Quoted from paynemic:

In fairness I haven’t played it a lot yet. But the upper left ramp seems almost useless. It’s so rare I make that combo happen.

Quoted from purbeast:

I only played Alien a few times while I was at Galloping Ghost and the only thing I can remember about it is how hard it is to see anything because it's so dark.

Quoted from medeski7:

Is hitting the right ramp from upper flipper shot supposed to be hard? I just got my game and have only a handful of plays. That shot only rarely makes it.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Should be pretty easy, far easier than the left ramp. Check your coil stop; make sure the flippers are mechanically set up correctly.

Quoted from tonyf1965:

I was checking the top 100 list. I have not played an Alien pinball game, yet. Could it really be that good to take the #1 spot.

Quoted from medeski7:

Is hitting the right ramp from upper flipper shot supposed to be hard? I just got my game and have only a handful of plays. That shot only rarely makes it.

Quoted from tonyf1965:

I was checking the top 100 list. I have not played an Alien pinball game, yet. Could it really be that good to take the #1 spot.

Quoted from medeski7:

Is hitting the right ramp from upper flipper shot supposed to be hard? I just got my game and have only a handful of plays. That shot only rarely makes it.

Quoted from medeski7:

Is hitting the right ramp from upper flipper shot supposed to be hard? I just got my game and have only a handful of plays. That shot only rarely makes it.

Quoted from medeski7:

Is hitting the right ramp from upper flipper shot supposed to be hard? I just got my game and have only a handful of plays. That shot only rarely makes it.

Quoted from medeski7:

I can hit the right ramp easily from the lower left flipper. It's hitting that right ramp from the upper flipper that's hard.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

Same here. Put in new coil stop, checked EOS. I rarely hit it from the upper left flipper. AIQ no issues when I owned it. Really disappointed. I literally have made that shot twice. I even maxed out the coil power on it and no help at all.

Quoted from medeski7:

I can hit the right ramp easily from the lower left flipper. It's hitting that right ramp from the upper flipper that's hard.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

Same here. Put in new coil stop, checked EOS. I rarely hit it from the upper left flipper. AIQ no issues when I owned it. Really disappointed. I literally have made that shot twice. I even maxed out the coil power on it and no help at all.

Quoted from javagrind888:

I've owned two of them and they both hit that ramp very easily from the upper left flipper. That makes 3 flippers that can hit it. (the 180 ramp). Looking down at it, it shouldn't work, but it does very well.
(pretty sure this conversation started with how easy it is to hit the upper left shot to the ball lock, don't know where it switched.)
Isn't this the Godzilla thread though?

Quoted from JBtheAVguy:

Does anyone know why there's a black blank button just under the start button on the cabinet?

Quoted from chuckwurt:

Spot for a tournament button.

Quoted from jackd104:

That is not an intended shot. If it ever makes it, consider it a fluke.

Quoted from Lermods:

Inspired by and with permission from ABE_FLIPS, we have designed our own shooter lane bracket to ensure clean plunges. As many of you are undoubtedly aware, this game suffers from poor plunges that rattle around and prevent clean exits. In this game, clean exits are pretty important given the vast number of skill shots. Our bracket is a 100% fix and I have provided a video of it below. It is also basically invisible and you can barely tell it's even there. We are offering the bracket for $15 shipped on our website, but we are also happy to provide the STL file free of charge to those who want to print it themselves with a link provided below.
https://lermods.com/shop-by-game/ols/products/abe-flips-godzilla-pinball-shooter-lane-fix
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HxJ1k_FU1im58LOMSEHx5j7F2E8gFyDs/view?usp=sharing
A little backstory on this. My 14 year old son designed the bracket and it was his first attempt at 3D printing. He is a freshman in high school and is taking an engineering class where they teach 3D printing. He has been asking me for something pinball related to print and I thought this would be a good project. He nailed the bracket on the first try, no modifications needed. All proceeds for this bracket will go to him and I'm hoping this encourages him to keep going. If you use the STL file to print yourself there is absolutely no obligation to send any money, but if you do want to send a couple of dollars, I will make sure he gets it. Just send me a PM for our payment info.

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Added 5 days ago: Edit: due to shipping, packaging, fees etc, we had to adjust the price to be $15 plus $1.99 shipping. You can still print for free.

