Last month, I traded Monopoly towards Avatar - and I've been really enjoying it! I did a couple mods some of y'all may be interested to see. In addition to the standard LED upgrades, I also added a Zanitar(sp?) toy to the Navi target area, and had the amp suit repainted to give it a more authentic look. Here's a few pics - I posted a ton more on my website here: http://www.bradberryman.com/Pinball_Avatar.htm Enjoy~!

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Thanks Rum-Z.

BTW, the reason I said 'take another look' is that when reading reviews of Avatar, it seems a lot of people gave poor reviews because of things that have been subsequently fixed. For example, I saw lots of complaints about balls bouncing around the pops, and then draining STDM. Stern issued a fix for this. Another common complaint was that balls sometimes jumped over the left outlane guide. This has been fixed with the release of a double height lane guide. There have also been software updates since the initial release that have included a ton of additional DMD animations as well as other misc upgrades/fixes. The most recent release was just last month. Another thing I'd like to mention - again with people complaining how the ball gets trapped in the pops for too long - I found out that all of the timed modes stop counting down when the ball is in the pops. That way, there really is no penalty to have the ball bounce around for a while. And finally, I saw lots of people say it looks 'cheap' and complained because it doesn't have all the bells and whistles like LOTR. I will agree that the playfield is a bit sparce compared to others, but I've found this is something I like. I really enjoy the open 'fan' layout of the shots, and the machine plays very fast - especially when the amp suit magnet flings the ball around.

So if you get a chance, I highly recommend that you give Avatar another look. IMHO, it's a keeper.

....here's a couple more pics for ya.

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Thanks! And yes, I agree 100% that the 'link pod' is about as cheap looking as it could be. I've seen a couple mods that improve it somewhat - but ...honestly, I'm tempted to just remove the damn thing alltogether. At least in the LE edition the lid opens/closes...but still - it is pretty lame.

This is what I think as well. I've been having a TON of fun playing, and still have not hit the 'final battle' mode - close, but no cigar. And yeah, for the price, I know there are a lot of other pins I could have bought - but I'm very happy with Avatar. I think the sounds are awesome. Plus, my wife and kids love the movie - so that helps a lot.

Holy thread resurrection Batman!!

I sold my Avatar over 10 years ago. ...but if I remember correctly, I had to cut the action figure in half, and then glue it into place. Avatar was a pretty simple, but fun game. I'd grab it again if one came up for a reasonable price.