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 |
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AC/CD | Premium | MINOR ISSUES | Lower playfield right-side target does not register hits | Mar 18, 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. | Mar 10, 2024 | True |
Avengers: Infinity Quest | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Balls sometimes releasing from portal lock without cause. Leads to a player having two balls in the playfield. | Feb 25, 2024 | False |
Black Knight: Sword of Rage | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
Cactus Canyon | Remake | MINOR ISSUES | Bart sometimes triggers when not hit. Happens moderately frequently and evenly for all players. | Mar 10, 2024 | True |
Foo Fighters | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
Game of Thrones | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | The right trigger is triggering a crows sound effect. This does not impact gameplay or provide any points. | Mar 18, 2024 | True |
Ghostbusters | Limited Edition | DIFFICULT SETUP | This game is set up very difficult; a full-power shot/plunge to either orbit can result in a middle drain without skillful nudging. | Mar 10, 2024 | True |
Godzilla | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Play the one in the back by the air-hockey tables. | Mar 10, 2024 | True |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Turtle Multiball autolaunch doesn’t have enough power to reach the lock, so the multiball can continue indefinitely. | Unknown | False |
Iron Maiden | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
James Bond 007 | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | Tilt is extremely sensitive, sometimes gives warnings for regular flipper use. | Apr 7, 2024 | False |
Jurassic Park | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 24, 2024 | True | |
Metallica | Pro | MAJOR ISSUES | Sometimes ending ball in the middle of play. Left orbit sometimes triggers from ball launch, can lead to a few extra jackpots during multiball. Tilt is very sensitive. | Mar 24, 2024 | False |
Monster Bash | Original | MINOR ISSUES | Pop bumpers aren’t very active. | Mar 10, 2024 | True |
Rush | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Apr 7, 2024 | False | |
Star Trek | Pro | MAJOR ISSUES | Left ramp has a broken plastic cover, ball frequently leaves ramp and gets stuck in unrecoverable place. | Feb 25, 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. | Mar 10, 2024 | True |
The Mandalorian | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
The Munsters | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
The Walking Dead | Limited Edition | MINOR ISSUES | Crossbow doesn’t always shoot when action button is pressed. | Mar 10, 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 | True |
Venom | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Mar 10, 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 | Mar 10, 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 | CONDITION UNKNOWN | The last time this was tested, the Kiss lock generally throw the ball down the middle without a ball save. | Unknown | False | |
Guardians of the Galaxy | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | Groot shot down, Orb shot down. | Mar 10, 2024 | False |
The Addams Family | MAJOR ISSUES | Multiball sometimes causes ball count to get confused, which can result in ball end. | Mar 10, 2024 | False | |
Deadpool | Limited Edition | NO ISSUES | Might autoplunge balls, but we haven’t seen this happen for a long time. | Mar 10, 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 | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
Family Guy | MAJOR ISSUES | Center is not registering, upper left flipper does not work. | Mar 10, 2024 | True | |
Star Wars | Limited Edition | MAJOR ISSUES | This game was losing track of balls and ending the ball in play early. | Unknown | False |