(Topic ID: 297642)

Why Do American Pinball Games Feel...Bad...To Me?

By arcyallen

2 years ago


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  • Latest reply 2 years ago by luckymoey
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#2 2 years ago

It’s the flippers. They are way underpowered stock. Same for JJP. And even when they are bumped up in power, they aren’t as snappy as sterns. Also they designed their games to sit very flat and floaty so they don’t play very fast.

#5 2 years ago
Quoted from zacaj:

Most AP games the flippers have been very not-snappy. Also their first two games had issues if you set them up too steep, so they'd play floaty too. But I recently played a different hot wheels on location which felt much better. Wish I knew what the difference was

The flipper power I bet. The one near me was awful to play the first week. Was much much better after the OP upped the power a few notches.

#7 2 years ago

If you’re putting it at the recommended incline, it’s like a table. Haha. This one was steep so the flippers needed adjusted to be able to make all the shots.

I still don’t understand why the designed their games to have all the legs all the way in. So weird.

#19 2 years ago

The standard stern powder coat is rough. I don’t have any issues with the AP powder coat.

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