I'm in!

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Count me in.

I'm looking at picking one up please fill me in with problems and price guide

Super VUK has had issues for me with this game. The alien head is piece of the machine that gets beat to hell. If your looking at getting one and alien head is pretty intact that's a big plus, Especially if its not a repo cause then the machine most likely wasn't played a whole bunch. Price guide seems to stay around what pinside has for the value. You see some questionable ones at the 1500 range that look like players conditions and then around the 2K range you see alot more in good/great shape. Condition is king for the price but you should be able to find a decent machine for 1500-2000.

The layout and flow of this game are fantastic. The software sucks. It barely implements the game features and does nothing interesting. I owned one for a year considering a retheme with a rewrite of software but never got around to it. I think I'd like to try again someday though.

What year do you guys think we will have to wait for ColorDMD to do ID4? 2021?

Anyone remember that ID junk I bought a while ago? Well, finally got its PF hanging on my game-room wall!

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Anyone getting the new blu ray?? If only that attacker was a bit bigger. Would look pretty cool as a topper.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/15/independence-day-20th-anniversary-blu-ray-announcement-documentary-clip-and-packaging

Nice!

love mine, but the ramps are in terrible shape ... anyone with spares for sale?

Damn that sucks man.. Gotta think they would be extremely hard to find.

I had one of these numbers happen awhile back. Had to just crazy glue it together and unless you really really look... you wouldn't notice. Another reason why I went to the glo-balls instead of normal pinballs. They can just be deadly on this game with little to no spare parts to find.

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Here's some pics of mine. I've had it a little over 2 years. The movie is one of my favorites. I like the theme and the sound is great, although I think mono - one speaker. It's a fun pin although gets boring after awhile because of its simplicity. That may be the reason (it's simple and easy) though why everyone that comes over and plays it, really likes it. My wife still loves it and will be a challenge to get her to let it go.

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I like your iced out look with the LEDs. Looks awesome man!

Thanks! Added a purple led strip to the back above the ship and 3 double spotlights to light up the playfield. Those in addition to the leds really made it shine and glow.

Nicely lit up game. Well done. No dark spots up the middle. Looks great.

Thanks Mark... those just happen to be pinballbulbs spotlights and led strip

Hey everyone... so.... I decided to keep my excellent original condition translite, and now I'm off to sell 2 absolutely new and awesome alternate translites (pic below). Price for each one is US$ 250.00 shipped worldwide.

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New trailer for ID4 Resurgence: https://www.facebook.com/IndependenceDayMovie/videos/948920115228773/

Why is everyone saying code is basic, when even deep rules result in repeated shots anyways...

-metallica bash sparky (like forever)
-spiderman (backhand doc ock forever)
-avatar (bash captive lock ball forever)
-T2 (backhand T2 skull forever)

I mean c'mon. Those games are deeper but same result. Therefore ID4 is on par afterall. Take that nay-sayers with your fancy code that ain't so fancy!

https://www.facebook.com/IndependenceDayMovie/videos/955888964531888/

It's obvious you don't understand the rules of a game like Metallica or Spider-Man.

If you do nothing but bash sparky in Metallica, you will get nowhere in the game except one multiball and get majorly PWNED in score by anyone that knows how to play the game. Metallica is about getting to the crank it up modes and scoring huge - beat all four and get to encore wizard mode. The best I've ever done in a sparky multiball is maybe 30 mil. In a crank it up I've well broken 200 mil.

The same applies to Spider-Man. The goal is to beat the spider mode inserts and progress towards superhero. Beating dock ock is only one of the goals and will not get you many points or any sort of progression though the game.

Avatar doesn't have deep rules but they're definitely better than id4. At least avatar has a decent final battle wizard mode. If you do nothing but bash link lock, you will not complete any of the other goals in the game and you won't progress at all.

Tz does not have deep rules so not sure why you brought it up. It's not in the same league as Spider-Man or Metallica for software.

Independence Day has some of the shallowest rules I've ever seen. You have no wizard mode. You can repeatedly just start and best a couple multiballs, ramps, hurry ups, and upload the virus. It's easy to do all that stuff in one game. I did this on mine the first day I had it. It would have been much better if say each one of those tasks was a goal that when completed worked your way towards a final showdown with the main mother ship, that would have been much more engaging.

Anybody know of a cliffy protector that will be a good fit for the "initiate computer virus"?

Mine is looking beat up.

There's a friend of mine who can reproduce plastic sets and he is now going for ID4. Talk about a dream come true... (Finally!!). Stay tuned!

https://www.facebook.com/IndependenceDayMovie/photos/?tab=album&album_id=969622216491896

Sweet now for ramps

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Just got pinduino to add some spice to my ramps.... Hopefully add some sound to attract mode

OMG!!!!

https://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=6375

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Just ordered a new set of plastics from pinball center don't know if they are nos or repro but hey gotta be better than my broken set.
Man I got way too much loot into this game ..hopefully someone rewrites the code someday.. I seen in a YouTube video for proc, some text that says someone is working on code for it...it's an old video tho maybe it was abandoned.... After watching the movie (again) the other day I realize how bad they blew it writing code for id4. The call out for the alien head should have been the scientist saying "Come on let's get this exoskeleton open" instead of "shoot the alien head" also more video modes besides skill shot, could have opened up some fun, and alowing modes to stack would be cool too.... I wish I knew how to write code maybe it's time to learn

My brazilian-made repro set may arrive next week.... I'll post some pictures then.

Will these look like originals?

I do hope! I sent some of used ones I had to the manufacturer for him to do the matches!

Cliffy was looking into this at some point.. not sure what happened.

the 3 holes were going to be done.

Need!

Anyone have any ideas on keeping the alien head protected? I feel like this gets bashed a lot and it's only a matter of time before it breaks. Spray it with some coats of clear to harden it up a bit?

There are still some reproductions available

Why clean and wax your playfield to protect the paint on it when you can just let it get dirty and start wearing through to the bare wood? Then after that happens you can just buy a CPR playfield for $700?

I'm looking at preventative maintenance. It's less expensive than buying a new repo.

I see your logic on playfield. 700$ playfield vs 100$ bash toy.. Big difference..haven't bought one for my id4 yet (mine is in really good shape)but probably will soon enough. I'm pretty good at spending too much $ on upgrades for things.... I used to drive a $1,000 car with 10,000$ In upgrades lol.sure was fun car tho

Did anyone here enjoy the second movie? I thought it was awful. Really disappointed. On the bright side it made me more appreciative towards ID4. I love that movie and the pinball!

Happy 4th everyone!

Switch your pinballs. I use the Glo-balls on my ID4 , I like the look and feel to them and they really get flying around on this machine. They give your machine less stress because the impact isn't going to be as harsh as the steel barrings. I've been saving my plastics as well as my ID4 head since I've switched. Otherwise really not much else you can do because it's a bash toy and it's the integral part of game so it will continue to be bashed so nothing you can do but wait lol..

http://modmypin.com/

Didn't watch yet! Maybe next weekend!

I find it too expensive.... But maybe I'm overlooking the benefits!

50 bucks for a set yeah I know it is. But without having any reproduction of plastics for this game.. I think it's worth it. I chipped 2 plastics with regular balls in my game since I bought it as well as breaking the left side ramp. After the switch I've been fortunate not to have any more damage.