Quoted from pinballslave:Are you talking about an official chart now, or do you mean your own personal aesthetics charts...? If it's an official chart, then gameplay will play a big role in it's ranking, which is not what the OP is asking...
It's a figure of speech. No official chart sited.
Based on looks alone I think Centaur, Fathom and Paragon are the best looking games of their time.
Junkyard has some amazing artwork on it too. That's one of the main reasons I picked it up. It just looks so damn good!
Quoted from pinster68:It's a figure of speech. No official chart sited.
I thought it might have been... just checking... 
definitely ToM, CV, TotAN, BBB. WH20 looks really nice to IMO, and Flintstones captures Bedrock very very well.
Quoted from pinballslave:I think this is quite pretty too:
-mermaid images-
What is that game?
Quoted from Ranhorton:I second this.
Sorcerer all the way.
Yep sorcerer is a good looking game . Someone posted a pic of a cheetah backglass , holy crap that's a man baby! yikes that was bad .
UnreadMost aesthetically pleasing pins? 69
I messed up by posting number 70 but it sure was funny seeing the title and post count for a while.
Wow...no mention of any EM titles at all? You guys do know that they made pinball machines before 1980, right? 
That said, I think two of the most aesthetically pleasing games ever made are Royal Flush and Genie!
Quoted from arcadenovelties:Wow...no mention of any EM titles at all? You guys do know that they made pinball machines before 1980, right
Pinball.......BEFORE 1980.......does not compute.....
Quoted from KrustyBurger:TRON LE & Diner IMO. (Diner's cabinet particularly when brand new looking)
Oh, man... I totally forgot about Diner.
Beautiful machine!
I find it hard to believe I'm the only one here who loves the art on Space Invaders.
The stencil work on the cabinet is amazing. And the playfield is beautiful. 
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I've always thought STTNG was a beautiful pin. I'm not the biggest fan of the back glass, but just as an overall package. The integration of the theme, the lower cabinet art is gorgeous, as is the playfield. I love it. Also helps I'm a Trek nerd.
Also, Premium AC/DC is an eye-grabber.
TOTAN is just in a league all its own though.
Quoted from pinballslave:Never seen the 'beauty' in a half beast half motorbike myself... He's an ugly SOAB!!
My mind always wanders back to this machine eventually when it comes to aesthetics:
Kitch: definitely, beautiful: that too in my book!
LOL Yes, Cheetah joins Party Zone and some others in the running for the ultimate Butterface title.
Cheetah has a very interesting field and shot layout, and lots of fun to play....but it's ugly as sin.
Quoted from diskoboy:I find it hard to believe I'm the only one here who loves the art on Space Invaders.
It was on my list page one as well.
Cheetah has a very interesting field and shot layout, and lots of fun to play....but it's ugly as sin.
It's funny how tastes can be totally opposite, I think Cheetah is one of the most beautiful games there is...
Wow...no mention of any EM titles at all? You guys do know that they made pinball machines before 1980, right?
A lot of woodrails are very beautiful for sure... This one's quite nice I think...
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Quoted from pinballslave:A lot of woodrails are very beautiful for sure... This one's quite nice I think...
Wow, Pinballslave! I've never heard of or seen "Serenade" before. I agree; WHAT A BEAUTY! I love how the cabinet echos the shape of the gondola. What simple genius. Thanks so much for sharing those pictures.
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I've never heard of or seen "Serenade" before. I agree; WHAT A BEAUTY! I love how the cabinet echos the shape of the gondola. What simple genius. Thanks so much for sharing those pictures.
My pleasure... this is the Alben version of the Gottlieb game Gondolier... Here's the backglass for Gondolier... personally I think the Alben artwork is better... The detail in the building is much better for example... the playfield is also better on the Alben I think with 2 chicks, both of which are hotter than the Gottlieb chick (can't find pic of Goldolier among the handful of websites that filter through the firewall at work, but I'm sure the IPDB will have lots of images... would be good if someone could upload one here for comparison purposes). Also Gottlieb didn't bother with theme linked artwork on the cabs of these woodrails, just going for simple geometric designs instead... so Alben definitely wins here too...
Personally, I think TOTAN has the best looking playfield/design i've ever seen in pinball. It's a work of art. CV is pretty nice too. TOM is also beautiful, and one of the best cabinets ever made, but unfortunately the gameplay and rules are uneventful and boring as shit. Mine had to go, but kept the other 2.
There are many wonderful machines...
Centaur (coolest look... and also speech ever), Fathom are top of the top - best backglass ever... Viper (Stern 1981). Medusa is also super nice, but I don't like the gameplay at all. Quite a lot of the Stern EEs are really nice.
The AFM backglass is for me personally one of the best... I also like the artwork of the cabinet and the playfield... but in this case, I am not objective, because I like the gameplay that much.
The Big Bang Bar has a unique and absolutely great look. It is a pity that you have to pay ca. 15k here for this beauty. This is too much for me, even though the artwork is in my personal top 3.
Also in the top 3 - the X-Men. Out of the box Magneto is first choice. But I bought a Wolverine - with glossy black powder coated siderails, lockbar, etc. - this will turn the premium choice.
The comic-style, aggressive look is closer to pop-art than to a gaming machine. Great job!
One of my favorites that wasn't mentioned is Fire! Beautiful artwork, and visual effects with the fire cylinders. I also think that Blackwater 100 is extremely nice to look at. Not necessarily because of the artwork, but because of all the shaped ramps.
I also would have to add Centaur, Fathom, Medusa, Paragon, TOTAN, BBB.
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