I finally joined the club! With this and Rush, I’ve now tripled my pinball collection and sadly maxed out space for more. I’ve put a whopping 2 games on my machine so far and I’m loving it! The shots are tough but fair and the whole game is immersive and just plain fun. I’m usually not a fan of shaker motors but it’s perfectly integrated in this game and I’m glad I got it. Can’t wait to play it more!

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I liked this comment and generally agree with you. You do get a shaker motor but everything else is purely cosmetic. Having said that, I wonder if LEs hold their value better than Premiums. If that's the case, you don't plan to own the game forever AND you can afford it, then buying the LE probably makes sense. The local barcade here in Houston has nothing but LEs which shocked me at first. But I have to think that they're thinking they can sell those games for closer to what they paid for them (maybe even more!) so it was worth it. It still pains me to see those beautiful machines getting beat up by drunk non-pinball enthusiasts all day...

I'm in your boat and while I'm not totally new to pinball I'm relatively new to Pinside. It was bumming me out to watch all these guys breaking 1 billion and I can't crack half that.

Maybe not your issue, but I've come to a better place. I no longer worry about what other people score or can accomplish on their machines. I know my average score thanks to Insider Connected. Any time I can beat my average score (and thus raise my average score) I call it a win. I'm not even gunning for a new high score on my machine. For a short while there I was getting really frustrated playing my new machines (Rush and GZ). Now, I'm much, much happier and have even been playing a bit better.

Probably not your issue, or anybody else's. But your post made me think to share how I've stayed happy playing these games among people who are clearly much better than me at pinball...

I wanted to jump in and say that I understand your frustration. I don't personally feel this way about my GZ Premium, but felt pretty similar about my Rush Premium. And I complained a bit in that club thread too (though not to the point where I got down-voted or told perhaps I shouldn't post there any more). To be clear, I think you have the right to be in this club thread and voice your frustration. You are not alone. That left ramp shot is tough!

I've made peace with my Rush and am still in the process of learning to love my GZ. Yes, there are hard shots in both games and I think I just have to work harder at learning how to hit them reliably. I will say that I generally have more fun on my GZ when I'm bricking than on my Rush. Even when I can't make that left ramp, I can usually still start GZ multiball and/or Mecha GZ multiball and still have a fun experience.

I see you have your GZ pro up for trade, and it looks like that's your only game. I'd be curious which games you've had/played in the past that you enjoyed and that you thought were less difficult. Crazy as this sounds, I might suggest Ghostbusters Pro or Premium to you as an alternative (mine is NOT for sale or trade to be clear!). In that game, the two key shots are relatively wide and makeable, and the peripheral shots are not as critical. There's also a wildcard shot that can spot those peripheral shots in the modes that require them. Of course, that wild card shot risks a SDTM return and everyone complains the flippers are spaced too far apart. So maybe there is no easy game at the end of the day...

Is there some video or post that explains how to do this? Thanks!

My building in my Premium absolutely struggles (grinds) to move up and down. Is this normal or do I have any issue? Any thoughts on how to go about "fixing" or even diagnosing the issue if you are, like me, rather mechanically inexperienced? Thanks!

On my second game with the 1.00 code installed, I finally joined the billion point club yesterday! I also got to Terror of MechaGodzilla and, I think, Saucer Multiball for the first time. And I fought my first tier 2 battles as well. I had no idea what I was doing! I never read the rules for those modes because I had never even sniffed tier 2 battles or terror before. So happy! But now I gotta go bone up on the rules some more…

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Hey guys. The WiFi on my Godzilla Preimum is terrible. The game sits right next to my Rush Premium, which picks up my WiFI just fine. I *think* I've seen other people replace their dongles but I can't find it in the thread. Does anybody have any recommendations for dongles that work (i.e. get better range)? Did you have to update drivers somehow? Simpler is better for me.... Thanks!

Same! I 100% disliked the theme when I first played the game. Less than a year later, I own a premium and it's my favorite game ever.

Thanks! Did you have to download drivers or was it effectively plug and play?

Hurry Up Pinball makes a reasonably priced mod that helps ensure the balls hit the left flipper. It's quick and easy to install and I think it looks slick. Well worth it for me. The SDTM feed that used to happen to me was super-frustrating/annoying.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1368-hurryuppinball/05681-godzilla-prem-le-building-mod-multi-ball-sdtm-fix

I'm sure this is a dumb question (please be kind!), but with respect to code updates I'm a few updates behind. If I want to catch up to the newest code, can I just install the latest update or do I need to install every incremental update between my current code (which is just two versions behind) and the most recent one?

Thanks!

I had this problem and the fix ultimately was just lubricating the mechanism. We attempted the same things as you before landing on what was probably the simplest and most obvious solution. Try that and see if it fixes it for you. Good luck!