Yup, this exactly. I never bother shooting the lair to finish a mode, but if I could start training and finish one shot I might consider it. Likewise, I rarely bother going for training on its own because I'd rather just use those shots to progress episodes. This kind of solves both.

Congrats! I picked up a pro 2 weeks ago from a friend who bought it NIB but didn't quite gel with it. I played it when he got it and I really liked the way it shot/flowed so when he mentioned selling it, I was like "I'll take it". So far I'm loving it!! I love it so much I figured I'd buy this armor for it, which I'm installing as I type this.

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Congrats! You won't regret it. I had originally planned to get a premium or LE. But decided against it. Absolutely love it and it really doesn't seem like you're missing out on much.

Agree with the updated settings, the team added minimal and moderate adjustments but there was no difference at all. I resorted to adjusting the weight int he shaker and its great now.

agree 100%!

Feature adjustment #108 will kill it in attract and during Turtle Power MB.

Can you describe how much you offset the one weight by? Would like to give that a go as I otherwise really like the shaker for everything else.

Thanks, yes i tried this a couple of weeks ago. Thing is I like the song during gameplay, just want the game quiet after game over. Guess you can’t have it all.

Cowabunga achieved!

And still I'm frustrated... what happened?

As mentioned earlier, I have been trying for some weeks now to get to Cowabunga MB in 4-player coop. For the past several attempts (usually 1 per day, as it takes so long), always ONE element had been missing in the end. One time I hadn't got around to complete a Triple Mondo during one of the at least 8 TP and Pizza MBs. Another time, I had everything EXCEPT the weapon hurry-up (and that's a bitch to get in single ball modes). And again another time, all that was missing was a 1-2-3 combo. After playing 20 frickin' balls plus EBs.

Well, today everything came together.
- Go for episodes
- Stack with MBs wherever possible
- IGNORE training
- Remember the April Hurry-Ups during each MB
- Concentrate hard on the triple-mondo during MBs
- Once you tick off a Cowabunga objective, immediately start ignoring it for the rest of the game (no more loop shots on ball launch, if you have Max Krang)
- Always go for the save backhands on the ramps
- Stay patient, NO FOREHANDS on the ramps
- Always catch the ball, as little as possible on-the-fly shots
- ... and: you'll get there

I got there. On Ball 4 of Player 4 I finished the last April Hurry Up during Final Battle. I drained during the last Final Battle on ball 5 of Player 1. And now had three balls left to play 3 Cowabunga MBs. This time, I didn't fumble it. Hit the left ramp with the save backhand, START COWABUNGA and drain after a few seconds of not knowing what to do, but immensely happy. Once you drain down to one ball in Cowabunga, the MB finishes, the flippers go dead and you have a long animation, summing up your achievements during Cowabunga MB. Basically, you need to complete the main side shots (1-2-3, April, Jackpot shots, MaxKrang) of the game again, only this time they get you ~10x the points.

Started Cowabunga again on ball 5 of player 3, this time much better. Hit an April Hurry-Up, a super jackpot and three Mondo Jackpots, totalling 55M just from Cowabunga. Continued to play, got into a TP MB and then........ silence.

The friggin' game crashed. No lights, no action, reboot, all scores gone.

Can I get some compassion? Please?

What you get in return is my immense admiration for anyone who keeps working on getting there in 3-ball single player. I have put a lot of games on this box now and I'm lightyears away from even dreaming about this feat. So much to do and so few MBs to support you in getting there. I admire you guys

P.S.:
Xaqery This bug (random crash of the game during TP MB) really hurt today. If I can help in fixing it, let me know.

Oh God that is awful. That's a HUGE fear I have. There's a code leak somewhere and it's gotta be found. Please Xaqery this pin is otherwise AWESOME.

Yes I followed a prior post below by Thunderbird which really was quite easy (did it while still in the machine).

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-club2020-cowabunga-its-pizza-time/page/91#post-5943974

Does anyone else have trouble with their game forgetting all settings when turning it off? When I got my game back in October I noticed this. It was random as to when it decided to forget the settings. I replaced the battery even though the voltage on it was fine, but the game is still forgetting the settings. Seems to happen every time I shut it off now.

