(Topic ID: 246885)

Best theme with worst gameplay

By Daditude

4 years ago


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  • Latest reply 4 years ago by dothedoo
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    “Best themed game with the worst gameplay”

    • Stern star wars 31 votes
      22%
    • Stern indiana Jones 18 votes
      13%
    • Stargate 4 votes
      3%
    • Ghostbusters 29 votes
      21%
    • Transformers 5 votes
      4%
    • Avengers 6 votes
      4%
    • Batman 66 2 votes
      1%
    • T2 1 vote
      1%
    • Jetsons 10 votes
      7%
    • Thunderbirds 9 votes
      6%
    • Munsters 3 votes
      2%
    • Primus 1 vote
      1%
    • Beatles 4 votes
      3%
    • TMNT 11 votes
      8%
    • Super Mario Bros 7 votes
      5%

    (141 votes)

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    #1 4 years ago

    There is plenty of talk about the best gameplay with the worst themes, but let's flip it around.
    What are the best pinball themes that have the worst gameplay??

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    #4 4 years ago

    munsters... sorry

    MJR

    #5 4 years ago

    Ghostbusters
    Munsters
    Primus.

    #6 4 years ago

    Stern Star Wars

    -1
    #7 4 years ago

    Popeye.
    Flintstones.
    TMNT.

    #8 4 years ago

    Jetsons could have been really cool

    #9 4 years ago

    Super Mario Brothers too!

    #10 4 years ago

    any star wars
    ghostbusters

    #11 4 years ago

    Thunderbirds

    14
    #12 4 years ago

    Back to the Future for me. . . not the worst game ever but perhaps one of the best potential themes.

    #13 4 years ago

    A thread thats the exact opposite of this would probably be a good read I think.
    Best gameplay with worst theme.

    Theres some real sleeper games with crappy themes.

    #14 4 years ago

    GB

    #15 4 years ago
    Quoted from Coindork:

    A thread thats the exact opposite of this would probably be a good read I think.
    Best gameplay with worst theme.
    Theres some real sleeper games with crappy themes.

    There are tons of threads like that already.

    #16 4 years ago

    Gilligan's Island.

    #17 4 years ago

    Goatf*ck*rs.

    End Thread.

    #18 4 years ago

    These are some great answers so far.

    I have never played the jetsons, but I have heard bad things. I guess I am not missing anything.

    I was also disappointed in the newest star wars pinball. I felt so much more could have been done. It is a dream theme for me that fell flat.

    I actually like Ghostbusters, but I will admit the code should be improved.

    -1
    #19 4 years ago

    GB or alien

    #20 4 years ago

    Pin2000 Star Wars...just terrible.

    #21 4 years ago

    Data East: Star Wars
    Williams: Star Wars
    Stern: Star Wars.

    #22 4 years ago
    Quoted from tlukka:

    Data East: Star Wars

    People who keep picking this haven't played the game with 1.07 code.

    #23 4 years ago

    Harley Davidson stern. What a dud

    #24 4 years ago
    Quoted from Pahuffman:

    People who keep picking this haven't played the game with 1.07 code.

    I'm not sure if I have or not. What differences are there?

    #25 4 years ago

    Should have made this a poll with two options:

    [X] Ghostbusters
    [ ] Something else

    #26 4 years ago

    Freddy tops the list for me.

    #27 4 years ago
    Quoted from Daditude:

    I'm not sure if I have or not. What differences are there?

    Far too many to list here.

    Pinballcode.com

    -3
    #28 4 years ago

    Stern Star Wars. I like the game but its also a bit disappointing in my opinion due to a lack of shots / toys.

    #29 4 years ago
    Quoted from Pahuffman:

    People who keep picking this haven't played the game with 1.07 code.

    Hmmm... this is probably true. I will say R2 was a cool toy to put in the machine.

