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Quoted from Agent_Hero:Nice to see you found one of those $800 Big Game's that always pop up!
it did not help my case that someone sold a non working BG for $2000 a couple months ago.
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Quoted from Agent_Hero:Nice to see you found one of those $800 Big Game's that always pop up!
That's actually quite funny because that is exactly what I paid for my Big Game...
...back in 2013!
Quoted from chuckwurt:500 here in 2014 and it was in great shape and needed nothing. Seems like decades ago. Haha
I got robbed cw, cause yours is WAY nicer than mine.
And I got dibs should you ever decide to sell. 
Quoted from rollitover:I got robbed cw, cause yours is WAY nicer than mine.
And I got dibs should you ever decide to sell.
Get in line brotha! Haha.
Quoted from rollitover:That's actually quite funny because that is exactly what I paid for my Big Game...
...back in 2013!
see, I told yall it was a $800 game
Quoted from woody76:see, I told yall it was a $800 game
$500 game. Rollitover was clearly fleeced. Haha
Quoted from woody76:well you guys are welcome since I for sure drove the price up on this one.
You only disappoint those who do not already own one.
Quoted from woody76:well you guys are welcome since I for sure drove the price up on this one.
And the guy who offered $1300.00 is still blowing bubbles for missing the market.
Quoted from cottonm4:You only disappoint those who do not already own one.
True, because you guys do not seem to want to let them go. I see why now, fantastic game play. I got mine all dialed in last night. I need cap kit on my sound board but everything else is good to go. I have another playfield I will probably send off to keith soon.
Quoted from woody76:you guys do not seem to want to let them go. I see why now, fantastic game play.
Wait until you get all 27 bingo card lights lit. It is beautiful if you are playing in dimly lit room.
Mine's nailed down.
If I can find a cheap flight 2000 I might can put together another BG. Tractordoc just sold a project flight yesterday.
Quoted from cottonm4:Wait until you get all 27 bingo card lights lit.
You mean all 54 lights? 
Quoted from chuckwurt:You mean all 54 lights?
I have not made 54 yet. I was 3 away during one game.
If you lit them all twice you sure have been keeping it a close secret
I had my best first ball the other day. 900,000 points on ball one. 
But the game finished at less than a million 
I did get another super spin on that inner spinner. It was rolling very fast but then I hammered it again and wound up with 125 spins. I know. I know. I need to get the cams set up. 
Quoted from cottonm4:I have not made 54 yet. I was 3 away during one game.
If you lit them all twice you sure have been keeping it a close secret
I had my best first ball the other day. 900,000 points on ball one. But the game finished at less than a million
I did get another super spin on that inner spinner. It was rolling very fast but then I hammered it again and wound up with 125 spins. I know. I know. I need to get the cams set up.
I bet you’re hitting it twice before the counter resets. No way you got 125 in one spin. What’s the most you’ve gotten from one spin?
If I were a rich man...
I would recondition a Big Game top to bottom.
I often wonder what a "brand new" Big Game
would look like, and how it would play.
Ahhh... I'm certainly the dreamer.
Quoted from rollitover:If I were a rich man...
I would recondition a Big Game top to bottom.
I often wonder what a "brand new" Big Game
would look like, and how it would play.
Ahhh... I'm certainly the dreamer.
I’ve always feared it would play worse. If I could just find a new playfield or someone willing to touch mine up and clear it professionally, I have a friend that could do the rest. Maybe one day...
Quoted from chuckwurt:I bet you’re hitting it twice before the counter resets. No way you got 125 in one spin. What’s the most you’ve gotten from one spin?
Yes. It was still spinning when I hit it a 2nd time and added to the spin momentum. The most for one spin was 105. The most for the outside spinner is something like 55- 60.
Quoted from cottonm4:Yes. It was still spinning when I hit it a 2nd time and added to the spin momentum. The most for one spin was 105. The most for the outside spinner is something like 55- 60.
Okay that makes more sense. Still not sure how you’re getting 105 from one rip but 55-60 on the outside is right in line with mine.
Would love to see that inner spinner rip. I can’t get more than 70 or so with my finger! Haha
What pitch you at? I got my back legs jacked up all the way.
Quoted from chuckwurt:Okay that makes more sense. Still not sure how you’re getting 105 from one rip but 55-60 on the outside is right in line with mine.
Would love to see that inner spinner rip. I can’t get more than 70 or so with my finger! Haha
What pitch you at? I got my back legs jacked up all the way.
I had my legs jacked up all the way when I got mine home 
I was getting my azz kicked. I had to drop it down some.
Quoted from woody76:I had my legs jacked up all the way when I got mine home I was getting my azz kicked. I had to drop it down some.
Crazy how fast it is for a wide body.
Quoted from JONESDS:Looking to install the new BG roms, where are folks buying preburned chips from nowadays?
please let me know as well or whoever does it have them burn 2 sets and I will take one
Quoted from chuckwurt:Okay that makes more sense. Still not sure how you’re getting 105 from one rip but 55-60 on the outside is right in line with mine.
