Any pinball not plugged in

I can tell you what it's NOT: Hot Line. The clatter that little machine makes is really impressive.

But what about The Shadow? No drop targets, no pop bumpers. If you can get the sound really low, it's just the SHHH of the metal ramps, the THUNK of the diverters and the light POP of the kickout holes.

Agreed. We just got a TMNT in the house and it is by far the mechanically loudest bare naked game I've ever played.

I remember Dolly Parton being pretty quiet with the sound off of course. But if you can't hear that spinner rip, are you really playing ... ?

I’d think EM’s would be naturally noisier. Score reels re-setting would Automatically be way noisier than any electronic game.

How about Walking Dead? Lots of quiet ramps and the ball doesn’t stay in those pops too long.

Vitrual Pinball. Play with headphones on.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Has your landlord complained about any of them?

I’ve lived with this issue for over 20 years of apartment living and I can tell you they are - for all intents - equally loud. There’s not a single apartment in New York City where one game would bother your neighbors, but another one wouldn’t. If your neighbors can hear / feel one pinball machine, it’ll be the same for any machine.

Off the top of my head I’ve had probably 10 different EMs and 10 different digitals. always got away with them unless I didn’t put rubber padding under the games’ feet, in which case inevitably a downstairs neighbor would complain.

Try a Hobbit! That game has enough pops, drop targets, pop up mechs to jack hammer through Any floor! Lol. Pinball is a tough hobby to share with non like minded neighbors. Sadly virtual pins or a hybrid like the Multmorphic systems (Heist is awesome) would likely be your safety buy.

Gottlieb Atlantis can be pretty quiet...
I would say 1 player EMs that do not reset banks after every ball would be rather mute

The latest addition to the collection: Williams Stop ‘n’ Go (1964) has surprise me which how quiet it is! The score motor is whisper quiet, even the pops and the reset bank aren’t very loud at all. This game is very very silent when it plays, unless the bells go off!
Pinball has definitely gotten louder and louder!

Data East have VERY loud flipper mechs, so that makes sense.

I would think any game without pop bumpers would overwhelmingly be my first choice.
So you should start a new thread asking people to name all the games without pops.
Shadow for sure should go on the list.

No pops on Judge Dredd either.

A machine with the fewest coils and plastic or no ramps - the opposite of what usually makes a game good. No pops will help but the flippers with high power coils are the biggest problem. If transfer through the floor joists is the issue then quality vibration pads are probably the best solution. You may want to check websites that specialize in soundproofing for music studios, etc.

I got it. Scoregasm!!
Ask Terry at Pinball Life if he has anymore for sale. Problem solved.

You realize how a game sounds at one place may sound way different in your place ? Louder or quieter.

LTG : )

Don’t know about the quietest, but the discs on whirlwind make it my loudest game by far.

Buy a house, problem solved.

Or live on the bottom floor. I did that for years and never had a complaint even with 2 or 3 pins in the apartment.

I would put my money on a Stern Star Trek Pro with the headphone kit. Coils on that one are pretty quite and there are no ball drops or drop targets.

Loudest I've played even with headphones is Hobbit by far.