I understand now. When in Rome....

B66 is freakin awesome. By far the best looking, sounding, and theme integrated game I own. It craps all over boring, shallow, clunky and overrated 90's Bally/Williams games. Makes WOZ and Hobbit seem like floaty widebody snoozefests. Spooky games are just cheap. TWD has the worst art and sound package of any game Stern has recently released, and I spent more time tweaking it out of the out of the box than the entire time it took to make the game. And dont get me started about GOT - I literally cant believe anyone got sucked into buying that baron, boring and ugly excuse for game. I own and have owned all these games, so I know.

I cant believe all you losers who missed out on buying the LE. Got no one but yourself to blame. Maybe you cant afford one - if so, get a better job.

There we go. Now you get it.

Pretty much. I'm not sure what else to expect from a state of the art pinball machine. It's got just the right amount of stuff without being clustered full of junk. And plenty of charm to go with it. I'm guessing once code matures there will be plenty of demand for this table.

I like a game with plenty of long shots and this one fits the bill.

One off the left sling at the top, the other off the right outlane guide...so far.

Right on man ! Glad you are enjoying it and got a good one!

Thanks! I always get a little nervous about big purchases as I'm not really made of money. But if I own it long enough and play it enough, I'll feel I got money's worth even if I have to sell it at a slight loss later on. No big deal. So far it's getting lots of play. It's pretty darn cool.

The music is what sold me on it, and I haven't found any other recent machine with as good a soundtrack as this one has, and I'm sure there will be more tunes implemented as code develops.

Man, I can't stand attitudes like this. "Can't afford one" "get a better job" etc.

That's not what this hobby is about.

Get off your soap box, rich guy. This site is about discussing pins and debating if they are fun or not, shitty, or great.

Like Iceman, and some others, we might have our disagreements with certain subjects.

But to come out and start talking about what people can afford and not afford, and about the jobs they do to be a part of this hobby?

Seriously, that's some bullshit post you made... GTFO with that attitude seriously.

Every single person I've met here on Pinside has been awesome people, very down to earth chill dudes who love playing pinball. I know none of them would spout that garbage.. u make people in this hobby look bad.

At the moment TWD walks all over Batman 66. Why? Because the code is genius.

Batman is ok but nothing special.

As ever it is down to Lyman. If he codes it as well as he did TWD then I will add it to my want list.

But Stern don't seem to be letting their programmers have as much time on code this last year or so, so I will wait until the code is done and released!

Come on KPG, it's a joke. Was a tongue in cheek jab at the crap that goes on in this thread (and others like it) and none of the comments in my post are any worse than other posts made in reference to B66 and why people bought it. I could go through and quote them all but I couldnt be f*d.

Lets not talk about rich guys.

So should we just call them Richard, instead?

Glad to hear that, seriously. 9 months ago you stated

'As for employment, I own a consulting company and have 46 employees as of today, with an almost $300,000 monthly payroll that I pay out. I'm fine'

and I felt the same way you feel now. So, cheers to you!

Ok, glad to hear that - I was like.. dude.. really !?!? haha

Don't take that out of context - that was probably a post regarding how businesses are ran. Nothing about me bragging about what I make or being condescending to others about my situation. Don't even know why you brought that into this thread to be honest, and how you remembered that was 9 months ago. Kind of weird.

I really hope you aren't serious.

funny how none of the rich guys are jumping on the le's that are for sale in the market. i thought the pin was so great.

I don't see that BBB or some of the other higher end games for sale flying off the shelf right now either. Glad I got a premium as I really don't need all that other stuff that has nothing to do with gameplay. Don't need any of it.

It's different when it's hammered over and over again by the same people. I mean whatever floats your boat AND

It's another thing to say hey dude, my IMPRESSION is your house sucks, why do you buy your clothes from Wal Mart, your car is a worthless POS and you are F ing ugly

In other words, just being a dick about the IMPRESSION over and over. Despite how wrong or stupid it is

I think the problem with Pinside is people take others opinions and impressions of a particular game to heart. It's as if its their personal creation they made themselves. It could be because pins are pretty expensive, and I get that- just as if someone said they didn't like someones car or motorcycle or whatever.

But honestly I seriously could care less if people don't like the games I own. I just don't get what the fuss is here. Who cares? If someone says they dont like MET, TWD, MM, TZ, GB, or MB I won't get my panties in an uproar. That's fine- we all have different preferences and flavors. We all have our reasons for not wanting or caring for a particular pin.

Iceman, you just need to relax and not care what other people think about the pins you buy. I am sure you have your opinions about the ones I own.. I don't care.

Your analogy about talking shit about homes, clothes, cars, and looks is just totally wrong- if you get your feels hurt from an opinion about a PINBALL MACHINE you need to get a damn life, seriously.

Trust me Kpg. I agree with some of what you are saying but I'm plenty relaxed and don't care what you or anybody else thinks

When you act like a dick and say your pin is a Wal mart pos it obviously affects you a whole lot more to say something so stupid. Just anger and hate.

I think it's you that needs to chill out and get over your hard on for Stern and everything about it

You want to comment, I'll counter it. That's it

Lol, you and iceman bickering is a big reason why I check in here everyday! Good stuff.....

You know why? Because it's just a bunch of Wal Mart shit that isn't worth squat. All those relic games blow.

How do like that impression?

You got royally F Ed on that 12.5k MB Kpg. Half ass coded piece of garbage

Curious what does everyone do for a living? Or to afford this crazy hobby?

