Fathom
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You should have a Xenon in that collection 100%. I think Xenon has the best background sounds (and voice) of any early SS pin. Combine that with beautiful artwork, good gameplay and a price that’s 1/2 of Fathom and you have a package that’s hard to resist.
Xenon is currently the only early SS in my collection because it embodies every thing I loved about arcades in the early 80s.
Quoted from snyper2099:Mostly disagree. The backglass is cool... good gameplay--> I personally do not think so.
Gameplay will be the most subjective in any discussion - but I think Xenon has a fun layout and multiball objective. I would probably say Fathom/EBD has a slight edge on gameplay, Centaur is too floaty for me, Flash Gordon is almost too fast/brutal...and the Frontier theme does nothing for me so who cares how it plays. But NONE of them are as good as Xenon on sounds/voice. Suzanne Ciani knocked it out of the park. I always thought Fathom/EBD/Centaur voices were too monotone robotic. Fathom really missed a huge opportunity to have female mermaid voices instead of the male.
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