I appreciate it, and I'm very aware. The issue is/was I had a deposit down with them already and when I inquired my distro email list of about a dozen distros that I have had good experiences with, none of them had any they could reserve for me bc the game has been preordered into oblivion.

Also, I already paid the full balance. I'll never go through them again after my experience with Alien and now this. My deposits were in with them around the same time in 2021, but now I know better. I just want my game, which should be sometime this year, hopefully, then I'll just never do business with them again.

Just saying..

I agree. They are the only ones who have done shit like this to me. First, they screwed up my Alien LV # and was a shit show dealing with them, now this. Other distros like Joe at star, JJ at CGE, Zach, Troy at Tilt, hell even gameroomgoodies have been a better experience. Learned my lesson and they will for sure lose dozens of thousands of dollars of business from me. Just a shame it even has to be this way, but oh well!

They will never get business from me again, that's a promise. I did call around, but I was too late in doing so. They were the only ones I could get an Alien from, so I also put down for a GZ at the same time. After Alien, and how much of a shit show it was with them handling my pin and screwing up my #, I emailed my other distros asking if I could get a Feb run and they couldn't promise one. Did I call everyone? No. Only the ones I trusted and have worked with and met personally; around 8-10 of them.

I decided to wait it out and was surprised with an invoice in early January from CT; I didn't know they did that bc they didn't do that with Alien. So, now since I'm paid in full I'll just wait, but never again. And I'm sure there are people who love CT, and that's fine, but imo experience they have been the worst distro to work with.

I put down a deposit (only $1) mid last year for a premium with them and haven’t heard a peep since. I’ve tried emailing them a few times recently to get an idea if I would make the February run or what and they never replied to me, so I’ve taken my money elsewhere. Put in a deposit with Dave @ Pinball Dudes a few weeks ago and got notice it will be shipping today.

I'll say this. Melissa at cointaker is someone I can call or text and get a response immediately. I have bought 1 game from them NIB, but have dealt with them on many other occasions. I personally haven't had a bad experience with them and consider them to be an honest and reliable dealer. The pinball production and shipping situation right now is a total shit show and we're all feeling the pain, including distributors. There are definitely some shady distributors out there, but I don't think Cointaker deserves to be in that category. I honestly think they're doing the best they can all things considered. Have a bit more patience (I know it's tough, I've been there myself) and I'm sure you'll get your game shortly.

Got the code updated finally. Thanks all!

Same.

I have bought accessories from them multiple times and Melissa + the other lady there were very responsive. Good service.

Ones who have put the AIQ shooter rod on GZ….Is the lighting stagnant on the shooter rod because GZ doesn’t have programming for it?

Thanks in advance

I get your frustration but most of that is the norm from what I hear. Most people have been waiting months for a game. Someone told me that the demand for GZ outweighs demand for all other Stern games combined. I believe it. Distributors may request 20 games but only receive 5. All they can do is put your name on a list and tell you how many people are in front of you. I do agree that they should not be requested full payment 6+ weeks in advance.

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100%. I ordered in November 2021 and never got one last year. I found one used for basically new price and jumped on it.

After a month+ with it I see why it's #1. Special game.

Great! Thank you! That was exactly my thought but needed a morale booster on my thought

What do you think is the best setting?

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Looks like you are from St. Louis as am I. I was able to get a new GZ Premium from St. Louis Pinball in October last year. Might have got lucky with the timing but they were good to deal with.

Whatever makes the game the most fun for you.

Whatever works best for you. For me, I was getting too many left drains, and I’m only an average player, so I made that one tight but kept the right outlane post at the default position. That balance seems to work well for me.

I get the impression some of the popular distributors have a long list. If you call around you might find a distributor with a shorter list that can get you a game faster. I would also look for used. I too found a used one in my area not long ago and even saved a bit compared to nib. Probably be a lot more for sale soon with new cornerstone game coming out.

I lowered them both, mostly to make the game more fun for family and friends when they come over to play. Pinball is a largely social thing for us, we enjoy having friends over for a beer and some pinball and simple things like tightening the outlanes makes it a lot more fun for people who don't play the games all the time. I did the same on Bond since that game has such short ball times compared to GZ.

Like Lou said, do whatever makes it fun and enjoy your machine!

Finally a member…

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Cutting that band on a new game is a great feeling. Have fun!

That sucks for sure. I used Player One through North Carolina and I never felt jerked around. They did a good job. I actually have one of those $1 deposits with cointaker for GZ and never heard from them again.

Are these adjustments individual holes or is this a "slot" where you can make tiny adjustments?

Slot

It is. New pin day is always an awesome day.

On my GZ Prem, they are holes, not slots. Three holes on the left, two holes on the right. Factory was middle hole on the left, upper hole on the right.

No doubt. GZ was my 1st NIB last August. Still remember how giddy I was when the truck pulled up. Awesome feeling

Only game I've seen with slots is cactus. Sterns I've owned have all been 3 holes

Finally... damn what a game!

