ViperVS's ratings
Pinsider ViperVS has rated 29 machines.
This page shows all all these ratings, and forms ViperVS's personal top 29.
Rating comments
Vantaa
7.354/10
5 years ago
Batman Forever Sega, 1995
Great game for the price.
Cabinet art is a slight let down. But that's a minor issue.
More importantly the playfield art is actually good compared to other DE/Sega games.
Make sure to upgrade the backbox speakers to 4" coaxial ones. Easy to do. Best 30$ you can spend. Stock speakers will hurt your ears.
You might also have to do something about those flipper coils (at least to the right one), because you can rarely make the left ramp with the stock ones. And it will be impossible after two games when the coil has warmed a bit. How did this end up in the production like this?
A bit difficult for new and average players. Very narrow shots and ramps.
Cabinet art is a slight let down. But that's a minor issue.
More importantly the playfield art is actually good compared to other DE/Sega games.
Make sure to upgrade the backbox speakers to 4" coaxial ones. Easy to do. Best 30$ you can spend. Stock speakers will hurt your ears.
You might also have to do something about those flipper coils (at least to the right one), because you can rarely make the left ramp with the stock ones. And it will be impossible after two games when the coil has warmed a bit. How did this end up in the production like this?
A bit difficult for new and average players. Very narrow shots and ramps.
9.700/10
5 years ago
Metallica (Pro) Stern, 2013
Facelift version of the game (With factory led and new SAM backbox) looks very good. Old whitestar version looks really cheap.
Big respect for the band members for the effort of doing the custom callouts and comments.
Art and music is a matter of taste, but I think they did very well. One of the best playfield layouts there is.
"Only" one toy (sparky), but man is it well made.
Big respect for the band members for the effort of doing the custom callouts and comments.
Art and music is a matter of taste, but I think they did very well. One of the best playfield layouts there is.
"Only" one toy (sparky), but man is it well made.
9.300/10
5 years ago
Star Trek (Pro) Stern, 2013
Very good looking stern. They finally decided to get rid of those awful photoshop faces from the playfield.
Plays very fast and has a great flow. Very good dots and sounds.
Some did not like the cabinet art. I think it's spot on.
Plays very fast and has a great flow. Very good dots and sounds.
Some did not like the cabinet art. I think it's spot on.
9.300/10
5 years ago
Deadpool (Pro) Stern, 2018
Man I love this one. I wasn't a deadpool fan, but I liked arcade/fighting aspect, which seems to divide opinions.
Layout is refreshingly new.
One month after it's release the code is already very good. Stern is doing a great job!
Zombie Yeti art is 11/10.
Sound Music 10/10
Animations 10/10
Not so good:
Shots/flow 7/10 - A bit clunky and choppy.
Other games look pretty cheap after this (Iron Maiden and Ghostbusters being exception).
Layout is refreshingly new.
One month after it's release the code is already very good. Stern is doing a great job!
Zombie Yeti art is 11/10.
Sound Music 10/10
Animations 10/10
Not so good:
Shots/flow 7/10 - A bit clunky and choppy.
Other games look pretty cheap after this (Iron Maiden and Ghostbusters being exception).
5.762/10
6 years ago
Party Zone Bally, 1991
It's a cheapest B/W DMD for a reason. There's not much to shoot for. Very shallow ruleset.
Sound quality is below average.
Gameplay is hard and ball times can be very short.
I really wanted to like it. I even bought a second one. But that left from my collection just as fast.
Sound quality is below average.
Gameplay is hard and ball times can be very short.
I really wanted to like it. I even bought a second one. But that left from my collection just as fast.
7.612/10
6 years ago
Johnny Mnemonic Williams, 1995
If you like fast gameplay and soundtrack then this is it. Movie was a flop but pinball came out just fine.
Those were the days where they actually made an effort with playfield toys (movable CyberGlove).
A lot of fun for the price.
Those were the days where they actually made an effort with playfield toys (movable CyberGlove).
A lot of fun for the price.
8.499/10
6 years ago
Judge Dredd Bally, 1993
Great overall package for the price. One of the best B/W backglasses. I liked the playfield art too. Lots of stuff on the playfield since it's a widebody. Fast and challenging.
The deadworld feels pretty useless without the mod. It could have been implemented better.
Excellent sounds and DMD.
Guitar soundtrack can be annoying to some, but I liked it.
The deadworld feels pretty useless without the mod. It could have been implemented better.
Excellent sounds and DMD.
Guitar soundtrack can be annoying to some, but I liked it.
5.881/10
6 years ago
High Roller Casino Stern, 2001
I personally don't like the feel of those early Sterns. Does not feel even close as good as the older B/W games.
On paper this looks promising: 2 major playfield mechanisms (roulette and slot machine), drop targets, 4 slingshots, ball locks, spinner etc.
Art quality was one of the worst I have seen. Print quality on the playfield and especially on the cabinet was pretty bad. Did not like the backglass quality either. Washed out colors and bad contrast. Looked like it was printed on a plain copy paper.
For a 2001 pin, you would expect a better sound quality too.
Atleast ruleset was decent.
You can see that this was a low budget build. But then again it does not cost much today either.
So if you are not picky, getting it for your 1st pinball machine, why not...
On paper this looks promising: 2 major playfield mechanisms (roulette and slot machine), drop targets, 4 slingshots, ball locks, spinner etc.
Art quality was one of the worst I have seen. Print quality on the playfield and especially on the cabinet was pretty bad. Did not like the backglass quality either. Washed out colors and bad contrast. Looked like it was printed on a plain copy paper.
For a 2001 pin, you would expect a better sound quality too.
Atleast ruleset was decent.
You can see that this was a low budget build. But then again it does not cost much today either.
So if you are not picky, getting it for your 1st pinball machine, why not...
8.279/10
6 years ago
Bram Stoker's Dracula Williams, 1993
It's tough but fair. But I guess this makes you a better player too. With lightning flippers, playtimes can be short.
I like the flipper and gameplay feel the most on this era (Fliptronic). Later WPC-S feels a bit strange.
Theme integration and mood/atmosphere is excellent. I like the (blood)red DMD. Ruleset is not very deep, but there is enough challenge for an average player to try to stack those 3 multiballs.
Very nice art. Only exception maybe being the backglass. But that's not bad either.
I like the flipper and gameplay feel the most on this era (Fliptronic). Later WPC-S feels a bit strange.
Theme integration and mood/atmosphere is excellent. I like the (blood)red DMD. Ruleset is not very deep, but there is enough challenge for an average player to try to stack those 3 multiballs.
Very nice art. Only exception maybe being the backglass. But that's not bad either.
7.069/10
6 years ago
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Data East, 1993
The best DataEast backglass and playfield art. I generally don't like DE playfield art at all, but this one was an exception probably because of the cartoon style. Sound quality could have been better.
