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Hypothetical: Diner or Dr Who

By ryanleblanc

12 years ago


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#1 12 years ago

Okay now, let's say I was choosing between Diner and Dr. Who, and let's say they were both going to cost me around $1300. Which do you hypothetically advise? I can give a couple of factors for you all to consider below:

Diner:

Pros -
-BEAUTIFUL,
-great sound and music,
-nice (although simple) layout,
-great timeless theme,
-that great "system 11 feel",
-supposedly very reliable,
-a lot of toys for a game it's age,
-DineTime jackpot is a nice little "final goal" to go after.

Cons -
-Simple-ish rules (although one of the deeper system 11s),
-simpler layout,
-only 2 ball multi ball
-some say it's too easy (just change settings to hard and make it steeper is what I say).

DrWho:

Pros -
-Deeper rules (the multiple doctors thing is kinda cool),
-the multi-level time expander toy is EPIC,
-three ball multi ball,
-the cross playfield shot is pretty fun,
-it's a bit more challenging i guess.

Cons -
-The theme does nothing for me,
-it has that stupid auto plunger,
-the ball travels through the tardis (telephone booth) WAYY too often (interrupting flow),
-the music isn't annoying, but it isn't great either.

Anyway, I'd just like to hear some of your thoughts on this hypothetical situation.

#6 12 years ago
Quoted from MMuller:

Easy Doctor Who

I can see you're a little biased given you only like DMD era games. lol

Keep the opinions coming guys (or gals, even though there aren't quite as many)!

Post edited by ryanleblanc : Adding gender equality.

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