Does anyone know the second run of premiums time frame ?Thanks in advance .
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1 year later
After months and months of hitting the pavement, it looks like we have a deal to trade for a GZ prem 
The only thing I’m scared about is the modding bill as we have played this a bunch at expo , locations and know damn well it will be here a long ass time! It’s one of those win/win trades that I live by .Now if my wife will understand the green scale tattoos I’ll be whole lmfao
Quoted from Nickson:Blinged out
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We’re both very tired from the trip to pick this up and played way too late .Just 1 question as going to sleep soon .Where is the Japanese speech selection ?
Quoted from BFaster:Push left flipper once after start of player, but before you launch the first ball.
it will toggle between Japanese and English
Selectable for each player individually
Actually my kid knew and did it with the right flipper .
We have played this somewhere between between 40-60 times at Expo, friends homes , and locations prior to finally bringing one home .Nothing to see here .If I was to try to make a comparison with sports it would be GZ = TB(#12) ,MJ(#23) or WG(#99) with baseball being a “Mystery Award”. Enough of that. I would like to talk about the music ,sounds ,and callouts !This is the Elephant in the room to me I’m going to play my last game tonight now .
B06643A0-6392-49F9-A916-B56D4B3D6F2E (resized).jpegQuoted from Bundy:10-12 hours if the game has been in the cold for long and is really cold.
When the metal parts in the backbox and under the playfield don't feel cold to touch you should be fine.
Lay on top of it and snuggle ,this should cut your wait time in half .Besides , your going to anyway when you open it
Quoted from Sheev_Palpatine:Finally here! Now I should probably wait 24 hours for it to defrost; it’s been really cold here. What’s your wait time when bringing in cold games?
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My bad , previous post was for you
Quoted from Forehead_Slap:Going to admit my ignorance. I've read the rules, but I don't understand Imposter battles. Are you supposed to stick the magna-grab then while it's swinging release it to the spinner lane behind the upper flipper? Or is it simply shoot the loop after a magna-grab?
Also, Is it a single reward or can you continue and build like the super trains?
Thanks
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You can release the magma grab when you want ?
Quoted from the_one:Seems to be very common
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I have not had that happen but here and there a bell will hit his arm and fall into the wireform lije JP .
Would anyone out there like they’re spinners to spin like Del’s car did trying to get Neal home when you hit select to battle EBIRAH? Then go with this ! Shake well , spray real quick like on a napkin , gather with a Q tip , and slightly rub on all 6 bearings .It’s a dry gel that doesn’t splash ,does it’s job , and lasts It puts the R in Rip !
0095358C-7C49-4A71-AA56-9B03531832B8 (resized).png741CF13D-13C7-4AF8-A453-4FDF5283AD1C (resized).jpeg9959D4A3-78DC-4259-8527-86F02484E172 (resized).png9EB244D3-23B1-44C4-9E5C-E5863DC129E8 (resized).jpeg9EF1C474-BD8C-45CB-B035-2504142B1064 (resized).pngQuoted from pinball2020:On the Magna-Grab (for magnetism) - as you see the video clip of towers getting magnetized to Godzilla's chest you can act early. Pressing the flipper buttons will release the ball earlier if you don't want to wait. Shoot the loop. Note - this is NOT the annihilation bonus where you get another bonus for looping. The annihilation bonus is a count down bonus and you have to wait for the ball to drop for it to start.
Imposter mode - if I remember in some of the Godzilla movies, other monsters/etc were imitating Godzilla - maybe Mecha-Godzilla in one movie and they caused damage that was blamed on Godzilla. See if this helps:
https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Fake_Godzilla
Thanks , that makes sense .
Just picked god up recently and have been diving into all the old reviews , podcasts and yes …..Pinside One topic that kept popping up was the “Rattlesnake”.Ours has a clunky plunge also. Then ,for some reason I started spinning the knob as I was plunging and it’s game on ever since
Quoted from Duster72:Hey guys, I am getting more than half my shots up the left ramp rejected from hitting where these two pieces of metal come together. Is this normal / within tolerance? Has anyone tried to tighten up this gap? I loosened up some 1/4" nuts underneath the building but couldn't seem to get it to move. When I watch people streaming the game they don't seem to have as many rejections as I do.
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Which 2 pieces of metal ? Can you highlight it and re post .
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Yes, do this. It’s not the forked tongue on the ramp
Nice ! Will check mine out tonight also .
Quoted from mcvetyty:Yep! Looks like crap, but common.
Thanks .I wonder why it’s necessary as you would think each strand is molded to its shape desired separately , then afterward all assembled? I don’t know if that’s the process but I’ve never seen a splice in a wireform prior to this .Has anyone else ?
I would think with this splice being so jagged that it will scratch up the balls pretty easily .I’ll inspect them later when home .
