Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Club(Stern 2020): Cowabunga! It’s Pizza Time!

Hey man! So glad to see you jumping in on LE. Any chance we will see it as window dressing or even a livestream from you on this awesome game?

Thanks for all You do.

I can just hear it now, the sweet sound of leg bolts threading into place.

I can't afford it, but I desperately want the balls to roll out of the van.

Agreed, Pro will be a blast. interested in the flipped to spinning pizza "moment". It might be more tactfully interesting.

Dear pinball accessory makers: https://www.vernakular.com/collections/manhole-cover-doormats/products/copy-of-san-francisco-manhole-cover-doormat-original-photography A pinball mat shaped and designed like a sewer manhole cover. Thank you.

Yours? You got one for Ur home or do you have a location?

I have heard folks don’t like the mystery award pop bumpers. I like those much more than having to put a scoop on the game To slow the whole thing. Excited to figure it all out!

Nick from Buffalo Pinball mentioned that he, as an owner, stays away from mode based games due to the potential for them becoming stale. So, there are some that don’t like mode based games for the home.

I think linear mode based games could tire you out fast , but being able to have random modes helps add diversity. Having different characters to select at the start will provide different strategies as well as different high scores to chase. Finally the combos, hurry ups, and trainings look like they’ll offer side objectives that could be a lot of fun.

Thanks for sharing. It does seem loaded!

WOOT!

Going to a local venue to see the Pro today. Haven’t heard about my Pro yet. I expect I’ll get it in the next batch.

I agree. I bought a 3d printer recently. If someone can find a way to measure the ball stopper and scan it in, I'd love to take a stab at designing something over it, or print stuff others design.

Played approximately 18 games on the Pro at Pinball Gallery in Malvern, PA. my thoughts:

The art: cabinet , backglass and playfield are awesome, and incredibly colorful in person, and I even love the lcd animations. Lots to watch and see.

The flow: one of the fastest games I ever played. Hitting the right ramp or right orbit whips around to the upper left flipper. Upper flipper also has a repeatable orbit, Or a center ramps that feeds down to the right inlane. I was missing a lot, flipping too late, forgetting to flip or throwing it down an outline. And I love every minute of it.

Even tho it’s a Borg game, it doesn’t feel like any Borg games I’ve spent much time playing. The shots feel tight but makeable (not houdini, actually makeable). Lower left flipper sometime feels like Jail, but then you dial in the right ramp or the right orbit and you are back in business.

Scoring: This is not a high scoring machine. I think you need 10 mil to get a high score by default ... and I did not do that. I was so excited to play it, i didn't even take a picture of a score.

Overall: Great to get to pick your own turtle, which adds a variety of skill shots available. Man this game is going to take awhile to learn the shots, but it feels great and every shot I hit felt great.

Finally, the combos, weapon hurry ups, and LAIR stuff could be a game in an of itself. So much to do!

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ALSO!
This game has a shaker motor installed at the Gallery and that thing was cooking! Every Turtle Power Multiball felt like the game was jumping out of its shell, and there were a few other episodes where I completed a shot or two and the shaker made it feel like a real payoff. So, solid, but not overwhelming shaker motor integration.

I had the same reaction to the post, but it is hard to compare them yet as the majority of TMNTs that have been released are on location, where as almost all R&M are in homes, so no one is doing "deep dives" on TMNT yet. Give it a month and there will be a boatload of TMNT videos/threads/posts and reviews to look through. And at the end of July, there will likely be 2-3 TMNT owners per R&M owner, but R&M won't have more than 750 owners... and can't.

Got my Pro today!

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Got it in the home and streaming now: https://www.twitch.tv/habermania

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Thanks!

Here is the video from last night’s TMNT Pro Livestream:

I’ll be streaming TMNT pretty exclusively (I only own it and Wonka)
Feel free to reach out if you want me
To show off anything specific. I have a “roaming camera” to use if you need close ups or something.

Close playfield pics

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I investigated the first picture. It was like plastic shavings. Must of come off the edge of a plastic that didn’t have a completely cleaned edge ... or something. They picked up immediately and came from something else.

2nd pic is the edge of the Mylar protecting the surface around the pizza spinning disc.

yup, wanted to get an answer to you quickly.

This is a #prouddad moment:

I appreciate this. Would there also be the possibility for MultiBall High Scores, as well as potentially how many episode a player completed for their high scores? I was always fun to see high scores based on progress in the arcade games, showing you that you might now I have the highest score, but you did progress further than someone else on the scoreboard.

I wonder if there is also some way to better communicate that foot value on the spinner = values in 1-2-3 combo. Many a call out at particular milestones? This may be in the game already.

Didn’t think of aiming for Splinter . Gonna try that.

Found a little success from left flipper trapped, subtle flip to get ball moving. And then flip ball backwards into lair, holding flipper open. No need to flipper release as ball generally doesn’t reject .

I am just breaking 30mil in the Pro.

Speaker kit and vireland quiet fan kit installed. Quiet fan is awesome. Green looks great.

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Gotta love those crafty wifeys! They teach us how to mod!

Here is the reveal of the Final Battle Challenge mode in code 1.1 update:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/686882026

uploading to Youtube Now...

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I think JP has more depth but at my skill level I might not ever be solid enough to see it all. TMNT is a little more straight forward. There is such variety in what to shoot for, it will take time to identify what to do and if there is anything to avoid. I am about 100 or so games in on TMNT and loving it. It has Iron Man speed and difficulty, with GoT depth. I think both games are winners. I prefer the more kid friendly TMNT with easier Multiballs and rules and added co-op over JP (JP is jut a little less attractive to look at and have as furniture in your house.)

I have a Pro and planned to upgrade to a Premium.... but:
Due to the reported issues with the diverter, the problem with the mechanism that is locking balls in the turtle van, and the software getting confused when its staging balls in the van, I am sticking with the Pro. Tons to do, shots take time to learn. Great variety in strategy and shots. And the Pro is more difficult due to the lack of a diverter, so it may have longer playability b/c it wont be as easy to reach the end game.

250 games on a Pro at home and spent the weekend with a buddy that generally only plays pinball at my house.

We played for about 4 hours, mostly co-op and some a Final Challenge and he got some solo games in it.

One thing he said:
If you lose your patience with this game, it will eat you alive. If you are thoughtful about each shot and each reaction, it is very rewarding.

I thought this was a nice bit of insight from a new player on the game.

Still Loving my Pro since the July 2nd delivery date. about 350-400 games. recently waxed and cleaned and began swapping out rubbers for titan pinball rings (GotD). Looks good and plays wicked fast.