What Pins are 2-ball Multiball Only??

I've done a few threads exploring the world of non-multiball pins, but now I would like to look at Pins that do have multi-ball, but only 2-ball multiball. Most pins I have seen have 3 or more multiball and I have seen some pins with 2 or 3 multiball like the Data East Secret Service. The only 2-ball only multiball that I can think of is a Williams Road Kings. There must be a at least a few others.

Please help by sharing with us any pins that you know of that have just a 2-ball multiball mode.

Thanks!!

#2 10 years ago

YAY

jitneystand1

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Valley, NE

15y 95,850 1,536 16 40 1

Sorcerer, Pinbot, taxi, diner, Gilligans Island

#3 10 years ago

AAA

pintechev

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11y 91,300 4,437

Diner and Taxi.

#4 10 years ago

TSG

TheShameGovernor

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Omaha, NE

11y 60,650 494 6 36

Dr. Dude

#5 10 years ago

MOF

mof

Mof Pinball

San Francisco, CA

11y 149K 13,299 25 94

I could be wrong, but isn't this asking, "How many games come loaded with 2 balls?" Or would the two lists have a few discrepancies?
-mof

#6 10 years ago

EDH

TigerLaw

Pinside Moderator

Jennings, LA

14y 224K 20,099 24 240

Party Zone

#7 10 years ago

JWD

jdoz2

Inner Orbit Pinball

11y 132K 2,444 26 1

It's not a well known game, but my Alien Star has 2 ball and it's pretty fast and fun.

#8 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

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11y 158K 58,780

CFTBL

#9 10 years ago

ADW

dragon2000

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Southampton, Uk

11y 16,900 18 4 42

Class of 1812

#10 10 years ago

ART

MrArt2u

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Los Angeles, CA

12y 65,400 1,471 16

Xenon

#11 10 years ago

BDH

crassmage

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11y 51,300 664 8 27

Police force which is awesome btw

#12 10 years ago

pinballforever

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Santa Ana, CA

10y 9,650 16

EM moment: Beat the Clock, Mad World, Nip-It

#13 10 years ago

DCK

burningman

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Vero Beach, FL

11y 86,550 3,218 9

Elektra

#14 10 years ago

NFK

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KÃ¶ln

11y 27,900 206 2 8

The Machine Bride of Pinbot

#15 10 years ago

NUT

beepnutz

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Port St Lucie, FL

11y 57,400 845 4

from memory of what I owned, could be wrong:
Title Fight
Game Show
Genesis
Riverboat Gambler
Excaliber

#16 10 years ago

DMD

DareDevyl

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Lake Loon, NS

11y 35,400 127 8

Bally's Embryon

#17 10 years ago

BJJ

Gundam_Pilot_

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11y 73,575 1,695

night moves, carribbean cruise

#18 10 years ago

DJB

djblouw

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11y 110K 1,816

Truck Stop

#19 10 years ago

CMX

viperrwk

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Quoted from mof:
I could be wrong, but isn't this asking, "How many games come loaded with 2 balls?" Or would the two lists have a few discrepancies?
-mof

Yes. For example, PZ only has a two ball multiball but you load three balls into the machine.

viperrwk

#20 10 years ago

RON

Gizmonic

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Albany, NY

12y 62,800 440 39

Firepower 2

#21 10 years ago

DAD

TurboBengal

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Louisville, KY

11y 56,400 495 4 134

gold wings

#22 10 years ago

CMX

viperrwk

Inactive member

Gold Wings, Hot Shots, TX-Sector, Millionaire, DIamond Lady. Also Banzai Run & CFtBL (both 2 ball with three installed.)

Edit: TurboBengal beat me to it on GW!

viperrwk

#23 10 years ago

DAN

egyptrus

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Muskego, WI

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Quoted from viperrwk:
Yes. For example, PZ only has a two ball multiball but you load three balls into the machine.
viperrwk

And jokerz! is the same way. You load 3 but you can only get a 2 ball multiball. I've never seen the need for the 3rd ball as there isn't any place that stages a ball, etc where you need to get the next ball queued up quickly.

Dave

#24 10 years ago

CMX

viperrwk

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Quoted from egyptrus:
And Jokerz! is the same way. You load 3 but you can only get a 2 ball multiball. I've never seen the need for the 3rd ball as there isn't any place that stages a ball, etc where you need to get the next ball queued up quickly.
Dave

The only rationale for doing this is if the machine has ball-save for the beginning part of multiball and another ball needs to be served quickly after draining. I don't remember if Jokerz implements multiball ball save or not.

viperrwk

#25 10 years ago

STE

sven

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I never understood Road Kings: it's got this very nice time-lock system, and what would be cooler than to add a ball when you've achieved that? I think a lot of games would be nicer if they had a 3th ball in multiball, and most 2 ball games already have 2 places to 'hold' the ball, so a 3-ball multiball would be easily added.

(we did implement the 3th ball like that in our Road Kings on P-ROC: start with a 2 ball, reward a 3th when shooting 2 timelocks in time).

#26 10 years ago

MEF

LouMatt

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Pretty sure Andromeda only has 2 balls.

#27 10 years ago

GIR

girloveswaffles

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Norwalk, CA

11y 116K 8,133

Scorpion

#28 10 years ago

LBJ

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Middletown, NY

11y 36,300 361 21

The mighty Cosmic Gunfight!! Robo-war, Force II, Stars Phoenix, Radical!, Starlight, Bally Game Show.

#29 10 years ago

JAG

Jags

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Thanks for all the great input!! A lot of these Pins I had never heard of before. Doing my research on all of them. Please keep them coming if you can think of any that haven't been mentioned yet.

Thanks!!

