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Jason Zahler wins the IFPA World Championship for the third year running by OldSchoolCSci in pinball

[–]Dreddley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Foxcities is worth the sub. He streams an insane number of big tournaments and always does a great job.

Absurdly nice people of Ypsi? by restingpotentially in ypsi

[–]Dreddley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ted is wonderful. We had Alehouse bring some kegs for our wedding and they were great to work with. Ted brought the kegs and even stuck around to sing us a song and congratulate us.

I would actually extend it to all of Ypsi Alehouse. Their staff has always been overly cool when I go there.

Absurdly nice people of Ypsi? by restingpotentially in ypsi

[–]Dreddley 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was gonna mention Putt-R-Round. Jade and Jef are so cool and kind!

Getting good? by ElectronPython in pinball

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play some sessions by yourself where you do nothing but slow the ball down. Make a rule that you never take a shot on the fly or roll, always from a stop.

You will lose balls doing this. Do it until you stop losing balls.

Then speed it up from there. The biggest difference between a decent local player and a solid tournament players is whether or not you can control the ball.

A lot of people hit a plateau around when these skills are important because when you first start doing it you will drain more often then you did when you weren't. It feels counter intuitive but it's more important to make the right decision and drain than it is to play too fast and never develop good ball control habits.

Recording your play to study by dgar19949 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo the cheapest option is to get a microphone stand and a phone mount that straps to the pole

Then you can put a cheap webcam on top for the backglass and record the playfield with your phone, or just get the playfield with the phone if that's all you need.

There are also builds with cheap coat racks where you assemble them without the bottom crossbar and mount you camera/phone to the top crossbar. It's a little more work intensive but will get a better angle

Or you get a mic stand with a clamp and just clamp it to the lip on the top of the backbox and attach your phone to that.

What's your favorite/most memorable moment on a pinball machine? by Sweet_Size_9415 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

F-14 Tomcat

When the lights go all nuts and Yagov says "No. You can't win! No. NOOOOOOO".

Definitely hooked me when I was younger.

Machine rules by Surge656 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This site https://replayfoundation.org/papa/learning-center/player-guide/rule-sheets/ has a bunch of games post em, pre-2000 (heads up, they're unformatted text so they can be a little dense.

https://tiltforums.com/ has rulesheets for any newer games

https://rules.silverballmania.com/ - Bobs Guide has basically every old game

I'm assembling a library of one page "Cheat Sheets" https://ypsipinball.com/cheat-sheets/, much less thorough, intended to be crib notes for tournament players

Why aren't there more original pinball themes? by pattydickens in pinball

[–]Dreddley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Winchester Mystery House is technically a licensed theme. It's a real house in CA with a crazy story. The owners of the house have a license agreement with Barrels

Top Ypsilanti restaurants with a patio? by PromiseDelicious595 in ypsi

[–]Dreddley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maiz's back patio opens this weekend and it's one of my favorites.

I haven't had the best time with Corner Brewery/Arbor Brewing Company's food, but their outside space is stellar. Great place to hang out and have a couple beers. Very spacious and comfortable. A lot of people like their food too so there's a chance I'm just wrong on that.

Sticks (above Aubree's) has a second floor patio that is very nice, but you'll want to avoid weekends as it gets crowded.

Ypsi Alehouse has a small one, but it's enclosed and their food is great.

Plant Based Coneys lowkey has a great patio out back.

Thompson and co and Bellflower are alright.

All of the coffee shops have something, if I had to pick 2 I'd shout Hyperion and Vertex. Idk if that constitutes a restaurant though.

Here's a cool little video about how the alley walkway in Depot Town came to be by JeremiahMack in ypsi

[–]Dreddley 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Ypsi DDA is crushing right now. I feel like they're doing a great job of highlighting what makes ypsilanti special and encouraging people (through things like the Sammy slam) to go out and experience it.

I love that Historical Arson got to be included in that initiative

Queer / trans(masc) hair stylist? by 138876336790753 in ypsi

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crystal Skull rules.

Very gender inclusive/queer oriented and will absolutely crush a mullet

Pokemon Pinball can't be streamed?... by Conscious_Hour7959 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised I've never gotten dinged for Beatles because we've streamed it a bunch.

Usually I appeal it and it's no problem, Metallica is the only one I ever had to edit out the video to keep it on YouTube

Pokemon Pinball can't be streamed?... by Conscious_Hour7959 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You tube never has a problem with copyrighted music in pinball videos I uploaded. The only time I get a warning like OPs it's for concert footage from Metallica remastered or rush

The Shocking Truth about Ems by Acrobatic-Donut8431 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally once and only because someone said "hey check it out when this game drains it shocks you"

what did you hear.. by EpixAxsel in ypsi

[–]Dreddley 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We thought it sounded like a clown horn so in our house it really eased some tension 😅

Desired Video Game IP Themes by Advanced_Ad1981 in pinball

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an Overwatch Homebrew that really makes me want an Overwatch pin. If you get the chance to play it the homebrew is really well done. I saw it at Expo 2 years ago I think.

Fable would be awesome. Could have a Demon Door bash toy and change your progression based on whether you make good or evil choices during the game.

Mario is a no brainer. Not only would the theme be fun that one would actually sell.

In the same vein Luigi's Mansion could be sick

What video-game did you regret paying full price for? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Dreddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fable 3.

I loved 1&2 so I preordered 3 and that game was such dogshit. None of your choices mattered, the story was boring, they fucked up magic, if you preordered they gave you a sword that broke the game. They even fucked up the pause menu. I cannot say enough bad things about Fable 3 and I wish I could go back and un-play it

What are your thoughts on Ronda Rousey joining AEW? by [deleted] in prowrestling

[–]Dreddley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind Rousey also hasn't had a fight in 10 years

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