Quoted from KCPinhead:Hi all.
I have been a low-key enthusiast for many years, but I recently discovered this community. Getting ready to take the plunge and start my "collection" by buying my first machine and would love some feedback.
I have scoped out many "best of" lists and am familiar with a lot of the games that are entrenched near the top of those lists. I just can't realistically spend $7500+ to get one of the greatest games of all time just yet. Looking to spend maybe $4500 and would love to get something to help draw my wife in a little and show her that spending the price of a car on a machine for the basement can actually be a good value.
I love the newer, shiny, LCD & LED laden stuff (Willy Wonka, Wizard of Oz), but realize those are well out of my range at this time. I also love the more classic stuff (Twilight Zone, Addams Family, Indiana Jones), but am finding those to also be quite pricey for the age. So what's the best value out there? What's a beautiful, well-made game with tons of replayability that won't cost me my first-born to home in my basement?
Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanks!
Get something where the artwork doesn't go flying off just because you're playing the damn thing.
Go get a Johnny Mnemonic or a Getaway, Fishtales, Roadshow or Shadow and enjoy your game, have fun with any of those games for those price points ($3000 and up), and not have to worry about stupid ass shit like keeping the artwork on the playfield that competent companies should have fixed by now.
No way in hell would I get a Stern or JJP. Anything after TWD = WAY too big a gamble.
WAY. Too. Big.
You pay nearly $5000 and see artwork coming off, and I guarantee you, you are going to be pissed TF off. Pretty willing to bet the wife will not be amused and definitely not believe you about ANYTHING pinball related after that....
