Just venting. ..freakin ironman...can be brutal. I'M SURE there's a support group on here for that. .lol
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Anaheim, CA
IM almost made a friend of mine quit pinball last month!? True story.
I love mine though, even though it hates me. One more game! 
I am a recovering IM player.....It got so bad, I almost had it traded tomorrow....Love it, Hate it...
Its about the same place as the 40 years with my wife!
Cant trade her though...shes a keeper.
For therapy, set everything as easy as possible, kick its ass, then restore the settings.
Enjoy a stiff drink in Celebration!
Quoted from kaneda:If you think IM is brutal, check out the twitch feed for Rob Zombie. I've never seen such a brutal pin. Looked fun though.
Funny, that is what my friend, who almost quit pinball, said about Rob Zombie tonight. He has one on preorder. True story! again
Yes a drink always helps! I don't think i could ever make her an ex though. .I'll just suffer I suppose, I'm so against changing the difficulty. It's like i tell my boy on his video games, he always wants to start on easy where I'm a normal or factory setting guy.
I'm in the 80 million range so it's not like it kills me but dang. .sometimes. ..and my brother out up a115 mill game so that hurts. .ha
Yeah. .not sure about the RZ game. .the thread is brutal like most. .LOL
Quoted from kaneda:If you think IM is brutal, check out the twitch feed for Rob Zombie. I've never seen such a brutal pin. Looked fun though.
I can't seem to get the twitch feed to play. .maybe my android? Idk, any suggestions on where else to check it out?
Quoted from Brazy:I can't seem to get the twitch feed to play. .maybe my android? Idk, any suggestions on where else to check it out?
Jack usually uploads to YouTube within a few days. Just subscribe or keep an eye on:
https://www.youtube.com/user/DeadFlipPinball/videos
Thinking about selling mine pretty soon. NIB to my front door, VE built August 2015 with a ColorDMD and my normal upgraded sound system (see this thread for the sound system installed in IMVE: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/addition-of-boss-amplifiers-to-stern-machines).
Just hinting at it here before I get ready to make a thread in the next week or so. Ever since I got TWD Pro, I have not touched IMVE in nearly 3 weeks. I'm ready to let someone else enjoy it.
Let's get it straight, Ironman F's you, no other way.
The Mrs. And I always laugh at each other after a bad ball/game when we whip out the double birdies at it. 
Quoted from centerflank:Let's get it straight, Ironman F's you, no other way.
You are F'ing lucky Pinside no longer allows animated gifs...
Quoted from Jean-Luc-Picard:You are F'ing lucky Pinside no longer allows animated gifs...
Does your wife play pins with you?
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:I am a recovering IM player.....It got so bad, I almost had it traded tomorrow....Love it, Hate it...
Its about the same place as the 40 years with my wife!
Cant trade her though...shes a keeper.
For therapy, set everything as easy as possible, kick its ass, then restore the settings.
Enjoy a stiff drink in Celebration!
Wise words on all accounts. I'm in at 26 years with my lady ... now I gotta keep 'er. 
I think an easy IM (or EM for that matter) will get old real fast. One weekend of extra easy settings, narrow outline posts, and removing the tilt will cure any IM anxiety real quick.
How bad an idea to put extenders on the outlanes like someone made for twd. I'm looking to get IM soon. Most of the time its friends and family playing and I don't think your hurting integrity of the gsme if you did something to give people 10 more seconds of life 
. It's only pinball
Quoted from billsfanmd:How bad an idea to put extenders on the outlanes ?
I've always had a love/hate relationship with IM. I had a ton of 4-player fun when it was released, and later played it in a tourney, outlane posts removed slope increased an extra degree and tilt tightened. It was the most strategic I've ever had to be on a pinball machine, and it was awesome and more brutal than you can imagine... from that day forward all I wanted to do was defeat that game. Another year passed and I finally got my own after asking Gary Stern if they could do another run because it's so awesome. Although he spent 20 minutes explaining how unlikely that would be, the VE arrived 1.5 years afterwards for everyone else to enjoy.
