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POLL: Andromeda vs Cyclopes

By Whysnow

5 years ago


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“Which is better and why?”

  • Andromeda 15 votes
    33%
  • Cyclopes 22 votes
    48%
  • Neither, Gameplan... who are they? 9 votes
    20%

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#1 5 years ago

these posts are stupid, but why not...

I have tired of all the usual suspects and completely unbalanced polls that pit a clear winner A lister against an out dated C lister.

Lets try this with some oddballs that should be evenly matched in the D lister category for most people

Which do you prefer and why?

Lets examine them both.
They are like ugly monster cousins born the same year of Gameplans demise in 1985. Beautiful art, decent game play, oddball rules, challenging.

Andromeda >> https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/andromeda
Sept 1985 with a purported 500 made but reports are that reality is more like 250
Ed Cubela and Mike Kubin co-design; Mike's final game and some great ones from his mind with Seawitch and Warlock
Oddball design with 4 pops (1 oddball bottom pop), 1 spinner, 6 drops

Cyclopes >> https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/cyclopes
Oct 1985 with a purported 400 made but reports are that reality is more like 250 also
Roger Sharpe's final credited game design of 10 total games and probably his second best behind barracora.
Oddball design with 3 somewhat random pops, 2 spinners, 8 drops and standups behind.

Lets hear is oddball game raters.

What wins this match up and why?

#2 5 years ago

also, not to skew the poll but shameless ISO

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#5 5 years ago

I should change the title to click bait

"Which is better? Iron Maiden or Houdini"

#6 5 years ago
Quoted from Russell:

Cyclopes is a much better layout. Wide open, and the lower pop is great. Andromeda has that bank on the right that makes that side feel too congested. Both have cool, weird art.

I do wish Andromeda had an outlane in the lower pop like Cyclopes.

I like the lower drop section of Andromeda since it is well weighted for physical risk v reward.

I think the Andromeda art beats Cyclopes soundly, but I like Cyclopes as a character better

interesting fact that Williams apparently ran a prototype Cyclops in 1980

https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/cyclops

I wonder what this game looked like...

#10 5 years ago

lol

would be awesome if that was andromeda tied up!

#14 5 years ago

man, look at this tight poll...

almost as good as the ladies on the cyclopes pf

apparently the one in the hand on the bglass is Josh and Zach's mom...

#15 5 years ago
Quoted from InfiniteLives:

but the background music on andromeda is super annoying to me and would grow old pretty fast at home

lol
i love that annoying music

Cyclopes and Andromeda are very similar in sound package but admittedly I have little time on cyclopes in a good audio environment.

I really need to get one to put next to andromeda!

2 months later
#19 5 years ago
Quoted from vdojaq:

I have never played either one of these. I had a deal working on a Cyclopes local to me, but a movie that my wife had to see and bangerjay beat me to it. Anyway, just by pure layout, the Cyclopes looks like the winner to me.

Jay, that punk

I think it is the borat swimsuit. All the chicks dig it and brings in all the tray one-eyed dudes also.

I should hopefully be able to make a side by side comparison soon enough...

#21 5 years ago
Quoted from vdojaq:

His next pinball olympics is clothing optional.

pretty sure they are all clothing optional?

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