I owned an original AFM years ago and sold it because I needed the cash. I just bought an AFMrLE and I can tell you it is spectacular! It plays great, and the larger color DMD, topper, light up saucers, mirror blades, enhanced sound, etc etc are amazing! It plays just as good or better than my original, at least as far as I can recall. With original AFM's around $7000, I think the LE with all its enhancements and mods is well worth the 9k it costs. You would easily spend that much updating an original. AS far as the circuit boards, I can't fix them like I can Bally/Williams, but when it breaks, I'll get a new one. No big deal.

As far as MB, I have an original and it is my favorite game. People say it is too easy. You know what? I had a Hobbit and the damn thing was so complicated to play, I got sick of it and sold it. I LIKE being able to look at the game, read the instruction card, and immediately understand that I have to hit a target three times, and something happens. Then do some other thing to make something else happen. Maybe I'm a mediocre player, but I've been playing pinball for over 30 years, and MB is plenty fun for me. You guys can have your "deep" games. To me, I lose interest after trying to complete a sequence 14 times to accomplish a task, and then have to go back and complete another sequence 17 more times to accomplish something else. To me, that is completely boring and I lose interest when I can't get to a certain goal without playing for 30-45 minutes straight. I'm tired of being told to watch Youtube videos to learn how to play my game. If I wanted to study that hard, I would have gone to med school! From now on, its only shallow games for me!