Family Guy
Stern, 2007
The Simpsons Pinball Party
Stern, 2003Fg vs tspp. I tend to hate these poles but I wonder which one you guys think is better. I bought a Simpsons new back when first run and played it so much got burned out on it, even though I thought it was one of the best games made. I just brought in family guy off route. Thanks for opinions either way.
Wierd... main page (and you) says there's a poll, but I don't see one. My vote is TSPP by a mile. 
I liked my FG and would own one again, I'm a huge Family Guy cartoon (and Seth McFarlane in general) fan. There was nothing wrong with it when I got rid of it other than what occurs with any of my pins, eventually I just wanted something different. I like the FG shots. It was super-fun to bank shots off the beer can and the upper-playfield is probably my favorite alternate/2nd playfield in a game. It's an entire other game within the game, simple sure, but fun to shoot. I only have 1-2 pins at a time so it was just time for something different. Currently on the lookout for a TSPP, haven't had that one in house yet.
It isn’t that FG was a bad game, I just can’t stand the PF. The colors on the PF bother me. It is the same with WOF. The PF just looks wiered to me. I also dont care for Stewie pinball. I didn’t like the Simpsons because it is simply achieve all the modes and get to the end. There are however lots of multiballs and other things to do. If I was going to buy one of the two it would definitely be The Simpson’s.
Both are good games, but TSPP for depth. That said, Family Shrek is very underrated.
This is tough for me.
This Stewie/Donkey pinball is fun to me. But, but really that's the best part of that pin by a mile.
TSPP has a better theme, art, sounds (except the hurry ups), code and layout. But that left ramp shot from the right flipper is god-awful. I can't hit it and is the biggest source of frustration for me, since it's always the last shot needed for me to get the damn hurry-up sound to stop!
FG but not by a wide margin. TSPP is just chaos when you have too much running at the same time and the callouts get extremely annoying after a while. FG is great but I wish they had made it a few years later, ditched the mini playfield and used the money elsewhere on the playfield, that had to have been expensive to use a whole separate pointless playfield like that.
Quoted from mrossman5:TSPP by 4 miles
A mileage game now I see.....I can say that FGY gets more attention and play than just about any other game I own when non pinhead gatherings occur.....by 5 miles....
I have had my tspp for couple years now . I just can’t seem to get into it . It’s complicated and the objectives to me are difficult. I especially hate that music for hurry up .. hate it !
And the upper play field.. don’t get me started !
Quoted from scottslash:As the person guilty of starting this whole "mile" thing... FG is fun. I've spent many hours on one. And yes, TSPP can be annoying at times. But I still gotta go with TSPP by... what are we up to? -- 8 miles.
Fun thread!!! I'm sticking w both @ 9 miles for the win!!! Games are just too different to compare
Own and love both! TSPP definitely holds up over the years in satisfaction and depth. I can't imagine ever selling that. As I get better it does as well.
FG is hysterical, so many callouts they really did an outstanding job with that. I agree with that point earlier, best callouts in pinball. Years later I still hear something new that cracks me up. Animations are also really fun, and Stewie pinball arguably best toy in pinball, certainly best mini playfield.
Hard to go wrong. Immediate gratification with FG, long term love-fest with TSPP.
Not a huge fan of either show, although I do enjoy both.
As far as gameplay/layout/toys/callouts- I say Family Guy.
Quoted from Nikonokin:Own and love both! TSPP definitely holds up over the years in satisfaction and depth. I can't imagine ever selling that. As I get better it does as well.
FG is hysterical, so many callouts they really did an outstanding job with that. I agree with that point earlier, best callouts in pinball. Years later I still hear something new that cracks me up. Animations are also really fun, and Stewie pinball arguably best toy in pinball, certainly best mini playfield.
Hard to go wrong. Immediate gratification with FG, long term love-fest with TSPP.
I think Niko nailed it. Mine are side by side.
IMG_1194 (resized).jpgQuoted from gac:I think Niko nailed it. Mine are side by side.
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Just noticed this ... if you like counting the number of flippers in said games .... it is 5 vs 5. Forgot to add that as good as I think FG is, I’d vote for TSPP by a country mile and three city blocks.
For me its not even close. I bought both NIB. Family Guy is gone and TSPPP is bolted to the floor. The crude humor in FG at first was pretty funny but after a very short while it got damn near embarrassing. From strictly a pinball standpoint it's not even close. The TSPPP layout, art and deep rule set never get old for me. As for FG, I grew to hate Stewie Pinball so much I honestly tried to avoid hitting the scoop to qualify it while playing. I don't miss FG for a second.
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tspp all day. made my pop get one back after selling it. i don’t regret it. the art and layout and call outs and animation and rules and everything about tspp is better than fg. even the original DE simpsons is better than fg. not trying to beat on the game but BOTH simpsons rules over family guy. but the best comedy cartoon has to be southpark. and i have that one too. and i enjoy it too!
mjr
Quoted from crank:Had TSPP for seven years and then sold it. Went two years without it and decided I had to have one again. Glad to have it back.
i went 10 months 
mjr
Quoted from MJR8peanut:i went 10 months
mjr
and we DROVE 400 miles for it.
blew you all out of the water by about 390!
mjr
Quoted from Maken:I don't remember the simpsons being so purple.
It's not.... certain LEDs don't present well in pics. There are no purple LED's in the machine except to color match the few playfield inserts and in the grey cooling towers. A lot of what appears purple is actually pink. The pink is much more subtle than how they appear in the picture.
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