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I was giddy when I got mine, then I saw the hole in the box and I was petrified. Then I saw it was only minimally damage.

Congratulations
Go go Godzilla, yeah

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I've never seen a game with slots for tightening the outlines, but actually I don't pay much attention when playing games away from home. I thought they were always holes - I've got a 1978 Mata Hari game with 3-holes on each side for tightening the outlines. I bought GZ NIB, and both MH and Deadpool from private owners and in both instances (other than GZ) the moveable posts were in the tightest outlane position. My feeling is that that's the most popular post location for leisure (non-competitive) players.

Of course, I totally agree with you! Beers, friends, family fun!

Mine arrived in the snow storm yesterday! I was on the never ending cointaker preorder list and switched to another dealer for better and quicker service.

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Here in Canada, I think we only have a couple of options distributor-wise. I used Jerry at Player1 in Toronto and it couldn't have gone smoother. No deposit, just said I was interested to get on a list for a Pro. This was last May 2022. Got an email in August that my Pro had arrived and would be delivered to me after full-payment. Paid in full the same day, had the machine at my home the next day. I was expecting to put down a deposit but it was never asked for.........I hope everyone who has made payment with whatever distributor gets their machine sooner than later. It is worth the wait (IMO).

Exact same thing happened to me! Here's a pic of the box. Just a little decal damage on the the left side. Can barely even tell unless your looking for it. It was a relief. Still waiting on the decal from Stern.

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Just noticed Anguirus is misspelled on screen during the third tier two battle (godzilla & anguirus vs ghidorah & gigan.)

Anyone else think this battle isn't very well lit up on the playfield as far as targets go? It's like nothing is happening until you hit enough targets to light the arrows for the actual shots.

Wow, learn something new everyday. From just looking at it from the top, I always assumed it was a slot. Good to know and sorry about the bad info ...

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I had a great buying experience with them 6 years ago… followed by terrible customer service on a part issue for the game. Was like shouting into a black hole. I’m not going to go into details, but it was enough to turn me off from considering using them again.

I just had an amazing experience buying a NIB GZ Premium from Old Town Pinball. I had missed my slot with Automated in November when i thought my job shit the bed and had to pass. I was on several distros list for Feb run but not a single call. When i called to check in with them i was told i was not making this run. Old Town Pinball posted an ad that they had them fresh in, i called, i wired the funds, 2 days later NIB GZ Premium in my house. Smooth as silk and super easy. Give them a shout, Will and team will hook you up.- Walt

You know you can select from multiple songs when the mode starts right? Just use the action button.

Is there any strategy to the destruction jackpots? I know multiplier goes up with completing things. I'm not sure of details but points are basically how well you did in modes. Is there any reason not to shoot for the destruction jackpot if lit or some way to boost it up without just playing better?

I've gotta give a shout out to Damon at @paradisedistro. I was asking around these forums last week for the best place to get a NIB Godzilla premium delivered this year and he was able to get me one in a week! I don't plan on buying any other pins soon, but if I do I know which distributor I'll be reaching out to!

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If I have an Ally available, I'll generally try to collect the Rodan 2x multiplier before going for the destruction jackpot, especially later in the game when the jackpot gets bigger.

Another shout out for Old Town Pinball. Will reached out and bought a few sets of my playfield Jacks and he has been a real pleasure to talk and deal with and a genuine guy. He's definitely on my good guy list.

Just got my NIB Premium. My first NIB, can't wait until I get it downstairs, need my kid to get a couple big friends to help get it down.

FINALLY joined the club. Lots of protection mods and a few aesthetic added before it even turned on. Have all 3 of Lior's (Art of Pinball) mods showing up today. I've done my best to stay away from playing it in the wild until it arrived and now it's time to scrounge this thread and not ask dumb questions~! Plays so smooth with little adjustment out of the box which is always nice.

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This is certainly more useful than most toppers! Toss an LED in there and you've got yourself a business.

If anyone with a Godzilla Pro are wanting florescent green Plastic protectors, I can get a set of 15 or a set of 8. Just need 4 people to make it happen. Will make donation to Pinside.
Can find out more here. Thanks.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/godzilla-pro-plastic-protectors-#post-7424392

So I asked my friend to 3D print the shooter lane fix for me, and he shows up with 3 of them, lol. I obviously only need 1 (which is now installed and totally fixed my rattling shooter lane plunge).

The one is solid black, and the other is translucent black. Not sure how the translucent one will look with the double sided tape.

Needless to say, if you are in need and want one of these, shoot me a message with your name and address and I will mail one to you (free - paying it back from some kindness I've received here). Let me know which one you want (I am guessing the solid black one will go first, hehe). I can also add the double sided tape if you would like (let me know in the message). I used double sided carpet tape (recommended by Lermods), which worked well on mine. First come first served.

Thanks!

Update: no longer available.

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