most unusual or weird feature on a pin

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what feature on a pin do you find unusual,weird?or ask yourself why did they do that?
banana flippers.what were they thinking?
 
I like both banana flippers and zipper flippers, the things that I think are a waste of space are non-interractive toys. Can we be serious, why would anyone want to pay more for a game that has "action figures" stuck on it like some retarded kid's elementary school Thanksgiving diorama...
 
I remember when Funhouse was new in the arcades. "Rudy" the talking head inside the game was really creepy. It was really bizarre seeing a head inside a game that had moving eyes, and a mouth! Of course some later titles used this too (Roadshow, No Fear, Cirqus Voltaire,ETC.) But Funhouse was released, it was a new concept!
-Mark
 
i have never saw banana flippers before but i know what they are. i liked the dancing cactuses on cactus jacks

ive always liked the under the playfield things. like on genesis, creature from black lagoon. stuff like that is weird but enjoyable
 
love the dancing cacti.there is a catcus jack on location near me. fun game when it works.
 
Besides talking Rudy, the Shadow sanctum lock. But let's face it, every single game has a weird toy to make them unique, but those two are the ones that pop in my mind.
 
There's always the magic save feature on D&D and one other I believe.

There are plenty of variations on this, including Bally's "Flex Save" and Williams "Magna Save".
On one hand I think it's neat, and on the other hand I think it's akin to cheating.

If you can't place your shots right balls will drain, having a feature that equates to blocking off the outlane is meh...I'd rather be ticked off and learn better ball placement on my game.
I HATE when my Fireball Classic's disc throws the ball right down the drain the odd time, but I just have to learn where the ball comes from to try and avoid allowing it to happen.
Every pin has 3 instant drain spots to hit(1 for each outlane and down the center), and if you pay attention you can learn them...I know exactly when my ball is going to drain based on where I shoot it that I'm saying "Shit..." before the ball even comes back.
 
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The disappearing pop bumper on CV is cool. The snagger ball lock on Lost World is one-of-a-kind!
 
There is a pinball eating dinosaur on Juassic Park, and what about the pinball throwing monster on Mary Shelly's Frankenstein?
 
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