My 18 year old daughter who is a darn good pinball player came up a week ago and played Batman. She doesn't really care much for the newer games but couldn't stop pressing the start button. I told her she used to watch the show with me when she was little but she didn't really remember it. But she thinks this machine is cool as cool gets. And I agree.

Hahah! Dude. I'm not offended. It's probably the nicest MB anyone has ever seen. It's a masterpiece.

Don't take my word for it - ask RobT! I bought it from him. No doubt even you would appreciate it. Used the money that would have probably gone to Aerosmith.

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It has a credit dot. Stern games do not have the dot

Haha...awesome!!! Let him have it iceman!

That is a beauty KPG! Anybody would be proud to own that machine for sure!

It really is a fun fun pin with great theme and lyman code.

Probably one of the eddy boards for the phantom flip malfunctioning....reason for credit dot. Its usually just a lose wire in my experience from owning one

Wtf, I thought Rob was never gonna get rid of that MB!

It's great eye candy for sure and actually MB of my favorite classics. I've got a gorgeous restored WH20 from Mike D and had a chance to buy his restored MB a while back. I should have.

Everything has a price lol....

THAT, is priceless right there!!! Super excited that you found a title which connects like that....I find it quite fun as well...knowing it's only going to improve is very, very cool!!!

I hope he's not thinking about trying to buy my Batman just yet.

I'm thinking its a keeper for you Odin. Especially if your 18 yr old really likes it! Rob is gonna try and scoop it up when the code is done, don't let him.

I'm thinking you might be right. I traded my Ripley's in on it and as good a game as that was, this one is way more fun to play. And the music won't drive me to selling it like METLE did.

I get to be one of the cool kids now and ride the Lyman Sheats update train!

Not new... seen it all the way back at AC/DC. The LED domes can pop off many different aftermarket ones at times too.

Funny, I had considered offering RobbieT my Batman if I was to end up with his Monster Bash as part of the deal. Well, I guess it's too late for that now!

Sorry brother !!! You are welcome to come play it some time ! I'll have u guys over sometime

It's actually an issue with the optos for the Drac track - had to order a cheap opto board that I'll replace.. no biggie at all.. minor issue and easy fix, considering how mint it is!

Thanks! That sounds pretty cool. So what, did Rob end up with your GB?

Dude he told me a bit about it one day when he was over at my house and I couldn't picture it.. then I saw the video of it and had to talk him into selling it to me. I'll be honest it took a bit of convincing him to let me buy it.. but it's the nicest pin I've seen in person and it's a lot of fun. Whole family enjoys it. Simple Lyman rules that don't need to be deep and complex to be a bunch of fun.

In all honesty, I may have ended up with a BM66 of Stern's quality wasn't so bad and they didn't pull this crap with my GB playfield. I know Lyman is going to take that basic layout and make it a lot of fun over time. I just couldn't give Stern another dollar of my money. But it's a great looking game that's for sure. I just hope Stern gets their shit back together sooner than later.

I told him he could have it for free and he told me he didn't have any room for more junk

lol! He thinks he's making room for my BSD. He better find an alternative plan.

I'll take it off your hands ... and I'll even pay you to drop it off at my freight depot in gardena!

Kiwi Pinheads thank you in advance for your generosity!

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Played a BM66 Premium on location earlier tonight ( http://www.arcadelegacyohio.com/bar-edition/ )

Game seemed fully functional, not sure what version of code but I expect it's most recent. Played three times, got a billion and change on the 3rd game, left the credit as I'd exhausted everything the game had by then.

The good:

Software should flesh out nicely with the four main villain features plus all the TV baddies. Main villain modes seemed pretty fleshed out, but the TV modes didn't seem to do anything yet. Shots flowed pretty nicely - ramps were smooth; the left orbit is a bit of a rattler but it usually made it up to the saucer. Game was bright and easy to see the ball, flippers felt fine. TV animations were nice for the most part.

The not so good:

Software is early. I have no doubt Lyman will fix it but right now it's very shallow.

Airballs galore. Hitting a super skillshot on the fly resulted in a ball that launched in, then out of the right orbit and banged around the back of the cab like a craps roll. Landed between turntable and ramp, when turntable moved on ballsearch, it freed a lock and fun with bonus ensued when one of the two balls drained. Airball over flippers, airball rolling down left plastics into outlane. Shots to left ramp derail into the upper lanes...

Turntable is, unfortunately, pretty lackluster. Shots just thunk off the targets and roll back, and the Batmobile toy is unsatisfying. Shots to/through it either just die and dribble back, or hook left and dribble down the orbit. Hard to make out any details, turntable needs more lighting. Wish there was more there than standups and Tesseract clone. No flow on any shots to it.

"Let's" multiball lock rules are odd - kill villain and locks disappear? Grab 'em while they're hot I guess. Brass section gets REAL old after first minute or so. By third multiball was wanting to stuff socks in those horns. "Multiball volume increase" feature exacerbates problem. No multiball for the crane yet, or at least I didn't find it. I guess you can stack "Let's" multiball with Penguin, but so far the crane is better on BDK.

Left orbit geometry is messed up - shot is makeable but hits at an angle that rattles almost every time. Moving the pad works I guess but messes up the ramp shot a bit.

Overall I'm not very impressed. Lyman will make the rules nice, and it looks like some of the faults can be rectified, but I don't think the turntable carries its weight as the primo (only?) toy, and the whole game seemed pretty pedestrian.

Wolfman agrees!

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Well I gues they don't get the Aussie humour. By the way what did you smoke at lunch.

I'm wondering what the TNT Amusements crew's impression of this game is... Will it be worthy of repair, or more suited for the roof toss?

I think lighting it on fire is the most likely fate if decided by TNT