ss-pinball's ratings

Flash...I know some hate the sound. I love the sound.
I kinda love the cabinet.
This has gotta be one of the ugliest back glasses in all of pinball.
The playfield isn't really an improvement.

It feels like a fast EM.

It isn't horrible but I wouldn't want it in limited lineup.
I do want to find a junker and pick it up cheap and fix it and play it more...just pimp it out and maybe it'll grow on me?
Probably a great first pin. Probably pretty easy to sell a running one to someone when you want to move up.

I want to like Xenon. I really, really do.
This pin has one of the all time great back glasses in all of pinball. No real contest. It is among the greatest.
It probably has the sexiest female sci-fi voice in all of pinball--I can't even think of another one.

The game play is...not good. Slow.
Maybe it was the copy of the game I've played on location a few times...
but it is tough to care about this pin.
I think I'd rather play almost anything else.

I played this for the first time today.
I liked it more than I thought I would.
Pick one up on the cheap and you will be entertained for a while.

Maybe I just don't get it.
It was slow and not really interesting.

I really want to like this pin. It can be quite fast but there doesn't seem to be much to do here after the first few games.

Some people LOVE this pin.
I've played a few different examples and I find that it is a vicious drain monster....

like: plunge the ball AND IT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN THE DRAIN.
No chance to change your fate. No way to catch the ball. No way to play.

I do not understand why ANYONE would approach this pin.

Recently played this for the first time.

BORING.

I don't get it.
Maybe I just don't like wide bodies.

One of the best back glasses in pinball.

Wide AND slow.
There is really nothing to do with this pin.
All of that wide open space.

This playfield layout is kinda similar to Silverball Mania--also has great art and easily outgrown lastability.

I hate the double flippers.

This is an example of a pin that is fun to play but ugly AF to look at.

Get yours cheap and re-theme it!

When I first played this pin it didn't do much for me but I find myself interested in playing it even if I have to drop some quarters.

Lots to do in this game and the theme is outstanding.
Honestly, I think someone should reissue the pin with either the TV show or the original comic strip license. Keep game play about the same ("greed" might not make sense with other Addams themes...and the callouts are unique) but if you could come up with a work around for those minor issues, I think somebody would sell a ton more of these.

An alltime classic.
Go play PINBOT

I played this before I played the original Black Knight.
I love the call outs, the theme and the gameplay.

Whatever you do don't forget to lock that ball!

A few months ago this pin vanished from the local barcade.

Devastated.

Great theme. Over the top art and that ball...

"The machine that saved pinball."

'Nuff said!

I play this whenever I see it.
Great Spooky theme.
Fun play.

I can't get enough of this pin.

If drops and spinners are your thing, THIS IS THE PIN!

Takes you back to 1980 too. Those sounds. That voice!

Edited to include:
Honestly, when someone asks you what pin they should buy as their first pin Blackout should be one of the first few that come to mind.
It has the "one more game factor"
The game is simple enough to learn for beginners.
It remains challenging (those greens ain't all that easy to aim at) and the Blackout hole is frustratingly easy to hit when you haven't met the mission objectives and elusive when you have.
The worst is when you hit everything on the first ball and mercilessly drain in short order right from the spinners.

This is fast, pure pinball.

The only complaint is that it is a single ball game.

I love this pin so much I own two!

I don't have nearly enough time on this pin.
I love it.
Game play doesn't get old and I can't think of a better theme.

I played this for the first time today. The first thought in my head was that the upper part of the playfield reminds me A LOT of Iron Maiden: the right hand flipper and upper loop thing.

Most Stern efforts are at least ok at this point.
They seemed to have called this one in.
It's fun. We'll see how it holds up.

I've played 3 or 4 different copies of this pin and I just do not understand the hype.

I get that Raiders and Last Crusade are among my favorite films and Indiana Jones is simply AWESOME but the pin puts me to sleep.

Played this for the first time today. Great fun. Lots of targets. Scoring and rules seem pretty straightforward. Will definitely take the time to play this pin in the future.

Had a blast playing this Classic Stern.
Looking for one to fill the "Classic Stern Slot" in the lineup.

Played this pin today for a while.
More fun than I remembered.
More shots than I remembered.

Probably my Holy Grail pin.
the art is a bit busy--but most of the pins from that time are.
the game is brutal and unforgiving and then you want to play one more..and then one more...and then one more....

I think the art is the weakest part of this pin.
It plays GREAT.
Always in the mood to play one more game.

This was my favorite pin for a while.
Straightforward play.
Appeals to casual players and newbies.

It has maybe the best back glass in pinball.

Solid fun for a while, can't really keep up with newer pins.

Still has the best back glass in pinball though.

Hate the busy, gross art BUT I love playing this pin.

This is my first Pin!
The art package seems to be a bit confused. They ships look like fighter planes, not space ships, yet they are flying around in space. I know it is a space game but it feels more like the art wants to be a fighter plane game. Many of the areas on the playfield actually look like they are worn spots when in fact they are just weirdly blotchy. I guess they are supposed to be engine discharge or explosions. The art is merely ok, not great.

Game play is entertaining. There are a few shots: the ramp, the spinner/orbit, the multi-ball target at the top center of the pf and the multi-ball lock. The spinner and the ramp are not easy shots. Multi-ball is only two balls and isn't as overwhelming as newer pins.

Disappointed that there are no call-outs but the sound chip takes me back to 1983 in less than 3 seconds. The sounds are FANTASTIC.

This is a solid, fun, underappreciated pin.

I could play this game all day. I love everything about the pin. It is challenging and it never gets boring.

Whenever I pass this pin I drop in and play. It was the first and second game I ever got a free play on. Nothing about the game is particularly difficult. The shots are satisfying and one doesn't even need to have a particularly deep knowledge of the rule set. If you just guard the drain and make some shots it is a fun and repeatable way to spend some time.

I think this table is one of the most fun out there.

Every time I see it, I need to play.