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“Not that anyone tells me I've got it in for Stern. I play them as I can and I can't always play.
Well, the thing is a contract. And a contract has to be done. I guess. I don't know. You could also go to the bathroom for a long time.
The whole thing is half-assed and for 2002 I can't believe anyone playtested these things.
I mean you can't just make a table that is just plain worse than many things coming out of the ninties...
Also
Maybe my version had been less well maintained but I have not gotten worse responsive feeling from using the flipper button to the thing acutally doing something. It feels like the machine has been drinking and is just trying to hold on to the last bits of its non existant self esteem.
A garden troll twitiching about? Wow. How original.
And the voices...so embarrasing.
If this was for kids, the cabinet would be lower. Barely hovering above the ground.
So what's going on here?
The park visitors count is a good idea and adds tention but doesn't make any sense to me in how it's implemented. I can't really see anything anyways and many of the materials are so unrefined and undworked on. Just this slab of metal here and there not even polished, I hate when you can see that the mechanics are unrefined in the way they are implimented but just there.
The whole thing feels like I am playing some kind of skeleton.
Or something that just wants to die but can't.
(By the way, I played it in an amusment park, and the people probobly got it because of the subject matter. How sad)
Not fun.
It's chaos but nothing is happening. How can that be? Worst of the worst.”
“A game that beats the Data East version in my opinion. Although it does have the benefit of advances in tech since the last one was made.
The 3d backglass is cool. The music is obviously great.
The best bit about the table though is the multiball start. The cannon grabbing the ball then the x wing firing it at the tie fighter. A great bit of engineering.
Lots of fun to play.”
“This is a decent machine, but not brilliant.
I love Star Wars, but i like the Sega table more than this one. Its cool, but not the best.”
“This game, more than any other i have played, really captures the theme. Tight turns and a 360 loop at the top really make this design stand out.
The sound and music are amazing, again really capturing the theme. And that siren! good lord.
The backglass is dated, but cool as well in an 80s way. The cabinet art is a plain stencil job, so not to exciting.
I love the flow of this game.”
“If you're looking for a pinball machine with a high challenge and tough to hit shots, then this is it. Kind of shallow since its the pro version, but still can be fun. The call outs are ok, Hulk's are way better than Loki's. Pretty solid overall art package.”
“Argh. This machine is everywhere in the Milwaukee area. Establishments keep this dud around because amateurs and kids fill this turd with their germ-ridden quarters. An absolute mess, the theme is under-utilized and zero replay value. Seems like for every good pin on route there is two South Parks. Kill South Park, not Kenny.”
“Played WOZ at the Texas Pinball Festival as a tournament machine. At that time the software wasn't complete so I will re-rate later on with more software updates. Put around 20 plays so will rate with that in mind. The Machine was beautiful and loved the new display. The light show was excellent with a lot of items on the playfield. The play however was just ok(should inprove with updates). The main goal was to get multiball and then shoot the ramp over and over. In summary, I am glad to get to play it and hope the best for Jeresy Jack, but AC/DC Premium is hands down the better machine.”
“Mon premier flipper stern , aucun regret , trés agrable à jouer ,super décors et game play passionnant ....”
“I've been playing this game at a local bar. The flippers are in need of a rebuild and the game is a little beat up so I'm not sure if my ratings are fair. I can see why people like this game and it gets high ratings. I do like the game but was never a huge fan of the whole IJ movies. If I owned 15 games this would be one of them. If I owned 10 I'm not so sure.”
“No matter how many games I put up on LOTR, I just couldn't get my head around how the over all "feel" seems cheap. The deep rule set is really well done however if you have Bally and or Williams machines in your line up you will understand where I'm coming from.”
“fast, good flow, cool toys, great sound and music, great animations, poor artwork all around”
“Only negative aspect is, that the artwork on the playfield is not that great. Its quite dark (too much black), and the Delta Ramp shot is way too narrow. The main startrek theme music is getting on the nerves quickly. But its still a great Pin!”
“not much to say: one of the best Pins ever made, period.”
“Fun game, excellent layout, theme is just ok for me and not good, outer cab artwork is average at best. I look forward to playing it again with completed code”
“I've been playing the game since I got it a month ago. Have to give it more time to see if it will top MB. Right now I think it does on a want to play it level. Its when you break a game down to different categories that you may find one weakness in say maybe the cabinet. That is why I think MB out- ranks this game as far as total rating for me. To me enjoying game play is really the most important category and this game is a go to game, the game is pure adrenaline. The light show is fantastic. Very complex rule set, I'm still learning but each song is sort of like playing a different game. My buddies have been complaining about the short ball times but they keep coming back ....... My wife thinks its loud & obnoxious.................I think I love it even More!”
“What an awesome game, fast , fun . I want one !”
“Family Guy is an all around great pin with fast layout and most notably the mini Stewie pinball playfield. The game was designed the one of the pinball legends Pat Lawlor. He made the table to be simple and easy to play. The layout is fairly straightforward once you see how the ball travels around and underneath the mini playfield. A mini flipper on the left can direct shots back to the upper playfield. Pat worked hard on appropriately scaling the mini playfield and plays nearly flawless. Sometimes the ball will pop off the flipper because of its size and lead to a drain. It takes a little finesse to get the hang of it.
All the main characters are present on the playfield two of which are semi animated. The Stewie character rotates to face his little pinball machine, while the Meg character bobs up and down. The music and sound are top notch. There are tons of random one liners and hilarious double entendres throughout. The edgy humor extends to the modes and multiball which are taken out of episodes of Family Guy show. Hitting a drop targets will trigger a fart sound and a reaction from Peter’s reaction. All are modes very challenging including the final (and hiddent) wizard mode - “Sperm Multiball”. Family Guy is full of laughs and challenging pinball. One of my favorite titles from Stern.
Thanks,
Mike
www.HabosArcade.com”
“Played one for a while when I went to do a look/purchase and just didn't love it. I wanted to dig it more.”
“I wanted to like this more. I just did not feel it.”
“Steve Ritchie- and Star Trek- Nuff said. So fun.”
“Played the heck out of it 20 years ago in college. Love to own one today.”
“Full disclosure: AC/DC is my second favorite band, so I have to give theme and music a 6. That said, this game still totally ROCKS! It is a smooth-flowing symphony of sights, sounds, and music. While the layout is derivative, it is perfect for the speed and excitement of the game. The lighting deserves special mention. The color-changing GI and inserts is a total game-changer, paradigm shifter, or any other way you can think of to say it. All previous machines seem lacking in this area by comparison. I have to dock the art a bit due to its photo-collage nature, but with the lighting, it still looks beautiful. While I still struggle to fully comprehend the rules, I marvel at the complexity, uniqueness, and cleverness of them. No end to replayability or variation here! The VIP pass implementation is brilliant. I love the return to hand-drawn animation and full screen utilization on the display. The sound effects, call-outs, and guitar riffs round out the immersive experience. My adrenaline and testosterone levels are rising just thinking about this masterpiece!”
“AC/DC is hands down my favorite game, honeymoon is long over, but the game is still the first pic for me and my two sons”
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Wizard of Oz (Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013)
j69 rated this game on May 04, 2013.
“Absolutely brilliant. The theme and music isn't for everyone but the rest of it far surpasses anything ever made”
j69
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