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This is the "Bang for your Buck" list of week 34, 2008 giving you an indication of what machines might give you the biggest bang for your buck.

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Bang for your buck list of Week 34, 2008

This is the weekly generated 'Bang for your Buck' list for August 24th till September 1st 2008.

The next update, which will include this weeks auction results and given ratings, will be in 3 days and 9 hours.

Do you want to know more about how the "Bang for your Buck" list comes to be? Check out this blog post.

Oh, and don't forget to read "What pinball machine should I buy?"


Dot Matrix Machines

Machines with a dot matrix display (or tv screen). Typically, they have a more complex rulesheet and a larger focus on the playfield gadgets. Hover your mouse over the price to view the machine rating.

  1. 1
    ± $ 1000
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    WHO dunnit

    Bally, 1995

  2. 2

    Checkpoint

    Data East, 1991

  3. 3

    NBA Fastbreak

    Bally, 1997

  4. 4
    ± $ 1000
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    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Williams, 1993

  1. 5

    Shaq Attaq

    Gottlieb, 1995

  2. 6
    ± $ 1300
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    The Shadow

    Bally, 1994

  3. 7
    ± $ 1000
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    Demolition Man

    Williams, 1994

  4. 8
    ± $ 1200
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    World Cup Soccer

    Bally, 1994

  1. 9
    ± $ 1100
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    Doctor Who

    Bally, 1992

  2. 10
    ± $ 1600
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    White Water

    Williams, 1993

  3. 11
    ± $ 1300
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    The Getaway: High Speed II

    Williams, 1992

  4. 12

    Rescue 911

    Gottlieb, 1994

  1. 13

    Mario Andretti

    Gottlieb, 1995

  2. 14
    ± $ 1100
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    Johnny Mnemonic

    Williams, 1995

  3. 15
    ± $ 1200
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    No Fear: Dangerous Sports

    Williams, 1995

  4. 16
    ± $ 1300
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    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Williams, 1991

  1. 17

    Street Fighter II

    Gottlieb, 1993

  2. 18
    ± $ 1000
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    Last Action Hero

    Data East, 1993

  3. 19

    Baywatch

    Sega, 1995

  4. 20
    ± $ 1200
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    Tales from the Crypt

    Data East, 1993

  1. 21
    ± $ 1200
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    Mary Shelly's Frankenstein

    Sega, 1995

  2. 22
    ± $ 1200
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    Judge Dredd

    Bally, 1993

  3. 23

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Data East, 1991

  4. 24
    ± $ 1100
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    Starship Troopers

    Sega, 1997

  1. 25
    ± $ 1300
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    Black Rose

    Bally, 1992

  2. 26
    ± $ 1100
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    Hurricane

    Williams, 1991

  3. 27
    ± $ 1300
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    Jurassic Park

    Data East, 1993

  4. 28
    ± $ 1500
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    Fish Tales

    Williams, 1992

  1. 29
    ± $ 1400
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    Rocky and Bullwinkle

    Data East, 1993

  2. 30
    ± $ 1100
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    Super Mario Bros.

    Gottlieb, 1992

  3. 31
    ± $ 1200
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    Dirty Harry

    Williams, 1995

  4. 32
    ± $ 2100
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    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Williams, 1993

  1. 33
    ± $ 1400
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    Stargate

    Gottlieb, 1995

  2. 34
    ± $ 1100
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    Tee'd Off

    Gottlieb, 1993

  3. 35
    ± $ 1300
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    The Flintstones

    Williams, 1994

  4. 36

    Freddy: A Nightmare On Elm Street

    Gottlieb, 1994

  1. 37
    ± $ 1300
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    Big Hurt

    Gottlieb, 1995

  2. 38
    ± $ 1500
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    Indianapolis 500

    Bally, 1995

  3. 39
    ± $ 1500
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    Tommy Pinball Wizard

    Data East, 1994

  4. 40
    ± $ 1000
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    Maverick

    Data East, 1994

  1. 41
    ± $ 1300
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    Batman Forever

