Pachinko Machine Reviews

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Hello All
Most of us do extra research before we buy a pachinko machine from a vendor, craiglist, ebay, ect.
We scan through Japanese web sites, you-tube videos, and even pachitalk for anything that gives us a idea if we should invest in this machine we have found for sale. So I thought we could help out each other by giving reviews, Opinions vary, so reviews on the same machine is also good to know

Maybe if everyone helps put in reviews, this can become a sticky, and when a review is needed, its easy to find.
I will start with my best pachinko machine first, and add others later if this does help others.



Star Wars 2, Darth Vader, Light Version, 2009
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LIKES:
Background changes locations randomly, with music and light pattern changing during each location.
Locations (Coruscant, Hoth, Tatooine, Bespin, Kamino, Naboo, Mustafar, Dark Side, Jabba Lair, & More)

During Reaches, Lots of different fight scenes, with light show and music
(Most scenes are from Prequel Trilogy) Like (Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Maul, or Obi-Wan Kenobi vs.General Grievous) and many more you will have to see

Fever Rounds play the: Music of Star Wars, mostly from the Original Trilogy

During reaches characters will move (kick, punch, flip, draw there light saber) and say "Reach" in different voices each
During Fever, they will do a different movement then reach scene

The main 9 characters are from Prequel Trilogy, also they use 9 from Original Trilogy
(see web site above, under SPEC, for pictures)

Basic Fever rounds are 4 rounds, different music each time, different characters pictures and biography each time (in Japanese), There is a 15 round special fever, and you get to select which Episode you want to see scenes from, all 6 included

The mask of Vader comes down with music playing at times, and it has 3 Droids that move and make sounds (R2-D2, also a Red and Yellow one), The Light Sabor changes colors during each scene also

DISLIKES:

Left side machine, if a ball goes on right side, it goes down to bottom & out the gutter

PICTURES:

See Web Site above, I have that machine

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Like this idea.

2004 SANKYO Fever Star Wars ZF


LIKES:
Very pretty to look at
Has an R2D2 toy that lights up
Excellent light show overall
Mine's cyclic

DISLIKES:
Music is VERY repetitive during non-Reach stages (ie. most of the time)
R2D2 toy is under-employed, does not talk and barely moves
It's a deji...


No, not my favourite pachi...

http://www.pachimono.com/AA/6FAF9456.JPG

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Sounds like R2D2 is under-employed as much as the Ape on my Planet of the Apes machine

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Good Idea As always one persons chalk is another cheese
Maybe a whole section needed for this, not just a thread,
A couple of more suggestions, If the model number (spec) can be listed. Maybe a marking system of stars from 1 to 5 stars.