I never thought about him going to PAPA. Maybe it will get done before he goes. That is what I am hoping for.

Maybe before PAPA.

BTW... Back In Black is never leaving my collection. Top 5 Stern.

Agreed. It's one of their best for sure. Pure fun!

Dude, where in the hell are you storing all those games? I must say that is impressive.

I say it over and over and yet the longer that time keeps passing it still hold true. AC/DC is the most fun I have on a Pinball. Every night!

I forgot about PAPA. Yah, that'll probably set him back a week....

I am actually on the exact opposite fence as Hassell Castle on this one.

I just got the game and I can't stop playing it.

AC/DC is all I have been playing (A LOT) for the last 24 hours while my X-Men just sits there and looks pretty.

This will obviously change once X-Men gets its much needed code update but for now I am really enjoying AC/DC.

P.S. If you don't have a subwoofer/amp upgrade or an external subwoofer wired to AC/DC then you are truly missing a whole other level of enjoyment. I have it hooked up to an external sub with the tweeters upgraded and my house sounds like a rock concert!

External sub rocks for sure.

Glad to see you got the game , I still can't believe someone traded a SM for a premium ?

I just hit a 109 million song jackpot on mine last night .. Cool game.

Jim

I borrowed my Powered Sub from my TV and put it on my AC/DC. It sounds awesome.
Well, I say borrowed, but I have no desire to move it back anytime soon.

I cant agree with you more....Even after the Xmen update it will be hard pressed for it to beat how much fun ACDC is.

With a strong effort by Lyman on this next update it could become a top 5 fixture for years.

I think they are completely different games. XM is way more mode based than AC/DC. AC/DC is more like IM, and neither are as deep as XM, but I think both AC/DC and IM get the adrenaline pumping more than XM (and I don't expect the updated code to change that).

I agree with Hassel regarding ACDC's ruleset. My preference is goal driven games and ACDC is more of a system 11-type scoring and multiplier driven game. Nothing wrong with that if you like it, I just happen to prefer a different experience. Like everyone else, I hope the new code adds some of the gameplay I enjoy.

Having said that, I don't see it going anywhere. Since I like goal games, ACDC is different from my other stuff and therefore a bit unique for me. Just need to shake the feeling that I need a calculator to play it properly.

When it's all said and done I have no doubt AC/DC with be Lyman's masterpiece and possibly the best game he has programmed. The game is a true blast and adrenaline rush.

Hassle needs to drink some more Kool aid and maybe it will grow on him

I'll agree that the gameplay is very fast & has a similar feel to IM but the way you are constantly risking your song jackpot is what makes you on your toes the whole game. IM was fun but really cant match the intensity that you feel when you pass up a 30 mil jackpot cause the 2x or 3x isnt running. Do or Die is close but if your lucky youll only see that once a game. ACDC its pretty much every ball.

Like MN said I'm hoping Lyman gives it the full treatment when finishing the code. Wonder what song or songs they may add too. Hopefully Life music like whats in the adjustments.

I'm hoping the team doing the Xmen code really comes up with something special but I cant ever see constant combos on it cause of the really tight shots. Sure you may have a nice 3 or 4 way combo at times but that may be about as far as it gets.

Dont forget your favorite game isnt really mode based so Maybe you would like ACDC over Xmen in that regards.

Isn't collecting albums "mode based" or collecting tour tickets ?

Game kicks ass, all day all night everyday every night ! I think it is funny that some of the guys who did not like the game are now searching for one .. I think every collection should have one !

Jim

Not sure i'd call it mode based....Just another name for Jackpots. I for one am glad it isnt a mode based game. I have SM & now Xmen for that. ACDC was the perfect storm for Stern & hopefully it doesnt fizzle out and the code makes it even greater.

Was this easy to wire up? I like the idea.

ACKADACKA strikes yet again!!!

hey man!
what's goin' on?

AC/DC and IM are more wide than anything else, tons of stacking opportunities at the same time. Like Pancakes. XM is more like a carrot from everyone's descriptions of the game, nothing stacks but the carrot goes deep. Then you have games like tspp which are like a stack of 30 pancakes. :0

Hey Glen ,
Lots of AC/DC for sure ..

Very easy. Just get a length of speaker wire and put two alligator clips on one end.
Clamp these onto the sub in the bottom of your cabinet.
Put the other end into the high level inputs on your Sub. These are the red and black speaker wire clips on the back of the sub.
Some people worried that this would over load the speaker system, but it does not hurt it at all.
It works like a charm.
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/external-sub-on-sterns-how-to-help-please

I've been trying to play ACDC for 5 days, no friggin time. Maybe tonight is the night!

