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Top 5 Mechanical Actions in Pinball History

By bkerins

11 years ago


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#1 11 years ago
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bkerins

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Curious what people think. I was recently asked to name five things that were mechanically fun to do or see in pinball and I initially picked these:

- destroying a saucer on AFM
- hitting Rudy in the mouth on Funhouse
- destroying a castle on MM
- hitting the bell on AC/DC
- scoring a goal on World Cup Soccer

I've since changed my mind and picked a few others, but I want to see what people think here. Any mechanical action in the game, you can decide what that means in any way. Pick your TOP FIVE.

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#2 11 years ago
 
DEL

SealClubber

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Pinbots visor opening. "Now I see you." This game got me hooked on pinball.
TRex lunch in JP. Dont think there is anything cooler to see.
Thing grabbing ball in TAF (though it annoys me now just because it takes so long)
Pop bumper lifting out of the field in CV. When I first played this game I was like "Where the F did that come from?" because I didn't actually see it come up.
Phurba diverters in Shadow. These definitely are fun to do but not so much to watch.

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#3 11 years ago
 
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KenLayton

In Memoriam

US Olympia, WA

12y 83,400 5,965

Flippers.
Pop bumpers.
Eject hole.
Slingshot kicker.
Outhole ball return kicker.

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#4 11 years ago
 
CDF

Collin

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US Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Ringmaster popping up on Cirqus Voltaire
Getting balls looping around the supercharger in Getaway
Hitting Rudy in Funhouse (creepy annoying bastard deserved it.)
Destroying the castle in Medieval Madness
Making the fish flop in Fish Tales

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#5 11 years ago
 
JLM

jlm33

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Succesful jump on Banzai Run's vertical playfield.
Hole in one in NGG
Automatic (The thing flips) flipper in TAF - much more accurate than me...

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#6 11 years ago
 
DMG

dgpinball

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12y 88,900 1,661 147 72

Castle on MM is #1 IMO, but these are pretty good too.

Changing face on BOP
Gophers on NGG
POA on IJ
Stewie Pinball on Family G
Mist on BSD

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#7 11 years ago
 
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o-din

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#1-- Release Odin

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#8 11 years ago
 
XXX

wonderpuddle

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US Tustin, CA

14y 67,650 367 9 73

Pinball magic - floating ball on the magic wand
MM - destroying the castle
CV - ringmaster
TOM - magnet catching ball on the trunk
TZ - invisible flippers

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#9 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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#2--Release Wotan

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#10 11 years ago
 
SAM

smassa

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Top 5 Mechanical Toys in pinball to me would be:

MM Castle
BSD Mist MB
Batman TDK Crane
TZ Mini PF
RS/Funhouse Ted/Rudy

Just outside top 5 The Ship on POTC

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#11 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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Some of you really need a history lesson.

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#12 11 years ago
 
PTR

pinballpete

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Pirate ship on POTC. Sinking that never gets old.

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#13 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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#3--Electronically controlled, electrically charged shaker motor!

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#14 11 years ago
 
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Shoot_Again

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US Vancouver, WA

12y 83,400 8,453 2

MM castle
MM and NGG trolls/gophers
AFM mothership
CV boom balloon / ringmaster
IJ POA
XM magnetic disk for multiball start

There are a lot of great toys in pinball but these stand out above most others to me.

honorable mention. electrically controlled ball gates.

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#15 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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#4--The "Drop target"

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#16 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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#5,6,7 etc-- flippers, pop bumpers, slingshots. etc

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#17 11 years ago
 
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Shoot_Again

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12y 83,400 8,453 2

Quoted from o-din:

Some of you really need a history lesson.

haha but not Ken I almost quoted you and said flippers but then saw that Ken was all over the best invention in pinball history.

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#18 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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What are you doing up this late?

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#19 11 years ago
 
DCT

pinmanguy

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I think xmens magnets during multi ball start are awesome

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#20 11 years ago
 
SBS

o-din

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Quoted from Shoot_Again:

the best invention in pinball history.

Plywood and steel

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#21 11 years ago
 
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Shoot_Again

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US Vancouver, WA

12y 83,400 8,453 2

paint since plywood and steel are non mechanical I will go with paint or decals =)

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#22 11 years ago
 
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o-din

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you win! but lets not forget ----plastic!!!

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#23 11 years ago
 
GIR

girloveswaffles

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Quoted from SealClubber:

Pinbots visor opening. "Now I see you."

^^ This ^^

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#24 11 years ago
 
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girloveswaffles

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The Section of Play-feild on (Zaccaria's) "Time Machine" that raises and lowers the bumpers.

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#25 11 years ago
 
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Newsom

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It is mechanically fun to have a solid shot to a spinner - 9 ball's spinner comes to mind - it is just asking to be nailed.
It is fun to see balls on the upper and lower playfields at the same time during BH multiball.
It is fun to see the flippers zip and unzip on EMs.
It is fun to hit Rudy and watch his reaction when starting multiball.
It is always fun to hit a hole in one.

HM to Shadow ball lock and STtNG borg ship shooting the ball at the flippers.

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#26 11 years ago
 
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KenLayton

In Memoriam

US Olympia, WA

12y 83,400 5,965

Coin acceptors/chutes.
Score motors.
Score reels.
Vari-targets.
Roto-targets.

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#27 11 years ago
 
JRK

jrivelli

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US Milwaukie, OR

11y 89,650 4,625 10 20

MM - Destroy the castle
AFM - busting down the saucer
Big guns - dual cannon shot
NGG - launch ramp/gofers
NF - getting the ball going lightning fast on upper ramp
BSD - mist is pretty sweet as well, what an affect!

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#28 11 years ago
 
BOY

vid1900

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Radar gun in Vector.

