(Topic ID: 126221)
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Pinside Test Machine
Pinside Pinball Inc., 2002-
The Nightmare Before Christmas
MarkInc, 2019
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I just came across this thread and read every page, your project is so freaking motivational, Mark, thank you for sharing your journey with us!!!
Saint Paul, MN
Quoted from MarkInc:Packing it up for Allentown pinfest.
See ya there!
This looks like a First Place trophy pin to me. 
Quoted from wcbrandes:Mark, are you bringing this to the Vancouver show this year?
Can we gang up and convince him to at least bring it the the NW Pinball Show? 
Aaron
FAST Pinball
I really enjoyed playing it. It was pretty much the whole reason I took the trip to Allentown this year was to see it in person.
You're only about 8 hours from Wisconsin....I would love to play this at MGC next year!!!! Pwease.... 
Quoted from MarkInc:Hopefully Expo in October
Expo isn't a show I typically go to...but I might be able to talk the old lady into it
MarkInc so very pleased to have met you and had a chance to play your machine at Pinfest! Thank you for bringing the game and for explaining the basics to a poor player such as myself. I was extremely impressed with the build quality as well as the multiple ways that the ball could be quickly and cleverly diverted.
I only wish I had had time to play more than once!
All the best, and I hope to see you (and your excellent game) at a future show. Thank you again!
Quoted from MarkInc:This guy completes the 6 Oogie modes and goes on to the Battle Mega Oogie mini wizard - ends up with 340M. Next highest score was only 67M
Yopp!!!
Also, I played this at Expo several years ago. Wow, this has come a long way since then. Nice work and I hope to play an updated version at a show before too awfully long. Keep it up!!!
1 week later
Quoted from MarkInc:Steven Bowden posted a nice gameplay video on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/stevenbowden
Bump...Just like it better when i see this at the top of the page.
1 week later
Quoted from MarkInc:My pinball profile interview with Jeff Teolis:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/618743091637981?view=pinned&ref=bookmarks
Just listened! Nice interview, Mark. Fun to hear you chat about some of the behind the scenes stuff. Keep it up! Gotta finish that final 1%.
Quoted from MarkInc:Moved it to my game room.
Still have a list of things to finish, but it's fun to just walk in, turn it on and play a game.
Really is come along beautifully. Watching the video from a few months ago, what flipper coils are you using for the bottom 2 and are they adjustable? They seem just a smidge weak.
Quoted from PinMonk:Really is come along beautifully. Watching the video from a few months ago, what flipper coils are you using for the bottom 2 and are they adjustable? They seem just a smidge weak.
Williams - 11629. I'm using 70V, firing the main coil for around 15ms in that video.
I bumped them up to around 19ms for the Allentown show - was barely enough.
But, back at the hotel after the show I forgot to reduce them and nearly smashed the targets it was so powerful.
Set them to 16 ms and played really well.
Quoted from MarkInc:Williams - 11629. I'm using 70V, firing the main coil for around 15ms in that video.
I bumped them up to around 19ms for the Allentown show - was barely enough.
But, back at the hotel after the show I forgot to reduce them and nearly smashed the targets it was so powerful.
Set them to 16 ms and played really well.
Yeah, it seemed like it just needed a tick more in that video. Sounds like you already made that adjustment.
Also, the shot geometry seems just a little off with quite a few "almost" or slightly less than perfect shots bricking. I'm not sure what the exact mechanical fix is, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so it seems like adjusting the angle of the ramp entrance walls out a few degrees would help. There's rejected shot I'm thinking of specifically is one where you hit the right wall of the left ramp and rather than guide the ball in at a reduced speed, it deflects it sideways hard and it rattles left and right at the ramp entrance before losing momentum and coming back. It's not the only bricked "not perfect" shot in that video, but it's the best example.
Quoted from PinMonk:Yeah, it seemed like it just needed a tick more in that video. Sounds like you already made that adjustment.
