Quoted from jackofdiamonds:I think your instincts are spot on.
B/W was the Renaissance of pinball.2 giants combine all talent and resources to build the standard which EVERY pinball machine after has been measured against.
Stern games are Data East pins from the 90s,which was always considered less than B/W.Somehow they cost 8k now.
So for 8k you get a Data East pin with incomplete software, or you could buy a complete B/W and own a true classic piece of pinball history.
I don't think George Gomez worked for Data East, do you?