Slick Chick.
Whirlwind, with 6 bumpers that have an interesting lit/flashing scoring scheme. AC/DC because the bumpers are frickin fast!
whirlwind! 2 sets that have a good scoring system and the top set often bounces back and forth between the wall and can hit the drop down up there. Really well positioned to impact the game.
Quoted from pdman:Gottlieb's Volcano has Pops right above the left and right slingshots.
The Gottlieb Volcano is absolutely insane when the ball gets wrapped up on the pop bumpers, side kicker and slings. It becomes an uncontrollable nuclear reaction with multi-ball when the balls get involved with the pop bumpers.
Quoted from pinmanguy:Whirlwind! 2 sets that have a good scoring system and the top set often bounces back and forth between the wall and can hit the drop down up there. Really well positioned to impact the game.
I dont know, the lower pressure jets rarely get hit on mine. Maybe 2 or 3 hits when shooting the SE right Orbit before spitting it out. But I agree on the High Pressure ones, those are a load of fun.
Quoted from Santeh:I have seen the pop bumpers on a Bride of Pinbot simply fly as they were amazingly fast!
Yeah, there are many a time that ball flew out of the pops, past that gate and straight down the middle with no time to nudge on mine.
Of the 8 machines in my collection Space Shuttle has the best pop action. With that tight area the ball can sometimes keep active for quite some time. With ablaze_f%$#brights in the pops the light show is always a treat!
The pops in Silverball Mania can get pretty manic at times.
Super Star (Williams EM) has a cluster of 4 that provide some really good action.
Waiting to see how the four on Firepower I just rebuilt react...
Quoted from The_Gorilla:Holy Lazarus thread, Batman! It was mentioned before, but my NGG pops were nuts! It seemed like it was made more impressive with their odd location.
Yes, the classic threads never die!
It is amazing what a difference adjusting your pop switches will do too, as others have mentioned here. When I got my LOTR the left bumper was not very lively. After adjusting the switch it's much easier to get Boromir now.
I still vote Taxi though, gonna miss that game.
It's been mentioned, but nothing quite compares to Bride of Pinbot. The pop action you get is absolutely crazy. Tons of hits, super fast, and really satisfying.
Quoted from Silverballer:In many games I have seen the pops simply needed to be rebuilt to obtain the fast action again. The wafers tend to get chewed up and they become non-responsive. Not exactly what you asked about but rebuilding them can really change the gameplay.
It is all in the set up and adjustment, you can tune them to where they blow the bodies off the PF.
When I rebuild pops I use Gott yokes, stamped steel instead of the pot metal junk.
Gottlieb Gladiators. Awesome pop action.
They can be disabled with flipper buttons. If you nudge you can keep the ball up there forever and a day.
Quoted from TomGWI:TAF love when the ball goes crazy in the graveyard.
I AGREE 100% I am not the biggest fan of Pop bumpers but Adams Family did it right!
Guys, why are we still talking about this? I already told you that it's Bride of Pinbot. Case forever closed. Smug know-it-all emoticon.
Quoted from Fliptastic:where TSPP just has the ability to hang onto the ball for a long time.
TSPP does have the nice habit of occasionally throwing the ball up the left loop for a Cletus kid award.
Quoted from Jgel:The Shadow
They must be in the sanctum or something... Can't see mine.
I just sold my Getaway: High Speed II and I miss it for the fast pop bumper action. Any ideas for a "budget" title with excellent bumper action?
Quoted from sleethering:I always get a lot of pop action in Space Shuttle, lighting USA over and over for huge multipliers.
That's my choice also, the ball just goes crazy up there quite often and I just stand back and watch. Sometimes I think those pops are gonna fly right out of the game.
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