Good morning all! I'm joining the club soon and have a perhaps a silly question: In preparation for the arrival of the game, which movies should I watch? I definitely watched TS1 when it first came out, and I think TS2. I did not watch 3 or 4. I plan to watch 4, but is there any real benefit to watching the others? I hate to have references in games that I don't understand (like, why do I want to bash this young girl in the face? ), so I'd watch any of them if that's what it takes to get me up to speed. I could also splurge on the $16 and spend a day marathoning all of them.

It cracks me up that I'm questioning spending $16 to get the background story on a $12k-$15k pin, haha!

Well now I have to start questioning life...

It's likely because they didn't want it printed twice so close to each other and the backglass already says Toy Story 4. For example, on the Halloween standard editions, the backglass said Halloween, but the CE backglasses didn't because it was on the topper instead.

New to the club today with my first CE! After searching for a bit I'm also not finding the answer to this stuck ball problem: Is there an official solution? On Wonka it was having no rubber on the post between the inlanes. Also, is the shooter spring super strong from the factory? It's the firmest spring I've ever felt on a pin, and it took me about 100 tries to finally get the skill shot.

Per beltking's post, the ball is sticking in the far left inlane between the rubbers - just barely. Removing a rubber would certainly fix it, but I'd like to know if JJP has a specific suggestion.

Does anyone have a good solution for raising the playfield and not hitting the topper fiber optics? It's not horrible, but they definitely get bent/pushed to one side when I do it.

I don't know if anyone ever answered you on this, but there is a separate setting for flipper strength ONLY during the jump shot. I think it might be under the mech settings but I'm not sure. There was a short pamphlet that came with the pin that talked about a few settings including that one.

I can imagine some solutions to the ball getting stuck on the kickback hole, but does anyone have a solid one? The plunger tip on my Dialed In is far enough forward to make this impossible.

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Me, explaining to my 11yo nephew about the skillshot on his first game: "So, it's the simplest but hardest skill shot I've ever seen...it took me almost a hundred attempts to get it...see, yeah, you over shot it there...oh. You got it. Never mind."

I would have guessed by theme and visual attraction alone this would be a hit in an arcade.

It's super easy - just hit your (left?) flipper to change the mode. If anything, like Dialed In, it takes some effort to not change it by accident.

I was thinking the same thing myself this week. Does anyone know if this is tracked anywhere outside the Game Status mode accessed via holding the flipper mid-game? It seems super odd there would be that many achievements to try to track in your head otherwise.

I just stated this yesterday: I aggressively cut my spending on things that don't bring me maximum happiness so I can spend lavishly on the things that -do-.

Example: I owned a 2 year old VW GTI but realized it wasn't bringing me $19k of joy. I sold it, got a much cheaper van (that also hauls pins, yes!) and now own more pins. That GTI, while great, was not bringing me maximum happiness. My pins, however, do.

Most everyone spends money all the time on things that don't really bring them that much joy. It's shocking what you can accomplish (and how much joy you can "buy") when you stop that. I retired when I was 42 by doing this. I don't have "unlimited funds", but I feel like it.

It looks like the post is rubbing on the ramp at the upper left corner. You should be able to loosen the coil mounting bracket underneath and adjust it a tiny bit to fix the problem. A stronger spring could help but would be band aiding over the problem. It looks like it should be a relatively easy fix.

I cringe when I watch videos like this. I didn't watch the whole hour, but I've never seen the benefit of laying a pin down while still in the box and sliding it out. Rip the box open, attach the front legs, and now you have some control and leverage when moving it and getting it off the pallet. AND FOR ALL THAT IS HOLY AND GOOD, DON'T DRAG YOUR PIN AROUND WHILE IT'S LAYING DOWN unless it's sweet gentle carpet. Even then my paranoia sets in. But I do appreciate a full hour long unboxing video for first timers - there's a lot that can go sideways somehow.

Deep enough? Yes. Challenging enough if you're a decent player? That depends. I've played about 150 games and hit "part one" of the Wizard Mode about 5 times (you have to complete it twice to "finish" it). If you want a challenge that's hard to achieve, maybe not the best pin. If you're looking for a fun pin that you can put 5-10 games on every day and still enjoy playing it, it may be fantastic.

I traded my Wonka for TS4. I think Wonka is definitely deeper and more challenging. I only reached Pure Imagination once or twice after a thousand plays. As for the code for TS4 - I think it's complete, but I really haven't dug super deep into it yet.

I traded my Wonka LE for the TS4 CE with a buddy. I wasn't looking for it, and I definitely don't personally want higher trim pins, but it's nice. Is it worth a couple grand over an LE? For me, never. And I probably won't keep this TS4 for too long - it's fun, but like Godzilla it's not really clicking for me.

For code, I believe Annie Potts does some voiceover on the CE. I also prefer blue over red, but it is what it is. The red does look absolutely glorious and deep, the best paint I've seen on a pin.

It looks like she's twisted counterclockwise and binding in the back as she goes down. Just try to watch around that area as it goes down to see what might be catching. Either way, you need to adjust it so it's perfectly centered and goes cleanly up and down.

I cracked up when I watched this video. I love Pinstadiums, but come on. TS4 is one of the brightest games I've ever played, and this comparison clip is ridiculously misleading. Using the darkest mode as "factory" and comparing it to a multiball as "Pinstadiums"...disappointing.

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This strikes me as...odd design. Like it's intended to be a "Multiball Wizard Mode". It's occurred every 500 games for you??!?

Someone asked before and I'll ask again: Is there a way to track progress to this mode at a glance? Having to cycle through the progress screens seems...unnecessary. I'm interested in getting there, but if with the abundant indicators throughout the game I'm surprised it's not showing.

I think the left outlane is the easiest shot to make...when you're not trying

Kidding aside, I just start hitting the ball as far sideways as I can and I make it about half the time.

When they are loose/broke and need to be replaced. Not a moment before. I've put thousands of plays on stock Stern coil stops (and balls for that matter), but people insist on changing them out on day one. I like replacing defective things. I don't like replacing perfectly functional things that have historically lasted me 1000+ games, despite others' gripes.

Lloyd is so passionate about snarkily sending people to Google he uses LTG as his name here and elsewhere. Then, whenever people ask (generally tech) questions, he answers them fully and positively while rolling his eyes. THEN, just to rub dirt in your face, he says his name again. At the end. With a smiley face, because Lloyd has said many times he loves rubbing people's noses in it.

None of this is true. He is the undisputed king of sweet, informative answers of all things pinball and is one of the greatest treasures on Pinside. If you disagree, may all your pinballs spontaneously magnetize today and forevermore.

And to actually answer your question, if you want to level a machine invest in a $20 digital level (or whatever) and use that. The bubbles on machines are notoriously bad. And I'm glad you're enjoying TS4 - it's a fun game, especially for families.

Silly question: Are you finding that you (or your customers) are unsatisfied with the power level when you turn up the sling power in the settings menu?

Do you find 95% of the people "peddling a mod" ridiculous? Most of them are not actually fixing issues. This guy is OFFERING something to the world. If you don't want it, don't buy it and move along. I don't buy 99.9% of the mods I see for sale. But I don't crap on the seller for offering them, either. Someone, somewhere, wants this mod despite you thinking it would be a sin to change the designer's default settings.

Let people do their thing, man.

He already addressed that.