What are the recommendations for PFX? I never know which ones to go for.
I got the Aliens Pack for me and the Jurassic World Pack for my wife.
Pinball FX noob here, so please give me some advice: should I play normal or classic? I'm not interested in table upgrades and I assume the leaderboards for normal mode are filled with people using upgrades, right? What mode do you guys usually play?
Any other tips are welcome. I've already disabled the annoying pop-up notifications during gameplay.
I got the Aliens Pack for me and the Jurassic World Pack for my wife.
Pinball FX noob here, so please give me some advice: should I play normal or classic? I'm not interested in table upgrades and I assume the leaderboards for normal mode are filled with people using upgrades, right? What mode do you guys usually play?
Any other tips are welcome. I've already disabled the annoying pop-up notifications during gameplay.
Pinball Arcade is pretty humbling at times. I'm top 100 in the world in many tables in FX3 but in PA my very best ranking is 1481 in the world in Dr. Dude.
This DLC unlocks 27 retro pinball tables, including
- Time Machine Retro Table
- Locomotion Retro Table
- Devil Riders Retro Table
- Pinball Champ Retro Table
- Shooting the Rapids Retro Table
- Farfalla Retro Table
- Hot Wheels Retro Table
- Space Shuttle Retro Table
- Circus Retro Table
- Combat Retro Table
- House of Diamonds Retro Table
- Earth Wind Fire Retro Table
- Robot Retro Table
- Blackbelt Retro Table
- Soccer Kings Retro Table
- Star God Retro Table
- Magic Castle Retro Table
- Clown Retro Table
- Fire Mountain Retro Table
- Nautilus Retro Table
- Mexico '86 Retro Table
- Zankor Retro Table
- Mystic Star Retro Table
- Aerobatics Retro Table
- Supersonic Retro Table
- Universe Retro Table
- Spooky Retro Table
In Zaccaria Pinball, I'm the number one player in the Farfalla leaderboards with 4 million points, but that's because the leaderboards for a few tables were reset weeks ago and apparently few people are playing the Switch version. if I recall correctly, our friend wesman was previously in the top 10 with a score of 15 million points 0_0
Holy shit, this is big news! Congrats on the machine, by all accounts it's pretty damn good. Have you seen American Pinball's next machine, Oktoberfest? It looks pretty nice too.I've been over on Pinside a bit more over the past few weeks, bought a Houdini game, and am delving into that high level of maintence and prep. Digital is sooooo much more mellow and less anxiety producing!!!
I've been over on Pinside a bit more over the past few weeks, bought a Houdini game, and am delving into that high level of maintence and prep. Digital is sooooo much more mellow and less anxiety producing!!!
I read your post about tearing it up on Farfalla, and will dutifully get back in there and challenge you my friend!
Check this out!
Definitely not Theater of Magic
Was that one of the tables Zen had in a stack of manuals in their original video?
That's because they are going to release Indy this year as a single table.Only reason I mentioned it is that I'm pretty sure they straight up said four more tables were coming before the end of the year.
I read your post about tearing it up on Farfalla, and will dutifully get back in there and challenge you my friend!
Eh. I usually like Nordman's stuff, but PZ doesn't do anything for me. Only decent table in that pack is AFM, and even then it's a simpler copy of Medieval Madness IMO.
I GOTTA BELIEVE!That's because they are going to release Indy this year as a single table.
BELIEVE.
That's because they are going to release Indy this year as a single table.
BELIEVE.
Eh. I usually like Nordman's stuff, but PZ doesn't do anything for me. Only decent table in that pack is AFM, and even then it's a simpler copy of Medieval Madness IMO.
Love TOM, but my "stuck on a deserted island with only one unlicensed Bally pin" will always be Eight Ball Deluxe. Probably too old school for today's kids, though.Really would have liked to see Theatre of Magic headline pack two. It's THE unlicensed Bally table imo.
Eight Ball Deluxe is a timeless classic. I would put that in my top ten all-time for pinball.
You mean Hollywood Heat? Never played it either, but I'd love to try it -- apparently Steve "The Master of Flow" Ritchie himself says it's one of his favorites.I'd really like to see some tables that weren't in TPA. I mean, I know nothing about them but I'd love to be able to try (for example) the NBA table I've seen compared to WCS and that Miami Vice ripoff. I have no idea how they play, but the themes really appeal to me - and I'm still bad enough at pinball that theme is a huge factor for me.
