I played this last weekend. Can someone explain the top left corner of the playfield to me? is it just wasted space? Is something supposed to happen up there?

OH, ok. Interesting to see how that works. Based on the way it looks, i am not sure how it could do that--or maybe the one i played that is a mock-up section.

Just got my Thunderbirds. Small issue: after a few games, something is stuck or malfunctioning somewhere. As soon as the ball is launched, it just keeps awarding 10,000 points over an over again. Any help?

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Switch 38 is on. Now to figure out what that is. Hehe.

Right Tree Plastic. Switch 38. I dont see anything obvious looking at it. But I also have no skillz in this area

I dont even see a switch. Lol.

Haha. Sure enough. I hate to sound dumb, bit I dont see a switch

I think I got it. Woot.

FAB

Heh, I have friends that fix them. We have a non-profit arcade where we have our games. And I turned the power off, don't worry

BTW, a few pics of my unboxing. The game came with a few nice touches. The manual has a comic book look to it and is glossy, and a small bag of custom tokens. Nothing groundbreaking, but nice touches.

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Any eta on the replacement metal ramp?

And will that topper mentioned above be for sale eventually to current customers?

Heh, I need a rules sheet for my game Thanks for the help with the switch Mike--its all good now. And I learned something! Heh.

But seriously, I am enjoying it a lot. It isn't for everyone, and I get that. I used to own 15 Sega pins, and many people wondered why. I like em, and they entertained me. This game reminds me of a Sega pin: fun, great sounds and music, but not to deep. I commend Homepin for getting to this point...although I do think you might want to just ever so slightly adjust how you post online...and for real I mean that in a positive, I want you to be successful, type of way.

By the way, I think your next pin should be Space 1999.

Strange question Mike: is it possible that FAB targets under the ramp could be wired in reverse? Like the F and B are reversed? They seem to be.

I actually bought an Arcooda, still waiting for them to finish and ship. No hurry though. I really like Video Pinball machines, and I am excited by what Arcooda is doing. I wondered about the blurred out one in the picture, heh.

ANyone have this happen? Pretty sure my F and B are reversed. I assume I can just switch the wires around?

Good point I will take one tonite when i get home

If you mean Arcooda, there are three models. The high end one is metal, made in China, the other two are wood and one of them was going to be made in US but I think that feel through. So probably all in China now.

Thanks Mike, I will mess with it tonight.

A bunch of people have played my TAG now, and everyone so far says: they love it, its hard, and the sound and music (especially the music) is great

F and B were reversed, thanks for the advice to test it Mike. Just took them off and switched them with each other.

One other quick question. I heard the machine talking once explaining some rules in a female voice, but have no idea if I was dreaming that or it really happened. I cant seem to figure out how to do it again.

Am I off my meds, or is there something like that?

Got the British lady talking. Kind of a cool feature.

Got my new ramp yesterday. Might try putting it in today--I am not great at this stuff, but doesnt look too bad.

Ok, few things. The lockdown bar latch somehow got stuck, and when I opened the door it yanked the volume up (top one) button right off the base. Weird sh*t happens to me .

Two, can I buy the IR logo plague on the coinbox? Its cool.

Third, we need a cd of the music from this game. Everyone loves it!

The flipper buttons do have a unique feel to them. Not bad, just different. I got used to them after a few games, and most who have played it say the same. The rules (what I know of them so far, partly from the nice British lady) are simple but fun. I am a fan of Sega pinball, and the play reminds me of their games-not super deep, but fun. Not for everyone of course, but nothing ever is.

And I still say for the next game:

This is my game in the video. It was set to hard, to be fair. It has its issues and quirks, but I enjoy it, as did most people that tried it. Weird, different, and other words did come up a lot, but most liked it. We streamed Lexy Lightspeed right after this, its back to back with this game in the room

Heh, I have def noticed that if the game is set to easy, it is REALLY easy. And set to hard, it is REALLY hard. Mine is set to hard.

For his show sample machine. Not new units.

I hope they do. A codefix could really up the fun of the game.

I have one. Its awful but I like it

its unfinished, unpolished, clunky, and either crazy hard or super easy ( no in-between). But, I have fun playing it. That's why i bought it. The layout is whacked, the rules are a mess (which does bum me out), but I do still enjoy it. I like Sega machines, and it reminds me of a lot of them--though more incomplete. Though not likely, a code update could make it a MUCH better game.

If your ever in MD, come by and play it

Yeah the inserts are a bit dim on mine as well. I think that is just "how it is".

So an airball broke one of my spotlights. How and where to I get a replacement for this?

I own one. I enjoy it, but it is a mess. The playfield is in no way plastic by the way, it does have a protective plastic cover though. The lock-down bar is plastic, although ironically it stays on and moves less than many of the new Stern games. I have the updated code, the updated ramp, and have mine set to hard mode...its still a bit of a mess. But, I enjoy it, and thats really all that matters. I knew it was a bit of a mess when I bought it. But I also new I could go play Sterns and JJP machines all over the place. Where else can I play a Thunderbirds? Lol. The playfield is a bit clunky, and the code is still all over the place. But, I have played worse. $2500 is a deal though, almost worth buying for parts for mine...lol. I think a Jetsons would look really cool next to it too.