Quoted from TheLaw:I'm on the other side that thinks knockers are the most overrated thing out there.
What about when they are used in creative ways like big valuable shots on gottliebs or how Houdini uses it to simulate gun shots in the bullet catch mode?
Back box chaser lights.
This is the best attract light show in pinball, looks like an old movie house or vegas.
I've got all four, are there more games with chasers?
Black Hole
Xenon
Space Invaders
Vector.
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BLACK-HOLE-Pinball-Machine-GOTTLIEB-1981-Custom-LED-Excellent-03-csqu (resized).jpgQuoted from EasternBloc:I absolutely love seeing the spark of a switch contact behind a sling on an em.
This!... nice.
I really enjoy the magnasave on the older games like black knight and pharaoh. Feels good when you catch the ball and release it at the right time to send it back to your flippers!
Quoted from Phat_Jay:God i love knockers
Hear hear. Those coils that fire onto the side of pinball cabinets to create a knocking sound are cool, too.
I enjoy physical mini-games like Bowling on The Big Lebowski, The Battlefield on The Shadow, or Jump Rope in Champion's Pub. With how expensive Ice Cold Beer has become, I'm surprised no one has tried to incorporate a mini version into a backbox. I had an idea for an updated firefighter game where you would have to play that mini game to put out fires and make rescues in a burning building.
Things hand in addams is probably my top fav. Probably my second would be the cheese traps on mousin around. Love these types of ball locks.
Inline drops are awesome, Paragon's are the best.
You drop them for access to multiplier saucer then extra ball. So cool.
The Start button, every time you push it random good things happen...except when you get 3 house balls, but then you can push the button again to erase the pain.
I like the captive or messenger ball, especially when it’s tucked away somewhere and not the only thing to shoot for (I’m talking about you, Jubilee and Rogo!)
Quoted from gonzo73:Back box chaser lights.
This is the best attract light show in pinball, looks like an old movie house or vegas.
I've got all four, are there more games with chasers?
Black Hole
Xenon
Space Invaders
Vector.
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Mars God of War has those lights too. And I agree about inline drops, something they should bring back.
I love the Venom ramp of SM the sound best shot in pinball my opinion. It’s so satisfying to hit and the sound effects and the especially the way it seems to hit Venom stop and change direction.
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Quoted from rai:I love the Venom ramp of SM the sound best shot in pinball my opinion. It’s so satisfying to hit and the sound effects and the especially the way it seems to hit Venom stop and change direction.
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Man it is so satisfying to hit that ramp. So so good.
Quoted from mr9865:Magna save you can pulse with proper side buttons. Think jungle lord
R&M has this.
Quoted from wolverinetuner:I like the captive or messenger ball, especially when it’s tucked away somewhere and not the only thing to shoot for (I’m talking about you, Jubilee and Rogo!)
I recall playing Wizard of Oz and the ball was captured at the top. The machine said something about "capturing Dorothy" or something like that. Me and another player thought that the ball was stuck and proceeded to bump the machine to unstick it. We could clearly see that ball trapped somehow at the very top. We had to get corrected when we requested that it be unstuck by the machine owner, that the ball was captured and there was another one ready to launch. Funny how those things happen sometimes. We felt a little bit silly...
I love saucer shots. Especially on classic Ballys. Just watching the ball swirl in and adding just a little more to your playing time.
Quoted from onemoresean:The nice solid hit of a perfectly adjusted knocker.
I’ll take that one further and say: the knocker on Addams, or a game w/ it installed inside the lower cabinet.
A good jackpot bell -Taxi
I enjoyed the horeshoe shots. Wouldn’t want one in every game, but the two that stick with me are in silverball and swords of Fury.
Quoted from brobra:Kick over holes on ‘65 Kings & Queens
Nothing like making the ace shot then it bounces out of the jacks. Doh!
Quoted from Pinless:Champion Pub’s jump rope and speed bag are fun too.
I was going to post the jump rope too!
Quoted from TheLaw:Outlane gate ball saves
Can you imagine STTNG and others without it? The modders would be selling tons of lame extenders I mean lane extenders.
Quoted from TheLaw:I'm on the other side that thinks knockers are the most overrated thing out there.
No, loud knockers always throw me off and can spook you sometimes. Now the screaming lady on Ghostbusters does take the cake and makes the knocker seem tame.
Thought of another one of the best under-rated features. The pop-up outlane and center lane ball saves for the Rolling Stones LE. Having an extra flipper button to control actual post(not magnets) that require the player to anticipate the ball path movements and react in time(within seconds). It really adds a whole other dimension to game play. It would be great to see Stern do this on for any future titles. Really under-rated and a fun feature that extends the ordinary challenges.
The rhythm of a Gottlieb 2-Player’s score reels resetting. I remember Steve Young calling it the “Gottlieb Orgasm”. Tuttduhduhduhduhd, tuttduhduhduhduhd, tuttduhduhduhduhd, tuttduhduhduhduhd.
I second the sanctum lock on The Shadow. Blows my mind every time but it’s hard enough to see that makes me feel like it doesn't get the credit it deserves.
Quoted from pinmister:Thought of another one of the best under-rated features. The pop-up outlane and center lane ball saves for the Rolling Stones LE. Having an extra flipper button to control actual post(not magnets) that require the player to anticipate the ball path movements and react in time(within seconds). It really adds a whole other dimension to game play. It would be great to see Stern do this on for any future titles. Really under-rated and a fun feature that extends the ordinary challenges.
This is definitely fun, but you get 4 players that are good at it on the game at once and it takes forever to play a game. Haha
Quoted from chuckwurt:and it takes forever to play a game.
I don't know sometimes it kicks me in the nuts. I have said this before but I believe it truly is the fastest game ever made in terms of ball speed. The ceramic ball and the wide ramps make for wicked fast ball play. It is a game that keeps you on your toes. I also pitch my games steeper than most.
Quoted from pinmister:I don't know sometimes it kicks me in the nuts. I have said this before but I believe it truly is the fastest game ever made in terms of ball speed. The ceramic ball and the wide ramps make for wicked fast ball play. It is a game that keeps you on your toes. I also pitch my games steeper than most.
We outlawed that feature in league because of the long play issues. Once we figured them out, it’s pretty impossible to drain. Great fun feature though.
Quoted from chuckwurt:We outlawed that feature in league because of the long play issues
Should of set it up properly? or just played the Pro
You sound like you could be the next Bowen? (joking but serious? your skills are getting good)
Quoted from Dent00:I really miss the bell that used to ring on some games when you exceeded the high score.
I think Black Knight used to have that feature.
Having the mechanical knocker go off meant that you won a game and that was cool.
But when you rang the bell, it was impossible for people in the room to ignore and it was really loud.
It was like the bell they used to ring in school when it was time to go to the next class.
Reminds me of the action you get on a slot machine when you hit the jackpot.
The bell in Space Shuttle is awesome when you win extra ball.
Quoted from mtn-:I wonder why noone mentioned the tie fighter button mashing on Stern Star Wars!
Hey now-I hated it at first but now I love it! Makes you take hands off for a true risk reward-now Chucky will say he plays it with one hand behind his back and that it is too easy 
Quoted from pinmister:Should of set it up properly? or just played the Pro
We can’t just make games appear haha. We have to play what we got. We found disabling the posts helped keep league moving along.
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