Can't believe this hasn't been started before! Get those pics up!

SM seems to be trending a bit on the back of the comparisons with ST. Personally I would like to own both, but have hit the wife-limit. Every time I consider trading Spidey to get ST I think no way..he's not going anywhere! Then he hands me my butt on a plate..usually with DO tripled and BR ready to start..I love him.

O dear. Count me as the idiot then. Only looked under the clubs. Should have searched a bit deeper. How embarrassing. Like I said.. Couldn't believe it.

Anyway on a parting note then.. Goodbye Mylar helloooo Cliffy.. tmp_20131202_201812-926688383.jpg

Doc Ock cliffy has no adverse affects. You don't notice it.

First one is after you defeat all the villains once.

I sold my minty SM to get ST. I will get back into Spidey via the black for sure when I see one locally.

Such great game. With GoT off my radar now I might jump back into Spidey! Maybe wait and see if VE is more than a rumour.

Oh yeah. It is definitely happening. Don't tell anyone but I'm also invading the clear inserts and will demo a first go at colour changing inserts.

You can add LEDs before you get OCD. I had them in for years and sold my SM before I had the chance to put OCD in. There are a few dimming effects that are compromised, but really not a deal breaker.

Totally agree. Was just saying could start experimenting with the LEDs before getting OCD. I personally would not do spidey again without OCD.

Board to enhance insert LEDs so that they have the nice fade qualities of incandescents, plus individual tweaking, plus flicker and ghosting removal.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/led-ocd-advanced-lamp-controller-shipping-with-wait-list

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/club-led-ocd-tips-tricks-thoughts-and-advice

Yes. It is very unlikely that for a while you will complete more than two or three objectives in one game. In many machines it may seem like any individual mode might be easy to complete, but completing them all, and stacked properly, is the bigger objective. SM has a very attainable but still challenging mini wizard mode, Battle Royale, that in itself is a pretty satisfying goal. It is more interesting I think than say Destroy the ring.

There is an LE, Black SM, with chrome armour, different translite and cab decals. Identical playfield and gameplay. Pretty much universally regarded as the lowest add on value of any LE.

I doubt there are any NIB around, although one or two stashed examples surfaced a while ago when rumours of the Vault edition popped up. That rumour still has legs by the way.

The Venom sound effect gets old. The spider sense shot is rumoured to have been designed to feed back to the shooter lane, and can sometimes seem like it is redundant other than it is required for some of the biggest payoffs in the game. The right sandman plastic anchor nut always comes loose. Doc Ock is one of the greatest shots in pinball.

I have had both. SM gone but will be back. I have two different ways of looking at it. First is shot layout. Given the layouts are so similar, I think the warp ramp is a pickup over the venom ramp and the away team shot is what spider sense should have been. I think there is more to do with the ST layout so prefer that over SM. Although Doc Ock is still one of my favourite shots ever. There is also the kick back on ST which is a big pickup. And punchits of course. Lots to do. ST > SM on layout.

Then of course code and gameplay. This is hard. Codes are so different. SM seems more integrated and holistic. I think the major goals of the game are visible from the beginning, like you can see the light at the other end of the tunnel from the start. The problem with ST is that to really get the most out of the strategic approach to the game you have to be able to complete vertical 3inarows before you even get started. This keeps most casual players from ever really being able to see what's coming. And then you end up back at the criticism that the modes are too similar. SM modes feel different right from the get go. I think generally SM > ST on code and gameplay for "most" people. Eskaybee excluded

With IMVE they just suspended the effects that wouldn't work well with leds. There is a menu option to turn them back on.
And it will be SAM. 100%

I have sunlights in almost everything. Beautiful GI bulb. First thing that will be going in my VE.

Awesome. This is what I am aiming for on Spidey's return. Sold my first one without ever beating it or even thinking I could ever get there.

Aussie VEs arriving next Friday 15th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So madly stoked to get Spidey back in da house!

Picking my VE up tomorrow. I will be finding some way to get my light kit in there for sure. Different villains = different colors, etc. Prime candidate for a ramped up GI show! Should be plenty of thread fodder.

Welcome back, old friend. Game two..just wanted to remind him who is whose bitch around here. What an epic game. Sounds are freaking awesome.

I cannot stress how much of a pickup the sound package is. I know it's still SAM, but for the life of me it just sounds like they have better compression algorithms now, and/or have just taken the time to layer it better. The absence of that Venom screech is heaven. Playfield finish is deep and lustrous, just all round beautiful and of course one of the best rule sets ever. Never. Leaving. Again.

Translite reflected in the clear..

image_(resized).jpeg

I'm lovin' me the Electro music!!

Yes. Nothing happens. System just resets.

Villain Lightshow is coming..

And just testing the white tone from the RGBs. As I have full pwm control over the levels I can tweak to get a nice white. Here I have backed the blue off to 40%, which is usually a good starting point.

Work progressing on the Spidey lightshow code. Here is a detailed look at all the villains.

Yes. And there are more effects coming for the modes too.

Is it catching the bracket? Or just the gate? The gate should have no resistance at all to the ball going up the right orbit. Is it swinging freely in the bracket? Maybe it's catching. Or if it's the bracket that it's hitting then that definitely needs to be bent up. It should be nowhere near the ball, heightwise.

I wonder if the outside ball guide is mis-shapen. Not sure if I'm at the same angle as you in this pic, but your guide seems to maybe just be out over the black line. Could just be the angle though. I have about 1mm clearance when the ball goes through there.

image_(resized).jpeg

Tonight's SMVE Total Lightshow sponsored by..Mirror Blades! Pretty damn tasty.

It awards 10 points, and 10 points only. Ever. In the switch matrix it's even called "Lower Left 10 Point".

Yep. Magnet cores are soft.

Testing the Total Lightshow dual channel RGB GI, and some Battle Royale preliminary work as well.

Is that like, a Super Shatz or something?

Thought about this, but make sure you put mylar over the post hole. The clear will be prone to damage around the edge of the hole.

Yep. Couple of weeks to launch. Still waiting on suppliers.

If you are getting all the proper animation but no sound, it may be because your music and speech attenuation settings are moved away from zero. Put them both back to zero and see if your sound comes back. They are in the game specific settings.

Version 2.something is the latest I think. Just download from the stern website and update.
http://www.sternpinball.com/upload/game-code/game-code-spider-man/SPD26164.zip

Exactly the same. One disappointment I have is that I really thought they might up the instant info. But no.

Owned original and currently own VE. Identical gameplay. I would suggest any observed differences may be down to setup/levelling etc. Doc Ock on VE has less rejects but still has some. Venom shot is just as f&$(!@#ing hard on both of them.

Yes, you should Rai
Game specific adjustments. Right at the end, music volume, speech volume. The number is an attenuation measure so is backwards. Negative is louder.

Wow, that's highly irregular. Maybe it's a music theme thing. Pretty sure there are both on Tron though. Sucks for spidey.