Williams

Star Trek: The Next Generation

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This game received 935 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.524 _/10

8.524

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #25 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.623

Artwork: 8.159

Sounds/Music: 8.463

Other Aspects: 8.557

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8.976/10

3 years ago

BAM

Manny65

Pinside+ Frequent

Melbourne

7y 108K 3,628 16 12

This is a sentimental favourite for my son and I, having watched all the Strek Trek series together. Fantastic theme integration with call outs and music, along with modes all combine to create an awesome machine. There are a variety of multiballs and Final Frontier wizard mode allowing players numerous gameplay strategies. Dual cannons and a Borg ship that fires balls back at you, as well as a shuttle, Klingon and Romulan ships all adds to world under glass. And there is nothing sweeter than hitting a Picard maneuver!

The outlanes can be challenging at first however a fun and rewarding game that never gets old. Engage!

Manny65 edited previous rating on August 08, 2020.
Manny65 currently owns this game.

8.247/10

3 years ago

HRY

Harrisonmax02

Pinside+ Frequent

Van Alstyne, TX

6y 57,800 67 39 21 5

My first super pin and the only one I’ve owned twice. To cut to the point the game is amazing. Fast for a wide body, great flow with the ramps and orbits. The cannons can be a little much but I’m just not a big cannon guy. Overall a very solid game

Harrisonmax02 edited previous rating on December 31, 2021.
Harrisonmax02 has owned this game in the past.

8.556/10

3 years ago

TMK

tkur85

Pinside member

Collinsville, IL

4y 39,300 58 3 64

Star Trek TNG is well deserving to be ranked as a top tier DMD game. The callouts from the original cast members is spot on. Sinking a shot from both rotating cannons is very satisfying. The variety of missions and multiballs keeps things interesting. Cabinet art is spot on. Backbox art lets the player know all the actors are in the game. The game has an appropriate amount of toys from Klingon ship, Romulan ship, Borg ship and a Federation shuttle. The Borg multiball is definitely the highlight of the game starting with cannon shots then going to a multiball. Completing all missions rewards the player with the Final Frontier 6 ball multiball.

I recommend installing cometpinball’s led kit, really makes the machine pop! Also, the laser sights for the cannons. If you plan to own, this widebody is HEAVY! Plan on having to rewire the cannons at some point, after a thousand turns the original wires become brittle.

tkur85 edited previous rating on November 09, 2022.
tkur85 has owned this game in the past.

9.040/10

3 years ago

AMA

amalongi

Pinside member

Maplewood, MN

14y 54,150 237 2 7

As a huge STTNG fan, this is the one machine that is never leaving - despite the fact that I find the game play difficult. Fast, frustrating and fun. I've never been a huge fan of tie-in games, this one is different as I feel the theme is a well integrated as any I have ever seen. The fact that all of the actors lent their voice to the game is just stellar. I have a nice copy that I have (IMHO) tastefully modded up - painted Borg ship, upgraded the playfield ships with better and more attractively lit versions, etc. Stunning with LED's. Pride of place in my small collection.

amalongi currently owns this game.

8.564/10

3 years ago

EJH

ehex9

Pinside member

Saint Albans Town, VT

3y 46,650 5 7 179

Another great Williams DMD. Good fun with the dual cannons and game modes.

9.700/10

3 years ago

TIZ

Tizza

Pinside member

Melbourne

4y 23,000 15 4 10

Just bought this machine and wow. Amazing. Got it with led and I have to say one of the best pinballs ever. Such a great game and it's hard enough to make you want to play for hours to beat it. Lots of missions and is way ahead of its time for a pinball machine

Tizza currently owns this game.

9.700/10

3 years ago

BCH

Shijuro

Inactive member

3y 25,650 11 6 6

My favorite machine. Enjoyable missions with good variety (favorite and most thematic is "Rescue" where each contact made loads someone onto a shuttle and ramp shots launch them to safety!).
Plentiful and varied multi-balls (Cardassian 2-ball, Ferengi add-a-ball, Borg 3-ball and the "Final Frontier" 6-ball wizard mode).
Playfield is a bit dark, but I've swapped a few bulbs for LEDs and brightened mine up.
If I could change something, I'd add a more interesting game to the "holodeck" than flying a shuttle through a tunnel in 3rd person view. I still remember the feeling of disappointment the first time I started a holodeck mission and saw what it was. I wasn't expecting Stephen Hawking to materialize next to the machine or anything, but something more than a 8-bit driving game from the 1970s. That said, you can play Poker or Breakout (another 1970s 8-bit game) instead.

