Do you love Drop Targets?

Three Drop Target questions for you:

1. What post-EM pins have at least THREE sets of drops and have at least NINE drop targets? (NOT COUNTING INLINE DROPS -- Please don't include Centaur/EBD here...)

2. Which post-EM pin has the most drop targets of all (not including inline drops)?

3. What is your favorite post-EM drop target pin of all time?

(Please thumbs up a favorite drop target pin if you agree with the selection being "best drop target pin of all time" -- if the thread is interesting enough, I'll scrape the top 10 pins with the most thumbs up and conduct a poll from it for the Grand Champion...)

thanks!
-mof

#2 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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Post-EM, 9+ Drops (not counting inline) -- [52 total]

[9]
Big Game
Rock
Haunted House
Mystic
Dragon Fist
Spring Break
Fathom
Vector
Jokerz!
Cosmic Gunfight

[10]
Amazon Hunt
Phoenix
Monte Carlo
Robo-war

[11]
Genie
Fireball II
Flash Gordon
Medusa
Jungle Lord
Mr. Mrs. Pacman
Scorpion
Seawitch
Skateball

[12]
Black Knight
Catacomb
Safe Cracker
Panthera
Punk!
Excalibur
Spectrum
Star God

[13]
Solar Fire
Devil's Dare
Orbitor 1
Iron Maiden

[14]
Cue Ball Wizard
Force II
Pinball Pool
Diamond Lady
Time Line

[15]
Defender
Joker Poker
Meteor
Nine Ball
El Dorado
Goin' Nuts

[16]
Count-Down
Black Hole
Excalibur
Hot Shots
WPT

[17]
Farfalla
Maverick

#3 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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1. I am loving my Seawitch right now. It's such a pure drop target game. It has 3 sets of drop targets to bash down over and over. There's a bank of 3, 4, and 4 targets for 11 total.

2. Black Hole has a LOT of drops with 16.

3. I think Black Hole might be the best Drop Target game ever.

-mof

#4 5 years ago

JWD

jdoz2

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7y 88,550 1,843 21 2

I loved and miss my skate ball. Such a great game

#5 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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Quoted from jdoz2:
I loved and miss my skate ball. Such a great game

Added.
11 drops.
I wish I had one locally to play.

-mof

#6 5 years ago

PEZ

pezpunk

iScored

7y 101K 7,005 4 19

drop targets are great.

not a fan of it, but cue ball wizard has something like 14 drop targets?

#7 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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Quoted from pezpunk:
drop targets are great.
not a fan of it, but Cue Ball Wizard has something like 14 drop targets?

LOL, I'm looking to improve my short list, and if you love BH and dislike CBW -- no chance in hell I can add that one !

-mof

#8 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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Black Knight is a great one with 12, and that one is in my collection.

-mof

#9 5 years ago

BoP

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Albury

6y 65,050 459 18 30

I only recently played a Stern Meteor for the first time and loved it. 3x 3 bank drop targets and 1x 6 bank of targets. So 15 in total.
Gtb Sinbad is another favorite of mine, at 10 targets other games have more of them but this game is just so much fun.

#10 5 years ago

AND

Andre

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8y 35,300 178 5

Farfalla by Zaccaria has 17 drop targets.
How many on WPT ?

#11 5 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Asbury Park, NJ

10y 101K 4,183 11 33

Medusa. Metamorphic drop targets!
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#12 5 years ago

AST

Astropin

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8y 113K 7,522 4 40

Quoted from Andre:
How many on WPT ?

WPT has 16.

#13 5 years ago

JRL

harbngr

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Oakland, ME

7y 57,400 359 10 8

Gotta have catacomb! 4 sets of three, baby.

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#14 5 years ago

CLK

the4horse

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8y 53,050 780 60

Maverick has 17

#15 5 years ago

MVJ

shimoda

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7y 69,650 3,554 6 23

Count-Down : four banks of four = 16
Joker Poker : one each bank of 1,2,3,4,5 = 15

#16 5 years ago

DAV

wayout440

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Berea, OH

7y 109K 10,576 1 9

Quoted from the4horse:
Maverick has 17

YES! Poker hands that are utilized with a fabulous ruleset.

#17 5 years ago

NEX

NextoPin

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I LOVE drops, BK2K!

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#18 5 years ago

TNT

TK2012

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Oshkosh, WI

7y 50,550 257 9

Only when they drop correctly.

#19 5 years ago

TWP

rollitover

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South St Paul, MN

6y 62,050 1,751 5 18

Nice thread. Drop targets are and have always been my favorite feature on a pinball machine. Classic Sterns are full of 'em. Gotta mention Big Game. Nine drops (3x3) that tie in nicely to the end of ball bonus.

#20 5 years ago

NEX

NextoPin

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I almost forgot my favorite drop target game.

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#21 5 years ago

MPH

jackofdiamonds

Inactive member

Brewster, NY

10y 53,150 1,434 10 11

Gottlieb Joker Poker. SS version of course

#22 5 years ago

PEZ

pezpunk

iScored

7y 101K 7,005 4 19

El Dorado has 15 drop targets .. But it's another mediocre game.

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#23 5 years ago

JOE

BestShot31

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Upper Freehold, NJ

6y 65,400 739 4 56

I really enjoy my WPT and its' 3 sets of drop targets totally 16. Just shy of other drop target kings.

#24 5 years ago

DAV

davewtf

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I REALLY like inline drop targets. i really like them on metallica, centaur and flash gordon. The one thing i don't like about the ones on metallica is that they break easily. My buddy has had to replace his twice and his game probably has less than 500 plays on it.

