Williams

Star Trek: The Next Generation

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This game received 939 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.523 _/10

8.523

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: 8.154

Sounds/Music: 8.465

Other Aspects: 8.555

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8.621

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8.456/10

7 years ago

DAV

schwarz

Pinside member

12y 103K 2,168 19

Love this game and I'm not really into modes. Amazing theme integration. A fun shooter with a great build up and deadly climax in the final frontier.

schwarz edited previous rating on April 19, 2020.
schwarz has owned this game in the past.

8.212/10

7 years ago

CSB

klr650

Pinside+ Frequent

7y 93,550 932 161

Seems impossible to find these on location. Remember it fondly back in the day.

klr650 edited previous rating on November 15, 2018.

8.000/10

7 years ago

BEN

benjibenji

Inactive member

Paris

7y 10,750 1 2 10

I held it for a moment. I really like it but very difficult. Some days you will reallly score and have lots of fun, some you will loose really fast... and feel bored.

benjibenji edited previous rating on January 27, 2017.
benjibenji has owned this game in the past.

8.504/10

7 years ago

FIN

gripwhip

Pinside+ Frequent

Silver Spring, MD

12y 58,050 279 5 12

Fun game and a good value. Excellent call outs by cast of the show. Final Frontier was always achievable. Many folks had issue with reliability, but mine worked well with no issues. Always thought the delta ramp was a bit steep, I like it better on the Stern ST.

gripwhip has owned this game in the past.

9.720/10

7 years ago

MAX

Pinballmaxx

Pinside member

Pfaffenschlag Bei Waidhofen An Der Thaya

7y 25,750 2 23

Best Star trek Pinball ever

Pinballmaxx edited previous rating on February 05, 2023.
Pinballmaxx has owned this game in the past.

8.383/10

8 years ago

FAZ

pinball_faz

Pinside member

Chicago Burbs, IL

13y 99,300 2,735 5 32

Great game but confusing as all get out. Very complex rules.

Fun never the less... I just know I'm not maximizing the scoring.

9.540/10

8 years ago

TIM

TimBoch

Pinside member

Farmington, MN

10y 69,800 557 6 10

I have always wanted to own this table and I am lucky that now I do.

TimBoch edited previous rating on October 29, 2019.
TimBoch currently owns this game.

9.680/10

8 years ago

JEF

TampaJeff

Pinside member

Clearwater, FL

8y 40,150 13 3 16

This is a well designed game. Smooth shots and many with great call outs by the original cast members. Fun modes, and great artwork are also a plus. A must play game.

TampaJeff has this game on the wishlist.

9.580/10

8 years ago

RAT

FatFoxcoon

Inactive member

Lenexa, KS

8y 16,000 3 11

This is a fun game, it has all the original voice actors playing there part including Q as well. The animations on the display are very good as well. The game play is fun an varied, all sorts of missions and mini games you can play in here.

Hearing the cast in there original roles is fun if your a fan of the show. The layout is quit well done and not overly complicated. I especially love the launcher. no more plunger and spring. There's all sorts of neat things all over the board but it never feels like a random mess. Overall it's a very fun game, especially if you are a tng fan.

7.877/10

8 years ago

JFB

Jfb

Inactive member

Unknown

8y 26,750 1 10 65

Its not bad but its a overrated game

Jfb edited previous rating on February 19, 2016.

8.256/10

8 years ago

LER

Lermods

Lermods Pinball Co.

11y 201K 10,854 58

Great game, well integrated them, wide variety of shots and modes, moderately difficult. Slower paced game, but can be brutal if you can't control the ball. Didn't last very long in my collection, just too slow and a bit boring, didn't help that I am not a STTNG fan.

Lermods edited previous rating on December 14, 2016.

8.464/10

8 years ago

TMK

tk-the-jammer

Pinside+ Addict

9y 101K 379 12 109

What a great game. Not easy to complete all the objectives. Have plenty of variety with shots and modes. A must have for true fans of the series.

tk-the-jammer edited previous rating on February 06, 2016.

7.952/10

8 years ago

DUM

permanentrookie

Pinside member

Eustis, FL

9y 23,500 6 8 6

Fun game, can be a little slow at times. I love the Borg multiball.

