Williams

Bram Stoker's Dracula

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8.171

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This game ranks #62 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.261

Artwork: 7.797

Sounds/Music: 7.859

Other Aspects: 8.337

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7.843

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8.146/10

8 years ago

JGF

Jrnyman

Inactive member

Boston, MA

8y 15,650 54 1 11

The backglass is very unique looking and stands out in an arcade, but it was a swing and a miss. They tried to do gothic and dark, but the design is just ... weird. The playfield art however looks great, especially the gothic building sculps for toys. However, the main feature toy, the coffin, I always thought they could have made a little more interesting/animated and give more detail to. As for the playfield layout, it is very unique and difficult, which works with the Dracula theme. You should have a hard time defeating Dracula. However, after a while you will learn the unique shots on this game (including the difficult right ramp shot) and the ruleset on this game is on the shallower side, so the game can start to feel repetitive as you master it.

One of the few pins from this era not to have any original callouts. The sound clips from the movie do work when you make your shots (and the sound effects are awesome), but they do get a little repetitive. Never was a fan of the music on this game. It sounded too electronic and dated for the game's time period, and it's just a little dull and repetitive.

If you are looking for a fast, challenging game just to try to put up a monster score with stacked multi-balls, this game is for you. If you want a game with more flow and lots of objectives, go for another title. If you need another darker themed game in your collection, can't go wrong with this one!

1.443/10

8 years ago

DOK

ziddosi

Inactive member

Magione

12y 26,250 8 81

Pinball by the horrible theme for a game, too sad and gloomy, in those years Williams has produced all its best pinball, both in design and in the game, this did not give the best of himself

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

7.856/10

8 years ago

PSG

PeterG

Pinside member

8y 88,300 2,141 65

Dracula is a fast game, I like the theme, but am a bit annoyed by the sounds. The rules are not that difficult. The mist ball is a real nice gadget, also video modes are a nice addition. Personally, I do not like the backglass. The game is a solid machine, good rules, you can't go wrong with this one. Not one for my collection, for now.....

9.016/10

8 years ago

ALX

allicks

Pinside member

Calgary, AB

9y 47,850 48 28 32

Originally not a fan; due to its theme. The game has however grown on me. Music and sound is excellent. Game flow and rule set are also excellent. Art isn't my favorite but is well done. Very smooth game play and fun factor is high.

allicks has owned this game in the past.

8.220/10

8 years ago

JJ

Hoopjohn

Inactive member

Eagle River, WI

12y 52,400 495 4 32

Just added this machine to my lineup a few days ago. maybe have 30 games in. Quick ball times for the most part.....and yes, the game can be brutal. Enjoy the videos. Fairly simple rule set. Certainly not complex like the modern Sterns. But once in awhile, everything clicks.....and the stacked multiball points roll in.

Hoopjohn has owned this game in the past.

8.984/10

8 years ago

NMS

nikpinball

Pinside member

Cleveland, OH

10y 77,050 1,249 7 30

BSD is pretty awesome. My favorite straight forward game. Still challenging to stack multiballs and really get a next level score. Fast and flowy and for some reason really damn fun to play again and again.

nikpinball has this game on the wishlist.

8.880/10

8 years ago

SHN

twominds

Epic Game Wear

Noblesville, IN

9y 38,400 36 8 15

BSD is the machine I probably play the most. It sits between TOM and TZ in my collection but I gravitate to this one.

It is a fairly straight forward game but it is fairly challenging. The important targets mid playfiled are drain monsters but they are shots you have to make. You have to really know your flippers and what shot will kill you from what flipper. The machine has some odd angles. One of the main objectives looks so easy but the lane is at a very bizarre angle. I play with great players on occasion and they have a hard time with that shot.

This is a pin that demands mods. The bad Ron Jeremy looking vampire should be replaced immediately with a coffin mod. There are other aspects that look like after thoughts. But even with that, I thionk it is a cool looking pin.

The pinball is far better than the movie or book. They did a nice job of getting the most out of theme. It has a kinds of spooky, hippie vibe with off tune sounds and good voice acting. Great pin.

twominds edited previous rating on May 02, 2019.
twominds currently owns this game.

8.468/10

8 years ago

SAA

shaub

Pinside member

9y 66,050 1,815 21

BSD is an exciting machine to play with a great "one-more-game" feel. Game times tend to be short and the rules are not very deep but the excitement of stacking 2 or, if possible, 3 multiball modes and being awarded big points is incredibly enjoyable.