Shijuro edited previous rating on October 02, 2020.
Shijuro currently owns this game.

9.600/10

4 years ago

CPS

PIN-CPS

Pinside member

Campbell, CA

4y 39,900 49 7 8

First pin I bought. It's an amazing use of the theme, and perhaps the best wife body ever made. Think it's a better game than TZ. Sound is incredible, ball launch perhaps the best in a pin, varied gameplay, shots, and modes, just an amazing amount of depth overall. It's hard and unforgiving, but it will make you a better player, AND provide hours of gameplay without getting repetitive.

PIN-CPS has owned this game in the past.

8.680/10

4 years ago

ALX

Razze79

Pinside member

Stockholm

4y 23,900 1 4 14

The best game i have ever played. Brilliant design and I’m really not into Star Trek as a tv-show or movie.

Razze79 edited previous rating on December 06, 2020.
Razze79 currently owns this game.

9.140/10

4 years ago

STB

dergroover

Pinside member

4y 38,550 41 28

Challenging Gameplay with plenty of shots. Each game can be different (go for Modes, different Multiballs, Loops, Warp....). Borg Multiball with its lightning effects (and if you hit the Borg ship it is shooting back) each and every time spectacular. Outlanes are brutal; therefore I do recommend the Outlanes extensions.
Since years in my collection due to a good reason.

9.040/10

4 years ago

CAH

ReadyPO

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 197K 5,909 129

Star Trek: TNG is excellent, all around. Rare pin where the licensing got all the actors’ likenesses, their voices and just about everything from the series. Would have preferred a Borg Cube vs the use of the Renegade Borg ship, but understand it was either a licensing issue or the fact that a cube didn’t fit as well at a large enough size to look formidable. STTNG is a wide body Superpin that uses the entire playfield and a full integration with the series including The Borg, Romulans, Klingons and Ferengi.
Great modes, humor, toys, call outs, etc.. Plenty to do keeps this fresh. Love the Borg integration. The cannons are ok, but they should be called photon torpedo launchers (ha!).

8.324/10

4 years ago

JPV

johnvorwerk

The Pinball Place

14y 52,200 14 85 9

The Star Trek license has been used a few times in pinball, this one is a top contender. The ramps shots are tough for me, but that shouldn't mean anything to anybody else.

johnvorwerk currently owns this game.

8.880/10

4 years ago

MAM

majorrager

Pinside+ Frequent

Marietta, GA

12y 41,400 49 13 7

Bought this game solely to keep for a short time and then flip. Never spent much time on a decent example of the title. I got it cleaned up and playing 100%, and started playing some games. So much for the flip, I'm probably never selling this pin. Since it was a Williams widebody, I thought it would be fairly easy like my DM. No such luck, this game is a drain monster, fast, and brutal. This game feels like the Cadillac of pinballs in terms of build quality. Glad I got my hands on one.

majorrager currently owns this game.

7.925/10

4 years ago

FJB

Viggin900

Pinside member

Union, KY

5y 80,300 1,736 6 18

This game does hit all the marks in the ratings except the fun factor. Perhaps this is a game for a home use to spend hours deciphering but has been a let down in shots and scoring for me. I've seen people have a ball that lasted 30 seconds and got a zillion points?

7.972/10

4 years ago

BAM

balt

Pinside member

6y 114K 467 45 1

I love the theme, music, and callouts. Even if I wasn't such a STTNG series fan, this would still be a great pin for the playfield layout.

9.240/10

4 years ago

WIL

spblat

North Coast Pinball

Portland, OR

9y 54,550 315 21 20

"ENGAGE!" Star Trek: The Next Generation is a splendid companion for Twilight Zone because together they represent the pinnacle of the golden age of pinball, from its two greatest designers. The classic Steve Ritchie elements in this game are refined to perfection. Examples include the big looping shot in both directions, the shot from left loop to top flipper to left ramp—known as the Picard maneuver, as was seen in High Speed and its splendid sequel—and the gaping left outlane and kickback. This game has an innovation missing from Twilight Zone that heralded the next age in pinball rules: modes, where different shots are lit in different sequences. Attack From Mars, two years later, solidified this new approach to pinball rules. Welcome to the Enterprise!

spblat currently owns this game.

