What Pinball Feature from the Past, would you like back?

Ive been thinking about this a bit.

The obvious answer is old prices, so we can declare that the answer, and move past it, please.

Would you like manufactures to put back playfield hinges?, 100% or Capcom or better type?
How about chimes?, or All Glass Backglasses?

Maybe its an old toy or feature...I love Roto targets......as well as some of the crazy outlanes like in Flip Flop?

Maybe their are toys and features Ive never seen or played, and Ill learn here.

Only stuff that has existed before......Im looking forward to playing some new (old) Games!

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#2 7 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

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12y 99,300 4,036 8

Magna-save was great
drop target banks
roto targets
backglasses
backglass light effects

#3 7 years ago

???

KenLayton

In Memoriam

Olympia, WA

12y 83,400 5,965

Vari-Targets

Real backglass with lighted areas and ball in play lights.

2" flippers

Chimes

5 cents a game pricing.

#4 7 years ago

JKR

joelreeves

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Omaha, NE

12y 66,150 950 4

Another vote for Magna Save.
Very cool feeling as a player to save a sure drain with the magnet.
Probably wouldn't be that hard to implement into modern games.

#5 7 years ago

BBB

oldskool1969

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Gilligan's Island

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Gobble holes and lane gates.

#6 7 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

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talking heads (rudy, red & ted)

#7 7 years ago

YOS

Yoski

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Sebring, FL

9y 88,150 456 17 133

Inline drop target banks like in EBD.

#8 7 years ago

FED

hassanchop

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12y 84,900 2,443 82

Under playfield ramps. You see a ball going bellow on one spot and appears on the opposite side of the pf.

#9 7 years ago

RYC

FalconPunch

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Melbourne

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Quoted from hassanchop:
Under playfield ramps. You see a ball going bellow on one spot and appears on the opposite side of the pf.

Ghostbusters has this,so....

#10 7 years ago

RWH

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I really like the old vari-targets that Gottlieb used.

#11 7 years ago

MJH

TimeBandit

redshiftLED.com.au

Sydney, Oz

10y 159K 5,511 3 65

Edginess

#12 7 years ago

AXL

Axl

KristianiaFlipperselskap

10y 84,050 1,225

humor

playfulness (cows, studpid stuff like Fluffy the Vampire)

#13 7 years ago

DMC

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Orange

10y 50,900 514 22

More polished metal parts and wireforms.

Inline drops are fun.

Rollovers are cool.

Subways.

Stainless coin doors and armour.

#14 7 years ago

BIB

Kingpin22

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St Petersburg, FL

9y 52,050 522 19 6

Talking heads! Rudy, Red and Ted!

#15 7 years ago

TDR

Who-Dey

In Memoriam

9y 117K 11,746 7 12

Real back glass, more spinners and drops.

#16 7 years ago

JON

J85M

Hot Mods

Warrington

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Quoted from pascal-pinball:
talking heads (rudy, red & ted)

Quoted from Kingpin22:
Talking heads! Rudy, Red and Ted!

I always imagined if I ever did a SAW re-theme, I would have a talking head version of Billy the doll.

#17 7 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,930 3 14

Quoted from DMC:
More polished metal parts

While stainless is likely to keep it's look, I do miss a nice shiny chrome ramp.. Like early 80's williams (sorcerer)

#18 7 years ago

TPV

gearheaddropping

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Macomb, MI

12y 67,300 2,042 16 20

Talking head!

#19 7 years ago

???

westofrome

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Alexandria, VA

11y 77,300 2,158 2

Real knockers (honestly it boggles my mind how rare this feature is these days, since it's such an iconic and satisfying pinball sound).

Variety on the lower third of the playfield. Lower pop bumpers, different inlane/outlane configurations, save gates, spot targets (think Spirit or Heavy Metal Meltdown), scissor flippers, nudge save inlanes, etc. Really any variety at all would be welcome.

#20 7 years ago

DOG

Whysnow

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comedy
nudge back lanes (Centaur, TX sector, viking)
Custom music that is awesome
More thought into the immersion of light sound and call out (i.e. great multiball start like TAF; Gb is pretty good in this respect)

#21 7 years ago

RWH

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Quoted from westofrome:
Real knockers (honestly it boggles my mind how rare this feature is these days, since it's such an iconic and satisfying pinball sound).

+1 love the knocker on my Circus (three rapid knocks) when you beat the high score, loud and satisfying!

#22 7 years ago

AJO

aobrien5

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Highland, IN

11y 90,300 3,974 5 8

Quoted from westofrome:
Real knockers (honestly it boggles my mind how rare this feature is these days, since it's such an iconic and satisfying pinball sound).
Variety on the lower third of the playfield. Lower pop bumpers, different inlane/outlane configurations, save gates, spot targets (think Spirit or Heavy Metal Meltdown), scissor flippers, nudge save inlanes, etc. Really any variety at all would be welcome.

