Needs to be more linked to the theme. For the first few games like WoZ and Star Trek, the full rainbow made sense. For many other themes it should be more limited.

It should be red & green lights like the Italian flag.

Make sense for a pin like Toy Story, but not like a pin like Godfather. Rainbow lights are cool if implemented properly, not if they are just flashing all of the time for no reason.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Honestly my favorite part about bond is the old school lighting look it has.

Pinball seems to be the only entertainment industry that doesn't have a dedicated talent just to handle the lighting. In movies, TV, music concerts, theatre and video games they have Lighting Directors (or something similar). It is a very specific talent.

In pinball it's all down the coder to coordinate the lighting. Not ideal by any measure. Some can do a decent job, others have no clue.

Do not underestimate the power of lighting, it adds tremendous atmosphere and immersion to any pinball experience.

Before I was making pinball games, I was playing around with 3D art and animation, and you learn a hell of a lot about lighting when setting up shots and scenes.

Very useful skill to have when making the very best pinball experiences.

JJPs lead animator should be able to help with coordinating all the lighting effects.

Yes I enjoy pleasure when playing a game. Take your diabeteus medicines so you are less grumpy.

I want rainbows on all games, even ones without them.

Wasn't sure what you meant by "rainbow lighting." Never heard that term before.

Inserts that change color for different modes - YES

All different colors for G.I. - NO

The last code update on GZ implemented a rainbow flashing when you start beating up Mechagodzillas shield. It's not horrible.

Like someone else said, just because I can, doesn't mean you should.

For inserts that provide information and some effects, yes please.
For GI or "Stadium Lighting", GTFO.

Yeah JJP LEDs are noticeable in that they point up. Sterns are in the cabinet sidewalls and point to the side. On my game I use angled aluminum channels to help direct the light at the playfield and not in the player eye

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Love the Hotline Miami music, could do without the lights

I should write it up some day I’ve just been lazy and working on other stuff.

I think it works because it’s all about trying to overwhelm your senses in a drug like haze, like how the game has a dreamy-drug-trance. Also I wrote most of that light show on mushrooms and it was a blast.

No!

As mentioned, in some particular machines, it looks/works great. Rush being a great example, as it syncs with the music.

As a standard for all modern pins, no it should not be, overkill of bling when it’s not needed.

Modern games have to have good light show period. Same thing for deep code and lots of mb. If you have a basic pin with basic lighting, shallow code, and difficult goals it flat out sucks.

Pizza falling behind in the poll. Go pizza!

Doesn't add anything for me and I don't want to pay for it. Reminds me of cheap redemption games which I hate.

Agreed. JJP's hot rails in particular are annoying as its basically a rainbow shooting you in the face. For Godfather, the lighting doesn't really fit in with the theme at all... aside from the whole being shot directly in the face thing.

Oh and colors of the flag...get it get it get it?

My main problem with them is turning them down in the menu doesn't really work; although I haven't tested new code.

I love RGB lighting and the options they provide. I'm all in on games have full RGB control over GI and inserts, and I don't mind creative use of lighting in other ways.

I am grossed out by using it to display rainbows. Just because you can make every color appear at the same time doesn't mean you have to. That includes attract modes. I love a good attract mode, when my games are on and just chilling in the dark it's such a great vibe. This ain't what I want to see:
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I like it on Rock music pins and the Godzilla mecha looks good like that.

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That's the WOZ attract mode. Looks like they just recycled the lamp code for it. It doesn't look good on Godfather.

RGBs and the extra info and usage of inserts they allow are awesome. There's a balance in how many a game has and placing them imo, Stern of late does a great job imo. I think I'm all for rgb GI too if used well.

But JJP in particular goes overboard, to the point the inserts start to lose their usefulness and it's just blinding.

Something like TNA the heavy RGB insanity also fits, the game is made all the better for it's lightshow.

100% agree.... The lighting on Toy Story 4 is fantastic, but it wouldn't work for a game like Walking Dead. More often than not... the answer is probably "no" - but when it works for the theme.. then it really works.

The rainbow attract mode is so fucking hideous.

Just...why.....?

Looks like a clown show.

I remember thinking it was innovative to add colored light bulb covers to standard bulbs. At the time I thought adding them to the mirror in Funhouse really enhanced it.

Now, I think games are just at the WTH stage. Granted, there is no accounting for taste, but some of the overbearing LED death laser beams or rainbow lighting effects on pinball machines just look flat out stupid.

Now, excuse me, there are some kids on my lawn I gotta go yell at...