Which Ritchie?

I say Mark!

-Mark

That's what I thought the thread was about as well.

I like Steve's pins in general better than Mark's, but Mark made my favorite of the two.

Howzabout a WPT? Deeper than SM and ST will ever be, great flow and strategy. BTW, love your "less is more" slant for pf features. The Sandman bank/area on SM is cool as it can be a death shot. And the SM ramps, although much narrower, are very satisfying to hit. There's more variety to shoot in SM, for sure. I'm sure ST will shape up over time tho.

Wpt over Sm for me! Own em both

I've been wrestling with this myself. I think I like the SM theme better though. Soon I'll buy one or the other. Until then there is only one Ritchie.

Im rolling with Spidey, just got one, super fun!

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SM for now it's the very best,ST looks terrific and could be even better (did I just say that)

Acdc

Yeah, SM is a great game; WPT is just a little better IMO.

The webslinger all the way!

SM for sure. Star TRek is a pretty fun game for sure, but SM is just so damn smooth.
ACDC never done anything for me.

Spider-Man and I have ACDC Prem and Spidey.

Steve, Lyman, good music, Actor callouts, fun theme, great toys and ramps and tasteful mods are out there. It's the full package.

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I have what some call the lesser 2010 version with plastic apron etc. None of that stuff bothers me. It's just plain great.

I'm not sure but the decals look great.

Don't be suckered into the SM illusion trap swampfire. The game is boring in a HUO environment. For whatever reason, its a blast to play on location - maybe cause its so easy to learn. I owned it for 9 mos after playing it a day on location thinking it was awesome; then 5 years later, i decided to buy it again to see if i was missing something with all the love and hype it gets. Nope; again fun for a week but gets repetitive and boring fast in a HUO environment. The sounds, call outs, and dmd are very bad. Spider-Man movie theme is horrible; reporter is annoying; repetive villain call outs annoying. Flow is good...too good...because it makes your ears bleed with such repetitive annoying call outs. Stick with ST; but if you want a more complete/proven game, then go ACDC.

I think you just dont have enough games, majority of pins get a little "tired" that way in small collections

Somebody is a Negative Nellie

His wife was probably whomping him in pinball all day

Nope, I have to agree with SKB. AC/DC is the way to go here.

Nah; im a happy camper. It just needed to be said. Overrated game IMO. It's awesome flow disguises its horrible theme and repetitious behavior.

The flagship of Marvels comic enterprise a horrible theme? I think eggbert hijacked Eskays account!

Lol. Now that's funny.

Seriously though; the SM movies weren't that good. They were good for their time as people wanted a high budget super hero movie and SM delivered in that respect. But compared to all the newer super hero movies (IM, Thor, TDK, avengers, etc...). It's just very dated - and its not even that old.

Swamp fire; I highly recommend you get more time on an SM and hopefully in a quiet environment where you can pay closer attention to the sounds, call outs, and dmd.

Animations of SM and the actors plastered all over the pf just goes to show how important it is to leave actors off the pf and have custom cartoony graphics instead of movie clips. (Looking at you mr ST).

I really liked the spiderman trilogy, first one was 2002, well over a decade ago. It was made fairly kid friendly as are the comics. I have not seen the newest reboot.

I like that it has all the villains from the movie, animations dont bother me as I rarely pay attention to the dmd but agreed they could have been better. Lots of ramp action, its a fast game. Id almost consider removing the middle post between the flips and the gate above the right flipper, I do dislike how it sometimes slows the ball down or misses it and zooms past that flipper.

But whatever, you dont love it, thats OK... Id guess youd take Lamp over it.

Yea theme probably has a big influence on my dislike for it
Now if it was based on the reboot; we'd be talking. Much better SM movie IMO.

I don't think you can go wrong between SM and ACDC. So for me it comes down to ball times. If you like fast games, ACDC is the choice. If you prefer the longer mode-based games then SM most likely.

ST is so early in its code that it's hard to recommend it at all. I noticed today that when a player was choosing a mode, it was showing menu graphics from Stern's Portals (diags, audits, etc) and later it had weird stuff with the magnetic ball lock going on that caused one player to lose his turn. Something in that state is not enjoyable to me. I'd rather wait until everything was finished to see what it can be, even if it's a year or more, although I find the layout is acceptable.

Poll?

ACDC to me wins.
I LOVE SM, it's the game that really got me into pinball as an adult.
ACDC is great all around to me.

AC/DC hands down.

SM is my favorite I've played on that list. I am probably going to be adding a Star Trek Premium soon which looks to be a hell of a pin. AC/DC would be last I would add on the list.

2013 Trek or STTNG?? Assuming the latest one. If thats the case then Trek for flow, ACDC for code. Trek for the operator/ novice, ACDC for the home user who can figure out how to play it by taking the glass off

ACDC would win by a narrow margin over WPT (I love them both in terms of game play but theme, music and callouts tip the balance). Still, given the difference in price, I bought a WPT and it is a keeper!
Will keep it at least until I reach Keefer's invitational (i.e. probably never without the glass off...)

I prefer AC/DC, than SM and maybe ST in the near future.

But all games of his games in the past were great! However I can't remember Superman. Does someone have this game?

SM. Gotta get one with a shaker though - it's so well integrated. Also has one of the best multiball kick-off shots (bank bust). The combo shots with their callouts are so well done too. Those awful stock sling plastics must be replaced though... yuck.

This is an easy one, Star Trek. As more people get the chance to play it it will eclipse both ACDC and SM (IMHO). Steve has done what all great designers try to do with each new model, make all previous models look like crap (flame suit is on )

And this from a guy who LOOOVED his SM and wants an ACDC so bad that he is considering getting one and storing it at a neighbors house until the kids move out.... but what can I say, ST is the one I want most out of those three.

sm

WHO ARE YOU?!

Put it on 8 ball.........a lot more fun that way! Wpt is awesome.....

SM really is a great pin, best flow eva, great toys and modes.......

Sorry EasyK but movies were great, love theme too...

SM got quite boring for me in the home environment as well. I was never a fan of the rules - most of the villain modes feel exactly the same.

Id go with ACDC.

Buy all 3. Be happy

Black Knight 3000.

This sticker was in the goody bag that came with that routed Spidey I have, thought it would look cool here....U likey?

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Go through the rotation: buy one, play it for 6 months and trade it for the next. Start with the cheapest.

I was just trying to decide the same thing and got SM, but I think ST or ACDC may be my next pin. Star Trek won't be finished code wise for a while so I may get ACDC next unless I am blown away with something on the Premium ST.

You just need a little 6" PinGlare to go under that sticker.

Uh wa what? To stop the reflect off the glass? I did my TRON like that, liked the reflect!

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