The Simpsons, Ranch Club, 6/5/10

Our first review is of the pinball machine in the bar, The Ranch Club, located in Garden City. We want to be specific for that exact machine, as we figure that machines get switched and traded around town. Our reviews are for that specific machine, not that game in general.

The Simpsons
ID: 209678-N

cost per credit: $.50
year it came out: 1990


Several problems with this game overall. Our first major problem was the VUK (Vertical Upright Kick) would kick the ball up the shoot, but the ball fell back down and was stuck. We tried to get the kick sensor to adjust and re-kick the ball but finally just had to tilt the entire game and instead of just one of our credits being forefitted, 3 of our credits were erased. We encountered this problem more than once, but only tilted once.

Problem number two: The slingshots were too powerful. Every time the ball touched the lower slingshots, the ball would be launched into the gutter. Every single time! We would have the ball on the playing board for 20 seconds and it would instantly go into the gutter before it even touched the flippers.

Basically, the game was a money pit. The playability sucked. The game wasn't fun, nor giving. But, if you have any thoughts on this game, let us know. Post your review in the comments.


score: C-

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