Pinball Nirvana Forums http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums Pinball Nirvana, Play Some Pinball! en Sun, 26 May 2013 02:21:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Pinball Nirvana Forums http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums What Memorial Day Should Be About http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10816&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 19:34:02 GMT *While Memorial Day in the US is set aside to remember and honor our war dead, many families expand it to include all those family members who have... While Memorial Day in the US is set aside to remember and honor our war dead, many families expand it to include all those family members who have gone before them. Rather than celebrating war, it should be seen as trying for some degree of worldly peace, since that is the hoped for result of most every war, at least it should be, in the eyes and hearts of every nation’s people. Soldiers are not really enemies, government policy is. Soldiers are the victims or pawns required to fight for their government’s policies, right or wrong. But let’s put politics aside for now, that isn’t the message I have to offer.

I can’t lay claim to the ideas I’m putting forth here, they came from a high school teacher of mine back in 1963 or 64. Although he taught English and English Lit, both favorite classes of mine, John Hummel was deep thinker at heart. He suggested that we should use Memorial Day as a day during which we also Forget. He suggested that first we needed to forget our failures, because holding on to them often kept us from moving ahead and improving as individuals. But he also advised us to forget what we felt were wrongs done to us by others, since holding on to them embittered us and made our lives miserable. He said that to cast off hatred or ill feelings would lighten and brighten our lives, since dark energy simply bogs us down.

But the suggestion he made that has helped me the most was to forget about making excuses for ourselves when we don’t succeed at some task at hand. Failures and mistakes are a part of both life and learning, and excuses simply allow us to give up, rather than trying again, and probably being a success. That idea helped me as a writer understand and accept rejections, and since I was able to keep working, I eventually improved my writing craft to the point that the rejections became fewer and fewer. But Mr. Hummel said that besides Forgetting, you also had to Forgive, in order to be free to move on in life, to become the best we could be. He said that by being as successful as we could be, we were truly honoring those who we remember on Memorial Day. ]]> tiltjlp spouts off! tiltjlp http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10816 Warm Weather Reading List http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10813&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:11 GMT While I’ll read just about anything other than romance and books by television ministers, I lean towards history, some fiction, detectives and mysteries, biographies & autobiographies, and the Basketball Times. That said, here is my reading list for the warmer season.


I’ve just started Leningrad: The Epic Siege Of WWII, 1941-1944, by Anna Reid. So far I’m enthralled with the people of Leningrad and how, in spite of hating the dictatorship of Stalin, rally behind their country.

The End: The Defiance And Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944-1945, by Ian Kershaw. I’m interested in how Hitler was able to control his people, and I hope to find out just how close he really came to world dominations.

Holy Warriors: A Modern History Of The Crusades, by Jonathan Phillips. I find it intriguing that religion and war seem to be such strange bedfellows, as the saying goes.


Charlie Chan, by Yunte Huang. The story of how a real life Hawaiian detective the trigger for iconic low budget film series.


And Furthermore, by Judi Dench. I’ve like Judi Dench’s work in both 84 Charring Cross Road and As Time Goes By, and so I figured I’d learn a bit more about her. Her career has been so impressive that this book is just one of several she has written, which I will most probably read also.


The Studs Lonigan Reader, by James T Farrell. A series of three novels written in the 1930s, they deal with the story of a Chicago youth, who while tough is basically good. As the books progress, Studs deteriorates into an alcoholic. The three books are Young Lonigan, 1932, The Young Manhood Of Studs Lonigan, 1934, and Judgment Day, 1936. I read one or all of these books some 35-40 years ago, and want to see what I think of them now.

This should keep me busy for months on end, since I’m a slow, plodding reader. So, what will you be reading as the months march by? ]]> tiltjlp spouts off! tiltjlp http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10813 Problem with Kings Of Steel Drop Targets http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10812&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 18:57:05 GMT The drop targets will not stay up when they reset. Sometimes all 6 will drop, sometimes 1 or 2 will stay up. If I manually push the coil up, they... The drop targets will not stay up when they reset. Sometimes all 6 will drop, sometimes 1 or 2 will stay up. If I manually push the coil up, they will stay up but when the coil pulls them up on a reset they drop back down. The springs look ok. The targets look good. What am I missing?
Thanks ]]> philcoman http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10812 The Family Amusement Arcade in Los Angeles http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10810&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:14 GMT This is my main arcade. Mirror ceilings and decked in neon. Probably the best arcade in Los Angeles, on Vermont Ave. across the street from LACC... This is my main arcade. Mirror ceilings and decked in neon.
Probably the best arcade in Los Angeles, on Vermont Ave. across the street from LACC (Los Angeles City College).

Haven't been here in a couple of years, so the shot of pinball machines *might be overstated*, but in general, they always have at least 9 or ten tables up and ready to go and are open 'til 1:30 A.M. Right On!
The illumination level in the arcade pics is a little high. With the black lights,
the scene is appropriately darker in person, as should be.

Maybe tomorrow... :)

http://www.familyamusement.com/family_arcade.php ]]> General Pinball sleepy http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10810 SPRING PINBALL CIRCUS http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10804&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:24 GMT 05-22-2013 03:50 PM
It's party time again at SS Billiards as the first Pinball Circus of 2013 is held. Join Lloyd, Prada and the party goers in Hopkins to see who won what in the tournaments and the prize raffle.

