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By newtoit

10 years ago

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Darling Williams, 1973
Dolly Parton Bally, 1979
Dungeons & Dragons Bally, 1987
Eight Ball Deluxe Bally, 1981
Elvis Stern, 2004
FunHouse Williams, 1990
Genesis Gottlieb, 1986
Gorgar Williams, 1979

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#1 10 years ago

NEW

newtoit

Pinside member

Bradenton, FL

10y 71,350 1,326 4 22 1

They're are some machines I am not interested in because of theme or art. No clowns, no sports, no cars, no poker, no pool (is that a sport?) and no Gorgar. I may be doing myself a diservice but some of these machines I don't want in my house because they're creepy or lame. I had a hurricane for a short period and I could feel it staring at me. Everytime I see a Shaq for sale I check the pictures out because it cracks me up. Poker themes dont interest me unless it was a Jackbot. Same with pool or maybe its just Eightball Deluxe. I feel like if I brought a Gorgar into my house it would burst into flames.

Does anyone else stay away from certain machines for no apparent reason? Let us compile a comprehensive list of machines that irk us.

#2 10 years ago

JTS

sammiesguys

Pinside+ Addict

Los Angeles, CA

11y 79,800 2,468 11 9

Genesis terrifies me.

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#3 10 years ago

DAD

PW79

Inactive member

Wentzville, MO

12y 102K 7,501 6 6

World Cup Soccer

#1 It's soccer
#2 It's too F'n teal
#3 I hate the dog

#4 10 years ago

SCC

mrgone

Pinside member

Casper, WY

12y 119K 5,180 4 54

bay watch. its a real fun game. its just that I cant stand david hasslehoff. he is a major butthead.
and pam Anderson, she is a bunny hugging skank. honestly, she has smoked more meat than hickory farms.

#5 10 years ago

CDF

Collin

Pinside member

Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Funhouse isn't allowed in my home (unless my girlfriend moves out.) Too damn creepy for her. Ironically, RoadShow is allowed.

#6 10 years ago

CDF

Collin

Pinside member

Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Quoted from PW79:
World Cup Soccer
#1 It's soccer
#2 It's too F'n teal
#3 I hate the dog

Okay, so it is soccer... it's got that going against it...

BUT IT'S SO GLORIOUSLY TEAL! Plus, the dog's better than the Striker Xtreme backglass.

#7 10 years ago

TAM

tamoore

Pinside member

Grayling, MI

11y 123K 6,661 37 58

Quoted from Collin:
Funhouse isn't allowed in my home (unless my girlfriend moves out.) Too damn creepy for her. Ironically, RoadShow is allowed.

Red is more creepy than Rudy, IMO....

#8 10 years ago

CDF

Collin

Pinside member

Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Quoted from tamoore:
Red is more creepy than Rudy, IMO....

Any particular reason why?

#9 10 years ago

M-T

moto_cat

Pinside+ Frequent

10y 114K 1,334 2

- muppets
- queen
- Big Bang theory

#10 10 years ago

JTJ

LesManley

Pinside member

Woodbury, MN

12y 127K 5,825 9 46

I'd buy anything if the price was good enough. So many good games have bad themes or music, I don't want to let that stop me. That said, I'm cheap, so I can safely say, I will never buy a new in pinball machine.

#11 10 years ago

???

littlecammi

Pinside member

Carol Stream, IL

11y 82,650 4,531 19

Quoted from mrgone:
Baywatch. Its a real fun game, it's just that I can't stand David Hasslehoff.

Just buy one of the alternate Baywatch translights (with hot girl lifeguards on it) and lose the Hoff.

#12 10 years ago

ABC

galagamaster

Blocked

12y 94

Stern!

#13 10 years ago

FED

hassanchop

Pinside member

12y 84,900 2,443 82

Popeye

#14 10 years ago

TAD

jints56

Pinside+ Frequent

Warrenton, VA

12y 98,300 1,146 10 46

I thought Star Trek. Then I played one......

#15 10 years ago

B16

Billy16

Pinside member

11y 94,300 3,701 58

... game that "just needs a fuse".

#16 10 years ago

MJN

mickthepin

Inactive member

Brisbane

12y 64,400 2,333 2 25

I am sure FH and CV are great games and I am missing out but way to creepy. I even missed out on a really good priced FH because I knew I would just be buying to flip.

