Author Topic: played HERCULES pin recently (Read 3865 times)

vintagegamer · « **on:** July 23, 2007, 10:26:15 am »

I played this game over the weekend at Hersheypark, it is ENORMOUS! Will be posting a review with pics soon..

VG

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:27:16 am »

Hercules is cool but slooooooooooooow. Think of playing pinball on a bumper pool table with a cue ball.

vintagegamer · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:33:36 am »

That was exactly how I described it Chad- and I noticed the flippers were made of wood!

ChadTower · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:36:48 am »

Hrm. I can't remember off the top of my head if the originals were that way... but parts for Hercules are hard to come by, so they could have been custom replacements.

shardian · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:42:36 am »

Just wanted to post this pic for people unfamiliar with the game...

ChadTower · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2007, 10:56:41 am »

WTF is with that kid's shirt?

shardian · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2007, 11:06:59 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 23, 2007, 10:56:41 am

WTF is with that kid's shirt?

Well, it is becoming clearer and clearer that the early 90's were much more retarded fashion wise than the 80's ever were.

vintagegamer · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2007, 11:10:22 am »

I think I need this pin in my home- it made me look thinner!

SavannahLion · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2007, 12:32:10 pm »

Quote from: shardian on July 23, 2007, 11:06:59 am

Quote from: ChadTower on July 23, 2007, 10:56:41 am
WTF is with that kid's shirt?
Well, it is becoming clearer and clearer that the early 90's were much more retarded fashion wise than the 80's ever were.

Gecko wasn't that bad.

Havok · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2007, 01:59:00 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 23, 2007, 10:56:41 am

WTF is with that kid's shirt?

He is a Vulcan child who was shot to death in a drive by. He is not actually playing the game in that picture, but slumped over dead on the pin...

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2007, 02:03:38 pm »

Stupid ---daisies--- almost put laser holes in a rare pin.

RayB · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2007, 02:14:58 pm »

It's a Martian bukakke shirt.

Level42 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2007, 03:59:56 pm »

Funny, I've seen a Hercules for sale here. In bad shape, probably non-working and they asked way too much for it. The only thing special about it is it's size......probably someone at Atari thought that big-is-better...which reminds me that I recently played a pin that has a mini pinball table inside (is it Family Guy ?) that was a LOT of fun to play, lightning fast

!!

vintagegamer · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2007, 04:09:50 pm »

The one I played actually had a sign on top that it's the biggest pin to date according to Ripley's Believe It Or Not..

Crowquill · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2007, 06:22:16 pm »

Quote from: vintagegamer on July 23, 2007, 04:09:50 pm

The one I played actually had a sign on top that it's the biggest pin to date according to Ripley's Believe It Or Not..

From everything I've ever heard about this thing, the novelty is all it has going for it.

TOK · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2007, 04:08:19 pm »

Quote from: vintagegamer on July 23, 2007, 04:09:50 pm

The one I played actually had a sign on top that it's the biggest pin to date according to Ripley's Believe It Or Not..

The one at the Ripleys Believe It Or Not on the Canadian side of Niagra Falls has one set to free play. It has the same sign, and I also have some pictures of it somewhere.

Malenko · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2007, 10:20:26 am »

I think I'd rather play the T2 pin next to it.... the only pin I wanna own is the Street Fighter 2 Pin, the mini game is awesome

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2007, 05:56:17 pm »

I think the biggest issue with the thing is that the
power to the coils (or the coils themselves) is underrated.

However, someone should make a light ceramic ball like in
Twilight Zone. Or maybe plastic..etc. Should speed
things up considerably.

Jeff AMN · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2007, 06:04:27 pm »

Quote from: Malenko on July 25, 2007, 10:20:26 am

I think I'd rather play the T2 pin next to it.... the only pin I wanna own is the Street Fighter 2 Pin, the mini game is awesome

Some people would string and cut you open for saying that the SFII pin is awesome. I kinda believe that if you enjoy the pin that it's worth your money. Many others, however, are really picky and selective. When I was asking around for advice on a machine to buy, I was really surprised at how many people considered SFII "the worst pin ever". I don't think it's that bad, personally.

Zero_Hour · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2007, 06:22:55 pm »

Quote from: Level42 on July 23, 2007, 03:59:56 pm

...which reminds me that I recently played a pin that has a mini pinball table inside (is it Family Guy ?) that was a LOT of fun to play, lightning fast !!

Yup. Family Guy with the Stewie mini pinball playfield.

Zero_Hour · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2007, 06:27:13 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on July 23, 2007, 10:36:48 am

Hrm. I can't remember off the top of my head if the originals were that way... but parts for Hercules are hard to come by, so they could have been custom replacements.

I'm pretty sure they were. At least the handful I've seen over the years all had wood flippers.

Malenko · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2007, 09:53:19 pm »

Quote from: Jeff AMN on July 26, 2007, 06:04:27 pm

Quote from: Malenko on July 25, 2007, 10:20:26 am
I think I'd rather play the T2 pin next to it.... the only pin I wanna own is the Street Fighter 2 Pin, the mini game is awesome

Some people would string and cut you open for saying that the SFII pin is awesome.

the pin itself is quite average, but the mini game is cool, you smack the ball into a car under the play field and on the little LED screen it shows animations of the car being destroyed ala the SFII bonus game.... that and Im a huge Street Fighter mark..... was there ever a Mortal Kombat pin?

paigeoliver · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:11:36 am »

I have seen a few of these bad boys in warehouses, but I have never seen one up and running.

Texasmame · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:10:11 am »

http://cgi.ebay.com/HERCULES-PINBALL-MACHINE-RARE-FIND_W0QQitemZ200134988516QQihZ010QQcategoryZ13725QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I could see myself getting one of those - never had a pin.

vintagegamer · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:07:51 pm »

I do have to admit tho, don't quite understand why the creator set up the backglass so that Hercules' @$$ was facing me...

VG


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