Williams

Fish Tales

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This game received 802 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.082 _/10

8.082

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #72 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.102

Artwork: 8.313

Sounds/Music: 7.411

Other Aspects: 8.221

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7.562

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8.560/10

7 years ago

MJH

TimeBandit

redshiftLED.com.au

Sydney, Oz

10y 159K 5,511 3 65

So many fun hours spent on this game. Still fun whenever I find one.

TimeBandit edited previous rating on January 11, 2017.

8.012/10

7 years ago

RC

Robhorror

Pinside member

Québec, QC

8y 50,650 3 15 53

Very fun and fast game and a real beauty for me, like other said, a must to have in a larger collertion. A game for all the familly.

Robhorror edited previous rating on March 06, 2019.
Robhorror has owned this game in the past.

9.120/10

7 years ago

LER

Lermods

Lermods Pinball Co.

11y 201K 10,856 58

very fun game, shallow rule set, but game has good flow. good in a larger collection.

8.960/10

7 years ago

DAJ

Just can't stop playing this game, truly addictive stuff. A masterpiece. I never thought I would get hooked by this game as I heard so much about the annoying music and repetitive game play, but for whatever reason I just love the shots and the rules. Especially with the slightly shorter lightning flippers since that makes the game more challenging.

Daniel-Sweden has this game on the wishlist.

9.460/10

7 years ago

DAN

dantorana

Pinside member

Brisbane

8y 29,500 2 60

Owned it sold it now own it again this machine goes nuts when your in full swing my neighbours don't know what the hell is going on when that fish is flapping for hour straight I will never sell it again so underrated it's in the top 10 pins I have ever played but it must be in perfect condition if its beaten up not so good

dantorana edited previous rating on December 18, 2018.
dantorana has owned this game in the past.

8.716/10

7 years ago

ZAP

Pinzap

Pinside+ Frequent

7y 119K 2,013 39 34

Highly recommended. Good game for beginners, but also has enough depth to keep you going for higher and higher scores.

Pinzap edited previous rating on February 22, 2017.
Pinzap currently owns this game.

8.568/10

7 years ago

MJS

Matesamo

PinballRI

Warwick, RI

7y 117K 1,292 112 1

Unique table layout that makes skills shots up the crossing ramps a must. Love the fishing pole reel multiball as well.

Matesamo edited previous rating on October 19, 2016.

9.289/10

7 years ago

MTB

mtbpinball

Pinside member

Harleysville, PA

10y 77,550 582 27

Fun game. Everyone enjoys playing it. Great theme. Funny call outs and good music.

7.798/10

7 years ago

MOF

mof

Mof Pinball

San Francisco, CA

11y 149K 13,304 25 94

SUMMMARY
I love Mark Ritchie. This pin stands on the shoulders of Sorcerer, Taxi, and Diner -- he's aiming for that perfect pin. Why do I like FT? The M. Ritchie/Python/Granner team is second to none in total packages.

Game has the best from: Firepower, High Speed, Embryon, and Taxi -- with the total theme package of Taxi.

Favorite shots:
1. left half-orbit (spinner/saucer) and improvement on the firepower left half-orbit from his brother Steve.
2. center shot (captive ball) an improvement on embryon, with more rules integrated into it, and the strength of the shot matters
3. criss-cross ramp shots, make both flippers feel equally important, but they are easier to make than taxi, but they have interesting strength requirements
4. nice right orbit that can be re-shot and combined with other shots for a combo (improvement on high speed)
5. standups on left and right, just like high speed.

cons:
Game is missing drop banks, and a real plunger.

LAYOUT:
Action/Per/Minute: very good - but only 2 flippers
Backhands: yes
Dink Donk: good — doesn’t really have any
Drops: none
Drops Sweep: I just said, no.
Flippers: just 2
Inlane Lane Change: not sure
Inlane Ramp Release: good, would like to see if speed can be improved
Inlane Swoosh: yes, great inlanes and outlines
Lane Change: yes
MB Earning: moderately tough to earn, right in the middle
MB Fun: pretty fun, good detaining ball shots
Metal Ramps: none
Nudging: lower PF needs it for sure
Orbits (Repeatable): yes, the right orbit. left is the same shot as firepower
Outlane Fun: good outlines. fair.
Pops: ok
Shots (total): 9
Skill Shot: unknown
Slap-Saves: absolutely with lightning flippers
Spinners: 1 on left, really good spinner, great sound.
Stop'n'Go: fair. ball lock, and the DMD has a lot of pauses.
Taunting: not aware of any.
Toy/Gimmick: reel, criss cross ramps, DMD integration.
Voice / V. choreography: super good.

ART: tops
SOUND: great
DISPLAYS: funny animations
FEEL: solid and needs total focus with short flippers
OVERALL: Wish it had a drop bank, other than that has what I like in a game

mof edited previous rating on August 04, 2016.

9.640/10

7 years ago

KEN

Kenz

Pinside member

Unknown

8y 58,800 399 19 57

Not many games based on fishing so it's kinda fun. Would like to have it in my collection. Don't know for how long.
UPDATE :I'd just like to say that when I played this it was a very tired version. I love the artwork so have decided to buy one.
I now have one. Defo has the most flow. Great game and a thrill in trying to get those super jackpots.

