Howdy, long time owner of pins, bought fixed played sold. Major move and had to sell everything. Whitewater? Why oh why did I sell that? Anyway, at the beginning of this year I had an inside track to RBION. I offered 3k as it was HUO. First pin I didn't have to majorly fix. Picked up the game transporting it from Ct to Vt after work. No key. Unplugged (owners didn't know there was a switch). Kid runs down the stairs and wants the money inside. No can do. My gain of $4.25 after drilling. In Vt I plugged it in and it was acting odd as Idol was constantly talking and shrunken was constantly commenting on the endless chatter. Mind you I have never played this table. Low output LED now fixed. But, the coils were looking for missing ball. I was befuddled. Then I notice a ball caught between 2 plastic posts that were designed to keep balls off the upper plastics. Well by chance the 2 posts captured the ball. How long was this owner playing with only 3 balls? A challenging game to say the least. I have psychologically given up on Froggy Frenzy as it seems impossible. After realizing that the ball upon release "should" go to the upper lanes I saw that the ball guide is movable via a slot in the playfield. Problem was it hit a stand up post before it could reach max. I took the guide out and took a dremel tool it and achieved the right alignment.

I have touched on this previously about RBION, now that I've played it quite a bit as I have a HUO I'd like to point out an issue. With the plunger shot at the beginning of each ball, you have 2 sweet spots: either the skill shot to give you a million (or more per ball) or up through the spinner to the 3 lanes to give multiplier bonus. This is a tough game to begin with and having it operate correctly as designed is important. However, from the factory it was impossible to get up to the 3 lanes (thus forgoing the opportunity to get the skill shot) because the curved rail was not and could not be set correctly. So, I was wondering with owners, do you have the same problem - not being able to get up to the 3 lanes upon your opening shot? Since I had to do much modifications to achieve this, it wasn't a simple fix. I'm interested in feedback.

That's what is interesting. Yes there is a slot for that adjustment. When I first went to make the adjustment, the nut and threaded rod would only travel about half way the length of the slot. Further inspection showed, on the playfield side, the plate that the threaded rod is welded to hit the post next to the curved metal piece that aims the ball (that is attached to this plate/threaded rod assy) So, I had to disassemble and dremmel out the metal plate so it wouldn't hit the post. However, on the underside, the post is held by a nylon nut and the shooter lane guide is also held in the slot with a nut and washer. The nuts hit each other before correct adjustment can be made. I got it by backing off the post nut to get more travel. I was just wondering if others suffered from this, what seems to be a manufacturing oversight.

Yes this seems to be the case. When I had everything tuned up and could get up there with my plunge shot, I commonly went to 5 x (not a big deal even if you achieve that, everything else is much harder on this game). But as previously mentioned by me, the adjustable guide rail simply doesn't stay put and in my case has a manufacturing defect. Tonight I achieved 5x by ball 3. From then on I went for the skill shot. The next game "Welcome Back" I could no longer get up to the lanes with the plunge shot even though I completely secured the guide rail in a fixed position.
On the shrunken head - I would reduce the amount of hits in the adjustments.

My shooter lane adjustment would only go half way in the adjustment slot. I had to dremel out the metal next to the threaded post attached to the metal guide so it wouldn't hit the single post next to the guide. It's important to have the option of getting bonus multipliers OR skill shot. Your choice, for me getting high multipliers adds more points than the skill shot.

No, just one but it gives you an edge to get multipliers IF you can get it up there. I still keep losing the ability, over time, to get up there because something changes with that ramp adjustment. When I had it working correctly (I believe) the post would come up to prevent the ball from continuing the loop - only for the first 2 balls. Subsequent balls you'd have to finesse it up there. Today, once again I keep hitting the right red post to the right of the spinner. If I back off, the ball doesn't have enough umph to get up there although it goes through the spinner. I have the table angle set at the correct angle via a digital level. I will double check.

I bought a HUO Ripleys and yes I had to replace some optos. Really the only problem. The head is tricky to take off, and upon reading this thread I think I will order a red LED replacement so I don't have to go into his head in the future. I agree the shaker motor makes no sense. Save it for your next game.

Has ANYONE achieved Froggy Frenzy? There is a video on line of someone doing it, but it was edited right before he does it so, it was staged.

I've owned mine for about 3 years and I'll make a bet that you won't reach the end, I haven't. Not even close. If you can get to Froggy Frenzy you will then be allowed to sell your machine. I went on Youtube to watch what actually happens, this guy plays and plays for what seems like eternity, and then not surprisingly, he makes an edit right before Froggy Frenzy because he didn't actually do it, he had to set it up for the final shot.
Played my game just yesterday, and heard call outs, and one animation that I had never seen before. Not sure exactly what I achieved but I have to say, I like this game.

Yup. Bought mine HUO, pristine, never played a Ripleys, and I heard all of this constant laughing. I thought "this is annoying". Quickly traced it to idol. Ordered new optos, and has worked ever since.

I saw a different video. Keith is not edited.