The Pinball (digital and physical) ERA |OT| Full Tilt
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The FX3 Attack from Mars is far more brutal than the Pinball Arcade one. With the standard FX3 physics most shots at the ufo in the middle result in a drain straight down the centre. It's actually a little better with the new physics model but you really need to bounce the ball around the centre target, hit it straight on and you are in for a world of hurt.
November 27 - Dec. 03, 2018
LISTED TOURNAMENT NAME: Reset Era
TABLE: Medieval Madness (Williams Vol. 1)
PASSWORD: kickback
(Only need to enter once)
MODE: Classic
EXTRA BALLS: No
LENGTH: 7 Days
ATTEMPTS: Unlimited
PRIZE: Glory
PLATFORMS: Switch, XBOX One, Steam
(Playstation and Mobile excluded due to cross-play limitations. Please stand by for more regarding these platforms)
Tournament is LIVE
Welcome to the 6th monthly Pinball FX3 tournament for ResetEra! Every month we will run a 1-week tournament that only our community can participate in!
So you thought I forgot, huh? Well, I didn't. Unfortunately, Zen seemingly has not fixed the physics bug for Pinball FX3 on Switch. This means we're still using the old physics rather than the new, more realistic physics. I held out as long as I could but I'm guessing the fix will come with December's Williams Vol. 2 and we'll be using them with Attack From Mars ;-) (hopefully)
We'll be doing each of the Williams tables from this pack over the next several months so be sure to save your pennies!
Past Winners:
MAY: Primate Ryan
JUNE: Psykoboy2
JULY: TSSZNews
AUGUST: NO TOURNAMENT
SEPTEMBER: Barbaresco
OCTOBER: Baps
NOVEMBER: ???
All skill levels welcome! Thank you for participating and remember to just have fun!
Good luck!
Be sure to stay active in the thread so we can maintain visibility and get more participants. Discuss strategies and tips!
For more discussion about the wonders and joys of pinball, both digital and real, please join us in the ResetEra Pinball OT
First, a bit of curiosity:
We are almost 3 months past Farsight releasing Woah Nellie and Big Buck Hunter on The Pinball Arcade for Steam and Mobile and we still have no word on the Stern Pinball Arcade versions, if there even are plans to continue supporting that app. Pretty ironic considering they were originally developed exclusively for the Stern Pinball Arcade. Of course, no word on console releases either. Historically, the consoles have gotten tables months after their release on Steam and Mobile in big dumps to make certification easier, but it’s interesting that there’s only been those two tables released since Banzai Run back in March so it’s not like they’ve been piling up.
Anyway, now to catch up on announcements in the real world of pinball:
Primus is getting their own reskin of Woah Nellie/Pabst Can Crusher (ugh) in a limited run of 100 tables with Stern.
https://www.jambase.com/article/primus-pinball-machine-limited-edition-custom
I don’t like this table in either form I’ve played but I imagine this will be the best iteration simply because of the theme.
Here’s an extensive exploration of Stern’s new The Beatles table
Bonus: Here’s a guy beating the new Jersey Jack Pirates of the Caribbean table Wizard Mode
We recently got one on location at Tappers Arcade Bar in Indianapolis and it’s everything we’ve come to expect from a JJ table: jam-packed with features (some that I feel inhibit the flow of the game, which is otherwise excellent) and of high build quality. I haven’t played it near enough to have a fully-formed understanding and appreciation of the game, this shit is as deep as pinball gets with an incredibly complex ruleset. It’s really fun, but if you think their other tables are over-whelming on first approach you will be flummoxed by this game.
We are almost 3 months past Farsight releasing Woah Nellie and Big Buck Hunter on The Pinball Arcade for Steam and Mobile and we still have no word on the Stern Pinball Arcade versions, if there even are plans to continue supporting that app. Pretty ironic considering they were originally developed exclusively for the Stern Pinball Arcade. Of course, no word on console releases either. Historically, the consoles have gotten tables months after their release on Steam and Mobile in big dumps to make certification easier, but it’s interesting that there’s only been those two tables released since Banzai Run back in March so it’s not like they’ve been piling up.