7.472/10

8 years ago

JAM

jroakland

Pinside member

Oakland, CA

13y 60,050 106 7 111

i realy enjoy this machine ,it plays fast ,smooth and very very good flow,the coffin is sweet,mist ball is awsome, great multi ball mode ,red dmd, nothing bad to me except i dnt care for the back glass that much its jus o.k, oh and the drac in the coffin is cheesy looking,,small flippers makes it harder to save the ball down the middle,i can live with all of that, all on all great game..for me its a keeper on game play alone..dnt pass up a chance to play it!!
Played it again 2018..didn't care for it anymore. Seemed bare

jroakland edited previous rating on May 29, 2018.

8.146/10

8 years ago

TMU

Inactive member

8y 23,650 24 4 14

BSD is a true test to your skills, you have to be good at nudging, doing dropcatches etc to get a good score. The ramp shots are one of the most satisfying in pinball, especially when you get the three multiballs going. The callouts are second to none. However, after owning it for a couple of years, I sold mine, so the lastability in a smaller collection is a bit questionable. Other thing is, it can be a bit unexciting multiplayer game, since it's such a feast or famine machine scorewise.

TMU edited previous rating on June 17, 2017.
TMU has owned this game in the past.

8.740/10

8 years ago

COL

Colsond3

Pinside+ Frequent

Langhorne, PA

9y 143K 9,136 7 1

Overall BSD is a fun, yet difficult pin to master. Lightning fast, and the shortened flippers make it even more challenging. The only thing on this game I would have changed is the Ron Jeremy looking Drac that sits in the coffin (and making the Mist ball feature more reliable). It seems that is always getting caught or malfunctioning, particularly the receiving gates. I owned mine for a while, and have regretted selling it ever since I did. Morbid theme and display graphics, and the call outs are just plain spooky. Love it. I sincerely miss this game, and plan on getting another as soon as funds and space permit. Welcome to my home!!

9.840/10

8 years ago

JOW

keep-pin-alive

Inactive member

Unknown

9y 9,500 2 15

Really fun game to play

keep-pin-alive has this game on the wishlist.

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8.460/10

8 years ago

TBK

xTheBlackKnightx

Pinside member

8y 128K 4,097 137

Two words: "Mode stacking". This is game were knowing how to play it makes it worth your while. The gimmicks are nifty like "Mist Multiball" are impressive, but the blood red DMD and animations and sound clips are seal the deal for quality. Not the best first pinball choice for a collector due to difficulty, and not being family friendly. Very dark theme, like it SHOULD BE. Quality is WAY better than most modern Stern SS games.

Old Simple 2005 Review:
"Mist" Multiball, Stackable multiball feature, Blood Red Dripping DMD, Top Notch sound selection

xTheBlackKnightx edited previous rating on October 18, 2015.

9.420/10

8 years ago

BOB

supermatt

Pinside member

Beverly, MA

11y 95,300 364 8 20

I had to own this game before I could truly appreciate how great it really is. Playing it on location I looked at it as just a quarter eater. Lots of very short frustrating games. When it's in your collection who cares if you have a bunch of lousy games in a row. When that one game all comes together when you stack all three multi-balls, or at least two and kill Drac, there is nothing better in pinball. Artwork, music, sound effects, mist multi-ball and animations are top notch and make for a great package. Not a deep game by any means but very challenging with many difficult shots that you have to hit consistently to be successful. Beginners and casual players will probably be frustrated with this pin but for someone with at least moderate skills it will be very rewarding. It's the ultimate "one more game" pin.

supermatt edited previous rating on May 13, 2020.
supermatt currently owns this game.

9.137/10

8 years ago

POH

PohodaVole

Pinside member

Praha

9y 42,900 214 61 10

I like this pin very much! The atmosphere is really excellent! I love many game options as video mode, magnet, easy EB after eight loops and very nice Dracula in the coffin.

PohodaVole currently owns this game.

9.800/10

8 years ago

JOE

eoj69

Inactive member

Princeton, WV

8y 8,750 1 9

This is my favorite pin , especially like the most ball !

7.070/10

8 years ago

REW

woody76

Pinball Marketing

Nashville, TN

9y 142K 6,843 6 98

This is the most frustrating pin I have ever played. No way I could ever own this title. My buddy got one and sold it in 3 weeks. They usually have lots of opto issues, so if you buy one make sure they all work.

woody76 edited previous rating on June 21, 2017.

