Thread 720162708

I want to go to an arcade and play some actual games but arcades in the US are like 70% pinball.

>>720162708 (OP)
pinballs fun, there's a physical element that you simply cant get with purely digital games.
you also have to put it into context, these were big in the 70s when everyone was on quaaludes and coke and so booting up a pinball machine with all the lights flashing and objects moving around and sound effects all happening in relation to your action, of course u would like it.

>>720162708 (OP)
Have you actually tried one?

>>720162708 (OP)
Muh funny lights and sounds makes our monkey side of the brain excited. It the same shit as today's gachashit honestly.

Pinball is awesome but God damn am I terrible at it. Whenever I buy pinball games on Steam or whatever, I almost always cheat for extra lives.

>>720162708 (OP)
pinball is fun and not something you can replicate at home.

>>720162708 (OP)
Pinball is great.

>>720162708 (OP)
I love pinball so much I even imported a japanese sega saturn digital pinball game called necronomicon featuring john petrucci.

>>720162708 (OP)
Pinball is fucking based you soulless zoomer.

Yeah this is a totally organic thread

>>720163718
no its a digital thread

>>720163356
>digital pinball game called necronomicon featuring john petrucci.
wat

>>720162708 (OP)
You've never seen the Accused?

>>720162886
>these were big in the 70s
Back then the pinball machines spat out money if you won. Whitey Bulger, for example, made a ton of money off of pinball gambling until the city of Boston banned pinball machines.

>>720164379
The Great Pinball War

>>720163138
Unless you shell out the dosh for one

>>720162708 (OP)
There's a lot of skill to pinball

BIG

>>720162708 (OP)
>Why the fuck do old people love pinball so much
Because EVER SINCE I WAS A YOUNG BOY I PLAYED THE SILVER BALL
FROM SOHO DOWN TO BRIGHTON I MUST HAVE PLAYED THEM ALL
BUT I AIN'T NEVER SEEN ANYONE LIKE HIM AT ANY AMUSEMENT HALL
THAT DEAF DUMB AND BLIND KID SURE PLAYS A MEAN PIN BALL

>>720164379
>Whitey Bulger,
cool story bro, but you don't have to make up fake names to sell it... or make up better names next time.

>>720164879
that's a damn good layout too, price?

>>720165259
There's a lot of skill to fingering your asshole

>>720165259
Yea I could take my time and cradle my balls and maybe get a high score in 2 hours...
OR i could just fucking hit the ball when its next to the paddle and watch the lights go off until i get lucky for a high score

>>720162708 (OP)
Pinball is a unique experience you can never truly replicate at home.
The game also has significantly more depth to it than you'd think at a glance since most casuals just kind of hammer the ball as much as they can.
Every machine plays differently in its objectives and the types of shots and playstyle that work for it.
Once you learn the basics of pinball controls you begin to understand this and the game really opens up because you learn to control your shots and then you learn to place your shots and now you can choose which objectives and modes to do in what order you like and some machines are just like vidya where you have to beat every objective to get to the final hardest one before you can beat the game.
My favorite example of this is on my favorite machine Lord of the Rings Pinball, the hardest goal is to reach Valinor and it requires beating all 6 modes priotizing only required objectives instead of score as you'd traditionally do in pinball. and reaching the end is incredibly difficult due to the sheer number of accurate shots required, it takes over an hour to accomplish.
https://youtu.be/a9PnCwcYPwY

>>720165575
Back when it was in production it cost $8,000 for the standard edition while the limited edition, smaug gold edition, and black arrow edition sold for $8,500(the only differences are purely cosmetic). I actually got the black arrow one for $8,000 because it was the only version my local vendor had in stock and I specifically wanted just the standard model.

>>720165259
>gets a multiball
>wastes the entire time doing single-target shots and ball catching

You did not get the high score.

>>720165575
Jersey Jack tables have absolutely awful layouts and terrible rules. I don't understand why anyone buys these.

>>720166320
I knew exactly what video that was going to be before opening it. I'm convinced he purposefully fumbles at 53:35. lol

>>720166829
It's honestly one of the funniest screams I've ever heard he sounds genuinely so anguished.

>>720166564
Someone who knows how to cradle separate probably also knows the shots to score the most in multiball.

Some fucking day

>cool art
>pick your favorite franchise
>cool music/audio/sound effects
>colorful
>FEELS good

It's a satisfying game. I just don't want to pump quarters in to play it because I SUCK at pinball.

>>720167045
You didn't get the high score.

>>720166645
That pretty much applies to most manufacturers these days. The only really good designer atm is Keith Elwin, and Stern better hope he doesn't bail on them.

>>720162708 (OP)
Why are non-video games always about BALLS?

>>720162886
BRING BACK THE QUUALUDES

>>720167143
Actually I did.

>>720162708 (OP)
The hum and noise of a dimly lit packed pinball arcade is immaculate, you can't get that vibe anywhere else.

I kinda miss the pinball crossover game craze, or even original pinball games that were pretty rad. It and Breakout made for some really cool, simple fun games.

>>720166320
I recalled The Simpsons Wizard mode also being rather BS in activation as well with successful runs being well over an hour each.
Most of my claim to fame is like triggering Wizard in Bride of Pinbot, High Roller Casino, and Black Knight 2000. Not directly difficult games to trigger in earnest (Bride is just the same shot like 5 times in succession, HRC is just a little luck but there's 3 things you can do to auto win events or bypass them outright so it's not that hard, and BK2000 can be set up for a later game to trigger it instantly.).
Still, do love me some pinball. Stern Pinball Arcade on Switch is -nice- as a "On the go/in bed" kinda take, and Pinball FX 'works', but nether feels as good as a real table is going to.

>>720162708 (OP)
Because its fun as fuck
Extremely skill based while still you never know 100% if you will ace a shot
The variance makes it exciting

>>720167523
LotR and Simpsons Pinball Party were designed by the same guy, and both have some of the deepest rulesets in the industry. He also did the rules for JJP's The Hobbit, and that also has a very deep ruleset that does a lot of creative things with its arguably sparse layout.

>>720167143
>>720167342
And another. Gladiators can be completely broken by spamming one shot while cradling the other balls in its penultimate mode.

>>720167952
More like GladiAss holy shit

The music
https://youtu.be/HS1LUmh750o?t=80

>>720167156
>>720166645
Whats wrong with them? I cant tell.

>>720163862
https://youtu.be/qrTASUn54Qs?si=aEnXTd1E_6IzmxEv
They got really good music for their pinball game.

>>720168278
>You got the power!
>HAHAHAHA
>You got the might!
>NO WAY
>Get ready for battle!
>GIVE ME YOUR MONEY
>Beat the Black Knight!
>HAHAHAHA

>>720168431
The tables themselves are really wide and just feel awkward and cheap. Every single one feels like its designed for "stop and pop" single shots to advance whatever mode you are trying to play. Besides that, all the theming feels incredibly soulless being little more than cheapo movie tie-ins. Look at classics like Medieval Madness and hear how much humor and creativity there is in all the call outs.

>>720168782
I guess since the customer base is now private people instead of businesses they make the tables less busy to make balls last longer but they can lose the speedy feel maybe?
Agreed on the themes just a bunch of crap but I heard pokemon, sonic and transformers G1 are coming soon

>>720162708 (OP)
Yeah pinball sucks and is really boring.

>>720168782
Wizard of OZ at least fit and the upper playing field worked well enough. Yet I'll admit since then the others have interested me less and less, though I had to do a double take on the recent Jaws and Foo Fighters from Stern wondering if they where taking notes from them or not. More on that 'Stop and Pop' then anything else.