Best 4-flipper game?

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#1 11 years ago

OP

MOF

mof

Mof Pinball

San Francisco, CA

11y 149K 13,303 25 94

I just picked up a Grand Lizard, and I had no idea how much I would love the non-stop action of a 4-flipper game. The Barry O' flow is AMAZING. One shot blends right into another over and over. Smooth as silk.

Can you name your favorite 4-flipper game?

SUMMARY
best 4-flipper games according to Pinsiders:

ACDC Premium/LE
Big Game
F 14
Grand Lizard
Joust
JD
Jungle Queen
King Pin
Medusa
Paragon
Popeye
Power Play
Radical
Road Show
Sea Witch
Sinbad
Skateball
TAF
TZ
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#2 11 years ago

PAG

Wizcat

Inactive member

Unknown

12y 48,650 281 3 10

TZ. End of thread

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#3 11 years ago

FED

hassanchop

Pinside member

12y 84,900 2,443 82

Quoted from Wizcat:
TZ. End of thread

lol

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#4 11 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,379 133 149

Roadshow.

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#5 11 years ago

TAM

tamoore

Pinside member

Grayling, MI

11y 123K 6,661 37 58

From a ranking standpoint, TZ.

From my perspective, Judge Dredd.

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#6 11 years ago

RUM

Rum-Z

Pinside member

Adrian, MI

13y 150K 3,972 29

I'd have to give my vote to TZ as well.

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#7 11 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

Pinside member

Seawitch
Skateball

#8 11 years ago

TAM

tamoore

Pinside member

Grayling, MI

11y 123K 6,661 37 58

I also really like Radical! The shots per flipper are kind of limited, but they're really cool shots!

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#9 11 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,379 133 149

Sinbad!

Paragon is also cool!

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#10 11 years ago

DAV

wayout440

Pinside member

F-14 Tomcat

#11 11 years ago

M W

mwong168

Pinside member

Toronto, ON

12y 62,550 1,721 11 49

Roadshow or Judge Dredd

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#12 11 years ago

GFD

dannunz

Pinside member

Tz

#13 11 years ago

JIM

McCune

Inactive member

12y 0 4,949

TAF

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#14 11 years ago

FED

hassanchop

Pinside member

12y 84,900 2,443 82

hmmmm..... seems like a pool will be nice?

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#15 11 years ago

LAS

HighNoon

Pinside member

11y 80,100 1,144 54

Big Game

--Luke

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#16 11 years ago

DAN

dbeeson

Pinside member

Guelph, ON

12y 41,900 304 61 12

Quoted from McCune:
TAF

+1. TZ a close second for me.

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#17 11 years ago

JMS

sneljo82

Inactive member

Swifterbant

11y 14,150 151 3

RS and TAF for me!

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#18 11 years ago

OPP

sleethering

Pinside member

Cleveland, OH

12y 51,400 859 6 46

AC/DC Premium/LE

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#19 11 years ago

JIM

McCune

Inactive member

12y 0 4,949

Quoted from sleethering:
AC/DC Premium/LE

I stand corrected and change my vote to this ^^^^^^^

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#20 11 years ago

ADM

Breadfan

Pinside member

Medford, OR

12y 55,300 1,858 12

POPEYE!

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#21 11 years ago

AMM

Mando

Prestige Pinball

Holly Springs, NC

12y 90,050 4,055 15 23

Quoted from McCune:
I stand corrected and change my vote to this ^^^^^^^

I will say this does not count since its in the lower playfield, unless of course a mode is enabled which uses both.

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#22 11 years ago

JLM

jlm33

Pinside member

Villejuif

11y 152K 5,892 7 169

Bobby Orr's Power play... for the seventies

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#23 11 years ago

AWB

tonystein24

Blocked

12y 101

TAF or TZ

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#24 11 years ago

DAD

boilerman

Pinside member

gtb king pin

#25 11 years ago

MOF

mof

Mof Pinball

San Francisco, CA

11y 149K 13,303 25 94

(posting summary in OP)

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#26 11 years ago

NAM

kwiKimart

Inactive member

San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

TZ

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#27 11 years ago

CAM

Jediturtle

Pinside member

Plymouth, WI

12y 109K 4,482 14 66

Dredd makes the best use of them all in my opinion. So much flow and looping possibilities utilizing all 4. You could combo that game all day long if you were good enough. Fun stuff.

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#28 11 years ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside member

Sana'a

12y 169K 40,235 18

F-14

You can't win - HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHA!

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#29 11 years ago

BLY

MrBally

Pinside member

Paradise, NV

12y 141K 13,931 22 1

Jungle Queen

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#30 11 years ago

LAS

HighNoon

Pinside member

11y 80,100 1,144 54

Quoted from MrBally:
Jungle Queen

That was my second choice.

