DP Pro a consideration?

I echo deadpool though i voted for JP. Deadpool is the perfect first pin(it was mine). Its straightforward and not too difficult. Long ball times and the game is just a blast. I would go premium if possible(would for JP as well) but you cant go wrong with a pro as well.

I've ordered and currently waiting for my NIB STH pro to be delivered. Seems like a decent choice for a first pin... and also found the current secondary market to be same price or higher than ordering NIB. So for me I chose to purchase new. Pros here being you get a brand new machine, possibly lower price, and delivered right to your house so there is no hassle of driving to pick it up. The cons being you will need to make some tweaks to nearly any NIB game, which is not too big of a deal. There is a bit of a dice roll on playfield issues, etc.

I recently watched this video from helpful Pinsider chuckwurt that has some good information, if it has not already been mentioned.

Jurassic Park

The one you enjoy playing the most.

none of them, get a Stern Spiderman

That’s the right answer.
The game is a blast and it’s virtually bulletproof with the most minor maintenance and care.

Iron Maiden is a masterpiece but I voted for Sth because its more beginner friendly, especially if you want to play with non-pinheads. Everyone enjoys bashing the domogorgon and its easy for all skill levels to achieve. IM is a fantastic deep game with four flippers and many different ways to score big, make it your eventual second game purchase.

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I've got or had JP,Imdn, Sm and a StTh on the way. I agree with SM and JP both are fairly easy to work on. 2007 SM has better callouts than the vault and is quite a bit cheaper. JP has deeper code,both are good games.

Out of the choices my personal favorite is STh Pro. It shoots really good and has plenty of modes and stuff going on in the code. Do you have little kids? My 6 yr old was scared of the machine.

JP pro was good shooter to but really wish i hadnt only played it with movie code cause it just didnt click with me.

AIQ is not coded for beginners but does shoot good.

IMDN is the best shooter out of your choices but the music is hit or miss so if you dont like the theme dont get it.

Other choices mentioned like Spider Man i absolutely didnt like at all. I couldnt stand it after just a few days. Deadpool was ok but the clunk in the orbit and the modes were boring coded so it didnt last long.

Id get STh if you like the theme, have no little kids, like the way Attack from Mars shoots, and like mode based coded games.

Iron Maiden is the answer

You have a ton of locations with tons of the games you're considering not too far from you. Go up to the Pinball Lounge in Orlando or Replay Museum in Tarpon Springs one weekend and play a ton of games and decide which one you enjoy the most.

Taste in pinball is just as varied as taste in music or movies, everyone is going to have different opinions. Narrow it down to just a few games you have put alot of time on, then maybe take some strangers opinions on them, but you're casting way too wide a net right now.

Maiden by a country mile.

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X-Men is one of the best stern games.

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Not sure about you but if was me I’d go

1) SW pro
2) JP pro
3) DP pro
4) maiden pro

From that poll Maiden and Jurassic Park would be my vote.

You can’t go wrong with any stern released since 2017. Seriously just pick any of them

Munsters pro

I think u have your answer…grab a Sth and work towards a an IMDN next.

I was in the same boat and got a Jurassic Park Premium. Everyone absolutely loves the game. The animated T-Rex may be one of the best toys ever in pinball. Deep rule set, not an easy game but still lots of fun for the beginning/casual player.

So a JP premium is now considered to be the best Stern pro? In that case, I recommend EHoH premium.

(I would recommend EHoH pro, but . . . well, you know.)

You have the answer maiden!!!

AIQ is almost a universal theme. Packed playfield - rare for Stern these days. Deep code. Not the easiest, but long lasting. Good resale. A total winner.

Based on your choices:
1.Maiden (so much fun to shoot).

2.AIQ (hard but every game makes me want to play again. I will own this pin someday).

3.JP (I want to love it so bad, I can brick for 10 minutes straight and not hit a damn thing, and the playfield/artwork don’t do anything for me).

4.Stranger Things (just got old fast for me, it feels like a one shot wonder).

Write in vote for DP Pro (so much fun every time I play it…I have one on order).

Either way, you don’t have to keep the pin forever, just play it and eventually get a second pin or sell it to fund your next pin. Good luck.
-Lb

Id go back further and get a LOTR or a TSPP.

I guess based on your poll my pick would be JP but outside of that I would go Star Trek or even Spiderman.

Im always amazed JP gets so much love... I couldn't get rid of mine fast enough.

Way too wood choppy for me.

I appreciate that its different but fun?? I dunno.

Star Trek. It gets by far the most upvotes from newbies and pinheads alike in my collection. Of my machines... JP is too shooty, requires study, and skill.. TSPP is super fun and funny, but stop'n'go and too many rules. Beatles is ruthless fun with super short ball times. Go for a Star Trek, can't go wrong.

I thought it was just ok but the more I played it, now bought it it has really grown on me, I know the paddock modes are same-same but the rest of the side modes T-Rex, Chaos, Raptor, control room modes bring a lot to the table.

I love Tron but as an example that code is super bare compared to JP, SW or some of the newer pins.

You be just fine with a DP Pro if that's considered from a Pro standpoint.

If you are going for a pro I would strongly recommend one of 2 options, a Deadpool Pro or a Deadpool Pro. Can't go wrong with either of those.

My list would be Deadpool, Jurassic Park, Iron Maiden, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. All are fantastic pros and would buy whichever turned up for the best price in my area. I do agree with your assessment of Iron Maiden. The theme does nothing for me, but the layout is so great it more then makes up for it. I have the exact opposite problem with Stranger Things. The theme is great, but I just don't have fun shooting the machine. I don't mind Avengers, I just prefer the others more.

DP, STh, Mando

I’ve played both Mando pro and premium and I don’t think they feel all that different. Those wire forms for pro might be a good investment. I would probably be happy with a pro if I wanted that game. Stranger things also seems to be about the same gameplay wise, but the aesthetics of the premium make it seem worth it to me. Regardless of model, trying to find the UV kit for stranger things does a lot for it aesthetically and really makes it a lot of fun. Deadpool I’ve played a number of times but don’t know if I’ve played pro, premium, or both. I’ve liked the game when I’ve played but find Deadpool to be an extremely annoying character so I don’t usually jump at the opportunity to play it. The game does seem to have some genuinely fun and humorous moments.

STh, Mando, DP.

Never understood the love for Deadpool. Played it and played it trying to like it. I found it uninspiring and easy, and the Bobble head thing is annoying.

Stranger things is a great game. I wouldn't own any of the three, but if I had to take one, STh would be an easy pick.

Star Wars Pro would be my choice.

I totally agree. I’ve spent a decent amount of time on JP trying to love it and just don’t. A lot of that is the game play but the way they treated the theme is just so uninspired as well.

Good choice ... the right choice