Love that Addams family chair. Great mode start/sound effect/nailed-it feeling combination.

TZ is close second, love hearing that slot machine start rolling and slamming that piano shot.

CFTBL is my favorite!

Love that "snack bar" scoop sound especially when
the pressure is on to get your 2nd ball back in multiball
after doing so much work to get it in the 1st place!

DR

Any game with a (traditional) scoop shot via a playfield flipper?

Have to agree with that - double scoop option on TZ. It is pinside's number 2 pin for a reason.

CFTBL scoop shot on the other hand is too straight forward IMO and the payoff is only a 2 ball multiball.

Whirlwind cellar. What is the first game to use a scoop shot?

When it's listed as satisfying, I consider it a semi difficult shot to hit so that you have more of a feeling of victory when it's hit.

I would say whirlwind, but it's not a very hard shot. I give it to TZ but that's still not overly difficult to get the satisfaction of hitting it. I guess satisfying doesn't have to equal difficult, it's just how I interpret it. That said, the white water upper playfield has some satisfying shots.

I gotta go with ST:TNG here. That super-long shot right up the middle is great. I've always loved the sound of the THUD when it hits...so satisfying. Unfortunately that sound isn't quite as solid since adding the subway protector to mine, but it's still there a little (and worth the trade off I guess).

The Machine Bride of Pinbot has a large scoop shot for the roulette wheel. It makes the most satisfying kerthunk sound!

I might say AFM actually. I forgot how damn small that thing is till I saw it again recently.
TZ Piano is always nice though

Vault shot on Addams, without question. That sound is awesome, and it's a tough shot.

I do love the sound of the ball hitting the putting green scoop on NGG, do not know why that one just does it for me.

I disagree....It is straight up the middle mostly, but that enables it to be hit from either flipper. And in of itself doesn't start two ball multiball. It can help light the four snack bar targets as one of the letters to complete in F-I-L-M which lights the multiball outerlanes. But you have to hit those to start the multiball. If you drain during multiball, there's a countdown timer for restarting multiball by hitting the snack bar which makes it very rewarding and frantic. Also, the snackbar is one of the tunnels that you have to hit during multiball to find the girl. So, there's many rewards for this straight forward scoop

I voted for TFTC mode start, but I prefer the extra ball shot, do it with the right flipper, it's tough, but very satisfying when you do it!!!

I would have to say AFM's stroke of luck when that is all that's needed to rule the universe.

Ditto, although the SOL shot is so easy during a game, when it really counts I usually choke!

Since the Addams Family electric chair scoop is so close to the flippers the ball often lands with a nice "thump" if you make a clean shot. That's fun.

I would have to say AFM's stroke of luck when that is all that's needed to rule the universe.

Rule the universe?!

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That picture depicts me very well, when I have everything completed and I'm on my last ball and can't hit that damn SOL, then drain. Except it is not "Great Scott" coming out of my mouth!

Agreed. Very satisfying shot to make.

not my favorite game, but that shot is satisfying... when you hear the clunk.

Speaking of which, I Ruled the Universe today! =)

Well SCARED STIFF is one of my favs!!! Fun to shot the right ramp to light the Spider hole.Then to shot the Spider hole. Once you have done that you need to stop the spinning sider on back box to the perk/mode of your choice!! I still have never become Spider Champion. I just can't stop with one fav. CREATURE from the BLACK LAGOON snack bar is kick ass in various aspects

BOP's Jackpot scoop because it was a very difficult and tight shot, at least on my machine. Half the time the ball would bounce around the entrance and not make it all the way up.

I have to go with STTNG on this one.

I hate Merlin as he hates pinball.

I like TAF TFTC STTNG and AFM.

As for the first three it runs the entire games ruleset through the shot.

AFM I just like starting the martians shaking.

I voted for WCS, the TV shot is hard for me to make with any consistency, so when I do and multiball starts - it's always a good feeling.

Also, WCS has the striker scoop too which is a nice long shot that is pretty satisfying to make

Nothing like starting quick multiball and smashing 6 or 7 of those shots. Two in rapid succession make the most satisfying sounds! 'Clunk! ... clunk!'

Not my favorite, but alternating between the Power Shed and Control Room to stack multiple missions was always a fun scoop shot challenge in Jurassic Park.

TFTC because its Borgtastic....thats not a good thing lol.

AFM to start RTU or Vault in TAF to start mb.