--Luke

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#31 11 years ago

WUF

wolfy

Pinside member

Winston-salem, NC

14y 80,850 1,087 15 113 1

TZ TAF RADICAL

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#32 11 years ago

GWC

thepinballworks

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 117K 2,191

I vote for TAF

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#33 11 years ago

BRI

gweempose

Pinside Moderator

13y 154K 20,207 37

If you are counting mini-playfields, then TZ technically has 6 flippers.

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#34 11 years ago

LJH

GreyScale

Pinside member

Lawrence, KS

11y 66,150 398 244

Tie between TAF and WWFRR

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#35 11 years ago

HDC

HELLODEADCITY

Inactive member

15y 72,650 5,822 8

Quoted from MrBally:
Jungle Queen

Yeah! that is a good one

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#36 11 years ago

TRG

TomGWI

Pinside member

12y 143K 10,945 156

Quoted from McCune:
I stand corrected and change my vote to this ^^^^^^^

It's too late.

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#37 11 years ago

BRI

gweempose

Pinside Moderator

13y 154K 20,207 37

Quoted from TomGWI:
It's too late.

Yep. No takebackseys!

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#38 11 years ago

OP

MOF

mof

Mof Pinball

San Francisco, CA

11y 149K 13,303 25 94

I appreciate the contributions to helping me understand what the best 4-flipper games are. But I now know I need to start a new thread and ask:

"What 4-flipper game has its own dedicated UPPER playfield with at least THREE things to ACCOMPLISH? Is there a BETTER upper playfield in pinball than GRAND LIZARD with flippers CLOSE together to mimic the action of a lower PF?"
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/best-upper-playfield-pin

I examined the playfields in half of the games mentioned above, and couldn't find a dedicated upper PF that compares to GL, surely there's one out there...

I mean, I enjoy playing the upper and lower playfields equally in GL, so it's mind bogglingly good that way. Barry O' is a god.

-MOF

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#39 11 years ago

JLM

jlm33

Pinside member

Villejuif

11y 152K 5,892 7 169

Try Pinball Champ 82 ? Farfalla ? WPT ? Shrek/FGY ? - haven't checked how many different things you can achieve on these.

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#40 11 years ago

GMB

bigdaddy07

Pinside+ Frequent

O'fallon, MO

13y 106K 4,718 5 28

The three best I can think of.
TZ
AC/DC
JD

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#41 11 years ago

CJP

drshaw

Inactive member

Bountiful, UT

11y 44,400 349 6 50

Quoted from Wizcat:
TZ. End of thread

The camera shot while opening to left upper is incredible.

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#42 11 years ago

JRD

sanctumwear

Pinside member

Area 51, NV

11y 81,800 1,379 1

OP
Quoted from mof:
"What 4-flipper game has its own dedicated UPPER playfield with at least THREE things to ACCOMPLISH? Is there a BETTER upper playfield in pinball than Grand Lizard with flippers CLOSE together to mimic the action of a lower PF?"

Lightning
Medusa ??
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#43 11 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

Pinside+ Frequent

Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 159

I also vote TZ but I am almost apt to say RS.

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#44 11 years ago

???

edwinpblue

Inactive member

Saginaw, MI

11y 42,900 1,072 3

TAF. add a poll

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#45 11 years ago

MCF

pinfarmer

Pinfarmer Parts

Sarnia, ON

11y 42,800 409

Agree about JD.
Skateball is quite good for 4 flippers...why did I sell it...

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#46 11 years ago

???

Chem_Superfreak

Inactive member

Simpsonville, SC

11y 3,500 5

Roadshow and TAF for me!

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#47 11 years ago

ED

SPeD66

Pinside member

11y 54,900 908 6

OP
Quoted from mof:
"What 4-flipper game has its own dedicated UPPER playfield with at least THREE things to ACCOMPLISH? Is there a BETTER upper playfield in pinball than Grand Lizard with flippers CLOSE together to mimic the action of a lower PF?"
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/best-upper-playfield-pin

I examined the playfields in half of the games mentioned above, and couldn't find a dedicated upper PF that compares to GL, surely there's one out there...

Big Guns doesn't get a lot of love from most folks, but I dig it. 6 drop targets up top... bonus multipliers loop around the targets... kill the trolls behind the targets to relight gate.... and vuk shot at top center is achievable from the upper flippers to initiate multiball or fire the king's chamber into action. It's because of Big Guns that I'm hoping to score a Grand Lizard someday.
http://pinball.org/videos/gameplay-videos/big-guns/

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#48 11 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,379 133 149

OP
Quoted from mof:
"What 4-flipper game has its own dedicated UPPER playfield with at least THREE things to ACCOMPLISH? Is there a BETTER upper playfield in pinball than Grand Lizard with flippers CLOSE together to mimic the action of a lower PF?"

Royal Rumble is pretty good in this respect if I remember rightly... check it out...

Shrek/FG may also be worth a look...

Check out Pharoh too!! This is more than an upper playfield, and might fit the bill... BK too while we're on the split level games era! I guess these last two don't qualify re what you're looking for though since they don't have a standard flipper layout on the upper deck...