I modified a BBH Saucer Mod and changed out for my Aliens.
I used a heat bent clear sling plastic and existing flasher screw/assembly.
A Comet Matrix 8 SMD, Flashes Red, inside the Beam. Im pleased.
Goes well with Comet Sunlight! So Glad I made those!
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Agree with your theory. Seems like a bad connector or solder issue if the new cable has a similar issue. My guess is that if it reappears you might get the same "temporary" fix by just re-seating the cable. That probably somehow pushes the solder back on a temporary basis.

These pop bumpers might be my favorite in all of pinball. GOAT.

Hi I’m looking to join the club if anyone is looking to sell their game. Massachusetts area

Love my TSPP! Just got it a month ago. The out lanes though. Especially the left out lane. Reminds me of playing PinBot, maybe I'm just not a good player.

Keep practicing! You'll find the right spot on the flipper.

That left outlane is a bit of a torture. the way the guiderail is slanted to make an un-deadend catch just flow right up and out.
I still get caught on that every once in a while but really you have to learn how to drop-catch on the left hand side, or at least slow the roll a bit in order to save the ball! keep trying!

The left outline seems greedy, but a vast majority of my drains are down the middle. I pull drain audits periodically, because I’m a data nerd.

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I always think it is interesting to peek at the drain stats when available because it "feels" emotionally like certain things happen "too often" in pinball but then you realize it may (or may not) be the case.

My tspp doesn’t have any “unfair” draining.
What kind of shots lead to straight down the middle? Besides a garage mis-aim?

I was talking of pinball and statistics in general.

are changing regular bulbs to LED recommended by you guys? Or does it not make that big of a difference?, ive seen the photos but wanted to know opinion if it was worth it or not
Thanks

From a technical standpoint LEDs use less power and generate less heat which is better for the machine long term. They also don't have to be replaced as often.

Ascetically it is up to you but if you want a more "incandescent" look go for 1SMD warm bulbs, if you want it brighter go up to 2SMD. I also think cool bulbs would look fine in Simpsons.

IMHO I would avoid colored LEDs, they really don't add much under colored inserts and using them in GIs is generally to be avoided.

This game looks phenomenal when it’s decked out in cool white LED’s

It makes a lot of difference (brighter) but keep in mind they operate differently and in this game you will lose the fade effects across the playfield unless you also use an LED OCD board. If you search (within this thread) you will find many people discussing it. I would not recommend putting LEDs in this game unless you are willing to do the LED OCD board. [matter of personal preference and opinion so your mileage may vary]

With the OCD board you will get LEDs that are nice and bright but they act like the incandesent bulbs (they fade in and out as intended in the game - you also don't get any ghosting without having to buy non-ghosting LEDs). The strobe / flicker effect that you get with LED games that SOME people's eyes notice is also eliminated.

I used cool white LEDs in all my inserts and I used warm/sunlight LEDs on the GI bulbs on top of the playfield. This keeps the game looking more original with the warm colors exposed on the top of the playfield.

I highly recommend LED but also second the call for installing LED OCD. Considering many of the inserts use multiple effects to indicate modes (flash, fade, solid), I would think the OCD board would then be a necessity. Doing fade up and down with an LED looks awful.

I mean sure you can use non-ghosting but that turns into a large expenditure, and the OCD board is also slightly programmable.

Will throw in a 3rd recommendation for LEDOCD. Put it off for a long time, but the difference is night and day on this pin.

The beauty of TSPP: I had been playing really poorly for three straight days and I was getting pretty frustrated with the machine. I decided to play one last game and then shut it off for the night. The first half of the game was going pretty poorly, then I managed to start a new TV mode and also complete Homer's Day by shooting the couch -- which happened to be the last ball needed to start couch multiball. Then I started Itchy and Scratchy multiball, so I had four balls in play while shooting victory shots. I ended up with 56 million and change, my new Grand Champion score. I've only had the machine a couple weeks and I still haven't even seen Alien Invasion and Mystery Spot. This is definitely one of the best machines I've ever owned.

Keep slugging away! I've found that clock management and Krusty loop shot are the keys for me. use Otto to continually reset the timer, and use Krusty to light TV mode....then go for the TV over and over. I had 5 modes running at once the other day. that's when you want to start a multiball!

It's amazing that this game is on Whitestar, to me. I mean I have South Park, and I just sold Striker Xtreme a few weeks ago. And while they are good games, the depth, music, and callouts feel like they are 3 times larger than both of those games. Sitting next to TSPP is World Poker Tour, which has a deep rule set, running on SAM boards, but it might not be as deep as TSPP.

Either way, impressive game.

the sound quality seems to be better than the average whitestar as well. I dont notice the typical muffled digitized nature of the sound samples to the same degree that I do with the Sopranos table I have sitting right next to it, though their sound circuitry isnt exactly the same it still seems an apt comparison.

