Quoted from coz6:yeah it would make it start to suck after a while... just thinking of the games that utilize this feature... always found it to be fun - like in Elvis during the ENCORE mode its just over... Also the other famous examples King Pin, and the recent kid on the block P-rock where they loose strength then die.
Other examples of when flippers go dead? BK with the high score bell after the game is over. CC and High Noon. CCC and Last Call (when there's only one ball left). Any others?