Anyway, now to catch up on announcements in the real world of pinball:
Primus is getting their own reskin of Woah Nellie/Pabst Can Crusher (ugh) in a limited run of 100 tables with Stern.
https://www.jambase.com/article/primus-pinball-machine-limited-edition-custom
I don’t like this table in either form I’ve played but I imagine this will be the best iteration simply because of the theme.
Here’s an extensive exploration of Stern’s new The Beatles table
Bonus: Here’s a guy beating the new Jersey Jack Pirates of the Caribbean table Wizard Mode
We recently got one on location at Tappers Arcade Bar in Indianapolis and it’s everything we’ve come to expect from a JJ table: jam-packed with features (some that I feel inhibit the flow of the game, which is otherwise excellent) and of high build quality. I haven’t played it near enough to have a fully-formed understanding and appreciation of the game, this shit is as deep as pinball gets with an incredibly complex ruleset. It’s really fun, but if you think their other tables are over-whelming on first approach you will be flummoxed by this game.
I really wish Stern would grab some talent other than Zombi Yeti. He's done so many of their past tables in years, it's creating a uniform style, and they need all the variety they can get. Plus, for me, his work is fairly bland comic book style art from the 90's. I.E. bubble muscle visuals that never really look like human musculature.
https://www.pinballnews.com/site/20...vGoFJA_Qn_DfpubvqvQMkJcAfxxr-BNXVe-n_hKG0Z5xY
I like that a big buttocks is right in the middle of this game. Bumpers and butts!
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Well, they kinda do have other artists there. There's at least Christopher Franchi who did Batman '66 (from mostly afaik art he'd already done) and Beatles. I guess the other regular artists are Photoshop Fred (or whoever did Star Wars), Dirty Donnie (who I don't think is an employee exactly, just a contractor) and... shit, I guess that's all they have. Huh.
I'm looking forward to seeing what comes from other manufacturers though, particularly Deeproot (if they've picked up a lot of existing pinball artists).
#purplepinball
I'm looking forward to seeing what comes from other manufacturers though, particularly Deeproot (if they've picked up a lot of existing pinball artists).
#purplepinball
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So I'm officially joining the world of being a pinball machine owner.
I have two pins now. Star wars (data east), and a non working night rider.
I've loved them my whole life and am finally in a position to start my collection. My ultimate goal is to get into restoration as a hobby (the night rider will be where I learn).
Any tips for a beginner?
I have two pins now. Star wars (data east), and a non working night rider.
I've loved them my whole life and am finally in a position to start my collection. My ultimate goal is to get into restoration as a hobby (the night rider will be where I learn).
Any tips for a beginner?
As long as you don't fuck with the artwork (try cleaning with something too abrasive, or touching up or breaking plastics) then pretty much anything you can mess up with a pinball machine can be reversed. Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty and find out how they work! I didn't know shit when I first got my High Speed, and before long I actually knew how everything fit together. That knowledge from a 1984-era machines translates pretty well to the more modern 90s and 00s machines, possibly newer.
Don't be afraid to ask here for advice, don't be too wary of browsing Pinside but there are aspects of it that remind me A LOT of "the old place", so just be wary of it. www.tiltforums.com can be a lot friendlier, even though it leans more towards tournament discussions (but there's plenty of tech talk there too).
Congratulations all round, getting a pinball machine or two is a seriously great thing! Hope you've got room for others though, I shit you not when I (and many others) say that they multiply.
Edit: Oh, and that Star Wars machine received a ROM update about 5 years ago, despite being a 25 year-old game. Apparently improves the gameplay a lot AND it was done by a fan (but then officially endorsed/released by Stern). Sadly though, it was the days before USB so it requires ROM chips to update it.
