Anything that is fully working and cheap.

Anything that has more features (drop targets, roto-targets, or multiple flippers) can mean more maintenance.

Seriously, find something that works and it will be the best pinball machine you have. Reassess after a couple months then pick again. EZ game.

If it's from the 70s, it's probably not that bad. 60s can be really good, or really not. Spinners and drops are the way to go, personally

A really good and fun game is Spanish Eyes. Lower pop makes for an exciting game. Also, the game is a one player with no bonus unit and no drop targets.....Pretty simple game but challenging too. Pretty easy to work on.

I'm quite partial to the El Dorado/Solar City/Target Alpha layout. Tons of drop target fun for everyone!

Also, Grand Prix.

Are you sure you want an EM..... They are a PITA to kep playing right. Especially if you let them sit for extended periods of time.

That's nonsense.

Levi..... you know damb well the longer EMs sit without playing them the more problems that arise.

My Grand Prix has been solidly reliable for something with very little play. I've had it since 1977 as a young kid. After the first 5 or so years it just got very sporadic play at best and the last 5 hardly gets played at all but I know I can turn it on at any time and it will play perfect. On the other hand, every Gottlieb EM I've ever had needed constant tweaking to keep playing well. Those Ax Bx relays are just too tempermental. Too bad because Gottlieb's have some of the best themes and game play.

While I agree, at the same time, mine also sometimes sit for weeks or very rarely months at a time (I have 21 EM machines, with around 18 or so set up) and run fine. Chances are if your EM machine is having feature problems *only because it sat* (and you got lucky and the switch dirt is in a feature area and not in the start-up line so you can actually start it successfully and play it), play a few games to straighten it out again and it will begin to work again. So although I do not fully agree with hoby1 (but mostly!), I do think it is not valid to call it "nonsense", Levi.

I hear this game specifically is a repair nightmare though. Not sure why. I'm not saying it's not a reliable game, but I'm saying I've heard stories from people who HAVE had to service it for whatever reason, and apparently it's a complicated one.