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Should I give up playing pinball games, particularly TPA ?
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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeyGrass" data-source="post: 125955" data-attributes="member: 3108"><p>Pinball is very much like Golf, in my eyes...</p><p></p><p>In both cases, it's you and your skill (plus random luck/physics) vs the playfield. Course knowledge is critical for good scores. Nobody tries to "block" or "defend" your shots. It's 99.9% mental.</p><p></p><p>It's simply you, the playfield, and a round ball. What happens next is a combination of physics, hand/eye coordination, and skill.</p><p></p><p>Also like Golf, it is a game that will continue to challenge you for your entire life. The challenge is to get better - YOURSELF. </p><p></p><p>Folks in the video game/console era forget something sometimes... Pinball machines were designed to TAKE YOUR MONEY. Not give up easy replays and "wins". Completely different from video games, which are designed to be "won" or "solved". I find that younger players (those who grew up with more pinball sims, and not real tables) have a hard time intrinsically understanding that. Pinball is not a video game. You have to accept that challenge and enjoy it for what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeyGrass, post: 125955, member: 3108"] Pinball is very much like Golf, in my eyes... In both cases, it's you and your skill (plus random luck/physics) vs the playfield. Course knowledge is critical for good scores. Nobody tries to "block" or "defend" your shots. It's 99.9% mental. It's simply you, the playfield, and a round ball. What happens next is a combination of physics, hand/eye coordination, and skill. Also like Golf, it is a game that will continue to challenge you for your entire life. The challenge is to get better - YOURSELF. Folks in the video game/console era forget something sometimes... Pinball machines were designed to TAKE YOUR MONEY. Not give up easy replays and "wins". Completely different from video games, which are designed to be "won" or "solved". I find that younger players (those who grew up with more pinball sims, and not real tables) have a hard time intrinsically understanding that. Pinball is not a video game. You have to accept that challenge and enjoy it for what it is. [/QUOTE]
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