Fairfax, VA
Scoring big on Avatar = Wizard Mode or bust.
Stacking modes into multiball modes is the right idea.
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Quoted from Pinballgeek:I'm officially apart of this club. 2nd run build date feb 2013, I take it the decal on the amp suit is stock to the second run but not the first.
Good to see you join. You gonna stay for a while?
Melbourne
Quoted from MustangPaul:Good to see you join. You gonna stay for a while?
Time will tell but as of now its staying for some time despite already getting to fonal battle.
Quoted from whisper:Great choice!!!! Congrats one of the most overlooked games ever!!!!
It sure is. Still can't believe its not a top 100 game; the game has an amazing sountrack , lightshow and artwork.
The one question I have in terms of LEDs do you have any reccomendations?
The placement of the banshee isn't the greatest but the tail hasn't been cut off and as of now I don't think I will be removing any of the toys inc the direhorse placed over the ewya captive ball. However the navi characters on the right have been cable tied the feet and sat on the flasher domes which is slowly growing on me but I might end up changing that.
Quoted from Pinballgeek:The one question I have in terms of LEDs do you have any reccomendations?
Yes, for the inserts, clean the underside of them REAL good and use Comet 2 smd clear dome white, the facets of the inserts will sparkle and look the way the new Stern games look. When you switch to leds they will look like crap till you put an OCD board in, the light show will be breathtaking once that board is in. It is a MUST HAVE with this game.
It was 6 yrs back in September that I got my NIB (it sat for almost a week so I could open it at a launch party I hosted which was torture).... was even more torture to see all the games go overseas first before getting my domestic....luckily I got a first day production of those. Still have it and no regrets buying it (I preordered it day one). I changed out bulbs to LEDs (to look like the night scene) and some figures (Banshi was the main one). After it was pimped out, they announced an LE (ugh!)...... I had the option to upgrade, but declined.
Quoted from Max_Badazz:It was 6 yrs back in September that I got my NIB (it sat for almost a week so I could open it at a launch party I hosted which was torture).... was even more torture to see all the games go overseas first before getting my domestic....luckily I got a first day production of those. Still have it and no regrets buying it (I preordered it day one). I changed out bulbs to LEDs (to look like the night scene) and some figures (Banshi was the main one). After it was pimped out, they announced an LE (ugh!)...... I had the option to upgrade, but declined.
Cool story, an original owner that still has it. I know my LE won't be going anywhere. 
I put all the mods on my pro. Banshee figure, NAVI characters, LED's and LED OCD, Sgt. dude in the amp suit, amp suit sticker and it is absolutely awesome. One of the best audio integrated games of all time. Still have not got to the final battle and that's part of the fun of it, extremely challenging to me.
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:I put all the mods on my pro. Banshee figure, NAVI characters, LED's and LED OCD, Sgt. dude in the amp suit, amp suit sticker and it is absolutely awesome. One of the best audio integrated games of all time. Still have not got to the final battle and that's part of the fun of it, extremely challenging to me.
Nice but you forgot 2 mods, Beatmasters shooter housing light up and my Leg Light-Ups, both in blue.
Yeah I'll have to look into those. Are the lights on each integrated with the game at all or just constantly on?
Constantly on, I use a 8 way power splitter with a 110/12v wall wort plugged into that which is is plugged into the service outlet to power the splitter then those 2 12v mods are plugged into the splitter and still have 6 12v plugs that are unused. The upside of doing that is that your not putting a power strain on the game power board, the down side is that you have to plug and unplug the wall wort when you want them on but it's no big deal.
Just received the email from colordmd today. Avatar is officially released!! Place your orders guys!! Just in time for Christmas!! I cant wait to play some Avatar in color..
Quoted from nocreditdot:Just received the email from colordmd today. Avatar is officially released!! Place your orders guys!! Just in time for Christmas!! I cant wait to play some Avatar in color..
FANTASTIC!!!! I KNEW IT!!! Now for the critical choice LED or LCD. 
Quoted from dgoett:that is indeed a surprise and great news. I already have a colordmd in my LE running in all blue.
bring on the firmware!
and to think I was close to selling it a month ago. whew!
Oh man that was close. I'm leaning towards LED, how about others? Where's the footage.....who's got the footage.....gotta see the footage. 
Tough decision on LED or LCD. I have the full color LCD in my IMVE set on HIRES and the video looks awesome. When I switch it to DOTS it's not nearly as sweet. I do like the brightness and the fact that the LED is so crisp. leaning towards the LCD because of the video aspect.
