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<blockquote data-quote="Bowflex" data-source="post: 48868" data-attributes="member: 24"><p>Anywhere I go, I always try to find real machines to play on. I use the pinfinder app and I always peek in to the game room for pizza places or movie theaters that might have them. I have been on assignment to a hotel in Maryland for the last couple months and they recently had a convention called Magfest. They converted an entire ballroom into an arcade and even had about 10 pinball machines. I am accustomed to finding issues with pinball machines, even at places like the Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas, but this was just a reminder of how good The Pinball Arcade is. Of the games they had, 2 never even functioned, at least 4 or 5 had one or more flippers not working (and you thought black hole was unforgiving when it works normal!) and other major problems on all the other tables. They had a STTNG and launching probes were not possible. Dr. Who may have been working but I swear I saw the same guy every day playing on it. Another interesting thing is that the physics problems that "never happen on real machines" were very prevalent. I saw balls do amazing things to defy the laws of physics, most likely from the playfields being warped and/or the tables not being level.</p><p></p><p>It might be the first time I just could not really enjoy myself playing pinball. It was refreshing to know how we don't have to put up with all the maintenance required to keep our virtual tables running smoothly and while they are not perfect and have some glitches, tables not cared for in real life are far more problematic and just not enjoyable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bowflex, post: 48868, member: 24"] Anywhere I go, I always try to find real machines to play on. I use the pinfinder app and I always peek in to the game room for pizza places or movie theaters that might have them. I have been on assignment to a hotel in Maryland for the last couple months and they recently had a convention called Magfest. They converted an entire ballroom into an arcade and even had about 10 pinball machines. I am accustomed to finding issues with pinball machines, even at places like the Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas, but this was just a reminder of how good The Pinball Arcade is. Of the games they had, 2 never even functioned, at least 4 or 5 had one or more flippers not working (and you thought black hole was unforgiving when it works normal!) and other major problems on all the other tables. They had a STTNG and launching probes were not possible. Dr. Who may have been working but I swear I saw the same guy every day playing on it. Another interesting thing is that the physics problems that "never happen on real machines" were very prevalent. I saw balls do amazing things to defy the laws of physics, most likely from the playfields being warped and/or the tables not being level. It might be the first time I just could not really enjoy myself playing pinball. It was refreshing to know how we don't have to put up with all the maintenance required to keep our virtual tables running smoothly and while they are not perfect and have some glitches, tables not cared for in real life are far more problematic and just not enjoyable. [/QUOTE]
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