The Bally class of 1981 is tops. Plus Xenon as a November 1980 game was in arcades with all the other great titles. They were so good, Centaur was re-released and EBD was done twice. Then came another Fireball. Why did Haggis pick Fathom? Because it's an awesome game. Plus the ease of restoring them with the great selection of boards, displays, stencil sets, PF's and BG's is great.

That's why Bally & Stern classic SS games are consistently increasing in price. The fact the same board set (except sound) basically works in every game from 1976 to 1983 is unmatched by Williams and Gottlieb.

I like older games. Obviously, there are different opinions. But as a 22 year long collector, I favor older games, the era I grew up with. I played in a "Stern Army" tournament for the 1st time last month and will never again. It was fun meeting new people but as someone who grew up being able to keep my eye on the ball, playing a bunch of newer games that I never played before with a ruleset that would take days to figure out, wasn't something I'll ever do again.

Somehow I ended with 6 billion points on a Fish Tales, haven't a clue how that happened. Do we really need billions? Next up Trillions? I'll take my Bally class of 81 games over any newer title. Currently Flash Gordon, Medusa, and FBII.