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Why does pinball need outlanes??

By CraZ4Pin

10 years ago


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    #8 10 years ago
     
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    Quoted from pinbum:

    My Bugs Bunny Pinball only has one outlane ,on the left side.

    My Deadly Weapon only has one on the left as well. And it's blocked by a pop bumper. And it has a kickback. Another crazy John Trudeau design. I like it.

    I like outlanes actually, but I also like the randomness of old-school pinball. I don't think they detract from improving ones skills at all, if anything they sharpen them.

    It would be cool to see some different ways to lose like you mentioned, though. Maybe something where the outlanes were closed off for a set amount of time while you had to make very specific shots/combos. Or a multiball where you needed to hit two targets at the same time to "unlock" the mode you're in.

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    #10 10 years ago
     
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    Quoted from CraZ4Pin:

    what if you had to destory the ship WITHOUT hitting either of the alien targets on both sides of the entrance to the ship? It would be interesting if there were more rules like "hit those aliens 2 or 3 times and you die ... ball drains". Rules like this put more emphasis on the player making accurate shots versus randomly getting rewarded for every target the ball flies around and hits.

    Love the idea of certain targets you need to consciously avoid. Offhand, I can't think of an example where that has ever been implemented.

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    #30 10 years ago
     
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    Quoted from TheShameGovernor:

    My Deadly Weapon only has one on the left as well

    Quoted from pinbum:

    My Bugs Bunny Pinball only has one outlane ,on the left side.

    Quoted from SealClubber:

    Gold Wings is a game with no outlanes.

    All John Trudeau.

    HE HATES THESE OUTLANES!!
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