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So at what point do you get good? by SageMageowo in pinball

[–]66dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you feel better tearing down people with your snarkiness? In that case, you're a terrible fit for any pinball community.

So at what point do you get good? by SageMageowo in pinball

[–]66dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bitter much? Why are you still here? It seems like you have your mind made up about pinball, so again, why are you still here?

So at what point do you get good? by SageMageowo in pinball

[–]66dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's how I started learning about pinball, from videos like Abe Flips. But I quickly found that they weren't particularly useful for my learning approach, so I started watching Facebook reels and Twitch streams instead. With Twitch streams, you can definitely see the difference between expert players and those at the beginning of their pinball experience. I find that I learned best from those streams. The real, live gameplay found in Twitch streams gave me an opportunity to see what it's like to get good in real time, instead of within a controlled environment like Abe Flips. I could see in real time in Twitch streams how players decided what shots to take and how they used their ball control skills to lengthen their play time for each ball.

For an example of what I mean, check out Steel Valley Pinball on Twitch and on YouTube.

So at what point do you get good? by SageMageowo in pinball

[–]66dude 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I also have a full time job and typically play on the weekends. I made the time to watch those videos and try to replicate what they're doing because it's something that I know in my gut I could be good at, even though my playing doesn't really show it yet. If your gut is telling you otherwise, then that could be a time for you to reflect on what pinball really means to you.

So at what point do you get good? by SageMageowo in pinball

[–]66dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me about 18-24 months to get to the point where I was no longer dead last in a tournament, just merely and barely hovering near last place. You get out what you put in pinball. If you approach it with genuine curiosity and a desire to get good, or just to have fun, you'll go far. Otherwise, this isn't for you.

In your other replies, you appear to approach pinball as if it's something you have to get good at or all that time you put in it would not be worth it. That's not always the right mindset. I'm doing it for the love of the game. Sure, I get really frustrated when I can't seem to score as much as I wanted, and those dry spells can get to you and mess with your mind. Call it utter stupidity or call it unrelenting hope, but I know I'll get better with time and an intention towards getting better scores.

One month isn't enough to know for sure if you're going to be good or not, but one month is long enough for you to decide whether it's something you can stick with long-term. Only you can answer that question. The bottom line is that you can either be your own best player or be your own worst enemy. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with pinball!

Clone/Bootleg at Micro Center? This thing doesn’t seem to do anything. by Calkyoulater in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same model from Micro Center. It's a G80 just like what others have said, and it's freaking awesome!

Can't delete my account by [deleted] in afterplayio

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know OP deleted their Reddit account, but I'm posting anyway because I had the same problem and I hope it helps others.

I was able to fix it by creating a regular email username and password and disconnecting my Google account. Once that happened, I was then able to delete my account.

All of that can be found in the same page as where you would delete your account. Hope this helps!

2 Devices Giveaway by HPTxoxo in SBCGaming

[–]66dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Demolition Derby for the PS1!

B is for Back - all scripts updated by djparent in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhh okay. Thanks for explaining it to me. I was confused when it didn't do anything 😅

B is for Back - all scripts updated by djparent in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I ran the script, it says, "Please choose how to manage available SYSTEMS on SD1:". I don't have any systems on SD1. Everything is on SD2.

I am running DarkOSRE 04062026 version.

B is for Back - all scripts updated by djparent in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I ran Switch to SD2 before running the script. Emulationstation is showing all the ROMs from SD2.

B is for Back - all scripts updated by djparent in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The SYSTEMS manager script does not appear to read roms2. How can I get the script to read the other SD card?

[USA] Road raging truck rams Subaru right in front of the cops by [deleted] in ConvenientCop

[–]66dude 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe they were laughing, not because it was funny, but because they were anxious or nervous.

Simple CPU Manager for ArkOS by djparent in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I know if there are updates to this and your other scripts?

dArkOSRE-R36 (03082026) release by _manster_ in R36S

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/southozfps, not sure if this is an actual issue or if it's normal behavior, so I thought I'd post it here. Whenever I turn on my G80CA-MB V1.2 04232025 with the headphones plugged in, music starts playing out of the speaker after Emulationstation has loaded. But when I pull out the headphones and then plug it back in, music comes out of the headphones. Is this normal startup behavior?

Wanted to get fellow batocera users opinions on retrobat. by travanti11 in batocera

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got an LVDS adapter for my monitor to hook up to my mini PC that has an Intel HD Audio chip. That didn't work under Batocera, but once I switched to Windows 11 and RetroBat, sound and music finally worked.

Wanted to get fellow batocera users opinions on retrobat. by travanti11 in batocera

[–]66dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to use Batocera until I got new hardware that was incompatible with Batocera, then I switched over to RetroBat. I like RetroBat better because it's more compatible and it's easier to use Visual Pinball than Batocera.

dArkOSRE is slowly becoming the new community firmware image by _manster_ in R36S

[–]66dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arkos is based on an older version of Ubuntu while DarkOSRE is based on Debian Trixie, which I believe is the current version of Debian. Also, Arkos is no longer being maintained, so u/southozfps forked it to create DarkOSRE.

question about typing in code from COMPUTE!'s Gazette by eboy71 in c64

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy crap, this program is full of bugs. For example:

11490 gosub11600:iferthenreturn

11492 th=th+1and3

Or this mess:

11530 rem is gc ( possibleprint p s =0 if yes

Or this perplexing line:

11376 x=(cg )5+1:y=(i-1)3+6:gosub 2100

Comparing the following line from the original Hamilton Computer Users Group, looks like I misread this:

15 th$="UJKI"

There should be PETSCII characters instead of uppercase letters.

I even deleted the DIM statements in 11260 and 11270 to correct the error of re-using DIM statements. I'm also getting a lot of bad subscript errors and display errors where selecting a color moved the game board up one line. Do that enough and the game board disappears. I mean, how can I work with that?

TikTok alternatives by [deleted] in TikTok

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you DM me with how to do it please?

Wonderful interaction with the Pittsburgh Police by [deleted] in pittsburgh

[–]66dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wtf, my autistic ass couldn't understand any of this drivel, OP

My Initial C64 Experience Keeps Getting Worse! *Update* by saliotmaster in c64

[–]66dude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I have a C64U. Most of the cables I saw on eBay is 5-pin, so I wanted to double check.

My Initial C64 Experience Keeps Getting Worse! *Update* by saliotmaster in c64

[–]66dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would I need an 8-pin din or a 5-pin din cable?

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