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<blockquote data-quote="Nitroforce" data-source="post: 21920" data-attributes="member: 963"><p>There's two possibilities , 1 , you have gotten used to the physics of TPA which are not real but simulated ,</p><p>or 2 , you only remember your good games , in a real arcade you probably will not stand there for hours</p><p>playing game after game like you would sitting in your home playing TPA.</p><p></p><p> So you discard all the times you sucked , and only remember the times you were good , then you go to the arcade</p><p>play a few times , less than you would at home.</p><p></p><p> I found that getting used to the TPA physics kind of messed me up in real life pinball playing.</p><p>For instance , in the bride of pinbot , when you pull the plunger you will get the top skill prize every time.</p><p>In real life I could only get up to 10,000 not the 25,000 or whatever it is.</p><p>And in real life it took all of 30 seconds before my game was over.</p><p>I was like WTF ? lol</p><p>On the TPA I play and play and play like a champ.</p><p>Of course I can play for hours all I want.</p><p></p><p> My opinion of TPA physics are that ...</p><p>Zen pinball is too heavy.</p><p>Farsight is too light.</p><p>If you could have the ball be right in between Zen pinball and Farsight , not too heavy and not too light , that would</p><p>be about right.</p><p></p><p> Also in real life the pinball would catch air preventing that perfect speed shot.</p><p></p><p> I've been thinking about doing a video comparison of real pinball vs. pinball arcade , I </p><p>have access to most of the real pinball tables but not all of them , featured in the pinball arcade.</p><p></p><p> I just want the video for myself really , I just want to compare.</p><p></p><p>I walk away from the real tables thinking the same thing , "WTF happened ? I'm so good at home." , funny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nitroforce, post: 21920, member: 963"] There's two possibilities , 1 , you have gotten used to the physics of TPA which are not real but simulated , or 2 , you only remember your good games , in a real arcade you probably will not stand there for hours playing game after game like you would sitting in your home playing TPA. So you discard all the times you sucked , and only remember the times you were good , then you go to the arcade play a few times , less than you would at home. I found that getting used to the TPA physics kind of messed me up in real life pinball playing. For instance , in the bride of pinbot , when you pull the plunger you will get the top skill prize every time. In real life I could only get up to 10,000 not the 25,000 or whatever it is. And in real life it took all of 30 seconds before my game was over. I was like WTF ? lol On the TPA I play and play and play like a champ. Of course I can play for hours all I want. My opinion of TPA physics are that ... Zen pinball is too heavy. Farsight is too light. If you could have the ball be right in between Zen pinball and Farsight , not too heavy and not too light , that would be about right. Also in real life the pinball would catch air preventing that perfect speed shot. I've been thinking about doing a video comparison of real pinball vs. pinball arcade , I have access to most of the real pinball tables but not all of them , featured in the pinball arcade. I just want the video for myself really , I just want to compare. I walk away from the real tables thinking the same thing , "WTF happened ? I'm so good at home." , funny. [/QUOTE]
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