Would love to see that inner spinner rip. I can’t get more than 70 or so with my finger! Haha
What pitch you at? I got my back legs jacked up all the way.
I have 31" legs in the back and "lowered" the slope just a very little bit by raising the front legs. I put my gauge on the glass and the slope measures 7.1%.
Those super spins are coming from the lower left flipper.
Quoted from woody76:I had my legs jacked up all the way when I got mine home I was getting my azz kicked. I had to drop it down some.
Not being all that great of a player, I go for easy. You might want to set up with 5 ball play for awhile which gives you more of a change to light the bingo cards.
Eventually, I got good enough that I switch to 3-ball play.
Quoted from cottonm4:Those super spins are coming from the lower left flipper.
An on the fly backhand? I could maybe see that. Seems like yours are similar performance to mine. Similar pitch too.
Quoted from woody76:please let me know as well or whoever does it have them burn 2 sets and I will take one
If you guys can't find a place, let me know and I could help
Quoted from chuckwurt:An on the fly backhand? I could maybe see that. Seems like yours are similar performance to mine. Similar pitch too.
Yes. On the fly. It is not a targeted shot. More like shoot hard and hope for the best
Quoted from cottonm4:Yes. On the fly. It is not a targeted shot. More like shoot are and hope for the best
Gotcha. Thanks for the info. I was about to tear apart my game trying to get spins like yours. Sounds like mine rips very similar to yours. I can sleep easy now. Haha
1300 in december of 2017, it needed a lot of work but i like working on it as much as playing it . it's my wifes favorite machine she plays that one and she loves tigers and the color green so Big game serves as the ambassador to more possible games in the future ......maybe
Quoted from chuckwurt:Replay.
that is what I thought but mine is not working. I have a original board. replay set to high? or something?
Quoted from woody76:that is what I thought but mine is not working. I have a original board. replay set to high? or something?
Possible or set to EB or score. If you look at the manual on IPDB you should see how to check the replay levels and make sure it’s set to replay awards instead of EB or score.
Easiest to run the coil test first though and make sure it works.
Quoted from chuckwurt:Possible or set to EB or score. If you look at the manual on IPDB you should see how to check the replay levels and make sure it’s set to replay awards instead of EB or score.
Easiest to run the coil test first though and make sure it works.
coil tested good. are the replay levels and EB set on the board dip switches or through the coin door?
Quoted from woody76:coil tested good. are the replay levels and EB set on the board dip switches or through the coin door?
Replay levels door, whether awards or EB is awarded via dip switches. Again, manual tells you so double check.
Quoted from woody76:coil tested good. are the replay levels and EB set on the board dip switches or through the coin door?
might want to get nvram or battery pack bc I didnt have those in. so even if u setup replay levels it wont save it. i know if u have no batteries in the settings become super weird with replay lvs. the knocker works It was disconnected bc I was working on the game late a night and didnt want it waking the neighborhood up lol
Quoted from GoldenOreos:might want to get nvram or battery pack bc I didnt have those in. so even if u setup replay levels it wont save it. i know if u have no batteries in the settings become super weird with replay lvs. the knocker works It was disconnected bc I was working on the game late a night and didnt want it waking the neighborhood up lol
knocker for sure works, soldered wire on and run test. crazy part is after I run coil test the sound started working??? crazy.
Quoted from woody76:please let me know as well or whoever does it have them burn 2 sets and I will take one
I can make them, PM me with a pic of your MPU board that shows the EPROMS.
Quoted from RoyGBev:I can make them, PM me with a pic of your MPU board that shows the EPROMS.
I'm putting in a good word for RoyG. He is the one who made my Big Game ROMs.
Quoted from hisokajp:any chance someone has a spare used lower left plastic, near the flipper? My only broken plastic in the game, not sure i want to spend $150 on a whole new set...
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I might, mine came with another set. I will look when I get home later.
Quoted from GoldenOreos:any idea what the metal brackets were for on the flyer? never noticed until recently
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A buddy just picked one up with these brackets. It actually has full lane guides attached to them. Not the piano wire you see on all the games. Hopefully we can get more details soon. He’s gonna send me pics.
Quoted from chuckwurt:A buddy just picked one up with these brackets. It actually has full lane guides attached to them. Not the piano wire you see on all the games. Hopefully we can get more details soon. He’s gonna send me pics.
maybe Kerry can make some?
Quoted from chuckwurt:A buddy just picked one up with these brackets. It actually has full lane guides attached to them. Not the piano wire you see on all the games. Hopefully we can get more details soon. He’s gonna send me pics.
I just checked my extra populated playfield I got and it has these bracket/lane guides. I am going to polish them up and transfer them over to my machine.
Quoted from woody76:I just checked my extra populated playfield I got and it has these bracket/lane guides. I am going to polish them up and transfer them over to my machine.
Sweet. Would love to hear if the transition to the upper flipper is nice and smooth. Maybe we can get them remade.
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