I do not hate or dislike any of the other legendary designers of pinball. But Pat Lawlor made the most innovative machines out there. The ideas are simple and revolutionairy. You can go and play a casual game and be happy you got the multiball, a jackpot and even a hi score. OR you can go all the way and get to the final goal.
I was a delivery driver for almost 15 years and very few customers ever tip. I would carry an old disgusting refrigerator downstairs then bring up their nice clean new fridge without even touching a wall not even the slightest scratch and most of the time wouldn't get a tip. Customers did and some were very generous and every time they would tip I would express great gratitude. Thank you so much for mentioning that in this video. I really like this stuff, just as a nostalgia trip more than anything but really does bring me back to my childhood and i want to thank you for bringing us into your world.
Yes...I am continually surprised about the tipping...I have always tipped and never will stop...and I will NEVER get accused of being a BAD tipper either!
its just common courtesy that when you just watched a guy lug this big bulky thing out and another in and not scratch a thing or damage a wall you should tip, but apparently that concept is lost on some people
The reason for the connection to Mortal Kombat was that Ed Boon and Pat worked together many times. In Fun House Ed Boon (creator of Mortal Kombat) is the voice or Rudy.
Thanks for the comprehensive video! I ave read a lot about Safe Cracker, & it seems to be a “love it or hate it” type pin. It looks fun to me. Will be looking for one to play!
I originally had a comment about how the title of the video was misleading, since the first 10 minutes wasn't at all Safe Cracker related. Then I realized that the video is a little over 40 minutes long and everything after the 9 1/2 minute mark is Safe Cracker related. Don't mind me, I'm an idiot. Nice video. I just started playing this table on Pinball FX3, not really knowing what the hell I'm doing. Sometimes I'd play and my time would run out almost instantly, other times I'd be on that 45 minutes for ages. Sometimes I'd get into the board game portion really fast, other times I wouldn't even get close. I gotta say, I love videos like this, where someone goes totally in-depth with a table. See, I never really got into pinball back in the day. Nowadays I have horrible anxiety, which prevents me from going out looking for tables to play, and there's no way in hell I can get myself to go to an expo or something (not that I could afford it anyway). And I can't afford my own table. Sooooo...Digital Pinball is my thing. I would love to play real tables, but given the issues I have with that, I rely on my Xbox. Games like Pinball FX3, Pinball Arcade, and Zaccaria Pinball. I currently own(digitally) around 73 tables across the three games, and I plan to buy more as I go. But, despite being fully digital for me, I love seeing this kind of video. Where someone will bring the camera in close to the table to give close ups of the various parts and features, where someone will lift the field up to show all the electronics involved, and it's especially nice seeing someone play the physical table. Those sounds, the clunks, clinks, dings, etc...they're great. A little disappointed this video didn't have a full section dedicated to playing at least one full game on here, maybe with a tripod set up and stuff (though I guess it was a table being sold, so..ya know. But it still woulda been neat.) Safe Cracker is a weird table. When it was first added to Pinball FX3 fairly recently, a lot of people hated this table, and said it's one of the worst tables from Bally. I can definitely understand why people had that sentiment. It's weird, and hard to understand. It plays differently than a normal 3-ball table. It's a lot smaller than a normal table too, so it's not super easy. Then you have the back glass with it's board game that makes you stop playing Pinball for a bit. It's just strange. BUT, once you learn how it works, it's a lot less problematic. You know what to shoot for, where to shoot, what things do. I like it more than I did the first time I played it anyway. (It's also confusing to me that a lot of people playing Pinball FX3 dislike it, considering a lot of the original tables do strange things too. Paranormal has a back glass minigame, the Hercules table is tiny, Guardians of the Galaxy starts you in Multiball, the Infinity Gauntlet table will straight up flip the table upside down, or mess with the physics. It's not like Pinball FX3 players are strangers to weird table features.)
I saw another video from the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo that had an "Endangering Sample" of Safe Cracker and it looked like it had real hinges for those side wing on the head.
Hey guys... I just downloaded this into Pinball Arcade. Nothing beats the real deal but what's your take on Pinball Arcade? It looks realistic but does it play realistic? What's your opinion on the physics of the simulation of pinball?
I've been a pinball junkie since the early 90's, and obviously nothing can truely replace every aspect of playing on a real table. I have not played with TPA so I can't offer any direct experience. I am planning on building my own VPin cabinet and was originally going to use TPA specifically due to the fact that they had the Willams and Bally licensed tables, but now Zen has bought those rights so I will be going with FX3 once they release Funhouse, Twilight Zone, and Safecracker (my all-time top 3). However I do have Pinball Hall of Fame: The Willams Collection for PC (bought specifically for Funhouse and Twilight Zone), and the physics are pretty good. The ball will take a wonky/unearthly bounce now and then but it's still very playable, especially to an addict who can't afford to buy a real machine or do a 6 hour round trip to the nearest arcade with pinball lol! TPA and Zen physics are supposed to be orders of magnitude better (Pinball Arcade came out 10 years ago) so I know I would not be disappointed.