8.105/10

8 years ago

JAM

jroakland

Pinside member

Oakland, CA

13y 60,050 106 7 111

one of my favorite machines to play not a trekie but fan of the game,i dnt care for the backglass not a keeper for me,but could b a keeper on the game play,i like the modes , i like the cannons...got alot of play on this one wen it first came out even the old lady liked it then,i seem to pass on playing it now cause im not a trekie, and thats the only reason why....

8.520/10

8 years ago

ROB

aerobert

Inactive member

8y 57,800 489 2 57

Really fun. I love Star Trek TNG the show so this is right up my alley. Fun with missions, exploration and action. It really has a nice mystique feeling about it. One of my top favs.

7.168/10

8 years ago

???

Leosac

Inactive member

9y 34,900 271 12

I just don't get it. I love the show, the machine looks very nice, it gets great ratings by most people....I find it boring, makes little sense and OMG, the repeating of the same phrases over and over again is maddening.

Had a chance to buy one at a pretty good price and passed. Just too many better options in the $4000-5000 range.

Sorry, it's just lost on me.

7.088/10

8 years ago

PSG

PeterG

Pinside member

8y 88,300 2,144 65

I like the new star trek far more. The old one is just a relic from the past. The machine is dark and has a lot going on. I just do not like it a lot. Maybe I did not give it the full time or effort to understand it, maybe if you own only this one you would get into the deeper ruleset and all options. I just do not get triggered by the theme, artwork and playfield to start that path. Maybe if you are a hardcore fan, this is for you...

9.700/10

8 years ago

TEW

stbaxter

Inactive member

Mirrabooka

9y 24,650 2 5 12

Just a awesome pinball..

stbaxter has owned this game in the past.

6.645/10

8 years ago

DNA

danastude

Pinside+ Frequent

8y 53,400 47 33

If I didn't like the theme so much, the rating would my rating would be substantially lower. Too much open space. I set it to five ball, as the outlanes drain so much. Would be the first to go in my collection, but the only one my wife likes.

danastude edited previous rating on January 24, 2018.

10.000/10

8 years ago

???

steveo6000000

Pinside member

Unknown

12y 19,000 26 11

an amazing machine and stands the test of time.

steveo6000000 currently owns this game.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.080/10

8 years ago

DON

Mattyg

Pinside member

Brisbane

9y 17,750 13 6

Very popular with all my friends, think that saids a lot about the game.
Very challenging with great shots and features
Definitely a keeper!

Mattyg currently owns this game.

8.140/10

8 years ago

FIL

Pippo

Pinside member

Monza

9y 22,250 10 36

It's really a "Superpin" !

Pippo has owned this game in the past.

9.180/10

8 years ago

SYD

Onwallst

Pinside member

Denver, CO

8y 82,550 655 95

Sttng is a great game. I do get tired of playing after a while. When I go back later I enjoy it. I don't like the theme but many do. Good game and it should be in the top ten. The more I play the more I like it.

Onwallst edited previous rating on November 29, 2015.

10.000/10

8 years ago

???

Figaro

Inactive member

Laval, QC

8y 15,250 1 3 11

Just Wow

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.469/10

8 years ago

TBK

xTheBlackKnightx

Pinside member

8y 128K 4,097 137

A tough, punishing game that is not for novices. New players have a tendency to dislike this game, and kids definitely do not like it as first time experiences. Notorious drain monster in the outlanes and center. Phenomenal music score and light show, especially during game over, but terrible backglass image if you do not like Sir Patrick Stewart. Technically and mechanically this is a REAL BEAST. Not recommended for new pinball collectors. There are so many assemblies and optos used, phantom switches and playfield shorts are common problems. Phasers generally need new cable assemblies because the wires get twisted and break. Shopping this title is a complete nightmare, and operators HATED this machine, which I can attest as a pinball technican in my early days. I cannot imagine doing a NOS playfield swap on this game, as I would rather have 10 root canals (in a row). If someone asked me to do it, I would charge them over $2000+.

If you dislike this game because you play poorly, "learn to control the ball", that does not make it a "poor game design" new collectors. Otherwise, the game will just hate you back with a vengeance.

Good luck trying to find one that ACTUALLY works on a route (versus a collector's home), because at this point they are RARE to find in the wild as a Chinese Panda.

Old Simple 2005 Review:
Deep ruleset, long shots/ramps, great voices (All eleven members of the cast), Fast Multi-Ball.

xTheBlackKnightx edited previous rating on November 01, 2015.

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