Man, in a single game collection I'd take the Hobbit any day. MB is amazing but would get stale playing it all day. I'd figure out a way to squeeze in both, they'd compliment each other really nicely

Not too good...about as good as Greg?

Just kidding. Intermediate I would say. 3M hobbit score help LOL....

Another way of looking at it...if I played Zach I would probably get smacked in the face

With a single pin collection embrace that they will come and go. When something feels stale trade it out. MB will get old pretty fast, but all of them get old. Theres no such thing as keepers and games bolted to floors.

Theres no such thing as keepers and games bolted to floors.

I don't know, I can't think of any of my games I want to rotate out. Hobbit is tops for staying, followed by Woz, IMVE, SW's and AFMr's.

I don’t know Zach, that picture is too busy?

Sure, they are staying forever and your just not buying anymore games or ever selling any of those. A collection of grails that are worlds under glass bolted to floors.

At some point you wont own any of those games that you currently have. Just the way it is, I've seen it and heard it a thousand times. Nothing wrong with being happy with what you have, but every last game gets old. So they either get replaced for something else or sold to fund a new hobby.

Nice collection by the way.

Team Greg, is that the invisible man. You probably can't see him.

He probably seen how bad you spanked Gregs ass in pinball and wanted to go over to the winning side! I bet Gregs ass is still hurting lol. That was pretty funny, i hope you guys square off again soon.

If you can pull Borg in, you'll have a BFD.

Thought I would give a shot out to Zach and twip podcast. Really enjoying it and special shout-out to Dennis Kiessel who was so nice to listen too bc a lot of times the co host just agrees with Zach and Dennis provided some helpful clarity which was great to hear. Beatles being a great example.

Zach does a great job with the show.... Really like the game where the guest says the first thought on their mind. Just a word to the wise.... You don't need to apologize for liking beautiful woman in a Pinball machine. Let's not completely lose our minds bc of the vocal snowflakes.

Also might be time to inject some northerner/East or West coast love though..... Seems like everyone is from the Midwest or South!

Nice looking pics but i think the prices are gonna make everyone go

So does super jackpot actually roll under the plastic and drain to the left inlane? It looks like it could...

Hype train on fire for Munsters BFD express...
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Where is Greg Zach? He hasnt been around in awhile. Surely he isn’t still upset over that pinball match is he?

He get a IMDN? Smart man!

Team Greg is no doubt deep in thought somewhere, pondering serious matters. He’s not worried about filling up his Team quickly, he’s more of a tortoise type. He likely has some irons in the fire, but no sense making rash decisions.

Beatles looks good and I would happily pay $4k for one, based on it reportedly having a cool lcd. I’ve ratcheted my value calculation downward from $5.5k. When you can buy a HUO version of 90% of the pins on Pinside TOP100 for $5k, a game has to compete on its merits. This one doesn’t smell right.

THIS OR THAT?

KaPow Beatles Gold or KaPow Batman 66 Premium?

Beatles Gold or Oktoberfest?

Beatles Gold or MBr SE (shipping included)?

Beatles Platinum or JJPOTC CE?

Beatles Diamond or JJPOTC SE + Dialed In SE + Hobbit LE?

Beatles Diamond or IMDN Premium + GOTG Premium + TNA + Metallic LED Pro (all NIB)?

TOUGH CHOICES!

I like the look of the Beatles pin and I would consider buying a Gold, if it were in the 6k range.

Wow - you are quite the Beatles fan...

Knowing you are that much of a fan I would say 'THIS' for your first 4 and 'THAT' for 5 and 6

This or That: High Point, NC > K-Vegas, NC

also.... THAT for all options listed previously.

This 0 That 7

That is a tough one!

Game looks and plays fantastic. Code is at 1.04

hey there mr. zak, thanks for the TWIP podcasts. was driving back from florida sunday/Monday (actually FL -> VA (for a new machine) -> OH) and listened to the last three TWIP podcasts... made the trip go much, much faster. wish I had more time for podcasts in the car. (it only takes me 7 minutes to get to work!)

and I think the SDTM TWIP takeover was the best of the three.

Looks decent but i still cant get over the price tag. Sorry to keep bringing that up but i think thats pretty much how 99.9% of the people feel about this game.

Where my .1% party people at?!?!? Can’t wait to play this st Pincinnati!

Game looks fun I will probably consider getting a used gold in the future.

I can't echo this enough. I can't comment on the game considering I have never played it but the pricing alone - the disgusting greed associated with it.....I want to flip the machine over and burn it to the ground!

Ok a little strong but the machine makes me sick and represents the worst in pinball..... And I love Stern.

There's gonna be one at Pincinnati. Come on down and i will help you! lol

Im not really mad about it but i think its ridiculous for sure. I guess i have mixed feelings about it. I think its kind of wrong and pathetic that they are charging so much for basically nothing, but on the other hand i guess that i cant blame them for doing it either if there are people out there willing to fork over the money. I dont know man like i said.....mixed feelings.

the gameplay on this machine looks pretty fun. but man... at that price tag i don't think its anywhere close to justifiable unless you have absolutely deep pockets.

my biggest anger is at the thought of how good a more modern layout with a 'yellow submarine/sgt pepper' theme would be. talk about a swing and a miss with a holy grail type license.

Whoa! Way better than the initial release video. Too bad their demographic isn't ....well, us LOL. Game looks great, price of admission is probably the worst on the market. And thats not a complaint, it is the Beatles and it is what it is; if they can sell them at that price and keeps the better designers, programmers, and developers employed, its a win win...right?

Speaking of price tags. Does anyone else find it strange that there's WAY more new games available by multiple manufacturers, more than there ever has in 10 or so years, yet the prices keep climbing...fast! You'd thing with too much supply something would have to be sacrificed, but the pinball market continues to boom and amaze.

Anyway, big thanks to SDTM for the video. Keep up the hardwork guys, and keeping us mere mortals entertained

100% agree

Was there a coin slot, I couldn't tell. The songs didn't sound full length to me. They were only 2 minutes plus song anyway back in the 60's. I want one, but gotta find one to play first and then think really hard if it's justifiable. I was hoping for so much more, In my mine. Imagine that.You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.

Lol, why? People's emotional responses to a pinball machine are pretty bizarre.

Looks like a standard coin door. Didn't even look like the decal was on them so I'm not sure if something has changed from the released photo's or not.

I was just paid some money that I wrote off as a bad investment. So now I have a This or That.
TNA or Beatles Gold.
I would say platinum but sure of price. I have not played neither game.

Based on your collection I think you would really like both of them. I own TNA and it is a great game. Brutal, fast, fun, multiplayer awesomeness, etc. Haven't played The Beatles yet but the addition of modes may push it over TNA. It is certainly going to have more to do then TNA. Hard to say for sure yet though as more is not always better.

I’m sure beatles is a blast to play too. So for me, it would come down to theme and music. TNA all the way for me.