I am a huge Ghostbusters fan, my pin hauler for local trips is a 1958 Miller Meteor Hearse/Ambulance Combo... I was going to get a GB Prem NIB with the topper and all, but wanted to get some play time in on it to be 100% sure.

I went to the Pinball Gallery http://www.pinballgallery.net/ to give it some test plays and try out MMR and get some more time in on the Hobbit, at the time Hobbit wasn't even on my radar anymore I just figured it would be a nice extra game to play while there.

With GB sitting right next to the Hobbit, there was no contest... within a few games I changed my mind and now have a Hobbit Black Arrow ordered... I may come back around and give it another chance, but when they are right next to each other, The Hobbit is just on a whole nother level.

I desperately wanted to love GB, more than the average person... it just isn't very lovable in pinball machine form.

To be fair, the one thing I don't like about the Hobbit is the plunge. The hardest plunge is still weak, just enough to hit the target for the timed skill shot. I like various skill shots, but also like the default plunge of super fast where it typically whips around one of the orbits and back down to the flippers. You quickly get over that though. Maybe that was just the machine I was playing on.