Wondering witch do you think is the best pl's design for the year it was made?
Or just vote for the best ever 
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Grayling, MI
Tough one.
Whirlwind is probably my favorite because it has the first "wizard mode" and was the first game to take advantage of 3 senses. Sight. Sound. And touch (with wind blowing on you during critical gameplay situations).
Whirlwind set the bar.
Quoted from Ranhorton:Tough one.
Whirlwind is probably my favorite because it has the first "wizard mode" and was the first game to take advantage of 3 senses. Sight. Sound. And touch (with wind blowing on you during critical gameplay situations).
Whirlwind set the bar.
ww has the first wizard mode?
cool, that is news to me, thnks.
Quoted from hassanchop:ww has the first wizard mode?
cool, that is news to me, thnks.
I believe the "Mega Door Bonus" is considered the first wizard mode in pinball.
But don't quote me on that 
i'm not saying that WW is bad at all but I am surprised how often people say they love that pin. It's only okay in my book. I remember WW and ES back when they were pretty new in the arcade days, I found myself playing ES more often because it was just so crazy!
I think one of best is Banzai Run. It was way outside the box with that upper playfield. His best would have to be TAF or Funhouse because of how cutting edge they were, and Funhouse tuned in, is a pinball marvel. TZ is right there as well.
As for his worst, I'm going with RCT. I don't know what he was thinking with that one.
Quoted from shacklersrevenge:It's only okay in my book. I remember WW and ES back when they were pretty new in the arcade days, I found myself playing ES more often because it was just so crazy!
I have them sitting next to each other and let's just say ES isn't getting a whole lot of love right now. Not that it's a bad game, but WW is fricken incredible. I put FH a close second and TAF a distant third. I'm a DMD guy, but WW is just that good. Need to play RBION some day though.
Quoted from tamoore:My favorite pinball game is Whirlwind, so I have to go with that.
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Earthshaker should at least be on the list. Road Show is probably my favorite, but ES is a close second for Lawlor. I'd gladly take any of them though.
Really suprised to see Funhouse toward the back of the pack.
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Nascar should be on the list.
I agree, thanks for mentioning.
Whirlwind and Funhouse
love those Granner tunes during the 2 ball mutiballs, gets my adrenaline pumping. I dont dance..ever..but have been caught by my wife dancing to these games lol
Quoted from Ranhorton:Tough one.
Whirlwind is probably my favorite because it has the first "wizard mode" and was the first game to take advantage of 3 senses. Sight. Sound. And touch (with wind blowing on you during critical gameplay situations).
Whirlwind set the bar.
I thought Black Knight 2000's The King's Ransom was the first of these.
Quoted from Finrod:I thought Black Knight 2000's The King's Ransom was the first of these.
Could be.
I had read somewhere the Whirlwind was the first game with wizard mode.
Anyone out there know if that's true or not.
Beecroft
) lol... Quoted from Ranhorton:Could be.
I had read somewhere the Whirlwind was the first game with wizard mode.
Anyone out there know if that's true or not.
Finrod is correct. Black Knight 2000 came out a year before Whirlwind and was the first to have a wizard mode (King's Ransom).
Quoted from MikeS:Finrod is correct. Black Knight 2000 came out a year before Whirlwind and was the first to have a wizard mode (King's Ransom).
Sweet.
Thanks for confirming.
Never played BK2000.
Look forward to taking it for a spin someday.
TAF....will always be THE game for me.
Funhouse, Earthshaker,& Whirlwind in that order!
Bummed ES not on vote list.
Quoted from PinballConspiracy:Whirlwind and Funhouse
love those Granner tunes during the 2 ball mutiballs, gets my adrenaline pumping. I dont dance..ever..but have been caught by my wife dancing to these games lol
That's funny, I was dancing to the WW high score music today. Love that tune.
Litvinov
I find TZ too complex to get a firm grip on the strategy for getting the best score... too may variables involved to know how to attack the game for me... stacking can be great, but the way it's done here just makes the game too messy for my simple mind... It becomes like a game of chess...
Christchurch
Vlaardingen
Abbotsford, BC
The question was the best game for the year it was made, in that context, it's not even close, TAF was a game changer, much like High Speed and Space Shuttle were in the 80's.
All the great games from B/W owe a debt to Addams, if you were an operator at that time, or a hobbyist, you know, there was definitely a reason it is the biggest selling modern pin 
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