Quoted from gweempose:This may seem like an odd choice of games to compare, but I'm in the market for a new pin, and I'm strongly considering either a GB Premium or an MMR. I've never owned an MM, but I always enjoy playing it. At the same time, I find myself drawn to GB. I know a lot of people rip on the game because of its various design flaws, but I've always found it to be a ton of fun. It seems my tastes have drifted towards deeper, more difficult games over the years. Because of this, I'm leaning heavily towards GB. My main concern with MM is that I will get bored of it quickly once I own it.
Brian, we talked about this a bit at Bob's party Wednesday night, after you set the GC score on his GBLE at 1.2 billion. You obviously enjoy GB gameplay and understand how to score well. That's the first hurdle, because GB seems to be a love-it-or-hate-it affair, more so than a lot of other games on the market.
I know you like playing MMR, too, but I also remember that you've been rotating games out of your collection that don't have deeper code, because those games no longer represent a challenge for you, and they lessen the fun factor you experience over time.
Based on the above, I suspect you would enjoy MMR for a few months, but would quickly tire of playing it after you've seen and done everything the code has to offer.
As vireland stated, both games had production problems in earlier runs, but most of the current problems on games now coming off the line can be addressed pretty easily with some relatively inexpensive mods and a few hours of TLC.
I would recommend that you pick a GB Premium. I think you will enjoy it longer, even in its current state, and the code still has time to mature. Keep in mind the version you played the other night was only V1.05. The latest code is V1.12. Bob recently downloaded it (he showed me the USB stick), but didn't have time to install it before the party. Hopefully you snapped a photo of that GC score, because it's going to get wiped pretty soon.
Last but not least, IMHO, the Premium has the best art package of all three versions of GB. If you haven't seen one yet up close, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how nice it looks. I asked Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti) about that at EXPO, and he told me the Premium art package was his personal favorite, too.
The good news is, both games in this comparison thread are great. Whichever one you choose, you will enjoy. Knowing your personal preferences, though, I think GB Premium would be the best choice for your game room.