Great job on the color choice! That games just looks incredible with Rasberry. Good to know on Twin City Powder Coating

Your play field and inserts are looking good! Mine just arrived and it appears my play field was dated within a few days of yours. I think that's a good thing based on your experience.

Can the flipper strength be addressed in a later software update, or is that a hardware only issue. I knew there would be some air balls, but not this many. I've don't what I can to address, hopefully cutting air ball deflector plastics over the weekend.

Also, so many GB threads, which one is best for set up/strategy?

Thanks

Bigger flippers? I don't know that I'm at that point, but in case I get there. Where do you get those/what size. I'd rather have bigger flippers than the center post kit if i had to choose

Last night, everything went dark and I thought broke something on the new game, then it happened. Midnight Madness caught me by surprise. Way cool! Also after playing for a bit, in lanes on narrow, I'm realizing there is probably no need for the center post kit. Sure, it can be tough and ball times are over before you're even warmed up on occasion, but when you get a good game, boy is it a blast.

I don't quite understand all the rules(still learning), but hit the mode where the flippers reversed in multi ball and flipped my hands around to keep it going. This games got so much going on at all times, should keep my occupied for some time.

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That's interesting that you did not have airballs. Is yours a premium/Le or a Pro? Honestly if anyone's played like mine(premium/LE) out of the box I'd recommend not playing it until you have the plastic deflector installed. I was air balling very frequently, but only off the left ramp targets. I don't mean a few inches, I mean into the subway, over the wireform ramp that goes across the playfield down to the bottom of playfield, into the wood and plastics on the opposite side of the cabinet. I put the vengence plastic in, but because it was not bolted down on one side air balls still happened regularly. Since cutting a plastic I'm really enjoying the game worry free at this point. Still have the coils set on soft and I can still backhand the ball onto the left ramp with table set at 7 degrees. At first, watching all the airballs made me think the flippers are just way overpowered, now that the issue has been corrected I don't see it that way anymore. Probably bring my machine back to 6.5 degrees. That's just my experience with the machine.

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That's a bit harsh, some people don't want shake their games. The only option available then is the longer carrot flippers or the center post kit. I've had someone once tell me "It's my sandbox and I'll play how I want too". I think that applies here

The magna slings really put this one over the top in my opinion. I've got a couple more adjustments to make now that I've got some time on the game. The lower right scoops sometimes hits the flipper too hard and bounces to left out lane, and the lower right swoop ramp PKE shot sometimes bounce over to left out lane after eject. Both easy adjustments, just really have to watch hitting the ghost stand up shot and watch the exit left of pops.

The PKE shot is extremely satisfying as well as the left ramp, then watch the ball go down the subway.

My original play field date sticker was removed at the factory and a handwritten 7-21 is in it's place, so I'm not sure if that means its a 7-21 built play field or if that's when it was just re-inspected. 100 + games and all is good so far, but I've had a plastic protector and cliffy's on from day one so I'm not sure If I'm prolonging any issues from appearing or if it's just not having it at this point. That said there is another person on one of these GB threads that has a July 21st play field date as well and is having all of the play field issues. Still not sure if a handwritten 7-21 on play fields means born on or reinspect.

Does anyone know what the handwritten date on side of play field is? Since there was a sticker there and it appears it was removed, I'm thinking it's a re inspection date??

I brought my flippers up initially as well due to airballs. While the shots could be made, I just isn't as fun as when they are in the factory position after trying both ways out a bunch of times. The lower PKE stand up shots are near impossible to do consistently when raised. Ended up doing longer flippers and lowering back to factory specs, but in the end still getting center post kit. Highly recommend airball plastic.

I'm a big fan of Stern's pins and I'm losing a little faith in the company. It's understandable to have to make some corrections after the fact, but after so many months of production not making the air ball plastic standard on the pin and at least correcting those metal lane guides is disappointing to say the least.

I really get the sense everyone over there is pushed to the limits and it's starting to show in how they are handling things.

Nice score!!! How far up the ladders did you make it on that game on what modes ended up yielding the most for you. I'm consistent at 3-600 million, but cannot seem to crack much past that and would love some insight.

Two Storage multi balls, Mass Hysteria Multi ball and making to go Gozer=one hell of a game! I'm not sure if you've tried this, but flipping the hands around during Mass Hysteria is a blast!! I often try to get them reverted back right way by hitting the captive, but it seems I always end up hitting captive again and reverting back while losing balls in the process. I think I may just try to stay inverted next time and roll with it as I'm actually getting pretty good with hands flipped around. Either way, Mass Hysteria is just such an addictive mode and worth striving for. I've not made it past Gozer, but hopefully soon.

I use the storage multi ball to help me advance to Mass Hysteria and collect points of course. Gozer is worth a ton of points, I've never had multi ball going with Gozer, but that would be a great run for sure.

Glad your having fun with it

That same thing happened to me when I first got the game, for a brief moment I thought shit what just happened to my new game, something broke. Then again hitting Midnight Madness, game went dark and there I was again thinking the same thing. That is until the music and multi ball party started a short while later

Selling my GB LE one owner. Price below the market and in very nice condition. Need to make room, temporarily moving out of state. Price is firm.

Machine - For Sale

Ghostbusters LE-$6950-Low plays-One Owner Featured Archived

HUO - Documented (Home Used Only) - “Purchased brand new, it's been in my climate controlled basement since being removed from the box. Mine is one of the few that has the original play field without any ghosting issu...”

2017-10-17

Wichita, KS

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