Flint, MI
Quoted from mrgone:I was at an after hours office get together awhile back.
they had 2 of the boxing games and a wcs pin. I was playing the pin by myself and during a half hour I saw people put in $20 bill after $20 bill.
id bet a $100 went into those things while I put in a dollar into the pin.
That's a major problem I see. Most redemption games reward better play with more tickets. Pinball rewards better play with more playing time, whether as an extra ball or a replay. Maybe standardizing the time of each game, or at least narrowing the variance in such a way that a novice player will still feel as though they accomplished something. For instance, in a mode-based game, instead of having a small hard-to-hit scoop lit for one mode which needs to keep being relit with another shot, maybe it would be better to just have the modes run concurrently. (a la TAF's Tour the Mansion) Perhaps the game could give a speed bonus for finishing modes ahead of time or one for making the scoop. This way, all players can see most of the game in a minute or two. I'd hate to add more work for the programmers, but I really do think an "arcade mode" would help people novices enjoy the tables more. Like for Metallica, it could be:
Level One: Ride the Lightning (hit Sparky 5 times)
Level Two: Lady Justice (make 4 ramps/loops)
Level Three: Fuel (hit left targets 4 times)
Level Four: Grave Marker (complete inline drops and hit marker)
Level Five: Coffin (hit captive ball 5 times)
It's probably not the best order, but you get the idea. If they lose the ball, they lose a life. If they finish in less than 30-45 seconds, they get a bonus. If they finish all five, they get a frenzy multiball for 60 seconds.
