Great, but loud
Too loud, but we were able to open it up and add some cotton balls to dampen the sound. Also only keeps score up to 999. My husband can go higher.
Lauralee L.
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Lauralee L. Too loud, but we were able to open it up and add some cotton balls to dampen the sound. Also only keeps score up to 999. My husband can go higher.
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Susan Bought this for our grandson who loves pinball. He lives this pinball machine. They did do as many suggested and put tape over the speaker to decrease the volume.
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Donna M. My grands love this
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Patty C. Lots of fun for the grandkids.Much nicer than expected, grandkids like playing.
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Donna This was a fabulous gift for my grandson. Everyone wanted to try it. Kids and adults! I don't know why people say it is loud, It really isn't. It was a bit smaller than I expected, but still a lot of fun!
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Nicole works ok, but very small, because of size i sent it back
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Aunt P. A fun gift for 10 year old great nephew
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wick What fun we had with this pinball machine. Good value for the price. It kept us entertained.
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Racheal Fun tabletop pinball for grandboys! Just wish able to turn volume down as it is loud
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Joanne f. It is not just for kids the whole family can enjoy a happy fun game nite
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MerlinsBehalf The top wont go on fully and the sound is crazy loud.
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Kindle C. Definitely put two layers of duct tape over the sound effects speaker, but it's a great pinball machine.
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Dave Bought this for my grandkids for Christmas and it was one of their favorite presents. The volume is a bit loud and there is no way to control that. The build quality and functionality don't seem as good as one I received as a kid many years ago, but to my grandkids this thing works just fine.
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Debbie s.L. So fun. Great pin ball game. It would be better if it had a volume button. A little loud.
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Carol G. WAY TOO LOUD! Great little tabletop game, with that one MAJOR flaw. There is no way to decrease the volume. I will have to try duct tape to cover the speaker.
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Brennan H. Son loved it. Wish it had a better volume control. Very loud.
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Susan This pinball machine is terrific. It is well made & holding up nicely. We all have a lot of fun with it.It comes with three silver balls. Many of the other pinball machines come with only one ball.The flippers work great and the sound and lights make it feel as if you are at the arcade.Our grandkids love having competitions with us. It makes a great gift. I gave one each to my two grandsons for Christmas & I bought one to keep at our house for when they come to visit. I felt the price was reasonable for the value!
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Anonymous The Good-I think it's longer than the average tabletop pinball. The "3 ball" dial option makes it so that one can "prep" a ball while playing with a singular ball, or shoot all marbleesque balls at once- making the game more like a video-game than a "arcade analog" machine.The score element is convenient, and rewards the player a paltry 5 points per hit, so there's a lot of strategy in trying to get the most combos. The flipper action could be better, but it's generally functionable. Occassionally the ball gets caught on one of the flippers, though a slight tilt of the machine or a push of a flipper can knock it off.The BadThe collection of sound effects aren't the problem, in my opinion. They have a sort of descending siren quality, which means it sounds oddly harmonious when the ball ricochets on multiple light dots.BUT IT IS SO LOUD THAT I PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE OVER THE MONO SPEAKER.The UglyOne, since there aren't any "lives" of sorts, you're left making up the rules for a game over. Since there are three game-balls, I choose to give myself "one life" per ball. I also don't count losing a ball if it gets batted back into the game plunger (which is a lever made of hard plastic)This wouldn't be so bad if the game didn't make you "win" at 1000 points. (there's a brief light show of sorts and the score stops counting)I think part of the arcade experience is a game being virtually unwinnable, so this is a defect.Also, the button is a reset (to 0) button, not a high score one, so if you don't beat the game, you're stuck remembering the high score.Also, in terms of assembly, it's pretty easy, but in my experience the cable threads were exposed, which aren't a problem if you connect them before putting the batteries in..but may be a shocking hazard if one isn't expecting them.The Merchant Ambassador Pinball retains the high scores, but I didn't want a pinball machine with bumpers (I feel like that would lower the difficulty for smaller tables) so it's a bit of a trade-off.POSTSCRIPTIt's not perfect, but has its own sense of charm, and I think it does a better job than most of not being in situations where the ball is caught in the middle of it.4.5/5