Titles with best integration between shaker motor rumble and game play

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#1 8 years ago

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OOO

nosro

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Novi, MI

11y 72,650 1,849

In my limited number of plays in games with shaker motors, I have found a very wide variation in how shaker motors are used.

I found Transformers to have excellent and varying shaker motor usage that enhances immersion. For example, the Megatron lock sound perfectly meshes with the slowing rumble of the shaker motor. It is subtle and effective.

I found Star Trek less creative. Perhaps I was playing old code, but rumble effects seemed limited to a mild rumble with ramp shots and a full-on anxiety attack when the Vengeance is destroyed. It "works" but can feel monotonous and ham fisted after a while.

What do you find as particularly memorable uses of shaker motors or particularly unimpressive applications of shaker motors?

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#2 8 years ago

SBS

o-din

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11y 158K 58,757

Earthshaker. The one, the only, the first.

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#3 8 years ago

ROB

RCA1

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St Joseph, MI

11y 128K 8,675 28 11

Stern Mustang is good. Motor revving integration is obvious, but pretty well done.
Of course, the original will always be hard to top. EARTHSHAKER!!

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#4 8 years ago

ROB

RCA1

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St Joseph, MI

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Quoted from o-din:
Earthshaker. The one, the only, the first.

Dammit! While I was typing....................

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#5 8 years ago

SBS

o-din

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11y 158K 58,757

You were too busy looking at that guy's pink Dirty Harry.

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#6 8 years ago

CAP

lordloss

Blocked

10y 5,089

LOTR is great.

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#7 8 years ago

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ScenicFaultDrive

Inactive member

Blackpool

8y 10,400 16

When I owned Red & Ted's Roadshow I hated the shaker motor on that - the monotonous game-play didn't help either (NY Taxi Cabs at the start of almost every game = Grrrrr). The shaker just seemed inappropriate and annoyed the hell out of me. Earthshaker! is the only other game I've owned with a shaker motor, and I absolutely love that as the shake enhances the theme.

Simon

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#8 8 years ago

GOR

Gorno

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Regina, SK

9y 63,900 763 6 50

IM and TFTC are definitely my top choices.

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#9 8 years ago

BEN

Chosen_S

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10y 113K 6,294

Woz
Tron

Great with shakers

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#10 8 years ago

JIM

winteriscoming

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10y 85,300 2,654

Jurassic Park!

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#11 8 years ago

TIM

thall17

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Livonia, MI

12y 41,650 611 3

I think Road Show is great with the shaker!

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#12 8 years ago

MSN

MSN22

Inactive member

Christchurch

12y 31,550 156 10 12

Spiderman is also great with a shaker.

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#13 8 years ago

ERJ

tracelifter

Inactive member

12y 80,300 6,318

I have had quite a few games with shakers, AFM was my favorite with PotC a close second.

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#14 8 years ago

MJP

markp99

Inactive member

Nashua, NH

8y 72,800 1,389 3

Quoted from winteriscoming:
Jurassic Park!

^^ This. Perfect implementation.

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#15 8 years ago

MJP

markp99

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Nashua, NH

8y 72,800 1,389 3

Shaker on the way for my GoT Premium. Good comments from others so far; we'll know more in a few days.

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#16 8 years ago

AST

Astropin

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11y 125K 8,896

Iron Man and Game of Thrones!

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#17 8 years ago

MR

Sliderpoint

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Spokane Valley, WA

8y 23,550 51 1

Quoted from winteriscoming:
Jurassic Park!

Yup, just played last week. Rumble was awesome and right on queue for Dino stomping foot steps!

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#18 8 years ago

B16

Billy16

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11y 94,300 3,701 58

Agree with Tales from the Crypt. Godzilla is also well done.

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#19 8 years ago

AAA

pintechev

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11y 91,300 4,437

Earthshaker is hard to top.

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#20 8 years ago

HAR

shovelhed

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Napa, CA

12y 83,550 2,426 1 20

WWF Royal Rumble and Jurrassic are top dawgs.

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#21 8 years ago

RYE

Pimp77

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20y 92,650 6,275 78

I can't imagine SM or IM without one. RS is also great and so is WOZ surprisingly.

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#22 8 years ago

MJH

TimeBandit

redshiftLED.com.au

Sydney, Oz

10y 159K 5,511 3 65

Quoted from Pimp77:
I can't imagine SM or IM without one. RS is also great and so is WOZ surprisingly.

Agree all counts. WOZ surprisingly good-So many short, nuanced uses. Very clever, subtle integration mixed with the big bang stuff.

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#23 8 years ago

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John1210

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Unknown

10y 38,800 1,439 4

Battering ram with shaker on got makes the shot very satisfying. Worth having a shaker for that alone.
Mustang i was actually a little disappointed with but still ok.

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#24 8 years ago

DLS

bigd1979

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Hagerstown, MD

10y 137K 14,191 8 78

Met does a good job with it on sparky. Also twd does it pretty well on many occasions also.

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#25 8 years ago

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John1210

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Unknown

10y 38,800 1,439 4

Also got pro with dragon wings.

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#26 8 years ago

HEY

indypinhead

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12y 119K 6,376

WOZ
MMr

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#27 8 years ago

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OOO

nosro

Pinside member

Novi, MI

11y 72,650 1,849

Quoted from TimeBandit:
Agree all counts. WOZ surprisingly good-So many short, nuanced uses. Very clever, subtle integration mixed with the big bang stuff.

Agree. For example, the throne room has a very light jostle that is coordinated with the flame sound and video footage.

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#28 8 years ago

TSM

darkfaith

Inactive member

Iaeger, WV

12y 56,400 360 1 130

Gotta go with TFTC, JP, and SM

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#29 8 years ago

KDL

klinde1

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12y 80,300 168 19 47

AFM hands down the best. I do like WOZ for its subtle use of the shaker. For me Spidey was to over the top strong.

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#30 8 years ago

ZAM

Zampinator

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Cheboygan, MI

11y 104K 2,362 1 54

I500! It has a visible shaker motor that is a car racing around a race track! Plus it has 5 different speeds, it goes faster & faster as you keep making ramp & orbit shots. Once it reaches top speed, it's spinning & shaking so fast that the car is a blur & the entire pin is almost hopping of the ground! No other shaker motor even comes close in my book. Earthshaker would be my runner up.

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#31 8 years ago

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tacshose

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St Louis, MO

9y 79,650 1,366

AVENGER'S HULK, couldn't even imagine playing mine without it. If it ever broke I would put a new one in immediately

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#32 8 years ago

MJP

markp99

Inactive member

Nashua, NH

8y 72,800 1,389 3

Added the Spike shake to my GoT. It was a bit over the top for my taste so I toned it down just a bit by offsetting the weights. Integration within the game is quite good.

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#33 8 years ago

FJB

jasonp

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Wesley Chapel, NC

10y 91,050 1,257 7

Royal rumble

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#34 8 years ago

TDN

Wyopinball

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Casper, WY

8y 43,150 439 3

I can't complain about the KISS, the multi balls do a great job utilizing the shaker motor and depending on jackpots and super jackpots, the feel is a great match.

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#35 8 years ago

LEW

Pinballlew

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8y 116K 3,940 7

I keep misreading the Title of this thread...lol

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