Checking in! I’ve had a Monte Carlo since this past summer. Great game. Not sure if it’s a keeper yet, but I like it a lot. I’ll probably have to disable the 10 million switch for tournaments, but No big deal.
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Checking in! I’ve had a Monte Carlo since this past summer. Great game. Not sure if it’s a keeper yet, but I like it a lot. I’ll probably have to disable the 10 million switch for tournaments, but No big deal.
3 balls main playfield.
Smaller pinball for the roulette
The screws in the roulette window are all machine with t nuts on the other end.
It’s worth 10 million points. Way too much for what the rest of the game gives away in terms of points. It should only be worth 1 million points.
Quoted from Bax1:I think you should leave it on for tournaments. Luck does come into play with pinball. it is excessive but if you play the game right that is kind of like a jackpot right?
Right. It’s just too valuable. Would it be fair if the jackpot on funhouse was 30 million instead of three million? Yeah, everyone has the same
Opportunity to get it, but it makes the entire game about one shot.
Also the 40 switch count carries player to player which is lame.
Quoted from dhard:That's the beauty of a Gottlieb quirky shit
Quirky is good. Dumb is not. Haha. Look at genesis. 99x multiplier Mac is possible. But it works.
Having one shot give you 10 million points when that score is literally impossible without making that shot is too unbalanced.
Quoted from Bax1:Wasn’t aware the switch count carries over. It’s a pretty quick timer on that shot though. Been playing it for over a year and have only hit it a couple times. Granted I’m a mediocre player so may be an advantage to better players.
My best is three in one game. Just shatz the inlanes back and forth and hit the ramp when lit.
1,000,000 is perfect imo. Basically getting 2-3 million outside of hitting the ramp is an incredible score.
I would say make the ramp 1,000,000 max.
And I honestly wouldn’t change anything else about the game. It’s pretty well balanced with good rules outside of that one shot. Pretty great job by Gottlieb on this one.
It’s fun to see how many you can get in one game though and it’s easy to tell from the high scores. I haven’t gotten 3 yet, but I’ve gotten 2 multiple times.
Quoted from bigboystyx02:chuckwurt I just bought Monte Carlo last week and prior to purchasing I watched your video on YouTube. We really like the game so far. Wanted to ask what you used to slow down the wheel that you discussed in your video and where did you put it?
Put one of these on the wheel towards the center but in between two of the saucers so the ball will only hit it when the wheel stops spinning.
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Quoted from Friengineer:What does that do?
The roulette takes a few seconds to finish instead of like a minute. Haha
Quoted from Robotworkshop:I was just over visiting my son and had to play a quick game of Monte Carlo. The roulette wheel didn't seem to take that long. Only possible issue I see with adding that rubber piece is that it may skew the odds a bit as far as what number it ultimately lands in.
I haven't played it a lot but the game grows on you and I think it plays very well.
Feel free to watch this. I don’t think it ever hit the same number twice during this stream.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/940565534
Start at 4:44:00
I’m going to have a friend burn these for me soon. Is it safe to do so? I’m very confused by these recent posts and can’t tell. Haha
Quoted from Robotworkshop:can one of you guys help me out? My Monte Carlo was missing the head bolts. I ordered a set from PBR along withe washers but it looks like the bolts they send are at least an 1" too long. IO'm not too concerned since I can use them on some other project but I still want to get the correct length.
If it isn't too much trouble can some one take a picture of the correct bolt and the length? It will also serve as a great reference on this thread for anyone else that may need them down the road.
Thanks in advance!
How long are yours? Just post that and we will know the game needs bolts that are an inch shorter than that. Get them from the hardware store.
Quoted from Robotworkshop:I don’t know if an inch shorter will still be too long. Once I find out what the correct length is I will pickup a couple at the hardware store. Would also like to see if the bolts were completely threaded or just partway. That is one of the reasons I had hoped to see a picture of the original ones.
I recommend fully threaded so you don’t really need to worry about length. Not sure if my head bolts or even original, but I’ll try and get a pic today.
Lucky! Two of the three things I need. Haha. If you ever give up the search, I’d be interested in the topper and translite.
Roms seem to be working great!
Dip switch 8 to on for 1,000,000 at the ramp every 40 switches.
Off for random ramp lighting for 2,000,000.
Also, here are the mods I made to the sign and the instruction card. We only do mods in this house that look factory.
55BE045C-70C2-4615-BD3B-F4D19FAA7867 (resized).jpegBE7F5634-D1BE-42B1-886F-37A45D1E4F13 (resized).jpegThe more you drop the flippers the easier the outside ramps will be to make. Do it until you have the desired power to those outside shots.
Quoted from pinballboy:I just got a money Carlo and everything is working on it. Is there anything that I should do to the game to make it better??
Get the custom roms to make the ramp only worth 1 million.
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