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Favorite 'loopable'/repeatable shot?

By zacaj

7 years ago

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Black Knight 2000 Williams, 1989
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#1 7 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

I've recently been becoming a fan of these, so what's your favorite?

To be clear, a loopable shot is a single shot which returns the ball to the same flipper the shot was made from. Comboing two ramps doesn't count. For instance, the upper loop on The Getaway, the main ramp on Police Force, or the left ramp on Star Trek

I've been finding the upper side-ramp shot on my Black Rose can be very satisfying to hit over and over, even more than the whirlpool ramp (Trudeau seems to have a thing for loopable shots...)

#2 7 years ago

TER

SUPERBEE

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Newmarket, ON

10y 74,650 3,469 6 6

The getaway lower freeway loop is very satisfying if you can get it looping but it's not easy!!

#3 7 years ago

A$$

Bohdi

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Burnsville, MN

11y 68,550 2,840 3 7

I personally like hitting the Monster Slide on EATPM over and over. 5 shots or so and the Million shot. LONG shot too, all the way around the ramps...

#4 7 years ago

RCP

SkyKing2301

Rocket City Pinball

8y 110K 2,659 1

Skyway Loop on the upper playfield of BK2K. Whips around there so fast, you gotta be in the zone!

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I like that the game tracks the "Loop Champion" among the high scores. I was stuck at 5 for quite a while, until one day recently my brain, hand, and machine inexplicably synced up perfectly and I hit ELEVEN consecutive loops.

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I'll probably never break this record.

#5 7 years ago

WLM

maffewl

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8y 85,550 1,721

Royal Rumble around the ring.
Baywatch tower.
WOZ around the house.

#6 7 years ago

PBU

pbu

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10y 65,400 145 7 80

Scared Stiff the Boney Beast ramp - The points don't matter, that shot just feels good.

#7 7 years ago

???

pinlink

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Unknown

8y 72,150 2,205

BSD, left ramp.

#8 7 years ago

KIM

kimber

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Whangarei

9y 23,900 40 2

Banzai Run victory lap from the right flipper.
Comes back pretty fast and only managed 3 or 4 in a row.
Good fun though.

#9 7 years ago

DBLM

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7y 125K 15,352

Hook wind coaster. Ok game but the shot is a lot of fun and the lightshow is great.

#10 7 years ago

PNK

PunkPin

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The Shadow loop is a good one as well

#11 7 years ago

oohlou

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Quoted from PunkPin:
The Shadow loop is a good one as well

I've had TS for a year and half now and I think my best is 3 consecutive shots for this loop. It is a great loop but it is really hard to get the timing correct.

I like the upper flipper shot on DW. It isn't hard shot at all but still satisfying to hit it over and over.

#12 7 years ago

WLM

maffewl

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Picard maneuver on STTNG is quite exhilarating to hit multiple times as well.

#13 7 years ago

RyThom

Pinball Land

Sparta, MI

11y 107K 947 42 182

+1 on the BK2K loop! What a rush!!

Honorable mentions:
BK2K - U-Turn
Gladiators - "U" - "L" loop
No Fear - Jump Ramp

#14 7 years ago

DAN

DanTheGlassMan

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Independence Charter Township, MI

8y 51,550 367 2 7

Dredd skill shot loop

#15 7 years ago

HIP

hipsmart

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New York, NY

7y 41,050 36 1 33

I find the Bow and Arrow bonus collect saucer with a maxed bonus satisfyingly repeatable, and it does not reset the bonus.
ST warp ramp is great but I can rarely find it.

#16 7 years ago

SBS

o-din

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11y 158K 58,796

Flash. Hard as hell to do, but so rewarding when you hit it.

The prototypical Steve Ritchie loop shot of which all others followed.

#17 7 years ago

MAS

Swainer80

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Ballwin, MO

10y 86,800 920 32 28

Mousin Around. The left orbit loops around the whole playfield it is a blast to loop. Almost as if a mouse is scurrying around.

#18 7 years ago

NSG

jhozeska

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Saginaw, MI

8y 38,650 76

Black Belt. Left kick then right kick.

