Pro Pinball

[Rudy]

Pin*Bot has one too I think, but it (like Whirlwind) is too low to actually save any balls barring a minor miracle.

In fact, I think Terminator 2 is the only table which has a centre post that helps the player more than it hinders them.

 

[Rudy]

Also, speaking of the kickstarter itself, is anyone a little bit confused by the way the tiers are set up?

£10 = one game
£15 = two games (7.50 each)
£25 = three games (8.30 each)

It seems like a strange move to do.

 

[Espy]

Whirlwind, Terminator 2, and Spider-Man all have center posts.

Often it's used to counteract a table with a centre shot that can lead to SDTM, like Spider-man and Pinbot.

Bally's Medusa actually has a centre post that the player can fire upwards (as in towards the top of the playfield, not toward the glass) with a button press, to knock balls back. You can only use it a limited number of times, though.

 

[infernogott]

This is how you play this game:

It shows a failed timeshock frenzy, a completed timeshock frenzy and an end of time machine frenzy.

Sadly, this is not me playing

The insane thing is there are people that have up to 8 times that score: http://www.tmt.at/ante/ts.phtml?pinballid=201

So playing for 80 billion is kind of a marathon ^^

 

[Ade]

Also, speaking of the kickstarter itself, is anyone a little bit confused by the way the tiers are set up?

£10 = one game
£15 = two games (7.50 each)
£25 = three games (8.30 each)

It seems like a strange move to do.

The reason for the hike is that you also get VIP status and access to an exclusive VIP forum for the £25 pledge.

Ade.

 

[infernogott]

Yay! Pro Pinball: Timeshock! is coming to XBLA! Hopefully in 1080p

 

[mmmagnetic]

Really happy to see you guys made it this time. Making just one table was a much wiser decision. iPad + Mac + XBLA is a perfect combination for me.

Congratulations

 

[Ade]

XBLA in 1080p? I don't see why not!

 

[Captain B. Zarre]

Hey, Ade! Is Pat Lawlor still working at your studio? I'd really like to send a letter to him, I'm a huge fan of his work.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

There are still 2 spots for that ULTRA JACKPOT space...good for 2 platforms

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Man...I forgot how bad I suck when I'm stuck with keyboard controls. The new Timeshock's going to support controllers on PC, I hope?

 

[Sun Vulcan]

Funded!

 

[infernogott]

Yes! Even the old one does! At least the kickstarter version.

 

[karl]

Congrats to Ade and the team!

Been playing the Timeshock original today and I am still amazed at how good it is after all these years. I am thrilled beyond belief by the prospects of the new version and the Cabinet version especially.

Cheers Ade!

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Yes! Even the old one does! At least the kickstarter version.

It does? It is not recognizing my 360 controller at all.

 

[Jericho]

Really chuffed to see it get funded and equally gutted the PSN goal wasn't reached.

 

[Fungi]

It does? It is not recognizing my 360 controller at all.

Trying clicking Controls> Change Controls,

then press your preferred button on the 360 controller for whatever control is flashing.

Note: Won't recognize triggers, d-pad, or right analog.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

The Pro Pinball Forum is up. I look forward to seeing you guys there

https://www.pro-pinball.com/forum/

 

[xNiCeGuYx]

Registered!

 

[vikingerik]

The insane thing is there are people that have up to 8 times that score: http://www.tmt.at/ante/ts.phtml?pinballid=201

So playing for 80 billion is kind of a marathon ^^

Hi, that is me. The 80 billion Timeshock marathon was about 6 hours. The game went to End of Time only twice. Mostly it was just playing Time Machine Frenzy over and over, which is much better risk/reward than the explorations. The other key point was to keep Super Magnosave active all the time, by traveling back and forth between Present and Ancient Rome to always keep collecting the souvenirs for Ultra Magnosave.

6 hours for Timeshock is short for Pro Pinball marathons, though. The top scores on The Web, BRUSA, and Fantastic Journey all take around 24 hours of gameplay. They all give out enough extra balls to play forever so it's just a question of endurance and not crashing. Timeshock is the exception with a hard cap of 10 EBs for the whole game.