I'm rating the pins at the MGC

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Best pin there : Hands down the RFM. Upgraded 21" lcd monitor. Flippers superman strong. LEDs perfectly done. Crisp , clean snd refreshing.

Worst pin: Fish Tails. The LEDs on this were done so bad that i had an epileptic seizure and i'm not epileptic. So bad you couldn't even play the game. Nothing there but bright flashing lights.
 
I had the exact same reaction to that Fish Tales yesterday, I had to walk away from it after the first ball. I have not done LEDs to any of my pins yet and after playing it I'm not sure if I will do any of them ever.

Honestly I do not remember seeing a RFM at all. Where was it located.

I didn't have a chance to play many games as I was really short on time but I was really impressed with Rocky and Bullwinkle. I wasn't able to really look at the rules of the game but the overall flow and theme of the game seem to make it great for the family.

Finally did anyone take pictures of the room. I am trying to remember what pin I played. It was to the left of the big guns that was for sale for 850.


Best pin there : Hands down the RFM. Upgraded 21" lcd monitor. Flippers superman strong. LEDs perfectly done. Crisp , clean snd refreshing.

Worst pin: Fish Tails. The LEDs on this were done so bad that i had an epileptic seizure and i'm not epileptic. So bad you couldn't even play the game. Nothing there but bright flashing lights.
 
Agree with you 100%. Although I didn't actualy play the RFM it looked great.
Saturday was very crowded but Sunday was very easy to get onto a machine. Except the RFM was not turned on.

Best pin there : Hands down the RFM. Upgraded 21" lcd monitor. Flippers superman strong. LEDs perfectly done. Crisp , clean snd refreshing.

Worst pin: Fish Tails. The LEDs on this were done so bad that i had an epileptic seizure and i'm not epileptic. So bad you couldn't even play the game. Nothing there but bright flashing lights.
 
Wasn't Cyclone next to that Big Guns?

I had the exact same reaction to that Fish Tales yesterday, I had to walk away from it after the first ball. I have not done LEDs to any of my pins yet and after playing it I'm not sure if I will do any of them ever.

Honestly I do not remember seeing a RFM at all. Where was it located.

I didn't have a chance to play many games as I was really short on time but I was really impressed with Rocky and Bullwinkle. I wasn't able to really look at the rules of the game but the overall flow and theme of the game seem to make it great for the family.

Finally did anyone take pictures of the room. I am trying to remember what pin I played. It was to the left of the big guns that was for sale for 850.
 
Worst pin: Fish Tails. The LEDs on this were done so bad that i had an epileptic seizure and i'm not epileptic. So bad you couldn't even play the game. Nothing there but bright flashing lights.

It wasn't as bad with the lights up, but yeah...in the darkened room during the after party you couldn't see what the hell was going on.
 
I really dont think it was a cyclone. It was something that I have never played or only played a few times. My neighbor has a cyclone so I have played a decent amount of games on that one. Was that your Big Guns, Radish? I tried to play it but the start button wasn't working on Saturday or had some other issue going on with it.

Wasn't Cyclone next to that Big Guns?
 
Honestly I do not remember seeing a RFM at all. Where was it located.

Finally did anyone take pictures of the room. I am trying to remember what pin I played. It was to the left of the big guns that was for sale for 850.

RFM was along the back wall, across from the older "Friendship 7" machine.

I posted what few pics I took in this thread. Wish I'd taken more.
 
Best pin there : Hands down the RFM. Upgraded 21" lcd monitor. Flippers superman strong. LEDs perfectly done. Crisp , clean snd refreshing.

Worst pin: Fish Tails. The LEDs on this were done so bad that i had an epileptic seizure and i'm not epileptic. So bad you couldn't even play the game. Nothing there but bright flashing lights.

That Fish Tales was unplayable. That is a perfect example of what not to do with LEDs...but people continue to think "brighter is better!" I hope the day comes soon where people will realize that $.39 ablaze 1 LEDs are perfectly fine for inserts. No need for the kits with the horribly bright and super tacky LEDs. That Fish Tales was a steal at $2,950 though...complete with insert wear and all!
 
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you don't know how many times I had to tell my wife no on the Big Guns purchase. She took a shine to that one immediately.

The LED projects were surprisingly bad. i couldn't see the ball and made my head feel swimmy. For example, XENON was beautiful at a distance but excruciating to play.

the RFM 3d effect was really crisp looking. we had one in a mall for awhile and the 3d effect wasn't there so it wasn't fun to play. this one seemed brilliant. it was so busy i never played it though.

In a tie for games I'd never played before were Red and Ted/Roadshow?, Family guy, Rocky and Bullwinkle. charming games. quite ownable.
 
I can't tell if my son just lost a ball in this shot or actually fell unconscious...

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Glad to hear so many of you had a good time. What a crazy year. I can honestly say this is the first year that it was more work than fun, but thanks to the great people I get to hang out with, that's ok. Seeing all the happy people makes it worthwhile.

I brought along two games (CV and CSI). Didn't think to take down the audits before the show so no idea how many plays they got, but it was pretty much non-stop without major issues (other than a near heart-attack with CSI that Korn came to my rescue on...thanks again!).

Thanks to selling my WoF last week, this was the first year I was able to buy at the show. I actually ended up with two, a beautiful JP, and a DM. The DM had a few issues, but I already solved 3/4 of them, so I'm a happy camper. It will clean up to be a very decent machine and I got a great deal on it. Bonus points that my wife and daughter both really like it so far.

I agree about the space to walk from aisle to aisle was too bottlenecked. We'll be extra careful about that next year. Thankfully the aisles themselves weren't too bad this year. Thanks for the patience as we tried to shuffle things in and out as best we could.

My brain is still fried and I'm pretty sure I was run over by a truck at some point this weekend. I'm sure I have other thoughts, but I can't think of any right now. :)

Chris
 
Thanks for bringing the CSI. that was my favorite at the show that I played. Wish I had more time to figure out the rules but had to be fair and give others a chance.

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I brought along two games (CV and CSI). Didn't think to take down the audits before the show so no idea how many plays they got, but it was pretty much non-stop without major issues (other than a near heart-attack with CSI that Korn came to my rescue on...thanks again!).
 
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I had the exact same reaction to that Fish Tales yesterday, I had to walk away from it after the first ball. I have not done LEDs to any of my pins yet and after playing it I'm not sure if I will do any of them ever.

Honestly I do not remember seeing a RFM at all. Where was it located.

I didn't have a chance to play many games as I was really short on time but I was really impressed with Rocky and Bullwinkle. I wasn't able to really look at the rules of the game but the overall flow and theme of the game seem to make it great for the family.

Finally did anyone take pictures of the room. I am trying to remember what pin I played. It was to the left of the big guns that was for sale for 850.

Hyperball-

http://ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=3169
 
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