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  1. Posted · Edited by Tartfox

    On 5/25/2021 at 8:11 PM, ADKENNER said:

    Hello, 

     

    I recently came across a Saitek Route 66 Pinball Machine at a garage sale. It seems like everything works, it has the power adapter, everything powers on and it has 2 spinners. I am having trouble finding out what else it's supposed to have so I can make sure its all working correctly. Does anyone have any knowledge on these machines? Any idea the value?

    Congrats on snagging one, I've been looking for the Route 66 title for the longest time. As long as the lights, sound, electronic scoreboard, spinners and scoring work, you should be good to go. The company would place spare parts inside the machine/cabinet (such as a spare spinner) in the event the ones on the playfield went bad. Saitek released a few more of these machines with other different racing themes (but identical playfields). You can take a look at the video link below which will show you everything that's supposed to be working. This is their 'F1 Super Challenge' game (like I said, identical playfield just different theme art)- 

     

    F1 Super Challenge Pinball

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    On 10/11/2020 at 5:43 PM, mmbe said:

    Has anyone used rechargeable D size batteries in the battery pack? If so, which brand? Approximate battery life in hours? I know people have had issues with using rechargeable AA batteries in the Lynx itself - batteries not fitting properly. Wondering if this was the case in the battery pack.

     

    Thanks.


    If you're still curious about rechargeable AA batteries, the only batteries I ever use in my Atari Lynx are the Energizer recharge universal NimH AA batteries. I've never had any issues with them.

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    I would say if you're looking, if it has to be newer look into the Zizzle ones if you have to, but I'd go older but be aware. There was something, forgot the name maybe wonder mega or wizard or something, they cheaply tied both flippers both buttons so they never fire alone which sucks, but they're alright for a basic EM like general layout. The suggestion for best of the best ever would be the home version of Fireball, in a way better to keep up than the original arcade one because it was an EM which most people can't figure out how to repair, get parts for, or shop out for internal failures. The home was a very early solid state type so it's just boards, and they can be dealt with far better being electronic than a hell of a lot of moving little parts, also perhaps less likely to fail as less can be more when breakdowns occur.

     

    I used to own a (Revision 2) Zizzle Marvel machine, but there were so many design flaws with it that I didn't keep it- sold it as quickly as I could. That's how much of a bad impression it made with me. I get far more enjoyment out of the Tomy 'American Pinball' tabletop machine because it's built with more care than what Zizzle attempted.

     

    If I were to go with Brunswick my top choice would be 'Circus', followed by 'Alive' and 'Aspen'. I'm also interested in picking up 'Route 66' by Saitek.

  9. Posted · Edited by Tartfox

    Thanks for the link Cammy! I did do some further research on the game and it seems that it's far too easy to accumulate multiple lives, making this a game that's too easy to play. Can you confirm?

     

    simbalion never did show us what the 'Battle of the Gods' Coleco machine looked like, but I did come across this- the only image I've ever seen of the pinball machine. I see two flippers on the playfield but due to their placement I can only assume there's 4 in total, with the other two being just above the drain/outhole.

     

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    Owned the Jurassic Park LCD game when I was younger. Limited enjoyment with that one. icon_biggrin.gif

     

    Have to hand it to Tiger, they were very effective in flooding the market with their LCD games and successfully managed to snag a lot of TV and movie licenses. Archive.org's helped me play some of the titles I was curious about. Their 'Back To The Future' game is actually surprisingly enjoyable even in this day and age.

     

    What's even more impressive is the diverse range of gaming products Tiger had. Everyone knows about their common LCD games but there was also their R-Zone gaming system (which tried emulating NIntendo's Virtual Boy), their '99x Games' line which had tech similar to their Game.com console, and the 'Midway Arcade Games' which were like mini arcade machines with a flip top (but whose tech was also similar to their Game.com console).

     

    I did love what other manufacturers were able to put out. MGA had a lot of interesting LCD handheld games including Mappy, and Konami's Ninja Turtles games are still great. The VFD tabletop machines like Q*Bert, Frisky Tom and Frogger are also a joy to play.

  12. Posted

    Not sure if this was intentional or a bug- normally, once all monsters are killed in a battle you immediately go to the 'Victory!' screen, but if poisoned during a battle you're still able to cast the antidote spell on yourself or another party member even after all monsters have died and left the playing field. The victory screen is delayed until you do.

