Pinball Machines, Are They Harder?

[Benal]

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The arcade companies stopped producing new pinball machines almost a decade ago

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Are you sure about this? I'm sure I've seen newer machines.

[Quicksilvre]

I believe you're mistaken. I've sen pinball machines with Austin Powers themes.

[Dantes]

5-10 years ago the rest of the pinball machine makers went broke or stopped making them. There is only one active producer now, and the quality/cost is lower than they used to be. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[rohjoh]

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The arcade companies stopped producing new pinball machines almost a decade ago... Unless you're comparing it to 70's machines, it's probably just your mind playing tricks on you.

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A friend of mine just bought Lord of the Rings Two Towers for his house, I am quite sure it is brand new.

I don't think pinball is harder. The OP just needs to work on his skills, figuring out which types of angles to use to keep the ball from draining down the middle.