The worst part about TSPP is finding a decent deal on one that needs help, rebuilding 5 flippers sucks I just found one, but after parts, not so much of a deal.

Other than that, it's a pretty crazy good game. I wish there was a little more incentive to play the modes. I play the duff mode every time because 10 ramps shots is an extra ball, but it's too easy to skip them to get to AI.

The level of strategy is beyond any other pinball. The voice acting, the art, all top notch. Once you dial in the VUK to the mini and the stronger coil int he garage the game is super solid.

Great game.

I'm in the process of rebuilding all 5 flippers. Got the main ones done, I don't think very many people rebuild the uppers and sometimes they need them. However, even with fresh flippers, you need to hit the sweet spot to get the ball on the couch.

I also agree about the treehouse shot, I think that is a really hard shot.

There is no way you beat Family Guy many times. Sperm Attack is damn near impossible to get to.

I believe there is an option in the menus to not raise the volume on AI.

EDIT: I think I'm wrong, I this existed but I can't find it.

Ah! I knew it.

I can tell you how I missed it, it's not documented on the manual on IPDB. It must have been added at a later date.

TSPP is terrible with LEDs. There are tons of fading effects, so much is lost with LEDs.

You are correct. The more modes you finish, the more time you get for AI. Also, there is a screen that show progress toward the wizard mode. When you fulfill a requirement a screen with boxes will come up showing you how close you are.

Comes up automatically, saw it last night. It looks like a grid almost and it marks off all the requirements for the super duper extreme wizard mode, or whatever it's called I wouldn't know, I'll never get there. But last night I got pretzel multiball, mystery spot, AI, secret stash, itchy and scratchy revenge, and god know what else and I saw the screen 3 times...

It does feel cheap, and it's a bummer.

It's the rules. The strategy. You can stack hurry ups, with modes, with 2x multiplier shots with couch multi ball, with itchy and scratchy multi ball with D'oh, with daredevil modes and SO much more. It's got wizard modes like Alien Invasion, secret stash, itchy and scratchy has an ending... It has other gems like nuclear somethingarathers, pretzel multi ball, treehouse awards, moes tavern awards, victory laps (which stack over everything) and an absurd super duper wizard mode. Other little touches like you can select which mode you're going to start for much greater control of strategy. Also, I am sure I'm forgetting at least 10 things. If you love to systematically play pinball and dominate a machine, you can manipulate this game like no other.

Did I mention I'm probably forgetting at LEAST 10 things. Other reasons to like it include great art, amazing voice acting, 5 flippers (not everyones bag), one of the last great functional mini play fields, some really satisfying shots, like the couch shot and some super challenging shots like the shot through the pops and the I&S shot being hidden by smart drop targets that go up and down (which is apparently a marquee feature in newer games). Also, I think the treehouse shot is REALLY hard.

Great voice, great art, some super tough shots, absurd amount of strategy... That's why people love this game.

It's got some negatives, it does feel cheap, and the games are super long...

Oh yah, it has like 3 skill shots, maybe more, who can keep track of all this stuff.

I also have a like new TSPP, and I also went LED with OCDLED. While OCDLED adds back a lot of the fading effects, some of the effects aren't perfect. I probably have to mess with it some, but I can't leave incandescents in this one due to the small inserts and the long periods of time they are on. Anything is better than lifting inserts.

If you find this is an issue, and you are able to fix it, PM me.