"White Water" - Pt. 15: My Pinball Collection (Williams 1993)

[SkippyChurch]

Chris, gotta question for you.

I want a White Water, but am looking at doing a total restore of a turd condition one. I have totally over hauled a WCS before, with playfield swap and all. Would you say this one would be pretty hard to do, compared to other pins? In other words, just how involved and confusing is the playfield parts for swapping?

[spida1a]

@SkippyChurch Hmm. I honestly don't know what to say. Ha ha. This one is pretty complex up top, not too bad underneath.  But, I'm not a master of "playfield swapping". I don't particularly like it. Ha ha!

[ivanmeggy]

i remember playing this table 1995 my 1st contact whist white water as a kid my impressions was WOW jumping ramps, rotating big foot.... but all my games was short, really hard and fast table, but i like it. so my older brother decided to by this table, so i was the most happiest kid in the planet :D so i continue playing and playing... til we buy a new machine (Indiana Jones) yes i know Indiana Jones is a great table on of my top 5 best tables ever....but White Water is my 1st in collection :D

[reaper342]

after watching some of these videos, this is an awesome collection you have, and is inspiring me to go play some pinball!

[steveteddy555]

@spida1a how long does it take on average to make a video like this?

[spida1a]

@steveteddy555 Honest, I have never really figured out the hours it takes. I shot ALL the footage for these pin vids in FOUR total days. Which was crazy to think about. But, the editing takes a while.....I try to get them "watchable" (even with me in it, ha ha). Thanks for watching!

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

I remember first playing this pinball machine at a Lazer Tag in Sarnia, Ontario back in 2001 or 2002. The first things that caught my attention were the Insanity Falls ramp and Bigfoot's face.

It kicked my ass. My game only lasted about 4 minutes.

[spida1a]

@ChrisMolyneaux93 I hear you. It destroyed me when I was younger.......now it's payback time! HA HA

Thanks for watching.

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

@spida1a "Payback Time"? Oh ho ho I see what you did there. (T2, T3)

[Magicallystoopid]

I actually thought bigfoot was suppose to be a joke on Steve Richtie. I mean just look at it... it looks like Steve.

[spida1a]

@Magicallystoopid Hmm, could be. I'm going by Dennis Nordman's interview (it looks a hell of a lot like him too though) .

[Magicallystoopid]

@spida1a Well now that I think about it, if he was a joke on Steve Ritchie then where was the sweet mullet on him?

[SecretofSquare]

Chris! You rule just like White Water!!

[spida1a]

@SecretofSquare Ha ha. Hey, cool! Thanks my friend!

[Vype100]

When i was 13 in 1993, my parents and me went to Euro-Disney Paris. I played this machine for my first time there and i loved it. It was very late and my parents wanted to go. So i only could play 2 Games (6 Balls). So i swore to buy this pinballmachine when i´m old enough. Since to years i found a very well preserved white water. :-) But it germany pinballmachines are expensive. I paid 4.300 US $. I have it converted to leds. Looks very good and my dream came true! Jabadabadoo.

[spida1a]

@Vype100 Excellent!!!!!!!!

[tommie334]

just got back from the 2011 Michigan Pinball Expo, never played pinball very much as a kid but a friend and I had the greatest time playing all the games until we found this machine and it soaked are last two hours at the expo. It was by far my favorite game we played. Thanks for the nice review of the machine

[spida1a]

@tommie334 Ha! Excellent. If you learn the rules in this one, it can keep your attention for a looong time. I am glad you enjoyed it! I will probably be going to the Allentown (Pinfest) show in May. Hoping they have it there since I haven't played my games in SOOO long. Ha ha.

Thanks for watching!!

[Psycausis]

COOL! This looks like so much fun! I've never seen this one but, the way it looks and the way you describe it makes me want to play it and also makes me miss the fun of arcades back in the day when pinball machines were still popular in the game rooms and all of the sounds of the arcade were mingled and you'd get that tingling feeling of excitement just as you were about to walk in followed by that feeling of being home in your own world. I miss all of that so much!

Oh! Glad to see you're back

[samo0701]

I play this at a billiards place in nj I love it to :)

[hmmmmmmmmus]

Man i`m really considering to buy this one and your vid almost convinced me. I only have room for one machine so it has got to be the right one. I loved this one back in the days but am kinda afraid that it needs above average maintenance. Is that correct ? Thanks and big up for the cool vid.

[spida1a]

@hmmmmmmmmus Just make sure the work is done "thorough" and you'll be fine. I've had mine since 2002 and, aside from general cleaning, have never had an issue. :)

Thanks an good luck!