Quoted from John1210:Unfortunately a lot of people get sucked in with buying all that 3d printed or model crap from mezel that adds absolutely nothing to gameplay. Look I get it, its your game so do what you want but the fact is these mods these guys peddle are way overpriced and usually look like shit... added to that is a simple fact you won't get your money back on resell. A lot of hobbiests prefer a game stock, and only pay for quality mods like audio etc, not all this 3d printed garbage. Here's my gz prem with a couple of spotlights and $2 light strips added. All in all around $30 on the playfield ... and it looks clean and not cluttered with shite!! Maybe needs a set of mirrors to finish it off.
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Personally I always put side/mirror blades in as I think they’re a must .The game just doesn’t look finished without them imo.Some people don’t like the speaker lights because of the glare that they give .Like you said it’s all up to the owner what goes in it ,and what the sale price will be and on then other end ,what that person will pay .I threw some mirrors in last night .I like the Stern art blades for sure but I’m glad I installed these .Here’s some pics to help .I was wondering if I could take the stern art , overlay it and cut out a little here and there to get both effects kinda how Pingraffix does with they’re mirror blades .Might play around with this idea by printing the Stern art ones on paper to try a few styles to see what it looks like prior to making a decision .
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I have the screw in ones they couldn’t be any easier .I’m not sure on those .Just make sure you get sideblades protectors before you install any .
2 weeks later
1 month later
Oh great … I was just thinking to myself “man I really need to spend more $$ on GZ mods “ If Stern was smart they would hire these mod makers to work on they’re pins and make a stripped down premium @8k n the loaded prem @10k so we could afford more pins !
1 week later
sun the middle of a game everything started going out one at a time until the screen was just left frozen and on .Shut down then re started @ on/off switch and the screen only came on frozen the same way .Then hard reboot for 5 minutes and seems to be up again .Has anyone had this happen or any ideas ?
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Is there new code out ? I’m on 1.03 I normally get the notifications .I was about 5-7 minutes into a third game and the ball came to the left flipper like a bat out of Hell and I one timed it solid into the scoop .Felt awesome actually haha but first the sound went ,then the GI went out ,followed by the rest of the lights in sections , finally everything went dark minus the LCD and the light pointing at Mecha .
Damn I didn’t get the email that usually comes from Stern .Thanks CW
Quoted from chuckwurt:New code dropped the other day. 1.04. If auto updates are turned on, I bet it was that and you interrupted the process by power cycling.
Quoted from chuckwurt:New code dropped the other day. 1.04. If auto updates are turned on, I bet it was that and you interrupted the process by power cycling.
Yeah that was it .When I turned on next after that night it was stopped at 24% so continued it and all good now
2 weeks later
My travel length in this pin is suffering because I’m too addicted to playing all the MBs in Every Damn City Ugh !!!
1 week later
I just can’t get myself to ignore the things needed to head due north with this game .I’m addicted to completing everything in a city before moving on and a normal game is probably 2 cities and I have not been to a 4th yet .Im also addicted to Saucer Attack MB which obviously is dangerous and usually only heavily pursue it until the end of ball 2 .I’m stuck playing the same game over and over right now which is still fun ,but I need to make a change .I have not seen Planet X yet and am actually debating going 5 ball until I see it once ,then revert back and carry on .I have not done that since I brought our first pin home .It was a WOZ and I’m sure you can understand why .So any thoughts on getting over that hump ? Note I’m probably a 80 on the OCD monitor
Quoted from EaglePin:Maybe try instead to think of Tank MB, Tesla, and Train MB as gravy/side features, and try to just focus on going for the monster battles since only those are required to change cities? You'll still play several of the Tank, Tesla, and Train modes along the way since they'll trigger naturally as you make progress. It's worth doing it to get to Planet X. Saucer MB can also often happen along the way without focusing too much on it as you get deeper in the game.
Nicely put , I don’t know what it is about this game that I just can’t put the blinders on .If I had to guess it’s that there’s soooo many feel good shots and the side features are just as fun as the battles imo .I’ll give it a go tonight .
So I’ve been playing a new way .Straight to battle and fight Ebirah ,build the Heat Ray during and hopefully win ,straight to second city no matter the result ,work on power ups and get the 5x JP (all this time Saucer Attack MB will be calling me ), fight the urge , get Heat Ray ready , and start second fight ,this time vs Gigan unless I have balls locked already ,then If so Titanosaurus .It’s been working nicely .I’m finally breaking through the side mission urge wall
I’ve been looking through the key topics for something on adjusting the bridge if it’s opening up too quick on BAMB .I seen one for adjusting the plastics but not of timing .Last night the ball was falling through as it should so I’m wondering if it’s just a ball speed thing where it’s going to miss here and there .
