Volume on AP machines have always gone to 11
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Homepin, 2022
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Quoted from chuckwurt:What came first? Houdini or TNA?
I know we talked about it, as Scott and I have been friends for years, but I don't recall who brought it up first, but we thought it would be fun if both games had it. Of course a lot of folks don't know it goes to 11, and 11 is quite a bit louder that 10, as it should be.
4 months later
Quoted from Ferret:I don't know if the aesthetic was part of it, but the cool thing about American Pinball's leg bolts is you can take the same Allen wrench used for the backbox quick-lock and use it to tighten the leg bolts. It's really convenient.
Quoted from TreyBo69:That’s a nice side benefit. And if you lose the bolts in a move, it’s still threaded for typical bolts. Win-win if you’re going to deviate from the accepted standard.
Quoted from PinMonk:Which is why THAT kind of change is OK (and the steampunk aesthetic fit is cool). It doesn't affect the standard, and if you lose the cap bolts, regular leg bolts will do in a pinch. Not so with the deviations Homepin is doing for no good reason.
The reason we did it was that we could include one tool in the box that could do everything you need to set up a machine. It was something Balcer had wanted to do and we found them as an off the shelf part. The fact they look good and fit the steampunk vibe was just serendipity. We have used them on all of our games. We anticipated some folks would not like them but as pointed out, you can switch them out for the standard leg bolts. I recall one operator or dealer saying "but what if I don't have that tool" and our response was "then how are you going to lock the head in place?". Only real downside is if you use a power tool when setting up a bunch of games you would need a different bit.
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Quoted from TreyBo69:I could see Homepin having bought The Princess Bride license if it wasn't Spooky...
It would also line up with the comment about a lot of different companies owning a part of it. A lot of people have owned the film and have had various stakes. Pretty sure the people who own the Spinal Tap film own the The Princess Bride film
They already wasted spinal tap, I’d hate to see them also waste the princess Bride, and how would you do it with our clips or voice calls from the movie? Inconceivable!!
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