    Sega, 1995

  2. 42

    Cue Ball Wizard

    Gottlieb, 1992

  3. 43
    ± $ 1000
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    Breakshot

    Capcom, 1996

  4. 44
    ± $ 1300
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    Party Zone

    Bally, 1991

  1. 45
    ± $ 1300
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    Goldeneye

    Sega, 1996

  2. 46
    ± $ 1700
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    Road Show

    Williams, 1994

  3. 47
    ± $ 1300
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    Sharkey's Shootout

    Stern, 2000

  4. 48
    ± $ 1000
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    Independence Day

    Sega, 1996

  1. 49
    ± $ 1400
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    Congo

    Williams, 1995

  2. 50

    Lethal Weapon 3

    Data East, 1992


Machines before 1991

Machines with an alphanumeric or digital display are typically more straightforward in their gameplay. More ball, less gadgetery. They're mostly cheaper to buy too! Hover your mouse over the price to view the machine rating.

  1. 1

    Flash

    Williams, 1979

  2. 2

    Swords of Fury

    Williams, 1988

  3. 3

    Flash Gordon

    Bally, 1980

  4. 4

    Xenon

    Bally, 1979

  1. 5

    Pinbot

    Williams, 1987

  2. 6

    Space Invaders

    Bally, 1979

  3. 7

    Meteor

    Stern, 1979

  4. 8

    Eight Ball

    Bally, 1977

  1. 9

    Comet

    Williams, 1985

  2. 10

    Paragon

    Bally, 1978

  3. 11

    Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man

    Bally, 1982

  4. 12

    Silverball Mania

    Bally, 1978

  1. 13

    Medusa

    Bally, 1981

  2. 14

    High Speed

    Williams, 1986

  3. 15

    Jokerz!

    Williams, 1988

  4. 16
    ± $ 1000
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    Black Hole

    Gottlieb, 1981

  1. 17

    Earthshaker

    Williams, 1989

  2. 18

    Road Kings

    Williams, 1986

  3. 19

    Taxi

    Williams, 1988

  4. 20

    Black Knight

    Williams, 1980

  1. 21

    Grand Lizard

    Williams, 1986

  2. 22

    Game Show

    Bally, 1990

  3. 23

    Fire!

    Williams, 1987

  4. 24

    Mata Hari

    Bally, 1977

  1. 25

    Firepower

    Williams, 1980

  2. 26

    Space Shuttle

    Williams, 1984

  3. 27

    Embryon

    Bally, 1980

  4. 28

    Time Machine

    Data East, 1988

  1. 29

    Cyclone

    Williams, 1988

  2. 30

    Rollergames

    Williams, 1990

  3. 31

    Gorgar

    Williams, 1979

  4. 32

    Big Guns

    Williams, 1987

  1. 33
    ± $ 1100
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    The Machine: Bride of Pinbot

    Williams, 1991

  2. 34

    Vector

    Bally, 1981

  3. 35
    ± $ 1100
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    Centaur

    Bally, 1981

  4. 36

    Flight 2000

    Stern, 1980

  1. 37
    ± $ 1200
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    Haunted House

    Gottlieb, 1982

  2. 38

    F-14 Tomcat

    Williams, 1987

  3. 39
    ± $ 1100
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    Back to the Future

    Data East, 1990

  4. 40
    ± $ 1200
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    Whirlwind

    Williams, 1990

  1. 41
    ± $ 1200
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    Eight Ball Deluxe

    Bally, 1980

  2. 42

    Time Warp

    Williams, 1979

  3. 43
    ± $ 1200
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    Elvira and the Party Monsters

    Bally, 1989

  4. 44

    Strange Science

    Bally, 1986

  1. 45

    The Amazing Spider-Man

    Gottlieb, 1980

  2. 46

    Jungle Lord

    Williams, 1981

  3. 47

    Pool Sharks

    Bally, 1990

  4. 48
    ± $ 1200
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    the Simpsons

    Data East, 1990

  1. 48

    Space Station

    Williams, 1987

  2. 50

    Motordome

    Bally, 1986




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