2 weeks later
Quoted from matt_assassin:One of my Diddy's Tower broke last week and I wanted to keep what's left. I came up this morning with this 3.0 solution. Any Thoughts ? I think godzilla did it again - That is all ...[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Holy airball Batman !
1 week later
Ive been playing way more consistent now that I’m laying off the side flipper unless there’s a shot needed at the time .Soooo many sdtm drains deflecting off the rotating stand up targets in the past .
I build a protective barrier around my goodie bags like the great Wall of China. It keeps it safe so when the time comes ,I can type “goodie bag still stapled to the cabinet” in my market pitch .Works every time I kid I kid .
3 weeks later
Quoted from NovaCade:It looks like a 12v power connection. Maybe the CN11 (top right corner) on the node board on the inside left cabinet wall….check there.
Yea that was it thank you .Man I’ve been missing out .I tried a couple times to order a Stern shaker but was always out of stock ,but finally grabbed one while I was at Pinball Life today picking up an order .It was made for this game What a difference .Also ,I grabbed a few Boom Boom subs as a impulse purchase and installed that also .I always get the Kenwood upgrade with lights and those together make quite a difference .I’m more than happy with the sound now .Actually it’s pretty damn good .That and speaker lights for $150 ? I’ll take that 8 days a week
Quoted from NovaCade:It looks like a 12v power connection. Maybe the CN11 (top right corner) on the node board on the inside left cabinet wall….check there.
Top left actually but I know what you meant
Quoted from Baggerman:if you have stumblors neon sign mod, then this needs to go into his splitter i believe.
I do not have the splitter .Should I have got one ? I just received the lolly ufo kit ,I think it comes with that .
Was just out for my monthly run to Pinball Life yesterday and forgot 1 thing , so had to re order .I’m going with white flipper bats and light blue titan rubbers to resemble the heat ray. Stern does not have a hood track record with flipper bats ,T molding , or powdercoat colors .I wouldn’t mind a part time job , I’d promise to use all earned $ to buy your pins just hit me up we can talk
IMG_5509 (resized).pngActually , a cool flipper topper would be GZ’s head with the teeth to place at the rounded end .It would completely resemble the cab .Can one of you guys make some up for sale ?
Quoted from Desmodromic:Light blue Titans look great on GZ, I had them in my game for quite a while.
They do ,I just changed out the other night then looked at the side art and ordered the white flipper bats .They’ll look great as is but a topper with the head and teeth would send it over the top .
Quoted from Markharris2000:There are two types of splitters. Stumbler and PBL offer each kind. The first is a mechanical splitter, costs about $25 and simply takes one connector and makes it 4 or 8. That allows you to share the power connector for multiple mods. The issue here is the power itself is still the original supply's power and eats some of the original power budget. This becomes an issue when adding things like the SHAKER and the NEON sign to a machine which draws current from the same place.
The second type of splitter is about $50 (Davey calls his Splitter+) and it has a regulated output and is a 'real power supply'. It has more connectors too, but it doesn't rely on the node-board's power regulators which tend to be fairly constrained after a shaker is attached. This SPLITTER+ (or the PBL equiv) is the way to go!
This is it I believe .From Davey .
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Quoted from Cheeks:Here are my pitch measurements at the flippers, mid-field, and by the building. This can't be normal.
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I don’t trust anything digital measuring .
Quoted from Cheeks:Here are my pitch measurements at the flippers, mid-field, and by the building. This can't be normal.
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I didn’t even see that was you my man
I made it up until now only owning the topper that came with our first pin WOZRR .The added modes ,or whatever is coming with has me interested as this pin has legs as long as this guy I actually have a good feeling about this one .Tomorrow will be exiting anyway as since the swoon of releases there has not been much action .
IMG_6165 (resized).jpegWhat percentage of people do you think paid to remove the playfield sculpt ? I did and paid $280 to do so . Stern ,your the powerhouse of our beloved hobby , please call on the Pro’s in the modding community just like you plucked top tournament players to design/code and you’ll reach heights never imagined .Please !
Quoted from Lateralus:Anyone else notice that ever since that fake ass Disney CEO took over Stern, we've seen, what, 2-3 price bumps on the pins while the quality has gone far down, Mando and Rush toppers @ $2k (which is a crazy price compared to what toppers DID cost, like wtf?), now the most successful highest rated pin of all time gets a 3rd grade contest winner-designed topper for $1000 that has the same figure that nobody likes (including the very visible zip-tie... nice Stern...) that lights up kinda sorta with a fart cloud coming out of his hand.
I have my middle finger up for a lot of people and companies right now. Don't give them shit.
Yeah , I said at the time there’s now 2 people making Gary $$ and it’s showing .I have nobody to blame but myself .Time to regroup and think things out haha .