     

    Another thing I've noticed is that while the Goddess statue and the woman in the bar can fully replenish your HP and MP, ailments can't be cured this way- you'll have to use items or magic for that. ;)

  13. Posted

    I hear you about the kick out holes. The Tomy tabletop pinball machines (like Astro Shooter and American Pinball) are, in my opinion, some of the closest examples that one can get to a full size pinball machine thanks to them having many of the perks including the reactive bumpers, kick out holes, a left orbit that leads to a cellar hole that shoots out the ball after racking up huge points, etc. I wish Tomy had continued making them with more revisions and new playfields.

     

    If there isn't a way to stop the onslaught of extra lives in Star Galaxy, then I imagine it'd take a while for the 2nd player to get a turn, Lol. By any chance do you have, or heard of, the Saitek pinball machines like Route 66? I've been looking for one of those as well.

  14. Posted

    Mine took a week and a half to reach me in the United States. I chose the regular shipping method so as to avoid getting a crushed box.

     

    I've written up an unboxing article in case anyone is interested - Wyvern Tales - A Forthcoming Lore - Unboxing

    I'm quite impressed with the game box, manual and cart. Looking forward to playing the game more - only played for maybe 40mins so far (already level 4).

     

    I agree necrocia, I am very impressed with the packaging. The box, manual and cart are all wonderfully made. A lot of care went into making this a professional release.

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    Just because it's not as big or as advanced as the current pinball machines on the market doesn't make it any less of a pinball machine. If it's got the core mechanics and is a joy to play, you've got yourself a pinball machine, plain and simple. :-D

     

    I've been looking into getting one of these for myself. I was watching a YouTube video and it looks like it's easy to earn extra lives once you get the ball to score on certain parts of the playfield, can you confirm this? And if that's true is there a way to turn off the extra lives features or tone it down so the game doesn't get too easy from making the same shot every time in order to tally up extra balls?

  17. Posted · Edited by Tartfox

    Guys (and gals), don't forget to check your email junk folder. I received the 1st email back in March in my Inbox, but the 2nd email that mentions the first batch of copies being mailed out this week wound up in my junk folder! It's a good thing I checked.

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    The first batch will be a 100 items. Once I have earned back production costs I'll order the 2nd batch right away.

     

    I definitely don't want to limit people to 1 per person, but to keep things fair for the first run I'm thinking of a personal approach because of the number of people waiting for it for so long. I've spoken to a few people that want to buy multiple copies and I will make this available as of the 2nd batch for sure. Hope that sounds like a good plan; I'm new to the logistics game :)

     

    Good cause I may want to snag two copies of this when the time is right. I also hope I'm high up enough on the waiting list to get one within the first batch. :)

  22. Posted · Edited by Tartfox

    I did put a short video on youtube.

    - excuse the gameplay, couldnt record and play at the same time.

     

    Thanks for sharing this video. The sound effects are impressive. :)

     

    Since posting I managed to acquire three of these games - Q-Bert, NFL Blitz 2000 and Ready 2 Rumble Boxing. Would love to see more video footage of game play for Hydro Thunder if you can provide it. :)

  23. Posted · Edited by Tartfox

    I too would love to see a video (or at least some high quality color photos) of the Coleco War of The Gods machine. Cammy I don't think you want the Star Explorer machine, the gameplay is severely limited due to the fact that the flippers don't work independently. But if you already knew that and want one anyways, never mind my comment. :-D

     

    I've been trying to get a Star Galaxy machine but they rarely came up in the United States and the cost of one plus shipping from overseas would be too much. There are some other home pinball machines that caught my eye but they're so rare I almost doubt that anyone can lead me to them.

  24. Posted

    I bought one of these several years ago but never got to play it because the power supply went missing. I'm surprised the Halex machine game overs when you reach a certain score, mine never did that, but I don't know if that's just because I never reached such a high score.

    I had the 'Mach 1' Halex pinball machine. Once the score hits 999,999 the game's voice tells you it was a great game and then it pretty much shuts down. I sold it after that because there was no reason to keep playing if there was no longer any challenge. I'd like to find a Route 66 Saitek machine but here in the US (or at least online in the US) the machines very rarely pop up. :(

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