8.568/10

4 years ago

MIK

MrMikeman

Pinside+ Pro!

4y 114K 3,382 7

Can be an outlane drain monster without the extended lanes but very fun nonetheless.

8.740/10

4 years ago

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CliveCooper

Inactive member

Unknown

4y 6,000 3 7

An all time favourite. Can be brutal, but combines understandable, yet challenging rules with great audio and superb theme integration.

6.163/10

4 years ago

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Pinchild

Pinside member

Eagle, ID

5y 54,800 737 12 44

To me very over rated game. I really wanted to like it.
I do play it regularly because the arcade near me has a good working example, but this game should really be a 25 to 30 ranking.
I would only own this if it was around Popeye pricing.

Glad to see many people like it I'm just not one of them.

9.180/10

4 years ago

MDP

life_boy

Pinside member

Tupelo, MS

5y 33,650 15 2 41

What can I say? I don't love Star Trek but this game just sucks me in. The shots are fantastic, the music and sounds are great, the modes are a lot of fun. There's a lot to do and a lot that keeps bringing me back whenever I play it.

9.900/10

4 years ago

KEY

Keithisonfire

Pinside member

Victoria, BC

7y 27,750 17 30

This game is great. It’s right up there with TZ, IJ, and TAF. Luckily the price isn’t there yet but that’s probably due to the fact that you’ve got both lovers and haters of the Star Trek franchise.
It’s extremely deep and I love the callouts.
I’m not a Trekkie but I do find the main theme to be very nostalgic and played a huge factor in buying this game. If you haven’t played one, do so.

Keithisonfire currently owns this game.

7.358/10

4 years ago

MLP

tabascoman77

Pinside member

6y 46,150 4 110

I'm a big Trek fan so this was an easy play for me. Fun table. I love the little cannons on the left and right sides of the table and being able to fire them with the launch button. Very cool gimmick -- if just a little off in the timing between the button press and the firing. Speech is decent with actors and actresses from the show saying their usual stuff you'd hear while in the middle of battle. The speech is slightly fuzzy, however, with some weird crackling -- but, perhaps that latter complaint was due to the speakers. I don't know. The music seemed repetitive with the show's theme song on repeat until you get into a mission, which changes it but you'll get sick of that real quick if you're not hitting targets. I love the various missions you can complete and that center shot is NOT easy to hit despite how easy it looks. It's very rewarding when you do manage to hit it, especially during the asteroid mission. Excellent lighting and light show, especially during mission and multi-ball callouts. This is a solid table.

9.740/10

4 years ago

HSH

turbo2nr

Pinside member

5y 74,550 989 2 13

One my favorite games! Can play this game all day long for months at a time.

turbo2nr has owned this game in the past.

7.950/10

4 years ago

JIN

Pinasco

Inactive member

Malmö

8y 37,650 81 3 60

What a tricky and pleasant machine to play !

When it comes to 90's machines, this is probably one of the few times where I tried to judge the book by it's cover- and was proven completely wrong. It's even more fun afterwards, because unlike MM there was no awareness on my part about the big hype that surrounded this machine and the good reputation it had among more experienced players.

Starting with looks; on one hand this title appears a little dull and corny because of the space-action movie theme with abundance of the colours blue, black and grey. On the other hand, the many interesting details on the playfield graphics even makes a person outside the Star Trek bubble impressed. The machine does not look like a spectaular rock show, fantasy book or album cover- but it works rather well as a optical frame for the actual theme.

The gameplay in one word is a blast.

Star Trek offers a great variety of shots, interactive gadgets and a set of really fun but fast loops and ramps. Even the two ugly box-like catapults tie in great with the general theme. For a widebody pin, this thing surely keeps a great speed and flow. Meanwhile the player enjoys the possibly best overall sound package from the 90's - including both speech and music.

The game shows amazing variety and depth - which makes this a perfect alternative for a small home collection.

Pinasco edited previous rating on September 20, 2019.

9.140/10

4 years ago

TKM

Daditude

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,121 23 271

Great pin. Lots of shots, great toys, and sound is on point. My only real issues are that...
A) I am a bigger star wars fan than star trek. If this were SW, I would own it. As it is, I will likely never buy it.
B) I hate staring at jean luc picard on the backglass. Self explanatory.

If you like star trek, this is a must-buy.

Daditude currently owns this game.

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