I admit, I find the scoring systems on some games (such as Attack From Mars) a little absurdly inflated. In fact, you can see where AFM's software begins to break after a certain number of points because they didn't allow for the game's multi-billion scores - it truncates the highest significant digit in the high score list. Bleh!

Ever rolled a machine over? On some games such as Space Invaders, this is incredibly easy to do! Score enough points, and it rolls over from 9,999,990 (IIRC) to 0,000,000. On a machine that has an auto replay that kicks in at a certain score, you can collect this twice (or more) in a game.

It may not get you into the high score list, but rolling over a machine is one of the coolest awards in pinball (aside from, of course, being Grand Champion).

Also, whenever playing pinball, be sure to watch out for easter eggs! Some of these are just amusing, but others will help you score extra points or enter special game modes. I particularly like the hidden video poker mode on Star Trek: The Next Generation, mainly because it makes all the other people in the arcade stare and say "I didn't know it could do that..."

May pinball live on forever!