I recently went through a phase where the game was so brutal I was no longer having fun with it, even considered selling it, but I got over the hump and can now play it consistently well. It was at that point that I realized the keepers in my collection are primarily brutal games, so it is now earmarked as one that probably shouldn't ever leave. It's consistently the most popular game for my guests.
And yes, the RZ pinball also appears to have the same bones. Looking forward to playing one in person.
Quoted from billsfanmd:something to give people 10 more seconds of life
You can always set the ball save timer to 11 seconds.
Quoted from golfingdad1:No other game have I stood there and pressed the start button over and over and over .
It gets its hooks in you and you can't walk away, but I did manage this one long night.20150222_160304_(resized).jpg
BSD and WD are also good start button over and over and over 
Melbourne
Quoted from Zampinator:IM is a blast to play & it IS Brutal! However, I just picked up a mint Indy 500 & it makes IM look like LOTR! I've never played anything like it! I'm not saying Indy is better than IM(its close) but it is way more brutal! It's crazy fast with Killer combo's & you just can't miss a shot.
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Completely agree.
I miss my I500. I hated and loved it at the same time. Flippers are so difficult. Real hard to effectively cradle. Super fast, awesome pin.
Quoted from Kiwipinhead:BSD and WD are also good start button over and over and over
EBD too. Love those games.
Quoted from Baiter:Another year passed and I finally got my own after asking Gary Stern if they could do another run because it's so awesome. Although he spent 20 minutes explaining how unlikely that would be, the VE arrived 1.5 years afterwards for everyone else to enjoy.
Geez, thanks for that!
Toronto, ON
Quoted from Brazy:Just venting. ..freakin ironman...can be brutal. I'M SURE there's a support group on here for that. .lol
Agree w you....it's the main reason I added to my lineup......needed another pin to piss me off after I turn my TRON off!!!
Quoted from pinnyheadhead:I love it, but if I traded it out..............I am not sure I would miss it............
Would you?
Yes... Yes I would.
Quoted from MK6PIN:Agree w you....it's the main reason I added to my lineup......needed another pin to piss me off after I turn my TRON off!!!
Because Tron is brutal? I see a lot of comments like that but I find the ball times significantly longer than IM, and considering I can start Sea of Simulation 10x easier than Jericho I don't find Tron to be brutal at all.
Quoted from Astropin:Yes... Yes I would.
I would never trade it out though, so I wouldn't know how it feels to miss it. This is getting wierd.
Quoted from Baiter:Because Tron is brutal? I see a lot of comments like that but I find the ball times significantly longer than IM, and considering I can start Sea of Simulation 10x easier than Jericho I don't find Tron to be brutal at all.
Yes...TRONLE is the most brutal game in my lineup ( by far)...long ball times are few and far between......I get to SOS a decent amount of the time, but just the intensity and speed of the game makes most of my games pretty short. I play it more than any of my others, but still suck at it, consistency- wise. Hats off to you for considering it easy ( obviously a much better player).....it's still my favorite " handing your ass" game.
Everyone that comes to play mine has a similar experience .......looking forward to having my IM share the beatdown experience.......( should have the powdercoat stuff back next week...hooray!!!)
Quoted from Astropin:I can start Jericho about 2 out of 5 games now...... Finishing it is another story.
Exactly.....same as EOL on TRONLE ......healthy to have a game or 2 that beats the crap out of you on a regular basis ( I think??)
Quoted from NPO:Thinking about selling mine pretty soon. NIB to my front door, VE built August 2015 with a ColorDMD and my normal upgraded sound system (see this thread for the sound system installed in IMVE: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/addition-of-boss-amplifiers-to-stern-machines).
Just hinting at it here before I get ready to make a thread in the next week or so. Ever since I got TWD Pro, I have not touched IMVE in nearly 3 weeks. I'm ready to let someone else enjoy it.
Just a quick update for those who were interested - I received a deposit on my IMVE, so it is tentatively sold at this time. I'll remove it from my Pinside collection once it leaves my home.
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