>>35564383Use the tilt buttons. You can save the ball surprisingly often by mashing tilt when it's in one of the gutters. If it looks like it's coming down at an angle where it will fall between the flippers, a well-timed tilt will save it.
The arrow on the blue board is annoying but it's on a timer and I prefer it to Red table's obstacle placement.
As for points, the Mewtwo bonus stage absolutely hemorrhages them. 50 million per Mewtwo hit.
Mostly it's just about learning how the janky physics work and making them your bitch.