#30 10 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

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Litvinov

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How come no-one has mentioned the mighty Black Hole yet??

#31 10 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

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Litvinov

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Quoted from NFK:
The Machine Bride of Pinbot

That has a three ball multiball doesn't it? (2 eyes plus one in play = 3 when the eyes release...)

#32 10 years ago

RST

rs812

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11y 72,550 1,072

Gilligans island

#33 10 years ago

JAG

Jags

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Quoted from sven:
I never understood Road Kings: it's got this very nice time-lock system, and what would be cooler than to add a ball when you've achieved that? I think a lot of games would be nicer if they had a 3th ball in multiball, and most 2 ball games already have 2 places to 'hold' the ball, so a 3-ball multiball would be easily added.

I actually prefer 2-ball over 3 or more balls in multiball. When you have 3 or more balls going you really loose control of what's happening. It's more of a punishment rather than a reward. With 2 balls you still can maintain control over the game play. It becomes more of a challenge rather than a punishment. A challenge that rewards you with extra points.

I'm glad that there are 2-ball multball games out there and this was the reason for this thread - to help me identify those pins. Now I'm just researching the videos and downloading the pinmame so I can check these different pins out. Living in Hawaii this is about the only way I can do it as there are so few pins available to play over here. Hopefully I can determine what I really like and then I can try to find one on the Mainland and have it shipped here.

I tend to like the "Old School" game play a lot better. From the list so far I'm liking, Sorcerer, Andromeda, and Road Kings. If anyone has some really good strong opinions on any specific game I would love to hear it. Your personal experiences can really help me in this quest!

Thanks again to all!!

#34 10 years ago

NFK

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KÃ¶ln

11y 27,900 206 2 8

Quoted from pinballslave:
That has a three ball multiball doesn't it? (2 eyes plus one in play = 3 when the eyes release...)

No 2 Balls only. ^^

#35 10 years ago

TJS

tjsynkral

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Elmhurst, IL

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Quoted from pinballslave:
How come no-one has mentioned the mighty Black Hole yet??

Probably because BH is a 3 ball multiball.

#36 10 years ago

ARN

Acampero

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Thousand Oaks, CA

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I just picked up a Creech and it has 2 ball multi ball but it's interesting that the machine takes 3 balls.

#37 10 years ago

GTO

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Frisco, TX

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Might not qualify, but the multiballs in Stargate start as 2 ball multiballs. Additional balls get added only if you complete the multiball objectives (to get you up to 4 balls).

#38 10 years ago

MXV

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Downers Grove, IL

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Quoted from Acampero:
I just picked up a Creech and it has 2 ball multi ball but it's interesting that the machine takes 3 balls.

The extra ball is a "chase ball" so if the machine loses one (gets stuck somewhere) it could still function normally because there's still two balls available.

#39 10 years ago

ARN

Acampero

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Thousand Oaks, CA

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Quoted from MXV:
The extra ball is a "chase ball" so if the machine loses one (gets stuck somewhere) it could still function normally because there's still two balls available.

Thank you for the clarification.

#40 10 years ago

???

EAZ

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Phoenix, AZ

11y 17,550 52

Quoted from MXV:
The extra ball is a "chase ball" so if the machine loses one (gets stuck somewhere) it could still function normally because there's still two balls available.

Thank you for confirming this.. I picked up a dr dude and was worried that i could only get a 2 ball multiball.

#41 10 years ago

RLR

royce6135

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Columbia, MO

12y 39,900 527 68

Super Mario Bros Mushroom World is a two ball setup, for all of the 519 made

#42 10 years ago

RLR

royce6135

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Columbia, MO

12y 39,900 527 68

Quoted from GTO:
Might not qualify, but the multiballs in Stargate start as 2 ball multiballs. Additional balls get added only if you complete the multiball objectives (to get you up to 4 balls).

Same as ACDC on Jam multiball or Tour Multiball

#43 10 years ago

MGE

MattElder

Alvin G & Co. Museum

13y 98,300 1,855

Mystery Castle, A.G. Football, A.G. Soccer-Ball, USA Football (the head-to-head version, not the flipperless redemption version).

#44 10 years ago

CLN

Newsom

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Quoted from egyptrus:
And Jokerz! is the same way. You load 3 but you can only get a 2 ball multiball. I've never seen the need for the 3rd ball as there isn't any place that stages a ball, etc where you need to get the next ball queued up quickly.
Dave

Quoted from viperrwk:
The only rationale for doing this is if the machine has ball-save for the beginning part of multiball and another ball needs to be served quickly after draining. I don't remember if Jokerz implements multiball ball save or not.
viperrwk

Probably so that multiball can still be played even if a ball is stuck somewhere.

#45 10 years ago

JDB

Joe_Blasi

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Des Plaines, IL

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Quoted from GTO:
Might not qualify, but the multiballs in Stargate start as 2 ball multiballs. Additional balls get added only if you complete the multiball objectives (to get you up to 4 balls).

I think default settings is up 3 on most modes. One is up to 4 default. I think at least 2 start with 4 balls.

#46 10 years ago

RLH

Skrippy

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Woodstock, GA

12y 42,400 479 15

Cactus Jacks

#47 10 years ago

PAW

theGiven

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Youngsville, NC

12y 84,650 234 7

Cyclone

#48 10 years ago

JAG

Jags

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Doing some more research on all these great pins!! Another one I'm really liking is Robo-War. Does anyone have a rule sheet for this pin?

Great "Old School" feel with drop targets, spinner, upper role over lanes with flipper lane change. The sound is great too!! Mars from Holst's "Planets" is great music and the robotic call outs are perfect match for the theme.

#49 10 years ago

CMX

viperrwk

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