Incredible Hulk, The
Gottlieb, 1979
Last Action Hero
Data East, 1993
Rocky
Gottlieb, 1982
The Hobbit
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The Hobbit is a fantastic game. Everytime there is a code update I think to myself, how can it get any better. Well, it does. With Keith behind he wheel, no telling where this pin will be ranked. For me, right now, it's in my top 5. All the guys who bash it, hate JJP and so on, go to the GB threads, plenty of reasons to bash that game. 
Quoted from beelzeboob:Yes, Rob...take it from somebody who was ejected from JJP threads for doing exactly the same thing that's pissing you off here. He knows what he's talking about.
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Quoted from TaTa:Hobbit ,to me, is what Bally/Williams would have evolved into
Great point! I think so as well. Stern has had their chances to be like Williams/Bally but just couldn't do it. But, Stern does have some decent games just not good enough for my collection.
Quoted from jar155:Stern's cost cutting and higher margin chasing gives them a Data East feel with a B/W layout. It's weird. JJP definitely chases, and actually surpasses, that B/W quality feel far more aggressively.
Nothing Stern does feels like a Williams/Bally. Nothing!! Sterns game play if totally different. Like i said, Stern has some decent games that are fun to play but, the feel is not the same as Williams/Bally/JJP. Its all good. If you like Stern, that's great. I'm glad they are still making pins but will have to soon up their game. Other companies are coming out with pins and are showing us they they too can make a good pinball in lieu of Stern.
Quoted from jgentry:I don't think the layout will ever allow it to catch up to LOTR but time will tell.
I think TH all the way around has passed LOTR. Decals, playfield, code, sound, music, callouts, etc. The list continues. I like LOTR but it has been dethroned.
Quoted from PerfectFlaw:I own both LOTR and TH. I haven't turned on LOTR in about 3 months, and I play TH every day. But everyone has their own opinions. Both are great games, but I have owned LOTR for 5 years and have played it a lot, and so TH is a breath of fresh air. It is a much more advanced/newer machine and just has such a different way it plays, it is a great variety compared to a lineup of Bally/Williams and Stern's.
Well said. I have been playing The Hobbit non stop and have not touched my other pins. When I had league night about 3 weeks ago, I sucked. It's so different than any pinball I have ever played. It's Fantastic.
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