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NYCPC Pinball Strategies

I whipped this together in a few hours for NYCPC 2023.

• Atlantis Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/games/223 CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/atlantis/ SoldMyEM Guide: https://soldmy.org/emguide/index.php/Atlantis_(Gottlieb,_1975)

  From the SoldMyEM guide: “Shoot the drop targets on the left in pairs. If you can nudge the ball into a lit number lane, do so, but shooting the right-side waterfall lanes for the numbers is optional. Go-To Flipper: Right.”

• Attack From Mars Main

  Rulesheet: http://pinball.org/rules/attackfrommars.html PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G4do5-MDlN7 CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/attack-from-mars/

  Alt rulesheet: http://www.pinball.org/rules/attackfrommars3.html

• Banzai Run Main

  Rulesheet: http://pinball.org/rules/banzairun.html PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GR9lZ-MkP2j CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/banzai-run/

  From the Pinnecronomicon:

  Skill Shot: It is difficult but possible to plunge into the saucer that moves the ball to the upper playfield. The shot is just above and to the left of the left most top lane.

  Kick Back relight: Saucer located between the pop bumpers.

  Strategy: Playing the upper playfield is the safest strategy. You can get to the upper playfield on a plunge but, to get back to the upper playfield you need to qualify at least one rider. To qualify a rider you need to complete same colored targets and features on the playfield. Yellow targets, Green top lanes, Blue targets, Orange/Red targets. Once you have a rider qualified shoot the spinner shot to move the ball to the backbox playfield. Shooting the lit rider shot makes progress towards MB but, you will have to qualify another rider to make it back to the upper playfield which is what you don’t want. Instead avoid the rider shot and shoot the ABC. The ABC will double the top most shot in the backbox called red hot. Every time the red hot shot is made 25k will be added to the shot. So ideally you want to make it to the backbox, complete ABC and make it to the red hot shot as many times as possible.

  MB: This MB is difficult to start and impossible to complete. You first have to collect all of the rider targets on the lower playfield. Then, complete each riders shot in the upper playfield. Once complete, lock will light in the upper playfield. After you shoot the lock MB starts after the ball is plunged. During MB the first shot needed is the saucer between the pop bumpers. The ball will stay in the saucer on a timer. Shoot the second ball to the backbox playfield and hit the captive ball from the upper flipper.

• Demolition Man Main

  Rulesheet: http://www.pinball.org/rules/demolitionman.html PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G5bv3-MLW68 CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/demolition-man/

  From the Pinnecronomicon:

  Strategy: Combos score a TON of points. R inlane lights QuickFreeze (virtual lock). Collect QF(s) on L ramp, and start mb via L inner loop.

  MB: Flashing shots are JP’s and hitting both of the triggers and top buttons on the grips awards a jackpot for free, SuperJP usually on R ramp.

  Claw; Select QF second from the left if you have a “start mb” lit — it instantly starts your mb. If you don’t have MB lit it will award a QF toward your next mb which should light the start MB insert at the left inner loop.

• Dialed In Main

  Rulesheet: http://tiltforums.com/t/dialed-in-rulesheet-wiki/2855 PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G4X2l-MYepl
• Dolly Parton Women

  Rulesheet: https://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/dp/rules/rules.html PinTips: https://pintips.net/games/471 CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/dolly-parton/

  Generally: Focus on collecting letters to maximize bonus (carries over ball to ball), then drop targets (multiply bonus)

• Farfalla Classics

  Rulesheet: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pinball/916520-farfalla/faqs/1443 PinTips: https://pintips.net/games/226
• Fireball Main

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G48ZN-Mb58O CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/fireball/ SoldMyEM Guide: https://soldmy.org/emguide/index.php/Fireball_(Bally,_1972)
• Fish Tales Main

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G5Wxd-MLxl3 CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/fish-tales/
• Ghostbusters Women

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GR9Nr-Mz2dY
• Iron Man Main

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GRVq4-MLyxq
• Jack*bot Women

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GRKOX-MLyrW CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/jackbot/
• James Bond 007 Pro Main

  Rulesheet: http://tiltforums.com/t/james-bond-007-rulesheet/7893 PinTips: https://pintips.net/games/2394
• Led Zeppelin LE Main

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/Gweel-ME0pP-AR0N5
• Meteor Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G5b38-MDqkx CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/meteor/ SoldMyEM Guide: https://soldmy.org/emguide/index.php/Meteor_(Stern,_1979)

  Pinnecronomicon: Strategy: Knock down the M and R top drop targets which add the most value to the spinner. Rip the spinner. Max spinner by getting M+R + 3 of the other 4. All targets down returns spinner to base value, but adds bonus X. Drop target banks add to bonus 1 2 3

• Now Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G4JZv-MDlK5
• Sinbad Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G4xqN-MD1Rj CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/eye-of-the-tiger/ SoldMyEM Guide: https://soldmy.org/emguide/index.php/Sinbad_/_Eye_of_the_Tiger_(Gottlieb,_1978)
• Skateball Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GrNpx-M2YZq CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/skateball/ SoldMyEM Guide: https://soldmy.org/emguide/index.php/Skateball_(Bally,_1980)
• Stars Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GrXEW-MDEwr CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/stars/ SoldMyEM Guide: https://soldmy.org/emguide/index.php/Stars_(Stern,_1978)
• TX-Sector Classics

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/GRLzj-MJPYK
• The Walking Dead Pro Main

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G5nz5-M3d38 CO PinPal: https://www.colorado-pinball.com/pinpals/walking-dead/
• Theatre of Magic Women

  PinTips: https://pintips.net/opdb/G5BLE-MQ75Y

  Pinnecronomicon says: “Strategy: Shoot the left orbit for combo pts bonus, theater letters, bonus x trap on right flipper and repeat. After you spell theater shoot box for hurry up value. Shoot ramps to spell magic and enable locks. Once locks are enabled shoot inner loop to lock balls. Shoot box to start MB. Shoot Box for Jackpots and to relight jackpot.”