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Best Classic Stern Game, for Gameplay

By Jr99svt

4 years ago


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“Pick Three of you favorite Playing Games”

  • Catacomb 16 votes
    3%
  • Nine Ball 51 votes
    9%
  • Quicksilver 74 votes
    13%
  • Meteor 73 votes
    13%
  • Dragonfist 8 votes
    1%
  • Viper 4 votes
    1%
  • Ali 12 votes
    2%
  • Nugent 4 votes
    1%
  • Pinball 3 votes
    1%
  • Freefall 8 votes
    1%
  • Stargazer 61 votes
    10%
  • Flight 2000 33 votes
    6%
  • Stars 56 votes
    10%
  • Orbitor 1 6 votes
    1%
  • Lightning 6 votes
    1%
  • Split Second 6 votes
    1%
  • Seawitch 54 votes
    9%
  • Cheetah 11 votes
    2%
  • Galaxy 9 votes
    2%
  • Big Game 31 votes
    5%
  • Wild Fyre 1 vote
  • Galaxy 5 votes
    1%
  • Iron Maiden 11 votes
    2%
  • Magic 7 votes
    1%
  • Trident 10 votes
    2%
  • Dracula 8 votes
    1%
  • Hot Hand 3 votes
    1%
  • Lectronamo 4 votes
    1%
  • Stingray 6 votes
    1%
  • Magic 3 votes
    1%

(Multiple choice - 584 votes by 268 Pinsiders)

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#30 3 years ago
 
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Out of the classic Sterns I've played, in descending order

Stars - I think it's pure pinball and elegantly simple
Meteor - Best spinner rip game?
Cheetah - if it wasn't for the art and the stock software with unlimited bonus collects, I think this would be way more in demand. So many good shots.
Flight 2000 - I love the spinner rule, the 3 bank drops, and giant bonus x to build up. Dinged for how much space the multiball takes up
Big Game - Weirdly addicting
Seawitch - I didn't love this as much as others (I really like The Beatles though)
Free Fall - Love the art and goofy angles
Magic - Meh
Lightning - Super meh

Really want to play an Ali and a Quicksilver. I'd like to see what sort of minor improvements they could make to Quicksilver like Seawitch and The Beatles.

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#59 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from TreyBo69:

Out of the classic Sterns I've played, in descending order
Stars - I think it's pure pinball and elegantly simple
Meteor - Best spinner rip game?
Cheetah - if it wasn't for the art and the stock software with unlimited bonus collects, I think this would be way more in demand. So many good shots.
Flight 2000 - I love the spinner rule, the 3 bank drops, and giant bonus x to build up. Dinged for how much space the multiball takes up
Big Game - Weirdly addicting
Seawitch - I didn't love this as much as others (I really like The Beatles though)
Free Fall - Love the art and goofy angles
Magic - Meh
Lightning - Super meh
Really want to play an Ali and a Quicksilver. I'd like to see what sort of minor improvements they could make to Quicksilver like Seawitch and The Beatles.

I've played a few more classic Sterns since then. New ranking

Stars - it's perfect
Meteor - almost perfect
Star Gazer - beautiful and interesting
Cheetah - ugly but very interesting
Dragonfist - one of the most unique geometries
Quicksilver - solid
Flight 2000 - still love the spinner to drops shot
Big Game - it's good
Seawitch - it's ok, the Beatles really improved on the layout
Free Fall - it looks great
Nine Ball - it has a few nice things going for it, but meh
Catacomb - it looks like a giant piece of toast on the playfield. Game generally feels more luck than skill
Lightning - more going on than I first realized, but meh
Magic - meh

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#61 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from bluespin:

You mentioned that Beatles is better than Quicksilver. Beatles is a reworked Sea Witch, not a reworked Quicksilver. I agree that Beatles is better than Seawitch, but Quicksilver is the best playing classic Stern.

Thanks, brain fart. Fixed it.

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#63 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from bluespin:

Happens to all of us. Have you played Quicksilver? How would you rank it?

Yes I have. I wasn't crazy for it but it's pretty good. I think I had higher expectations for it going in because of how hyped it is. I like the left hand drop target bank, spinner rules, and bonus advance. But I didn't care for the way it looked or how most of the rest of the playfield was laid out. There are a few other games I much prefer. Out of the 14 I've played, it's number 6.

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#66 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from bluespin:

Did you ever activate the siren; spell Quicksilver on one ball and have 5x bonus lit?

I don't recall the siren, but I got one near max bonus count down. Felt great! I love games with giant bonus countdowns, and Quicksilver has an absurdly big one.

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#72 3 years ago
 
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Quoted from Methos:

Decent opinions except Nine Ball - it's one of the best.

Well the one I played was kinda janky. The only thing that I really liked was the spinner rule. Oh and the art is very nice. (I'm a sucker for spacey themes)

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