8.289/10

8 years ago

JSH

Krellan

Pinside member

Castro Valley, CA

12y 32,400 61 3 17

The only gothic pinball machine made by a mainstream pinball manufacturer (Frankenstein comes close, though). Goth clubs were still viable in the 1990's when this game was made, and it was in many of them. Great respect for the theme. Sounds and music are good. Playfield can be frustrating, as this game is known for house balls and feeds to the drains that the player has no control over. Flippers must be extremely powerful to have a chance of hitting the left ramp reliably, and that's the key shot in the game. As for the rules, there's not much to do. Build towards the 3 Multiballs and start them as close to simultaneously as possible. It's 3X playfield if you have all 3 going at once, which is the best possible state to be in while playing.

Krellan has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

8 years ago

LUP

Luppin

Inactive member

8y 50,550 970 17

Very tough pinball machine, simple but with the x factor. BSD is really targeted towards an adult audience, as well as the movie by Francis Ford Coppola. It is almost frightening really playing this pin alone at night. The gameplay is just fantastic: very simple things to do, but it's making adrenaline running and always keeps you on your toes. And, the most important thing to me, it has terrific lastability. This is its magic: it's simple, but never gets old. Overall, this pin excel in two very different aspects: it's amazing to play and it's also very fascinating. One of the very best ever.
Edit 2021: after six years owning and playing this game, as well as many others, I confirm: this is one of the very best game ever. Simple but very adrenaline and difficult. And the most important thing: usually I get bored of a pinball machine over (more or less) time, even the top rated. But BSD is THE keeper, it will never leave. I said it long ago, its still here and will never go.

Luppin edited previous rating on June 03, 2021.

7.177/10

8 years ago

AGB

Ramtuathal

Pinside member

Louisville, KY

8y 63,650 123 1 148

Dracula plays like a vanilla game - but its theme and sound kept me playing longer than the design and kinetics warranted.

I found the ramp hard to hit on time, and there were some other flow problems with the PF layout. However, the ghostly magnetic ball drag is a well-placed and creative feature - freaked me out the first few times through. Good thematic integration.

If the game wasn't so awkward, I'd give it a higher rating. I'd recommend playing it to anyone - you might have better luck than I did. Dracula isn't on my wishlist, but I don't pass by it without playing on location.

9.156/10

8 years ago

QNT

Quint

Pinside member

Warwick, RI

9y 61,300 232 97

Great theme. Great callouts and animation. One of the best toys ever.
But most of all great feel and flow mixed with some fairly challenging shots.
Every time I play it, I have a hard time pulling away.

Quint has this game on the wishlist.

8.000/10

8 years ago

DRJ

dendoc

Pinside member

Burleigh Waters

10y 74,900 1,553 17 22

Owned one for a couple of years, and it's a nice game. A little limited as far as rule variety - 3 multiballs to achieve and they can be stacked for large scores, apart from that, not much more to go for. Mist Mulitball is legendary and when seen for the first time is a stunner. Still enjoy knocking that ball off the middle of the playfield. The game is well played after dark in the dark, with sinister music and is very atmospheric. Not a keeper in my book, but worth playing or owning for a while.

dendoc has owned this game in the past.

8.160/10

8 years ago

PCJ

PeteyJ

Inactive member

Surrey, BC

9y 23,400 71 4 6

You are safe with me! I did not like this game at first, once you learn the shots and stack your first multiball you are hooked. Defenitely a "one more game" type of machine.

8.740/10

8 years ago

JP

oohlou

Pinside member

9y 66,800 609 26

Gameplay is great and truly unique.

oohlou edited previous rating on April 10, 2017.

8.320/10

8 years ago

JOR

slam23

Inactive member

Nijmegen

9y 12,000 2 4 6

A tournament favorite (and feared) machine. I played this table quite extensively at a friend's and at the yearly Dutch Pinball Open. The one thing this table oozes is atmosphere. Quite dark, sinister, great sound(s), call-outs and music. It also feels like Dracula is your host for the game and that makes it a bit more personal (although he is also a bit of a sad character). DMD animations are great and really complement the gameplay. I love the start of Mist Multiball in which you have to shoot at a ball that is magnetically carried over the playfield as if it were levitating. It's even possible to shoot that ball away only to have the ball you shot it with catched by the magnet. Funny stuff (but not when you are going for that HS). It's a big drain monster so you have to be very precise and especially avoid that dreaded target bank in the middle of the table. The left ramp shot is very smooth when the table is set up right, and makes you feel king if you loop it just a couple of times. Scoring is a bit of a hit/miss thing. It's very uneven because a potentially highscoring mode ("Bats") gets carried over from ball to ball and if you stack a couple of multiballs, scoring can go through the roof. So get a high Bats at the first ball, and mostly you defeat your opponent, even if he objectively plays better. Those couple of games that really go well like that will have you come back for more! A good example of a table that does nothing really spectacular but is defintely more than the sum of the parts.

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