Also, the shot geometry seems just a little off with quite a few "almost" or slightly less than perfect shots bricking. I'm not sure what the exact mechanical fix is, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so it seems like adjusting the angle of the ramp entrance walls out a few degrees would help. There's rejected shot I'm thinking of specifically is one where you hit the right wall of the left ramp and rather than guide the ball in at a reduced speed, it deflects it sideways hard and it rattles left and right at the ramp entrance before losing momentum and coming back. It's not the only bricked "not perfect" shot in that video, but it's the best example.
You mean something like this?
Quoted from MarkInc:You mean something like this?
Little more of a curve to give the ball time to "fall in" on a not-quite-perfect shot. Also, a little more of a flange on the right ramp at the entrance.
Also, have you considered EL tape for the backside of the ramps, then putting stars, snowflakes, etc cutouts in the ramp wall? That way the EL tape can be lit up in different modes to light the shapes in the ramp walls. It would be a cool and relatively cheap effect.
I looked back at that video in slow motion.
The ball seems to hits the side of the 'A' target and bounces sideways, rattling in the ramp entrance.
I don't think the wall needs too much of an angle adjustment.
I think the right ramp is working very well. It is back far enough that the ball usually enters at a good angle.
The one thing I would like to do is widen the pumpkin patch (upper left loop). I can probably remove the post and gain 3/4"
All good suggestions - things to keep in mind for next iteration of the ramps.
Quoted from MarkInc:I looked back at that video in slow motion.
The ball seems to hits the side of the 'A' target and bounces sideways, rattling in the ramp entrance.
I don't think the wall needs too much of an angle adjustment.
I think the right ramp is working very well. It is back far enough that the ball usually enters at a good angle.
The one thing I would like to do is widen the pumpkin patch (upper left loop). I can probably remove the post and gain 3/4"
All good suggestions - things to keep in mind for next iteration of the ramps.
It's hard to tell because the 360p youtube video is pretty low-res (720p or 1080p would help!). When testing that specific shot over and over, glass off, it would be really helpful to have an iphone shooting that successive testing 1080p in slo-mo for 20 or 30 shots. It's REALLY helpful for seeing exactly what's happening. The offset of the ramp and entry angle from the right flipper's natural path I think makes it more likely to brick or retard shot energy. If not adding a bit of curve then maybe a bit of an entry flange.
1 month later
Quoted from PinMonk:Anything new going on with this? Will you have it at California Extreme?
Sorry, no, too far for me. I’m in Ontario, Canada, not California!
Slow progress on the game - still adjusting modes and rules.
The display memory leak has been fixed in mpf - slides were not being destroyed and removed after each ball.
House and garden renovation stuff is getting in the way.
Hopefully the Chicago Expo in October for next show.
3 weeks later
Mark...working on that video now of your amazing game...can you email me a couple of pictures of you and David next to your game that are clear, with it on? and any other pictures to use in the final chunk of the video?
1 week later
Quoted from toddtuckey:Mark...working on that video now of your amazing game...can you email me a couple of pictures of you and David next to your game that are clear, with it on? and any other pictures to use in the final chunk of the video?
Whoa this sounds cool! Please post link when done Todd!
Merthyr Tydfil
I doubt it would fit within their price and budget point, plus it's a Superpin size. This game is getting closer to Jersey Jack territory.
Quoted from Shenanigander:Whoa this sounds cool! Please post link when done Todd!
I sent some pictures to Todd, so hopefully he can finally get the interview edited and released.
I'm looking forward to seeing how goofy I am on camera.
@thebenk, s1500 - thanks for the praise. Things have slowed quite a bit this summer due to house and yard renos, but still moving forward.
Quoted from MarkInc:Things have slowed quite a bit this summer due to house and yard renos, but still moving forward.
You know house and yard renos really cut into your pinball funds, right? 
2 weeks later
Quoted from MarkInc:I sent some pictures to Todd, so hopefully he can finally get the interview edited and released.
I'm looking forward to seeing how goofy I am on camera.
thebenk, s1500 - thanks for the praise. Things have slowed quite a bit this summer due to house and yard renos, but still moving forward.
Cool. Looking forward to that!
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