Hey all, I've not much play time on Avatar. Its Definitely a looker, but I'm curious how it stacks up in relation to Tron and IM which come to mind as they're of the same vintage with the same/similar DMD layout with movie rips, same designe team etc.. I've heard it's a poor mans IM but is that a good description?
How are the rules and gameplay for both beginners and good players? I've gotten to be more interested in rules since I've been around longer. I understand not all games are Tspp or LOTR greatness and I can appreciate the lesser more basic rules like IM or Tron. Have not read a lot about Avatar, is there any glaring weakness or roadblocks or too much chopping wood?
What's the going rate for a HUO pro?
Quoted from rai:Hey all, I've not much play time on Avatar. Its Definitely a looker, but I'm curious how it stacks up in relation to Tron and IM which come to mind as they're of the same vintage with the same/similar DMD layout with movie rips, same designe team etc.. I've heard it's a poor mans IM but is that a good description?
How are the rules and gameplay for both beginners and good players? I've gotten to be more interested in rules since I've been around longer. I understand not all games are Tspp or LOTR greatness and I can appreciate the lesser more basic rules like IM or Tron. Have not read a lot about Avatar, is there any glaring weakness or roadblocks or too much chopping wood?
What's the going rate for a HUO pro?
I don't know the rules at all so I'm no help there, all I know is I love to play my LE. I.m the second owner of my LE, it came with upgraded speakers but no other mods and I payed $4600 2 years ago so a Pro would probably go for 3800-4200 now.
Hey guys Gina is taking a poll for lit Power blades, I put a plug in for Avatar of the scene where the 2 of them were running through the lit forest at night. All those colors lit up like in the movie would look killer in our game. Check out the topic.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/poll-which-powerbladez-would-you-like-to-see-pingraffix
Lauwe
The rules in Avatar are not super deep. They are A LOT like Iron Man except with only one wizard mode.
You do have of course the playfield multipliers.
But the sound is really good and most important solid and bug free.
But they keep you coming to get to the wizard mode which isn't easy.
Rulewise I like it more than Iron Man but I'm a big avatar fan 
Quoted from rai:Hey all, I've not much play time on Avatar. Its Definitely a looker, but I'm curious how it stacks up in relation to Tron and IM which come to mind as they're of the same vintage with the same/similar DMD layout with movie rips, same designe team etc.. I've heard it's a poor mans IM but is that a good description?
How are the rules and gameplay for both beginners and good players? I've gotten to be more interested in rules since I've been around longer. I understand not all games are Tspp or LOTR greatness and I can appreciate the lesser more basic rules like IM or Tron. Have not read a lot about Avatar, is there any glaring weakness or roadblocks or too much chopping wood?
What's the going rate for a HUO pro?</blockquoteI have LOTR and Met. I play Tron and IM at my buddys. I prefer Avatar to IM. However they are both good. Avatar is a little more immerive and the rules are a little deeper compared to IM. Ball times are short. I think its a very underrated game.
Hi All, new to this thread/club (didn't know it existed) and I am sorry if I am changing any subject thread but does anyone know of any mods in the works for the Link chamber? I received my Avatar NIB back in 2010 and really enjoy it but from day one that Link chamber with Sully in it has always been a sore spot...looks a bit like a cheap Walmart glasses case. Lastly, has anyone figured out a way to level the AMP suit so Quaritch isn't looking straight down? Pity they had to break the tops off the suit to get it to fit...would liked to have seen the gun belts.
Quoted from FtrMech:Hi All, new to this thread/club (didn't know it existed) and I am sorry if I am changing any subject thread but does anyone know of any mods in the works for the Link chamber? I received my Avatar NIB back in 2010 and really enjoy it but from day one that Link chamber with Sully in it has always been a sore spot...looks a bit like a cheap Walmart glasses case. Lastly, has anyone figured out a way to level the AMP suit so Quaritch isn't looking straight down? Pity they had to break the tops off the suit to get it to fit...would liked to have seen the gun belts.
Welcome to the club. I modded my chamber really nice, look for my pictures in earlier posts....also my other mods including my Leg Light-ups.
I will search for your link mod photos...despite this machines lack of love from the general pinball community, I really enjoy playing it and after all these years of ownership really don't see it leaving my collection. I will continue to invest in it...I am looking to ColorDMD next.
Quoted from Lonzo:If I can ever get my hands one one, I will be making a functional link mod.
