I dunno dude. I love passionate discussions and differing opinions, but there doesn't seem to be so much of that on Pinside as there are people testing out their open mic jokes and / or shuckin' for upvotes. Kind of annoying to see the same people saying the same variations on a theme in every thread.

That said, BM66 looks.... like it is way too expensive. I don't like the precident it sets for pinball pricing.

See what I mean? Why is it not acceptable that hoby1 can't share his opinion without being chastised for it, yet [insert Pinside Boys Club member here] has repeated themselves throughout this thread but you're not telling them that "u should drain the thread now"?

Or did I totally just answer my own question? Seems so.

Oh dear

I played it tonight! It's fun. Further impressions to follow; I'm tired after a long day of navigating the Los Angeles streets.

After a good nights rest...

It's a stunning looking piece of equipment. It definitely stands out from the crowd! The display is crystal clear and gorgeous. The playfield "pops".

The gameplay is a lot of fun! I can't really comment on how much of a BTK rehash it is, because I'm not very familiar with BTK. The crane is the same as BTK, but I don't remember a spinning target on BTK so... from my perspective, it's a "new" game. It's not like a Shrek / Family Guy retheme.

The bat phone rings a LOT. It makes a sound similar to the standard ringtone of an iPhone. No matter where I was in the room, I heard it ring, I reflexively checked my phone. Anyone talking shit about the Dialed In theme better not say they love Batman '66 or they're a complete hypocrite.

The music is freakin' AWESOME! It's got the iconic Batman sounds and themes, and the cool daddy jazz tunes that play are so refreshing to hear coming from a pin, especially in this day and age of RAWK RAWK RAWK.

The only issue I really saw with the game was the way that the ball would sometimes fling right off the Catwoman ramp into someplace random. It hurts when you think you successfully nailed a sweet ramp shot, only for the ball to become airborne straight down the middle.

The game is pretty damn cool, yawl. I'm not convinced that it's $12k worth of cool, but to those of you who are... more power to ya! And, invite me over.

Eh, $12k, $15k... I'm never going to be able to afford either so however much they spent on it, good for them.

Seems odd that you'd play "Ghostbusters" when it's between a Rob Zombie and an AMH... either you're a masochist or you're part of the "Spooky Isn't Real Pinball!" crowd.

You need to be part of the Pinside Boys Club to get away with that. To be one, ask one!

I was actually talking about AYCE Gogi, which is where the thin-skinned Rarehero played Batman '66. He clearly said that, and he also clearly said that he played "Ghostbusters" when a crowd came in wanting to play Batman '66. What a gentleman, that guy! Anyways, said "Ghostbusters" is between RZ and AMH.

On a side note, I played about a dozen games of RZ while there and I went from thinking "wow, this is really not good" to "whoa, this is quite different in style and artwork than what I'm accustomed to, this was pretty damn cool".

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That's an excellent observation. I think that it's almost jarringly outside of the norm and that's what turned me off about it at first... but then after multiple games - because you can't have an informed opinion without a bit of research - it clicked for me.

Dare I say I'm more interested in playing more RZ than B66, or is that going to lead to more people putting me on ignore?

nice work vicjw66 !! VOO has their initials all over those games, not easy to beat!

Damn, tough crowd.

Heh.

Oh. Well, haughtiness fits you to a tee. What's strange to me is that I thought you were one of the good guys on here.

That's fantastic. I think it's awesome that only certain members of Pinside can express their opinion without getting piled on. I gave my opinion that I think RZ might possibly more enjoyable FOR ME than Batman '66 and someone says "oh, I can see why you ignored him". Lololol. Rarehero ignored me because he's one of those e-warriors that can dish it out but can't take it.

What's strange to me is the amount of groupthink on Pinside. Whoop de effin' doo.

Off to league. Yawl PBCers have fun congratulating one another on your impeccable tastes.

Damn, back when they were fronted by John Cusack! Drip drip drip drip drip...

This reads to me like you're saying that you thoughtfully compose your every post on Pinside, while I just drool and bash against the keyboard and fling my dung all over your carefully worded missives. Am I wrong?

yeah, unless someone hurts your feelings

i know he's not reading this but i don't care

Oh, I'm already zooted dude. Purple Monkey Balls.

I still am curious to know if I'm understanding Mr. Good Guy or not. If I'm not, then.. color me chagrined. If I am..

Perhaps. I don't know, when people come out of the woodwork to reflect upon the musings of Rarehero while at the same time telling me I'm a martyr for expressing my opinion... it seems kind of a bit on the put down tip. (Did I mention I had some purple monkey balls?)

I definitely think there's a groupthink going on here. Dialed In was absolute shit when it was revealed; then one of the PBC played it and said "oh it's a good game!" and now people who haven't played it are all in. At the same time, Rob Zombie was the most anticipated title at one point, then one of the rad PBC dudes played it, didn't like it, publicly said so, and now the tide is turning.

Not trying to argue with you but I respectfully disagree. So many people are trying to be cool on Pinside - and heck, the rest of the internet - nobody wants to have the unpopular opinion. Remember, someone said "oh I see why you blocked [Cornelius]" only because I had a difference of opinion. The weakest of all sauces.

That might have been the case, sure.. but you can't say that RH hasn't trod rough shod over quite a few people's feelings here on Pinside. He's awful sensitive when anyone does it to him, though.. which, to me, is curious.

Anyways, whatever. Why put money into a machine you don't like?

Just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not out to get you.

I guess my reasoning is, you brought that up while in conversation with me directly, so I figured you MUST be referring to me. If you say that I'm wrong, okay, but if this was real life, that would be... weird.

Anyways, there might be an arguement to be had that I'm too sensitive, and yet? I'm not the one ignoring anyone on here. And it's funny because I'm pretty sure I saw ScaredHero at AYCE Gogi and even talked to him. Too bad we don't have that Black Mirror technology to block meanies IRL!