Just following because I'm hoping to get one by Halloween

I can see people putting in a Raptor, pteranodon, dilophosaurus and new helicopter or jeep but obviously there will be plenty of fish tank plants and other cheesy looking add ons. The raptor is the only must swap on the pro imo.

New Lego set. Complete with Malcom's chest

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Do you know if Player one is bring a JP to the CNE?

I've had my pro for about 7mo and it has more than 2x the plays of my Metallica that I bought 15mo ago. I play it almost every day. That is not normal for me. I dont see it leaving my house for a VERY long time. You'll buy one again
Pro is still more than great btw

I like what you've done here. If you get a chance I would like to see what you could do for a Maiden pro and a Metallica pro. I made some myself that just have the designers, programmers and artist with basic release info. Nothing special though. I feel like instructions are unnecessary in the home as my friends can just ask me what to do.

These are what I made. Good enough for now for a guy who doesnt own a PC. Made them on my phone.

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"Play better" -Steve Ritchie

I never noticed it had white buttons before

Toronto distributor is supposed to get them in in the next 24hrs

Open scene of Jurassic Park?
"Shoot her! Shooooooooot herrrrrrr!!"

I was just watching the short video Stern released today. At one point in the background you can see the premium backglass lighting goes dim, cuts out, comes back on. Is the backboard lighting tied into gameplay like the older games or did they just happen to be booting up or playing around in the menu?

2:35

I cant figure out why Stern didnt use clear chexx style. They may have even gotten away with it longer.

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They also have some hefty duty fees. Not thier fault of course. Just worth noting.

Maybe you should stop setting the bar so high for other artists

Linky worky finey.

Only two Canadian launch parties and one of them is in Saskatchewan? Because Saskatchewan is such a booming hub?
Nothing going on in Vancouver or Toronto though? Very odd choice. No offence Saskatchewan.

Why does a TRex need LEDs though? I dont feel like Keith's games need much modding. I modded the hell out of my Metallica which is pretty much your standard layout. Maiden is so unique I never felt it needed much extra. I feel the same way about JP. He games speak for themselves. Toys arent necessary. That being said I'll probably grab a pro and still swap out the 2d dinos for 3d toys just so they kind of match the TRex better. I cant wait to play this with a well incorporated shaker motor.

They had it at the Toronto CNE Aug 16-18. They are around.

I got to play about 10 games tonight.
Gameplay seems like it will be amazing once the code is done and I figure out how to chain shots and what to shoot for without looking around too much. I definitely didnt know enough about what I was doing this time around. The Truck moves much more easily and smoothly than I expected. The smart missile shot isnt as bad I as thought it would be and the O shot is just as hard as everyone says it is (I think I only hit it maybe 3 times). The raptor pit seems useless with current code. Its risky and boring at this point with little visible reward. I went in optimistic as a Maiden owner and lover. I was not disappointed. So many satisfying shots.

The bad takeaways....
-As mentioned the current raptor pit is a risky bore
-The machine I was playing on had SIGNIFICANT pooling around the left sling star post.
-The plunger spring was only strong enough to make the upper wireform maybe 1/3 of the time. (So I just used the lockdown button)
-maybe I'm too impatient but the time between players (even when pushing flippers) seems too lengthy.
-lastly, something that never bothered me until seeing it in person...the translite font. I never held issue with the unique font style chosen...until you see that the font on the front and sides of the cabinet AND the font in the lcd display are all the classic Jurassic Park colours and fonts making the translite font seem oddly out of place. We were commenting that it looked more like Jumanji than Jurassic Park.
I still really want one. I'm concerned about the pooling issues but i cant afford one for a few months anyway so hopefully that issue is sorted out by then.
Silly side note. They should put in a flipper code to activate an Easter egg T-rex/Deadpool clip. (Clearly I was also playing Deadpool)

I think it might look better cut off at the hind legs. Just my opinion.

Your pictures just show me that I can save a few hundred dollars by buying a $1 lightbulb and i wont have reflected dots everywhere.
Kidding aside, Phillip's Hue lighting is cheap and I can choose whatever colours i feel like. I can even control it by voice.