There's a Pro for sale on Pinside For Sale thread and it's been reduced to $3850 which is a great price. It's OBO so you might get some help with shipping cost.
Warrington
Quoted from J85M:If the colourdmd hints/rumours are true I cannot wait to see Avatar in colour! Now if only we could add some animations to final battle
It's not hints or rumors it's real. Go to their web page and you'll see. Start thinking which one you want, LED or LCD. I think I'm going with LCD because the blacks are truly black.
Wish they would release a video or some screens this is the first colourdmd I have been genuinely excited to see in a while. I have heard a lot of people say the LED is better for blacks? Because the actual colours pop more? Be interested to see both side by side though.
They will release videos soon. I have both in 2 games and the blacks of the LED game look bad because when the leds are off for black parts of a scene the lit pf reflects up on to the off leds and partially lights them with reflected light so they appear to be somewhat gray. A Bent Plastic dmd shield works to prevent that pf reflection but only shields about half of the dmd. I wish I could get a good picture of the effect but I can't but it is VERY noticable to the human eye. I may try to bend the Bent Plastic piece so it is angled up higher and see it will shield all of the dmd from that reflected. If it works then I think the blacks will look good.
Quoted from J85M:Anyone know of any NIB Avatar LEs??
They were long gone years ago, only 250 were made. Best your gonna do is a HUO and that's "IF" you can find one and your in the UK so you may never find one over there.
Quoted from J85M:There are some still kicking about Paul, I had one lined up in October but seller pulled out wanted to hold onto it although I don't think he was going to get more than $7k for it no matter how long he holds onto it
WOW really. 
Yeah I know of 1 NIB in NZ I was told about through conversation and at least a couple stateside and 1 in Europe again not seen or spoke to owner just through conversation with other buyers talking about the pricing of avatars still nib.
The Avatar Pro I have on location at Phoenix Games in Concord, CA is now for sale. $3850 obo...
Swing by and play a few games. If interested, let me know. I can also get it ready for shipping if needed.
Thx,
Rob Bell
Robsgameroom.com
You've done some good research then. I'm sure it would cost you a pretty pence to get any of them over to you.
Quoted from MrBellMan:The Avatar Pro I have on location at Phoenix Games is now for sale. $3850 obo...
Swing by and play a few games. If interested, let me know.
Thx,
Rob Bell
Robsgameroom.com
That's a good price Rob. GLWS
Quoted from J85M:Anyone know of any NIB Avatar LEs??
I know one in Germany and it's for sale. PM for details
Quoted from DavidPinballWizz:I know one in Germany and it's for sale. PM for details
There ya go Jon. That would make a cool road trip. 
Quoted from FtrMech:Hi All, new to this thread/club (didn't know it existed) and I am sorry if I am changing any subject thread but does anyone know of any mods in the works for the Link chamber? I received my Avatar NIB back in 2010 and really enjoy it but from day one that Link chamber with Sully in it has always been a sore spot...looks a bit like a cheap Walmart glasses case. Lastly, has anyone figured out a way to level the AMP suit so Quaritch isn't looking straight down? Pity they had to break the tops off the suit to get it to fit...would liked to have seen the gun belts.
See post #182..
Quoted from DavidPinballWizz:I know one in Germany and it's for sale. PM for details
Pm sent, thank you for the heads up!
Quoted from MustangPaul:There ya go Jon. That would make a cool road trip.
It certainly would, luckily I have driven and cycled around a lot of Germany so I'm fairly familiar with getting there and back.
I have driven some silly mileage picking up pins in the past but I think it adds to the experience of getting a new pin, the road trip is part of the fun
Quoted from J85M:It certainly would, luckily I have driven and cycled around a lot of Germany so I'm fairly familiar with getting there and back.
I have driven some silly mileage picking up pins in the past but I think it adds to the experience of getting a new pin, the road trip is part of the fun
How many miles round trip do think it would be? The price of gas for that kind of RT would be a killer though. I just did a 1340 mile round trip to Rapid City, South Dakota for my MACH 3 arcade game. Only took 2 highways 35W south to 90W. Cost about $230 for gas.
1400 yeah that would be a trip especially for how slow at times you'd have to drive, I was doing 75 to 85 most of the trip.
Quoted from MustangPaul:1400 yeah that would be a trip especially for how slow at times you'd have to drive, I was doing 75 to 85 most of the trip.
Drive slow? Says who? 
Well I've sent an email just waiting now to see if it's still available and go from there, would probably need some of your blue leg light ups, saw your game room photo in the other thread and they looked great in a row
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