He needs a live in tech to keep his collection up.

LTG : )

Carl also provides shasta and deli meats, so it’s more than just lessons.

It’s a complete experience.

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I gonna drain this one as it starts to be foolish.

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I really couldn't care less how rich people spend their money. I think it's super tacky to flaunt it, this thread is definitely in that category, so I'm gonna post and drain, I don't feel like seeing it. But if you want some advice it's this:

Buying all those games at once, no matter what they are, is just a recipe for not enjoying a bunch of pinball. Unless you're the kind of rich guy who just likes to show people how much stuff they have, in which case knock yourself out, I'm sure your neighbors will be impressed for a few minutes.

But if you're a player, who wants to enjoy games, and you have money, then slow your roll. Pick them up slowly. Enjoy the hunt. Enjoying exploring each game without being a butterfly trying to flit from game to game, sipping and not really getting anywhere. Learn what you like, instead of asking a bunch of strangers to make you a game list. Especially one so generic, you can get that list from anywhere, it's like a Baby's First Top Pinball list.

LOL This thread started off foolish

Buy 12 Monster Bash remakes and roll across them back and forth on a scooter laughing and hitting buttons in pure joy!!!!!!!!!

Assuming you already have AcDc and WH20 (both excellent choices).

I am trying not to copy and paste my collection, but what would I get if was starting from scratch with the two pins you already listed.

these are estimated prices without mod I may be off on my prices by some. I am listing very good examples of these pins but I am not 100% sure of the market so just guestimates. Leaving you $10K for color DMD, shakers, PDI glass etc.

14 pins (have a lot of Stern pins but that's what I like) maybe you can squeeze 16 pins (with the two you already own) in there instead of 14?

DI LE $9K
Woz RR $9K
AFMr LE $8K
TZ $7K
IJ $7K
TAF $7K
TNA $6K

Tron $6K
Met pro $5K
TWD pro $5K
SM $5K
TSPP $5K

outside looking in if you can only fit 12 pins.
IM VE $5K (nice but can't quite beat out Tron/Met/TWD imo)
LotR $6K (too much of a grind)

You can just look at the top 12 of the top 100. By definition, eventually it’s going to give you the same list of games as you get from this thread.

Hey me either. I was just throwing TAF in because it's so highly rated, I figured that I was missing something maybe here's one I forgot instead: CFTBL this is a simple game but got a lot of character. Or whatever you prefer TotAN, Scared Stiff etc.

I hear Iron Maiden is really good but have not played that too much (or SW, GOTG etc).

I think Woz is the best game, but not everyone will agree.

view this Woz tutorial first

Where are the early 80s Bally stern Williams titles or some gottlieb EMs?

Or 20 NIB WWE Wrestlemania LEs! Whoo hoo!

Fathom

Give a shout to kypinguy on pinside. He's about 45 minutes south of Louisville and has a Fathom. If you're really nice and offer to bring beer, I bet you could score a test drive.

TOM is a beautiful pin but I get tired of that broad telling me you have the magic over and over again
It a Jpop pin at its best
Beautiful design and layout / artwork, but the rules suck big time
I couldn't sell mine fast enough...
honest to God TOM lasted 3 months in my collection

I'd sell you all my games
LOTR 3rd owner HUO
TSPP 2nd owner HUO
ACDC pre 2nd owner HUO
MET pre NIB
STpre 3rd owner HUO
TZ HUO
TAF 2nd owner HUO
WOZ ECLE 3rd owner HUO

There are some long ball games in there and some serious speed / jams to mix it up

.... Kentucky.
Is there something we're missing here?

I have owned every game on your list and probably half of the top 100. The B/W games are awesome if you are a great player. Those got boring quickly because i am an average player at best. i started replacing them with Sterns and i wanted a really nice collection so i went with LE's. I really like the JJP pins as well.the collection of 11 pins i have in my main gameroom now are not going any where

Spiderman Black
Kiss LE
AC DC Back in Black
Rob Zombie LE
Metallica LE
Iron Maiden LE
WOZ LE
Tron LE
Dialed in CE
LOTR LE
Hobbit LE

Which do you prefer, LOTR or Hobbit? We love DI, but still haven’t fallen in love with Woz.

I prefer LOTR LE over my Smaug . I grew up playing D&D and it just reminds me of those all night quests with my Paladin Ranger

WOZ was the girlfriends pick. I think they did a great job ,But i agree . i Like it , I don't love it

And then they came out with the damn Ruby Red ,which i think looks way better,but that's another story

So did you buy anything yet?

My collection is still up for sale at 100k. All the late model Sterns are LE except Metallica which is a premium.

Idk, I would consider it......but wouldn’t get out of the hobby

If you want all those games in 1 shot this is a very nice collection.
Doing some fast math I got 96k worth of pins (including the MB) After finding and transporting all the games you want seperatly it would be over 100k.
I would pull the trigger on this and find a TOM for TAF since you said you don’t like that one.

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Wise descision!
Play alot, buy what you like on the way .. if you like them they stay, like uhh building a collection YOU like
PS that are alot like’s

Whew, thx. While tempting I’m glad they are staying here

Yes.

What is the point of the thread?

The guy asks what games HE should buy.

If you are trying to come up with a list of 12 games that some other person would enjoy the most, then your best chance would be to buy the 12 most popular games.

Statistically, that would give you the best odds of making him happy with his purchase.

If someone hired you to cater a kid's birthday party, the best odds of making the kid happy would be if you served chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream.

The fact that YOU personally like coffee ice cream and grandma's rum cake the best is irrelevant to making someone else happy.

These threads always end up with a bunch of people just basically listing their favorites. How is that useful?

Suppose a guy said to you, "Don't buy a TZ, ToM, or TAF, because they all SUCK!!" Is that useful advice? Nope! It's one data point from one guy who is confusing his personal preferences with the laws of reality.

Also, the problem is further complicated by the fact that personal preferences of one person are very subjective.

I bought a TAF for myself and a CV for my wife.

At first I hated the CZ and she hated the TAF. Now I camp out on the CZ and she hasn't played anything but the TAF in about a year.

There's nothing about these games that can predict how much a certain person would enjoy playing them.

So therefore, the only useful predictor of an individual liking a certain game is the popularity of the game among the mass of pinball players.

Have you decided on one game that you're definitely going to buy?

What is your timeframe for buying these machines?

Instead of limiting myself to 12, I think I'd go for about 125 nice EMs.

Still tempted to let my babies go for the right price.......

I was actually thinking of selling some EM's to free up enough cash to buy your Whoa Nellie.

Why are people downvoting this thread?

If this man has put himself in a position to drop $100k on pins then good for him! Financial success takes hard work.