I'm a bit surprised Royal Flush doesn't get more love around here. Always been one of my favs.
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If Farsight asked for a vote of the top 2 EM's I would want Abra Ca Dabra and Royal Flush would be at the top of my list. Other ones I wouldn't mind seeing are World Fair, Cross Town, Surfer(2p)/Surf Champ(4p) and Atlantis.
If Zen ever did any EM's for the Williams' collection I would hope for Space Mission and Grand Prix, though I know Wizard! and Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy will get a lot of requests, Nip-It was brought up in the Blahcade podcast as well.
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Citizen
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did you notice above , I put Williams and Bally , it was early morning my brain was scattered , what an absolute Galah I am !!!
Just means that now I have to ask Zen for Grand Prix and Four Million B.C.
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Great drop game. I was just sticking with 10+ drops with my previous list, but there are plenty of fantastic games with less.
If they want to stick with SS games they could still give us Joker Poker and Mylstar's Royal Flush Deluxe.
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I’d gues the lack of Royal Flush love is because it can play so mean. That game loves to throw house balls at ya. But it is such a classic layout. Would be a great pick. The kind of pin you’d love to own.
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Triple Action is a cool, fun, somewhat overlooked Williams EM. Has a neat spinning post feature in the center, like the TOTAN lamp, and even has a partially Arabian theme. It's an interesting look at how Williams evolved from the EM to SS era. And it's a nice brutal game too.
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Just goes to show that there's a goldmine to select from, eh?
Yeah, I'd be totally cool with the SS version too.
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Just goes to show that there's a goldmine to select from, eh?
Yeah, I'd be totally cool with the SS version too.
Royal Flush + Joker Poker would be an insane pairing.
Top five Gottliebs to do first that seem to be my and several others favorites (not in any order):
Spirit of 76, Royal Flush, Atlantis, Surf Champ, Abracadabra.
A symmetrical multi-player, two asymmetric multi-player, a symmetric single player and an asymmetric single player. Five classics that cover a lot of classic layouts.
For that group, I'd pay $20 for the pack. Heck, I'd pay $50 or more for those. I really want them.
Concerning Royal Flush, it took me a while to get the hang of it. It's not that it has a lot of house balls, it's just that every desirable shot is a death shot. It's so perfectly laid out for that result that it constantly makes me laugh. You have to play somewhat counter intuitively and know which shots are safe from each flipper. And you don't want to hit those drop targets first, which also makes it funny.
On the 60's games, I always felt they're unlikely but I'm glad to see Crosstown mentioned. That and Majorettes are my two favorite 60's EM's.
I also wouldn't mind Ace High, but not above the previous five mentioned.
Spirit of 76, Royal Flush, Atlantis, Surf Champ, Abracadabra.
A symmetrical multi-player, two asymmetric multi-player, a symmetric single player and an asymmetric single player. Five classics that cover a lot of classic layouts.
For that group, I'd pay $20 for the pack. Heck, I'd pay $50 or more for those. I really want them.
Concerning Royal Flush, it took me a while to get the hang of it. It's not that it has a lot of house balls, it's just that every desirable shot is a death shot. It's so perfectly laid out for that result that it constantly makes me laugh. You have to play somewhat counter intuitively and know which shots are safe from each flipper. And you don't want to hit those drop targets first, which also makes it funny.
On the 60's games, I always felt they're unlikely but I'm glad to see Crosstown mentioned. That and Majorettes are my two favorite 60's EM's.
I also wouldn't mind Ace High, but not above the previous five mentioned.
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To be honest, it has been awhile since I’ve played Royal Flush so maybe it’s not quite as fun as I remember. I am kind of a sucker for ball-busting pins though heh.
I used to play it at the amusement park as a kid. Haven’t seen too many since then (Don’t recall playing it in Vegas or at the SoCal Arcade Expo, but it was surely there. Just way too many oldies to play so I barely scratched the surface).
I used to play it at the amusement park as a kid. Haven’t seen too many since then (Don’t recall playing it in Vegas or at the SoCal Arcade Expo, but it was surely there. Just way too many oldies to play so I barely scratched the surface).
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