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I love mechanical pinball machines. My cousin used to restore them. I remember visiting him and he'd have them all over his house. They're so noisy. I can't im
by waltbosz 3y ago
I love mechanical pinball machines. My cousin used to restore them. I remember visiting him and he'd have them all over his house.
They're so noisy. I can't imagine the sound of a pinball arcade back in the day when they were all mechanical.
Also, did you know the qbert arcade cabinets contained a the free game wood block traditionally found inside pinball machines.
- Telemakhos 3y ago> Also, did you know the qbert arcade cabinets contained a the free game wood block traditionally found inside pinball machines. I did not know that and still am not sure that I understand, after Googling: is this a wooden block that provides audio/haptic feedback for "specials" (usually free games) unlocked in pinball games by achieving certain scores? If so, what was its use in QBert?
- causasui 3y agoThey're called "knockers"; generally the score threshold for a free game or "replay" isn't hard-coded but is instead based on the grand champion score, so depending on location they can very from very low to very high.
- kenny11 3y agoIn QBert it "knocks" when the QBert character jumps off the edge of the grid. First, there's a sound effect that sounds like QBert falling, then a short time later a loud knock that sounds (and feels) like hitting the bottom of the cabinet at the end of the fall.
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