How much are those tokens worth now? I have a half dozen or more from when I played it back in the day? I played it a few times at the mall of America!
Someone asked if you have had the South Park pinball machine. You replied that you have but unfortunately I didn't find your video about it. Do you have a link to it?
Hi...We had one awhile ago...currently none in stock...but for some reason we never got to film it...occasionally we miss a game or two. I am sure another will come through again!
*Do you have arcades or pinballs in your home? I used to have 6 pinball machines and now I have downsized to 3. I am so happy that I have so much more room now. I no longer consider myself a hoarder, teehee.*
played this many times at the Vancouver, Canada pinball expo. One tough machine. Maybe the flippers were in need of a rebuild, but it was almost impossible to get the ball up the ramp. If this is normal operation for this game, no wonder it was a fail. I've watched many people try it and a 3 ball game is over in less than 1 minute. Watch in this video how fast the balls drain between the flippers. Not a player friendly game.
A year later, this table has now been added to Pinball FX3 also....since TPA lost the Bally/Williams license. Zen(with PFX) has picked up the license and is making a bunch of Williams tables.
Awesome videO and Safe Cracker looks to be a Hit ,, N my opinion .. Close to 300 pins I've owned , I've never had SC .. I did see a SC at the Winston-Salem Pin arcade auction back in 2009 . Ole man Mr Green ( RIP ) from Green Coin Amusement bought it for $ 2750.00 . Anyway Todd , Love yr videO's ,, U gOt Style !! Later
I have the ability to pay top dollar it matches the original pinball I became addicted to in 1955 I have the Gottlieb from 55 now it's the Jubilee came right after jumbo the original four-wheel drum scoring wood rail
Always Laughing!!!!!!! I love it how gracious Todd is with the plate of $*&^ he is served at times!!! All joking aside Pat Lawlor is a genius i would agree with Todd!
I see that you replied quite frequently to your comments can you please help me I have a 1973. Gottlieb wild times pinball machine my mom she's always wanted a pinball machine but I've never had a crazy amount of money for a good one recently I traded a a restored 1967 Bonanza mini bike for a 1973 Gottlieb 2 player pinball machine the only problem that I have found so far is the rubber bands are dead 2nd wheel on the scoreboard on the left has come off of the hinges the Tilt mechanism has been bypassed can you please tell me what I need to do if I was to email you a video I believe I I need to clean the play field and wax it some sort of Wax I want It 2 be a reliable machine I have no problem with replacing the bulbs with LEDs if it'll make it pop more and replacing the power supply if it makes it more steady if it's needed and whatever else it may need I just got a 1978 space invader machine working that was from a local arcade I grew up playing in word got around that I like those sort of things and I got it from the original owner my folks are a Mom and Pop's hardware store and people can continue to play it and enjoy it😁
You can get tons of help on the free forum pinside.com. There is a complete technical forum there and people willing to help folks out with their questions! Todd
I love the host but the cameraman and other employees really detract from the videos...trying hard to be funny is rarely funny. I wish he filmed with a selfie-stick after hours when no one was around.
One of my favorite machines of all time. The table design is elite. Hard to believe nobody wanted this back in the day.
a disaster when released...now sought after!
I do not hate or dislike any of the other legendary designers of pinball. But Pat Lawlor made the most innovative machines out there. The ideas are simple and revolutionairy. You can go and play a casual game and be happy you got the multiball, a jackpot and even a hi score. OR you can go all the way and get to the final goal.
For me, one of the very top, 'elite' pinball machines, true genius, as mentioned in the video.
Yes!
We have the other one you sold, new in the crate back in 1997. Still works great - hardly any use. Truly a unique game
I was a delivery driver for almost 15 years and very few customers ever tip. I would carry an old disgusting refrigerator downstairs then bring up their nice clean new fridge without even touching a wall not even the slightest scratch and most of the time wouldn't get a tip. Customers did and some were very generous and every time they would tip I would express great gratitude. Thank you so much for mentioning that in this video. I really like this stuff, just as a nostalgia trip more than anything but really does bring me back to my childhood and i want to thank you for bringing us into your world.
Yes...I am continually surprised about the tipping...I have always tipped and never will stop...and I will NEVER get accused of being a BAD tipper either!
its just common courtesy that when you just watched a guy lug this big bulky thing out and another in and not scratch a thing or damage a wall you should tip, but apparently that concept is lost on some people
Thank you for mentioning the tipping of drivers. I installed appliances for nearly 20 years and always appreciated tips.