Looking at a lineup of Deadpool pro, Afm (90s), Star Trek pro, Black Knight pro, Jurassic Park pro and White Water, Black Knight is easily the darkest of all of them. JP wasnt that bad and this was a dimly lit bar. Any modern game is still brighter than incandescents. I dont play in the dark when im home anyway.

Metallica (from Ghostbusters timeline) can also suffer from ghosted inserts

I THINK you need to then shoot the helicopter to finish the capture but I've only played about 10 games

Jaws - Jurrasic Park
Grandpa - Munsters
Furry Hats - Guardians
Donut - Star Wars (formerly Cinnabun)
Toys - Aerosmith
Shark - Batman66
Harold - Ghostbusters
Dudes - WWE
Politico - Game of Thrones
Dinner Time - Walking Dead
Bill - Star Trek
Biscuit - Mustang
Grinder - AC/DC
Star - Kiss
Not sure what Marlin turned out to be and I heard Maiden may have been Egypt

I dont get the acdc or gotg ones. The rest make sense once you know the title

Donut (formally cinnabon) - star wars (leia's hair)
Jaws- jurrasic park (giant moving trex jaw)
Biscuit - mustang (sea biscuit. Both are horses)

Good old fashioned toxic chemicals.
Cant make a good clear coat without those sweet, sweet hazardous materials of the 80s and 90s

Jurassic park short film released today by universal studios.

You been throwing pinball at those cars? I bet is causes some issues with the finish.

Not disagreeing on your point, just the example, road pebbles arent usually on par with a 1" metal sphere. Older cars were made of tougher stuff back then as well in my opinion. Like most products. Things just arent built to last anymore. That's the world. Not saying I like it.

Vireland or pinmonk? (Same guy) sells a great little kit. Easy swap. Much quieter. Fair price.

Nah, you're not.bashing the pro at all...? Take your opium rants elsewhere.

Holy crap?!?!?! 35% forum rating?!?!?Obviously you just come here to be a troll.

I still prefer to think of it as JP3. Especially sandwiched between BK3 and Elvira3. (I know they dont use those acronyms either but they should)

Then people can start clamoring for HS3 and Afm3

For those who may not have heard of Project Pinball, they are currently raffling off a JP premium. 200 tickets. Almost halfway sold out. Proceeds go toward the best cause. Kids. Check it out.
(You can actually choose any Stern premium currently available)
https://projectpinball.rallyup.com/jurassicparkpremium-pinballmachineraffle

There are numerous threads on the subject but imo Titans feel the most like rubber if you want to add colour to a machine or are sick of rubber leaving black crud in your game. Super bands feel both bouncier and grippy-er at the same time somehow. They seem to be more prevalent in the wild however, so they may be more durable. Titans hold up pretty well. I would rank there durability below rubber though. They dont wear down over times leaving debris. They just start to snap one day(slings mainly). I'd say Titan sleeves and general playfield rings will last a decade. The flippers and slings however need to be changed after a couple thousand games.

Just a guess that you are not and it is weighted to always return to the same position.

Has anyone installed those black mirrored blades? I've never seen a set irl but I could see them looking real sharp in this one.

I dont have a JP yet so I cant say for sure but I had the same issue on my Maiden loops. Put a piece of electrical tape around the optos covering the bottom half of the beam and you should be good to go. Narrowing the beam means the ball can break it long enough at high speeds to register properly. Hope this helps.

I've put Titans in 5 games so far.
Just my opinion but
-classic rubbers disintegrate and make everything dirty.
-Super bands feel like cheating somehow. The flippers seem to really grip the ball while everything feels super ball bouncy at the same time. My shots become more accurate/consistent than they should (from in lanes and trap ups)
-Titans feel a lot like rubber however, there is small break in period (maybe a few dozen games) before the flippers and slings feel right to me, the post rings/sleeves are bouncier and the slings tend to wear a little faster than I'd like.
I also like that I can clean the titans with just my thumb if I have the glass off.