Yeah - that's the one.You mean Hollywood Heat? Never played it either, but I'd love to try it -- apparently Steve "The Master of Flow" Ritchie himself says it's one of his favorites.
Really don't care for Party Zone, but got credit to burn, so I'll pick it up anyway.
Holy shit, this is big news! Congrats on the machine, by all accounts it's pretty damn good. Have you seen American Pinball's next machine, Oktoberfest? It looks pretty nice too.
Congratulations!
My friend has a Houdini. I've played it a bunch. It's a game that really grows on you over time. It has some difficult shots IMO but a nice progression.
That's great! And congrats on your new machine!
Guys, thanks for recommending the Aliens pack when I asked about it a few weeks ago. Now that it's on sale, I bought it and all three tables are super good!
I'm not used to Pinball FX and at first I thought I wouldn't enjoy the "digital stuff" (aliens grabbing the ball and throwing it around, armored car sections, etc), but now I'm enjoying it a lot. It's cool to have a sense of progression in a pinball game, and since I'm a big Aliens fan, the events and the voice clips are a huge plus.
I haven't played any American games yet, but my mate Marto from the Head 2 Head Pinball podcast has streamed Houdini a bunch of times and even appears in it as an Australian prison guard or something. They look very well built and I'm keen to see how they "feel". Hopefully a bit more solid than I'm used to with Stern, they look like there's no expense spared!Aww thanks man! It's been pretty fun, and surprisingly stressful too. Putting coins or a dollar in an arcade, versus knowing what wax to use, how to level a table, clean, etc. definitely ratchets up anxiety! Didn't help that may playfield fell off the rails last week onto the power supply. Eek!!
Yeah, Octoberfest looks equally awesome! American Pinball really came out strong for such a new company! I was just listening to this podcast from June, and the programmer Josh mentioned games being sent to Australia! Have you gotten to try it at all?
https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=54935336&refid=asa
https://steamcommunity.com/app/442120/discussions/0/3374780959380376329/
Looks like tables in pack 2 won't be altered and they plan on releasing unaltered tables for pack 1.
I'm not sure if these changes are only for Steam or if consoles are included as well.
This bodes well for releasing the more racy tables down the road.
I've been over on Pinside a bit more over the past few weeks, bought a Houdini game, and am delving into that high level of maintence and prep. Digital is sooooo much more mellow and less anxiety producing!!!
I read your post about tearing it up on Farfalla, and will dutifully get back in there and challenge you my friend!
Check this out!
Definitely not Theater of Magic
I'll be surprised if the backglass for Black Rose lands on consoles without any changes. Remember that Bally was considering a topless variant for Europe...I think Zen went the safer route here with these three tables. Unless im un-aware, those table dont required censorship.
I'll be surprised if the backglass for Black Rose lands on consoles without any changes. Remember that Bally was considering a topless variant for Europe...
Attack From Mars is the greatest pinball table ever made so I'm fine with that.Doubt Theatre of Magic is in pack 2 or else they would have teased it as the headliner.
AFM is great but it feels slightly underwhelming right now? Medieval Madness was in the first pack and AFM is of a very similar style. Would have preferred Theatre of Magic, but hey we'll see.
I recommend everything but the Originals Season 1 bundle because even at half price it still sucks. I do recommend that $5 Medieval pack in that bundle, but none of the other tables are worth playing but Paranormal. If you think one table is worth $5 then I guess go for it.What are the recommendations for PFX? I never know which ones to go for.
HotHamBoy, I love ya, man, but this statement isn't even close to reality. AFM is fun, but I can easily name a dozen pins better than it. In no particular order:Attack From Mars is the greatest pinball table ever made so I'm fine with that.
I place AFM above all of the tables you listed without batting an eye.HotHamBoy, I love ya, man, but this statement isn't even close to reality. AFM is fun, but I can easily name a dozen pins better than it. In no particular order:
- Eight Ball Deluxe
- High Speed
- High Speed 2: The Getaway
- The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot
- Medieval Madness
- Monster Bash
- Twilight Zone
- The Addams Family
- Red & Ted's Road Show
- Elvira and the Party Monsters
- Gone Fishin'
- Flight 2000
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Indianapolis 500
- Whitewater
- No Good Gofers
- Taxi
...wait, did I go over a dozen? Oh well. Again, I like AFM, but "greatest pinball table ever made" is a bit much, buddy.
Next you'll be telling me you don't like Hawaiian pizza.I place AFM above all of the tables you listed without batting an eye.
It's a perfect pinball table.
I love Hawaiian pizza