I’ve got a little slice of the class of ‘88 as well:

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Eventually when I have more room, I’d love to add the rest as well.

I love these games. Simple, but loaded with lots of little nuance and strategy, and they have fantastic sound.

I used to scoff at these games way way back in the day when I started collecting. Now I think they're some of the finest examples of pinball of the era, and I'd love to have them all in my collection. I should've picked them up when they were cheap-as-free!

Side note: I've noticed a lot of the shots in Elwin's more recent games move the ball across the playfield similarly to how these 80B games do. Example: The right "pond attack" spinner on jaws sends the ball on a tight loop that feeds the right upper flipper through the lane, and it feels VERY similar to how the left spinner shot on Diamond Lady sends the ball through a tight loop around that feeds the lower left flipper.