Looking for another EM to put on route. Would like something with a spinner as we currently don't have any spinners on the EMs.
Current games are big indian, gold strike, and pop a card.
What do you say EM guys...
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Quoted from TheLaw:For my monies king of the EM Spinnners...Aztec...I can here the beautiful sound of the reels spinning now
Is aztec an EM? Pics show it with displays
Quoted from Whysnow:Is aztec an EM? Pics show it with displays
The pinside pic happens to be of the rare prototype ss version.
I can affirm that it's very spinner. Too much spinner, personally.
Hot tip is another good spinner game
Night Rider-EM version. Mine got played almost non-stop at CAX amid many much more high profile titles.
Quote from MoF: "This is the only machine worth playing at this show."
Space Mission/Odyssey or Grand Prix would be my second pick.
My favorite since I was a kid is Ship Ahoy: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2119
Ok, since there are lots of options and suggestions, any of these have a spinner and some good strategy to play?
Not to derail, but how do your EM games fare on location in terms of revenue and reliability? I ask only out of pure curiosity, if you don'y mind me asking.
Re-rail:
+1 On Hocus Pokus, or maybe Grand Prix. I do like both games.
Quoted from Whysnow:Looking for another EM to put on route. Would like something with a spinner as we currently don't have any spinners on the EMs.
Current games are big indian, gold strike, and pop a card.
What do you say EM guys...
For spinners, I'm personally a big fan of Fun Land. I have a pristine example that plays super fast and smooth - also a great looker imo - beautiful lit up @ night.
Quoted from mbaumle:Not to derail, but how do your EM games fare on location in terms of revenue and reliability?
In general terms, NO pinball fares well in terms of revenue. If you want to do it for making money then I guess you could try to open a barcade as those seem to do well, but guessing that is from beer sales.
Pinball just does not make money. The example I can give you is we have 1 location with 4 pins. Another operator has a punching bag machine. The punching bar machine makes more than all 4 pins combined. We do this for the love of pinball and growing pinball among the masses. Got sick of crappy playing and poorly maintained games on route where ever we went and decided to do something about it. Every quarter that comes in the games is split with the bar, goes to sales tax, insurance, and parts. The small amount that is left goes towards helping to buy new games to share. In the long term we end with some route games that are slightly cheaper than if we just put them in our own personal collections. It is really just an extension of the hobby and if you were to calculate what you make per hour of effort you would never do it. (Trust me that there are many days that you question your own sanity and why you are going to the bar at 11pm on a Saturday night to fix a stuck ball)
For EM, we have one location with room for 12-13 games bute we just dont have that many good games we are either willing to share on route or would be good for route. EMs are nice because they are cheaper and appeal to a different population. We have them in a bar area where the older bar patrons will drop in a couple quarters when they are waiting for a buddy to show or waiting for a meal. They are not as loud so the bar staff likes that.
In terms of reliability, it seems that if the EMs get a full tune up, then after the initial bugs get worked out they are very reliable.
IF anyone somewhat local is looking to sell any of the listed "spinner" titles then please reach out.
I third Aztec. There is one in a bar in Lexington KY that has been there forever and every time I go down there I stop in that bar and put at least 10 bucks in it. Haha.
Prospector has two in the center. There is an alternating relay that will alternate which spinner is lit. Once the silver bonus is maxed, the lit spinners will award 1,000 points a spin!
On an EM, there's (almost) nothing better sounding than score reels advancing at 20 times a second!
Quoted from o-din:Bon Voyage
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Bon Voyage was the best looking, best playing, long flipper single player EM I ever owned. With that spinner strategically located right up the middle. Glad to see it finally got that new decal installed.
All my EMs have two inch flippers now and only one has spinners. But it is a real good one. Fun Park. Odds are you won't find one to put on route. But to me bells sound a lot better than chimes when ripping those spinners.
Quoted from kovalski3:Golden Arrow
haha. Is it even possible to get more than a couple revolutions with those spinners being all the way up there?
Aztec is a great spinner game but it can be pretty brutal too. I love Surfer/Surf Champ for a spinner game but it's not exactly integral to the gameplay, just kind of there. Hokus Pokus would be a fun one for spinners I think or an EM Bally Night Rider would be a good one. Spinners and drops with a saucer up top.
Quoted from ahanson:I love Surfer/Surf Champ for a spinner game but it's not exactly integral to the gameplay, just kind of there. Hokus Pokus would be a fun one for spinners
I've had both and Hokus Pokus had way better spinner action and was more fun to play all around.
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