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Visual Pinball League 1 - Game 3: THE ADDAMS FAMILY [FINISHED]


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well there was this score before we started while we were playing Taxi

 

 

Stop showing off :D

 

Some serious VP skillz... You must be able to avoid drains everywhere most of the time to get such marathon numbers...

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Avoid dangerous shots.

 

Shoot ramps then hole to start mansion mode over and over.

Avoid multiball as long as you can.

Start seance mode in the right hole ..... anything with the POWER can be brutal.

 

Try those tips and your score will improve. Playing normal, I couldnt get more than 300M

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Avoid dangerous shots.

 

Shoot ramps then hole to start mansion mode over and over.

Avoid multiball as long as you can.

Start seance mode in the right hole ..... anything with the POWER can be brutal.

 

Try those tips and your score will improve. Playing normal, I couldnt get more than 300M

 

Yeah that power pisses me right off!! Little helping hands to drain down the middle and the side... arrrrgh

 

Thanks heaps for the tips, everyone will benefit :)

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Nice, I suck at hitting the ramp on this table for some reason.

 

It can be tricky, that little blue post is still laughing at me every game....

 

I find the main ramp easier to hit as a hook shot from the right flipper.

 

Luckily the electric chair is simple to hit so if you can master hitting the ramp at will then as Dedrok says just start the mansion modes and hit the ramp, etc.

 

I watched a video of this pinny being played in a US comp and they were doing the same, just mansion running, the odd seance but not too many multiballs.

 

There's a heap of gameplay videos, this site which I found last night should help for most tables.

 

http://pinball.org/videos/

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203,503, 150

 

Well those tips worked for me :D

 

Got a Mansion tour for the first time for 50mill. Feel like I got much more of a handle on this now...

 

Watching those pro vids was really useful... they always trap and wait till The Power stops before playing on, and do lots of swapping from right to left flipper to hit the ramp.

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Oh stop it :lol 2 billion next ?!

 

How long does it take to compile one of these bonkers scores ?

 

I dont know, was lost in the moment maybe half hr..... I thought 2B but was avoiding the THING hole so not to gobble the ball. Sucks when that happens.

 

3 Mansion tours, almost 4 ..... one regular Multiball.

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I dont know, was lost in the moment maybe half hr..... I thought 2B but was avoiding the THING hole so not to gobble the ball. Sucks when that happens.

 

3 Mansion tours, almost 4 ..... one regular Multiball.

 

3 tours! Must say it's pretty satisfying to get the tour.

 

This table is so rewarding. The mutiball buildup and delivery for Showtime! is very cool. Beginning to appreciate why it's the biggest selling pinball - it's very flashy but also fun.

 

Exploring these DMD tables has been a real pleasure for me - I stopped going to arcades around 1985 (though I spent most of my free time from 1980-1985 in them hehe) so never got into the DMD tables at all. So many great tables. ALso really enjoying LOTR and Scared Stiff, MM at the moment. The new dB2S for Scared Stiff with the massive rotating spider on the backglass where it should be, is even more awesome than it was :D

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Oh stop it :lol 2 billion next ?!

 

How long does it take to compile one of these bonkers scores ?

 

I will see that 2 billion and raise you another billion.

 

My net is down so I cant play my online comp at vpforums or post a screenshot yet, but played for over an hr to get

 

3.1 billion ..... About 6 or 7 Mansion tours.

 

I can also see now why this was such a popular pin. It has always been my nemesis and never liked playing it but now it has become more addictive.

 

Will post a screenshot as soon as I'm back up. But for now .....

 

3,143,003,610. Used the FS version 2.01 in desktop view , ie; thing doesn't gobble the ball.

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Keep going, you're killing this game. Is there anywhere where records for VP are kept similar to Twin Galaxies for Mame games ?

 

How many extra balls did you score ?

 

I don't think there are any scores kept, only the high score topic at VPF.

