I really tried to get into older EM's, etc. and they just do not do anything for me. I can usually only stand to play a ball or two before I walk away. Lots of older games interest me with sounds and art(ie. Stars and Farfalla) but when it comes to gameplay they are a snooze fest for me. I bought a Skateball because I loved the theme and art-that ended up being a mistake for me and I could not wait to get rid of it. Then I bought a TNA and it blew my socks off. While it is a modern machine(hybrid), it does have a single level playfield but does not play anything like older EM's. While I do prefer modern machines -I do like variety. From Barbwire, NBA, WOF, Rolling Stones LE with power ball, etc. You can have variety in a collection without having to have different eras of pinball. I love modern machines

Glad to see you getting back into moderns. Is that Nimblenuts R&M in your garage? -You need to get that in the house. Hoping to come out once all this crap settles down. Let me know when you are done with Radical, it would look good next to Black Rose.

My thoughts on LED's are they only look good on certain titles. I am starting to leave all of my games original and am starting to appreciate the one's with incandescent light bulbs from factory. My LOTR is completely stock and I love the glow of the incandescent. I see some that have been modded out with LED's and to me it looks like skittles. Now there is Tron, that title screams for LED's and mods and makes the playfield really pop. TNA is all about the LED's. I plan on getting Elvis back and keeping it all incandescent. On a side note-I just got a JP Pro and I really like the warm LED's Stern choose for the playfield. They are subtle and remind me of incandescent. They fit the theme perfect.

Also probably a correlation with your age and what era pinball you prefer? Wonder how many 20-40 year old guys are collecting EM's? I grew up as a teenager in the 90's so that is what I remember and what I like. My problem is I like fast games with ramps, VUK's, subway's, etc. While I appreciate the older games for art and nostalgia I prefer the gameplay of games from late 1980's and on.

Wrong, I am up to 39 games and counting with zero interest in older games. To me older single level games are boring as hell and do nothing for me. Everyone likes different things and it is not 'wrong' if you do not care for older titles or if you prefer newer titles. One thing I am finding as my collection gets bigger is I pay way more attention now to themes and I now really prefer games I can relate to. Theme has become big for me in the last couple of years.

BTW O-din you know I am serious about Radical-pm me when you have had your fill (: