Bumper's ratings

Close to perfect, would benefit from an alternative (deeper) rule set.

Avoid, this game was for sale here locally, it was cheap so I thought check it out. Played two games on it and had to turn down the sound before playing the third game.


This iss a one-shot game, I became bored with it before even buying it.


Machine is very heavy, it uses different kind of pressed wood that easily flakes. The art is fine but the plastic ramps obscure most of the playfield. Maybe only buy this if it is really, really cheap and you are a real motorcycle fan or use this as a basis for a homebrew project.

Easy to start with and deeper rules than you would expect for such a childish looking game. Goal call outs becomes boring quickly, good music, nice animations. Good for family friendly location but not for home collection.

Nice game, good fun, great flow, unless the ball gets stuck (too often!!!). The two toys do not really impress me, a bit bare compared to MMR and other top games. The game is simple for beginners and rules go deep for advanced, but this leads to extremely long ball times. Too many multi-balls. The music is not really my style and sound is distorted on high volume. The artwork is great but somehow cabinet still feels/looks cheap, and what is up with that power switch location?

Nice but though game, center shot is similar to Pinbot and Attack from Mars but for the rest very different gameplay. The loop is tight shot and difficult to master but if you learn it you can repeat multiple loops. Complicated rules, needs strategy to get high scores with 7 doctors to choose from which have all different advantages and disadvantages.


The time expander is very cool and even novices can get it to go.

Still want it, it is like a Bally/Williams but better. Better sound, better graphics, better rules, better cabinet, better mechanics. Too bad their finances are even worse, they should have doubled the price and it would still have sold.


Rating this machine with one star because of the badly managed company is not fair, it belongs in the top 10, at least above AC/DC.

The only negative point I could give is reliability, but this seems to be solved by replacing the single large PCB by separate boards, which was the plan of Dutch Pinball. You cannot rate reliability and maintainability (availability of parts), these two factors highly impact the cost of ownership and the fun you get from owing a machine.

Just another poor machine, the vault edition even messed up the cabinet design.

Frustrating game-play, the toy in the middle causes you randomly to drain, there is nothing you can do about it. Avoiding it means you can not continue the game.

Why is this in the top 100? It plays bad and it looks like a cheap toy. Too many colors, like the sales guy that found how to do objects with gradients in Powerpoint made the design.


Boring gameplay on an empty play field, just shoot up ramps without any strategy. The continuously flashing of LEDs hurts the eyes which makes you drain balls, it is like the Strobe mode of Attack from Mars but badly done. Actually the more I think about it the more I think it is inspired on Attack from Mars but somehow they did not get it because it missing the flow.


Star Trek The Next Generation is a much better game. Real rules, classy artwork, recognizable music, funny remarks from the actual actors during play, a lot of hidden tricks and of course the 6 ball multiball and the two cannons! I hope they make a remake of that one so it will be more on location.

The gameplay is better than most newer games but somehow I got bored with this game quickly. Maybe it is the repetative music or the lack of multi-ball or just because I have to look away to avoid eye contact with the clown and drain the ball (good excuse). I advice everybody to play a few games on location but never buy this machine.

Maybe build quality should be also part of the ratings. The spots below the inserts are very ugly.

This game is frustrating, airballs, kickouts to drain (ballsaver does not make it right) and ugly artwork. They could have done soo much more with the theme, even the NES game is more enjoyable.


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A highly recommended game, inspiration for many successors including Attack From Mars.
But if you can't nudge, you can't play this game, the drains will get you crazy.

This is a timeless classic, played it often on the PC but the real thing is even better!
Great design, often copied, never as good as the original.
Drop target heaven, good for competitions.

This machine does not belong in the top 100. Is Stern stuffing the results?
Just terrible, repetitive music, uneven game play, boring, not fun.

This machine does not belong in the top 100. Is Stern stuffing the results?
Just terrible, repetitive music, uneven game play, boring, not fun.

This is a fun, but very hard game! Takes many quarters to get in the ranking. Perfect game for competitions. Very good for home-use, small and quiet.

Nice light show, weak pinball.

Why is this in the top 100? It plays bad and it looks like a cheap toy. Too many colors, like the sales guy that found how to do objects with gradients in Powerpoint made the design.


Boring gameplay on an empty play field, just shoot up ramps without any strategy. The continuously flashing of LEDs hurts the eyes which makes you drain balls, it is like the Strobe mode of Attack from Mars but badly done. Actually the more I think about it the more I think it is inspired on Attack from Mars but somehow they did not get it because it missing the flow.


Star Trek The Next Generation is a much better game. Real rules, classy artwork, recognizable music, funny remarks from the actual actors during play, a lot of hidden tricks and of course the 6 ball multiball and the two cannons! I hope they make a remake of that one so it will be more on location.