 

You get one in the mansion, one on completion of the mansion (must collect before loss of ball), one at 5 train wrecks, one at 50 bear kicks ..... So say 6 mansions would be 10 or 11 ( missed some) + the other 2, say a dozen or so.

 

Today I played a game , and completing mansion to tour the mansion , then completing the mansion again in tour mode without losing the ball locks you out of the mansion til your next ball. So you can only get 2 mansion extra balls per ball, if that makes sense.

 

Keep at it, you should be at 300M by now.:)

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Keep going, you're killing

 

Ok, had couple more games.

 

5,577,897,200

 

2hrs playing ..... 146 mansions ..... 12 mansion tours ....... About 20 extra balls ( no more than 3 saved any 1 ball) ..... And biggest bonus collect 265M.

 

That's

It, I'm done. ...... Will post screenies when system is back online.

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Ok, had couple more games.

 

5,577,897,200

 

2hrs playing ..... 146 mansions ..... 12 mansion tours ....... About 20 extra balls ( no more than 3 saved any 1 ball) ..... And biggest bonus collect 265M.

 

That's

It, I'm done. ...... Will post screenies when system is back online.

 

Ok...let the poor Addams Family rest in peace :lol

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Ok, had couple more games.

 

5,577,897,200

 

2hrs playing ..... 146 mansions ..... 12 mansion tours ....... About 20 extra balls ( no more than 3 saved any 1 ball) ..... And biggest bonus collect 265M.

 

That's

It, I'm done. ...... Will post screenies when system is back online.

 

Ok, I think it is about time you posted a video of yourself playing so we can all see how you do it! :)

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Ok, I think it is about time you posted a video of yourself playing so we can all see how you do it! :)

 

Pretty much how I explained before.

 

When I'm back up and running, ill try and load fraps or camtasia and try to record a session.

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I'm obviously playing the wrong version of this game - all the fairies in the bottom of the garden wouldn't help me to get anywhere near a score like 5 Billion!!!!!

 

My first impression of this table after playing it when I first set it up are utterly warranted - IT IS A PIG! The desktop version may well play differently but the FS version drains balls like there is no tomorrow and it plays so fast that much of the time the ball is gone before you even realise! Even a slightly misguided shot from the left mini flipper will see the ball skew off at a rapid rate and drain either left, right or down the guts and there's not thing one you can do to prevent it.

 

I put together what I thought was a decent game last weekend (being the score in my attached pic) and basically got nowhere near it after that.

 

For next season, may I suggest that we have 2 divisions - one for FS players using cabinet mode and the other for desktop players as it's apparent there are differences with some tables that may favour one group or the other.

 

Bring on Sunday and the next table..............

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I'm obviously playing the wrong version of this game - all the fairies in the bottom of the garden wouldn't help me to get anywhere near a score like 5 Billion!!!!!

 

My first impression of this table after playing it when I first set it up are utterly warranted - IT IS A PIG! The desktop version may well play differently but the FS version drains balls like there is no tomorrow and it plays so fast that much of the time the ball is gone before you even realise! Even a slightly misguided shot from the left mini flipper will see the ball skew off at a rapid rate and drain either left, right or down the guts and there's not thing one you can do to prevent it.

 

I put together what I thought was a decent game last weekend (being the score in my attached pic) and basically got nowhere near it after that...

 

Couple of things that i reckon will help: never bother using the left mini flipper...its got an appetite for destruktion....just let it drop through for an easy ramp shot off the main flipper. 2nd thing: Nudge buttons :)

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For next season, may I suggest that we have 2 divisions - one for FS players using cabinet mode and the other for desktop players as it's apparent there are differences with some tables that may favour one group or the other.

 

The billion+ scores Dedrok has been getting on Addams Family he got on both Desktop, and FS tables and at the moment there isn't really enough players to split up into two divisions.... but if the numbers swell a bit more eventually then it could be doable :)

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