I wouldn't be shocked to hear Lyman updating the code before PAPA, world class players already know which songs to spam to get max points, and he does plan on fixing at least one track as I understand. That would be the perfect time to roll out that update, when the pro players think their strategy is rock solid.

I think that would be best if he did it before PAPA then he would not have to hear everyone bitching at him about unfinished code the whole time he was there. Then maybe he could go to PAPA and enjoy playing some pinball.

He needs time for that final, rumored Tron update........one day maybe?

Updates Needed:

- AC/DC
- X-Men
- Tron (Not "needed" but would be really cool, lol)

I actually explained why it won't overload the amp in another thread. the high level input presents an insignificant impedance to the amp so there's no downside.

Please note that my thread that talks about how to massively improve acdc for under $80 produces better results than a cheap external sub for less money with about as much difficulty as adding an external sub. I went from external back to internal and got quite a sound improvement.

The only games that need an update in my opinion are xmen and acdc. Tron is great as it is. TFLE would benefit from an update but it's finished as it stands also.

XM and TF both aren't Lyman code games, so Stern probably isn't going to have Lyman fixing those codes, they have multiple programmers for a reason, even if the other programmers aren't as good.

Not sure if anyone suggested Lyman do it...

Ok, I put some good play time on AC/DC Premium over the weekend since my rant last week.
The game is starting to grow on me. Can't say yet if I'm completely sold on it yet as it's plays
different than what I'm used to, but so far I'm liking it...and hating it at the same time.

I'm starting to learn the shots for each of the songs.
This game is F'ING HARD! My gawd it seems like as soon as I have a semi-decent Song Jackpot built up....DRAIN! I'm so tempted to punch the glass, but instead I hit the start button again.

Heck I thought Tron had taken the cake for short ball times and hard game play......AC/DC is making TRON look like a walk in the park at this point.

I'm about ready to close the outlanes and put a post between the flippers like on Spidey .....
Just kiddin'....game is setup at factory settings.

Thats what makes it so addicting. It hurts but you want more ; )

Even worse is you will have that one great game and then you are in trouble..

I pushed the flipper button in attract mode the other day and it said " Welcome to Hell in a box."

I started laughing and pushed the start button for just 1 more game and then another and another.
I really like the game and can't wait for the code to be finished. It's gonna rock even more.

you off your meds dude......i never heard that.

I have heard that.

The machine says about ten different things and " welcome to hell in a box " is one of them .

Jim

When did they ad those. was that in 1.52?

I got the "Welcome to hell in a box" quote while leaning on the flipper button during a cleaning. Scared the hell out of me.

Cool! I need to listen more and maybe drink less when playing ; )

Yes I agree with this and the AC/DC Pro is even harder.
I played Tron last night after a few games on AC/DC and it seemed much slower than I remember.
I tell my boys AC/DC has a foot under it and it will just kick your but sometimes. But we come back to try and kick it but all the time.

Craig,
Nice to see you are coming around to appreciating AC/DC a bit more.
When the game was first announced and I saw that ugly face on the pro version I never would have dreamed I would own one. But after playing it at the Dallas show I knew I had to try.
Luckily I got a deal for my 2 pin 2000 machines and I don't miss them one bit. My entire family is addicted to AC/DC even though it is the hardest machine to play that we have. I did move my outlane post down to the lower spot, but even with that the game is still extremely challenging.
Still hoping for new code by Friday. Fingers crossed.

Xmen thread said after Papa for the ACDC code Xmen Friday. It's taking a while so hopefully that means a lot of good updates .

Yep, I am running version 1.52 as well and heard the audible call out in attract mode.
It was hilarious when it happened too.

It was Friday evening and we had the game setup in our entry way to our house as my buddy was coming over Saturday to help me move it upstairs. It was about 9:30pm and as me, my wife and our 5 year old were sitting on the couch about to watch a movie, I asked my 9 year old to go over and turn off AC/DC. He walked over to it and hit the flipper button and was yelled out by Steve Ritchie "Welcome to Hell in a Box" ....it scared the crap out of him and we all got a chuckle out of it.

I too agree about Tron seeming slow now...although we all know it's not.
I haven't been able to get to Sea of Simulation in a while. However after playing several games of AC/DC last night and then moving over to TRON, on my first game I got 50 million which isn't that easy and lit and played Quorra Multiball twice, I was one shot away from SoS and blew it, but it just felt so much easier to do after playing AC/DC. Guess it's time to take out my 2" drill bit and install that extra Space Shuttle Pop-Up Shield between the flippers on AC/DC tonight

Me to ha ha

Well xmen got its update seems like a good one, hope AC/DC update lives up to the hype.

Me to, but I gotta be honest... all the modes and progression goals the Xmen guys are raving about has me thinking I picked the wrong game.

Very different. Love both

After PAPA means NOT before PAPA (that's all). No ETA.