Anyone else avoid the scoop almost completely on their RBION? I always start continents from the vari-target and I never shoot the scoop intentionally. I get crazy bounces and/or deflections on 4/5 scoop shots. Almost seems like the left flipper is too strong with how much velocity is on the ball when I shoot that scoop which is close to the flipper.

It was. I could tell when it wasn't kicking out to the left flipper consistently. I fixed that. It just seems like the ball goes towards the scoop too hard since the scoop is so close and then it rebounds all over the place. I can pretty consistently backhand the vari-target so I go that route instead.

I would say that's correct.

To complete the MB modes, it is center ramp, right ramp (in either order), then the specific jackpot shot for that mode (penguin loop, idol), then both ramps again (in either order) and then mode specific jackpot shot again to get the letter. You need 2 sets of each (6 jackpots) total. And if you only get 5 jackpots and get through all the continents and start that MB mode again...you still need all 6 again, no progression saving. It's tough.

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I'm sure you are right. I am getting the same more difficult scoop shots on X-Men with a Cliffy on there. Without it, you can't miss the scoop and many times it just falls in, but with it, it can be a pain to hit.

If you get this made, let me know, I'd be interested. Mine is not worn to the wood, but it has smeared the ink some from repeated kickouts.

Mine goes out the left a lot. It is an awkward drain though that usually does bounce off around BOZO and heads to the right outlane area. Setting up RBION can be tricky. Level and pitch play a big role. On a full plunge does your ball make it to the pops? For years I never realized that it should do that since I always went for the skill set anyway.

Finally got to Frog Frenzy for the first time tonight! The mode isn't worth hardly any points, but what a challenge to get there. Best game I've ever had point wise too. One continent away from completing all the continents twice. No Atlantis this time though, only 5 Ripley's letters. Man I love this game. Such an underrated gem.

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I was beginning to wonder this question myself. I've gotten to Atlantis 4-5 times, but never Frog Frenzy. I think 5 supers was my previous max. It was so much fun seeing it all come together. It was nerve racking when I had it lit and I knew all I needed to do was hit that super jackpot shot one more time.

I just did the impossible. Atlantis on ball 1...believe it or not! I've gotten Atlantis a few times before, but never that early. When you get all 7 letters the first time through you get a perfect letter bonus of 10 million. Plus I get through all the continents again with only 3 letters this time and it gave the perfect bonus again. I guess the code doesn't account for that scenario. 111 million after ball 1. Ended up with 156 million. It was AMAZING!

It wasn't all roses though. On my ball 1 I got 5 Super Jackpots and I couldn't get the last two for Frog Frenzy. I hit one right as I drained out of multiball, but it didn't give me credit for it. Man I love this game. Had it for years and it never gets old. What a challenge!

Note to self, fix the last S LED. It's hardly ever lit so I didn't know it was out.

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I had never gotten Atlantis the first time through so the perfect letter bonus was new to me too. So close to my second ever Frog Frenzy, I thought with 5 SJPs on ball I would get there again, but that dream died.

What a lot of people don't realize because the mode timers are so quick is that you can stack modes. Start one, hit the right ramp and then the vari target and start another mode while the first is going. It's hard to do since there isn't a lot of time, but if you can start two modes and then hit your multiball start under the shrunken head for instance, it can be very helpful for killing two birds with one stone.

Go to your local Ace Hardware and bring the RED plexi with you and have them cut you a clear piece using the red as a template. It's dirt cheap. Then use the red plexi as a template to drill the screw holes. Just tape over the edges where you are drilling new holes in the clear plexi. I had to do this for my X-Men when I put a Color DMD in it.

You just haven't gotten to that purple GI under the "Enter At Own Risk" plastic yet right?

Did you recently update the code or replace the batteries? The magnet has to learn to throw the ball like that, so if the settings were cleared, it will take some games for it to start doing it again.

In Australia you get one shot for hitting it and two shots if you put the ball in the hole.

It's difficult because the timer is so short. Try starting the mode and then starting MB right after to help get through it.

Don't worry too much about the rollovers. I know what you mean with the light show, but your bonus is usually so low, multipliers don't really matter much overall.

They are both lock nuts. The right post takes a real beating, so it's possible that the hole became so worn that the post was loose and someone just glued it in there to keep it from moving around.

I believe he means that you can start a mode, light another one and then start another one and have them both running on one timer. The mode timers are so short though, this rarely ever happens unless you are really focusing on it.

You definitely should be able to backhand that right ramp. I do it all the time as well.

I went to the Ripley's in Wisconsin Dells last week. Picked up a fun souvenir. It's a magnet with oil and water in it and floating eye balls that simulate bulging eyes. I was actually looking at places in the game where it could go and it looks like it would fit perfectly over the middle ramp, but I highly doubt I'll put it in there. Probably just have it at my desk at work to keep me entertained.
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I've gotten it once. Been close a few other times, but it is really difficult with so many SJPs needed and limited opportunities to get them. It's much harder to get to Frog Frenzy then Atlantis wizard mode.

I believe after a code update like that, the magnet needs to "learn" to throw the ball up again. Kind of like the Phantom Flip in Monster Bash or Thing shot in Addams. After a few plays with magnet hits, the game adjusts and starts throwing the ball correctly.

It's for tournament play. If you can constantly hit the skill shot, it won't register as a valid PF switch so you can keep hitting it then letting the ball drain and the game will give you the ball back and you can hit it again. Not easy to do, but it can be done and you can rack up big scores that way with the skill shots incrementing by 1 million each time.

That's right.

It's significantly easier to reach Final Battle on Shadow. I had a Shadow and could get multiple Final Battles in a single game. Getting to Atlantis took me longer than any other game I have had to get to the wizard mode. I've done it many times now, but it is still difficult and always special when I get there. I've gotten Frog Frenzy once. Frog Frenzy is so tough because you have to get all 6 super jackpots and then another one after that to start it. It is low scoring, but I talked to Keith about that and he said you had to stack it with a multiball to make it more valuable. I was just happy to get it once, I wasn't about to try for the perfect stack and drain out at that point.

Scoop should shoot to the left flipper and dead bounce to the right if you do nothing. Scoop is most likely busted on the weld. It's a small weld and that scoop takes a lot of beating. I removed mine and used JB weld on it and it has held up well ever since.