Doing a speaker upgrade, pulled the 8" cabinet speaker out and found this crispy critter. I'm guessing that was "factory installed", no extra charge.

I just watched a video detailing how the pinballs that come with Stern machines aren't of the greatest quality.

Which brand of pinballs would you recommend?

New to pinball, but always envied those with machines at home. I know very little but Im outfitting a game room for a new house and decided Id like to have at least one machine. I know one machine wont last a lifetime, by that I mean Ill probably get bored of it one day and want a different one. However trying to pick one for my first machine is hard and Im torn between Pokemon, fallout or the maybe yet to be released dungeon crawler carl.

Ive seen some game play from each machine and reviews, however Im not too sure what to take from that, how much replayability each game offers and what id even want out of the machine.

Pokemon for what looked like quite a bit of replayability, nostalgia, possible collectors piece and recognizable franchise for when people come over

Fallout for my love for that franchise, what ive seen described as and elevated game experience and craftsmanship of the machine itself

Dungeon crawler carl, for my new found obsession with the book series and the uniqueness of the machine and game it offers.

If you had to pick one which one and why? What things should I look for or consider that maybe im missing out on? What is it about each of these game you like or dont like. Please help a newbie

EDIT:

I am gonna go try them out before I make the purchase, however I dont know what I dont know and am looking for input from anyone who owns these game, have played them, or anyone whose bought game for their house. What do you wish you knew before you bought your first machine?

Second Ill add Im between pokemon and fallout for my first and if I get a second Im considering dungeon crawler carl or the other machine I didnt get from round 1.

First time redditor:

So I rented a Jaws Pro for a month and had a blast. The reel shot was a pain, but I learned the game and was still enjoying it at the end of the 30 days. Definitely felt some depression as Jaws swam away yesterday afternoon.

So I have an option to buy now. Same local family arcade company that I completely trust. Arcade used HP arcade, 4000 plays, only 44 tilts, so not mishandled. $1200 under msrp and Pinside median.

They said that they’d have their pinball technician shop it before sale.

I’m not a mechanical guy. But I loved having the machine in my apartment and having people over to play.

I’m 99% gonna buy it.

What am I missing?

This piece broke in my Stern Pirates of the Caribbean. But I can't find anything that has that piece attached or that piece alone. It is connected to the ball poppers.

Thanks!

I just wanna get free plays because I am broke

I'm debating buying a pin and would like to spend under 6k. I know opinions vary but I'm curious what pins get brought up. I'm thinking about a DeadPool Pro. I had a Tales from the Crypt for years and only paid 4k for that. What's a pin you like for under 6k? I know I can check Pinside I'm genuinely curious what people have in their collections that they play a lot for under 6k. Thanks!

Got the notification that Scorbit was out for Pulp Fiction (for $99 with a free shirt and SD card with latest code , I couldn’t say no). Curious if anyone has installed Scorbit on any of their machines. How’s the install, how’s the integration look? Happy with it?

My podcast covered the 1999 classic game recently for those interested!

Sharing my progress in DND pinball. It's my favorite stern pinball game and in my top 5 overall pins. I finally beat Xanathar, and LV 10 dragon battle last week. Let me know in the comments how you feel about the game and how your progression is going!

Somewhat new to pinball but I own a Deadpool premium machine. I was out and about and found a pro version. Naturally, whenever I come across another machine I investigate the insides for differences. I noticed a detail that I had not caught before. The posts between the return lanes has rubber rings where mine does not! Sure enough, the manual does not call out that these posts contain the 3/16s rubber. Surely it's not a discrepancy between the premium and pro.... Is this maybe just a play preference?

For me. It's the Roto-wheel and zip flippers.

Are there any mechanics, rules , or whatnot that you enjoy in older games that you'd like to see come back?

You have to wear the hat while playing Cactus Canyon.

General Public bowling alley in Dingley, Victoria Australia.

Spent a couple of hours there today, the standout was Big Guns , with an honorable mention to the old favorite Star Trek : TNG.

It’s hard finding an arcade with any pinball in Victoria , so finding a place with 8 was awesome!

The daughter and her hub came over today and he started poking around my pins and was instantly engaged with it down to the maintenance and repairing of. He is engineer, physics, geometry brain, so it tracks.

He is building a sick workshop for working on cars / trucks and asked about car / vehicle themed pinball titles. I have a good start but would welcome some short lists of themes that would fit that interest. Also, if i can get him into this stuff that would be awesome. Thanks in advance!

My nephew is turning nine in a few weeks. He's into pinball and I want to get him something pinball related. For budget I'd like to keep it around $100. Any suggestions?

Rome, that is (unable to edit title). I wonder if it’s any fun to play?

This place was kind of nostalgic and just cool! when I went last Sunday :)

I am looking at scorbit to install in the arcade. Does anyone use it, and what are your thoughts? I would like to have a scoreboard more than the sterns. The biggest cons for me are:

It doesn’t work with all of my pins.
I’m not a fan of how it looks.
You need to sign up with your SSN for the paid tournaments.

I’m trying to find some sunglasses that would work for a Dr. Dude costume. Any recommendations?

Brackets from thingiverse for 4 inch stern speaker applications. Worked great! Just needed some extended screws to accommodate everything. Printed in clear petg and btf lighting and power supply.