NBA Fastbreak
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Bad Penny Pinball Arcade · 46 games · first seen Sep 29, 2023 · last seen Jun 14, 2024
Strategy notes, tutorial videos, and outside resources.
Bad Penny Pinball Arcade · 46 games · first seen Sep 29, 2023 · last seen Jun 14, 2024
Strategy notes, tutorial videos, and outside resources.
NBA Fastbreak pinball machine has 46 recorded tournament games at 1 venue. A game runs about 17m, the median of 46 timed games, so budget for that in a round with a clock on it. The better-ranked player loses here 52.3% of the time, which puts it at 34/100 for difficulty. That is a low-variance machine: scores hold up and the stronger player usually wins, so it rewards the favorite.
Trivia answers here: http://pinball.org/rules/nbafastbreak.html#Trivia_Section
All left scoop modes are good. 1st backglass game, 2nd all shots worth 3 points, 3rd trivia , and 4th ramps are worth 3 points each
If you hit ball to basket and hear a whistle, push "Shoot" button on lockbar for extra point (free throw)
make a shot from each of the 4 upper saucers to start MB. Use flipper buttons to move from saucer to saucer.
At midnight the game will start Midnight Madness multiball where all shots score 3 points.
In backglass game (started from left saucer), always shoot the ball when the "3 points" value is shown on DMD to maximize the mode value.
When shooting baskets from saucers, try to collect leftmost or rightmost first. The others are occasionally collected from failed ramp shots
Spell SHOOT for multiball (Hit each shot once)
Yellow targets on right lites Rebound on left outlane = virtual kickback
There's no bonus on this game, don't worry about tilting when trying to save the ball
If aiming to championship match, focus on combos (total 4) and pop bumper hits (Hoops-modes = good points)
Start Hoop-modes by getting enough pop bumper hits. Mode shots are 3pt = very valuable
Center shot gives a 1pt free throw if nothing else is lit; enough will light extra ball. Look at the DMD after a free throw to know how many
For the last ball in play right outlane is lit for "Million dollar shot". Draining there you get it back and little time to make center shot
Score hoops loops by hitting left loop during hoop modes (including hoops multiball) An adjustable number of them will light extra ball.
In an IFPA event, championship rings are worth 100 points. Notify other players when you earn one as they are not shown on the final score.