Does anyone else find their balls magnetize super fast in this game or do I have an extra hidden issue?

I have a pro and balls started getting stuck in the van and not registering on a drain. I switched up the balls to new Polaris ones and reseated the trough cables and everything was good but only for about 60 games when it started happening again. I’ve ordered more balls to see if that fixes it again but I’m wondering if something else might be wrong or if they really magnetize that quickly in turtles? Any suggestions greatly appreciated

I’ve wondered before, how noisy is noisy for the pizza? I can hear it with the glass on and volume low but it doesn’t sound super loud

Thanks, it doesn’t sound like it’s grinding, just the noise of it whizzing round really. Thanks for the answers on the balls too, sounds like they magnetize fast for a lot of people. I didn’t think I had another problem as it was solved with the new balls, I was just surprised it was happening again after so few games.

Hi peeps, found this screw in the bottom of the cab, have no idea where it came from. Its very specific looking (looks like it can only be hand tightened, no screw slot and its round, not shaped like a nut) so I'm hoping someone will know where its from? Thanks

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Yay! thank you, I looked everywhere for a missing screw...everywhere except the door apparently. Wonder how it got all the way to the back of the cab!

wow, that's not good! Hope it didn't do any damage, at least mine was just a screw

Your progress isn’t saved but even if you fail the episodes you still get to play team up and final battle so in that sense it’s easier. That may be due to the difficulty level I have on, not sure. Also the dimension x targets switch which episode will start

You can backhand the lair shot

skip to 45.25 to see how!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1183310552?filter=archives&sort=time

New code for all the insider connected stuff plus

FIXED:
- Fixed no speech at the start of FINAL BATTLE
- Plunging and holding the left flipper as Donatello on the first ball will
now not bring up the post and allow the ball to go all the way around.
- Fixed getting an extra ball from pizza slices during Ninja Pizza Multiball
- When loading the van, the TROUGH EJECT POWER adjustment was being ignored
and the coil was firing at full strength.
- Fixed the instructions during TEAM-UP after you have rescued all 3 and you
need to shoot the right ramp to DEFEAT SHREDDER.

NEW:
- Added Total page for the end of Nuetrino Party.
- Added BALL SAVE to Neutrinos Party.
- Added Completing Team-Up now spots one prerequisite for Cowabunga. They are
spotted in order to give the first that is not already complete.
- Max Krang
- Jackpot Grande
- Triple Mondo Jackpot
- Weapon Complete
- 5 April Hurry Ups
- Foot 1 2 3
- Choosing MICHELANGELO will give you 5 slices of pizza at the start of the
game.

TWEAKED:
- Made "coin door ball saver" and "coin door disables tilt" adjustments
available
- Added Starting points for Nuetrinos Party.
- The top post will not come due to a right orbit shot during Training
Levels.
- Selecting a Turtle at the start of the game will trigger the release of
the flipper button instead of the press. This lets you hold the left flipper
while you plunge and it will not change the Turtle you chose.
- Added a score award for starting Nuetrinos Pizza Party
- Reduced the scoring of Ninja Frenzy during Ninja Pizza Party.
- Fixed spelling error in a DJ Mixer tune title.
- Foot 123 will no longer stop Training from being start-able. If you start
Training while 123 is running, 123 will stop running and be lit again when
you are done with Training.

Interesting bit under the insider connected

- When you are logged in, if you train a turtle past level 1, the training
will be persistent.
- Each time you play you will be able to start the game with any turtle
at the last level you trained up to.
- If you are logged in, before starting the game, you can access the
GAME PLAY MENU by holding in both flippers.
- There is a new item in the menu: TRAINING RESET. If you choose
this from the menu you will reset your training back to level 1
for all your turtles.
- Your training levels will be 1 during competition play.

noob question, first time doing an update. The turtles update unzipped has a file and an archive do I just put the file on the usb or both? Thanks

So I just spent hours playing turtles, trying to get Cowabunga. I was playing with all 4 turtles, finally I got to Cowabunga and got 28m, yes! I thought, finally I am the Cowabunga champion! Alas, I was not, I did not get to enter my initials.

Can you only get Cowabunga high score as a single turtle?

First I’d try and download and apply the code again using verified option. Also make sure you didn’t get the pro code? I’ve not read anyone else having an issue so far so that seems the sensible first thing to do

your fingers are faster than mine!

2x is lit by completing LAIR targets. It does 2x or lights training

I used it a lot more for pizza eating before the newest code update. I don’t know if that’s a bug or on purpose change in code but I hardly ever get it anymore. I miss bashing that thing!

