Hi Davidus
In Your post-1: "... watched in awe ... like spiders bots climbing on the sides and top". Reminds me of gimmicks on SS-pins: http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=570&picno=10433 (it really vibrates), http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=570&picno=10427 (must have ?) , http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=753&picno=56335 (great, machine shakes at certain times - absolutely needed) , http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=4983&picno=21662 (I like to to hear him when I play my turntable, vinyls) --- my "usual question (flippant, snappy, sniffy, (schnippisch)": At some time --- I may PLAY pinball ?
http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=948&picno=32262 (hmm) , http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=6156&picno=63253 (again).
"mswhat" in his post-5: " ... nuances ... gameplay" - and the fun (example): http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2091&picno=37424&zoom=1 , http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=820&picno=9978&zoom=1 , http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2110&picno=18351
Beeing an "nostalgic" in EM-Pins: Lets hope "VR" is the death of "SS-Pinball" (because into ONE VR we easily can pack-in some 50 SS pins), greetings Rolf