DefDumBlindKid's ratings

There is no doubt, this is a classic! A true successor to the series. Wow! Even at this early stage of development it is better than anything of recent memory. The ruleset harkens back to the Bally days, and that’s a beautiful thing. The theme, gameplay and content are all amazing. This is going to be a real collectors item. Pick up an LE while you still can

I enjoy the game, it’s a unique layout and great theme integration. It needs its code improved upon, but I believe that will happen. This one will stay in my collection, but then again, most end up staying in my collection.

Perfect pinball. What more is there to say? I call it a ‘Pinball Trainer’ . It gets players used to making shots and completing common pinball objectives. Great fun for newbs and pros alike. I’ve heard it called everything from easy to difficult. Once you are comfortable with the layout, achieving Scared Stiff should be possible.

If you haven’t experienced the Stiff o Meter, you haven’t fully played pinball.

This is the first ‘80s game in the Top 100, and it’s a Pin from 1981! Amazing! Art, theme integration , layout, gameplay, it’s got it all. Get one while you can.

I own a Cactus Canyon with the ‘Continued’ code installed. It’s an amazing game. It’s a basic layout and toys are minimal. There is a moving mine entrance, a bash toy and a train toy. Nothing fancy, but the ‘contiuned’ code takes it to the next level.

These games are worth a small fortune.

I'm going to come right out and say it, this is the best pinball machine I have ever played. I own one, and nothing could have prepared me for the awesome experience this game is right out of the box. This game is very similar to Twilight Zone, but on Steroids, and possibly with twice as many toys. That's an accomplishment.

The one flaw is the 'there's no place like home' ball save. Toto is perfect, why does TNPLH how've to be 10 times harder? it's too long and hard. Other than that, this game is as close to perfection that I've ever seen. I don't care about the stupid controversies. This is exactly what we need to improve our choices in an industry dominated by one company with declining quality.
Even with 1 caveat, it's a 10.00
Thank you Jerset Jack! Wow, what a pinball machine.

Blacker than black. The most metal pinball game ever. The most antisocial metal kid in your 80s High School class has nothing on Centaur.

I must like this game, because the morbid theme is not my favorite. If you don't mind the sight of corpses and severed heads, this is one of the best pins Ever made. The rule set is amazingly varied with many different strategies, the shots flow quickly with several bash toys, and a ‘crossbow’ that launches the ball. It’s a fast game with no physical ball lock, multi balls and modes are triggered by bashing toys or dropping banks of stand up targets. This is what I call ‘Modern Pinball’. On the reliability side, Stern is a bit wonky, but hey, this game is a winner. You’ll need to learn to fix a few things along the way.

The rules are not intuitive, for me at least. I had to read the rule sheet, but once I did, the game really opened up to me. Highly recommend to read the rule sheet.


UPDATE : TWD received another update in late 2017, and it further improves the already super deep game code. Lyman is to be commended for continuing to support and improve the title.

This is only the greatest pinball on earth. Joining the circus is an amazing wizard mode. JPops best effort in my opinion. Beautiful, deep, fun, rare. Wow.

Probably the game that gets the most plays in the house. Great theme, layout and rule set make this a classic. A must have in any collection.

Probably my all time favorite pin. I would only put MM above it, due to the fact that MM is such a pure pinball experience. Twilight Zone is complicated, mystifying, and just jam packed with cool shots and features. Not leaving my collection, hopefully ever.

Update ... I just learned that I will be having to replace out the entire power driver board, the big one, under the play field. There was a bad switch connection on the board. Chicago Gaming is sending out the new board, but that's a 3 hour service for me to pay for, and the game has been down and or buggy pretty much the entire time I've had it for 3 months. This might make me think twice about future purchases from Chicago Gaming...

Just like the original. This is the game all others are judged by. It's a great pin for new players to learn the various objectives and rule set associated with modern pinball machines. I own one, and I wouldn't sell it. If/when they stop making these, expect the prices to climb up there with the original.