You bet they do....and it should be standard procedure with everyone
The reason for the connection to Mortal Kombat was that Ed Boon and Pat worked together many times. In Fun House Ed Boon (creator of Mortal Kombat) is the voice or Rudy.
Neat fact!
Safe cracker is one of my favorites! Highly underrated
what a nice safecracker I only got to play that game once down at the local mall arcade and of course now you dont see them...
SO few made!!
Safecracker is a masterpiece of ingenuity.
Awesome job with Safe Cracker. That Ghostbusters Premium was gorgeous.
One was for sale up here in Canada at a pinball expo a few years back for $7000.
Fun game but drains down the center WAY too easily.
Thanks for the comprehensive video! I ave read a lot about Safe Cracker, & it seems to be a “love it or hate it” type pin. It looks fun to me. Will be looking for one to play!
What happens if customers keep the tokens ? Are the token still sold ?
I originally had a comment about how the title of the video was misleading, since the first 10 minutes wasn't at all Safe Cracker related. Then I realized that the video is a little over 40 minutes long and everything after the 9 1/2 minute mark is Safe Cracker related. Don't mind me, I'm an idiot.
Nice video. I just started playing this table on Pinball FX3, not really knowing what the hell I'm doing. Sometimes I'd play and my time would run out almost instantly, other times I'd be on that 45 minutes for ages. Sometimes I'd get into the board game portion really fast, other times I wouldn't even get close.
I gotta say, I love videos like this, where someone goes totally in-depth with a table. See, I never really got into pinball back in the day. Nowadays I have horrible anxiety, which prevents me from going out looking for tables to play, and there's no way in hell I can get myself to go to an expo or something (not that I could afford it anyway). And I can't afford my own table. Sooooo...Digital Pinball is my thing. I would love to play real tables, but given the issues I have with that, I rely on my Xbox. Games like Pinball FX3, Pinball Arcade, and Zaccaria Pinball. I currently own(digitally) around 73 tables across the three games, and I plan to buy more as I go. But, despite being fully digital for me, I love seeing this kind of video. Where someone will bring the camera in close to the table to give close ups of the various parts and features, where someone will lift the field up to show all the electronics involved, and it's especially nice seeing someone play the physical table. Those sounds, the clunks, clinks, dings, etc...they're great. A little disappointed this video didn't have a full section dedicated to playing at least one full game on here, maybe with a tripod set up and stuff (though I guess it was a table being sold, so..ya know. But it still woulda been neat.)
Safe Cracker is a weird table. When it was first added to Pinball FX3 fairly recently, a lot of people hated this table, and said it's one of the worst tables from Bally. I can definitely understand why people had that sentiment. It's weird, and hard to understand. It plays differently than a normal 3-ball table. It's a lot smaller than a normal table too, so it's not super easy. Then you have the back glass with it's board game that makes you stop playing Pinball for a bit. It's just strange. BUT, once you learn how it works, it's a lot less problematic. You know what to shoot for, where to shoot, what things do. I like it more than I did the first time I played it anyway. (It's also confusing to me that a lot of people playing Pinball FX3 dislike it, considering a lot of the original tables do strange things too. Paranormal has a back glass minigame, the Hercules table is tiny, Guardians of the Galaxy starts you in Multiball, the Infinity Gauntlet table will straight up flip the table upside down, or mess with the physics. It's not like Pinball FX3 players are strangers to weird table features.)
I saw another video from the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo that had an "Endangering Sample" of Safe Cracker and it looked like it had real hinges for those side wing on the head.
Hey guys... I just downloaded this into Pinball Arcade. Nothing beats the real deal but what's your take on Pinball Arcade? It looks realistic but does it play realistic? What's your opinion on the physics of the simulation of pinball?
Well, I wouldn;t want one...but it has brought brand new players into the hobby...and also into seeking out real pinball machiens to try!
I've been a pinball junkie since the early 90's, and obviously nothing can truely replace every aspect of playing on a real table. I have not played with TPA so I can't offer any direct experience. I am planning on building my own VPin cabinet and was originally going to use TPA specifically due to the fact that they had the Willams and Bally licensed tables, but now Zen has bought those rights so I will be going with FX3 once they release Funhouse, Twilight Zone, and Safecracker (my all-time top 3). However I do have Pinball Hall of Fame: The Willams Collection for PC (bought specifically for Funhouse and Twilight Zone), and the physics are pretty good. The ball will take a wonky/unearthly bounce now and then but it's still very playable, especially to an addict who can't afford to buy a real machine or do a 6 hour round trip to the nearest arcade with pinball lol! TPA and Zen physics are supposed to be orders of magnitude better (Pinball Arcade came out 10 years ago) so I know I would not be disappointed.
You guys look better in 24fps!
How much are those tokens worth now? I have a half dozen or more from when I played it back in the day? I played it a few times at the mall of America!