Did they? I don't see new code?

oh yeah I mis-read 'fix' for fixed. Wishful thinking lol

Anyone else not getting a new Final Battle Champion high score recognised? On the most recent code, standard single player game. Drained last ball during Final Battle but it was still a higher score than my current one. Also my half shell challenge, although the overall seconds count is correct all the individual turtles say 50.00

I have mine at 6.7, I tried 6.5 but the right orbit was a bit hard for me to hit and I got some air balls off the right ramp. At 7 the right orbit was easy but the game was fast and the centre ramp was tough so I ended up at 6.7.

Just play around and see what you like best

I'm hoping this is something that will come with time with IC

Wide shots are easier with a steeper playfield so if you decrease pitch the orbits (especially right side on turtles in my experience) will become harder to hit

You can just experiment a bit and see what works best for you

Mine’s at 7 degrees, right ramp can be backhanded easily, before I fitted fans it would lose the strength to do it after a few games. Backhanding the left ramp at this pitch isn’t a gimme and I’m still working on getting it consistently but that’s me not being good enough at this pitch rather than it being impossible by design. Left ramp was easy at 6.5 degrees, not as easy as right ramp but consistent enough.

Supporting info that the ramps should be backhandable is that the ramps are backhandable. If they weren’t meant to be backhanded the design wouldn’t allow it.

I highly recommend pinmonks flipper fans if you play for a while and want to consistently backhand on this game!

It’s definitely doable

I want to keep a copy of 1.50 code, can I only flash an SD card with a writer or can I put an empty SD in the backbox and add code on it like an update?

I wouldn't let that put you off, I've only had it happen 3 times in about 1000 games, that's why it's so hard to pin down what's causing it.

Does anyone do an airball protector for the right ramp? I seem to be getting quite a few airballs on the right ramp from the left flipper since installing the pinmonk fans. Already at 7 degrees. I could turn down the left flipper power but then I might not be able to backhand the left ramp. Thanks!

Since updating the code I’ve had a few times when the flippers die for 1 second, nothing else seems affected, the game doesn’t crash like the TPMB bug and the flippers respond again after a second.

I’ve reseated the trough connectors in case it was coincidence that it started happening since the code update but that hasn’t helped.

Has anyone else had this? I still have a copy of the 1.50 code update on my pc, can I try updating backwards or would I need a whole image of 1.50 for that to work?

If it’s a coincidental timing with the code update and something else is causing it, what else should I try? Thanks

Thanks for the reply. Flippers react normally in switch test and coilstops look fine, they don't get stuck in an up position, they either won't flip or if they were up they drop. I'll order a card reader today as I don't have one atm and flash a new sd card as the first step. I checked the trough connectors but I'll check everything in the backbox too in case I jiggled something doing the update

I don't have an insider connected kit on my turtles yet, I've been thinking about getting one but the changes in 1.51 to NPP put me off a bit. Can someone with IC on 1.51 code confirm that if you start with a saved level 4 turtle you have to complete 3, level 4 trainings to get NPP? Maybe I'm mis-understanding the update notes and you only have to do it once?

I can understand making it a bit more difficult to start than in 1.50 where it was qualified when you start a game if you had a saved level 4 turtle but having to do level 4, 3 times is just never going to happen for 99% of people. Hopefully I have either mis-understood or we can get a change to NPP being qualified after completing level 4 training even if your turtle was saved at level 4.

Yeah, I hope it's either changed back to 1.50 or it's at least changed to complete level 4 training once to qualify it, even if you started at level 4. Otherwise it's actually a disincentive for IC as you have to pick between being able to start at level 4 or having the possibility of NPP

You can burn a different sd card with 1.50 code, I'm thinking about doing that and then getting IC. It's just a shame to miss out on some of the other improvements in 1.51 so I'd prefer they did a 1.52 patch to just change the NPP qualification

Just had the TPMB crash. Not in a mode, 4 balls in play, 2 cradled on left flipper, 1 free balling and the fourth had just collected an April hurry up. I think I saw someone else say it happened on an April hurry up too so maybe that’s something in common. Sigh, always on a good game!