It’s super annoying to have to dive through all the settings every time I want to play this game.

sounds like you need a new SD card

I thought so too but then I tried a different SD card with the original cartoon code on it and it still forgot the settings.

Hmmm that is weird. Sounds like its time to contact Stern and ask them what they think but if i had to guess your main spike board is having issue since you proved its not the SD card.

As i know the settings are stored on the SD-Card. If you switch it to another card highscores and settings will be lost.
When you do not switch the SD-Cards it should keep the settings. I would save the settings now to a usb stick (utilities menu) and try a new sd-card and reimport the settings from the usb stick.
If this still happens that you lose you score and settings i can not think the reason why.

Maybe PinMonk can help? SD card not the issue?

If you've already tried the SD card, sounds like the flash memory on the board is maybe flakey/bad or there's a problem with the voltage from the battery getting to the board. I'd definitely check with Stern on this.

Just contacted Stern. Looks like I'm getting a new CPU.

I just contacted them via email. Hopefully they'll respond. No one picks up the phone.

If anyone here has the NECA Krang from Target (US only I think), I designed and 3D printed a base/belt for the android’s upper body to match the one he comes with. This way, you can unclip his torso from the rest of the figure and display him with his belt. The belt/base covers a rectangular notch on his stomach where his suit clips in.

I can share the file here if anyone is interested. I’m happy to send a print out if you don’t have a printer. Just need you to cover shipping.
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Edit: I’m working on a base for the Target NECA April (I detached her legs) and currently am printing the first piece of a giant turtle blimp. The Blimp takes about 3 full days to print. I printed a small draft and it looks pretty sweet. Will update with progress on the first full-size version.

That is so awesome! Nice work man!

Just joined the club tonight. How do you start team mode?

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Enjoy! Hold in both flippers during attract mode and you can cycle from there.

Just finished a pretty fun game(3 ball,single turtle)and ended up with a decent score. I played with Raphael and focused on training until I got to level 3. I wanted my playfield multiplier to be 3x with Ralph’s perk. I made it to the final battle and had 3x running before I started it so I cashed in on a 50 million bonus. I also kept my 3x running during final battle. Man once you get the speed down on this game it really starts to open up. Now I need to try a different turtle with a different strategy, and that’s another plus for this pin.

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Loving the game on night one:

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Is there any point in completing modes if you’re playing for wizard modes and not points?

Nope. But you can just go straight to final battle challenge too.

For Team Up it helps to have modes completed for when completing them they give you perks in which some make it easier to get thru Team Up.

"A decent score" lol Thats a monster game! Nice job!
I wish I could play as Raphael, thats my girlfriends designated turtle (for high score purposes) so the only time I get to try him is in coop.

Yeah that's my son's turtle of choice so I'm forced to pick someone else.

What’s your go to turtle? I need to explore
the other turtles and see if I can get a decent strategy to catch Raph’s GC.

And the new game is officially approved by my house’s key pinball player. 327D60A3-D93E-46BD-9B44-E78D3EC88AA9 (resized).jpegA25C41D5-E3B6-4062-B73C-7799713E7D9A (resized).jpeg

This has to be a bug, both switched in lair are functioning proper, during pp multiball with mushroom topping, if you put 2 balls in there,it just stops 3-4 ball searches later then they release (no ball save timer either, so pretty much ends multiball ) Any ideas,it’s not the switches (work proper in test anyway).
PS. I fixed auto plunger strength by turning it down from full and only ups like 5 notches above factory,it rips around now !!!

I usually lean towards Mikey because its nice to have the outlane save lit and that makes the April hurry ups easier to start.
I don't like Donatello at all because I'm not a fan of the immediate MB and having to light 123 to get an episode going before MB.
Its not that big of a deal but its annoying enough that I avoid using him.
I'd like him better if he spotted 2 right ramp shots and one ninjaPP shot instead having TMB lit right away, or some way to defer it maybe tie it to the glider on the Prem/LE.
So for me its Mikey>Leo>Don
Eventually I'll start using Raph but I have to give her a chance to have a score to chase for a little while.

