I was thinking I'm missing having a game with a real back glass. They just light up brighter and look cooler than T-Lites, IMO. So, what pins under 5K have the best backglass coupled with the best gameplay? Feel free to link the game(s) of your choice.
I should have narrowed this down as was pointed out--I'm looking for pins towards the end of the backglass era.
Quoted from mbaumle:Any of the wholesome system 11 games. Taxi, EATPM, Whirlwind, Earthshaker, etc.
Most of these are translites. I did see a repro Taxi real glass at a show...it was pretty sweet.
My favorite real backglass game - Mata Hari.
Quoted from wayout440:Most of these are translites. I did see a repro Taxi real glass at a show...it was pretty sweet.
My favorite real backglass game - Mata Hari.
Thanks, that is what I'm hoping to do--separate the T-Lite games form the real backglass pins--especially the more modern-playing pins. I figured many system 11's had T-lites--don't know which ones do not...
Quoted from Butterflygirl24:WAY TOO many to pick from...you've got (not counting EMs) FIREPOWER through Space Shuttle (give or take a few here or there) in the Williams games, that's not even listing Bally, Stern, Zaccaria, or Gottlieb.....
Phoebe
I just figured out (right before you posted this) I'm being way too broad--you are right. More modern playing pins towards the end of the backglass era are probably what I'm looking for.
Quoted from mbaumle:Any of the wholesome system 11 games. Taxi, EATPM, Whirlwind, Earthshaker, etc.
Quoted from Billy16:I have a WW trans-lite--did they also make a real back glass?
I'm pretty sure that Bad Cats, the game released just prior to Whirlwind, was the last Williams game to have a real backglass from the factory. Whirlwind & all subsequent games had translites.
Quoted from PinB:I'm pretty sure that Bad Cats, the game released just prior to Whirlwind, was the last Williams game to have a real backglass. Whirlwind & all subsequent games had translites.
Thanks, that really narrows things down. I'm going to have to go farther back than I thought...
Quoted from dsuperbee:CPR made one, but originally they were all translites for Whirlwind
Whoa, I didn't realize CPR later made Whirlwind backglasses. That's pretty cool. Here's some pics if you've never seen it:
http://www.classicplayfields.com/photo133.html
Quoted from PinB:I'm pretty sure that Bad Cats, the game released just prior to Whirlwind, was the last Williams game to have a real backglass from the factory. Whirlwind & all subsequent games had translites.
No Good Gofers....
Quoted from PinB:Whoa, I didn't realize CPR later made Whirlwind backglasses. That's pretty cool. Here's some pics if you've never seen it:
http://www.classicplayfields.com/photo133.html
I was not impressed when I saw one in person. Glad I kept my translite.
Sorcerer! Beautiful mirrored backglass and artwork. Typical System 9 gameplay. Not quite the feature set of System 11s, but the simple yet brutal gameplay keeps me coming back. It's my favorite game in my small collection.
Some of the CPR translight to backglass conversions mentioned here (EATPM for instance) don't look as good as the original translight. On the other hand, PPS' repro Sorcerer backglass is top-notch--better than my original. So, since your main draw is the backglass, no worries if you find one with backglass issues. PPS nailed it.
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