Don't be afraid to ask here for advice, don't be too wary of browsing Pinside but there are aspects of it that remind me A LOT of "the old place", so just be wary of it. www.tiltforums.com can be a lot friendlier, even though it leans more towards tournament discussions (but there's plenty of tech talk there too).
Congratulations all round, getting a pinball machine or two is a seriously great thing! Hope you've got room for others though, I shit you not when I (and many others) say that they multiply.
Edit: Oh, and that Star Wars machine received a ROM update about 5 years ago, despite being a 25 year-old game. Apparently improves the gameplay a lot AND it was done by a fan (but then officially endorsed/released by Stern). Sadly though, it was the days before USB so it requires ROM chips to update it.
Just double checked to be sure and it still only rotates one way so ends up upsides down. You can force the Switch in the other direction but it doesn't snap in and will slip out pretty easily. If you really wanted to you could make it work, I guess, just would need to be careful.
You can see the most updated list here. They have stayed on top of what games work.
https://retronauts.com/article/946/...-flip-grip-friendly-vertical-games-for-switch
You can see the most updated list here. They have stayed on top of what games work.
https://retronauts.com/article/946/...-flip-grip-friendly-vertical-games-for-switch
Been playing a lot of Fish Tales on FX3 lately and wondering if anyone has insight into how the scoring works, specifically for Grab Your Gear (captive ball hit). I've seen values vary wildly - most commonly in Classic mode I initially hit it for 500k, then it increases to 1M from there on out. Occasionaly I've seen much higher values - I hit it for 23M last night right after a jackpot, then was consistently getting 5M off it. I know long cast increases the reward, but I'm not clear if that changes the score you get off it, seems inconsistent to me.
I was recently watching the PAPA tutorial and was blown away by the super jackpots from the captive ball, I still have a lot to learn about this table. Anyways, here's what I've found from pinball.org:
Thanks, that's great info! Thinking I must've gotten confused when the 23M popped, it must've been from something else than just the captive ball hit.
Noticed it's WAY easier to hit the center target with the default physics - I rarely can do it in classic mode, though in general I find Classic - Arcade more fun and challenging.
Noticed it's WAY easier to hit the center target with the default physics - I rarely can do it in classic mode, though in general I find Classic - Arcade more fun and challenging.
Congratulations! I lurked on pinside for months here and there, before buying a pin and then starting to hunker down with posts. If you can find specific threads where owners haunt, people can often be incredibly thoughtful in replying. It's like any board, there can be ego for sure, but also some kindness. Read up, and good luck! Often you'll find your questions already answered, multiple times on there, prior to even posting.
I just tried it then, and it works fine, but doesn't work nearly as well as the Zen Williams tables because:
a) the camera angles don't feel as good, and
b) you have to insert the Switch the other direction and while it fits, it doesn't click and won't secure the screen. Still playable though.
Oh, and the physics feel woeful in SPA compared to Zen.
Anyone here have the right camera settings for Zaccaria?
Edit: It's pretty easy to find the right settings. Menu navigation is cumbersome as hell, but here's what I wound up with:
Bottom position: 35%/58%/47%
FOV: 50%
Dead Zone/Slide: 0
Static and Extended: Both "On"
That's for Pinball Champ, it's probably the same for the others. Now I just need to find good physics settings for it.
a) the camera angles don't feel as good, and
b) you have to insert the Switch the other direction and while it fits, it doesn't click and won't secure the screen. Still playable though.
Oh, and the physics feel woeful in SPA compared to Zen.
Anyone here have the right camera settings for Zaccaria?
Edit: It's pretty easy to find the right settings. Menu navigation is cumbersome as hell, but here's what I wound up with:
Bottom position: 35%/58%/47%
FOV: 50%
Dead Zone/Slide: 0
Static and Extended: Both "On"
That's for Pinball Champ, it's probably the same for the others. Now I just need to find good physics settings for it.
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