My second lair switch wasn’t registering because the switch wasn’t sticking up high enough to get activated by the ball. I had to bend the switch a bit to get it working. Make sure the switches are activated when a ball rolls over them. Easiest to do this with the glass off and manually sticking balls in the lair.

If you can figure out how to reproduce it, then let him know. That helps the best.

Rob

Forget the cartoon code. Refresh the SD card from an official image downloaded from the Stern website. When the game is not saving settings or audits, that's an issue with someone on the SD card being corrupted.

Rob

Nah. I tried that. Glass off, 2 balls in switch test,they both activate . It seems like a code issue,unless nobody else is having this issue, it’s not a easy for it to happe. Really,need to be down to 2 balls,and both then ending up in lair during multiball.. it happens every time,and I’m certain the switch is working,with ball and reaching in manually.. hmm

Thanks, forgot about the team up perks. Any perks for beating team-up?

I posted the same thing a couple weeks ago. I checked switches and still convinced it is a bug.

In my case I got two balls locked in the lair, other left drained immediately. Had to take off the glass to get the balls out of the lair.

You didn't even get a ball search?

I did get the ball searches, but they didn’t actuate the lair lock which I figure is the bug.

After it ended the game and left the 2 balls in there.

EDIT: I sent in a bug report this morning. Your post made me confident enough it wasn't a mechanical issue with my game.

It’s almost for sure a bug/software issue. Like I said, it’s not like every multiball you have mushroom topping and end up with 2 in the lair, but when it does happen, the game won’t let either ball out until like the 4th or 5th ball search (if it ever releases) . Hopefully this gets fixed,puts a huge damper on the fast pace progress of this incredible game!!

I believe that is actually part of his code during turtle select. As the turtle select loads you hear cowabunga

Leo surprisingly enough. I do my rounds and play as the turtle with the least points on the board. Once he’s in the top 3 I shuffle to the next one.

Dude, I got you with that turtle van issue. I had the same issue and it drove me insane. Made multiballs last forever and didn’t even feel like playing until I got it fixed.

Believe it or not, I solved it by waxing the launch ramp from the bottom to the point until it curves (top right of playfield). I didn’t remove any parts to do it. Stick your rag under turtle select and pull it out the other side to make sure you get that part waxed. Do it 2-3 times. I used carruba wax or whatever it’s called but I think any way will do.

Unfortunately I never encountered the lair issue though but I would think it has to do with the lense that senses the ball is there, I think there’s a lense anyway.

Turtle blimp update. My Prusa Mini finally arrived. I learned a lot from this first test print. Initially I preferred to keep the yellow PLA and just paint the green parts instead of primering the whole thing and painting it yellow. Probably would look 100% better to go the extra yard so that’s what I’ll do for the next version.

1. The hull is split in the wrong place and I messed up while gluing it up. I decided to create a seam with visual interest for v2 instead of trying to hide the hull seam
2. the landing gear was a total failure, needs to be more substantial and possibly printed via my SLA printer since it is so complex.
3. the fan blades on the gunner jets were printed too small so they’re missing here. I may print those via SLA for v2 as well since they are also a bit intricate
4. There’s an angle on the gunner seat dashboard that completely failed even with supports. May need to alter/simplify that angle

From tip to tail it’s about 13 inches. If I go bigger I have to split the hull into like 8 pieces so until I invest in a larger printer, I think 13 inches is going to be the size of the thing.

Each hull section takes about 27 hours to print at .20 mm layer height (which is fairly low quality). Each incremental quality improvement adds many hours to the print.

Any suggestions for improvements?

Once I clean up the files, I think I’ll offer them up here for free and ask for some totally optional, not required donations to offset the cost of the 3D file which was about $300.

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my game did the same. where the solenoid connected to the plunger it was loose or sloppy. I put a washer on it and has ben working good

Topper magnet testing. To the extreme!

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