/vr/ - Retro Games

Not any that I've played

You can hold them down until the coils burn out, though that would take a while. A few newer games (e.g. Dialed In) have experimented with disabling the flippers but in general there is no limit. There is also usually no limit on how long a ball can sit in the shooter lane; games with autoplungers can have this as an option but it's set to off by default

What are some other tables with moving parts? I don't care much about scoring, I just like to make the table do things.

>>7968438
Sometimes there's special modes that do something other or like this. I'll list them when I have time.
>>7969028
Almost all pinball machines since the 90s.

>>7969028
You might like:
Batman 66
Attack from Mars (same designer as MM)
Batman 66
Simpsons Pinball Party
Lord of the Rings
Hobbit
Wizard of Oz
Stranger Things (same designer as MM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rf7QXnrog

The Medieval Madness castle is the thing that you can show to anyone and have them appreciate, but if you dive deeper into pinball there are other things you'll notice and appreciate.
You can browse the top 100 and check for other games that have interesting stuff
https://pinside.com/pinball/top-100

>>7968438
Some tables have modes where you can't hold the flipper down.
Mandolorian and probably other future Sterns have a special Impossible Play difficulty where you can't hold down the flippers.
Wizard of Oz has a mode or a multiball where holding down the flippers makes the jackpot value go down.
While we're on the subject, there's modes like the soul gem battle in Avengers Infinity Quest where you have a limited number of flips to complete the mode.

How to find pinball and pinball tournaments in your area:
US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Finland, London
https://pinballmap.com/
Worldwide:
https://pinside.com/pinball/map
Europe:
https://findapinball.com/en/

Tournaments:
Depending on where you live, there may be a facebook group for players in your area.
You can also find tournaments near you here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/calendar/

Pinball Simulators that will give you a free virtual pin or two as a sample:
Pinball Fx 3 (Sorcerer's Lair, Fish Tales)
Zaccaria (Time Machine)
Pinball Arcade (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)
Stern Pinball Arcade (Also Frankenstein)
There's also Visual Pinball, which is a freeware pinball simulator.

How to become Good at Pinball (wholly optional):
https://www.deadflip.com/tutorials/ (techniques in gif form)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-WQLGFMr97DnxeE1Rmi-wAwa-Vm7D-7i

>>7970314

>>7970262
I destroyed some castles and UFOs last week, and my friend was impressed. Also drained fast on Big Lebowski and didn't want to try again right away because it was a dollar per play instead of one or two quarters.

>>7970345
You should see if there's a place near you that has a pay for admission model.

>>7970416
I know a couple places :-)

>>7970289
Cool shit, didn't know that.
Every pinball table I've played did let the player hold the flippers, I thought it was staple.

>>7968438
>pinball
>/vr/
but why?

>>7970519
Because it's retro. It's even in the sticky.

>>7970519
'Cause pinball is a retro game.
It existed before actual video games.

>>7970456
Well it is, there's just subsections of games and harder difficulty modes where you can't.

>>7970519
Read the sticky, zoomie.

>>7968438
>Do pinball tables limit how long I can hold a flipper?
some games will reset the button press during certain events.

what's a table with a particularly satisfying set of missions or steps leading up to the grand finale or wizard mode or whatever? highscore bullshit doesn't interest me.

>>7971126
getting super jackpot in terminator 2 is very satisfying

>>7971126
Medieval Madness

>>7971126
A lot of pinball machines have wizard modes that are probably too tough for you to get to. Scared Stiff has a pretty reachable wizard mode, and a pretty enjoyable path to it.
TOTAN has a reachable and fun wizard mode. You have to plunge all the balls you get manually or else you'll fail the wizard mode quickly.
If you don't care about reaching the wizard mode, then almost all the games on the top 100 should be enjoyable to someone who doesn't care about score. Some of them you have to sort of know what you're doing a little bit to have fun.
Jurassic Park (more fun if you understand how the dino modes work)
Deadpool
Pirates JJP
Monster Bash
Lord of the Rings
Avengers Infinity Quest
Star Trek
TMNT
Spider-man
Wizard of Oz
The Simpsons Pinball Party (especially if you know a little bit about how the rules work)
Black Knight: Sword of Rage
etc etc etc etc etc
https://pinside.com/pinball/top-100

Is it still cool to pretend hating The Addams Family?