Does Stern have official side art blades available for the Pro/Prem yet?

Check your cabinet speaker, too. Mine is blown out of the box. More prominent above level 14 or so.

Is that far right power line target hittable from the lower flippers?

I always struggle with that one during one of the battles!

Interesting. I’d like to replace my speakers but don’t really need anything fancy. These Stern speakers are laughably cheap, especially on a Premium.

For these SPIKE 2 machines, would finding some generic 8-ohm speakers (like pyramids) suffice? Any other specs to look for?

While the game has “flow” shots, it’s hard to consider it a flow game, IMO. There’s lots of stop and go with the magnet and scoop.

Good info.

What interface are you using for your external sub? Speaker level or an adapter?

I haven't looked at speaker settings yet. Can you set the impedance differently between the backbox speakers and the cabinet speakers?

I can understand people trying to justify the lower model, but the Premium/LE is the better machine. I remember going Pro on other pins before and regretted it. Glad I went Premium on this title!

Are official Stern art blades coming?

Is this the bank people are referring to?

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Pretty sure this is who is doing the callouts....

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What's the general consensus on the Megalon battle?

That one feels significantly harder than the other three to me. By the time I find the shot (in sometime a mess of colors and arrows), line it up, it's already moved to another random (?) spot. It's kind of a waste of a battle, in my opinion.

I'm planning on trying this out.

Can you explain what "dry brushing" is?

I've had a couple airballs from MG that land on the ramp.

Your brother's is in for a tough ride if he can't handle super simple stuff like that. Owning pinball requires a very basic level of DIY.

Stern should be ashamed with the speakers they put in the Premium. Half decent speakers aren’t that expensive.

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Ideally, you’d have some flux but you can do without.

Heat up the solder joint with the solder iron, removes the wires, then do it all in reverse. Adding solder can sometimes help the old solder “liquify”. Be patient and take your time. Sometimes, it takes awhile for the joint to heat up. Easy peasy.

The reason I swapped out speakers is because I was getting an awful "paper speaker" distortion or rattling noise out of the originals. The cabinet speaker was the worst, but the backbox had it too.

The new speakers eliminated the noise. The highs are definitely more prominent. I think it sounds better, but it's not a huge upgrade. I'm still playing with the settings to get it all tuned the way I want it.

Most people go with the Kenwoods that are found in the LE. These Pyle PL53BL were about $23 for a pair on Parts Express. Good value.

I think the cabinet speaker was more of a significant improvement. I went with the Goldwood GW-8024. $39 on Parts Express.

Here's some decent 4" speakers for $20 a pair. I have them in my TWD. The tweeters stick out a small amount, so you'll need to offset them with a nut or two.

https://www.parts-express.com/Pyle-PL42BL-Blue-Label-4-Coaxial-Speaker-Pair-267-078

For those folks that have the bank mod, what tool are you using to trim Godzilla’s elbow?

If you painted him, what did you do about the back spikes? Some of the inside areas of the spikes look tough to reach.

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That looks awesome. We’ll done!

For the bank Godzilla mod, how are you securing him to the plastic?

The fasteners look hard to reach after he’s in.

My bank.

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Installed Titan rubbers and side blades today. Looks great.

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Side blades and flipper toppers, yes.

Maybe I got lucky, but I have very few cheap drains on my Premium.

The loop shot left of the building occasionally finds it way SDTM, but it's usually returned through ball save.

Right ramp return sometimes SDTM middle, too, but that's pinball.

What’s with the third callout guy? You very rarely hear him, but the voice quality sounds like it was recorded on a cell phone. “We love you, Godzilla” was one of the callouts. They’re cringey and don’t really seem to fit.

Is this from one of the film dubs, or is it some inside joke at Stern?

You actually need Godzilla triple SUPER jackpot for the achievement, which is very hard. The other Godzilla jackpot achievement is 5x jackpot.

I've had a couple games where I wasn't signed in after previously being signed in on the games before. Maybe that was it?

Any speculation on what Godzilla Power Ups will eventually do?

Also, this game needs something to help differentiate the cities. They’re pretty much all the same right now.

Naphtha, carnauba wax, then Wizard’s.

Makes the playfield beautiful and SUPER fast. Almost too fast.

Wizard’s works for a quick touch up on its own.

My playfield if very carefully leveled, and it’s common for two or three of the balls to drain off the building.

It doesn’t bother me a ton, but I hate seeing other people experience disappointment on their first Godzilla multiball. $50 is worth it. The mod looks good, too.

It’s certainly not a cheat or even close to adding a center post to GB.

I did a mix of red and light blue Titans. There’s a yellow post in the picture that I have since replaced with light blue.

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My aftermarket backbox speakers pop/crackle only during Godzilla Multiball on the heavy guitar riffs. It sounds bad. I have standoffs of good length on my speakers, so I know they are not interfering with the grill.

If I play the same song in the jukebox mode at a higher volume, no pop/crackle. Weird.

Anyone else have this issue? Is it something in the game audio?

There was some EQ speaker info in this thread from months ago that I used. The juke box must use a different EQ?

I’ll play with the bass setting.

So, the plastic under the bridge on my Premium broke due to the bridge slamming into it.

Has anyone had success getting a replacement from Stern or your distributor?

Added some Pin Stadiums to Godzilla. Looks great, but the flasher is a little over powering.

Does anyone know how to reduce the brightness of the UV flasher?

That’s a shame. Seems like that would be a good feature. I like the effect - it’s just overwhelming.

I got the Neo Fusions second hand. Wanted them for Elvira originally, but it's not good for a game like that where the darkness is part of the theme.

I don't think Godzilla necessarily needs Pin Stadiums, but they do show off the excellent playfield artwork.

I'll likely disconnect the UV flasher and just stick with the RGB lighting. I have it set on a cool white with some light blue.

Godzilla has lighting behind the flippers.

This game certainly doesn't need Pin Stadiums. It wasn't my first choice, but it looks damn good with them.

Rules question.

Originally, you needed to shoot both ramps to qualify a Kaiju battle. I noticed in a couple games that it qualified without hitting both ramps. Was there a rule change in an update?

Thanks. Now, if I could only hit that scoop shot more often....