I’ve owned both and Deadpool is gone and Elvira remains. I enjoyed both to be honest but Elvira is always the favorite of everyone that comes over. Very approachable and very deep at the same time.

Deadpool is great as well and I’d have a tough time if I was in your position. Elvira seems to hit with a wider audience though.

Both are great games, but as was stated, EHOH will stay longer and be a better hit with guests. It’s deep, fairly complex, but shoots great at the same time.

I have both Limited Editions, Deadpool is great but I find Elvira HOH a lot more entertaining to play. If I could only pick one, it would be Elvira over Deadpool.

EHOH I thought was allot of fun but on the easy side.

I like hard games though

Elvira, no question! Plus, code-wise it's not quite "done" yet.

Flip n out Zach's the man

I voted Deadpool because it shoots so good with speed. But maybe I'm biased because I own Deadpool. I have played a lot of Elvira though and have to say it is very good and one of the best Nib you could get. Two of the best right here. Lots of toys in Elvira, lots of speed in Deadpool, either pick is a winner that's for sure.

There probably will be a wait for EHOH, as there is a backlog. You being on the west coast, I’d go with JJ at Game Exchange for the purchase.

I'd get on an Elvira wait list. It's really that good. But DP is really good too. I was trying to decide between DP and IMDn-then EHOH came out.

Great choices and in my opinion the two modern pinballs that get closest to Bally/Williams fun factor.

I have owned both and still have an Elvira. That being said I fully intend on bringing Deadpool back to live alongside.

If I had to choose one then it would be Elvira but you'll have a wonderful machine whichever you choose.

Owned both, still own Elvira. DP is a very interesting shooter with faster game times. Seems to be a little linear for me (most likely I suk as a player ).
Elvira, always has action going on. Every shot seems to score something. Lots of interesting sounds/modes. The player always finds new stuff every game. A simpler shooter and longer game times.

I voted EHOH... that's a sweet game.

Try next level, when more are made. I'd call and get a deposit in if interested

Yah from what I know you would be lucky to get one in next run (March I think)... maybe the one after at this point.

I would call every distrib on the Stern website most are probably committed to buyers already.

I have only played EHOH on location, and it seemed like every mode was just a bunch of floating heads on the display. Is that true? Or is that just one mode? or what? Seemed to be nearly all I got to see in some fairly decent games. Kind of turned me off the idea of owning the game, actually, well that and the stop and go wait for Elvira to say something "funny" after every shot.

I own DP pro, it's straight up pinball fun, great shots, great sounds, music and callouts.

The floating heads are not a central mode from the house, but instead are a deadhead mode for the crypt. Bash the crypt a couple of times, crypt opens, shoot crypt and you are now in a floating deadhead mode, keep bashing the crypt until it opens again, shoot it and complete the deadhead mode. There's a ton more to the game than just the deadheads.

Also, you can bypass the elvira speech by hitting both flipper buttons,.just like you can do in DP.

The deadheads floating on the display isn’t one of the haunts (modes) per se. Those come out when you open the crypt and shoot a ball in there. You can earn an extra ball by defeating a couple of them. You can have a deadhead running during a haunt tho.

The haunts are started by shooting the house when a room is lit. Each is a bit different so i dont feel like its just hitting a bunch of lit shots. Some take a lot longer to complete where there are only a couple shots lit that will advance you. When you start a mode (And when you complete one) Elvira will say something which pauses the play. You can Hit both flipper buttons to skip that If you like.

I havent gotten too deep into this yet, but started Gappa Angry a few times which is a kickass mini-wizard mode (At least i think that is what you would consider it to be).

I had one for a while... its a bit stop and go and I did find the heads annoying

they pop up and you have to hit them to get rid of them.. its supposed to be amusing but I found it irritating.