This would be my response exactly.

#23 7 years ago

GWL

gliebig

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Real knockers, fake knockers, I like them all.

#24 7 years ago

WLC

BMore-Pinball

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How about quality - a NIB where you don't have to find out where that screw in the bottom goes to

#25 7 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,385 85 122 1

Anything besides the normal in lane / outlane setup. Centaur, Skateball, Spirit, Black Knight, Future Spa, flipsave, etc.

#26 7 years ago

KID

pinkid

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10y 48,650 1,479

25 cent games, real replay knockers and 5 ball games...........and no "too quick drain" ball saves.........

#27 7 years ago

WOT

Atari_Daze

Spd

Houston, TX

7y 141K 10,052 7

Real backglass with lighted areas and ball in play lights,
spinners
polished metal parts and wireforms
pop bumpers

#28 7 years ago

ART

OLDPINGUY

http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=213&picno=41238

Anything unique found only one game or two from years gone by......

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#29 7 years ago

LAW

dung

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12y 86,050 5,578 6 30

Quoted from KenLayton:
Vari-Targets

Stern did that on RBION, quite fun.

I for one would love to see a modern game with a roto target. Had a lot of fun playing an em at a part with one.

#30 7 years ago

JOE

Dooskie

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Old Town, ME

8y 95,900 1,187 8 10

rising center post that you could activate by hitting certain shots.

#31 7 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

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Hot babes on backglasses

#32 7 years ago

TSH

Travish

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Greensboro, NC

11y 98,800 3,348 6

Animation on the back glass (not video)

#33 7 years ago

???

KenLayton

In Memoriam

Olympia, WA

12y 83,400 5,965

A backglass spinner like in Jive Time.

#34 7 years ago

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ForceFlow

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9y 238K 31,334 268 14

A rotating set of stand up targets. Kind of a neat feature:

A raising & lowering playfield on Time Machine:

http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=3494&picno=56460

A multi-position drop target:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/any-games-that-use-a-multi-position-drop-target

#35 7 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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I've got one; how aboot targetable mini posts like in Bally Rolling Stones? Don't know what they called them but you hit them they can make a sound effect. Always thought that was a weird one but kind of cool.

All the newer Sterns have spinners...well i don;t know aboot BM66 but all the new releases

#36 7 years ago

MAS

Swainer80

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Alpha numerics. I miss the simplicity.

#37 7 years ago

MAX

mbaumle

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Inline drop targets are always a satisfying shot to make.

But personally, I just wish manufacturers were more willing to take risks with their designs. Everything today seems so predictable.

#38 7 years ago

DOG

Whysnow

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nipples!

we need more nipples! I like them and good backglass art has them!

#39 7 years ago

MCD

dasvis

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Salem, OR

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Original themes with good hand drawn artwork. Inline drops, Roto target, metal ramps & wireforms (no cheesy plastic!), real knockers, Vari-targets, silk screened backglasses....

Yeah, nipples too. We need Dave Christensen back.

#40 7 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Inline drops, metal ramps, wireforms are all used today.

#41 7 years ago

HST

emkay

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OP
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:
as well as some of the crazy outlanes like in Flip Flop?

Flip Flop is my shizz, but for crazy outlanes my pick would be Roller Coaster all day!

#42 7 years ago

PBU

pbu

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10y 65,400 145 7 80

Zipper Flippers - wasn't the last game to have them Bally's Medusa?

#43 7 years ago

RWH

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I'd like to see them produce more machines with bolted down heads that you can remove instead of the fold down. removable heads are much easier to transport.

#44 7 years ago

ART

OLDPINGUY

Quoted from ForceFlow:
A rotating set of stand up targets. Kind of a neat feature:
http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=213&picno=41238
A raising & lowering playfield on Time Machine:
http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=3494&picno=56460
A multi-position drop target:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/any-games-that-use-a-multi-position-drop-target

Thanks Adam! Never saw these!

Thumbs up on Zipper Flippers, how about on a mini playfield with crazy targets!

#45 7 years ago

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ForceFlow

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OP
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:
Never saw these!

A couple of videos of them in action:

#46 7 years ago

RWH

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Saw one of those for sale on craigslist the other day. I think it was in Winchester just outside Louisville Ky.

#47 7 years ago

FIF

vaevictis

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8y 65,550 275

Quoted from ForceFlow:
A couple of videos of them in action:
» YouTube video
» YouTube video

Wow-that raising and lowering playfield looks crazy!

#48 7 years ago

ART

OLDPINGUY