Gandalf's best lines (among many) are "This foe is beyond all of us" [Balrog] and "RUN YOU FOOLS !! " during the Fellowship MultiBall
Ah... what a great game... I think I'll go watch the movie again for the N-th time !
Steph
I finally heard Gandalf yell "You Shall NOT Pass!!!" Very cool! Those 2 ramps seem to be in just the Wrong place!!
Dave
Here are games I would like to acquire this year, or sometime...
24 Iron Man Attack From Mars Prefer Pounded playfield! Monster Bash Prefer Pounded Playfield! Elvis Sopranos Batman Forever Spider-Man Stern Prefer Pounded Playfield!
Have these available for trade or possible sale: Corvette South Park Theatre of Magic Twilight Zone RFM/SW:EP1 Nucore Combo AFM
What? It only took Stern several dozen attempts at making games to come up with one that is mildly amusing... Bravo Stern!
Sounds like the infinite monkey theorem.
"Given enough time, a hypothetical chimpanzee typing at random would, as part of its output, almost surely produce one of Shakespeare's plays."
That's not to say I find LOTR to be Hamlet by any means.
The one thing I allways find amusing about all Stern bashers is they totaly gloss over the fact that Williams has had just as many if not more crappy titles built during their regin then Stern. Let's make a list shall we:
Black Rose Congo (I like it but it's generaly described as a turd) Dirty Harry Dr. Who Dr. Dude Flintstones Harley Davidson Hurricane NBA Fastbreak Party Zone Popeye Star Wars EP1 Who Dunnit
None of the games listed hold even a candle to the sterns being produced today and are generally all seen as bad game design at the time. So bash all you want but your precious Williams in no more infalable then Stern, they just arn't making anything any more so there isn't any chance of them creating any new turds and as such the turds they have created have already passed threw the halls of history.
I think Necro's afraid to admit it....He likes Stern's but they kick his a** everytime.........so he keeps to his original story.. I have both lotr and tspp and by far they have the most in depth rules. Show me a bally or williams that when you get to a certain mode the flippers work on reverse.. Try one for a couple of hours Necro and you will be hooked. By the way ...show me a game with a cooler mode then Alien Invaision
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See when I had Lord i love it sort of but got boring like any pin I only had one at the time. I might get another one one day i actually miss it well actually any pin right now all i have is vids. As for TSPP I cant stand the game. When I worked at Henry amusements i found it to be one of those games that are called operator Nightmare where the couch breaks all the time garage door ect. Also the game is just boring i love the Simpsons but not any of the pins
Life is like Pinball!! You never know where you will bounce or where your going but sometimes you have that one amazing shot But on the other hand you have those darn gutter ball where you just get frustrated.
LOTR is probably the best (along with TSPP) pin for home use, especially if you have a small collection. The rule depth and ingenuity keeps you interested, plus it's a fan layout with a set of challenging shots. Most WPC titles do not have the depth to keep you interested in the long run (except for a few notable exceptions: TZ, STTNG and possibly MM). There are very few pins (if any) that I would pick over LOTR. There may have been recent complaints on unfinished code with certain Stern games, however, with this one, they (Keith) created a masterpiece in rule depth which will probably never be repeated. It seems that Stern believes it's money not well spent as most players on location will not notice the difference. Future Sterns will probably only have the complexity and depth of your average WPC title.
Also the game is just boring i love the Simpsons but not any of the pins
Wow, I find that hard to believe...
The game has so much going for it (...great humor, colorful artwork, good selection of shots, and the deepest ruleset in all of Pinball [deeper than LOTR even ! ] ).
...and the reverse flipper mode is sheer genius !
(...I'm still trying to get to Alien Invasion, but I'm told it makes TZ's Lost in The Zone mode look like Sunday School !
I can only assume that your dislike is based more from the view of an "operator" (trying to fix it ) than a player.
All you need is a few decent games on a good machine and you'll be hooked...
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Hmmm? I guess he had a old version of the roms because i don't remember alien invasions. Because i did complete the modes and never saw that? His pin was one from first batch.
The game has so much going for it (...great humor, colorful artwork, good selection of shots, and the deepest ruleset in all of Pinball [deeper than LOTR even ! ] ).
...and the reverse flipper mode is sheer genius !
(...I'm still trying to get to Alien Invasion, but I'm told it makes TZ's Lost in The Zone mode look like Sunday School !
I can only assume that your dislike is based more from the view of an "operator" (trying to fix it ) than a player.
All you need is a few decent games on a good machine and you'll be hooked...
Steph
Life is like Pinball!! You never know where you will bounce or where your going but sometimes you have that one amazing shot But on the other hand you have those darn gutter ball where you just get frustrated.
TSPP does nothing for me, but I really do not like the Simpsons either, never understood the humor on that show. It is OK, but i do not understand the great love that many have for this pin.
I have friend that has a TSPP and when we play he dies laughing everytime. To each his own, I guess.
It has been scientifically proven that light is faster than sound. That is why some people seem brilliant........until they open their mouth!
Hmmm? I guess he had a old version of the roms because i don't remember alien invasions. Because i did complete the modes and never saw that?
Not only must you complete all the TV modes, but you also need to :
Get the Secret Stash : ( all 10 Hurry Up targets ) Get the Reverse Flippers : (all 10 2x targets ) Get all 4 Itchy and Scratchy Mulitball Modes Get all 4 Bart Dare-Devil modes Light-up the 5 family members lights in the centre of the PF (...this is done by re-loading the couch during a couch multiball ... for EACH of the 5 characters ).
That alone will take about 45 minutes to achieve ! (if you're lucky... ).
...now you know why I haven't made the Alien Invasion Wizard mode yet !
I'm just thankful you don't need all 37 Cletus kids as well !
(...not to mention all the other surprises like the TreeHouse of Horrors, Captain Pete's treasure chest, the nuclear meltdown, etc... )
Now you know why I think it's the deepest ruleset in Pinball..
Look guys, I don't know if you did the math on what I have put into buying pinballs but if I really wanted a Stern out of all of that, don't you think I would have bought one by now?
All the rules etc. aside. I just don't find them as fun or creative. The Brunswick "Alive" feel really is the killer in the end. I really like the commercial quality of Williams/Bally. It's part of the whole coin-op illusion package for me.
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