[FSPA] Swinging from a vine to Mighty Mikes ...

[Bob K Mertz]

I was referring to the frustrations we had being down a machine for a season and machines being stale for quite a while.... There was a thread here a short while ago.... I'm just glad to finally have different machines and enough to cover a breakdown and not be stacked up on each other.

On July 10, 2017 3:38:46 PM EDT, The Bob via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>Not exactly a forgotten branch.  I'd still play there if it was smoke
>free
>and wasn't so far from my house. :)
>
>Good luck with the Magna save!
>
>On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Roland Joyal via FSPA
><fspa at fspazone.org>
>wrote:
>
>> Not sure what "forgotten branch of FSPA" means since machines are
>well
>> maintained as reported by league mangers, and there has been many
>machines
>> rotated in and out, but OK, glad you are enjoying the variety.  Not
>saying
>> Jungle Lord is 100% since I have only owned it for less than 24
>hours, but
>> seemed close enough to be played tonight if anyone so desires. 
>-Roland
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob K Mertz via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
>> To: FSPA main discussion list <fspa at fspazone.org>
>> Cc: Bob K Mertz <lists at bibleboy.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Jul 10, 2017 1:36 pm
>> Subject: Re: [FSPA] Swinging from a vine to Mighty Mikes ...
>>
>> Thanks for the variety! I'm starting to feel like I'm no longer
>playing at
>> the forgotten branch of the FSPA.
>> ...... Now if you could only find a machine that everyone is good at
>> except Edan things will be complete :)
>>
>> On July 10, 2017 1:30:09 AM EDT, Roland Joyal via FSPA
><fspa at fspazone.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> ... Jungle Lord makes an appearance.  It's after 1 AM and spent the
>last 7
>> + hours getting the game ready for prime time, including fixing
>several
>> hacks and issues, so hopefully it plays OK for Monday's league at
>Mighty
>> Mikes.  Let Edan/Joe know if not.  Keep in mind it is a 35 year old
>game so
>> it is not going to play like a newer SS game.
>>
>> Jungle Lord is a great early 80's pin with 2 levels/ramps, 4
>flippers,
>> Magna-Save buttons, TONS of drop targets, 2 ball Multiball, a super
>sexy
>> back glass, and a VERY sophisticated rule sheet (for the time period)
>> w/cool strategy and features (as Mr. Blonder will tell you).   And
>just TRY
>> and get the ever-changing background sound to get to it's limit!  (I
>had a
>> super long ball, 10X bonus (but fell just short of the default
>highest
>> score), and as soon as I thought the pitch was as high as it can go,
>it
>> then changes to something lower/different and gets more intense. 
>Gotta luv
>> the 80's technology ;)   I will point out that in certain conditions
>there
>> is a bug in the s/w or design where if there is a ball in the right
>saucer,
>> and there is another ball on the play field, the second ball can hang
>up
>> next to the locked ball, and it won't time out and kick the ball out
>(and
>> no ball search for this era game).
>>
>> So now Mighty Milke's has 7 Pins, and you can't beat the variety of
>> games.  The league has a mid 70's EM, an early 80's SS, a late 80's
>SS, a
>> mid 90's WPC, a mid 90's WPC-95, an early 2010 decade Stern and a
>2017' new
>> Stern pin. Don't know how long Jungle Lord will stay, as most of the
>games
>> are for sale, but for now and the foreseeable future, it is there. 
>Things
>> will be arranged differently in the next few weeks in the pinball
>room if
>> or when it gets painted, so JL's final resting place may will be
>different.
>>
>>
>> -Roland
>>    .
>>
>>
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