SpiffyRob
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- May 5, 2012
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My 30th birthday was back in April, and my wife really wanted to do something special for me, so she contacted my friends and family and had them all chip in some cash to go towards a table:
This money, combined with some of my own, allowed me to purchase my first table: WWF Royal Rumble!
The table is in incredible condition. Only a few nicks on the cabinet, and the playfield and backglass are nearly flawless. There's a tiny bit of wear around the Start Mode holes, but I've got Cliffys on the way to cover/protect them. Most of the bulbs have been replaced with LEDs.
While I'd played the VP recreation of the game a fair amount prior to purchase, I'd never played the real table until I picked it up. It's a really solid game! There are a bunch of interesting historical notes around the creation of this game (licensing issues, coming and going of talent, etc etc.) but the thing I find most fascinating is that it was originally designed to be a standard sized game, and it was just before the design was finalized that it was turned into a widebody. As a result, there are two shots (Get Back in the Ring/Macho Man lanes) that are really tough to make because they're at such a flat angle. This, combined with the tightness of the Start Mode shots (they're maybe 66% as wide as the Electric Chair on Addams) plus the always hilarious Data East hold flipper penalties, makes it a really difficult game! I've probably put 100 or so plays on it in the two weeks I've had it, and I haven't reached the wizard mode or gotten the Super Jackpot yet (one drop target away!)
Nothing needed to be fixed upon delivery, but I've been cracking it open on a regular basis to get myself familiar with how to repair when the time comes. Once the Cliffys come I plan on doing a full teardown (need to do a partial to install them) and a full playfield clean/wax, at which point I'll put in the new ultra gloss balls I ordered.
All in all, owning my first machine has proven more amazing then I even could have expected. The only drawback so far (except for getting it upstairs!) is that it's made my mini virtual cab look pretty sad by comparison:
I know I'm never going to see this game in TPA because of the license, so I'm thrilled to own it!
This money, combined with some of my own, allowed me to purchase my first table: WWF Royal Rumble!
The table is in incredible condition. Only a few nicks on the cabinet, and the playfield and backglass are nearly flawless. There's a tiny bit of wear around the Start Mode holes, but I've got Cliffys on the way to cover/protect them. Most of the bulbs have been replaced with LEDs.
While I'd played the VP recreation of the game a fair amount prior to purchase, I'd never played the real table until I picked it up. It's a really solid game! There are a bunch of interesting historical notes around the creation of this game (licensing issues, coming and going of talent, etc etc.) but the thing I find most fascinating is that it was originally designed to be a standard sized game, and it was just before the design was finalized that it was turned into a widebody. As a result, there are two shots (Get Back in the Ring/Macho Man lanes) that are really tough to make because they're at such a flat angle. This, combined with the tightness of the Start Mode shots (they're maybe 66% as wide as the Electric Chair on Addams) plus the always hilarious Data East hold flipper penalties, makes it a really difficult game! I've probably put 100 or so plays on it in the two weeks I've had it, and I haven't reached the wizard mode or gotten the Super Jackpot yet (one drop target away!)
Nothing needed to be fixed upon delivery, but I've been cracking it open on a regular basis to get myself familiar with how to repair when the time comes. Once the Cliffys come I plan on doing a full teardown (need to do a partial to install them) and a full playfield clean/wax, at which point I'll put in the new ultra gloss balls I ordered.
All in all, owning my first machine has proven more amazing then I even could have expected. The only drawback so far (except for getting it upstairs!) is that it's made my mini virtual cab look pretty sad by comparison:
I know I'm never going to see this game in TPA because of the license, so I'm thrilled to own it!