Kenz edited previous rating on August 29, 2018.
Kenz has owned this game in the past.

8.087/10

7 years ago

JLH

Hougie

Pinside member

Marysville, IN

11y 103K 3,102 12 34

A very fun and challenging game. Lightning flippers help make it a difficult game. Some find the music to be too repetitive but I dig it.

Hougie has this game on the wishlist.

6.240/10

7 years ago

DAD

rdbronko73

Inactive member

Vacaville, CA

9y 50,050 302 12 11

FT is ok, but gets boring fast. The shots are repetitive. Not really my cup of tea. It is rated way to high.

8.152/10

7 years ago

PQ

PINQUEST

8y 47,800 239 13

Fish tales is a fun and challenging game, while it looks simple it is actually has some very difficult combinations of shots to pull off to score high.

Great game!

8.480/10

7 years ago

EDE

Ericpinballfan

Mod Magic!

8y 166K 10,435 7 1

This pin plays like the lightning in the back glass! Fun fast challenging and a mind blowing quick multi ball. Always a family favorite at gatherings and parties.

5.576/10

8 years ago

PPD

yegods

Inactive member

Ithaca, NY

8y 14,150 1 6

I just can't get into this machine. Number of shots are limiting, mainly shooting the two ramps over and over.

10.000/10

8 years ago

DOK

ziddosi

Inactive member

Magione

12y 26,250 8 81

Great pinball, well-made, the game very funny and fast, very pleasant music design, definitely one of the best pinball machine ever created by the human genius!

ziddosi edited previous rating on February 12, 2017.

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10.000/10

8 years ago

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mazzzulatoro

Inactive member

Riccione

12y 19,000 56

Flipper beautiful, well designed and above all really fun, after all if everyone said the experts is the flipper which grossed more than ever a reason there must be ........ has everything: multiball, video-mode, ramp from right, from left ramp, loop from right and from left, bumpers, captive ball, all accompanied by a catchy country music is a great pinball, definitely a top ten single.

mazzzulatoro edited previous rating on February 07, 2017.

5 Pinsiders flagged this.

7.928/10

8 years ago

YYZ

Hotdoggin

Inactive member

10y 23,150 62 18

Very challenging game with lightning flippers , though not a lot of variety there's plenty of challenge to keep one playing.

7.460/10

8 years ago

PSG

PeterG

Pinside member

8y 88,300 2,144 65

Good Williams machine from that era. Not my game but I can see that some people are loving it. The fishing theme is not my thing but the fishing reel is great. Shots in the dual middle ramp are ok. The capture ball in between is a nice feature. The flipping fish on top makes it a special one of a kind machine. Colors are ok, art is decent, not my favorite but ok. You can't go wrong with this one, not the best but certainly not the worst.

9.612/10

8 years ago

JPR

LoserKid_Pinball

Pinside member

Vernal, UT

9y 58,550 471 15

Honestly this pin is awesome! Very challenging to go for multiball. Then once you are in mutliball, even harder to get the 3 types of fishing to start super jackpot shots. Love the artwork, animations, music, and gameplay. Can go wrong with this pin. My favorite part is starting the video mode and shooting the skiers as they zip by.

Pros:
Artwork, music, fast gameplay that flows, challenging multiball that makes you earn those jackpots

Cons:
Can be rough to put a decent highs score up on the board.

Takeaway:
Fun game that is very multiball focused for high points. Music and artwork is just perfect for the theme. Must have for an outdoors man pinball collector

9.259/10

8 years ago

SJV

Jaeg

Pinside member

Ashland, NE

8y 72,550 512 5 17

New to my collection but so far a big hit with the entire family. Kids love this game but challenging enough for adults. Theme and artwork are great.

Jaeg has owned this game in the past.

6.975/10

8 years ago

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Popadukes

Inactive member

Unknown

8y 1,000 7

Good game not as fun as some of the top 10 hit list but nice to have in your collection all the same. Worth owning or do give it a go if you see in on location.

6.897/10

8 years ago

JFB

Jfb

Inactive member

Unknown

8y 26,750 1 10 65

Over rated game like many common game. Star trek. The shadow..everybody know this pinball and the result is the rating is verry to hight. Its mabye a top 100 but we dont have manny shoot possible...the lasability is not good to me

8.196/10

8 years ago

CLY

Clytor

Richmond Pin Collective

Richmond, VA

9y 87,550 1,123 18 7

Lucking I get to play this in league pretty often.

9.760/10

8 years ago

LTD

ltd73

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 65,600 385 11 19 1

Great game with alot to do. Layout is fast and the boat in the middle throws the ball back fast. There is so much to do on this game! Sounds are great, if you sit too long it yells at you. Great voices and sound effects, if you fish up north you will feel right at home.
There is a great video game mode, which I usually don't like on pins, you shoot the water skiers as the pass on the DMD, if you do well there is an opportunity to hit an extra ball,
I had a friend in from out of town, he wasn't a pinball fan, I showed him Fishtales, went over the levels and rules, after that we were playing till 2am and now he is looking for one.
I have 11 pins, if I you asked me to keep one, I'd hit you in the face, but Fishtales and Black Knight would be my last two standing.

ltd73 currently owns this game.

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