I don’t know if others have the same experience but now that I’m starting to nail the shots this is by far my favorite pin in the lineup. I really feel bad for people have gave up on it too quickly or jumped ship for AIQ/gnr

I also own both LEs man I gotta say tough tough call both great different . I prefer the turtles theme so that may give it the edge but game wise it’s a tie.

If talking pro I would go turtles I think you lose less .

I had the exact same experience. My first 20-50 games I wasn’t sold. My next 50 I loved it my next 150 so in the groove and really happy with my purchase

I tell everybody that plays this to prepare to be frustrated the first 10-20 games before you start to jive with the geometry. It's a lot like BKSoR in that regard.

Has anyone here fitted mirror blades to their TMNT Pro? I'd love to see a photo. Cheers.

Glad to hear it was easy. For future reference, this was exactly what I meant when I replied to check if the post was binding up. Sorry I didn't explain it better, but super glad to hear you were able to fix it! Congrats on the machine and your first minor repair!

Haha thanks man! Kind of feel like a gomer after realizing how simple and easy of a fix it was. Was definitely a sigh of relief once I messed with it and it was not anything major! Thanks everyone for all your help! Especially to shaub who took the time to make a youtube video for me to help me along the process!

Nah congrats on Getting your hands dirty , now you are ready to fix anything that comes your way !

These things are intimidating at first and it's easy for us old timers to forget that. Most issues you run into will likely be along similar lines and you just need to take it one step at a time and have the confidence to dig in. Many times it will become obvious once you start poking around. That's half the fun (usually!).

Hello guys,
With all this mess around EU tariff I rushed to buy my first pin ever which will be a Nib TMNT pro! Can't wait

I'm a total newbie. Would you mostly recommend a playfield protector?
I plan to buy as well mirror blade (so would like to see one as well ), shaker and the headset port.

I am in the same situation, I have tnmt and playfield protector new in box, and I do not know whether to put it on or not, because the ball makes strangers as I have read.
As for the mirror sides, I don't know whether to place them or put side art pictures.

You will get mixed responses on the play field protectors. Not everyone is a fan.

I have one in my TMNT and have had one one every machine I have ever owned, love them and never had an issue. I like the fact that I can play the hell out of any game and still have a brand new play files underneath.

I have also never noticed any difference in play with one on, other than it plays like a brand new, freshly polished playfield every time.

Either way, welcome to the club and Enjoy!

Someone has put convolux and side art , pictures for meeeee!!! or other mods is good for this pinball?
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Looks like that’s one of my issues. The rod is touching the ball and also with the rod pulled out, the autolaucher is still shooting short... so looks like I have 2 things to fix. How should I go about getting the rod to sit away from the ball?

Adjust the auto launch arms so they are centered on the middle of the ball. If done right, they should push the ball away from the manual plunger. Also make sure the plunger rubber tip is all the way on.

Had a cracking 79m game today with Donnie such a fun game to play

It just looks to me like you don't have the tip pressed all the way on the rod. Try forcing it down harder, or try a different tip. That one may be too fat.

As others have said try to push down the rubber tip further. If still touches go back to the original. If still touches and the rubber is pushed in tight it means the outside spring that sits next to your plunger handle may have been flattened or you are missing one of the metal washers.

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The tines of the auto plunger should both be resting on the ball. If not you can try to shift the auto launcher mechanism over or bend one of the forks slightly. Don’t do it too much as that can mean the fork is now shorter on one side. The angle of both forks should be the same.

Quelle partie de Québec? Mes parents vie à Sillery.

Welcome to the TMNT family dude. You’ll have a blast! Be sure to download delt31’s code. Makes for such a better game

If it makes you feel better, i got a 6 month wait for my LE
ordered immediately, delivery now scheduled for end of December if all goes well, delivery was expected in 4 months, distributor did not even notify of 2 month delay until i contacted them, now for any new orders its an 8 month wait (at least) after paying deposit.

i can not even buy pre-owned as people rarely ship international,
and its very hard getting shipping company to agree to ship here, as pins are a bit of grey area.

Hi all.

I have an issue with the lock on my tmnt pro. It seems that the opto is dead. Waiting for the new one, is there a virtual lock in the feature adjustments to continue to play ? I dont find it

Thanks for your help.

Yan

Saw this, and thought some people with a TMNT might want it for their machine - a Turtles barstool on sale for $30:
https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/arcade/products/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-stool/11100986.html

Is the opto dead or mis-aligned? If one side shifts a little, the beam won't make the connection. Did you try loosening them and adjusting while in switch test mode (with the white coin door peg pulled).

It's $30 off. Making it $49.99. Still a great stool and great deal for that price. Have one in front of my TMNT Arcade1up cabinet.

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Played my friends’ AIQ last night - very fun game. Got me thinking though - why didn’t Stern make TMNT allow you to select which episode you play like they did with AIQ’s gem quests? Seems like a far better format and a no brainer to me - it really makes you think and come up with a strategy.

