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<blockquote data-quote="Zombie Aladdin" data-source="post: 145813" data-attributes="member: 4242"><p>Not just little kids, but people of all ages. <em>The Simpsons</em> appeals to every age range and demographic (maybe except really old people), and thus <em>The Simpsons Pinball party</em> does too. I actually more often see adults walking up to it, and they will zero in on it over any other machine if no one's already there. It's the same thought process where parents buy licensed video games for their kids based on whatever was the last movie they saw, even though these games are almost always terrible. Also, adults will bang on the flippers violently too, though not as rapidly or as roughly as the kids.</p><p></p><p>I do think <em>The Simpsons Pinball Party</em> is beginner-unfriendly. Game times are substantially shorter on it than most other machines. To progress anything takes at least three or four steps or at least one good, clean shot (remember that if the ball is too slow going into the garage, it will go to the left orbit instead), and combined with the low scoring, can give the impression that they failed to accomplish anything. The game constantly tells you to shoot for some specific shot, and even if the person at the machine knows what an "orbit" is, it is still pressure on the beginner that he or she cannot handle. A number of shots also go up the middle then back down (the garage, Kwik-E-Mart, bullies, failed right ramps, Bart) and require good judgment on the ball's trajectory and/or nudging. And the kickout for the Itchy & Sratchy scoop is fast, and I've seen many, many people caught off guard by it and drain the ball that way.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I see. So some of these issues people talk about regarding quality cannot be seen until you actually lift the thing up and look at its insides. Unless it causes more electrical failures, then that wouldn't really concern those who play it in public much, though I can see how the messy wiring would make it harder to repair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zombie Aladdin, post: 145813, member: 4242"] Not just little kids, but people of all ages. [i]The Simpsons[/i] appeals to every age range and demographic (maybe except really old people), and thus [i]The Simpsons Pinball party[/i] does too. I actually more often see adults walking up to it, and they will zero in on it over any other machine if no one's already there. It's the same thought process where parents buy licensed video games for their kids based on whatever was the last movie they saw, even though these games are almost always terrible. Also, adults will bang on the flippers violently too, though not as rapidly or as roughly as the kids. I do think [i]The Simpsons Pinball Party[/i] is beginner-unfriendly. Game times are substantially shorter on it than most other machines. To progress anything takes at least three or four steps or at least one good, clean shot (remember that if the ball is too slow going into the garage, it will go to the left orbit instead), and combined with the low scoring, can give the impression that they failed to accomplish anything. The game constantly tells you to shoot for some specific shot, and even if the person at the machine knows what an "orbit" is, it is still pressure on the beginner that he or she cannot handle. A number of shots also go up the middle then back down (the garage, Kwik-E-Mart, bullies, failed right ramps, Bart) and require good judgment on the ball's trajectory and/or nudging. And the kickout for the Itchy & Sratchy scoop is fast, and I've seen many, many people caught off guard by it and drain the ball that way. I see. So some of these issues people talk about regarding quality cannot be seen until you actually lift the thing up and look at its insides. Unless it causes more electrical failures, then that wouldn't really concern those who play it in public much, though I can see how the messy wiring would make it harder to repair. [/QUOTE]
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