STATE OF THE GAMES
Machine Condition & Playlist
We do our best to ensure only reasonably-working games are in the tournament playlist for Michigan Flippers tournaments.
All Michigan Flippers events are currently held at Pinball Pete’s in Ann Arbor, MI. We do not maintain the machines, but we do test them frequently! We’re striving to ensure malfunctions rarely impact gameplay in a meaningful way. To ensure this, we keep a log of all the pinball machines currently at the arcade, their status and whether they will be in the next tournament.
We update this list as often as possible, but machines lists are always subject to change before, during or after a tournament or session.
| Table | Model | Condition | Details | Last Tested | In Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Uncanny X-Men | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| AC/CD | Premium | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Elvira’s House of Horrors | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Center ramp (house shot) sometimes stops responding and won’t come back for the full ball. We could not duplicate this in multiple plays on last test. | Mar 18, 2024 | True |
| Attack From Mars | Remake | DIFFICULT SETUP | Game leans slightly to the right, has non-matching legs (rubber foot on left side but not right side). Extremely sensitive tilt bob. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Avengers: Infinity Quest | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | Balls sometimes releasing from portal lock without cause. Leads to a player having two balls in the playfield. Very uncommon issue. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Black Knight: Sword of Rage | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Cactus Canyon | Remake | MINOR ISSUES | Bart sometimes triggers when not hit. Happens moderately frequently and evenly for all players. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Foo Fighters | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Game of Thrones | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Ghostbusters | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Godzilla | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Play the one in the back by the air-hockey tables. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Autolaunch doesn’t always reach all the way around, but usually will. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Iron Maiden | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Center ramp sometimes starting up instead of down, leading to unfair play conditions. | Sept 10, 2024 | False |
| James Bond 007 | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Extremely tight tilt, nudge at your own risk. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Jurassic Park | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Metallica | Pro | MAJOR ISSUES | Left orbit sometimes triggers from ball launch, can lead to a few extra jackpots during multiball. Tilt is very sensitive. | Jun 1, 2024 | False |
| Monster Bash | Original | MINOR ISSUES | Pop bumpers aren’t very active. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Rush | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | Leftmost inlane not registering ball rollovers, so game is played without mystery. Center shot is sometimes sensitive. | Apr 7, 2024 | False |
| Star Trek | Pro | MAJOR ISSUES | All playfield lights are out. Stern does not have the board required to fix this right now. | Oct 5, 2024 | False |
| The Beatles | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | Ball save will not end during a ball plunge. An opponent must step up and hit a shot to ensure the ball will end. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| The Mandalorian | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| The Munsters | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| The Walking Dead | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | Crossbow doesn’t always shoot when action button is pressed. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| The Wizard of Oz | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | This table has autolaunched before, but it appears to be extremely rare. UNFORTUNATELY, it is also losing track of balls during play. | Apr 7, 2024 | False |
| Venom | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| The Simpsons Pinball Party | CONDITION UNKNOWN | We do not put this game in tournament because it tends to take too long (40+ minutes per play) | Unknown | False | |
| The Lord of the Rings | CONDITION UNKNOWN | We do not put this game in tournament because it tends to take too long (40+ minutes per play) | Unknown | False | |
| Whoa Nelli! Big Juicy Melons | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | ||
| Willy Wonka | CONDITION UNKNOWN | This had major issues the last time we played it, but we don’t know the current condition. We’re inclined to keep it removed because elevator multiball can give an unfair advantage to players 1 & 2. | Unknown | False | |
| Kiss | MINOR ISSUES | The tongue/mouth lock throws the ball wildly, and it can sometimes go out the outlane. The tilt is extremely tight. | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Groot shot down, Orb shot down. | Oct 5, 2024 | False |
| The Addams Family | MAJOR ISSUES | Multiball sometimes causes ball count to get confused, which can result in ball end. | Oct 5, 2024 | False | |
| Deadpool | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Left flipper might be binding and getting stuck up slightly. Might autoplunge balls, but we haven’t seen this happen for a long time. | Oct 5, 2024 | True |
| Medieval Madness | Original | MAJOR ISSUES | Merlin’s scoop sometimes fails to kick out ball, which can lead to unfair advantage during multiballs. Joust shot is triggering without being hit during multiball. Right troll is not registering hits. | March 9, 2024 | False |
| Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure | MAJOR ISSUES | A switch is triggering randomly, giving 10,000 points per trigger. This happens up to several times per second. | Mar 10, 2024 | False | |
| Stranger Things | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Left ramp (ball lock) rejects down the middle due to malfunctioning lever. | Unknown | False |
| Jaws | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Oct 5, 2024 | True | |
| Family Guy | MAJOR ISSUES | Center is not registering, upper left flipper does not work. | Mar 10, 2024 | False | |
| Star Wars | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | This game was losing track of balls and ending the ball in play early. | Unknown | False |