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This game received 40 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.664 /10
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Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game design: 7.998
Artwork: 7.555
Sounds/Music: 1.979
Other Aspects: 7.531
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Simpsonville, SC
7.915/10
1 year ago
I've been discovering more and more EM's I like, now that i'm getting better at fixing them.
Nip-it took me by surprise. First played it at Tom Taylor's during MGC. I really like how the zipper flippers add an extra element of skill to the game vs. standard. I was surprised it had multiball too, as I don't think many EMs do. Tom's gator wasn't working, but I could see how that would be a fun feature.
When I finally found one within driving distance, I knew I needed to make sure that gator mech was intact and working in addition to standard pre-sale check list. Well, it was there and kind worked... Once I got it home, It really just needed a good cleaning and a few parts to be back in business! The gator is a really fun toy that adds an interactive element to adding bonus points!
And brings me to the basic challenge of the game; bonus points. They're added when the ballygator eats a ball or from a left stand-up target. Bones points are collected 2 ways: You drain the ball or if you release multiball.
I can see why this game remains sought after among collectors.
Nip-it took me by surprise. First played it at Tom Taylor's during MGC. I really like how the zipper flippers add an extra element of skill to the game vs. standard. I was surprised it had multiball too, as I don't think many EMs do. Tom's gator wasn't working, but I could see how that would be a fun feature.
When I finally found one within driving distance, I knew I needed to make sure that gator mech was intact and working in addition to standard pre-sale check list. Well, it was there and kind worked... Once I got it home, It really just needed a good cleaning and a few parts to be back in business! The gator is a really fun toy that adds an interactive element to adding bonus points!
And brings me to the basic challenge of the game; bonus points. They're added when the ballygator eats a ball or from a left stand-up target. Bones points are collected 2 ways: You drain the ball or if you release multiball.
I can see why this game remains sought after among collectors.
8.056/10
2 years ago
I don't have a lot of EM experience, but there is a lot to like about this game. It has a multiball, zip flippers and the signature nip it gator that can grab the ball from the top of the playfield for big points, but potentially feed it straight down the middle. The combination of these features and more is a surprisingly deep game on par with games 10+ years more advanced.
7.391/10
3 years ago
A very unique "ball catch" toy, zipper flippers, multiball, this game's got everything but a nice EM spinner. The art isn't my style, but most EM art from this era isn't. One of my favorite EMs.
6.509/10
5 years ago
Nip it has multiball which I don think I have ever seen on an EM (I haven't played too many), it actually has one of the deeper rulesets for an em as well as the gator "chomp" feature.
Brutally hard, some odd feeds to the flippers make some easy shots not all that easy. Gets old quick for having such deep gameplay...no real satisfying shots.
Brutally hard, some odd feeds to the flippers make some easy shots not all that easy. Gets old quick for having such deep gameplay...no real satisfying shots.
Villejuif
7.076/10
5 years ago
Nip-it is a game that made it's fame on "Happy Days".
The Pros:
The art package is the best thing that Dick White ever did other than the most righteous and politically incorrect pax for "Flip Flop". The layout is solid and the Gator is one of the best interactive pinball toys ever conceived. I never get bored with scooping that pinball off the playfield. Better than Hungry-hungry Hippos I tells ya! Zipper flippers are always a joy and there's great action in the pops to keep it lively. Making both rollovers in the top arch is difficult and requires good skillshot/nudging skills. The gator bonus saucer is what this game is all about. Collect your bonus and prep your multiball in a single shot. Love it.
The Cons:
With all the features to consider on this deck, the gameplay still feels flat. How can a game with this much to do feel so... meh? I don't know if this is all part of Master Zale's plan, but the feed from the gator lane seems to hit the left sling just the right way to send the ball out the right outlane with high frequency. Feel the pin-pain!!! Makes you ignore the biggst toy on the game it does. Finding one, GOOD LUCK! Hoarding collectors make this deck is harder to discover than Dick Cheney's sense of conservative compassion.
The Takeaway:
Find a nicely tuned deck and high tap dat' ass! If this game has speed to it, you will like it, I don't say this too often, but this game may be a much better with a not so steep PF angle. You may love it, you may not, either way, it looks great! I think I need to give this deck a few more miles and see what comes up. Oh yeah, I gotta find one now.
Ayyyyyyyyy! (Thumbs up!)
The Pros:
The art package is the best thing that Dick White ever did other than the most righteous and politically incorrect pax for "Flip Flop". The layout is solid and the Gator is one of the best interactive pinball toys ever conceived. I never get bored with scooping that pinball off the playfield. Better than Hungry-hungry Hippos I tells ya! Zipper flippers are always a joy and there's great action in the pops to keep it lively. Making both rollovers in the top arch is difficult and requires good skillshot/nudging skills. The gator bonus saucer is what this game is all about. Collect your bonus and prep your multiball in a single shot. Love it.
The Cons:
With all the features to consider on this deck, the gameplay still feels flat. How can a game with this much to do feel so... meh? I don't know if this is all part of Master Zale's plan, but the feed from the gator lane seems to hit the left sling just the right way to send the ball out the right outlane with high frequency. Feel the pin-pain!!! Makes you ignore the biggst toy on the game it does. Finding one, GOOD LUCK! Hoarding collectors make this deck is harder to discover than Dick Cheney's sense of conservative compassion.
The Takeaway:
Find a nicely tuned deck and high tap dat' ass! If this game has speed to it, you will like it, I don't say this too often, but this game may be a much better with a not so steep PF angle. You may love it, you may not, either way, it looks great! I think I need to give this deck a few more miles and see what comes up. Oh yeah, I gotta find one now.
Ayyyyyyyyy! (Thumbs up!)
9.803/10
6 years ago
The machine I cut my teeth on as a kid. The gator grabber was so unique for its time. The zipper flippers made it such a fun game to play. I learned to cradle a ball with it as a child and obviously before the pinball community bloomed. I can't remember the guy that did the art but I know he only did two machines and I like his art! I wish he did more.
9.915/10
6 years ago
My first ever EM to own. Cool gator grabber feature with the second button on right side of cabinet kept me coming back. Zip the flippers closed then keep looping the left bonus shot which springs straight to the gator grabber feature for more bonus.
Love the artwork as well.
Love the artwork as well.
London
6.960/10
7 years ago
Pretty good game for the time period. Multi-ball is easy to achieve. The Bali-gator feature is interesting and adds to the game. Must have game if you are an EM collector of the 70's. Collectible due to Happy Days television show appearances.
Kloetinge
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