    #30 4 years ago

    I agree with most of these, but considering mario bros and tmnt are franchises that have been active for multiple generations and are still producing movies, shows and games for kids today i would have to go with one of those.
    I guess that goes to Mario since he has been popular since the dk jumpman days. So he basically appeals to anyone under 50. I guess if you were born in the early 90's, tmnt were killed off by that stupid third movie and didn't come back for awhile.

    Side note: when i was in high school in the late 90's one of my friends provided us with one of the greatest quotes of all time. I would like to share it with you.

    "When we were in second grade, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie came out. It was amazing. It doesn't surprise me that it was the highest grossing independent movie of all time. Then a couple years later the second movie came out, it was a little corny and not as dark, but still a pretty damn good movie. Then the third movie can out and ruined the franchise forever, I mean they friggin go back in time. It's totally unrealistic."

    #31 4 years ago

    Ghostbusters
    Flintstones
    Jetsons
    Predator

    -18
    #33 4 years ago

    Dialed In

    #34 4 years ago

    I think you have it flipped flopped. Dialed In certainly would fall in line with the best gameplay with the worst theme (in many people's opinions anyhow)

    #35 4 years ago

    Ghostbusters, Stern Star Wars, TMNT

    #36 4 years ago
    Quoted from Daditude:

    I think you have it flipped flopped.

    I don’t give a shit about theme, just yankin’ the chain.

    It’s become a theme hobby. I remember seeing an Avengers popcorn tin back when that game was in production. Exact same art. Theme Boyz™️ could save a lot of money just buying knick-knacks.

    #37 4 years ago

    1. Superman
    2. TMNT

    All of the Star Wars and Ghostbusters are masterpieces compared to these two.

    #38 4 years ago
    Quoted from TKDalumni:

    Pin2000 Star Wars...just terrible.

    Sw.ep1 also terrible.

    -1
    #39 4 years ago
    Quoted from tilted81:

    Sw.ep1 also terrible.

    Right. That one is worse than TMNT but Superman is unquestionably the best theme with the worst game of all time.

    #40 4 years ago

    Space Invaders. Awesome artwork, dull gameplay.

    #41 4 years ago

    The Beetles. I'm sorry but I tried liking it. I really did.

    #42 4 years ago

    Oh come on with Stern Star Wars in these answers... People don't know what they are missing there. The gameplay is objectively fast and smooth and the code is unmatched for home or competitive play. I guess, unfortunately, it's almost too good of a game to be appreciated at the casual, location-only level.

    I would vote for South Park. What a great franchise to theme with, but man is the game itself kind of ass.

    #43 4 years ago
    Quoted from TRAMD:

    1. Superman

    And yet I really want a nice Superman

    #44 4 years ago

    I always thought Rescue 911 was a cool theme since I was a kid, but the gameplay is really bad

    #45 4 years ago
    Quoted from yancy:

    Theme Boyz™️ could save a lot of money just buying knick-knacks.

    Aint that the truth

    #46 4 years ago

    Surprised Hook hasn’t been mentioned yet. I’ve never played, but always wanted one and have been hesitant because of what people have said about it. Does the code update really help that much?

    #47 4 years ago
    Quoted from ruralcollector:

    Surprised Hook hasn’t been mentioned yet. I’ve never played, but always wanted one and have been hesitant because of what people have said about it. Does the code update really help that much?

    Yes, the code is AMAZING! Add a pinsound board and you have yourself a dang fine game.

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    #48 4 years ago

    I really don't think I've ever been more disappointed in a game than Stern's Indiana Jones.

    It's not just a bad game (and it is), it doesn't even coax a smile out of you with its patchwork assemblage of audio and video clips...the match sequence alone in the original Williams Indy is way better than anything in the Stern version.

    Hook also is terrible, but not sure I'd say that's a great theme for a pinball machine. Do what you want with the code the game has an absolutely horrible layout. Also the code sucks. But even the "fix" doesn't do much.

    -1
    #49 4 years ago

    corvette

    #50 4 years ago

    Well, in the 80's...
    Fire has impeccable theme integration with below-average game play for a sys11.

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