Quoted from Pinfidel:I gotta be honest with the topper thing here.Spakry Pinball's silhouette topper is pretty darn nice. When you consider that it's all metal construction, comes in 3 separate pieces for realism and depth, and it's only like $160 with shipping and tax, it's a great deal.
I love mine. It adds a cool wow factor to the top.
Me, I'll also be adding a Myth Pinball light kit to it soon as well. That will have it interact with the game effects too and give the topper a ton of extra pop during game play. JS.
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1132-sparky-pinball/05799-godzilla-silhouette-topper
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yeah it is
Quoted from VisitorQ:Kaneda said the Stern Godzilla topper is indefinitely delayed! No word from Zack yet...
Praise the Lord if true !
Quoted from AMartin56:I'm going to stick to my original plan and make something with these three pieces arranged in a Rock em Sock em Robot type arrangement.
Total cost less than $300.
And yes I realize it will say Godzilla right above where it says Godzilla LoL.
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Hang the light up a bit so can see the whole thing and print a cool burning landscape background for behind the battle and will look badass my man
Quoted from AMartin56:I'm going to stick to my original plan and make something with these three pieces arranged in a Rock em Sock em Robot type arrangement.
Total cost less than $300.
And yes I realize it will say Godzilla right above where it says Godzilla LoL.
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Did you make the sign ?
I’m very happy I was able to get out of this thanks to an awesome distro I hope FF’s picks up the slack .I actually think this could’ve been a killer topper ,but it was kind of doomed from putting that green thing in the pin first of all .Its unreal because it looks nothing like ZY’s incredible artwork .Jazzbouche nailed it afterward and I’m happy for having them guys . If it had cast tanks and planes I might’ve still went though but it’s just way too much money for what it is .I’m done carry on
Quoted from iceman44:How about just a random beer topper instead? Bud Light anyone? They might give it away
Better idea. Will store my extra beer cases on top of Godzilla before they hit the cooler!
Your on to something Ice
Quoted from AMartin56:At home I'm digging JP more than GZ at the moment so whatevs. I LOVE GZ but JP is really clicking with me.
Foo looks fun but isn't code complete and has probably a tenth of the reviews GZ has. So I take that rating with a huge grain of salt...
Foo is a proven ,incredible layout and code wise headed in the right direction ,zero doubt on that .GZ is the King of Code right now and will be hard to top .I will be grabbing a JP soon (as soon as ready to sell a game ) to sandwich in between them .I’ve got about a 15 plays on location and it’s without a doubt in the conversation .Just my opinion ,but right now those 3 are in a class on they’re own and why not have all 3 if I have the room . Be happy long , long time
Quoted from Pinball-Wiz:Problem is, it's just another rock band pin.. music, progress the band.. yawn. GZ is so original and creative on title integration alone that I can't put them in the same category..
Foo is night and day from any rock pin prior ,but I agree 100% on GZ .There is no weak spot .I’m so fing depressed I had to cancel the topper .Makes me sick what they put out .This topper should’ve topped all toppers .Oh well , I got Stumblor in my corner
Quoted from tatman9999:Got my topper yesterday.light show is pretty awesome. Not worth the money but it was the only game in my line up with no topper
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I just couldn’t get over purchasing Jazzbouches Atomic GZ (fing killer ) to replace the Flatheaded lizard to only have it show up again .Didn’t they see what PF and GF toppers looked like ? This is Fucking Godzilla !! I’m glad for those who got it , I just don’t have the 1k to spend on something I’ll spend another $500 upgrading with real cast models .
The topper is everything that will be taken out by people buying the complete Stumblor/Jazzbouche set with plastic tanks as a bonus .Damn cheapskates couldn’t even add the Subway/noodle bar signs though .That’s what made me cancel mine .It’s all about the signs man .
I feel bad for the nice guy dealing with my nutty ass with this topper .Why the F%#\ can’t Stern just have Flipinout do a promo video for their accessories prior to release ? Zach and his team do such a fantastic job at giving us the full scope of the product at hand ,it would make this whole process much more enjoyable and informational .The only reason is they’re preying on they’re pinball addicts with the drug FOMO and if true , this is really , really sad . I had it paid for , saw their BS reveal that showed nothing ,canceled it , now (after seeing flipinouts video ) I want it and he’s out of stock .Not the end of the world at all ,there will be more and it’s only flipin pinball but ffs .I was a little nuts prior to this hobby but I’m full blown over the coo coos nest now (Hmm ,that movie would make a great pin ) thanks to falling for coorporate greed and it’s my own damn fault .Like I said , I have some thinking to do about this hobby and where my play $ goes and I’ll do just that .Even this will not deter me from enjoying this killer game that gives me joy at the end of long ,hard day at work over and over .I just wish the bad side of this hobby would disappear . Now please excuse me I must drop this mike and get back to work
Nothing like a couple ice cold beers to “chill the F out “ I really like the latest feature of getting to planet X on a quicker path .Great job Stern I’ve been having luck lately with a new strategy .If my scoop shot is off early , Ill avoid it and terrorize the North end of the playfield until I get a lucky bounce in there to start the mode .It’s been working well as I’m staying away from the missed scoop drains or getting on a horizontal path that leads to draining .Also I’m starting with Ebirah if I’m low on the Heat Ray so I can build it during the mode ,Gigan if I have the HR ready , Titanosaurus if I’m close , and Megalon if I’m feeling frisky
Is there any talk about Co Op in GZ ? I’m going to through a request in with stern for the hell of it ,but is it something that needed to be done prior or is it still possible to do so ?
