It might be true though that a large percent of pinside is genx that were raised as spoiled brats in the 80s, and that tends to carry over into adulthood. I see it here everyday.

I said it might be large percent, not everybody.

As a hard working young adult at the time, it was easy to see what was going on. I try not to generalize, but a large portion of the prior generation had sold out for money and mega self indulgence and they were called Yuppies. As self indulgent as they were, many were too busy pleasing themselves to take a big part in raising their own children that would become the next generation, or genx.

At the same time many in the older generation would say these kids would never amount to much as all they wanted to do was sit at home and play video games. Sound familiar?

I'm kinda in between generations and they never put a label on us, which I kinda like, or they could put me in either one, but probably have more in common with the latest two generations.

Money was hard to come by, but with a little ambition there were always jobs that could afford you a few simple pleasures like playing pinball or going to amusement parks. I always had a job as a teen and took very few if any handouts.

FYI, this whole thread was an evolution from this post that I pondered while in a stupor how to beat the wizard mode on my Pit Stop, because I was too sloppy to attempt one more time on No Fear. The more I thought about it, I realized I like my games no matter what anybody else says, and it was time to stagger in and go to bed. Must have stopped at the computer on the way there.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twip-is-deeproot-the-next-misadventure-or-a-pinball-revolution/page/128#post-5314691

I've got people that sometimes wants me to take long drives to go play others games. When I inquire what games are there and they say all the latest titles and I ask if they have anything else and they say no, I say no thanks, I'd rather play my games.

Now give me somebody with a well rounded collection of new and old and a variety of manufacturers, and sometimes I'll make the journey.

I laugh at their LEs when some of my older games there are only a handful left in existence. My TronLE was pretty cool for the short time it was here though.

But for those that have more than enough money, I see no reason for them to not go what they think is top of the line if that pleases them.

In many cases I don't like their pinball until it becomes my pinball, and I can rip all that extra mod crap out of it and put the correct bulbs like came from the factory.

In cases where they have color puked all the armor and coin door and glued in things like side blades, that is too far gone for me, and for a moment it makes me a little sad there is one less game of a certain title out there that has not been destroyed.

Bally Beauty Contest is one I have never played, as far as the others they are all very pretty, but not a row that I would go out of my way to have in my collection. Kings and Queens did not last very long here and that might be the best one in the bunch.

With what I do have, I can go from playing a super fast 1957 Williams Arrow Head to a blazing fast No Fear by walking a few steps. Or into the house to play my nicely restored Bally Skateball and Frontier, among others.

You didn't! If it's the one I think it is.

Mine is a Super LE as it has an NOS Bally playfield that was clear coated by HSA while they were still doing it.

I guess our old Joker Poker LE is now in a pinball museum somewhere, where it probably belongs.

Tell me you don't like my pinballs, and them's fightin' words.

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I have had the opportunity to own and play a wide variety of EMs from several different manufacturers. On location growing up it seemed the 70s Ballys were the most popular in our region. They tended to be very colorful with fast game play and always drew the biggest crowds.

After going thru the games I used to play and sampling many others, it is several of the 2 inch flipper games from Williams from the late 50s to the late 60s that I don't remember playing then that have gotten nonstop play by myself and others and earned their keep.

For a while I was buying EM games that seemed popular from reading the forum, but after a couple weeks of novelty and nobody playing them anymore, they were quick to be shown the way to the door.

When people make statements like "all EMs", I just shake my head and sigh, and rarely bother to respond anymore. One step in my garage has been enough for some of them to change their tune though.

Thanks man. Lately we spend more time playing in the garage, but those two are not in the way or taking up otherwise valuable space. And I kinda just like to look at them sometimes. When that big winter freeze hits So Cal, we will be inside more.

Both are equipped with NOS Bally playfields. Sorry Neo, no work for you.

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As long as your GI is incandescent, I don't dislike your game.

To summarize what this thread is all about, when some wiseass on pinside responds to one of your posts by saying-

"Sounds like you just don't like pinball"

It is OK to say-

"No, I just don't like your pinball"

He said.... never mind

I don't know how you would ever make No Fear or Judge Dredd A titles with this group anyway, but they are good enough for me. And the price is certainly right.

Sometimes theme can trump missing features. Not to mention speed.

I just counted 28 pop bumpers on the other games in the garage, and some that actually do something. I guess that's how I can live without them on these.

I like speed. And like to mix it up.

I won't play games I don't like and I don't expect others to. Might as well be playing what you like. Playing time is precious.

If you don't like any of these games, then don't bother to come over to play. Won't break my heart. But if you do, I might show you a few more.

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