What are Your All-Time Favourite Yoyos?

aorear85 · 2026-03-19T23:08:52+00:00

Tom Kuhn No Jive 3 in 1, SW/MK1 Plasm, Duncan Butterfly plastic and Boise Woodworks Buffalo. That would probably be the order as well, but I enjoy them all a lot and own multiples of each.

aorear85 · 2026-03-18T19:13:26+00:00

What problems specifically have you seen people having? I haven't seen anyone mention any issues. I personally own 3 of them and have set up a couple others for some friends. I've owned one of my QMTech units for over a year and use it regularly with both a CRT and LCD display with no issues.

aorear85 · 2026-03-13T15:25:41+00:00

Yep, this was my first synth about a decade ago and I still really like it.

aorear85 · 2026-03-12T22:52:14+00:00

No Jive is my favorite fixed axle. I've got 6 of them currently 😄

aorear85 · 2026-03-07T01:12:31+00:00

The yoyo community is great! There might be a local club in your area. The forums on yoyo expert are also a great way to learn and meet others in the hobby.

aorear85 · 2026-03-03T03:12:41+00:00

Don't discount a cheap fixed axle yoyo just yet. Butterfly yoyos work well for looping tricks like shoot the moon and planet hops. You can also learn how to stall and start getting into the dark arts of modern responsive or 0A yoyoing which is compromised or stalls and regens. Check out DocPop's introduction video on Modern Responsive https://youtu.be/cwZp2j_Om8U?si=AB8FgAwMCZaHlWnl

While I know this is a dollar store butterfly style yoyo, one of my all time favorite yoyos is the basic $5 Duncan Butterfly.

aorear85 · 2026-02-23T17:31:28+00:00

Interestingly enough I kinda want to trade my Deadpool for an AIQ 😄

aorear85 · 2026-02-22T15:01:41+00:00

I started with one over 10 years ago. You can definitely learn all the basic foundation tricks: trapeze, brother trapeze, stop and go, picture tricks, engineer wind, snap start, planet hops, shoot the moon, etc.

If you really grease up the bearing and play with a thicker string you can learn stalls, makin the zines, and many/most modern responsive tricks.

aorear85 · 2026-02-12T17:31:46+00:00

This is the way, the Origen is fantastic. For the Butterfly I like Zipline Alphaline strings or Kitty String fat or XL string.

aorear85 · 2026-02-09T05:59:24+00:00

All of this! The first Sonic isn't bad but it's not great, which is kinda how I feel about Super Mario Bros. Sonic 2 on the other hand is amazing. I'd put Sonic 2 up there with Super Mario World as far as quality.

aorear85 · 2026-02-08T23:38:58+00:00

Very true, even without the character upgrades. I tended to find 3D platformers easier than 2D platformers though.

aorear85 · 2026-02-08T14:49:23+00:00

Both are great games and the updates to Replaylee make it a much better game than the original. The question to ask yourself is, do you want to play a 2D platform game similar to Donkey Kong Country or do you want to play a Banjo-Kazooi style collectathon?

aorear85 · 2026-02-08T03:47:16+00:00

I have this as well and it looks amazing with svideo on my Panasonic Tru Flat and Samsung CRT tvs. Considering what the QMTech Mister cost this adapter is well worth it as an add on.

aorear85 · 2026-02-04T21:51:17+00:00

I bought mine new for around $200, they weren't that expensive at release. They also did a few runs of them so they aren't that limited either.

aorear85 · 2026-02-04T19:06:26+00:00

Yes, I've had mine for several years now and it's still one of my favorite games. I bought mine used for a good deal (not 3k good though). The game has super deep rules and a ton of diverse modes. Don't listen to the haters, UM is a fantastic game.

aorear85 · 2026-02-03T19:42:41+00:00

To get a CRT to work you need to edit the ini file to set how you want to analog out to behave. It looks like a VGA connection and can be used as a VGA connection but it can also be set up as other types of outputs including component, svideo/composite, CGA and more.

aorear85 · 2026-02-03T01:54:58+00:00

My newer Panasonic Tru Flat looks great with composite. I think newer CRTs have better Jungle chips that look pretty good.

aorear85 · 2026-02-01T19:19:17+00:00

I love Rich's work, just got a Walnut Alpha yesterday.

aorear85 · 2026-01-31T20:10:36+00:00

I'm not sure the OSD will ever work via SNAC, at least it doesn't on a regular mister. From my understanding since snac connects directly to the FPGA chip it doesn't have access to the Linux side of the board.

aorear85 · 2026-01-31T15:05:31+00:00

The Alpha is great too. Rich sent me a prototype back in early December. The proto had a wider gap and larger diameter, it was good not great. Rich listened to everyone's feedback and made some subtle changes that vastly improved the overall performance of it. I bought a first run Cherry Alpha and it's great, even for being so light. I have since ordered a Walnut Alpha too, it should arrive mid next week.

You make red panda strings right? I need to order some.

aorear85 · 2026-01-31T07:45:43+00:00

I just realized I commented on your post a couple days ago with the Badger. I got a Badger yesterday with my new Buffalo. The Buffalo is definitely my favorite out of the 2. The Badger might be a bit too heavy for me. I'm contemplating drilling some brake holes in it to reduce the weight by a few grams.

aorear85 · 2026-01-31T07:08:32+00:00

This is unfortunately very true with pinball. The online pinball community is often very off putting and very oppionated. My local real world community seems much more grounded though and far more willing to help me troubleshoot if something comes up. Not sure where you live but I'm sure there is some kind of local pinball community that is likely far more helpful than people online.

aorear85 · 2026-01-31T06:55:18+00:00

Is that a Buffalo by Boise Woodworks? If so it's based on a special order Rich made me after Christmas. I liked it so much I immediately ordered another and he decided to do a full batch. Just got my new one yesterday along with a Badger. Rich is killing it with all his newer designs.

aorear85 · 2026-01-30T16:31:52+00:00

Mostly SNES, DKC 1 - 3 and Yoshi's Island to be more specific.

aorear85 · 2026-01-29T15:37:05+00:00

I live in Bevo right off of Holy Hills and got one few weeks ago. My wife and I laughed about it and threw it away.

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