Andrew walked up to the Mezoic Meteor machine and swiped his game card through the credit slot taker where the quarter slots had once been causing the lights in the pinball machine to flash rapidly and a loud chorus of dinosaurs roars to blare from the speakers. The three screens on the vertical back part of the machine flashed on. The top one displayed the current score, the middle the number balls left and the larger bottom one showed cartoon meteor striking a volcano causing it to erupt as Welcome Player appeared in front of the volcano.
There was a small ka-thunk noise as a ball loaded into the plunger and the bottom screen flashed to another cartoon scene this time of a prehistoric jungle with the Ready? written in front.
"Okay lets play." said Andrew as he placed a hand on the left flipper button and pulled back the plunger as far as it would with his right. Then he let go and quickly placed his right on the other flipper button as the ball shot out and started bouncing around the playfield hitting targets and bumpers.
A short while later Andrew was completely focused on the game and still on his first ball. He repeatedly hit the ball around the playfield into the various targets, watching his score increase and the bottom screen occasionally display cartoon scenes involving dinosaurs or cavemen. Then as the ball once again began to roll downwards Andrew readied his hands on the flipper buttons to knock the ball back up.
Once the ball was in range he struck it with the left flipper sending it into a bumper that launched the ball...