I remember hearing in an interview at some point that Kieth had done work on the sound compression for whitestar for this game? Maybe that has something to do with it.

anyone using these target cushions? how do you like them? is it affecting a lot the game play?

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I've used the vendor, and an earlier design.
Put them on when the game was a year old. No issues other than learning to nick the vinyl peel off layer with a sharp exacto.

I have purchased around 20 different sets over the years.

so it didnt affect gameplay?

you cant just pull with fingers?

Did it affect game play?

Well yes, of course the ball bounces differently off a cushioned target, then plastic, and it sticks out a little so, it affects it in those ways.
I guess it depends whether you are a player that is very focused for tournaments, points, argues over angles...dont use target decals.
They serve to make the game look better, and nothing more, other than wear protection, but in home use.....

Can you peel off the backing with your fingers?

Yes, sometimes. I cant speak for the material in this specific batch, or even the heat in an airplane when mailed.
Nor can I account for the length of your finger nails, or manual dexterity.
Sometimes, you need to nick, with a sharp blade. Sometimes when you dont, you peel the print layer from the adhesive.

What is this OCD board you speak of? I am totally interested in this. Where could I find one? I had changed all my bulbs to LED's as soon as i got the game a long time ago, but never really paid attention to the points you bring up.

http://ledocd.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=2

Thank you

Delivered last night. Formerly routed but well taken care of. One pin stadium light out and wear around flipper buttons and start button (as usual). Other than that, loving it!

I like deep ruleset games. This along with my WPT seem well matched because of this.

I have never seen or played Family Guy and have heard it mentioned before that it wasn't that good. Might have been South Park or both haha. I don't remember.

Anyways, I thought here would be a good place to ask.

Thanks

NVRAM question. Maybe a dumb one. I install the NVRAM with the game off right?

Game off
Take out batteries
Install nvram
Anything else? Is a factory restore needed?

TIA

Hi guys! Sometimes i make video tutorials about rules on pinballs, today i finished first part of tutorial for TSPP. It's basically made for Russian audience, but you can turn on english subtitles. If you lazy to explain rules to your friend, show him this video Also i finished few other pinball tutorials, you can find them on YT channel.

Does anyone else find it to be true that ball times vary insanely?

Out of all my games it seems no other can I have one ball achieve so much, than the succeeding 2 or 3 or even 4 balls achieve little to nothing.

Yes game off - otherwise you are guaranteed to short something out.

You will lose all your settings by doing this - but you will never lose settings again so it is for a good cause. Game will be factor reset when you do this. Set it to free play and enjoy!

Thanks!

Just realised you can play team modes with the scoring. It just totals up players 1 and 3 Team 1
And then players 2 and 4 as Team 2

As I never really play with too many others around and lockdowns.

Both flipper buttons pushed I then pushed start.

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Cool! So you need to push both flipper buttons before start or will the game do it automatically when there are 4 players?

Wait a darn minute here... If you were holding both flipper buttons, what did you push the start button with?

Homers, "Du-Oh!"

Yeah both flipper buttons and start.
Didnt try to see if it done it automatically.

I believe you have to have competition mode turned on in the adjustments menu. It happens automatically when 4 players are selected for me.

I finally got one!! Cabinet is perfect. Can’t wait to play it

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So I cleaned it up, added some Leds in the GI and put a couple of pieces of printer paper around the fluorescent light. This made a huge difference and I get hardly any glare.

I have 2 questions

1. How do I get homers head off to change the flasher? I took the rubber off the top but wasn’t sure if the head should come right up. Seemed to be a tight fit.

2. There is a plastic clip on the hot dog plastic left of the garage where I guess the Apu shot is. Am I missing something? See pic

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It can be tight, I think from memory mine was the first time i removed it.
Once you remove the top rubber just give it a little twist left to right as your pulling up on it, may need a good pull up but don't go silly.

As far as I know it is there for nothing?
Mine has nothing in it, just the clip and I thought it was strange too.

Have fun, it's a great machine.

Matt.

Enjoy. Such an amazing machine. Welcome to the club.

Just added an OLD led kit. Wow what a difference to the light show. So much better.
I have a manual but I have a light issue. Can someone take a pic of there J12 connector. I think I am missing a wire but can’t seem to find a loose or broken one anywhere. I know there is one slot with no wire but I seem to have 2 slots and my upper playfield light all stay on.
My machine was pretty rough when I got it so the wiring colour stripes have all faded or almost gone. So it’s hard to tell which goes where.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks

Homer head is really tight. I thought mine was going to break. It did not. I put in a LED flasher.

The clip is probably to stop a ball trap. Mine has the clip also.

i need to install my ocd as well. but the pinsound card is in the way. i need to remove it and relocate .... grrrr