Quoted from Rarehero:

That is foolish...mediocre is too kind for that list.
GOT = Sub-Mediocre
SW = A mess
AS = Mediocre
BM = BM
GB = Box of vomit
The SPIKE era has been massively disappointing. Most of the SAM games were really great...and if not great, really damn good. Whitestar had some gems, too.

Quoted from PW79:

Stern
If you're reading this
Hire back Keefer

Quoted from Who-Dey:

Yep same thing happened to me a long time ago when I said RZ sucked. You would have thought I killed someone's kid or something with how mad people got at me over saying that lmao.

Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:

Yah but...we don’t all know. Yes TWD has developed a cult following - definitely among the owners, and maybe others, but it’s very unclear to the masses how “great” it is. It’s only #20 on Pinside, and everyone knows how “newb centric”Pinside is. If TWD was so universally admired it would be in the Top 10 of Pinside.
I have no idea how great or deep the code is, because in the first year or so, when I had the most opportunities to play it, the code was very incomplete. Frankly, I don’t really care for the layout or most of the shots, but I’ll be the first to admit that great code solves a lot of problems.
TWD also shipped with ridiculous call outs by “BBH redneck guy”. So, again, no, I haven’t heard Clelands remix or anyone else’s.
To me TWD is ok. I’ll play it when I see it on route, but will I ever get to most of the code you owners rave about it? Maybe, but doubt it. And I sure as shit won’t hear what’s happening in a bar or whatever.
Ice, I need an invite. About 48 hours of straight beer and pinball in your crib to figure out if you’re right about TWD, BM66, GB etc. whaddaya say?

Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:

You’re probably proving my point. If IM ratings started today, for the first time, I’ll bet it would be ranked a lot higher, but the poison pill had already been digested before people finally figured out how rad IM is.
TWDs rating level was ordained when it shipped with crappy code and non- show (and random redneck) call outs. It could be the best game evah(!) and never crack top 10 at this point. Are TWDs selling for a premium on secondary market?
BM may suffer a similar fate, regardless of the Lyman factor.
Full disclosure, BM66 was my favorite game at Allentown, and I played them all. But there is a decent chance no one even notices - except hard core players - once the code is finally complete.

Quoted from Rarehero:

Speaking of pure greatness....gonna fire up some Super Mario Odyssey! No more pinball lol byeeeeeeeee

Quoted from Who-Dey:

For kids I’d say it is.

Quoted from o-din:

Iron Maiden got delayed alright.
They are still trying to figure out how to work "Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter" into the mix without Trudeau.

Quoted from AAAV8R:

The new IM pin has been revealed. The artwork looks amazing, it has a kick-ass song list, the playfield looks awesome, and the Pro model looks like it will come with a bunch of great features included.
So what are we seeing on the Stern Iron Maiden thread? Is it multiple pages of eager buyers? Or is it page after page of people vowing not to buy the pin because of the teaser video the other day?

Quoted from Who-Dey:

Im really confused. You say that Stern is kicking ass with the Iron Maiden pin but they're doing it all wrong "again". After you say that Stern is selling more games than all the other companies combined and its a great time to be a pinball fan.

Quoted from Who-Dey:

Oh ok, i couldnt figure out what you was trying to say lol.

I would probably take offense to that but coming from a guy that has WOZ ranked #1, your idiotic comments are understable.

Quoted from Chambahz:

Well that would explain why you tend to call Stern fans “white knights”.
To each their own.
It’s actually pretty funny how one man’s trash is another man’s treasure in this hobby.

Quoted from Who-Dey:

It’s probably a fun game but i couldn’t own it because of the theme alone. Its also nowhere near a #1 ranked pin unless you’re a 10 year old girl maybe.