Prices will always be solid on AC/DC Premium IMO. I think it deserves and will always have a 6k(ish)+ price tag.

Spiderman has definitely leveled out on price and is fantastic!

I own both and it would be a VERY tough call to decide which to sell first....

Here's what it comes down to:

SM = Mode Based
AC/DC = Bash Fest Score Based

It's your personal preference at that point (but I will say the color changing LED's on AC/DC after the newest update push it over the top!!)

With the new AC/DC code released this week, the game will at least hold it's current value, if not appreciate.

Premium's seem to be right at $6500-$6900

I own both, after the update AC/DC > SM in my opinion.

Considering your a mode junkie, spiderman seems more like a better fit If you decide I have several titles you may not tire of bash games as fast I like mostly mode games with a bash game in the line up. I would like an acdc, but I am more of a mode player so it would be my only bash game. Good luck man.

AC/DC I have had both SM is gone and AC/DC is never leaving. My favorite game of all time.

Have both and would keep ACDC if I had to choose between the 2. SM is fun game & may be the better choice if you like working through modes but for just a pure rush you cant beat ACDC. I'd buy a ACDC premium NIB now & work on picking up a SM down the road to compliment it.

I have no idea what you just said! lol

ACDC Premium + 1.6 code

I'd rather be playing SM ALL NIGHT LONG.... (Honestly, it seems that many of the pro-ACDC comments are from recent purchasers still justifying their outlay.) SM is a solid game that has stood the test of time.

SM

SM without a doubt. Just such a complete game super flow mode based play with one of the best rulesets out there IMO. I know many love AC/DC nothing against that pin but for me it just does not measure up to SM. That goes double for putting them into a smaller collection/lineup.

My only worry with AC/DC would be getting tired of the songs. I like the band, they are OK, but I am not a fan. Watching the video the other day of the new 1.6 code, I heard Hell's Bell's, almost the complete song, 3 times. That is more than I've heard that song in the past 10 years, and frankly, it was enough.

I will reserve my final opinion until I get to play one for a solid couple of hours.

As to the OPS question, SM.

Spiderman is the best without doubt, go with it !

ACDC is the flavor of the week. Literally. Sounds like a great game - it better be, right?!!

SM has stood the test of time. Not many Sterns have really increased in value, especially 5 years after it came out. SM has considerably.

I want an ACDC, and may trade in my SM to get one...but that's after enjoying SM for 3 solid years. I hope ACDC has that kinda staying power. Pinball needs more Epic machines. And SM is Epic.

Sm,Although I have not played acdc LE or premium or the new code,SM is hard to beat!

It doesn’t seem like there is a good or bad choice here. I enjoy AC/DC more but I am an AC/DC fan. SM is a really good game also. Just go with what you like best.

Sm is a great game, but ACDC ( LE or Premium ) for me at least, is a more fun playing experience. That being said I'm looking to add SM soon.

I'd give the nod to sm before the acdc update.
With 1.6 I think it's pretty even and just down to personal choice.

ACDC all the way. I've owned two SMs and ACDC is the new king of speed and flow. Personally, I've never seen a Spiderman movie and I dig ACDC music.

Only 2 or 3 of the SM modes are any good. It may have traditional "modes" but that is one of the few things that SM doesn't do well. SM is a very good game, but I think it gets old, the modes aren't all that and it's not as good as AC/DC.

God I f'n hate when people say shit like that. Is there not the remotest possibility that we are actually enjoying the damn game? I guess I could be a prick as well and say your choice of SM is to justify your outlay. So lame. Such a stupid post. No one can predict how they're going to feel 5 years from now. Neither can you. Opinions change. Who cares. But to basically state that the only reason people are enjoying their ACDC is to justify the expense is arrogant, and makes you look like an asshole.

Just one man's opinion.

Well said.
And isn't every AC/DC owner a "Recent Purchaser"?
As if that somehow magically makes our opinions of the game useless.

Sorry for the foul language. But I showed him as much respect as he deserved.

Hmmmm what about the people that have both & prefer ACDC???

Those opinions don't count of course, SM has stood the test of time I think SM is stale as hell.

SM has stood the test of time, if you consider 5 to 6 years to be the test. Whatever. Ignore the senseless.

You can't lose with either title here, but AC/DC is my favorite pin in the world right now.

I have both too, SM and AC/DC. SM was my number 1 pin before the 1.6 update for AC/DC.
Now AC/DC is my new number 1 BUT SM is sill good and I keep both. Wouldn't trade anyone of them.

I strongly recommend finding a local collector in your area that has both of these before you buy either one online. A case of beer should give access to their gameroom. Don't base a 5k-6k+ decision on feeback and videos.

Both of these games need to be really dialed in, and compared side by side.

Opinions and likes change. If there is one thing I have noticed with pinball, it's "Trust no ones opinion but your own."

Those that say xxxx is the best pin ever, may end up selling it in /2 weeks/2 months/2 years for the next best pin ever, even if they say, I will never sell it!

So, play the heck out of them if you can before you buy. And if it turns out in a couple weeks/months you don't like it, don't sweat it. Sell it and move on.

I'm just one man with an opinion as well.....and I completely agree with what you said.

I will not make a recommendation, but I can't see anyone that loves pinball and likes AC/DC not being absolutely in LOVE with this pin.

Sold my Spiderman and I have no regret,don't know what people have with this game
ac/dc for my part is the best game of this 2 games

win-win

I owned SM; great game on location but once i heard the sounds, the theme got to me. so i sold it in less than a year. If you can stand the annoying narration and repetitive call outs, its a great game. Or, put it on mute and play an ACDC record in the background lol

I do not have enough play on an ACDC to comment whether its a keeper or not. But from reading all the comments, and watching all the videos. It sounds like a hit.

In either case, you can never wrong with a Ritchie/Sheets game.

This is a tough choice. Both are top-5-ever pins. I would have to give the advantage to ACDC after the latest update.

9 & 18 on here

SM...no hesitation.

I have both. Neither are for sale but if one had to leave, it would be S-M. AC/DC was a blast with 1.52 version software, but 1.6 has taken it to a new level. AC/DC would be the last of my pins to leave. Pure fun!

YMMV. Play before you pay!

Sm No question

SM FTW !!

This will be a good question in a years time. Both very cool contraptions imo.

I own both. Today I vote acdc. Last week I couldn't stop playing sm. both great but new acdc code inches it slightly in front. Of my 7 machines these r the only two games I have played in weeks. Xmen needs new code now or it won't be turned on.....!

Acdc is hands down the most addictive pin I have ever owned. I owned it for 5 months well past honeymoon. I have pinball ADD and many good titles have come and gone. Especially mode based. Like Lotr and Tron. Acdc doesnt get old like the others.

Also depends on the type of player you are. Acdc is fast and challenging. It demands good ball control and will make you a better player. Especially the pro. Shorter ball times makes for great Pinball with friends.

Acdc is also a new generation of stern with bright led display, corner leg brackets and better sound. And nib smell.

Get a nib acdc and trade later for sm. Doubt you will.

While I don't have NEAR the history with pins as some of you do, I've had the "Top 2." TZ and STTNG. While I WILL have another STTNG, I'm not concerned with getting TZ again. Or playing it again for that matter.

I have played a lot of pins, and ACDC s***s on any other one I've played. It's insane.

You will have an AC/DC Premium to play over here soon enough!