I found myself suddenly "in" to pop bumper action. I found that a well tuned Firepower sometimes traps the ball for quite a while in the pop bumpers - walls to the upper left and upper right of the bumper area and of course and lanes immediately above.

I was actually disappointed by Whirlwind - it seems that with two banks of 3 bumpers, it ought to be great, but I found that I usually got just a few pops before it spat the ball out.

[picture from http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/firepower/firepower_pinball.htm]

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(see at 1'24")

This thread needs more videos as supporting evidence.

I just sold my Getaway: High Speed II and I miss it for the fast pop bumper action. Any ideas for a "budget" title with excellent bumper action?

I find this so critical to enjoyability of the pop bumpers. Some games (such as Hurricane) have one way in and one way out, making the pop bumpers seem like an irrelevant extra step.