Dial back the power on your flippers.

I think the figurines look fine!

I have owned all 3 remakes and it is my opinion that MBr has the best flipper feel by far.

I own both AFMR and MBR and have played various originals of both, and to me, the only difference I notice is that the remakes shoot smoother and faster. Most likely due to new vs old playfield and parts. I don't think I have ever played an MMR to compare with. It was the improvements on the remakes that pulled me in. The wide screen with improved animations and the light show. The toppers were a bonus.

I hear ya, but its really such a minor thing in the grand scheme. You can always repaint them to look however you want. I may do that down the road anyway.

Is this a joke? I had a restored MM and a MMRLE sitting right next to each other for six months....they are EXACTLY the same game. To make a statement that the remakes play like shit is just a joke.....in reality every game plays a little different...

Can you explain why you think they are so bad?

I own a MMR that I have over 1000 plays on. I also have a MM on site near me that I get to play on a regular basis. The only major difference I noticed was my stock flipper strength was WAY higher than the original. After adjusting that my remake plays almost identical to the original on site.

If there is a flipper delay on the remakes it is too small for me to notice.

I think the remakes are beautiful and can't wait for my MBLE.

No flipper delay. That was debunked with science by CGC in a thread earlier this year.

Edit: here’s the thread

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/why-remakes-dont-play-like-originals

I highly doubt the guy has a logical explanation

Here is the thread with science:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/why-remakes-dont-play-like-originals/

That's the first thing I did. I also raised the back up as high as possible - that helped some, but still happens.

Wife and I are having a pinball themed baby shower on Jan 20th. My distributor said I was getting one of the first non matching LE's off the line and it will arrive in time for the party even if he has to pay for expedited shipping himself.

Edit, he said he should have a more detailed update for me on Monday.

It’s probably a simple physical tweak. With the power off, bend the actuator arm up so it contacts the ball a little earlier.

Right ramp needs to be adjusted EXACTLY perfect to avoid fly outs. If you unscrew it a bit, you
Will see it has some play. My original MB used to do this as well. Also the clear plastic in the very rear of the game (kind of in front of the wolf man, with the posts on it) should be positioned a little bit over the ramp to avoid fly outs. The ball has a tendency to whip around the curve, and since that long spider plastic isn’t anchored, the only thing stopping the ball is that weird shaped clear plastic.

I can’t say for sure whether you also need to dial down the flippers, but it seems like CGC should have that down exactly, if the game is suppose to play identical to an original.

Inquiring minds dumb question here. Is anyone adding any other protections to their MBLE right out of the box, Shooting lane, play field, etc??

Has no one added the Wolfman to their game? Travesty he wasn’t added by CGC

I just put some mylar down over the shooter lane. Usually I put a cliffy there, but I could never get in touch with him. The mylar appears to be adequate.

I thought this way until I got mine. I actually like the 3d plastic effect with the light full moon behind him.

Actually, i relooked at the coil adjustment menu/manual - except for the flipper, all the other coils have 4 settings - Min, Default, +1 and Max. I didn't realize flipper had way more adjustments. I set it to -11 and played a few games without any balls flying off. I could get a rhythm of going left to right that I couldn't get before with the ball flying off so much. Played 4 games with the lower strength and then put up a 256 million score on my 5th game, so doesn't seem to negatively impact play otherwise.

If anyone else has dialed down their flipper strength, what did you set it at?

The only other coil setting I have changed is the auto plunger strength - put it on Min.

I think mine* is currently at -3. It was at -6 for a while, but now that the game is a bit slower making it a small bit stronger felt like the right move.

*Not mine.

On my MMR I am happy at -3. I'll let you know in 2 weeks what I set my MBR to.

Shoutout to KingPinGames for helping get this game to me super fast. Game was built 12/18 and put on location today 12/28. Let’s see how it holds up!

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Idk about how different these games feel. I played AFMr and that sold me on the remake for MBr. Anytime I ever played Monster Bash it was beat to shit and played awful but the game was always still fun. Looking forward to this remake. Nuff Said!

I guess they're making SEs while making the LEs then. Going to draw it out for those of us waiting for LEs.

3M vinyl protector installed in shooting lane

Here’s a pic of my CE figures and orange pop covers.
Yes I took 30 seconds and added a little green to Bride with a sharpie.

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Congrats Tommy......I'm waiting on my LE....might come as early as next week.

What exactly is positioned correct for AFMr and mbr?

I own a mmr and a afmr. I'm not the greatest player but i can feel a flipper difference between willams/bally games versus the remakes.It doesnt bother me and i love my remakes but yeah the difference is there

A couple LE shots. Outstanding game.

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It is definitely amazing and then some! I was lucky enough to get to play one at the Cincinnati Pinball show and gotta say that i was blown away by its beauty and gameplay both. I hope to own one someday!

Is there a significant difference between the pcbs used in MMR, AFMR and MBR? If its the same hardware, then if afmr can come close to the original, it would seem to me that any problems your having with MMR would be adjustment issues.

I would assume someone should be able to rig some sort of test to see how many milliseconds it takes for the flipper to react and compare it to the original.

personally, I dont care if there is some slight difference. I would but the repo over the original even if it was only 99% accurate.

This literally was shared 20 posts above this one..

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/monster-bash-remake-mbr-owners-club/page/35#post-4756688

Maybe Lloyd could chime in on this but did CGC address the problems they were having with the brides head not functioning properly I know on my one friends game and another buddy had to take the bride completely apart because of the rod not being bent right her head would stop moving? Anybody else on here having the same issue?

I have at least 100 games on my LE and no issues with my bride head.

Our CE is a month old with over 200 plays and the bride hasn't needed any attention.

Awesome news so maybe it is fixed now

Over 300 plays ... this has never been an issue. I’ve only two tweaks to make... one with the Creatch switch and max power on the hole eject.

Other than that 100% perfect !

I’ve installed these protectors...I’ve never owned a brand new machine before ... I feel like grubby oily hands are probably the most I need to care about...

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I've never installed these before. Are they removable without hurting the decals? Where can I pick these up from?

That looks like a clear vinyl plastic sticker that will damage the decal if removed. I would be worried about that. Nice protection tho. Anyone have info on this?

Not a sticker. They are lexan... the button holds them on.

Where did you get these?

Go to pinballlife.com, they are the cheapest there. Search flipper button protector

The best Button Protectors are from titanpinball. Full removable

Got these at littleshopofgames... not the cheapest ... but I liked the size of them.

Awesome! Now I am interested. I might just get some of these now that I know just the button holds them on.

SE comes with shaker? If no, what shaker goes in it? Who sells them?

On MBr only the LE comes with it standard.

You can get one here
www.gameroomguys.com/Monster-Bash-Remake-Pinball-Shaker-Motor