Quoted from greenmonk:

Quick question…so I was working on installing an external sub and noticed that my sub in the cabinet didn’t look like it was wired correctly. Did they solder the wires to the sub backwards? Am I going crazy here or did something change where - connects to a +?
I knew the stock sub sucked, but maybe this is why there hasn’t been much bass at all. Hmmmm….
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Quoted from wywin:

I'm pretty sure the right ramp of GZ is not designed to be hit from the upper left flipper. It can sometimes happen from weird bounces, but I don't think that's intentional.

Quoted from greenmonk:

Quick question…so I was working on installing an external sub and noticed that my sub in the cabinet didn’t look like it was wired correctly. Did they solder the wires to the sub backwards? Am I going crazy here or did something change where - connects to a +?
I knew the stock sub sucked, but maybe this is why there hasn’t been much bass at all. Hmmmm….
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Quoted from Bangback:

I have been working with Sonic at M&M Creations to come up with a better way to approach ball sensing as a ball enters the Skill Shot lane on Godzilla.
Currently, the switch/gate as installed from the factory leaves a gap between the gate and the upper flipper. Sometimes when you make this skill shot from the plunger, the ball will go through this gap, but be slow enough not to trigger the spinner in the lane to register the skill shot (it does not spin one entire revolution). When this happens, the skill shot is not counted at all.

Sonic and I have been developing, testing, and tweaking a solution that now appears to address this issue.
M&M Creations now has a MRS or Magnetic Reed Switch solution which replaces the factory gate/switch for this lane. The footprint of this MRS is minimal and it detects the ball entering the lane from overhead 100% of the time. There is no longer a gap and any shot made to this lane should now register. Note that I have a playfield protector installed in my game, but this should also work fine in any game without one.

In this video, we can see the MRS in action in the game’s switch test. As you can see, the ball registers a switch hit in every possible path entering the Skill Shot lane.

This is the MRS in action in switch test. 100% of all the balls entering the lane are being registered (note that some of the sound
is hard to hear in the video, but each ball pass registered a switch hit.)
The time it takes to install this MRS is 5 minutes and is completely reversible. It comes ready to install with a Molex connector.
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Advantages:
- Every ball that enters the lane should now register
- The MRS does not touch the ball and does not slow the ball down as it enters and exits the lane
- Less metal contact with the ball could mean less ball wear
To install:
1) Unplug the molex connector from the existing factory switch.
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2) Using a #1 Philips screwdriver, carefully remove the 2 screws, in the red circle in the picture, holding the metal bracket from the side rail. These screws are very small, so it may be easier to use a magnetic pickup tool to catch them when they come out.
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3) Carefully remove the bracket from the game. The Molex connector will come out of the hole in the playfield as you pull the cable up.
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4) Feel the Molex connector of the MRS through the same hole you pulled the previous wire out from. You should be able to do this without removing any plastics.
5) Using the 2 screws you just removed, use the same screws to attach the MRS to the metal rail. Do not overtighten.
6) Plug in the Molex connector underneath the playfield to the same connector you unplugged the previous wire from.
That’s it. This should improve game performance and prevent aggravation from not being rewarded the skill shot when credit is due.
If interested, feel free to contact Sonic at M&M Creations

Quoted from ABE_FLIPS:

News here from Germany and the Abe Flips Skillshot Fix.
It's just a limited run and I guess not for export.
The steel is laser cut and machine bent.
Anyway, maybe you could take some inspiration from it

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Quoted from ABE_FLIPS:

News here from Germany and the Abe Flips Skillshot Fix.
It's just a limited run and I guess not for export.
The steel is laser cut and machine bent.
Anyway, maybe you could take some inspiration from it

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Quoted from ABE_FLIPS:

News here from Germany and the Abe Flips Skillshot Fix.
It's just a limited run and I guess not for export.
The steel is laser cut and machine bent.
Anyway, maybe you could take some inspiration from it

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Quoted from Green-Machine:

I’m thinking an ambitious person could possibly repurpose a steel side rail for the skill shot fix by cutting it to fit. The side rails already have 90 degree angle to do the wrap around. A person would just need to cut to fit.
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Quoted from Fezmid:

Anyone get the ball stuck on the Mechagodzilla spinner? That was a new one for me...
Speaking of Mechagodzilla - does anyone else have the bounce off the sculpt and fall into the wireform ramp? Not sure that's normal.
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Quoted from JBtheAVguy:

Does anyone know why there's a black blank button just under the start button on the cabinet?

