So I watched a video the other day created by Zach with SDTM. (Zach is a terrific guy by the way). And it was a top ten list of the most overrated games.
We’ll it got me thinking…….. What is the most underrated games out there right now?
We’ll I’ve owned about 180 games in the last 7 years, so I move a lot of games because I love to play.
I currently have 2 games for you that I really enjoy for different reasons but I feel are very underrated imho.
One is a game I enjoy playing by myself. The other is my favorite gambling game with my buddies.
1. Game of Thrones. I ended up buying this game again. Very challenging to get to the wizard mode but achievable and has alot of multiballs. I personally really like the upper playfield and the mini wizard mode is certainly achievable by anyone. Absolutely love the sounds, especially Blackwater Multiball yelled out loud by The Hound! It’s terrific to play at home by yourself. Ball times are longer but not Lord of The Rings long. Look up the rules before you jump in. It’s worth it. Choose house Tyrell! It’s adds a ball to extend your multiball!
This is a game that you should play alot by yourself to memorize the shots. If you don’t, you just end up banging posts because the fan layout is so much closer to the flippers than most games. But once you have the shots down, (especially hitting the center shot on the move) it becomes alot of fun.
2. Dolly by Bally. This by far my favorite gambling game with my pinball buddies. Be sure to set the tilt very tight. This makes the game so frustrating yet so addictive. Spelling D-O-L-L-Y P-A-R-T-O-N is very difficult With the tilt tight and makes the ball times so short that you keep coming back for more. Your score really cranks up when you crank through the in line drop targets and raise your multipliers but they don’t rollover to the next ball which I love. They’re reasonably priced and worth buying if you enjoy playing dollar games with your buddies.

What’s your most underrated games?????

Okay yeah. I have to agree with this statement. The only reason I can come up with is the theme maybe?
The code on that game is so spectacular that once you learn the strategy, it’s amazing.

Love JM. I’ve owned 2 of them! Those ramps are so fast! And that wizard mode, when sections of the playfield lighting shut down is badass. Just love the B movie cult theme classic too.

Stern Playboy?? No kidding. Never owned one. I’ll have to pick one up.

I agree with all your picks!

Fun game. The only thing I didn’t like was my ball would get stuck on that set of 3 drop targets in the middle of the playfield when the targets were down.

You encapsulated BSOR perfectly! Very underrated and has its own distinct personality.

Well it certainly isn’t hard on the eyes. Heyohhhhh!!!

That would be an amazing reskin and I would be a buyer for sure.
I bought the Star Wars cartoon edition for the same reason. Love the artwork, it’s killer.

I don’t hate Mando and I don’t love it. Still needs a little more with code IMO. And a little more playing time. Not ready to pass judgement on it yet.

Agreed. I’ve always thought this was one of the “biggie bang for the buck” games you could buy. And now that there’s a color dmd for it, it makes even more enjoyable. The timed modes themselves are longer than normal so you really have to concentrate to complete all modes.

Agreed.

The code on this game is fantastic and most people are not aware how great it really is unless you play a lot of games. Very balanced scoring.
Not the most aesthetically pleasing with cheap toys but who cares.

Great recommendations!
Never owned a Hardbody or played it. Now I want to pick one up. Solid!!

Agreed on JM. Game has crazy smooth and fast ball flow. Super 5 star underrated.

Obviously the strategy if you’re just going for point is to lite up the Chinese throwing star and advance to light spinner/millions. Activate that. And then crank the spinner but it’s also a fun strategy to try and complete all the modes and start Power Down. It’s kick ass!

You know it’s funny because if Stern released a game and just gave a description of what you listed above BUT did not tell you the name of the title, you would be super excited as to how loaded the game actually is!! 5 star super underrated!!

It’s all relative though right?? Meaning, you could have a game that’s ranked number 95 but someone feels it should be in the top 5.

When I created this thread, i wasn’t talking about actual rankings. I was talking specifically about the game play/code and some other amenities.
It’s all good either way though.

You’re welcome Zach. I did not see that video.
But I will add this. I actually believe imho, that BBB is very underrated in terms of game play! Lol.
To each his own.
Best wishes.

I forgot about Doctor Who!
5 star super underrated!!!

So far the standouts seem to be:

1. Baywatch
2. Hardbody
3. Black Knight Sword of Rage

Ya know, BMX is severely underrated as well. Good point.
The problem with BMX is that there aren’t many of them around.
Very Collectable. A lot of fun.

Great pick Chisox. Ya know I was kind of upset when Stern was going to reskin Seawitch but Stern did an amazing job with the Beatles. It’s just a blast to play.
It’s one of the reasons I went forward with the Haggis Fathom purchase.