Big Bang Bar

robertwinter · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject: Anyone still read this forum?

If you're reading this topic, please post a reply. I'm curious how many people still access this forum. Tell us if you still have your game and if so, how many total plays it has.

I spoke with Kim two days ago (they're shipping my MM playfield) and she asked about my BBB. Yes, it's *still* in a sealed box. No plans on selling it, life just got really busy once our second child arrived! Decided to downsize the gameroom a bit to make room for a play area so my lack of pin-space got even worse.

It's funny how I used to check this forum 5 or 6 times a day. Now I casually peruse it briefly maybe once a week. Kinda miss all that excitement.
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BBB #74

marspinball · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 49 Location: San Diego, CA

I still check about once/twice a week. I still have the shortcut on my desktop.

I have tried to get speaker cut outs and cannot get them no matter how many times I email Kim. I finally get an order form emailed to me, I filled it out and sent it back and still nothing.

If anyone can get through to her I would really like a set and any other key-chain plastics if available.
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BBB #131

tomterlec · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 27

I still check a few times per week, while there isn't much new here the site has a lot of information about our games and expieriences. I still have my game, last I checked had about 200 plays on it. Wouldn't want to sell it unless I absolutely had too.

Tom
BBB #136

Bertl · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 187 Location: Vienna/Austria

I check the forum every day (monday - friday) when i am getting into my office and have my first coffee.

I still have access to BBB #EXPP16 (the last one, that has been build), but no time in the moment to play. It has low plays, approx. 400. Still perfect.

I miss the times when every day some new posts appear. Expecially the nice background stories from pinsane.

@robert: maybe you might install some statistics software. Very Happy

Brgds
Norbert

vincz · Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 52 Location: France

I still check about once/twice a week on this forum for this great pinball
probably more than 50 plays on our BBB and it was a HUO EXPP

MM playfield is the last release? no fix problem now?

eandries · Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 24 Location: Waterloo, Belgium

I still check the forum about 3 or 4 times the week.

Me BBB have 452 games on it and still like new.
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BBB#69

awarner · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 558 Location: Atlanta, GA

I check the forum twice a month or so. If anyone PMs me, I'll respond right away.

BBB was an amazing piece of Pinball history, but it seems that it's over. I mean everything about it was exciting. I loved "leaking" information as I got it. It was never really leaked, but I loved being able to tell what I found out. Announcing the date was the coolest. Helping with the shipping of the games was a blast and making the video was something I'll never forget.

I had a party last week and everyone that played it, thought it was really fun. I don't play most of my games that much anymore (other hobbies in the way like my "Light-o-Rama" project, and gearing up for the next Pins & Vids) but I'll get back to it at some point. I have 3 EM pinballs to restore so it's just a matter of time.

I guess my game has 400+ plays on it.

-Al-
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alienagent · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Pickering, On

I still check irregularly-
One quick suggestion,
Recombine the Kingpin and BBB sites.
Tim
BBB 15.

BBB94 · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 407 Location: WI, USA

I have not been keeping on pinball in general (BBB, Kingpin, RGP). I check here every few weeks now. I've been trying to make more time for pinball - when I do I'll try to think of ways to perk up this forum too.

My audits are very embarassing so don't pick on me - I suck!!! :-)

Avg ball time: 01:03 (mm:ss) - OMG that's terrible
Games: 305 (243 1P, 23 2P, 5 3P, 3 4P)
Time on: 3 days 11:11:25
Game time: 17:08:43
Avg game 03:15

My best score (I really shouldn't admit this): 235.8 million

latecomer · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:09 am Post subject:

I check in every week or so here, and same on Kingpin (although with little hope of seeing anything there).

Haven't looked at the audits, but there will be over a 1,000 games without doubt, must check it out tomorrow. Probably play three or four games a week these days. Like most I guess, I go through stages, and right now it's early SS games that have my attention.
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irbgolfin · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 34

I still check on here at least once a week, have tweaked a couple of things and learned here from what others are doing.

Still have the game, all is well, one annoying thing is the mode light by the middle drop targets burns out QUICK! I've wondered about trying to replace it with an led, but at least it's an easy bulb to get to.

Haven't checked audits, but I'd guess in the low hundreds, say 300-400 hundred games.

awarner · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 558 Location: Atlanta, GA

Unfortunatly, Capcom games are not LED compatible because of how the bulbs are "pulsed". I would check diodes inline with the bulb to be on the safe side.

-Al-
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latecomer · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject:

blubboman · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 69 Location: Lebanon, In

I still check the forum regularly. Like others I've tried to get spare parts and such without much luck. I'm also still curious about Kingpin. Seeing that cabinet on Ebay got me excited again about it.
blubbo

latecomer · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:24 am Post subject: Re: I still check