#19 7 years ago

BUG

Bugsy

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7y 56,800 966

Star Trek warp shot - "Warp 1. Warp 2. Warp 3. Warp 4..."
No Fear jump ramp

#20 7 years ago

???

jgentry

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Congo upper flipper loop under the volcano.

#21 7 years ago

PAT

GorillaBiscuits

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I'm a pretty hig fan of nailing Disaster Drop a few times in a row in WH20, but for me nothing beats the warp ramp in Star Trek. Bonus points for hitting the right orbit in Iron Man multiple times.

#22 7 years ago

BAM

bam10

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Raleigh, NC

10y 46,800 513 27

I agree with the warp ramp in star trek. Especially since its so valuable leading to extra ball and double scoring.

#23 7 years ago

JPM

jmountjoy111

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Williamsburg, KY

10y 109K 3,431 84

I am addicted to Doctor Who. The cliffhanger loop is incredibly satisfying.

I don't have as many games on it yet but I am digging the speed from Johny Mnemonic too. Crazy fast loops on that game

#24 7 years ago

RST

PinRob

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11y 103K 3,765 39

Johnny Mnemonic's loops can be really fun if you can keep hitting it over and over. But I don't know if this fits the OP's description in the first post

#25 7 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

Quoted from PinRob:
Johnny Mnemonic's loops can be really fun if you can keep hitting it over and over. But I don't know if this fits the OP's description in the first post

Personally I wouldn't count an orbit (which is what I assume you mean) as returning the ball 'to the flipper' (maybe I should have said 'feeds the ball to the flipper'?), but I do stand in awe any time someone actually manages to loop an orbit without catching the ball first

#26 7 years ago

JPM

jmountjoy111

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Quoted from PinRob:
Johnny Mnemonic's loops can be really fun if you can keep hitting it over and over. But I don't know if this fits the OP's description in the first post

Ahhhh. I misread that. So I'm sticking with Doctor Who then lol

#27 7 years ago

AAA

pintechev

Inactive member

11y 91,300 4,437

Star Trek Warp Ramp (this is definitely the most adrenaline)
MM orbit shot
TOM inner loop around the trunk
TOM outer orbit

#28 7 years ago

EricR

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10y 71,400 517 44

Some of my favorites are:

Lock ramp on AFM during Total Annihilation is enjoyable and valuable
Center ramp on Bad Cats for the callout
Either ramp on Diner or Scared Stiff with the increasing rewards
Arena ramp on TWD because of how difficult and dangerous it is to loop it

Quoted from maffewl:
Baywatch tower.

That's a good one!

#29 7 years ago

JCD

dmbjunky

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Odon, IN

8y 96,400 6,791 91

On BSD, I like that the DMD zooms in on the door every time you make a loop and that sound is forever ingrained in my head.

Is the right ramp on Indy 500 loopable? I think it is but it has that diverter that catches it for multiball.

#30 7 years ago

lewislama

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Brisbane

10y 13,650 3

I also love that left flipper loop shot on Getaway

#31 7 years ago

ROB

Rdoyle1978

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7y 117K 18,144 14 6

The left ramp shot on CFTBL (which sounds like it was copied from Flash!)... fun as hell to loop it once, twice, especially during multiball when you get it once... tw- DAMN IT, SDTM!!

#32 7 years ago

???

Yoko2una

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A lot of votes will be for upper PF loops, and I agree, they all rock. So to differentiate them, I look at what makes them special. For me, it was first the jump ramp on NF as its blazing quick and a dedicated loop with a gap jump.

But then I started playing ST and the warp ramp is amazing as it goes up, disappears, and reappears back on the lower level. It's beyond satisfying and on a great game and is partly why we bought one. I'll get kicked in the nuts if I don't give BK2K some love, and it's upper loop is fun, but it doesn't compare to ST or NF in my opinion.

#33 7 years ago

SBS

o-din

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Quoted from Rdoyle1978:
which sounds like it was copied from Flash!