[hmmmmmmmmus]

@spida1a

Ok great. That sounds promising. Just got a minty Fish tales offered so now im in doubt. Thanks again.

[spida1a]

@hmmmmmmmmus Ha ha. Oooh, tough choice! :)

[hmmmmmmmmus]

@spida1a

Bought the Fish Tales. Was supermint so i could not leave it there. Thanks for helping me make a choice with your vids.

[chibler1958]

Chris...put a -1500 coil in the lost mine kickout and the ball will return more consistently to the right flipper...Chris Hibler

[spida1a]

@chibler1958 Cool, thanks. I tried a smaller coil value once and it still was not 100%, at least on my machine. Perhaps it is haunted? Ha ha. :)

Thanks for watching!

[nlafavore]

Wet Willie river ranch.

[crocodile2linux]

I made some crazy high score on this machine but the tilt mechanism wasn't working properly, actually it didn't work at all. :)

[Crashdance22]

Chris how hard would it be to get an old White Water that's been sitting in a shop for several years going again? I heard it's important to keep it it clean because of the optical sensors and upper playfield.

[RadiumZ1]

Very Clean video

[spida1a]

@RadiumZ1 Thanks a lot. I actually wish I had more time to work on them than I do. Ha ha. ;)

Thanks for watching!

[RolfBlomdahl]

The topper sort of gives you the illusion that you could get actually wet, just like the fan topper on whirlwind would blow air in your face.

[spida1a]

@RolfBlomdahl Ha ha.  I should attach a hose, eh? :)

[Goingpostal1000]

@spida1a I hope you are feeling bette!

[Goingpostal1000]

@spida1a better... (should have looked at my message before I hit send.

[Goingpostal1000]

@spida1a My topper is the same as yours, big bubble in the center of the foil. To bad a good shape one is like 600 bucks, like the one going on ebay right now.

[JanettySupportTour]

My girlfriend won't let me get a pinball game or arcade machine. I'm going to have to leave her. Street Fighter II is way better to fondle.

[spida1a]

@JanettySupportTour Lol! :)

[bytex666]

I saw some nutcase trying to sell a complete Turbogfx-16 games collection for $10k on ebay..doubt he got it sold.

[kaiserwilhelm]

Whats the one with the big ass dummy head, that one is HILARIOIUS.

[spida1a]

@kaiserwilhelm Funhouse? That is the next video I am doing... :) :)

[dylboy1800]

how do you get so many pinball machines?

[spida1a]

@dylboy1800 Um....I buy them? :) :)

[dylboy1800]

@spida1a yh i know but i mean you must have a lot of money to buy then because i was lookin for 1 on ebay and there was about 50 grand

[spida1a]

@dylboy1800 Oh wow...I guarantee that one didn't sell if someone was asking that much. There isn't a pinball that goes for 50 grand. You can usually find them for a couple or so (this particular game I could sell for probably...oh...$1700+...of course, that is after I spent hours and hours working on it). But, it's a collector's market...it all depends on the game, condition, rarity, years, etc. Ya' know?

Thanks for watching.

[dylboy1800]

@spida1a yh ok cool

[spida1a]

@dylboy1800 OH dude....I wish they were 50k each! I hate to say it...as much as I love my games...they would all be sold and I'd be on an island right now! ha ha. :)

[dylboy1800]

@spida1a lol ha ha

[RyuHayabusa06]

Cool video!!

[spida1a]

@RyuHayabusa06 Thanks my friend!!!

[dadofducks]

BTW, your camera footage looks great

[dadofducks]

Hope nothing serious with your hospital stay Chris. Hope you get to feeling better. Don't sell any of your pins, just donate some blood or force us to pay donations to watch your vids. :o)

[spida1a]

@dadofducks Ha ha. Thanks a lot!  :)

[YalkOne]

im at peace when the whitewater theme turns on

no way out!

[spida1a]

@YalkOne Ha ha. Truly! :)

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

spida1a it be nice if you reviewed console pinball games also. Most of us can never find a place to play pinball.

Please update to a HD camera I love your videos.

[spida1a]

@mp4podcastDOTcom Unfortunately, not only am I broke...but, I might have to sell a game to get by (in the hospital now "last minute"). So...I don't think I can afford to upgrade my camera right now or in the near future. :(

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

@spida1a I'm really sorry man your in the hospital. Hope you're feeling better.

[nlafavore]

@spida1a How'd ya get in the hospital, Chris?

[Wildcatbeer]

I want a Fish Tales real bad. No space :(

[spida1a]

@Wildcatbeer Ha ha. I totally understand. :)

[JimmyBackbeat]

Pinball machines really are to rare on the Youtube gaming channels..

Great video man.