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#29 11 years ago
 
CAM

Chemixtry

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US Rio Rancho, NM

12y 29,400 283 12

STTNG - Cannons
JM - Data Glove
CV - Ringmaster
BSD - Mist multiball
CSI - centrifuge multiball

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#30 11 years ago
 
JIM

Jvspin

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MM - Castle
Funhouse - Rudy Head
Whirlwind - Spinning Disks
Whirlwind - Fan Topper
Black Knight - Magnasaves (or better yet, the timed magnasaves in Pharoah)

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#31 11 years ago
 
JOR

Jor0822

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US Sunrise, FL

11y 20,150 66 1 27

CV - Ringmaster
BSD - Mist multiball
POTC - Pirate ship
Pinball Magic - floating ball on the magic wand
Frankenstien - Frankie ball toss

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#32 11 years ago
 
TMB

PINBELL

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BR-cannon

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#33 11 years ago
 
KME

sk8ball

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11y 63,900 942

#99 hitting the Brain Bug. #1 capturing a ball on Jolly Park

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#34 11 years ago
 
TPV

gearheaddropping

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US Macomb, MI

12y 67,300 2,042 16 20

MM Castle
POTC Ship
BSD Myst Multiball
Rudy or Red/Ted Head
FG Stewie Pinball

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#35 11 years ago
 
DX

DarthXaos

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Thing bar none is #1, because that blew me away when I was a kid.

Runner up probably the MM castle, specifically the drawbridge/gate

Tron's disc, there have been discos on pinball before, but the way Tron's works is special.

Frank and Drac from MB

The Champion Pub boxer

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#36 11 years ago
 
TAR

pinwiztom

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US Salem, OR

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Quoted from KenLayton:

Flippers.
Pop bumpers.
Eject hole.
Slingshot kicker.
Outhole ball return kicker.

so true, give me the basics

Pinball does not need toys in order to be fun or amazing.

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#37 11 years ago
 
COL

collin_m

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AU Fairfield

17y 25,650 75 3

TZ magnetic flippers
BSD Mist Ball
Champion Pub Jump Rope and Speed bag

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#38 11 years ago
 
ZUL

Caucasian2Step

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Coin mechs that work.

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#39 11 years ago
 
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SuperTurbo

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CV Ringmaster has spot targets, magnet catch, bash toy, raised toy for scoop shot. And it can rise and fall during Ringmaster Special. Very versatile toy. Also it's a large enough scoop that you can fire two shots in it and it will register both separately. I know some modes want you to fire two balls underneath the ringmaster as quickly as possible for a double jackpot.

MM Castle has tons of stuff. Moat shot. Castle gate shot. Castle destroy shot. Then the lock shot as well which is technically part of the castle.

TOTAN's shooting stars are a great outlane save mechanism. They work far more consistently for me than something like TOM's Hocus Pocus save which activates sometimes when the ball is nearly underneath the flippers.

Frankenstein on MB has lots going on. Spot targets. Drop targets. Ramp shot. Bash toy. During Mosh Pit you cycle through ramp, spot, and then drop (Mosh Super Jackpot, so tough). Bash toy comes alive during multiball.

I like the new magnet on X-Men LE where Magneto catches the magnets and spins them. I've only played it a few times though but it was a great feature.

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#40 11 years ago
 
OOF

Erik

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No love for Tommy blinders? I thought that was nifty

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#41 11 years ago
 
SEB

MnHotRod

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IJ4: I thought all the balls falling out of the trunk for multiball was really cool the first few times I saw it.

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#42 11 years ago
 
DAD

Pinmeister

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No mention for Pinball Circus?

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#43 11 years ago
 
SAZ

Baiter

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Quoted from wonderpuddle:

Pinball Magic - floating ball on the magic wand
MM - the castle
CV - ringmaster

To these I would might add BSD's myst ball and the animatronic heads of Funhouse and Roadshow.

Special mention to GNR's 3 magnets going at once, and POTC's sinking ship.

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#44 11 years ago
 
JRD

sanctumwear

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US Area 51, NV

11y 81,800 1,379 1

MM Castle
AFM Saucer
FH Rudy
FGY Stewie pinball
POTC ship

ACDC LE bell, TSPP garage door, BDK crane, TS battlefield and CP jump rope would be my top ten.

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#45 11 years ago
 
JCS

jeffspinballpalace

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How about the free throw on NBA? Seeing the ball launch across the playfield, go to the magnet and hover over the rim, before sinking into the basket blows my mind. Its mesmerizing, man!

The pirate ship was a stroke of genious. Made POTC one of Sterns top three titles sold. Might be displaced by acdc sometime soon???

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#46 11 years ago
 
BLY

MrBally

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Quoted from o-din:

#1-- Release Odin

#2-- Release Wotan

Some of you really need a history lesson.

Release Fire Gods!

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#47 11 years ago
 
JOE

joe2012

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11y 56,400 1,088

t-2 cannon.

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#48 11 years ago
 
SDG

BloodyCactus

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US Lexington, VA

12y 40,150 534 2 8

I dont find the AFM saucer or MM castle that spectacular. mechanically there is not a lot to them.

I like the engine in corvette. those lift up horus targets in stargate.. the ball lock in waterworld..

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#49 11 years ago
 
TOX

ChrisHibler

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Sega Twister originated the magnet spinner multiball...XMen is a knockoff.

There are several knockoffs in this list.
--
Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31
http://www.Team-EM.com
http://webpages.charter.net/chibler/Pinball/index.htm
http://www.PinWiki.com - The new place for pinball repair info

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#50 11 years ago
 
WTM

PennSkier

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Quoted from KenLayton:

Flippers.
Pop bumpers.
Eject hole.
Slingshot kicker.
Outhole ball return kicker.

Exactly this.

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