I get the feeling many were. If there was one before it, it's not coming to mind right now.

#34 7 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

Quoted from o-din:
I get the feeling many were. If there was one before it, it's not coming to mind right now.

I've heard that it was somewhere too, but can't remember off hand

#35 7 years ago

???

usandthem

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Canton, MI

11y 76,050 3,172 6

Quoted from PinRob:
Johnny Mnemonic's loops can be really fun if you can keep hitting it over and over. But I don't know if this fits the OP's description in the first post

Hit it 3 or 4 times in a row and the ball becomes a mere blur.

#36 7 years ago

NMS

nikpinball

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Cleveland, OH

10y 77,050 1,249 7 30

So many good ones mentioned. Dr who is one of my faves because not alot of games loop from left to right. Game of thrones center ramp, ghostbusters loopin supers, shadow loops. Im always trying to get loop champ on getaway as well.

#37 7 years ago

BUG

Bugsy

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Before reading OPs definition of repeatable shot, I initially thought of a combo of ramps or a "repeatable 2 shot".

If we we're talking about that king or repeatable shot, I would have said Taxi, T2, and FT. Those criss-cross ramps on Taxi and FT are awesome!

#38 7 years ago

JCD

dmbjunky

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Odon, IN

8y 96,400 6,791 91

Quoted from Bugsy:
Before reading OPs definition of repeatable shot, I initially thought of a combo of ramps or a "repeatable 2 shot".
If we we're talking about that king or repeatable shot, I would have said Taxi, T2, and FT. Those criss-cross ramps on Taxi and FT are awesome!

I played JM for the first time a month ago and those ramps are fun to shoot over and over.

#39 7 years ago

knockerlover

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Warp ramp on stern Star Trek when you get it going. Warp 9.9!

#40 7 years ago

MIC

Cursed

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12y 33,900 172

Agree with many, Stern Star Trek warp ramp! Has to be one of the most satisfying shots in all of pinball to hit consecutively.

Shadow Loop also is a favourite, 5 in a row is my best.

#41 7 years ago

JCC

shacklersrevenge

Cape Cod Beyond- Rentals

Gardner, MA

13y 147K 6,267 21 16 2

No fear jump ramp (if working correctly) is insanely fun, and when he yells ''AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'' It's hard not to break concentration.

Guns N' Roses is a good one on a dialed in game, otherwise it can be a bitch.

STTNG is a good one, as is Stern Star Trek too.

#42 7 years ago

TBK

xTheBlackKnightx

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Doctor Who - Time Streams
"Sonic BOOM!"

Right and central ramps can be used with game flow under this "Pfutz" design.
A much better challenge than shooting the pop bumpers for the video mode, or MB.

#43 7 years ago

GIR

girloveswaffles

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Norwalk, CA

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Orbit shot on Blackout.

#44 7 years ago

JOE

Dooskie

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Right cart path on NGG

#45 7 years ago

CMW

Rico_Roughneck

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Star Trek warp ramp is my favorite as well.

Avengers Black Widow ramp is satisfying just to hit it once. If you can string together a few clean hits in a row, it's like you just did the impossible.

#46 7 years ago

27dnast

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Johnny... right orbit

#47 7 years ago

WOW

GotAQuestion

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If we're allowed to count 2-shots, I like the Met ramps and FT ramps. For single-shots I'd say High Speed's upper loop.

#48 7 years ago

BRA

brad808

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Brantford, ON

10y 40,550 389 7 11

Warp factor shots on sttng. The shot itself is good, the accompanying sounds are great, and the adrenaline rush getting to the top is incredible.

#49 7 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

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Quoted from Bugsy:
Star Trek warp shot - "Warp 1. Warp 2. Warp 3. Warp 4..."

X2 this is the most fun and satisfying repeatable loop in pinball IMHO

#50 7 years ago

FAZ

pinball_faz

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Chicago Burbs, IL

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DW for sure... the whole W.H.O. loop... not just the center loop but the whole Sonic Boom bonus.

SG is pretty fun too to get the full Combo.
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