Oh , I thought Co Op was something different .We play TNA every week at league . Yeah that’s something different and fun . I’m looking for a style of play where whomever is playing (2-4 people ) you keep the same progression (game ) going altogether .So you’re all working on the same game and keep taking over where the previous player left off .That will help some people (who don’t get far in games) see more of the game while playing with others that can progress the game further .This would help keep more people interested in pinball .Has this ever been done in any game ?
Quoted from Apinjunkie:Mando, and it's a pretty cool feature.
No kidding . Hmm , thinking to do I have
Quoted from Kneissl:Sounds like the same co-op to me, in TNA you hold the start button a few seconds and then add players and everyone progresses though the same game.
Oh , we play on league rules all the time there .We can only steal the in lines from player to player and everything else is set to tournament so every person for themselves .
I’ve been messing with this update for a hour .Jeeps going in and out with network connection. Other game with IC is fine .Now saying “no wifi adapter “ . Anyone know what that means if it’s working fine on FFs ?
Now keep getting this .FFs is fine so unplugged and I’ll see what’s up my next chance I’m guessing Sat night .I’ve never had any problems either until trying this update .So basically it keeps knocking out my Wi Fi connection I guess .What exactly is a Wi FI adapter and where would it be ?
IMG_6908 (resized).jpegQuoted from jyeakley:Posted about 1/2 hr ago by Stern…
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Thanks man , was driving me nuts .I just left it unplugged after it kept doing the same thing over and over .I’ll try this next update but I’m starting to think something happened now that needs replacing .It woukd not allow me to use the IC after .
Quoted from SirMachismo:I had to replace one wifi adaptor in my Avengers (one year old) already, and the wifi adaptor in my two week old Iron Maiden refused to be recognized by the pin tonight. So I pulled the adaptor from My Godzilla so I could play Iron Maiden tonight. Ordering a replacement now, I am sure Stern would send a new one, but Amazon will get me a new one sooner.
This is the one I purchased last time one died: TP-Link TL-WN725N
TP-Link USB WiFi Adapter for PC(TL-WN725N), N150 Wireless Network Adapter for Desktop - Nano Size WiFi Dongle for Windows 11/10/7/8/8.1/XP/ Mac OS 10.9-10.15 Linux Kernel 2.6.18-4.4.3, 2.4GHz Only https://a.co/d/1Cjpasl
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Just read , thanks .I’ll try tonight if time but wouldn’t be a bad idea to keep a spare around anyway .
Quoted from Scotty_K:This is what I did when I was having that same problem. I did this 6 months ago, and it's been fine ever since. Maybe it will help you:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-godzilla-official-owners-club/page/352#post-7299608
I never had that problem , but that’s a very good way of fixing it . Well done
My 2 boys both had both their High games tonight and I had a blast watching content I usually don’t get to see playing .One got to planet X his first time and I’m so glad they added the shortcut . The smile on his face was priceless and seemed to renew both they’re fire for the game as the other got there the other night .I still have not whiffed KotMs but it’s going down eventually .
As far as the rattling plunge goes , I spin the shooter knob as I’m plunging and whips through just about every time no BS .Try it out . Also when GZ multi ball starts I softly grab the lockdown bar on both sides and pull up with the right as pulling down with the left and sends them all to the left flipper although I jumped in on Diddys mod and that will take care of that .It’s actually fun , mostly the plunge try it out
Quoted from Sly_Old_Devil:I just click my heels together 3 times and say "there's no place like skill shot, there's no place like skill shot"...doesn’t work though so I'm going to try Abes shooter fix, but might give your brand of voodoo a spin for Ss & Gs
It can’t hurt to try . It’s actually a fun finesse shot to get it behind the upper flipper
Quoted from Fsdre:Does anyone know when the 2nd run of Godzilla toppers will be run?
I was told by 2 distros real soon .I’ll bet it’s real soon After I finished my hissy fit on the second GZ figure to get yanked , I ordered my first topper and now I’m FUCKED ! There , I’m part of the club and I feel shame .
Quoted from mostater:Ha! My first topper as well and the shame I feel is in not being able to stop myself. Hopefully this is just a one time purchase. Right? Damn you topper gods!! Can't you leave us mortals alone?
