Game Galaxy machines

On Sunday’s Encore tournament, machines from both the Main, and High Score categories will be in play.

Main:

Machine nameSettingExplanation
Stranger Things (pro)
CorvetteCorvette challenge and drag race are set to be impossible to win, red car wins in 2 seconds.A software bug with the pit stops would make the game way too linear otherwise
Road Show
No Good GofersSkillshots are disabledSkillshots would unbalance game, if someone’s lock got stolen, and were to get more attempts at it.
Shadow
Demolition ManEach claw award can only be selected once per gameLock freeze is too valuable compared to the others, making the game too linear, and a multiball fest.
No Fear
World Cup SoccerGoal is unlit at the start of the gameConstantly having the ball spinning for 4 days would put too much strain on it, and our technicians.
Fish Tales
Foo Fighters (Pro)Overlord lock is released at the end of the ball
Venom (Pro)Virtual locks
Black Knight (Pro)
Deadpool (Pro)Multiplier target disabledIt unbalances the scoring of the game
Aerosmiths (Pro)Toybox disabledThe players could have too much influence on each other’s gamestates.
Rush (Premium)
Mandalorian (Pro)
TMNT (Premium)Virtual locks
Walking Dead (Premium)
Star Wars (Pro)Multipliers only go up to 10x/20x
Jurassic Park (Pro)
Iron Maiden (Pro)
Batman 66 (premium)Virtual locks, and it’s set to hard
Avengers: Infinity Quest (Pro)
Led Zeppelin (LE)

High Score:

Machine NameSettingExplanation
X-Men Stern (old)Virtual Magneto locks, and Wolverine is set to hard
Jurassic Park Data EastRunning competition romhttps://www.pinballcode.com
Jack*BotExtra ball is 200M, Special is 500M, plunging the ball immediately sets the playfield to valid, starting the ballsaver countdown.Too much time is wasted by some players trying their hardest to short plunge
Terminator 2
Addams Family GoldNot running gold codeMansion items make scoring less fair
Dr WhoNo doctors are awarded at the end of the ball, video mode must be relit, even after a successful wave. Video modes could be chained, providing risk free scoring without pinball skills.
BaywatchCompetition romhttps://www.pinballcode.com
Flintstones
Family GuyBallsaver post disabled, captive ball can only be advanced by alternating it left and rightFocuing the captive ball would make the game too linear, as the minipf is a risk free zone.
Avengers (LE) oldVirtual locks
Bride of Pinbot 2.0
Indianapolis 500Extremely short ballsave
Johnny MnemonicHand disabledSlows down the game, and players can have influence on other’s gamestates
TommyTournament romhttps://www.pinballcode.com
Indiana Jones Williams
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Power Play
Kiss (Bally)“Light a lane” goes off on every 2nd switch hitotherwise a few lucky bumper hits could make a game
Genesis
Flight 2000
Centaur IIGuardian orbs can only be collected once per ball, and if the Release light were lit at ball 3 as a consolation prize, it will not be solidly lit, but turning on and off periodically.Players who light release themselves should be rewarded, instead of handing it to everyone at ball 3 on a silver platter
Star Race
TotemExtra balls can be played in qualification rounds, but must be plunged, without play in elimination rounds
Time Machine DE
Simpsons DE“Millions” reset at the end of the ball
GenieExtra balls can be played in qualification rounds, but must be plunged, without play in elimination rounds
Dr Dude
Party ZoneBall will fall uncontrollably to the bumpers from the left ramp. On purpose.Looping the left ramp all day is too linear
LocomotionGame time bonus is not disabled, extra balls can be played in qualification rounds, but must be plunged, without play in elimination rounds
NBA Fastbreak
HurricaneCenter ramp is unlit at start, and times out fasterEasily repeated valuable shot, which makes the game too linear