Like my Guns n Roses,love the theme,but it’s not the greatest playing pin.Depends on your collection,I will keep mine…Save some money and buy something new later…
Regards Fred

There's a lot of people that can't afford a second machine, especially now with the prices as wonky as they are. You need to ask yourself,
"Is what I have rare" and "Is it popular making it hard to reacquire?" If either/both answers are no then sell/trade away with no remorse.

Every time I’ve sold a game when I have space to add, I’ve regretted it.

Everything In my house moves, even its a " grail theme" . There is just too much coming out and that's out there to not try. I don't have unlimited funds and or room so keeping things fresh is a must plus its great to always have something to look foward to. Like Chuck said though, I sometimes miss a couple of the games.

I ended up with so many games because I suffer from sellers (and buyers) remorse.

Rarely do I sell a game and not wish I hadn't.

If space or cost is your issue and the game means that much to you, consider trading it for 6 months to another collector.

I don't play my mario pins but i have a hard time letting them go. I would for the right I dont want to sell it price. Id like for a company to make a new updated version and I know it wont be easy to get them back to complete the trifecta if its done. They stay for nostalgia purposes.

Sell or trade it. If you miss it, buy it again down the road.

I really don't think you'll regret losing Halloween. Machines are very expensive; you gotta sell some to buy some. HWN being at an all time low for value doesn't help but that's life.
Having a machine you only want for the theme is something you do down the road when your collection is bigger...or the game is cheaper.

I’d give it some time, especially if it’s because you find it too hard, but otherwise would trade. Unless it’s a special machine that would be hard to replace you can alway’s get another one down the road.

I consider my collection like an orphanage. These "unwanted" pins come to my home for awhile, I enjoy my time with them, but eventually they have to go on to find their Forever Homes because I'm not a "keep it forever" kinda guy. Having said that, I LOVE the theme and colors of my RCT and find myself holding onto it because of that.

If you're on the fence for selling, just remember: There's likely a lot more of them out there. I sold my Metallica last year and loved that pin but was ready to move on. Thankfully it wasn't the only one out there in case I decide to buy another!

I keep lots of machines because of theme-I am a theme whore
Connection to a game is huge-otherwise it does not have much staying power. I suggest keeping it if possible until another theme that attracts you more comes along. Out of curiosity-what game are you thinking of getting besides Halloween?
Forgot to mention that Halloween kicks ass and is a great theme!

Sometimes I feel like Gollum

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Sell the pin and make a shrine to the theme or something to get your fix. Pins are to play, not showcase a theme.

(That’s my philosophy to my collection and yea it is only an opinion)

Yes pins are to play and have fun

-Do you not enjoy a game with a good theme that you can relate to? Might as well go out and buy yourself a Hardbody if theme does not matter. Most games without a good theme tend to go through my home quickly. There are also games out there that play good but theme kills it for me. Having something to relate to is huge and cant be dismissed.

If it were me, I would wait until the code has completely finished. Then if you are still not happy, unload it. There's been too many games that like BM66 and MET that became great after code was completely finished. Also, if you are having to ask this question, I can already tell you are going to regret/miss the machine if you do decide to sell. Best of luck on whatever you decide to do.

Lyman doesn't work for Spooky.

Have you ever played a Hardbody/BMX? Layout Is awesome.

I didn’t say theme doesn’t matter. The question was “should I keep a game simply because of theme” and my opinion was “no”

I know I could get a lot for my PinBot, but it’s the machine I fell in love with when I was 12, at the VA Beach arcade when I was on summer vacation. I’ve had it for 11 years and it doesn’t get the play it used to, but no way I can give it up.

I think Matt is doing a fine job.

Stern Turtles, kept it way too long

Yikes. I guess "fine" is the same as "the greatest of all time" these days

Tspp, owned new since 2003, first nib game. Dont play it much, but to me it’s a masterpiece and likely will never sell it.

No, I haven’t kept a game simply because of theme.

I have kept games that I don’t play much for a bunch of other stupid reasons (looks so good, everyone else really seems to like it, it’s ‘worth’ so much,…). Never just for theme. Love GOTG and IronMan themes…both of those left without much regret.

When you are done you are done.
Life’s too short to not be playing something you’ll enjoy. Theme or not.

I've held onto a couple games based on theme or unique art packages (bad cats for example). But once the novelty wore off the weak gameplay made it an easy choice to sell off.

I tend to float around 8 games so there's room for a novelty pin without dragging down the overall fun. Anything less I'd focus on gameplay over theme.

They all get old and I don't Regret selling any of them. I enjoy getting new titles in the house. I do have some favorites for sure.

No keepers. I do really regret selling my Williams Indy. I grew up with those movies

Have to admit, even games I really thought had great art and gameplay, like Fathom, I've let go. Too many good pins to try, everything gets shinier when they are not in your pinball stable....yet. I've only rebought one game I sold off, that was Black Hole. Too memorizing a quiet dark game room.

If you've only got one game, I think it needs to have great gameplay as well as a theme you like. I mean it is there to play, not just to look at.

The primary reason I keep my pins is because I love the themes. Granted I only own 3, but the 1 I did sell was a DE Jurassic Park that got replaced with a Stern Jurassic Park.

The reason I don’t own newer games is because of the cost. To keep it from getting boring, I figure I’d need about 6. Get my fix playing EM’s.

Ah yes, welcome to the rabbit hole.

people say the top 100 doesn't mean much, but truth is the top 20 games are universally loved for playability more than theme. I don't think Godzilla is anyone's dream theme, but it's just one of the funnest and most original playfield designs. If I had to choose between godzilla and halloween it would be a no brainer. same with halloween and foo, even though I can't stand the foo fighters as a band. Playfield design is number one for me, but people are different.

Godzilla is really a great game and I HIGHLY recommend one. I do think Premium is the way to go

Also may consider Iron Maiden Pro. The flow and layout are really fun to shoot. Foo Fighters music turns me off and the layout feels clunky and sporadic to me-have not clicked with FF.