They come off a lot easier than you might think, they’re really thick

I don't know if it's intended but yes its normal. It's not really 'rescue any' as in still rescue all 3 in any order, it's just rescue 1

Not sure how it worked in previous code sorry

Is anyone else not getting credit for A Team of Heroes? I've done it a couple of times now but no cheevo

Yeah you need the latest code for final battle audio

4l 1r 5l 1r 1l 2r

I’ve done this several times too and never got the achievement

call 1-800-542-5377. You can also email [email protected]

Don’t get me wrong, I love my Turtles but I definitely wouldn’t call the code deep. In fact one of the reasons I like it is for its simple code. If I’m too tired or not in the mood for JP or GZ level code and just want a bit of fun I play turtles.

The comparatively low scoring and balance doesn’t really bother me as I’m usually playing for final battle by myself.

I would like NPP to be more attainable, I’ve seen cowabunga more times than npp! I think having that as an extra, not too hard to get to mini wizard mode would really up the fun and satisfaction of playing the game.

As it stands there’s really only team up mb and final battle as rewards for progressing. Compare that with another simple code game like Deadpool which has Sauron, megakrakolodonus rex, clone and final wizard mode and you can see turtles is really lacking in obtainable, rewarding modes.

Hear my plea for NPP to be easier to get to!

Shredder stopper and well done are achievable, I have those. Last time I did it ‘a team of heroes’ was still broken. Not sure on the other ones, I either haven’t done them or they are still broken

Team April must have been fixed as I have that too

NPP at 4 out of 7 Cowabunga achievements would be awesome, really make you concentrate on some of those things in the game you basically ignore, making it seem deeper. Also not having it on a timer to start would be great.

yep new code, NPP my favourite change! Thanks Dwight!

PRO V1.53 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
==============================
**** FIXED ****
- Fixed the Achievement "A Team of Heroes". It will now give the achievement
after completing 4 episodes using all four shots.
- Fixed the Achievement "Team April". It will now award correctly if you
complete an April Hurry-Up during the Team-Up wizard mode.
- Fixed The Cooperative Achievement "Team Work Silver". In a three or four
player cooperative game, if a player completes the 3rd consecutive Weapon
Hurry-Up they will now collect this achievement correctly.

**** TWEAKED ****
- Changed how many times you need to train to enable Neutrino Pizza Party from
three to one.
- Doubled all the scores from Episodes.
- Reduced how fast Ninja Pizza Frenzy growes per switch and reduced the cap
from 10K to 8K per switch.

**** MOVED TO SYSTEM 3.22 ****
Corrected potential game reset issue.

Not sure if anyone can help. My flipper was starting to get stuck up, first I swapped the coil stop and sleeve and re-gapped the flipper to the playfield, which didn’t help.

Next I narrowed it down to definitely a mechanical issue by powering down the machine with it stuck up and it stayed like that.

Unsure on what to do next I ordered a new plunger/ crank assembly 265-5035-00 and return spring. However when I fit the new parts the plunger seems a bit too slim, it’s not a snug fit inside the sleeve. As a result the flipper feels really lightweight and wobbles a bit when returned to resting or when dead bouncing.

Does anyone know if I can get a plunger the same size as factory as the number in the manual is too thin. On the plus side it doesn’t stick anymore but it feels horrible to play.

Bushing is fine. I’m sure it’s the plunger thickness, it can move slightly side to side in the coil sleeve. I’m just not sure why as I ordered the right part

I have a JP prem and TMNT pro. Personally I think JP is by far the superior game. However, I do love TMNT and would say it depends on your preferences and whether you like to have variety and balance in your collection. JP has far more to do, the code is just much deeper but TMNT is pure fun.

I think TMNT is one of those games where the prem isnt really worth the extra $

I can only consistently backhand the lair shot. From the right flipper I can get the accuracy but it always bounces out. I heard once of someone removing something to stop that bouncing out but I can’t remember what part near the lair it was, does anyone else know?

In terms of rules for TMNT, I recently got a DP and AIQ, the ability to easily select your quest/mode on those games gives you so many more ways to play the game and I think it’s more fun being more in control of your game path.

Id love if the select mode on TMNT was changed to being able to select it with flippers while the ball is locked.

I don’t know what the correct term is but I mean from a trap on the left, quick, micro flip and continue to hold the flipper up to get the ball to roll up a bit and then backhand it

Was it right at the start of the game before plunge or is it possible you got it from the pops as an award and didnt notice?

There is definitely a pop award to qualify TPMB

If you’ve qualified your 3rd (or any) episode and only locked 2 balls then the 3rd lock shot will start both the episode and the mb with 1 shot

I love my TMNT, one change I'd like is making teamup easier. Maybe the rescue shot doesn't time out at all. The amount of times I've got to Leo rescue shot and it's just timed out because it's the hardest shot is frustrating and not in a fun way! The only time I complete Teamup is when I have the rescue any perk

bicyclenut where did you get this awesome rod and plate? Thanks!

