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

[The Bob]

I'm beginning my search for a WoF for RZG... ;)

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 3:44 PM, Bob K Mertz via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> 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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