My wife's friends comments have all been positive. They have been all along the line of "I also wanted one" or that is "cool" or "you would probably have to pull me off it if I came over". The only negative comment was a condescending "psshhh" from a relative who's from a former communist country and always chastises anybody that has a hobby that cost money. She also reads my graphics novels and says that they are good but not worth spending $xxxxx so I don't think it really has anything to do with pinball.