Hitting 200 Million on the game has been extremely difficult. I'm still, after nearly a year, having a hard time hitting 100 Million regularly! The board just isn't designed for fair play. The left and right drain channels are too easily ... drained. I had a low score of 358,000 on one ball the other day. But today, I managed to hit the big one! Still, it's 4 Million lower than my lowest high score, and 70 Million lower than my high score of all time, 297M.

The B lane in the BUG bonus multiplier has given me trouble since I got the game. The lane was too narrow resulting in a stuck (missing) ball. You'd be sitting there in a zone and then it would get stuck. Frustrating. I tried to narrow off the upper ring with a blade, which worked for a while. But the ultimate solution was to just cut the O-ring off. Result: It works! I don't know if the wrong O-rings are on there or if it's just a hair too small in manufacturing. For now, it's playable.

The autokicker failed the other day due to a solder joint break. It's an easy fix. Unfortunately, I do not own a soldering gun. It might be something I should invest in if this is going to continue. I've had two failures of this type so far. The Recon switch failed a few weeks ago in this manner.

The fix included just cutting and crimping the wire and splicing in a new three to four inch wire extension to the solder blob. Until I get that gun, this will suffice.

Here's a short video showing off the playfield in action. :thumbsup:

I took home a new high score today hitting multiple Super Jackpots and Orbits on their respective multiballs. Woo! Take that Zegema Beach!

Had to do some editing to remove the refresh error on the LCD panel. My new camera's shutter speed is fast enough to pick up half-drawn frames on the LCD.

I've been fooling with the game a little bit to determine what's in working order and what is not. The third pop bumper was non-functional. Thanks to PinballLife.com, it's back up and working!

I've always wanted one. My uncle had one. They grabbed my attention more than the arcade machines in the pizzerias. Galaga and Zaxxon stood idle while I put my quarters into something a lot more fun. It's been my dream to own one. I found a cheap one on eBay in completely working order (minus a few small items) and had to get it while they were still available. Their era has passed but the fun never stops!

For many more pictures and the little work I had to do, read on!