Not sure...but people sometimes list a bag of them on eBay
Glad Franks filming. Love the Safe Cracker pin. Any available to buy?
this was our last one...a few years back now!
Good illustration and explanation!
Thank you!
Thank you!!
the transformer one is a true masterpiece, best pinball machine ever made, and no one even cares now
Someone asked if you have had the South Park pinball machine. You replied that you have but unfortunately I didn't find your video about it. Do you have a link to it?
Hi...We had one awhile ago...currently none in stock...but for some reason we never got to film it...occasionally we miss a game or two. I am sure another will come through again!
Great machine. I'd be real happy to have this one, even if it was by it's lonesome.
love the passion here
*Do you have arcades or pinballs in your home? I used to have 6 pinball machines and now I have downsized to 3. I am so happy that I have so much more room now. I no longer consider myself a hoarder, teehee.*
Watch this video to see my collection! ua-cam.com/video/vhGpM5M_J1E/v-deo.html
Ghostbusters seems to be selling well!
Yes...people love it!!
played this many times at the Vancouver, Canada pinball expo. One tough machine. Maybe the flippers were in need of a rebuild, but it was almost impossible to get the ball up the ramp. If this is normal operation for this game, no wonder it was a fail. I've watched many people try it and a 3 ball game is over in less than 1 minute. Watch in this video how fast the balls drain between the flippers. Not a player friendly game.
Yes...flipper links need to be good for sure.
Its a time based game, not ball count.
I LOVE YOUR PINBALLS AND VIDEOS GREETS FROM BELGIUM!!
Thank you very much for telling us!
this is currently a free 'table of the month' in the ipad app pinball arcade, now I know how to play it (was confused at first)
Great rulesheet!
A year later, this table has now been added to Pinball FX3 also....since TPA lost the Bally/Williams license. Zen(with PFX) has picked up the license and is making a bunch of Williams tables.
Awesome videO and Safe Cracker looks to be a Hit ,, N my opinion .. Close to 300 pins I've owned , I've never had SC .. I did see a SC at the Winston-Salem Pin arcade auction back in 2009 . Ole man Mr Green ( RIP ) from Green Coin Amusement bought it for $ 2750.00 . Anyway Todd , Love yr videO's ,, U gOt Style !! Later
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WANT
1955 Willliams
:"RACE THE CLOCK "
I doubt I ever saw one
How do I send you a picture of it I have original flyer from 1955
I have the ability to pay top dollar it matches the original pinball I became addicted to in 1955 I have the Gottlieb from 55 now it's the Jubilee came right after jumbo the original four-wheel drum scoring wood rail
It's a four player drum scoring tell me how to send you a picture of it and you can be on the lookout for it
Disappointed Todd! You gotta call it your patented Ghostbusters Fix-A-Matic!
I figured it would upset Stern!
What an incredible machine. Pat truly is a genius. Awesome video Todd ^_^
Always Laughing!!!!!!! I love it how gracious Todd is with the plate of $*&^ he is served at times!!! All joking aside Pat Lawlor is a genius i would agree with Todd!
Laughing is better than crying, which is what I should be doing!
You know, I like Frank now, get Frank to speak up again Mr. Tuckey!!!!!!
He says quite a bit in this weeks 3 hour PinTastic Video coming soon!
more videos!!!!
We keep churning them out...I think I have more arcade videos than anyone else on the planet now!
I see that you replied quite frequently to your comments can you please help me I have a 1973. Gottlieb wild times pinball machine my mom she's always wanted a pinball machine but I've never had a crazy amount of money for a good one recently I traded a a restored 1967 Bonanza mini bike for a 1973 Gottlieb 2 player pinball machine the only problem that I have found so far is the rubber bands are dead 2nd wheel on the scoreboard on the left has come off of the hinges the Tilt mechanism has been bypassed can you please tell me what I need to do if I was to email you a video I believe I I need to clean the play field and wax it some sort of Wax I want It 2 be a reliable machine I have no problem with replacing the bulbs with LEDs if it'll make it pop more and replacing the power supply if it makes it more steady if it's needed and whatever else it may need I just got a 1978 space invader machine working that was from a local arcade I grew up playing in word got around that I like those sort of things and I got it from the original owner my folks are a Mom and Pop's hardware store and people can continue to play it and enjoy it😁
You can get tons of help on the free forum pinside.com. There is a complete technical forum there and people willing to help folks out with their questions! Todd
God damn, I really want to play this myself :D
Thats the idea of these videos!
But I'll never be able to afford a pinball machine, and where I live there's no arcades or places that would have pinball machines D:
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You can play Safe Cracker on Pinball FX3 on Steam. Not real life, but on a 4k big screen tv it's not bad..!
I love the host but the cameraman and other employees really detract from the videos...trying hard to be funny is rarely funny. I wish he filmed with a selfie-stick after hours when no one was around.
How boring would that be.