Quoted from Fezmid:

Anyone get the ball stuck on the Mechagodzilla spinner? That was a new one for me...
Speaking of Mechagodzilla - does anyone else have the bounce off the sculpt and fall into the wireform ramp? Not sure that's normal.
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Quoted from txstargazer3:

I put a volume control there and it is a useful mod.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

You should swap them, but it’s not going to make a huge difference. The sub is out of phase from the backbox (check that wiring too, they may all be reversed, in which case you should just leave it!)

Quoted from ABE_FLIPS:

News here from Germany and the Abe Flips Skillshot Fix.
It's just a limited run and I guess not for export.
The steel is laser cut and machine bent.
Anyway, maybe you could take some inspiration from it

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Quoted from Sorokyl:

Moving week for us. Passed final inspection on our new place yesterday. First thing moved into the house:
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Quoted from bazou:

HI,
Just ordered one of these MRS switch for the skill shot gate but can't understand how is it possible to reuse the existing screws as the new switch is much thicker, the screw does not even really go through!
It is specifically mentioned to reuse the existing screws but how did you managed to do it?
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Quoted from golfergordy:

The vertical leg of the MRS that replaces the gate switch near the upper flipper is mounted behind the steel side rail, just like the vertical leg of the OEM gate switch is mounted. The screws 1st go thru the side rail and then screw into the vertical leg of the MRS which has threaded holes to accept the screws. According to your pic, it looks like you are trying to place the screws thru the MRS 1st, and then into the side rail holes. I made this same mistake when I 1st tried installing the same MRS in my GZ game, but quickly recognized the error when the screws wouldn't fit and then corrected it.

Quoted from darkryder:

I brought home GZ LE #335 today, what an awesome game. Can’t wait to get it in the house and play it! It already has the Tesla towers, Lior UFO, neon sign and upgraded Godzilla figure. What are the other must do mods for this pin?
I’m thinking Pinwoofer full system, speaker lights, LED flipper buttons, Stern shooter knob, a bridge mod and the Stern topper when they become available. If you have any Zilla mods for sale, feel free to PM me with details and price.
I’ve never seen a Godzilla movie. Which movie or movies best represent this game’s theme and content? I’d like to watch those movies to better understand the game characters, audio/video clips, references, etc. Thanks
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Quoted from darkryder:

I brought home GZ LE #335 today, what an awesome game. Can’t wait to get it in the house and play it! It already has the Tesla towers, Lior UFO, neon sign and upgraded Godzilla figure. What are the other must do mods for this pin?
I’m thinking Pinwoofer full system, speaker lights, LED flipper buttons, Stern shooter knob, a bridge mod and the Stern topper when they become available. If you have any Zilla mods for sale, feel free to PM me with details and price.
I’ve never seen a Godzilla movie. Which movie or movies best represent this game’s theme and content? I’d like to watch those movies to better understand the game characters, audio/video clips, references, etc. Thanks
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Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Great score! Temper your expectations with the movies most of us saw them as kids so we give them a “nostalgia pass”. I still like ‘em, because I remember watching them in Toledo Ohio on Saturday afternoon on Tv50 from Detroit. My wife watched the same movies on the same channel 50 miles away, though we met in Washington DC 20 years later! Lol
Er, anyway… the game is based on the first cycle of Godzilla movies, from 1954 to about 1976. The original Godzilla from 1954 is the only black & white one represented in the game, and it’s helpful to note the American edit of that movie included Raymond Burr appearing and narrating what Godzilla was destroying - which is where they get the vibe of the call-outs.
The other, color films are pretty well represented via the battles (E.g. Ebirah, Gigan, Ghidora, Mechagodzilla, et al)
Not all the movies are called “Godzilla vs [x]”, but most are. Check out “Terror of Mechagodzilla” which also has Titanosaurus. “Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla” is also interesting. The Ghidora movies are generally pretty good, but the battle royal movie “destroy all monsters” is the most fun.
The JAPANESE version of Godzilla is BY. FAR. The best of all the movies, but it is not fun like Destroy… - it’s a warning.
I believe most of the movies are on one of the free Roku channels - Tubi perhaps? Might be Plex.