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<blockquote data-quote="monty22001" data-source="post: 49461" data-attributes="member: 1824"><p>I went and played some real games at Nickelrama in Garland. Cheap way to go. 2.95 entrance and then 20 cents per game. Anyway, I haven't played a real machine in probably 15 years or so and it really is quite different. They had Spider-man, Transformers, AC/DC (broken sadly, that's the one I really wanted to mess with), the new Indiana Jones, Avatar, and Batman. They real thing is quite a bit different than TPA or other video pinball of course. The ball seems much 'bigger' and certainly has a lot more mass and momemtum when coming down the center. I had a lot of center drains because the balls just don't act the same. Another thing I noticed is that it can be a lot harder to get up ramps than in video. Usually if you make the angle on a video game, the ball will have the force to make the ramp. In the real deal, you had to be a lot more aware that there's a good chance it's coming back down at you.</p><p></p><p>Overall I really had a great time though. I hadn't played any of these games before and I got a few multiballs. Ramp shots were a pain though. It's a lot easier to miss them by a fraction than in video I think too. Different beasts but both great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monty22001, post: 49461, member: 1824"] I went and played some real games at Nickelrama in Garland. Cheap way to go. 2.95 entrance and then 20 cents per game. Anyway, I haven't played a real machine in probably 15 years or so and it really is quite different. They had Spider-man, Transformers, AC/DC (broken sadly, that's the one I really wanted to mess with), the new Indiana Jones, Avatar, and Batman. They real thing is quite a bit different than TPA or other video pinball of course. The ball seems much 'bigger' and certainly has a lot more mass and momemtum when coming down the center. I had a lot of center drains because the balls just don't act the same. Another thing I noticed is that it can be a lot harder to get up ramps than in video. Usually if you make the angle on a video game, the ball will have the force to make the ramp. In the real deal, you had to be a lot more aware that there's a good chance it's coming back down at you. Overall I really had a great time though. I hadn't played any of these games before and I got a few multiballs. Ramp shots were a pain though. It's a lot easier to miss them by a fraction than in video I think too. Different beasts but both great. [/QUOTE]
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