Edit: NVM found it. Tilt Graphics for anyone else that wants to know

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-club2020-cowabunga-its-pizza-time/page/122#post-6145087

3 in 1 oil should be good

I’ve never had a response from reporting bugs via email. Not even an auto-response acknowledgment

I find nudging when it hits the lair target most effective with those feeds, should always be enough if you time it right, you want to stop it even getting to the sling

I’ve found the sockets stern uses around the slings and return lanes get a bit loose after some plays and causes flickering. I just give them a little squeeze (with power off!) to be tighter around the bulbs, if that’s the problem that should fix it

Set replay to EB?

Can anyone recommend a game like TMNT? I really enjoy it as a more simple game in my collection, I mostly just go for Final Battle and ignore score and Cowabunga unless I happen to get close to it.

What I like
- starting a mode is the same 3 shots every time so you can really learn to dial them in
- ball is captured on mode start so you can actually watch the animations
- audio you can quote on mode start
- mode completion isn't necessary to get to wizard mode
- only the modes are needed for wizard mode, no sjps in mbs, side modes etc
- epic wizard mode with stages and not just shoot shots till you light sjp
- music
- art
- fun atmosphere it creates (hard to quantify I know)

I also enjoy more complex games but have plenty of those already. Thanks!

Thanks, I dismissed Munster as being too easy previously but that’s kind of what I’m looking for now I guess! I’ve played a premium before and found the lower playfield to be a bit of a gimmick so you’re right the pro is probably the way to go for me.

My only problem with Elvira is the final wizard mode is 1 shot. Doesn’t feel very rewarding, but maybe gappa makes up for it?

Not yet as I’ve only played on location but I’ve got to wizard mode on all the games I’ve had at home so imagine it would happen if I had Elvira here. It’s just whether the rest of the game makes up for the wizard mode. One of the things I didn’t like about AIQ was that if you had a brilliant game, collected and kept all the gems the final wizard mode auto completed. I wanted to play it!

I find it quite hard to get a good idea if I’ll like a game by playing it on location only. Turtles is one of my favorite games but apart from appreciating how it looked I didn’t like it that much on location before I bought it.

Sometimes I just like a simpler game, I've got Elwin games for depth. Sometimes I just need to flip around and have some less serious fun! TMNT is great for that imo

I’m not sure less shots for every mode would be good, as far as a mode based game I think the number of shots needed per mode is good and on the lower side.

Maybe the April ball save could light both outlanes instead of one, still with the option to switch its side with the flippers when you’ve used one. If you haven’t turned that option on over it switching with the slings I highly recommend it.

If people wanted extra levelling, they could give perk options like the mando shop? A ball save or a boom button, a double team which halves the number of shots for just 1 episode etc. Boom button to spot a shot would be nice, pizza eating is fun but the action button isn’t used other than that is it?

I think the fact the ball is trapped on mode start could allow you to select your mode. I think that would make the game easier. People could more easily select the modes they like or find easier. I know when I get the Slash mode without a mb ready I groan.

Teamup mini wiz mode needs to not have a time limit when trying to get the rescue shot imo.

Also if they ever do another code update I wish the battle again light would show when team up and final battle is lit!

Given that the game is archived now it’s unlikely to get any improvements. The scoring really doesn’t bother me but I could see some of the above really improving the game for some people.

I think they are saying they would like to be able to choose the mode, which is different to being able to randomly change it

The carbon balls will still stick to the magnet and each other when it’s activated

Just my experience. Krang loop is easier at lower pitch. Outlane drains are much less at higher pitch. I can backhand the ramps both at 7.0 and 6.5.

For anyone that doesn't know, you can make the outlane save to be changeable by flippers in the menu, that's a big help.

Whether higher or lower pitch is easier just depends on what you prefer. Lower pitch won't play as fast, so some think that makes it easier. Flipper control is easier at a higher pitch and outlane drains are less.

Flipper power is default, I have flipper fans though.

The lower than other sterns scoring doesn't bother me. I can see that the scoring balance might bother people, the mbs are worth a lot more than anything else, I usually just play to try and get to Final Battle though.

If they were to update anything in code, I'd like to be able to see which side my battle again is lit when team up and final battle are ready.

I don't remember having that issue, might be your sd card?

I think so, I’ve never noticed it stopping. I’ll pay more attention next time I play and report back if no one else has said anything by then