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Last year was a significant year for pinball in Poland, with greater media exposure, more competitive events, and bigger prizes, as Lukasz Dziatkiewicz reports.

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We review the system which allows the dot matrix display signal to be shown on a regular TV or monitor, complete with custom colours and background imagery.

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Quote:
Noah Fentz Admin. of vpforums.org
[Didn't feel like going back and quoting Loaf's post ... Insert here.]

I thought it was a perfectly good example of what's to come, whether it be Tron, Transformers,AC/DC, or whatever, that is the direction it's going.

I know from speaking personally with Gary, Roger, George, Rick, Jack, and pretty much every other person in the industry who has say in the matter ... When lines are crossed, it'll be me/VPF they think of. It's just the way it is, since I personally approached them seeking their okay to do what we do, and I got it, albeit unofficially. I don't do things in shady fashion, I prefer to take the high road.

We are currently the only site with any permission to do what we do from those in the industry, and we'll do it with respect.

Any table, whether using ROM rips or other sources using the same layouts and art as machines currently in production is inappropriate. The agreement regarding VPinMAME was probably intended to be all encompassing, since it was an era in which ROM emulation was the primary method of recreating. Since then, many new techniques have been used which can accurately recreate new tables. While this may be an assumption, I feel it falls dead center in the spirit and motivation of the agreement in the first place.

PS - Please keep it civil guys.
.http://www.vpforums.org/index.php?sh...c=24403&page=4 ]]> The Playfield Shockman http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10801 For all visitors of the Rogue..... http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10799&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:12 GMT Most of you know me, this is for the few that don't and browse my site. I just wanted to say if you go to my site and find weirdness - I know about it and am working on it. We weren't hit with an attack (that I know of). This seems to be something installed that broke something else. Right now we have decreased functionality to try to isolate the issue. I just don't want anyone to get discouraged from checking things out in this diminished state. It's entirely possible we may have to start over (VERY last resort). We even have the people at Simple Machines stumped. When the guy in charge of the software comes over and says "I have never seen that before..." . It can never be good. ]]> The Playfield Itchigo http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10799 Red Sonja http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10798&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 17:21:53 GMT This is my new work i take the inspiration from Medieval Madness. Click on the link for image http://s8.postimg.org/4it4y5iet/RED_SONJA.jpg This is my new work i take the inspiration from Medieval Madness.

Click on the link for image

http://s8.postimg.org/4it4y5iet/RED_SONJA.jpg ]]> Visual Pinball WIPs makkiafra http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10798 The UHaul Page of Interesting Facts, as Found on the Sides of A UHaul Truck http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10797&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:59 GMT Among the things that I loved while travelling along the U.S. Routes, Route 66, etc. from Pennsylvania to California and back again, and back to... Among the things that I loved while travelling along the U.S. Routes, Route 66, etc. from Pennsylvania to California and back again, and back to California, are/were the curios, the shops, the tourist dives, the truckstops, the Burma Shave Signs (long gone?), Stuckey's, and such, and some time ago I noticed the informative bits that have been painted on the sides of UHaul Rental Trucks. Aligned with the States and Canada, these Supergraphic displays of paint and information run the gambit from Birds of a State to highways to the story of The Midnight Special and the Emancipation of Slaves.

Wonderful stuff this is:

http://www.uhaul.com/SuperGraphics/ ]]> The Playfield sleepy http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10797 Swinger em pinball machine http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10789&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 00:07:39 GMT I recently bought this machine. It shows two player capable, but the game never ends and never starts a tow player game. Anyone have any ideas? I recently bought this machine. It shows two player capable, but the game never ends and never starts a tow player game. Anyone have any ideas? ]]> The Playfield Rooncrib http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10789 For you Star Wars Fans: A Slideshow of the Original Desert Sets http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10788&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 17:53:34 GMT Just in case anyone might be inspired to revisit this theme... http://news.yahoo.com/photos/abandoned-stars-wars-sets-in-the-desert-slideshow/ Just in case anyone might be inspired to revisit this theme...

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/abandon...ert-slideshow/ ]]> sleepy http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10788 problems with future pinball twilight zone http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10787&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 12:38:52 GMT first im going to comment this problems: first one they dont give jackpots in powerball mania and in lost in the zone second one in battle the... first im going to comment this problems:
first one they dont give jackpots in powerball mania and in lost in the zone
second one in battle the power they dont put a hand and a light door
third one the ball has been blocked in the table
in super skill shot they dont give battle the power or extra ball or outlanes
2 balls are blocked in multiball
in multiball they dont give a second chance
the solution is modifing the script
if one of the users need the table contact me and i upload to a server
thank you very much

the tables name are:
Twilight Zone_1.1.fpt
and Twilight Zone_1.1_night.fpt ]]> Future Pinball Discussion crash2013 http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10787 CHICAGO BARCADE PINS HOPES ON PINBALL http://www.pinballnirvana.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10786&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:11 GMT 05-16-2013 05:00 PM A major expansion sees a Chicago barcade build a new pinball arcade filled with the latest games, with support from Stern... 05-16-2013 05:00 PM
A major expansion sees a Chicago barcade build a new pinball arcade filled with the latest games, with support from Stern Pinball.

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