Bally
Twilight Zone Pinside Rating
This game received 1584 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.726 /10
Twilight Zone
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.919
Artwork: 8.699
Sounds/Music: 8.202
Other Aspects: 8.779
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Athens
7.200/10
34 days ago
Rovato
Questo titolo mi ha sempre affascinato e più di una volta ho pensato di acquistarlo ma ogni volta che ho avuto modo di provarlo non è mai scattata la scintilla.flipper oltremodo cervellotico, troppo lento e macchinoso con un flow quasi assente.d accordissimo con chi lo ama poiché per il suo tempo ha rappresentato una grande innovazione ed ha comunque un grande fascino.le regole e i giocattoli sono pazzeschi.
Adatto a collezioni con 10+ flipper.
Adatto a collezioni con 10+ flipper.
St. John's, NL
8.526/10
60 days ago
Baltimore, MD
This game feels timeless. If/When I could have 4 games in my collection, this will be added. Game is deep and I have barely scratched the surface. More toys, magnets, ceramic ball than you can even try to remember. Simply well designed.
8.700/10
83 days ago
This is easily one of my favorite pinball machines of all time. It is a wide bodied beauty, and plays incredibly well. The theming is top notch, and while I think some of the artwork is not what I would prefer. (Looking at you overly cartoony Rod Sterling), I still adore it and have grown accustomed to it. For a game released when it was the ruleset is fairly deep, and if this game ever enters my collection I could see it becoming a permanent fixture in it. Newbies beware though, it can be brutal if you don’t know what to expect.
7.697/10
3 months ago
Like the game for sure. Just don’t love. I’d much rather play Adams( I know I’m nuts) and STTNG for sure. Road show is right there as well.
Not sure what it is, the flow isn’t great and the sound and call outs are subpar.
That being said the toys are great and I will always play at least once when I see it. Almost sold my Alien LV to get cash to purchase but glad I backed out.
Maybe will own one day but for now just not enough interest
Not sure what it is, the flow isn’t great and the sound and call outs are subpar.
That being said the toys are great and I will always play at least once when I see it. Almost sold my Alien LV to get cash to purchase but glad I backed out.
Maybe will own one day but for now just not enough interest
Lyon
7.709/10
3 months ago
A good game that shoots well and had a ton of mechs. It's easy to see why it's a top ranked game BUT the theme does nothing for me and the prices for these games is too high. I will always play on location though - it definitely pulls you in!
I suspect there is a good chance this game gets re-made so if that happens look out below, at least in the short run.
I suspect there is a good chance this game gets re-made so if that happens look out below, at least in the short run.
9.600/10
3 months ago
Tons of fun. Beautiful machine in every way. Always frustrated by how wide the middle drain is, seems unfair. But I want to keep playing it again and again. Would love to own this one.
8.560/10
3 months ago
One of the best classic Williams Bally wide bodies and some of Pat Lawlers best work. A game that helped pinball to rise to another level and still holds up against any new game coming out…
8.660/10
3 months ago
This game suprised me--was super fun. The game was ahead of its time. It plays very smooth and although its slower in pace, this allows you to get into the rules and have more fun. If it was fast, I would have rated it lower.
8.596/10
4 months ago
One of the most legendary pins out there.
Though initially pretty confusing for beginners, the code is deep and offers plenty of was to attack the game. The ceramic ball is a very clever, if not very weird feature and always feels different and fun. One of the wide body pins of this era, it's a big playfield and has a super unique upper playfield without flippers, but magnets to slap the ball around.
There's a ton of history in this table, from the people who made it to the obtaining of the license itself, but deserves recognition (which I think it properly receives).
Though initially pretty confusing for beginners, the code is deep and offers plenty of was to attack the game. The ceramic ball is a very clever, if not very weird feature and always feels different and fun. One of the wide body pins of this era, it's a big playfield and has a super unique upper playfield without flippers, but magnets to slap the ball around.
There's a ton of history in this table, from the people who made it to the obtaining of the license itself, but deserves recognition (which I think it properly receives).
8.936/10
4 months ago
Such a great theme. Really need Chicago to do a remake of this guy. The lighting is main complaint. It's a dark game. For some, that is preferable. For me, I'd put spotlights on it. Never owned TZ, but one day it will be mine. Very deep game, lots of fun shots. Hard AF to master, but worth the struggle.
7.588/10
8 months ago
I maybe rated this game lower than most since I'm not a huge widebody fan. It plays slower (like a widebody), but is a VERY challenging pin (to me anyway). The shots are varied, interesting and HARD. Rules are really cool and for its day you can see why it gained the reputation it has. It has A TON Of mechs and toys, probably the most I have ever seen on any pin...and yet I didn't walk away wanting to play again and again. I think after some time this pin would get repetitive...so I will continue to enjoy it every now and then on location.
It deserves its place in pinball history, but there are better "modern" pins that will engage you more and have a faster flow.
It deserves its place in pinball history, but there are better "modern" pins that will engage you more and have a faster flow.
London
9.800/10
8 months ago
The layout of TZ is so amazing. The shots use the entire playfield - left to right, right to left, left ramp, right ramp. The music and quirky callouts are well thought out and timed. The theme music is a great classic song. TZ is just a joy to play.
Budapest
7.285/10
9 months ago
This is a widebody that doesn't play like a widebody. Not much side to side float. Playfield is broken down into areas and upper flippers are in uncommon positions.
I like the upper playfield in so much that it isn't just a smaller crappier pinball playfield it is something else.
Not one of my personal favorite games, but I see why many people love it.
I like the upper playfield in so much that it isn't just a smaller crappier pinball playfield it is something else.
Not one of my personal favorite games, but I see why many people love it.
7.426/10
9 months ago
It could have been the best, particularly well designed, a complex and ingenious machine with well-thought-out game rules, unfortunately served by an absolutely mediocre sound environment that even a pinsound can't save. Here is the perfect example that sound is an integral part of the alchemy that a pinball game can trigger
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