I´m quite new to your channel but it is rapidly becoming one of my favourite channels...

My favourite pinball machine is without a doubt the 1998 Monster Bash, also by Williams.

[spida1a]

@JimmyBackbeat Ah yes, Monster Bash. Had that one for a while. Great game. Thanks for watching!

[rngpro]

Hey Chris, great review as always. I agree with nlafavore, your commentary is great. Your voice sounds great and of course you are looking better than ever. Hope things are going well for you and good luck in this new year. 

[spida1a]

@rngpro Wow, thanks my friend. 2011 hopefully will be my weight loss year. :)

[dde12321]

grear review... you know that when you are done doing these pinball reviews there are going to be alot of pinball fans watching you tubo grafx review's and saying

" WE WANT MORE PINBALL" lol 

[spida1a]

@dde12321 I smell a "My Past pinball Collection" series coming up. Lol :)

[dogmd7]

hooray pinball!

[spida1a]

@dogmd7 Horray!

[starsoldier1]

Any game with Big Foot is a winner in my book

[spida1a]

@starsoldier1 Totally!

[dadofducks]

Great video as always Chris! I wish I could make my vids as professional as yours. I would love to see some of your old footage of your older pins. BTW, thanks for replying to my letter about my problems with my roadshow pin. Now, go out and buy some more pins so we can watch more of your video reviews! LOL

[spida1a]

@dadofducks LOL.  Hey, you're welcome. Good luck with the fixin's!

[jboypacman]

A very cool looking Pin Chris. : )

[SkippyChurch]

I've never actually PLAYED a White Water. In my basement, I could barely fit a fish tales topper... I had to have the playfield at too low of a tilt, and the ball moved too slowly. I am debating getting a White Water, because the ramps looks AWESOME (I know, lame reason) and was wondering if a WH20 with no topper is worth it?

[DarkSaborComa]

Wow a pinball collection?! Honestly, something I have never seen before haha! And you know, I haven't seen a pinball machine in an arcade in a LONG time ._.;

This is kinda nostalgic haha~ Nice one~ (^o^)b

[metalcoola]

No Chris,your commentary isn`t boring,its very interesting :}

[cyclo1224]

heres a question for you....whats the best cheapest pinball machine you have?if that made any since ....and whats the most expensive one you have

[spida1a]

@cyclo1224 As far as how much it is worth in the collectors market? Hmm....well, Big Bang Bar would be my most valuable (Medieval Madness second). I would say Johnny Mnemonic is probably my least valuable (just because my older games are in great shape and could probably fetch more than they normally would, like my Taxi, etc.).

[ProjectReality64]

thats crazy, you have a machine that less than 7 thousand people own. Is it worth a lot?

[spida1a]

@ProjectReality64 It's worth average price. Goes for pretty good. Ha ha....you should see some of my other games with lower production numbers (Big Bang Bar, mine is #34 of a little under 200). :) Thanks for watching.

[blacksixspeed]

spida you plan on reviewing any games besides tg16 /pce?

[spida1a]

@blacksixspeed No, I am not. There are plenty of excellent sources out there for all the other systems. :)

[PinBallReviewer]

This is a hard pin for sure.

I played this at Ground Kontrol Arcade and did not get very far playing it.

And I consider myself fairly good at pinball.

[spida1a]

@PinBallReviewer Totally. Thanks for watching!

[nlafavore]

Chris, your commentary is NEVER boring! I love it!

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Thanks my friend. We are getting down to the wire now. Say...what do you think about a "My Past Pinball Collection" video series? I can dig-out some old photos of my past games, I have some old video footage....and all of them have some memories or something I can talk about. They won't be as detailed as these (since I can't get new footage of gameplay and such). But.....

[nlafavore]

@spida1a That could be a good idea, but kinda sad in a way since you don't have those machines anymore. We are getting down to the wire, but it could be a while before you put up the next one. Can't wait for Funhouse! "I thought we were pals."

[smashfanwii]

@spida1a I think that's a GREAT idea! I'm a nostalgia buff especially when it comes to old games. I'd love to see some more of your old stuff.

[NOVArcade]

Do you have the LH-6 home Rom installed? I've got it on mine, adds a bunch of features. Adds a ball saver (great for guests), fires kickback in ball search, corrects scoring issues, extra music etc... freeplay only though. Action pinball dot com has the details of the revision history.

[spida1a]

@NOVArcade Sure do, yes. Hence the "free only" on the dot matrix display. Sigh, guess I can't charge my friends on this one. Ha ha. :)

I actually mentioned it in the initial cut of the review but it ended up on the cutting room floor. Happy New Year. :)

[richycline]

Whoop you what? Never do that again lol.

