Happens at around 32:18 in the video for the first time that I saw when the left sling became lit up and "haunted" for a while.

I recommend watching on mute though because this was also around the time that this Jody(?) person became super gotten to by chat. (I have no idea what was said in chat, but I guess these are some older guys not used to the internet and very easily trolled by stream monsters. In 2016. *rolls eyes*)

Well it did drop it right down the middle at about the 43 min mark

Go to 59:20 in the vid and watch Trudeau's ball get saved.

It's HD on twitch TV.

If we are going to do two clubs I vote this thread turns into the prem/le thread.

I vote the opposite.

HD youtube is up i just watched the video in 60fps 720p

Highly doubtful as the button on the lock down bar is not magic. There has to be a switch mounted in the metal lock rail underneath for the button to push. The cost to add all of that on top of the proton beams would be crazy high.
Not saying it can't be done, but I would give it about a 1% chance.

I'm happy with the magnaslings. They could have been set a little more sensitive though.

Right ramp seems cool. I don't see the point of it other than to feed the left flipper. Is there another reason for hitting that shot?

I was really hoping to see more of the Ecto-Goggles. I've seen the mini-vid showcasing them, but I didn't see anything additional in the Dead Flip vid. What I was able to see was what I had already seen. Hopefully it is not under utilized.

Fortunately leg lights look great on any model.

LTG : )

I vote for only one GB club. The games have similar code and information or hint/tips from one club will likely apply to the other anyways.

Forgot to mention also that the slings were amazing especially considering this is early code. Switch can likely be set to be more sensitive quite easily. I am sure the reason for one switch has something to do with the engineering in making the magnets function smoothly. Hitting one switch and then the other in sequence would likely be much more difficult to make a predictable magnet direction pull.

This is directly from "Stern" on facebook:
There is no family mode option at this time. The speech is direct from the movie, which remarkably, is rated PG by the MPAA. We may add that in the future.

Looks good.

Seems clear that LE will play easier than Pro. Makes sense.

Shorter ball times mean greater earnings on location.

At home longer ball times can get deeper into the game.

The premium / LE looks to play better then I thought. The left ramp is super fast even with dropping under the playfield and the physical ball lock it's integrated with is really slick. The videos I saw of the Ecto Goggles feature look very cool, what a neat and fun feature. The right ramp really helps add to the challenge and flow of the game. Oh, and those magnetic slings are friggin awesome! Oh, jeez there's so much stuff in this game I almost forgot (lol), the Slimer mech on the premium / LE looks great and has a wider range of motion then I originally thought I would.

Overall the game looks to be incredible. I can now easily see Ghostbusters going down as a top 10 pin as the code continues to develop.

What I like best about the Ghostbusters theme is that it's just fun and the guys at Stern have certainty put a lot of fun into the pin. The Ghostbusters concept itself is fun, the jokes are funny, the characters are funny, etc. It's not about killing, survival, something disgusting, etc but rather just a good and fun time.

Needs to be added. No reason for it not to be. As I was watching first thing I thought is "ok, need to go to family mode as I don't want my young son repeating that line at school." Help us out here Stern.

Could it be referencing this?

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What do the inside in lanes do? I can't see an insert light, not sure I see the point.

Yeah, I found that interesting, while I personally do not mind it, the young ones in the house don't need to hear that. My EATPM is nearly 30 years old and has the family option, which isn't even close to that, silly innuendos nothing more. Maybe we were more conservative back then... regardless, that option should be included.

I am certain they will add family mode. Even Star Trek has it!

And the worst it had is "what the hell" and "dammit Jim"

Interesting they quote right from the movie except they can't put "ass" at the end of "we came, we saw, we kicked its ass..."

What dicks.

The game looks very cool. I do think the extra ball animation is a bit too long

Piss on video mode, is that remotely interesting?

Just finished watching the Dead_Flip stream for the Pro and LE. The slings on the Pro are definitely more active than on the LE, maybe due to having 2 leaf switches. Hopefully there will be some magna settings to increase sensitivity of the slings. Can't go wrong with either Pro or Prem/LE

How do the guesses work on video mode? Are these truly random guesses or is there some pattern? Jack was getting quite a few of them in a row correct.

Always bacon...