#17 10 years ago

DAM

Monarca1091

Pinside member

11y 99,300 2,057

Class of 1812 and ripplys believe it or not , those two are just to creepy ........ohh and gameplay are horrible.

-15

#18 10 years ago

WSS

starbase

Pinside member

Novato, CA

11y 64,550 2,405 1

Anything made by JJP nib, have no issue with their machines, but if the owner is a total tool sorry not giving you one penny. Worst experience so far in pinball dealing with Jack. Shame because LTG is fantastic and the Hobbit interests me. It's ok I don't like playing games with a flashlight to see the ball anyways.

#19 10 years ago

MLV

Pinball-is-great

Pinside member

Lafayette, LA

12y 147K 5,016 3 102

To me, Genesis has earned cult-classic status.

The backglass cracks me up, eventhough it is rather dismal from an artistic point of view.
I've played Genesis, and like it enough to add to the collection if I came upon a great deal on one.

To me, the worst part of Genesis is the awful purple ramps.
Seems like clear replacement ramps would be well received and sell well.

#20 10 years ago

MWS

Methos

Pinside member

Lodi, WI

12y 103K 7,269 21 10 1

Guns and Roses as I hate everything about the band.

#21 10 years ago

CRG

Toasterdog

Pinside member

Clearwater, FL

11y 95,550 3,646 2 46

Wheel of Fortune. Looks like pretty fun game, but the art is possibly the worst ever in my book.

Of course, for the right price I would pick up almost any pin. With one exception, see below WOF;

WOF.jpg
Dolly_Parton_pinball.jpg

Dolly Parton... never, no matter the price (rethemed, yes)

#22 10 years ago

???

Atomicboy

Inactive member

12y 81,150 7,318

I used to say sttng for the theme, but mainly the translate. Thank you repro, and now I own.

BK for me - I've never got the appeal of that machine, and has nothing to do with the age, love my firepower.

#23 10 years ago

TJK

grbgemen

Pinside member

Lincoln, NE

11y 51,800 395 2

Genesis is a great game.

#24 10 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Playfield restorations

Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,435 37 77 1

I will never buy a pin that cost more than $6000. That's the only thing banned in my collection.

#25 10 years ago

DIK

davewtf

Pinside member

Madison, WI

12y 84,400 9,740 1 114

nother game

#26 10 years ago

ERJ

tracelifter

Inactive member

12y 80,300 6,318

nything from Sears again, the appliances are junk and so is the service.

#27 10 years ago

???

Atomicboy

Inactive member

12y 81,150 7,318

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
I will never buy a pin that cost more than $6000. That's the only thing banned in my collection.

hah, it's like that saying I would never join a club that would have me for a member eh Neo?

#28 10 years ago

BOB

beatmaster

Mods for your pinballs

Beauharnois

12y 102K 7,387 7 17

raven, ugly ass pin!
dolly parton is a ugly too!!! i used to have one gone after a week.

#29 10 years ago

BOB

Butch2099

Butch's Game Garage

11y 124K 4,731 20 6 7

EM pin. I'm just not a fan..

#30 10 years ago

PVC

patrickvc

Pinside member

Phoenix, AZ

15y 71,350 2,156 22

+1 on WOF

#31 10 years ago

JJZ

toyotaboy

RandOM Pinball

Allyn, WA

12y 184K 11,928 3 14

Elvis or playboy (any era)

#32 10 years ago

???

Feamster

Pinside member

Medford, NJ

10y 27,150 5 14 12

I don't like translites with photography...I prefer artwork of some kind...I do have a Jurassic Park which is sort of a hybrid...

#33 10 years ago

MLV

Pinball-is-great

Pinside member

Lafayette, LA

12y 147K 5,016 3 102

...NFL pinball machine by Stern 2001 with any of the following teams on the backglass:
Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons, Jets

For a great deal this pin would be ok with any of the other teams on the backglass.

#34 10 years ago

AST

Astropin

Pinside+ Member

11y 125K 8,896

WAY too many to name.

But way up on the top 100 list?

I'm not a big fan of TZ or TSPP, or SS.