#25 5 years ago

DAV

wayout440

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Berea, OH

7y 109K 10,576 1 9

The only thing I don't like about drop targets is when you hit them on edge and it sends the ball towards a bad place

#26 5 years ago

DAV

davewtf

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i forget to mention that i hate the drop target in front of the ball lock on fishtales. It's so frustrating when it sends the ball screaming SDTM

#27 5 years ago

DAV

davewtf

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I also like the way the drops are integrated into JD. The bad impersonator mode as well as opening the VUK shot for collecting the jackpots.

#28 5 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

Pincinnati

Independence, KY

6y 167K 17,659 15 10

What are the games that only have 1-2 drops? The first one that comes to mind is T2. I believe that only has one drop target.

#29 5 years ago

EVN

EvanDickson

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Charlottetown, PE

6y 89,550 2,300 4 27

My Jungle lord has 3 sets of drop targets, 11 targets in total. I think the other Wms Sys 7 would all be similar.

OP
Quoted from mof:
Three Drop Target questions for you:
1. What post-EM pins have at least THREE sets of drops and have at least NINE drop targets?
...

#30 5 years ago

CDY

cody_chunn

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6y 64,800 4,478

YES! Love drops. Any drops. All drops. Gum drops.

I SAID GOOD DAY!!

#31 5 years ago

BIN

urbanledge

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6y 42,400 778 3

Quoted from chuckwurt:
What are the games that only have 1-2 drops? The first one that comes to mind is T2. I believe that only has one drop target.

jurassic park lost world has one

#32 5 years ago

GAB

gabegabegabe

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10y 49,300 495 16

Solar Fire is one of my favorites, it has 4 banks and a total of 13 drops. another of my favorites would be Nine Ball, 3 banks of drops (or 5 if you count the left bank as 2, since it has a post in the middle and the single non-standard drop target at the horseshoe) and 15 total drops!

#33 5 years ago

LKD

Luckydogg420

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Kitchener, ON

7y 103K 4,191 1 14

Bally mystic has 9. (3 x 3)

I love drop targets, their a great visual representation tool for accomplished goals.

#34 5 years ago

DON

Fulltilt

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Nowhere Ridge, TN

8y 104K 4,244 5

Safe Cracker with 12, in a very tight area!

#35 5 years ago

PEZ

pezpunk

iScored

7y 101K 7,005 4 19

Quoted from chuckwurt:
What are the games that only have 1-2 drops? The first one that comes to mind is T2. I believe that only has one drop target.

STTNG has one drop target, and you can't even see it -- it's under the Borg ship.

#36 5 years ago

KSA

boneman91

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Fairfax Station, VA

6y 22,650 286 11

Nexttopin, where did you get those awesome targets for BK2K? Would love a set for my own machine.

#37 5 years ago

NEX

NextoPin

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Quoted from chuckwurt:
What are the games that only have 1-2 drops? The first one that comes to mind is T2. I believe that only has one drop target.

Shadow has 1 drop and so does WOZ.

I can't think of a better place to put these, compliments of Vid1900

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#38 5 years ago

NEX

NextoPin

Inactive member

Quoted from boneman91:
Nexttopin, where did you get those awesome targets for BK2K? Would love a set for my own machine.

I made them.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/some-billet-drop-targets-im-working-on

#39 5 years ago

DAD

Breaking_Dad

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Buffalo, NY

6y 62,150 2,879 4

Quoted from chuckwurt:
What are the games that only have 1-2 drops? The first one that comes to mind is T2. I believe that only has one drop target.

Road kings.....one also...........Joey

#40 5 years ago

DEN

jibmums

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8y 78,900 2,879 12

Gottlieb Countdown has sixteen - four 4-banks.

#41 5 years ago

DAV

davewtf

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Quoted from Breaking_Dad:
Road Kings.....one also...........Joey

BSD, FT

#42 5 years ago

DOC

DRDAVE

Dr. Dave's Pinball

Marlborough, MA

8y 72,800 1,144 46

Love those Metallic drop target faces. Where can I get a set for mine?

-Dave (Doc)

Quoted from NextoPin:
I LOVE drops, BK2K!

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#43 5 years ago

DOC

DRDAVE

Dr. Dave's Pinball

Marlborough, MA

8y 72,800 1,144 46

Never mind. Just saw your post. =)

Quoted from DRDAVE:
Love those Metallic drop target faces. Where can I get a set for mine?
-Dave (Doc)

#44 5 years ago

S S

PinsideTroll

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New Castle, DE

7y 49,650 937 12 10

countdown is my drop target pin.

#45 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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Quoted from chuckwurt:
What are the games that only have 1-2 drops? The first one that comes to mind is T2. I believe that only has one drop target.

~~Space Station~~, Space Shuttle, Cyclone... yadda yadda

-mof

_{Post edited by mof: 3+1 (Just feels like 1, sometimes)}

#46 5 years ago

DAV

davewtf

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I am wondering how well the drops in THLE will integrate into gameplay. They've been hyping them to the point where that seems to be the main feature of the game. Talk about a bad drop effecting how a game plays!

#47 5 years ago

PMM

albummydavis

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8y 47,550 556 12 10

Flash Gordon -11.

Drop targets are great. In-line drop targets are the best.

#48 5 years ago

GAB

gabegabegabe

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10y 49,300 495 16

Williams Defender is also a unique game with lots of drops. while it only has two banks of drops, it has 2 inline, two in the middle of the playfield (!), and one in front of the lock shot. For a total of 15 drops.

And I think the 10 drops in the two banks are individually controlled by the mpu. I could be wrong though.

#49 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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You guys are good at this. I had no idea about all the drops in the following pins:

* safe cracker
* hot shots
* maverick
* world poker tour

#50 5 years ago

NEX

NextoPin

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