Yea I am really surprised folks aren't more concerned about this, that was my one and only negative takeaway. Really seems like 2 switches would have worked better as even if adjusted its unlikely to account for hits to the lower and upper part of the slings without making it way to sensitive to center hits. But maybe there is a good reason I am not thinking of

That said I think the magnet action when triggered was pretty solid, close enough to a normal sling for me!

Kinda baffled why this would get down voted. Not saying you shouldn't have the language in there, just saying that an option to turn it off, which has been standard in pinball machines for the last 30 years or so, should be added...

I like that the slings were not too intrusive. Remember there was worry about multi ball with these magnets. So you would probably have more complaints if they were too active. It's early code so the safe way of doing this would be to add more in baby steps. Gotta crawl before you walk. But I am glad they worked and didn't turn into a disaster.

Stern seemed open to doing this and I bet they will. They know a lot of their home customers have families and children and don't want to lose sales. I'd give them a little time as the questionable language comes direct from the movie samples they are using.

My sopranos has the option and it's over 10 years old.

Yea I agree, overall I am pleased with the slings. That said code is not going to help a physical switch trigger more often but I am sure us we can figure a way to do that

What code can do is add even more to the cool effects the slings can do! I think there is much more that we haven't seen yet in that department.

I was pleased to see the magnaslings in action. I did notice the slightest lag between hit and fire on the slings. To my eyes it made the slings look "sticky". Nothing terrible, just an unfamiliar sling action.

I'm holding any more opinions or action until I can pump some quarters into a Prem/LE.

Even Shrek has a family mode! SHREK.

Yea me too...I am in on a premium but I think I will get a chance to play both pro/LE before it ships I did play a pro at Stern and very much enjoyed it. Didn't find it quite as brutal as others.

I think the big reveal here is that the slings aren't actually slings the majority of the time. The majority of the time they play as dead, until lit, then they play magna-sling.

If they were active the full time, the outcome would be VERY different. The fact they play dead the majority of the time really is the keystone. Given how brutal people have been complaining the game is.. I'd wager many will prefer this 'dead sling' play as it makes the game easier.

Slings are always active there is no on or off sling mode. They looked less active due to the fact there is 1 switch, and it is located in the center.

I don't think the sling switches were out of adjustment, it's that until the slings are lit for the two different types of play (the inserts in front of the slings) the magnets don't do anything at all. They stated multiple times the slings have three modes.

Edit: I don't know.. I guess we'll see when we get more play time.

Yes, they mentioned "standard" "catch and hold" and "do crazy stuff" (can't remember what they really called it). There was no "dead" mode.

I noticed this as well, and was wondering why more people aren't commenting on it... Most kept saying in the chat during the video that the magnaslings are acting like normal slings ... Well that wasn't what I saw - the magnaslings were dead a majority of the time and the ball was just bouncing off the rubber. I also agree that the dead slings are probably the right choice, since they can't get them to function like normal slings a majority of the time (I always doubted this was possible). I do think they are a fun feature when activated, though. As others have said in the past - I wish there was a way to have both normal working slings, and a magnet feature that would enable the magnet and turn off the slings when in that mode. But that would take some heavy engineering to get both to somehow fit in that spot.

Yea they are always on for normal sling action , the lights Indicate the special modes. They one switch is why they don't activate as often.

Vocal minority. The game is hard, but not nearly as hard as say TWD or IM.

This is the first thing I thought about as well.

Agreed. I have the pro and the video mode is just annoying. I like video modes normally but this one does seem pointless...which is how you end up if you keep guessing. At least you can just cash in straight away if you want to but surely they can do better than this?

Another thought is to undersize a silicone ring for the slings.
Since they arent being stretched by a coil mechanism, the undersize will give a "
"taunter" position against the single switch, making it more sensitive in either direction.

Just a thought......But having messed with lots of different material, I think this will be of help.

Does anyone think the magna slings tame the game down too much? It's kind of concerning that Jack was able to reach the main wizard within a handful of plays. Are there other wizard modes beyond "We came, we saw..."? I liked the function of the slings (when they worked) and the sound effects but they didn't exactly create a lot of fast horizontal motion on the ball.

Yeah, it's not my cup of tea. Depending on how it's coded, it requires either memorization or luck to succeed, neither of which are any fun. In my opinion, a video mode should have some element of fast reflex video game skill. Even the STTNG video mode which is memorizable requires you to perform it quickly and accurately.