Curious to hear others’ thoughts.

*I realize episodes aren’t entirely random and you can hit the target to rotate through...

I don't really care which mission I get when playing TMNT and I'm not sure there's really anything to be gained if you could pick which one you want.

Rob

That would be great for the overall gameplay. I don't really see any downside to that change.

I actually don’t like it when you pick modes in a game. Typically you end up picking the same modes every time which means you miss a bunch of the game and get bored faster.

Having a strange issue with the glider. It seems to be fidgeting back and forth when the game is in attract mode and while playing. Just lil quick movements back and forth...almost not even noticeable, but you can def hear and feel the lil servo trying to move even though nothing is triggering it. No alerts on the technician panel and the glider is perfectly centered on the test. Any other ideas what could be going on? It still works when using it in game, but appears to be locked out at certain times. I’m guessing this is rule related or should you be able to move the glider during modes like 123 foot or the weapon hurry up. Thanks for any advice

This is the result of Stern using a cheap, inferior servo in production. You can either seek a replacement through your distributor or search this thread for the recommended replacement. If you do choose to replace the servo yourself, you will need to reverse the servo’s direction.

Links to the replacement servo and installation notes are in this thread’s key topics.

Your glider servo is bad (either going bad or came that way). Mine did the exact same thing from the start, it was annoying AF! (half the time the jerky glitches would either cause it to not stop the ball, or would cause the ball to get stuck).

You can try reaching out to stern for a replacement or contact your distro but i had no luck with either (I have heard others got replacements though)

I ended up just swapping the servo with a new one I got on amazon (note: you have to reverse the motor). Earlier in the thread we discussed this in more detail: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-club2020-cowabunga-its-pizza-time/page/88#post-5933171

Apparently you can also buy a servo from https://www.servocity.com/ and have them reverse it for you before shipment. If you're near a hobby store that sells RC cars/planes they might be able to help you out there as well. Another note: others have tried reversing cables which did not work well.

Anyone have feedback on the Mezelmods' Technodrome mod? Easy to install, worth $80? Looks good from pictures.

Yeah. I guess there is potential for that. I just think you need to make the modes worth playing by properly rewarding them with perks in TUMB and by being good modes in themselves.

Mirror blades and a few other mods. Looks really good.

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Installed it last night. Pretty easy until the "slide it down on the posts". Took several tries. Will probably go back in and adjust it again. Looks great. Did the mutegen container at the same time. Really easy install on that one.

Does anyone with a Pro have issues with bounce outs at the pizza parlor (center captive ball where you start episodes)?

If I have a ball or two locked, anything but a very soft shot will immediately bounce out. No issues if there’s no ball locked, so I’m sure it’s a “Newton’s Cradle” effect. My Star Wars Pro had a similar issue on the Hoth shot at times.

Before I tear the top side of the game apart, has anyone managed to fix this issue? Or does anyone even HAVE this issue?

Apologies if this has been discussed... I’ve been blazing through this thread, but it’s pretty big!

No, it was only $30 when I posted it. Price has gone up.
https://persistent.slickdeals.net/f/14550686-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-stool-vintage-software-gamestop

Just updated the 1987 code to 1.23 - thanks to oga83 for getting Pinball Browser compatible again!
New videos included for Neutrino Pizza Party (if you can make it there) as well as other updates.

Link to post with code: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/tmnt-stern-the-1987-code

Enjoy

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I fitted them on my premium. It looks good but the playfield is too busy for them to really have an impact. Would recommend art blades instead. I think it would suit the game better.

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Never had this happen. Pitch? Mine is 6.5 level side to side.

Awesome!! So is this the version with both the video clips and the custom audio from delt31? Hoping to update for my premium : )

This is the version without the custom audio mix from @delt31.
I saw delt31 say somewhere he plans on getting his version with the 1987 code done in the next week.

I’m thinking it would be nice for Team Up where you get perks for beating episodes - for example, Team Up is easier if you start with “Rescue Any”

Thanks very much for the pics. Much appreciated.

Love the green speaker lights!

I just put some new Titans on the front half of my machine but didn’t want to tackle the back yet. Did you have to take out the ramps to get the all the rubbers in the back?

Very important to make all of the TUMB perks worth collecting so none are just throwaways. Some are clearly better than others so why wouldn't you get those? I want the episodes easily player selectable but the TUMB perks would probably need to be balanced I think.

Same for me…they are both fantastic games. I might hand it to turtles if I had to pick, but luckily I don’t right now.

For the TMNT Pro: There’s some nice hidden details on the front of the TMNT Van. So here it is repositioned! It’s a perfect fit, and reveals more terrific art by Zombie Yeti.

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Has anyone bought the Stern topper for $1000?

If You did are You happy with it???

Thanks!