Rather than start another this or that thread, I thought I would just ask the owners clubs for both games.
With my budget and space I can get one of the two sterns I'd like right now.
What I'm interested in is owners opinions on long term ownership. I prefer to have a gave for a several years rather than being bored of it within a year. I admittedly tend to enjoy more games that have more than two flippers. I'd like to grab one of the following soon.
Jurassic Park pro- i havent had many plays but immediately fell in love with it.
Deadpool pro- I hated it at first but over the last year came to love it but i dont get many opportunities to play.
*I do own iron maiden already (and shadow)
Thanks for your input

Thanks but premiums are out of my price range and the trex actually does nothing for me. Id be missing the raptor pen more than the trex. In an ideal world I would have all LE's (and 20 pins lol)
Just looking for pro to pro opinions on the two. Cheers.

O dont be that guy at league night lol
Be the guy giving tips so everyone can play better. Rely on flipper skills, not better knowledge of a game. Share the wealth

Not arguing, just pointing out that Stern represents more than half of the top 20

Dont forget shipping lol

I always just write Maiden. Some games dont need to be overly shortened. Shadow is another example. I never know what people are referring to with TS and I own one lol.

The C shot is still much easier to me than the piston shot in Metallica or the lower spinner in Maiden.

Aside from the warping, it looks like the leaf switch is on the wrong side of the spinner arm. The arm on the spinner should be above the leaf switch and pushes it down while spinning. Maybe I'm wrong but it looks that way from you pics.

That poll never included Iron Maiden and is therefore null and void lol.

Sounds like you just need to tweak the opto. Putting a small piece of electrical tape over half of the opto lense will likely fix that issue. The ball is moving too fast for the beam to be completely cut long enough for detection. Narrowing the beam will break it for a longer period of time. Those lightning balls will start registering 100%

Ok....or dont be lazy and lift the playfield, remove the opto (not the recieving side) put a piece of tape over half and wrap the tape right around the board to be sure you dont have to get back in there again down the road. Out it all back together. Super easy, super fast, super reliable, (super easy, barely an inconvenience lol). It is completely invisible and works great. Dont tape up the receiving end. It will only make your life harder. I'm not taking my game apart for a pic but I'll draw a simple doodle......forgive my childlike drawing ability)

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^^^^best i can do right now^^^^

Well that's garbage. I'm assuming the "special mode" is something the topper itself does, not the game. Some special light show or a trex roar. Something equally lame to fit this topper. That's so lazy looking and over priced

How long before someone sorts out and releases the code that activates the special mode without the dumb topper? Not only is this basically DLC but you are forced to buy something you might not even like just to get the full game unlock? Stern is making Amiibos now?

But Stern doesnt listen to Kaneda.........lol

Stay home, have some soup, add a 2min to midnight madness mode to the next Maiden update and get plenty of rest.
Itll do you wonders.

*btw I love my Maiden pro so much that your user name was probably about 50% of the reason I picked up a Skateball lol.

I was supposed to pick up my JP pro and Mando premium today but no luck. Tomorrow morning.

Im setting up my pro tonight. What is the consensus on pitch? I keep most of my games around 6.8 unless otherwise recommended by a designer etc.

Cheers

Little more snark than necessary but thanks.

I mean, the first response and then this one do require a certain level of snarky attitude to even waste time typing no? Saying "7 degrees" would have saved you some negative effort instead of small lectures on the proper etiquette of internet forums lol.
Sorry for being excited about my new game and trying to communicate with other owners instead of just searching the key topics. The nerve i have

Wtf Stern?
I opened up my new JP pro and Mando premium today. All 6 balls in JP were the most rusted ive ever seen. Completely unusable. Rusty flakes. Ridiculous. Fortunately i live close to a supply shop and could zip over for new ones but as my friend and i unboxed the games we were bith pretty disappointed to find this. At least we had an endless supply of "rusty balls" jokes for the evening. The pic doesnt fully do them justice but here are the JP balls next to the Mando balls. (I even used iso to clean all my new pinballs)

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