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Which pinballs got threw playfield or unique plunger shot?

By HighFive

4 years ago


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#1 4 years ago
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HUF

HighFive

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CA Montreal, QC

4y 15,150 14 1

Been looking at some videos of all the pins on youtube, and some got my attention. Some pinballs from the 80s have threw the middle playfield like plunger shot, going to give some example if i might badly expression myself, im talking about pinballs like Skateball, Alien Power, Laser Cue, Flash. The plunger shot go threw the playfield, over to the left to have rise back up in the middle in a circle move to go to the top. Iv found those 4 and been wondering, is there any more like it?

It grab my attention cause one thing i love about Walking Dead is the plunger skill shot, the ball makes a U- Move like and i find it pretty satisfying to see and do. More pins you like that have a unique plunger shot?

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#2 4 years ago
 
KIM

pinballkim

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12y 74,300 1,025

Iron Maiden does this and Keith has said he regrets it. Why exactly, I'm not sure.

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#3 4 years ago
 
BRW

BRW84

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Black Rose does this, although the skill shot requires you to use less force so the ball hits the spot targets beneath the ramp that carries the ball around the top of the playfield.

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#4 4 years ago
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HUF

HighFive

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Wow. Didnt look carefully at Iron Maiden, didnt knew it was doing it.

Wondering is there a reason why it seem to not be often seen? Guessing it was a thing that damage more playfields maybe?

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#5 4 years ago
 
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zacaj

RPC

US Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

4 million bc back in the 70s does it. Up a ramp after turning around too, very cool skillshot. I think a few 60s ballys as well.

Quoted from pinballkim:

Iron Maiden does this and Keith has said he regrets it. Why exactly, I'm not sure.

Probably because it's always getting misaligned and stops working. We had a horrible time getting the one out here to work even some of the time. The guide that aims the ball wasn't designed well either, not very adjustable.

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#6 4 years ago
 
KIM

pinballkim

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Mine was crap out of the box also, but a stronger coil fixed it. Can't remember who figured out the stronger coil solution but it was way better than messing with the guide.

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#7 4 years ago
 
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Dayhuff

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US Battle Creek, MI

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Elvis.

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#8 4 years ago
 
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cottonm4

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Terminator 2. Across the play field.

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#9 4 years ago
 
KIM

pinballkim

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Whirlwind

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#10 4 years ago
 
LFS

pinballaddicted

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Quoted from pinballkim:

Iron Maiden does this and Keith has said he regrets it. Why exactly, I'm not sure.

There are too many issues with it. Most of the games do not work properly, including ours.

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#11 4 years ago
 
BRW

BRW84

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Quoted from zacaj:

Probably because it's always getting misaligned and stops working. We had a horrible time getting the one out here to work even some of the time. The guide that aims the ball wasn't designed well either, not very adjustable.

I had the same problem with my aforementioned Black Rose. Adjust the guide, tighten the screws, and two games later it's misaligned again. I'd love an Alien Poker or a Lasercue, but I'm afraid of dealing with that mess again.

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#12 4 years ago
 
TOM

Tomass

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US Wasilla, AK

6y 98,350 3,835 17

High Speed feeds the ramps on the plunge.

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#13 4 years ago
 
KIM

pinballkim

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12y 74,300 1,025

Quoted from pinballaddicted:

There are too many issues with it. Most of the games do not work properly, including ours.

Have you tried the stronger coil? Mine wouldn't make the loop ever, didn't touch the guide, changed the coil, makes it 95% of the time now.

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#14 4 years ago
 
KIM

pinballkim

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12y 74,300 1,025

Quoted from Tomass:

High Speed feeds the ramps on the plunge.

The Getaway has the cross mid-playfield launch as well.

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#15 4 years ago
 
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Hayfarmer

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Quoted from pinballaddicted:

There are too many issues with it. Most of the games do not work properly, including ours.

I took the glass off and adjusted the guide just by pushing hard on it and repeatedly shooting. it is prob 99% working, very seldom does it not loop

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#16 4 years ago
 
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zacaj

RPC

US Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

Quoted from BRW84:

I had the same problem with my aforementioned Black Rose. Adjust the guide, tighten the screws, and two games later it's misaligned again. I'd love an Alien Poker or a Lasercue, but I'm afraid of dealing with that mess again.

You don't have to worry on those. They have a special mounting bracket that gives you excellent adjustability and it won't slip. All the early Williams have it. They also have slots in the plastic to make adjusting easy, unlike Maiden where you need to remove the whole ramp

For my black rose, I found the wood had softened enough that the screw was loosening slightly. I had to fill in the hole with jb weld to get it to stay.

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#17 4 years ago
 
ROB

transprtr4u

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Houdini

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#18 4 years ago
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HUF

HighFive

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CA Montreal, QC

4y 15,150 14 1

Jesus. All these game name here and i havent notice that. Dont know why i realize it a bit more when looking at Laser Cue, Alien Poker and Skateball. Its perhaps the way its done, shot to the top where it goes into the top lanes.

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#19 4 years ago
 
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jibmums

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Bally Vector goes across the playfield, and then up a ramp to the upper level.

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#20 4 years ago
 
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Swainer80

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Rollergames, Jurassic Park (de), lw3, millionaire, secret service. I like the across the field shots. Puts the ball right in the action.

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#21 4 years ago
 
JW

JWJr

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#no-good-gofers

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#22 4 years ago
 
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cottonm4

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Quoted from BRW84:

I had the same problem with my aforementioned Black Rose. Adjust the guide, tighten the screws, and two games later it's misaligned again. I'd love an Alien Poker or a Lasercue, but I'm afraid of dealing with that mess again.

I never had any problem with the shooter and guide action on my Laser Cue.

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#23 4 years ago
 
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Mr_Tantrum

Mr_Tantrum

US Fort Worth, TX

8y 140K 12,539 3 6 75

Both the pins I own do this, albeit they both have electric launch mechanisms instead of plungers (Getaway & Jurassic Park). Might be easier to list the games that don’t.

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#24 4 years ago
 
ERW

chuckwurt

Pincinnati

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Quoted from pinballkim:

Iron Maiden does this and Keith has said he regrets it. Why exactly, I'm not sure.

Because it doesn’t work at all.

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#25 4 years ago
 
RLL

BobLangelius

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US Trumbull, CT

10y 70,850 804 2

No fear

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#26 4 years ago
 
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mrossman5

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