I don’t think you realize that it’s not really possible, at least in a cost effective way. The electronics (all) are not compatible. The systems don’t work in the same way. You would need to change all the boards, power supply, wiring harness, and complete playfield lighting. Playfield mechs aren’t wired the same either. Your OG playfield isn’t drilled in the right spots for the CGC boards and lights as well. The machines may “look” the same but under the hood they are completely different. While you may be able to buy (not sure though) all the parts from CGC, it would most likely cost almost as much as buying a full machine.

It's on the wrong side. Should be in the catapult side not over the pf. Your whole bracket is reversed. Remove it, flip it 180 degrees, re-install.
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make sure extra balls aren't turned off in settings.

The extra ball insert will light in Merlin’s hole even if EBs are turned off. It awards points in that case.

Get to it!

Wms machines do not have flipper power settings. Looking at the pic though it seems that MM may not be at the correct pitch. It should be at 6.5 degrees. The difference in height(pitch) between IJ and MM is obvious. Same cabinets. They should be even at the front and back. The bubble level is usually useless.

If not at a high enough pitch the flippers will seem too strong. However the Merlin hole issue is a known fact on originals and remakes. Sometimes it just goes right through. It happens. It's a pinball machine, not a video game. there is variability in physical play/reactions.

100% repeatability is typically only achievable on the digital versions (like Pinball Arcade/Zen etc).

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Personally I think you are reading way too much into it. Payne sounds just like pain. pain in the ass, pain in the neck, king of pain. I think it was chosen for it's humoristic impact, not historical significance.

While I don‘t doubt they will make another run, their woeful ability to stick to timelines would make it more likely in very LATE 2023 or early 2024…. The REs were about 10 months behind the original schedule.

FATALITY. It's a reference to mortal kombat. Just like the damsel saying "SAVE ME" in a super high pitch voice is a ref to Dragon's Lair.

Set the game to "award extra ball" for replay, 4 levels of replay (they auto adjust), and set extra balls to unlimited. This doesn't guarantee you will get to the end but there's a better chance. Go for the easy extra balls. 2nd castle, super jackpot in castle MB, 10 hurry ups, royal madness. I also focus on getting video mode lit for that EB as well. Keeping 2 troll bombs (if you get them awarded) makes BFTK easier. I often stack 2 EBs on ball 1 (2 castles and super jackpot). For Royal Madness I keep the trolls for a quick hit in case my timer is about to run out. i.e. aim for the harder shots first like the catapult, especially with the short ball save at the beginning.

My 1st replay level starts at 99M so I need a killer game anyway to get the EB advantage.

I've had my game since June 2020. Took me about 9 months to get to BFTK for the first time(and fail). I play pretty much every day and got better at it.

In the 1.5 years of ownership I've gotten to BFTK about 10-12 times I'd guess. Beat it 5 times (3 in the last 6 months).

It does get easier with practice. I find it easier than melting the witch on WOZ or escaping Nublar on JP. It's hard for a WPC but easier than modern Sterns.

BTW my outlanes are stock setting (wide open).

Now that I think of it you're right. I don't play WOZ much so in reality I do get to BFTK more often than MTW but only because I don't play it lol.

I just don't play WOZ nearly as much as all the other games. I find it dark and clunky (but pretty to look at). My wife loves it so it's staying.