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Poll: Favorite EM playfield target

By DirtFlipper

9 years ago


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“What is your favorite type of EM playfield target?”

  • Spinner 19 votes
    29%
  • Vari-target 4 votes
    6%
  • Drop target 29 votes
    44%
  • Kickout hole 1 vote
    2%
  • Standup target 3 votes
    5%
  • Roto unit 9 votes
    14%
  • Messenger ball 1 vote
    2%

(66 votes)

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#2 9 years ago

Love me some Drop targets, but I also love nailing a Spinning Target which would be my second choice.

Ken

#16 9 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

It depends on the spinner and where it is located.

Definitely. I always felt that on EM pins even back in the day that Williams and Bally Spinning Targets were the best in both how much spin you could get out of them and their location on the Playfield to maximize this.

Gottlieb Spinning Targets on the other hand always felt misplaced and lame on the spinning factor, almost as though they treated these as an after thought to the game as opposed to their own Vari-Targets which were much better used IMO.

It's because of this opinion why I have decided to get a Bally Hokus Pokus in the future, three (3) well placed spinning targets that spin well and are located where they should be to maximize this feature. I know , I know, I said no more Multiplayers but I can't find a single player I like with Spinning Targets so when I expand my arcade in the future to Eight (8) pins I can then easily accommodate a 2 Player machine once again.

FYI: The new Arcade with accommodate 8 pins, 2 gun games, a submarine game, and 1 ball bowler. Construction to begin in 2016.

Ken

#42 9 years ago
Quoted from DirtFlipper:

I did forget gobble holes though!

Quoted from AlexF:

You were probably safe leaving that one off the list. I personally don't dislike gobble holes. It would be surprising if it were anyone's favorite feature though.

Well said Alex. Yea, I can't remember the last time someone said to me, "Gee, I sure wish they had put a few Gobble Holes on this game".

Ken

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