{"id":329,"date":"2023-10-24T07:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=329"},"modified":"2023-10-24T07:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:08:24","slug":"old-pinball-machines-are-amazingly-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=329","title":{"rendered":"Old pinball machines are amazingly complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ue-1JoJQaEg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shoot for the magic trunk!<\/p>\n<p>Technology Connextras (the second channel where I put stuff sometimes)<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TechnologyConnextras<\/p>\n<p>Technology Connections on Mastodon:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/mas.to\/@TechConnectify<\/p>\n<p>This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the generous support of people like you, Technology Connections has remained independent and possible. If you&#8217;d like to join the amazing people who&#8217;ve pledged their support, check out the link below. Thank you for your consideration!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.patreon.com\/technologyconnections<\/p>\n<p>Image credits:<br \/>\n&#8220;bagatelle&#8221; by Nikki Tysoe, used under Creative Commons<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en<br \/>\n&#8220;Fortuna game at Media museum&#8221; by Olimar, used under Creative Commons<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en<br \/>\n&#8220;Compi\u00e8gne, France: Ch\u00e2teau de Compi\u00e8gne. Les appartements historiques&#8221; by Andreas Praefcke, used under Creative Commons<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/deed.en<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:50 Aztec overview<br \/>\n05:23 A bit of history<br \/>\n08:00 An overview of the playfield<br \/>\n10:39 The scoring mechanism<br \/>\n19:30 The targets on the playfield and how they work<br \/>\n25:59 The flippers<br \/>\n28:44 Automation and the number 5<br \/>\n30:31 The score motor<br \/>\n33:47 5,000 point sequence<br \/>\n38:00 The AZTEC targets<br \/>\n41:32 The center target<br \/>\n43:24 The scanning sequence<br \/>\n46:36 Conclusion<br \/>\n48:46 Bloopers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoot for the magic trunk! 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