Quoted from vid1900:When MM came out, players were complaining that there were just too many toys and it was "not pinball". Now the game is worshiped like the second coming.
Orbiter 1 is cool - but I'll give you that it was not that big of an earner when it was introduced. Maybe because it was not "pinball" enough.
I'm not really a fan of mm either, basically for that reason stated. A lot of wpc95s I think became too over toyed, and too light in rules, compared to the early to mid 90 machines. But, something I guess had to be attempted to lure people in given the advances in video games.
Orb1 is something different, and you're probably right, should not be forgotten. As much as I try, I can't forget about cftbl...