If I’m in , I’m all in . FFs , IMDN ,Alien (do beacons count as a topper ?) Yup I’m Fucked !
I’ll admit ,after that mess of a reveal and jumping ship ,Im really exited about getting it now . Just being real .I think that light show is going to get better and better , the flaming building’s look great and Gigan lighting up was nice to see .I will change out the figure ,I will get some real tanks , and I will get a Big Ass Mothra in there somewhere and will eventually tie in the buildings I pull out in back ,as Stumblor’s buildings arrive (feel free try it if you purchased Mezels ,would love to see them incorporated in the topper .I’m going to pack this pin like I’m going on Vacation This and our Maiden are Divas in this home .
Quoted from WestCoastAussie:That looks gorgeous right there.
Quoted from KneeKickLou:That looks great
Thank you guys .GZ is getting the same Spa treatment as it’s staying a long ass while Not looking forward to taking this topside apart ,though it will be well worth it in the end .Waiting on the rails and I can’t seem to figure out a powder color I want yet . It will be different than the norm though that’s for sure .
Quoted from freddy:I use dmd glare guard on all my games
What’s a Dmd glare guard ?
Is anyone else feeling it hard to believe a lot of us (me ) will be pulling that thing out for the second time ?
Quoted from SiN13:Come on man, don't make me want to buy this thing now.
I didn’t expect it to both fix the rattle and make skill shots much easier .I’m hitting behind the upper with a full plunge nearly every time I kinda feel like I’m cheating
Quoted from SiN13:Come on man, don't make me want to buy this thing now.
Buy King Henry’s it’s a nice discount .
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3 weeks later
We got the pro at league and I really like it but sticking with our prem for sure .I’ve been stuck lately ,got to planet X 2 times when code gave a easier path but have just missed a few times the last 10 days or so .I need to break thru again the weekend
2 weeks later
I had my first 56mil super skill shot .Hit my second scoop off the plunge on ball 2 and was 4x14 mil
1 week later
Quoted from SirMachismo:I spent my evening practicing Shatz’ing the saucer…So much fun, thank guys you for sharing!
Damn ,now I have to get a Glow ring set for GZ .Love it on FFs .Is there such thing as an Orange Glo ?
3 weeks later
There’s games I like right after a wax and games I don’t .i just waxed our GZ and forgot how much fun it is to play after a wax .The spin on the ball is just crazy .Had a couple real long games last night that gave me hope the end is reachable .z just hope
I looked at my phone because I placed a bet on DKs right before plunging and I played a 45 min game and I’m on cloud 9 Sucks I did not beat Planet X as it’s my 4th try at it ,but I cleared Tanks at least .The ball wanted nothing to do with the outlanes .I seem to always play this pin my best after a wax so you’ll see this playfield shining from the West Coast soon .I love when you have “that game” right off the bat on Sunday because now I can relax and watch football .
IMG_0333 (resized).pngIMG_0334 (resized).pngIMG_0336 (resized).pngIMG_0337 (resized).pngIMG_0338 (resized).pngIMG_0339 (resized).pngI’m pissed I missed a 180 mil DJP though .The tension of that shot is incredibly fun .I need to get some mars lights up on the wall and tie it in Haha .There was someone that had a mod for the game .Back right corner I believe with a old police car sized red light .Does anyone know who that guy is ?
Quoted from TheBananaPeel69:awesome game. now buy voodoo glass since ur a pro.
I agree .Botg this and our Maiden .The latter has scratch marks on interior so time to go .
Quoted from doc5md:From the first day I played it, I thought to myself that GZ has more spin on the ball than any other game I've ever played!
Kkoss24 What mods are in there. Seems like everything! Love the way it looks.
Thanks ,everything Stumblor and Diddy have done to this point plus some extras .Will finish it off with the rest of their offerings .
I never knew Hedorah was so bountiful until the other night when I admittedly mostly blew it up on accident .I have not matched the score I had since but I’m well aware of it now during gameplay and common scores are showing it .Its perfect as that green color stands out like a sore thumb .
1 week later
Quoted from ctl723:Well, I bought the game new almost two years ago, then life happened with a new baby, house, etc. Finally cracked it open tonight to set it up. Super excited to join you all! What did I miss? Anything critical to protect or fix before the first ball?
I haven't even had a chance to play one on location yet, so this is going to be a totally new experience.
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It finally hatched
4 weeks later
Quoted from Markharris2000:The GZ game is only two years old, and could easily still get a feature-oriented code drop or two. Consider the JP machine, which is now FOUR years old... and it got beefy code drops AFTER two years: 2.5 years in, 1.06 IC and HT, 3 years in, 1.07(secret), 1.08 and 1.09 bug fixes, then almost 4 years in, 1.10/1.11/1.12 coop and game modes added plus bug fixes.
