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Scared Stiff Pinside Rating
This game received 788 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.452 /10
Scared Stiff
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.366
Artwork: 8.767
Sounds/Music: 8.165
Other Aspects: 8.454
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10.000/10
2 years ago
Dallas, TX
My favorite machine of all time! Out of the three Elvira machines Scared Stiff is the most fun to play in my opinion and has the funniest callouts. I just purchased one from the pinball company for my gameroom.
8.520/10
3 years ago
Always a fan of Elvira, I decided that after reviewing the three games designed around her that Scared Stiff was the best of the lot.
It has enough variation that it takes a while to get down, and when you finally get to the Stiff-O-Meter, if you make a mistake, you have to get through all six areas again before you get a chance to do it again.
The call outs are terrific, but I can see if you had some young and impressionable children, one might turn on the family mode (easy to do). My feeling on this is the kids probably already know what it all means.
Lighting effects while not revolutionary are effective. The playfield art is good, but I feel more could have done with the plastics. This is just personal taste I guess.
It has enough variation that it takes a while to get down, and when you finally get to the Stiff-O-Meter, if you make a mistake, you have to get through all six areas again before you get a chance to do it again.
The call outs are terrific, but I can see if you had some young and impressionable children, one might turn on the family mode (easy to do). My feeling on this is the kids probably already know what it all means.
Lighting effects while not revolutionary are effective. The playfield art is good, but I feel more could have done with the plastics. This is just personal taste I guess.
8.536/10
3 years ago
I love all the toys in this game, bogie men, stiff in the coffin, bony beast, spider wheel, leaders, and crate. Add Elvira call outs, and potty humor and you have a super fun game.... for a while.
Eventually the call outs get old and you realize how easy the game is to get scared stiff. Yet it is still fun to play. It just gets repetitive for home use.
Eventually the call outs get old and you realize how easy the game is to get scared stiff. Yet it is still fun to play. It just gets repetitive for home use.
La Rochelle
8.876/10
3 years ago
Only Elvira could make this game work and she does.lots of fun,neat toys on the playfield and if you start the stiff of meter ,it just gets a whole lot better
8.156/10
3 years ago
Love this game, and I always play when I see one on location. Love the sound effects and the popping frogs, never get tired of hitting them. It has the ‘one more’ feeling, seems easy to follow the rules, but have only played in the wild, so not too sure of the depth and my score reflects my ignorance.
I think it’s the best Elvira pin overall to play, but not quite as pretty as the new EHOH.
I think it’s the best Elvira pin overall to play, but not quite as pretty as the new EHOH.
Fondi
9.256/10
3 years ago
A great game and one of my all-time favorites. I have probably played this game thousands of times throughout the years and have not grown tired of it. It is challenging enough for even competitive players. The variety of goals and shots, some more difficult than others, the ability to repetitively loop, the theme and humor all combine to make this one of the best.
Zürich
8.136/10
3 years ago
Great game. Rules are simple to learn. Can walk right up and be successful. Shots are great. Not easy, need some skill, but not frustratingly difficult. The jackpot crate is awesome. Coffin shooting balls. Spinning Spider. The ramps look great with the bones and lights. A lot of fun in this game and it's easy to learn and play.
6.951/10
3 years ago
Adelaide
Not a bad game, it’s fun for a few rounds whenever I see it on location. My only major gripe is that there is a lot of SDTM’s coming off the crate in the middle. This is annoying especially when it comes off the plunger and goes SDTM which sometimes happens multiple times in a row and breaks flow of the game.
9.533/10
3 years ago
Great fun, diverse collection of toys and shots.
Theme is well integrated and the game keeps you coming back for more!
Theme is well integrated and the game keeps you coming back for more!
9.040/10
3 years ago
A very good, fun and attractive game though now I play it less since I purchased EHOH. The call outs are great and is truly fun for a few games. The only slightly comment is that it seems to get a little repetitive to me after a while.
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