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<blockquote data-quote="Crawley" data-source="post: 151468" data-attributes="member: 2300"><p>So one thing I should mention about this show is that just about all the machines were in immaculate condition. It looked like the rings and flipper rubbers were new on each machine. The bumpers were strong. The playfields were fast. And this was on all the machines from EMs to current. The upkeep made a huge difference in how these games played.</p><p></p><p>To give an example at the Midwest Gaming Classic there were 3 different High Speed tables. I played each of them. And each of them were very slow playing. I figured Farsight got it wrong with their version of High Speed since it played so fast. But at VFW there was also a High Speed and I played it. It was so much faster than the three MGC tables. Basically night and day. It wasn't quite as speedy as TPA but pretty damn close to that. I'll chalk it up to the TPA version playing like a "new in the box" table.</p><p></p><p>Same goes with each of the EM tables. I do the Tom Taylor tour at MGC where he has like 300 machines, mostly EMs, but they are not as well maintained. Most of the tables the ball rolls around sluggishly. And when a sling goes off it kinda just does a light push to the ball. Here the balls had some speed to them and they were really popping off the slings and bumpers. </p><p></p><p>So it was great to play these tables that were close to that new in the box condition.</p><p></p><p>But speaking of great tables I found I love The Shadow table. I hadn't played it before and this was one of my "I gotta go back" to machines to play. The table layout is interesting and it has this nice little mini-playfield where you get to play a pong type game. Just entertaining all around.</p><p></p><p>I also played a lot of The Getaway which I do hope they get in TPA at some point. Lots of fun. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/15.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>And how about this? The top 3 winners from the Classic Stern Poll side-by-side. </p><p></p><p>Both Catacomb and Seawitch were quite a bit of fun to play and hope at some point they make it to TPA as well.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/16.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Now these were kinda interesting. Woodrail pinball machines from the 50s. There were about 20 of these and neat to play and were bit a similar. If you look at Dragonette at the center of the table you can see a few trap holes there. This is the first time I've encountered them on a machine before. Basically if the ball falls in one of those traps that ball is over. Its basically the same as draining but you get a few extra points. When you start a new game any balls in there drop down in to the bottom of the table so they can be used for the next game. So that isn't set up for any type of multiball lock. </p><p></p><p>I can see adding traps like that on modern machines would piss a lot of people off. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/17.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/17.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>This is a close up of the Nine Sisters table. It kinda had an interesting feature of a kicker lane. When the ball would head down one of those lanes the ball would be kicked in to that metal loop and then back in to the game. It was so unexpected to come across a kick back on a 50s pin. </p><p></p><p>You can also see I hit each one of those annoying ball traps. Argh! </p><p></p><p>And the other odd thing is the single flipper. Although you had buttons on either side to control it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/18.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/18.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crawley, post: 151468, member: 2300"] So one thing I should mention about this show is that just about all the machines were in immaculate condition. It looked like the rings and flipper rubbers were new on each machine. The bumpers were strong. The playfields were fast. And this was on all the machines from EMs to current. The upkeep made a huge difference in how these games played. To give an example at the Midwest Gaming Classic there were 3 different High Speed tables. I played each of them. And each of them were very slow playing. I figured Farsight got it wrong with their version of High Speed since it played so fast. But at VFW there was also a High Speed and I played it. It was so much faster than the three MGC tables. Basically night and day. It wasn't quite as speedy as TPA but pretty damn close to that. I'll chalk it up to the TPA version playing like a "new in the box" table. Same goes with each of the EM tables. I do the Tom Taylor tour at MGC where he has like 300 machines, mostly EMs, but they are not as well maintained. Most of the tables the ball rolls around sluggishly. And when a sling goes off it kinda just does a light push to the ball. Here the balls had some speed to them and they were really popping off the slings and bumpers. So it was great to play these tables that were close to that new in the box condition. But speaking of great tables I found I love The Shadow table. I hadn't played it before and this was one of my "I gotta go back" to machines to play. The table layout is interesting and it has this nice little mini-playfield where you get to play a pong type game. Just entertaining all around. I also played a lot of The Getaway which I do hope they get in TPA at some point. Lots of fun. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/15.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/15.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And how about this? The top 3 winners from the Classic Stern Poll side-by-side. Both Catacomb and Seawitch were quite a bit of fun to play and hope at some point they make it to TPA as well. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/16.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/16.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Now these were kinda interesting. Woodrail pinball machines from the 50s. There were about 20 of these and neat to play and were bit a similar. If you look at Dragonette at the center of the table you can see a few trap holes there. This is the first time I've encountered them on a machine before. Basically if the ball falls in one of those traps that ball is over. Its basically the same as draining but you get a few extra points. When you start a new game any balls in there drop down in to the bottom of the table so they can be used for the next game. So that isn't set up for any type of multiball lock. I can see adding traps like that on modern machines would piss a lot of people off. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/17.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/17.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This is a close up of the Nine Sisters table. It kinda had an interesting feature of a kicker lane. When the ball would head down one of those lanes the ball would be kicked in to that metal loop and then back in to the game. It was so unexpected to come across a kick back on a 50s pin. You can also see I hit each one of those annoying ball traps. Argh! And the other odd thing is the single flipper. Although you had buttons on either side to control it. [URL=http://s19.photobucket.com/user/Grugle/media/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/18.jpg.html][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Grugle/Vintage%20Flipper%20World/18.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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