I suspect the GZ code base quality, along with product scheduled of new batches of GZ machines, along with a few designer 'to-do list items' might influence the decision to create a new code drop at some point. There is still a number of things to add. Maybe new code next spring or summer? (Or maybe this is wishful thinking?)
Either way, its a great machine with the current very stable code.
Elwin mentioned in an interview he had more plans for GZ .
I’m in the “Dozen Eggs” club but it still hurts .I recently re located my flippers as it was time to tighten them up .I went with the dots but was wondering if anyone remembers what positions they shipped in ?I don’t remember the upper being so much off the post (but has been a lot easier hitting the DJP) and the bottom left is harder to hit that right ramp but really easy going charging the HR .The bottom right seems the same .
IMG_2587 (resized).jpegIMG_2588 (resized).jpegIMG_2603 (resized).jpegThis game ,I milked Tokyo .Well ,I wasn’t hitting the right ramp ,so I fought Gigan 3 times on ball one before finally winning .During that time I played everything else (using 3 heat rays) and when I finally left NY ,I was well over 650 mil .That was the longest I was in one city .That’s why this game is on top .So many paths with so much to do on each path it’s just the ultimate coded game .
Keith mentioned on a stream he has more planned for GZ and I think that’s great .Like was said ,these games are not cheap ,so keep it coming .He also said there’s been some down time and he’s on the layout after the next so keep rocking !I hope these new pins become like TV series .They pop up with new seasons for 4/5 years and only Then is it complete
Does anyone have any input on how that upper left flipper was positioned shipped ?Does that picture in the previous post seem correct ?
Quoted from scootss:I'm having some trouble getting up the right ramp reliably. Seems like it could be due to the coil getting hot as it seems to get worse later in the game...but I'm seeing it even after 15 minutes which seems quite short...
I'd appreciate some data from others...
- I replaced the coil stops with Pinball Life when I got the game. How many plays are you typically getting out of these stops?
- What do you have your left flipper power set at?
thanks!
If I notice the flippers feeling weaker ,I change the sleeves out and re tighten (very snug not over tight ) the flipper mechs underneath .If it continues I’ll change the stops or possibly add new springs .Your better off going on feel rather than a count .
Quoted from tbaum:That looks right - it should be lined up with the small hole in the playfield (which it seems to be from your picture)
Thank you
Quoted from 11strings:Here's mine. Haven't adjusted them since purchasing NIB in late September.[quoted image]
Thanks
Quoted from Green-Machine:Stops a likely cause. Precision bushings help an awful lot too.[quoted image]
I’m hearing a lot of good things about those sets .
Quoted from barndawg:I've been considering speaker upgrades and was curious what people recommend as being a good value. I was looking at:
* Kenwood Speaker Upgrade @ $100
* Boom Boom Cabinet Speaker Upgrade @ $45
* Pinsound Spike 2 Kit @ $170
* Pinwoofer Spike 2 Kit @ $400
I'm wondering whether folks think these upgrades are worth it for Godzilla and whether the more expensive upgrades justify their price point. My machine is in a concrete-floor basement room with subpar acoustics so I didn't want to go overboard.
Pinwoofer completely changes any game .I’m going to be getting it on all my keepers now .I feel it’s a great price for what you get .High quality sound does wonders for the atmosphere of the game .I also have the Kenwood/Boom boom in 2 pins and they are ok ,just nowhere near what you get with pinwoofer .Never tried Pinsound .
What is AR glass? A guy at Expo had a pallet of seconds for $100, so I grabbed one for my IMDN as that glass was scratched. High Def glass that had one issue, a small area of fog that you have to almost get even with it to see. That’s if you even notice. I wish I brought more but I was scared it would shatter .I had our small car and they only had plastic wrap .I had invisaglass and Sterns HD and they are too close to call from me. I would say this one is a tad behind those.
Quoted from awesome1:The only bug I can think of that I see a lot is Rampage starting over again after it times out and it repeats the last shot before actually timing out.
Funny you say this, I thought something weird was going on with it the other day.
Quoted from VisitorQ:Any info. on when Stern is running more toppers?
I’m hearing December if your in already on the next run.
Quoted from Apinjunkie:It's weird... that that seems like cheating to me, but somehow pressing a button and being taken there immediately doesn't. Maybe it's because with the button you only get the time mode. You want the real deal, you still have to earn it. Sheesh... Pinball.
When I first got into pinball, I would do it only if I was selling a game and had not been there. Now I won’t sell the game until I earn my way there
2 weeks later
For anyone that has the ball lock opto issue, this guys fix (up a few posts) has worked perfect and I thank you Sir. I ended up using the same washers that are used under the slings plastic. At the top I taped 2 together and used the adjustable magnet to hold them. Easy Peasy. with a 90 degree screwdriver you don’t even need to bring the building down. 15 minutes topps and it’s working perfect again .
