I've always kind of felt there are people out there who just want their game to be "different". If it came with black trim, they would want it to be chrome. If it came with chrome, they would want it to be colored. I don't mind some of these though. As long as the color is coordinating with the artwork, I rarely have a negative reaction towards it. Having said that, with all the ways to spend money in this hobby, I've never seen an example where I thought it was money well spent.

I actually really like the Skateball in the OP. I think that orange looks awesome, especially with the matching skateboard topper, star posts, pop bumpers, and backbox trim. It coordinates with one of the complementing colors in the game. My second favorite would be the Tron. I don't think it's "too dark" at all. Going lighter would have made it less tasteful, IMHO. Then again, I also like the original black, so not sure where that leave us.