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Just wanted to let those in the Bay Area know that there is a brand new
NASCAR at Tasty Subs on Lawrence Expressway in Sunnyvale. I went there
to play MB and Nascar has replaced it. They also have a T3 (blah), LOTR
and Junkyard.
That said, here are a few of my first impressions...the machine was
obviously brand new and the ball really bounced off the fresh rubbers
which was a good thing as most route pinball machines rarely get
re-rubbered. Last time I was at Tasty Subs, the Junkyard flipper
rubbers were nearly gone in the corners which rendered them practically
useless.
The playfield is very well lit, and has a lot of color. The magnetic
race track wasn't too bad and I didn't mind the ball going around for a
loop at the start of each ball unlike some people. Unfortunately this
makes the playfield somewhat narrower and there are fewer shots to go
for. As said before, there are a lot of airballs and this machine was
no exception. Unfortunately one landed in the race-track loop and went
down the drain rather than looping around. Hopefully this will be fixed
with a software upgrade. Also, I thought the ball would go around the
track a lot faster ala Getaway, but it doesn't . Overall, I found the
game to be pretty easy. I'm no wizard, but on my first 4 games, I
popped it twice and also got a match!
Another thing I don't understand is how pinball machines can go from
$3200 in the late '90's to $4K today. NASCAR doesn't really have many
toys to add to the cost. Oh, and I almost forgot, that is definately
not Sammy Hagar singing 'I Can't Drive 55'. Whoever put that singer
into a recording booth should be fired! It is painfully aweful. With
that said, I know peoplw are wondering about buying a NASCAR NIB. My
advise if it is a car theme you are after, get a Getaway HSII instead
otherwise use the 4K and get the best machine ever made...Attack From
Mars!
Chris
Just wanted to let those in the Bay Area know that there is a brand new
NASCAR at Tasty Subs on Lawrence Expressway in Sunnyvale. I went there
to play MB and Nascar has replaced it. They also have a T3 (blah), LOTR
and Junkyard.
That said, here are a few of my first impressions...the machine was
obviously brand new and the ball really bounced off the fresh rubbers
which was a good thing as most route pinball machines rarely get
re-rubbered. Last time I was at Tasty Subs, the Junkyard flipper
rubbers were nearly gone in the corners which rendered them practically
useless.
The playfield is very well lit, and has a lot of color. The magnetic
race track wasn't too bad and I didn't mind the ball going around for a
loop at the start of each ball unlike some people. Unfortunately this
makes the playfield somewhat narrower and there are fewer shots to go
for. As said before, there are a lot of airballs and this machine was
no exception. Unfortunately one landed in the race-track loop and went
down the drain rather than looping around. Hopefully this will be fixed
with a software upgrade. Also, I thought the ball would go around the
track a lot faster ala Getaway, but it doesn't . Overall, I found the
game to be pretty easy. I'm no wizard, but on my first 4 games, I
popped it twice and also got a match!
Another thing I don't understand is how pinball machines can go from
$3200 in the late '90's to $4K today. NASCAR doesn't really have many
toys to add to the cost. Oh, and I almost forgot, that is definately
not Sammy Hagar singing 'I Can't Drive 55'. Whoever put that singer
into a recording booth should be fired! It is painfully aweful. With
that said, I know peoplw are wondering about buying a NASCAR NIB. My
advise if it is a car theme you are after, get a Getaway HSII instead
otherwise use the 4K and get the best machine ever made...Attack From
Mars!
Chris
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