IMG_3782 (resized).jpegIMG_3783 (resized).jpegIMG_3784 (resized).jpegQuoted from jcg9998:For those interested... the first Godzilla X Kong Trailer dropped today...
Sooo, now we need a pink Heat Ray…..Ugh.
Quoted from JP76:I’m having some issues after updating to 1.08 code. Sometimes after I lose a ball, it can take 5 to 10 seconds to kick a ball out to the shooter lane. Also, I started GZ multiball, but after loading each ball on the roof, the ball search kicked in and the building lowered and drained the ball. When MB started I only had one ball for a bit, but soon I had 5 balls going. Anyone else seen these issues? I don’t know if it’s due to code update or something else is going on.
Post 15771 helped me with the building optos not recognizing balls locked. It started out once in a while but got worse. This completely fixed it.
I know all machines are different, but the building opto problem fix with the washers has worked great for me, and that was the only small issue after 1k plays. You have to remember there’s probably 3-4k prems/LEs (or more) in the wild so I’d bet it’s a very small % having multiple issues overall.
Quoted from bwalter:i dunno if it's normal or not, but I turned down the power on my VUK and that helped reduce the rejects. Mine is currently set at 165 and I get a single reject every 2-3 locks.
I haven't really opened up the back to see if the VUK chute itself needs to be adjusted, but if I can't reduce the rejects even more I may eventually do that.
It might have been rattling going up with the speed.
Quoted from bwalter:Yeah... getting to 25B is gonna take me a while. Good thing it's at home and I'm off work for a week and a half.
I’m off after next week and have plans to get to KOTM. I’ve been real close 3 times. It is fudging hard but my pre- nudging abilities that finally clicked has elevated my gameplay on all machines. I’m ready to roll .
Quoted from lakerone:I also had this problem, had adjusted the VUK power multiple times, still had a miss eject here and there, then found this video, haven't had a miss yet, that slight angle adjustment worked for me....
Worked for me also .Its been weeks with no issues.
Quoted from triplemercman:Haha!! That’s what happened to me last year when my wife ordered me an egg shooter rod and I was at home when it was delivered. Then I sent a picture of the delivery to her and said “looks like I’m not the only one secretly buying pinball parts around this house”. Awesome moment
I took vacation time next week to intercept my topper delivery .
Had a great night on all our home pins. Got to play Monster Zero, Saucer Attack MB and Rampage .I played that game trying to destroy 5 buildings for that achievement but only managed 4. I don’t even think I played a second battle. Sooooo many ways to play GZ.
IMG_4193 (resized).pngOur first Topper! Dammit I’m fucked. This game deserves it. If this had cast tanks, planes, Kaiju, and detailed 3D buildings this would be well worth 1k-1.5k but people worked hard on design and coding so I really like it and am happy with it. Can’t wait to play KotMs later. Anyone looking for 2 Lizzards? Oh, I have to look at it but is the far right small building supposed to light up? I noticed showing my kids that it was not on .
IMG_4330 (resized).jpegIMG_4339 (resized).pngIMG_4340 (resized).pngQuoted from Bundy:I am having a hard time getting over the gap between GZ mouth and the start of the heat ray. Compare the topper to the translite.
I used the Atomic GZ up there also. Doesn’t bother me. I would have to chop his legs and I don’t want to do that. I just want to get it lit up.
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:*Concept art for 70th anniversary from SDTM.
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Tones of green highlights would make much more sense.
Quoted from Green-Machine:Just played 20 games to get 9 credits on IC. What a joke…. Never again
Credits?
Quoted from mark532011:I am not even going to try. At my average of 87mil, I need to play 287 games in 12 days..lol
It’s a game/hr. You got this!
I’m getting tailwhipped by GZ lately. All of a sudden, I’m tanking game by game. Frustrating, but I’ll punch my way out.
Quoted from MR-808:Santa was a little late - brought me this yesterday:
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You must have been a Brady Kid this year. How do you make that list .
2 weeks later
I was doing my monthly deep clean on GZ today when I realized I have never cleaned the magna grab. Holy shit I forgot how active it was at one time. It was whipping the ball around like it was possessed! Big time fun
Quoted from 11strings:What do use to clean that?
I just used Novous 1. The light one or blue label. I use that for plastics, ramps, ball tracks(rarely have any by keeping up with quick cleans), and wireforms. Comes out looking better than brand new.
Quoted from 11strings:Thanks for the tip!
Really took me by surprise. No problem at all.
3 weeks later
Quoted from allsportdvd:I just received my topper today and the building on the far right doesn’t light up. Is it supposed to be that way? Bit weird if so
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That building is not getting burned by the Heat Ray.
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