I've been playing some early SS games recently that I love- they're quirky and original, like Flash Gordon, Centaur, Genie. I'm ready to buy one. At the same time there are a lot of straightforward, dull early SS games too, and I don't want to end up with one of those. It's hard to know which is which until you play them- so, tell me some more quirky and original early SS games.
Quirky... Not sure what that means. I would name my favorites but it will be hard to find them for sale.
The absolute oddest game that I love is probably Torpedo Alley. A great one that you can actually find is Harlem Globetrotters. That game is a blast.
Look into Blackwater 100.
It was an early or first Game for Dennis Nordham.
It feels like whitewater with all the plastic levels.
5 flippers, tricky targets, and tough goal.
Addictive, for sure.
Music is annoying, but disappears after a while.
It can be hard to find, and plastics are not available.
But if you find a good one, its very undervalued, IMO.
Just a few that come to mind, all a little quirky for different reasons, but also decent to really good players too 
Sinbad, Paragon, Totem, Time Warp, Blackout, Scorpion, Counterforce, Rocky, and a lot of the later Classic Sterns such as Split Second and Catacomb.
I suggest that you go to the York show as there will probably be several early ss pins there to try out in person.
I have many that I could recommend, but Ill leave out the rare ones, and give you a list of the easy to find pins that have unique game play:
Stars
Meteor
Paragon
Flash Gordon
Joker Poker
Quoted from bluespin:I suggest that you go to the York show as there will probably be several early ss pins there to try out in person.
I have many that I could recommend, but Ill leave out the rare ones, and give you a list of the easy to find pins that have unique game play:
Stars
Meteor
Paragon
Flash Gordon
Joker Poker
First list in this thread I agree with.
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