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This machine received 29 approved ratings by our visitors, averaging 7.36 on a scale of 10.
This currently ranks it #107 in the Pinside Ranking.
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7.62 Game Design
The playfield layout, game rules, gimmicks and overall gameplay
7.22 Artwork
Playfield artwork, Backglass, Cabinet artwork and Dot Matrix animations
6.97 Sound & Music
The game sounds, music, the sound quality and variation
7.64 General aspects
Game lighting, lastability/replayability, theming and general fun rating
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robx46 rated this machine on July 14, 2010 with a score of 8.403 and said:
“I try to take into consideration a pin's age & how it stacked up against other pins out at time of its release.
I grew up mainly in the DMD era of pins, so I wasn't even alive yet when this game was getting made. But I do know a fair bit about pinball history, so I know what was going on at the time with pinball.
& Flash, though it seems trivial now, broke some serious ground in '79 upon its release. Flash was the 1st game to have any sort of background music, which is basically a tone that gets higher in pitch the more you score. This was indeed considered amazing in '79!
& Flash introduced "flashers", which quickly became an essential part of all pinballs in the following years.
On top of being a groundbreaking pin, its a good one. Lots to shoot at (no dead space), good flow, & the game should be set to play fast (mine is). Art is, interesting. Add the sounds & flashers & you got a solid all around classic early SS pinball. Its been fun for me to restore, & now play.”
maglar rated this machine on July 10, 2010 with a score of 8.047 and said:
“Flash was the first game that I bought to restore. After a few months of work, cleaning, fixing, and clearcoating the playfield I had a nice Flash. Maybe because it was new to me it quickly became my favorite pin, even over my Road Show, and World Cup Soccer. Someone offered me good money for my flash so I sold it. After it was gone I wished that I had it back, so I now have another beat up Flash to restore. For its time, the game play cannot be beat. Is it super deep, no is it a great looking machine, no. But it does have that Steve Ritchie flow, and is a lot of fun for a game of this vintage.”
vex rated this machine on September 22, 2009 with a score of 8.738 and said:
“my first step into pinball. great sounds that make you more and more tense. great game that plays really fast. you get good at this one alot of others are too slow.”
brentxyz rated this machine on July 27, 2009 with a score of 8.651 and said:
“Truely When Williams Stole Me Away From Bally With This Pin & Gorgar! Old Fashioned By Todays "Standards", But Mind Blowing & Mesmerizing In Every Sense Of The Word,At The Time! Truely A Landmark & Turning Point In The Evolution Of The State Of The Art In Pinball Technology At The Time! Awesome!”
zep77 rated this machine on July 14, 2009 with a score of 4.716 and said:
“don't like the way it looks,sounds or plays. i can think of countless games i would rather play. really poor artwork all around. The 2 girls on the slingshot plastics are the ugliest i've ever seen on a pinball machine. No idea why this game was popular. Skateball has a similar playfield layout and is a way better machine in all aspects.
Zep”
xenonexe2558 rated this machine on October 27, 2008 with a score of 8.319 and said:
“It's brutally tough but GREAT for it's time!”