#35 10 years ago

MLV

Pinball-is-great

Pinside member

Lafayette, LA

12y 147K 5,016 3 102

...any of the following:

Sea Hunt by ALI - 1972
Pirate Gold by CCM - 1969
Orbitor 1 by Stern - 1982
Shrek & FGY by Stern - 2008 (game play is ok, but theme & call-outs not for me)
The Rolling Stones by Stern - 2011 (I'll play it on location for a few games, but that's about it).

...any of these by Bally:
68 Rock Makers
75 Wizard (Sorry, just don't care for it)
78 Dolly Parton (would be ok to have concerning gameplay if it was rethemed)
79 Rolling Stones (ditto retheme)
81 Medusa
85 Eight Ball Champ
87 D & D and Hardbody (outlane design and Magic/Flex Save doesn't interest me).

...any of these by Williams:
68 Student Prince, 73 Darling/Jubilee, 74 Skylab, 75 Big Ben, 79 Gorgar, 90 Funhouse, and
94 R & T's Road Show

...any of these by Gottlieb:
69 Airport, 69 Road Race, 72 Jungle / Wild Life, 74 Duotron/Magnotron, 80 Roller Disco, 82 Devil's Dare,
82 Rocky, 94 Freddy: ANOES

#36 10 years ago

JMS

John_in_NC

Pinside member

Chapel Hill, NC

15y 95,050 1,960 19 26

No such thing as "never", at the right price I'll buy anything. I will never seek or pay market price for any "Pro", "home" or "the pin" cheapo model though.

#37 10 years ago

NAM

kwiKimart

Inactive member

San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

Hardbody.

#38 10 years ago

ANT

Tony01

Inactive member

Townsend, DE

11y 36,150 375 16 13

Any pins with banana flippers.

#39 10 years ago

SEA

Sea-Monkey

Inactive member

Wilton Manors, FL

10y 25,150 140 3

I'd never buy any of the music-themed pins. All the ones released to date are bands for which I have no interest or actively dislike.

#40 10 years ago

WES

copperpot

Pinside member

Gilbert, AZ

12y 67,900 1,589 9 54

nonworking EMs

#41 10 years ago

RAN

Ranhorton

Pinside member

12y 95,550 2,056

...a lockdown bar from centerflank.
I've heard too many rumors

#42 10 years ago

JMS

John_in_NC

Pinside member

Chapel Hill, NC

15y 95,050 1,960 19 26

Quoted from copperpot:
nonworking EMs

Send them my way!!

#43 10 years ago

ROB

Chippewa-Pin

Pinside member

Chippewa Twp, PA

12y 69,900 2,348 6

RBION - just plain creepy
AC/DC pro - The face on the playfield is awful. Yep, it stopped me from buying one.

#44 10 years ago

OOF

Erik

Pinside member

Franklin, TN

12y 117K 7,693

ss Gottlieb?

-1

#45 10 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Playfield restorations

Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,435 37 77 1

Quoted from Atomicboy:
hah, it's like that saying I would never join a club that would have me for a member eh Neo?

I don't think it's the same , because I have the option to join the overpriced club. I just choose to get more for my money and don't piss it away so easily.

#46 10 years ago

BED

smokey_789

Inactive member

Greenville, OH

11y 50,150 1,642 11

Found myself focusing only on the thumbs to decide which posts to read.

#47 10 years ago

NEW

newtoit

Pinside member

Bradenton, FL

10y 71,350 1,326 4 22 1

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
I don't think it's the same , because I have the option to join the overpriced club. I just choose to get more for my money and don't piss it away so easily.

There's nothing to be ashamed about. If I could afford the big dollar pins I would get them.

#48 10 years ago

PEN

Inactive member

Bloomfield Hills, MI

12y 67,150 4,237 4 18

Flipperless

#49 10 years ago

S0D

Sly_Old_Devil

Pinside member

10y 69,800 1,132

Something to ride home with in Singapore without first checking under the hood (if you know what I mean <cough, cough> and yes that's another hint).

#50 10 years ago

MJN

mickthepin

Inactive member

Brisbane

12y 64,400 2,333 2 25

Quoted from sammiesguys:
Genesis terrifies me.

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I have never even seen this T.V show but that back glass has evil powers I had a nightmare about it last night.

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