I really do not like the theme but this machine layout together with the rule set is surprisingly fun. Very well done.

It is a nice game for some plays but not to own. It becomes just too easy, games are too long, you can easily play for 20 minutes on one credit and after playing you get another credit in return. If you play it more times the speech and music become extremely irritating. Limited number of shots, it feels cheap, toy like, very maintenance prone.


I know three people that got it when it just came out and all three sold it within a few months. This machine was very over-hyped, it does not belong in the top 10, not even top 20. Don't make the mistake to buy this one.


Looking at other reviews is funny, for example:
Rating 10 "My new favorite game. I like it better than MM."
**** has owned this game in the past.

Almost 10 of 10. These are the only negatives: the play field is a bit empty, it can have more toys. The sound could have some more bass. But all of that can be easily fixed.

Severely overrated, one of the best Sterns but does not belong in the top 20. Sound and music is irritating, blurry animations. Good flow, okay rules but shots needed for progress are too repetitive. It gets boring quick. They could have done so much more within this theme.


The choice of movie quotes don't make sense, like "Everything went just fine until you brought a girl into it???"

Not great, could be so much better with this theme, look at the Popeye arcade. Upper playfield looks like a toilet seat. You can't see where to shoot. Left blue ramp obscures shots.

Just a solid 10, there is no better pinball machine.

Super theme but a but repetitive, only two flippers, limited shots, only hitting that castle. Too bad they did not hire the real Monty Python voice actors, these ones are a bit irritating with their fake accents.


Too bad the remake is exactly the same and they did not introduce the features that were planned for the original game but scrapped because of budget concerns. I would imagine that the budget is there with a $8000 vs a $3000 machine, even considering the devaluation of the dollar.

A good starter EM and also challenging for more experienced players. In competition the risk-reward of the horse shoe plays a large role in the outcome. You need accurate shots to get points and collect your bonus, and is difficult to roll over (has lights to indicate it rolled over 100k points).

There are several indirect shots, like playing billiards/pool and you to be strategic about those. You will also need some nudging to get most points out of the two pop-bumpers and the two kick-out holes on the top of the play-field, and use the kickback to collect when your bonus is topped. Amazing amount of features for a fully mechanical machine, fancy rules, extra ball, bonus increments and remembering specials and other status between players. I had to show friends that it did not have a computer or transistors and that everything is purely mechanical.

Good game for a playroom with parties, easy to understand and pool players can surprise you with trick shots causing high scores. Advanced players that experienced only modern machines will have to learn "real" pinball, they be can be a bit frustrated by their low scores and drains at first but after a while they get addicted to it when they start to understand that direct shots don't work. And yes, if it rolls over the 99999 it has a 100000 light good for another 99999 points.

A massive beast of a machine: indestructible and very heavy for its size.

This one should be in the top 10

Only played it on an emulator but I really like it. Would like to experience the real machine.

The super fun game. Nice sound, excellent play, good looks. I am still finding new tricks. It never be repetitive or boring. The people that made this game clearly had a good time and did put all creativity in it without looking at the budget.

Nice game but does absolutely not belong in the top 10 with the classics.

The Good:
It is a fast game
Not too easy
Build quality is good
Colorful
Complex rule-set makes it lasting longer

The Bad:
Sound is just playing recorded songs, not enough variation.
Not enough shots
Canon looks crappy and obscures the view
I don't care for the artwork, looks like a cheap fan poster.
The value will probably drop as first buyers like be get tired of it.

Played this game many times in arcades. Finally was able to get one affordable at Pinfest. It is just an excellent game, a perfect combination of easy and difficult shots, nice sounds and jokes. Very intelligent designed, many hidden tricks, the longer you play you find new things.

Relatively easy to maintain, even with all the toys. Because there were many made it is very well supported, with tutorials and videos. You can get replacement toys, plastics, decal, topper and stickers everywhere, even a new play field. There are a lot of options to build it out with extra toys and features.


I rated everything excellent, except animations and game lighting, there could be more and nicer animations and the play field is a little bit dark on the left in the back, I am thinking of adding a spot. Hopefully someone makes a new ROM with more and even better animations.


Family safe, not creepy and a hit with parties. Easy to understand why this machine is more wanted and expensive than others of the same era.

Extremely disappointing machine, I expected to like it because I liked Funhouse but the game is tedious. No replay value. Bad repetitive country music and annoying voice. The only good thing was the shaker motor.


Absolutely not family safe! Voices contain racist slurs, sexual references and a "funny" voice of a scared Indian taxi driver. Strangely enough these heads are more creepy than the one of Funhouse, like Chucky of Child's Play.


Glad I was able to sell it for a reasonable price, as there were 3 for sale at Pinfest for bargain prices.