I'm not sure what you're talking about "They pop up and you have to hit them"

Stern plans to make more Elvira but not for a few months

www.pinballpro.com

IDK, I've found you kind of have to be intentional to activate a Dead Head. For me, the crypt shot isn't a commonly used shot, so I find that if I've got a Dead Head, it's because I want one. Especially once the first head is knocked out, it takes multiple crypt hits to get another. It's not generally very accidental, for me anyway.

Played EHOH for the first time last week. Never thought the theme was amazing, despite the pinball history, but I enjoyed the hell out of the pin! It's on my Wish List now. I'm in the minority on DP. Played pros and a prem and an LE and just didn't like any of them. I LOVE the theme, but just don't enjoy the game play. I prefer hard pins, so it's not the difficulty that bothers me. It's hard to put my finger on it, but it was just a huge letdown for me.

I am in the minority on this as I have owned both including a deadpool pro and LE.....enjoyed EHOH and you cant go wrong with either, but for pure pinball fun factor that had that 1 more game kinda vibe..........of the two - I miss deadpool.

Deadpool is a great game. We have a pro, and ehoh. While dpool is fast, elvira is such a great deep game, I'd definitely go with elvira

I’ve had EHOH for a year now and picked up a Deadpool Premium today. Both excellent games. Both are special. Elvira with the integration, house, heads ,etc. Deadpool has some super unique shots. Both awesome.

There have been plenty of Deadpool fans on this thread as far as I can see.

Thanks for asking.

I'm not the best player in the world so I'm very aware that Elvira and Deadpool are easier games than some. Stranger Things is a little more difficult and can often drain when you don't deserve it. It seems to propel the ball so quickly towards the outlanes that it's impossible to react.

That being said It's one of my favourite Spike 2 games. I only really have room for 3 machines in my pin shed, Elvira and Deadpool would be two of those but Stranger Things is definitely a contender. I prefer it to Avengers IQ but not sure if I like it more than Jurassic Park.

Great sound, great theme and very addictive but the UV kit has made a massive difference.

I'll be reviewing it soon alongside a lot of others . . . . here's my Deadpool review

I owned HOHLE for 4 or 5 months. Always a guest favorite but it quickly grew old for me. I ended up replacing it with AIQLE and couldn't be happier with that decision. I guess what I'm saying is, to each their own. I have only a dozen or so games on Deadpool so can't give a last ability opinion but I thought is was a blast.

It just goes to show how our tastes differ (which is cool). Those are my two all time favorite games, and I had them both in my smaller collection for eight years. I'd still buy a STTNG today if the right example came up locally for sale.

I really love Lotr, think it’s one of the best games ever. But was a chore to play and I didn’t end up played more than a few times a month. If I had enough room I’d get one again but only if my collection was like 18 pins large.

I really like both DP and EHOH and if I had to buy another Spike 2 pin those would be my choices.

This is a tough one ... a great pin vs. an amazing pin. And either word can describe either. EHoH is winning, but not because there's anything wrong with DP. It really comes down to patience. You might be waiting awhile for EHoH, word has gotten around on what legs it has, people waitlisting the next run(s). Maybe DP now, EHoH later...?

I’m bumping this thread back up. It sounds like Stern will be making more DP and EHOH in the next 6-9 months. I’m interested in getting something not sure but one of these. I’ve no interest in the other new Stern except for Stranger Things premium.

I love EHOH but the layout is more basic than I’d prefer. DP layout is more interesting with small inner loops and the two way to enter back ramp which is very cool not like anything else in my collection.

I’m not sure tho if DP has enough depth to the code because it does seem like I play the same three Villian modes all the time if only there had been a few different ones to play. I’m not sure about how the team-up battle works is it just hitting the extra shot like Dazzle to assist you in a mode?

I got rid of Deadpool and still have EHOH. I don't consider myself to be a 'deep code is the best code' type of player (look at my collection), but I got really tired of DP after a month of playing the same three modes. Team up is just like you said: shoot some shots to get the team up bonus, start the mode. I think they are both on the 'easy' end of games, whatever that means -- if that's a concern of yours.

To each their own, there's mine.