[spida1a]

@richycline Lol.

[OmegaSupreme989]

It's wet Willy time

[spida1a]

@OmegaSupreme989 Ha ha. Such a weird name! :)

[whattaphuck]

I LOVE PINBALL!!! how much does one pinball machine cost?? greetings from Croatia spida!!!

[spida1a]

@whattaphuck Greetings my friend! Oh, a fully shopped, nice functional White Water....you're probably looking about 2k (give or take..all depends). :)

[neildaust]

Excellent video, i have a half shopped out whitewater pin here thats been sitting as is for a while... i really should finish it and play

[spida1a]

@neildaust Totally. Ha ha.  Thanks for watching.

[TeButler]

This is my next pin, I have been looking for a nice one for almost a year! Great video... keep em coming!

[spida1a]

@TeButler You'll enjoy it. Ha ha. Have a great one.

[kingjimmysmit]

Beautiful machine man, I'm glad there are still people like you keeping these beasts, and the hobby, alive and well. Cheers.

[spida1a]

@kingjimmysmit I totally miss collecting and can't wait to start picking up my nostalgic favorites sometime again.  Ha ha. Have a great one.

[paridisegrowth]

love these

[spida1a]

@paridisegrowth Thanks for watching.

[jjames729]

i love your pinball reviews it makes me want to go buy a pinball machine!!

[spida1a]

@jjames729 Thanks my friend. We're getting close to the end so....I'm glad you enjoyed the series.

[TheLoadingScreenz]

I've seriously been throwing up today and I was like "Ok I have to go to bed" then I go on YouTube and see this in my subscription box and I'm like "Damnit! Now I've gotta watch this!" XD Great video but I'm blaming you if I'm still sick tomorrow! :P jk

[spida1a]

@TheLoadingScreenz Lol! It is always nice to know how you can make someone feel bettter....even after throwing up. Ha ha. Have a great one and feel better!

[ryanc519]

mind telling where do you store your pinball machines? Im not planning to steal your collection..just curious because I suppose you will need much space to store these monsters

[spida1a]

@ryanc519 They are in storage in PA where I moved from (until I figure out my life a bit). :)

[lander77477]

@spida1a I thought they were all in your basement! I've always used it as inspiration for myself, like, one day.. I too will have a super-basement like that!

[spida1a]

@lander77477 They used to be. Watch the first installment (Addams Family) of the series. I briefly explain what happened and why I was filming all these segments in that first episode.

Take care and happy new year!

[phoenixlich]

White Water looks like a ton of fun! great video! :D

[spida1a]

@phoenixlich I think it is. But....some don't care for it so....what can ya' do. :) :)

[Progearspec]

Whistle ! are you saying whoop my a**! spida for the difficulty on white water !?

[shadowflame1976]

haha you'll end up buying a new topper, you know you will LOL

[spida1a]

@shadowflame1976 Dammit shadowflame...no I'm not! (clicks "add to cart"). Ha ha. :)

[IzLoveMoneyz]

chris dude, you have the ultimate radio voice!

[IzLoveMoneyz]

and why are there a bunch of rap videos in the related videos? haha

[spida1a]

@IzLoveMoneyz Ha ha.  I definitely have the face for radio! Lol! :)

[TheLumberjackass]

another entertaining pinball video from the man , chris bucci !!

love your vids dude.

[spida1a]

@TheLumberjackass Thanks my friend. As always!

[CC10Gaming]

I've been watching all your pinball videos and you uploaded this pretty much right as I finished the rest of them. Awesome. Love these videos man, these games are so cool! Kinda makes me want to get one...or a collection of them lol.

[spida1a]

@CC10Gaming I'm glad you enjoy them. Truly. Thanks for watching!!

[moneymoneymoney1092]

I love the fact that in the suggestion box is nothing but Ludacris and E-40 songs

[GameMuffinTV]

@moneymoneymoney1092 HAHAHA YEAH LOL

[spida1a]

@moneymoneymoney1092 LOL! Yeah really....WTF?

[BBGChannel]

i love those preview videos of pinball machines : Di wish i had one

[spida1a]

@BBGChannel Thanks a lot. I'm glad you enjoy the overview vids. Getting down to the wire on 'em...ha ha.

[MrHitchcockFan]

Great job!

[spida1a]

@MrHitchcockFan Hey, thanks a lot. :)

[Zesazerty]

very nice machine :) great vid

[spida1a]

@Zesazerty Thanks a lot for watching!

[katsujinken10]

lol It's ok man, you can swear here. It's the internet :)

[starwind3438]

@katsujinken10 I'm sure he knows that. He's just trying to keep it family friendly.