Yep, pinball is a terrible investment. And they're usually stuffed by the time you sell them.

The game looks great, and the LE with the black trim will look sweet. I've already owned, restored, played to death and sold an original AFM and am still tempted. Love the LE/SE package and the extras seem pretty cool.

Honestly the only thing I really don't like about the SE and LE is the window cut-out over the LCD with the digital Bally logo. "Insert logo here". Don't think it's necessary and really think it would have been better without it.

Just a minor whinge. Looking forward to playing it in Texas.

It's a random award from the stroke of luck scoop. Usually awards every couple of games. Not the best video mode but not the worst.

Had no idea. How is it different?

Played a few games on the LE at TPF. Plays almost exactly like the original. But a couple of things were a let down.

The most obvious were the insert LED's. Colours were harsh, but the blinking was terrible - you almost couldn't see the inserts blinking. On the 3 saucer stand ups for example, it was almost impossible to tell which ones you had hit and which ones you hadn't. Not sure if this is fixable but I also remember it on MMR.

The translite printing was terrible - dull colours and seemed poor quality printing. It was missing the clear cutout parts of the original.

Between the topper, the green rails, the lit speakers and the huge display, the LE overall felt a bit like an over pimped slot machine - completely over the top with way too much bling. Lets try and add everything we can to this game. Not only was it so far from the original as possible, it just looked kitsch and tacky. Of course that's my personal opinion and some may like it.

But play wise it was good - like a new AFM. Very fast and smooth. If you're happy with all the above, it's a winner.

Not on the one I played.

I think if you haven't owned AFM before, the classic is definitely the go value wise (if you're happy with the blinking and the translite.)