Loxahatchee, FL
I had a good game on junk yard after dinner just walked up and hit some luck 50,000,000 is the factory set on 3 balls I had a 52,114,680 for me this is a all time best
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Wow, I just recently got this title and didn't make the 'throwback' connection. Thanks for noting these ...
To those who own... I've read that the down side of the game is the fact that you can hit the sewer over and over, therefore crank out huge points via video modes. Obviously not the point of the game, but do you find yourself cheating your way to a high score, or do you stick to building your parts and trying to get to outer space like you're supposed to?
The only time I get to smash out some JY is when I get a layover at this one airport I fly through to visit home.
I didn't know about this loop hole until recently.
Quoted from haunted1:Hope to rejoin this year. One of my first games and I have missed its campy humor ever since.
+1 traded mine a while back and just played it at the Ohio show and want it again. Fun pin.
The van mod is great but it should be aged to look like it has been in a junkyard...maybe broken glass missing a wheel, pain a door a different color make a fender look rusty etc
Oooh, I could use the toilet piece!
Quoted from bjoechamp:I bought mine with a treasure trove of parts inside. If anybody needs a doghouse or toilet let me know. I also have a NOS translite.
Oooh, I could use the toilet piece! PM'ing ...
I knew someone who put leds in the indicators on the vw campervan and when the ball hits the right slingshot the right indicator flashes and vice versa on
The best van mod I've seen is the Maisto Samba "Old Friend." Looks awesome in there, but the 1:25 scale that you need is getting to be kind of a pain to find for a decent price.
Quoted from canea:The best van mod I've seen is the Maisto Samba "Old Friend." Looks awesome in there, but the 1:25 scale that you need is getting to be kind of a pain to find for a decent price.
You gotta point it does look good and suitable for the themeimage-371.jpg
Quoted from canea:The best van mod I've seen is the Maisto Samba "Old Friend." Looks awesome in there, but the 1:25 scale that you need is getting to be kind of a pain to find for a decent price.
1:25 scale is what is needed? Just looked online and it appears the 1:25 scale van is only 4.3 inches long? Seems pretty small compared to the blue van that comes standard, no? Anyone have a picture of this Samba van installed?
Quoted from CraZ4Pin:1:25 scale is what is needed? Just looked online and it appears the 1:25 scale van is only 4.3 inches long? Seems pretty small compared to the blue van that comes standard, no? Anyone have a picture of this Samba van installed?
The hippie van above is 1:25 scale. I had the old friends installed in my jy and the size was perfect.
Yea 25
Quoted from CraZ4Pin:1:25 scale is what is needed? Just looked online and it appears the 1:25 scale van is only 4.3 inches long? Seems pretty small compared to the blue van that comes standard, no? Anyone have a picture of this Samba van installed?
Yea they are wrong....think about it 25x4.3" is 107.5". Those VW vans were longer than 8.96' (from the factory anyways)
Ahh, okay, thanks! I'm on the hunt for one now (cheap). Would definitely look much nicer then the plain blue van.
Joe did an amazing job on this one!
Quoted from Mahoyvan:To those who own... I've read that the down side of the game is the fact that you can hit the sewer over and over, therefore crank out huge points via video modes. Obviously not the point of the game, but do you find yourself cheating your way to a high score, or do you stick to building your parts and trying to get to outer space like you're supposed to?
Bump for this, still curious.
Any PLEASE post a picture of this bad boy installed!
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Does it light up like the other laseriffics?
Quoted from Mahoyvan:Bump for this, still curious.
Any PLEASE post a picture of this bad boy installed!Does it light up like the other laseriffics?
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Quoted from Mahoyvan:Does it light up like the other laseriffics?
Yep, and as you can imagine, it looks even better in person. I believe it is actually 4 separate layers altogether so it really has a 3D feel/depth to it.
Quoted from Mahoyvan:To those who own... I've read that the down side of the game is the fact that you can hit the sewer over and over, therefore crank out huge points via video modes. Obviously not the point of the game, but do you find yourself cheating your way to a high score, or do you stick to building your parts and trying to get to outer space like you're supposed to?
I honestly don't understand how this is a good strategy. I haven't had the game long so I need some practice but the sewer shot is not a no-brainer. I can't back-hand the shot ... I can only make it from the left flipper. If I don't make the shot I've now got the ball moving sideways across the playfield and frequently towards the outlane (a risky shot for me right now.) Additionally ... getting a video mode is not automatic either. I'm most frequently rewarded only 50k points (5 pieces of trash). Or I might get another mode like "Knight mode"? Not a video mode. So perhaps I'm just not a pro yet on this game but it certainly doesn't seem like a good strategy (or an easy one) to me.
Quoted from CraZ4Pin:I honestly don't understand how this is a good strategy. I haven't had the game long so I need some practice but the sewer shot is not a no-brainer. I can't back-hand the shot ... I can only make it from the left flipper. If I don't make the shot I've now got the ball moving sideways across the playfield and frequently towards the outlane (a risky shot for me right now.) Additionally ... getting a video mode is not automatic either. I'm most frequently rewarded only 50k points (5 pieces of trash). Or I might get another mode like "Knight mode"? Not a video mode. So perhaps I'm just not a pro yet on this game but it certainly doesn't seem like a good strategy (or an easy one) to me.
I've heard this one, but I'm confused on it, too. How does hitting the sewer repeatedly give you a high score? I can readily backhand the sewer, which is how I always do the shot, but I've never done it enough times to notice that it awards a video mode? The only time I've noticed scores on the sewer are from skill shots.
Skill shot maybe?
Perhaps they meant alley versus sewer?
Alley is much easier and always awards shoot the dog or run from spike.
I've found my high score games have a lot to do with getting large bonus with multipliers from completed missions and getting junk early in the game.
Quoted from ahorrorstory:I am finished painting the van. What do you guys think?
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I like it where did you get the van? what scale ?
Quoted from ahorrorstory:I am finished painting the van. What do you guys think?
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Now THATS a rusty van. Good job. I had this pin but sold it. Kinda miss it due to the kudos it gave out to the other games. It was a blast to play.
Quoted from ahorrorstory:I am finished painting the van. What do you guys think?
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Looks like a piece of shit, good job!!
Does Anyone know what the plug at the top of the playfield was for? There is a whole bunch of red and yellow wires so I'm assuming it was for a whole bunch of controlled lamps. Maybe something the accountants axed before production? Johnny Mnemonic has a big hole in the underside of the playfield that I'm thinking was some other cool feature that got the axe too...
Any records of prototype games having different features?
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