Christmas came early for me this year, joined the owners club today. Game was born on November 15th. Going to get it set up in a little while and play a few games

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All set up last night and played six games. Really like the game even though I haven't really gotten into it yet. Like the insider connect feature too, very cool feature. Game is playing as it should, no issues other than a couple ball hang ups at the building to playfield transistion entry, must be a little step/groove right there, I'll investigate later.

My dog wishes she had hands so she can play pinball

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I'll take a look at that, thank you!

I always enjoy unboxing a new game and rolling it into the house. It reminds me of that new car smell. I enjoy opening that coin door and getting a blast of that 'new pinball game smell'. Gotta love it

Looking forward to playing a few games this evening and exploring more of this great game.

So I've had my GZ premium for a couple days now and put about 30 games on it, really liking everything about this game. When deciding to purchase the game I didn't really put much thought into the insider connect feature, it was all about the game. Now that I've used the connect features I'm really liking that tech in the game. I think it's great and like how it tracks the play, achievements, and awards. I can see myself buying the conversion kits for my other games when they become available.

It will be interesting to watch how the pinball universe unfolds as these newer games with this connect feature start getting out there in larger numbers. Not sure what's coming but according to George G. at Stern this is just scratching the surface.

Nice job! Did you air brush these parts yourself?

105 games, I've been beating up Mecha real good as I have plenty of dimples where the ball drops. No biggy as after a while that entire area will be ball peened it will look flat

I actually sent the moderator a PM about running a survey on the top of this thread about that very thing. Similar to the survey about which version you'd like to own. I think it would be a good data point on this game and perhaps compare with other new Stern titles as they arrive on the market.

I'm thinking of setting my pitch to like around 12-14 degrees, then playing about thirty games at that setting. That should make the game easy to play when I set it back to 6.7

Sorry to hear about your loss, especially on Christmas which doesn't make it any easier. Best wishes for you and your family to get you through this difficult time.

Anyone having connection issues right now with insider connection with their machine?

OK, thanks. It appears to still be down.

Five loops is my best so far, the ball speed keeps getting faster when you nail it just perfectly, so the ball is really flying on that sixth attempt, and I always get a little ahead om my timing to try and compensate.

Great game, really enjoying learning how to play this layout etc. I just need to play it more, work keeps getting in the way

My take on it is this, if you can get a Pro quicker than you can a Premium then bag one. If you play the Premium more and decide you like it better at some point, then sell the Pro. Just make sure you put a Premium on order soon otherwise you'll be playing that Pro for at least a year unless you can find a Premium that someone has decided to part with. Resale on all three versions is going to be strong for a long time based upon demand.

IMO you can never really go wrong with buying a Premium, especially a Godzilla as it is so well integrated with the shots and mech's. One of my favorite features of the Premium is the Building mechanism and how it alters how the game plays by diverting the balls to different areas during play. As most have already said when comparing, buy what fits your game style and likes, for me it was a No Brainer!

Good Luck

Hey there Godzilla owners. Thought I'd pop over here to plug my new mod I just introduced a few days ago. This mod has been in development for several months, Godzilla was one of the machines I tested the mod on along with several others as it's not game specific. If you're interested check it out.

Thanks

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1341-precision-pinball-prod/06654-precision-flip-flipper-system

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mikeflan Thanks for the comments. Yes, they do cost more than plastic, but plastic they aren't, and that's the whole point. I wanted to bring something new to the pinball community that was different, having options is a good thing right

BallyKISS1978 Thanks for the comments, and I like that you do think they are cool.

Sure plastic is dirt cheap, it works fine. But for those players looking to have options with ease of adjustment that is what this system offers. The objetive was not to just simply replace the plastic bats, it's more than that, players now have the option to easily change the style of flipper bat, longer, shorter, and different colors quickly and easily! And there are more shapes in testing.

Design some Coil Stops, Hmmm.., think I'll pass on that

arzoo Thanks for the comments. You hit on a good point, with this system you don't have to go under the playfield to deal with the flippers anymore, all adjustment is done up top. When you want to remove and or adjust the flipper bats the two screw holes on top is what allows for the adjust to be made. So basically in the time it takes to remove the glass you can remove or just adjust the flipper angle.

I would like to think that perhaps I did the pinball community a service by removing the 'PITA factor' with having to deal with adjusting the flipper bats!

SimplePin Thanks for commenting. The flipper bats weigh 22 grams, and so far with all the testing done over the past eight months all seems good. What I did find disturbing while developing this mod was the flipper shaft bushings have way to much clearance in them. That's a bunch of wasted energy lost with all the play between the shaft and bushing. I'm working on testing new metalic bushings now, so far so good.

This is a common place for the ball to hang up on a weak shot, I just deal with it as it doesn't happen too often.

Hi @TheFuge, take a look at these as it will make it so easy to adjust your flipper angles. Gone are the days where you have to lift the playfield to do it, and have three hands

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1341-precision-pinball-prod/06654-precision-flip-flipper-system

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Yes they do, very well in fact. It's more than just replacing the plastic flipper bats, its an independent flipper and shaft system, they aren't molded together like the flippers that come with the game. A little something neat for the pinball community that hasn't been available before.

@eyeamred2u, Thanks for the info as I wasn't aware of that mod, I learned something new. I had a Ghostbusters for five years (recently sold it) and installed the overhead center post mod due to that large flipper gap, got me past the learning curve on that game as there were times I wanted to kick that thing over! I think that was part of my inspiration for wanting to design a flipper system that could be configurable to include longer and shorter flippers that could be easily changed. I've already had orders come in for both the long and short length flippers. Being able to change the colors is a bonus too.

I appreciate your comments, my objective is to design and manufacture high quality products that enhance the players experience and look good too. I've also just come out with a new flipper shaft bushing that I think really improves the flipper function as well.

John

@swinks, thanks for commenting a piece of history I'm now aware of, pretty cool. Thanks for the kudos on my design, I spent about 8 months developing and testing them, players are liking them. What's also a nice feature is that the flipper angle can be set to virtually any position and then locked into that position from up top. Once the shafts are installed you never have to loosen them again to adjust the flipper angle.

The two small threaded holes in the top are to attach artistic covers which will be available shortly. They also serve to facilitate adjustment and removal of the flipper bat.

crwjumper Glad you like them, they look great in your JP! But as one might guess I'm a little biased

So am I. I'm looking forward to hearing what they have to say about them.

I provide a full set of instructions with photos to help with the installation. Hardest part is retightening the link arm clamp screw to make sure it's tight.