Creature from the Black Lagoon
Bally, 1992
Fish Tales
Williams, 1992Looking to get my next pin, the 2 available to me are either CFTBL or FT
Current collection is: T2, Demo Man & The Shadow
Bit of an action fest at the moment so looking for something different.
Both CFTBL and FT can be had for good prices but the FT needs a bit of work and is missing the topper.
Thanks for you input! 
I have had both, CFTBL is what I would go with.
Quoted from Tommi_Gunn:neither, god awful titles. i'd pick up something on your wishlist
Thanks, although unfortunately over here in NZ machines are scarce and if you want a decent collection you need to pick up what you can!
I hope to have others off my wish list over time...
sweet, I'm 6 for 6 on the popular vote I'd take either of them, but the creature from the black lagoon is such a sweet theme.
Sorry Wizzo (in advance)...
CFTBL is the most awful machine there is **IMO**. FT is fun, it's not super, but good. Both come from the great "player" era of the WPCs, but my god, no game has left my collection faster than CFTBL....
My advice is that CFTBL is better left unplayed if you do buy it. It looks great, and turned on looks fantastic, but disconnect the start button, otherwise it all comes crashing down fast.
You already have a kitschy period piece in Shadow. Adding another one with Creature will be too much and detract your appreciation of both games. Get FT now. Creatures are a dime a dozen, and Their prices have been falling slowly but steadily for years.
I say FT. CFTBL is a cool looking game, but I just couldn't really get into it much. Some people (well maybe a lot) will say FT gets old/repetitive quickly, but I disagree. It is pretty easy to learn what you need to do, but doing it often and consistent is the trouble here. Original theme, and well played. A very fun game for sure!
I've owned Creech, (wish I would have kept it) but I think FT is a little more fun. They both have great artwork(IMHO) but Creech is lacking a good multiball sequence(it's only 2 balls). They both have good video modes, if you're into that sort of thing.
Quoted from adamprice271:Original theme, and well played. A very fun game for sure!
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