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Creature from the Black Lagoon Pinside Rating
This game received 849 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.292 /10
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.12
Artwork: 8.792
Sounds/Music: 7.849
Other Aspects: 8.314
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8.356/10
4 years ago
Cartagena
It is in my collection for only two months. The art is lovely, like the music overall. Some callouts can be repetitive. In relation to the gameplay, sometimes this pin seems too quiet, so you will have to get the four letters FILM to start something amazing. Jackpot is not easy to get, and whirpool is interesting. Move your car mode is a good way to get points without finishing FILM letters. Personally, I hate the four green targets in the center of the playfield, you can feel very frustrated to hit all the four. Playfield looks wonderful with Led lights, but if you are thinking about to buy it for the hologram, forget it, because it is only a little interesting gimmick. I expected a bit more
Petoskey, MI
Liverpool
København
8.308/10
4 years ago
This is a tough one because I have grown to appreciate it more the more I've played it. Walking up initially I had hoped it was more classic creepy monster movie than it turned out to be. It's colorful and very 50's drive-in. Even still, its a theme I can connect with because I love movies.
9.408/10
4 years ago
I don't have nearly enough time on this pin.
I love it.
Game play doesn't get old and I can't think of a better theme.
I love it.
Game play doesn't get old and I can't think of a better theme.
8.640/10
4 years ago
For me, CFTBL was a game I was hooked on from first flip (even though first flip was on a terrible example at a dank laundry mat that was so unlevel it was basically unplayable). I am a nut for ramps, so the huge spiral ramp was a big draw for me, and I don't mind how it obscures much of the back of the playfield like I often see people complain about. Overall this is just a game that always really fun to shoot.
7.780/10
4 years ago
All time classic. Great game. Simple but really fun. I’d have trouble buying it because I think it would get old fast. But it’s a beauty with a cool layout and good shots.
And the hologram!
And the hologram!
7.182/10
4 years ago
Everyone loves this game. I thought it was about as exciting as a History Channel special on bricks. The shots are nice, but you can't see a thing on the play field. Not as much fun as I thought it would be. I know that I will get flak, don't care, didn't and don't miss it.
8.156/10
4 years ago
Malmö
Classic drive-in horror movie theme that is very well re-packaged in this fine pinball machine.
For some odd reason I view this game and Addams Family as two similar successful attempts at combining solid and innovative (mid nineties that is) gameplay with a well proportioned mix of spooky imagery and funny details.
Gameplay feels like a carnival ride and my impression is that there arent too many, or rather any, "filler" areas here. Every shot and path works well in sync with the next and even the giant whirlpool adds to the action in a good way instead of just being a boring three-second delay in ball return to the normal playfield (like Whitewater for instance).
Regarding looks, this is a machine that just shines with the kind of magic that drew people into the arcades for the right reasons. Stunning backglass art, a colourful and detailed playfield combined with the most beautiful cabinet art on any machine so far, counting both classics and 2000-stuff ! Absolutely gorgeous.
On top of fine cosmetics this game also sports one of the coolest effect gimmicks ever; the Creature monster hologram !
This atmospheric old school light show under the playfield is just plain awesome. The only thing that possibly would add more beauty to this game would be the installation of a colour-DMD.
The call-outs are great and even the corny rock tunes, which are my only real gripe against this machine, have enough varitety to them so it doesnt take the thrill or fun away.
A very entertaining 90's pin and defintively one of the five best from that decade.
For some odd reason I view this game and Addams Family as two similar successful attempts at combining solid and innovative (mid nineties that is) gameplay with a well proportioned mix of spooky imagery and funny details.
Gameplay feels like a carnival ride and my impression is that there arent too many, or rather any, "filler" areas here. Every shot and path works well in sync with the next and even the giant whirlpool adds to the action in a good way instead of just being a boring three-second delay in ball return to the normal playfield (like Whitewater for instance).
Regarding looks, this is a machine that just shines with the kind of magic that drew people into the arcades for the right reasons. Stunning backglass art, a colourful and detailed playfield combined with the most beautiful cabinet art on any machine so far, counting both classics and 2000-stuff ! Absolutely gorgeous.
On top of fine cosmetics this game also sports one of the coolest effect gimmicks ever; the Creature monster hologram !
This atmospheric old school light show under the playfield is just plain awesome. The only thing that possibly would add more beauty to this game would be the installation of a colour-DMD.
The call-outs are great and even the corny rock tunes, which are my only real gripe against this machine, have enough varitety to them so it doesnt take the thrill or fun away.
A very entertaining 90's pin and defintively one of the five best from that decade.
Vantaa
8.820/10
4 years ago
This is a fun game with great sound, but bad lighting. I always have issues with the darkness of it on location. A set of pinstadium lights would really improve the enjoyment factor.
8.380/10
4 years ago
I've owned this game for 15 years. I got my first taste of it in the early 2000's playing a computer game called Williams Pinball Classics. The theme is great, a 1950's drive-in movie theater (where the movie is Creature from the Black Lagoon). The under-playfield hologram is a very cool toy. The rules are straightforward... spell FILM and start the movie, find the monster and rescue the girl. The artwork is really neat. The game isn't super deep or super challenging for a good player, but very fun. The shots are smooth and satisfying. Aside from the hologram, my favorite treat is when you make the shots necessary to open up the long habittrail to the whirlpool.
7.836/10
4 years ago
Glasgow
I was surprised with this machine, as I hated it on pinball arcade, but playing for real recently, I was surprised how much I liked it, shots, flow, music, lighting and build quality all good. Definitely would play again. It just shows you the difference between virtual pinball and the real thing.
7.784/10
4 years ago
Played this game with my friends at the Asheville Pinball Museum. It was really fun and we all agreed it was one of the best games in the place. I didn’t play the game long enough to see the creature swimming in the black lagoon in the playing field, so that is a challenge I’ve yet to conquer.
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