ROUND 3 - Greatest Pinball Game of All-Time - Tournament Edition 2023

Round 4 is open for voting - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/round-4-greatest-pinball-game-of-all-time-tournament-edition-2023

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We had three upsets in the last round. Can The Shadow keep it's run alive versus Jurassic Park (Stern)? 16 pins remain!

Round 3 voting is now open, matchups are below, an updated bracket will be coming soon.

Thank you to everyone who is participating!

Round 3 voting ends at 7pm PST/10pm EST, Thursday, March 23rd.

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Post last edited 1 year ago.

#2 1 year ago

MIS

Lhyrgoif

Pinside member

5y 107K 8,639

This is fun

#3 1 year ago

KEV

NC_Pin

Pinside+ Addict

7y 90,550 1,487 16 32 1

AFM vs STh is interesting... they are so similar.

#4 1 year ago

MWM

Hayfarmer

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5y 163K 15,950 5

Metallica over monster bash I think, maybe stranger things upsets afm, I voted afm tho

#5 1 year ago

YBX

yancy

Pinside member

West Dundee, IL

11y 122K 7,208 25

Stranger Things always felt like a clunkier AFM to me, plus it can't hold a candle to AFM's callouts and overall vibe. AFM wins it easy for me, despite having less code depth.

#6 1 year ago

YBX

yancy

Pinside member

West Dundee, IL

11y 122K 7,208 25

Metallica vs. Monster Bash was my tough one. Each has its charms, each has sorta grindy one-dimensional gameplay UNTIL you get over the hump to crank it up modes. Those push Metallica over the top for me.

#7 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

Dinner time bump.

#8 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Quoted from yancy:
Stranger Things has always felt like a clunkier AFM to me...

Clunkier is an understatement.

Quoted from yancy:
Metallica vs. Monster Bash was my tough one.

For sure the hardest match-up. CIU are for sure better....but the charm might make me pick MB

#9 1 year ago

BMU

bobmathuse

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4y 48,400 308

Agree that the closest matchup is MET vs MB. Metallica is deeper, but Monster Bash is a bit more fun to play. And there's Lyman's Lament, too.

#10 1 year ago

BMU

bobmathuse

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4y 48,400 308

Quoted from yancy:
Stranger Things always felt like a clunkier AFM to me, plus it can't hold a candle to AFM's callouts and overall vibe. AFM wins it easy for me, despite having less code depth.

to ST voters: "Your shoe is untied" "Ha-ha, missed me" ... and where else can you play Cow Video Mode?

(But ST does have its charms.)

#11 1 year ago

DAD

Acronymicon

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Presque Isle, ME

5y 65,550 291 6

early morning crew bump!

Shocked Stranger Things to be in this company, I need to give it another chance.

#12 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

Dinner time bump. Eat and vote.

#13 1 year ago

WHP

waldo34

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13y 116K 2,033 10 64

Good stuff!

#14 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

36 hours until poll closes. Make sure to get your votes in.

#15 1 year ago

MWM

Hayfarmer

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5y 163K 15,950 5

Hard for me to see metallica losing to monster bash. No comparison, I've owned both and couldn't wait to sell mb

#16 1 year ago

???

duggum

Pinside member

Portland, OR

3y 18,150 28

Quoted from Hayfarmer:
Hard for me to see metallica losing to monster bash. No comparison, I've owned both and couldn't wait to sell mb

I could see the theme being a turnoff for some people. If you're not a fan of Metallica (the band) you're probably not going to want to play a pin where their music is playing for the length of the game.

#17 1 year ago

RAY

ray-dude

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2y 64,150 574 7 15 1

Very sad that Lebowski is up against Godzilla...The Dude will be dropping out way too soon

#18 1 year ago

GWL

gliebig

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9y 119K 5,424

Quoted from ray-dude:
Very sad that Lebowski is up against Godzilla...The Dude will be dropping out way too soon

My GZ left early. I rarely played it. Got bored of the same monster battles (only one I found semi-fun was the spinner one) and the rest of the code just didn't do it for me. There was no real exciting moment or feeling of "I almost got here" which made me want to keep playing it.
I'm obviously in the minority. Loved the layout, loved the theme, but I just didn't have a blast playing it.

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Jecco74

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#19 1 year ago

MWM

Hayfarmer

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5y 163K 15,950 5

Quoted from duggum:
I could see the theme being a turnoff for some people. If you're not a fan of Metallica (the band) you're probably not going to want to play a pin where their music is playing for the length of the game.

I agree, that's one of the reasons I sold mb so quick, the soundtrack bugged me. Game was too easy, and I'm an avg player at best

#20 1 year ago

BJL

SNES

Pinside+ Frequent

8y 90,300 1,226 7 1

That’s how I feel with Shadow vs JP. I wasn’t a big fan of JP and let it go. Shadow I keep thinking I will sell or trade and then play a couple games and fall in love again.

#21 1 year ago

DAD

MK6PIN

Pinside+ Pro!

Quoted from ray-dude:
Very sad that Lebowski is up against Godzilla...The Dude will be dropping out way too soon

My sentiments exactly....still voted for the Dude out of respect, lol... the latest code and polish really makes it a great, great game

#22 1 year ago

CDG

gambit3113

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15y 129K 6,515 9 98

The fix is in. Metallica is getting robbed. Stop the steal.

#23 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Quoted from gambit3113:
The fix is in. Metallica is getting robbed. Stop the steal.

Always have to remember that most players are not good, and MB is a lot easier.

#24 1 year ago

DAD

MK6PIN

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Quoted from TheLaw:
Always have to remember that most players are not good, and MB is a lot easier.

One of the rare matchups that I don't like either game ( MB too boring even for me, and just never warmed up to MET), so passed.

Suspect the best battle of the round, however...

#25 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

24 hours until voting closes.

#26 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Quoted from MK6PIN:
One of the rare matchups that I don't like either game ( MB too boring even for me, and just never warmed up to MET), so passed.
Suspect the best battle of the round, however...

Lyman went back and made Met easier after a few years I think, if that tell us anything

#27 1 year ago

DAD

MK6PIN

Pinside+ Pro!

Glanced during morning meetings...does Maiden really beat LOTR? Could come down to the wire, as always one of Sterns strongest games...

#28 1 year ago

ZEN

Ollulanus

Pin-Tweak

6y 92,800 1,632 45 2

The bugger here is there are a LOT of people who've never played Lebowski. Not really a fair fight when half the people voting have never even tried it. Your grandmother has battled Titanosaurus. Everything else seems like a pretty level voting field...maybe JP vs Shadow, but I'm guessing most of pinside at least has put a little time on Shadow.

#29 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Quoted from MK6PIN:
Glanced during morning meetings...does Maiden really beat LOTR?

Does for me easy; but I've never been a big LOTR fan. A lot like TAF a respect the hell out of it, but no thanks.

#30 1 year ago

DAD

MK6PIN

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Quoted from TheLaw:
Does for me easy; but I've never been a big LOTR fan. A lot like TAF a respect the hell out of it, but no thanks.

Im not a LOTR fan either so agreed on easy pick. Just seemed to be a solid mainstay for quite some time.

( still love TAF though...really the game that got me into putting them in my home eventually)

#31 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

3 hours until voting ends.

#32 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

Pinside member

Poll is closed. Round 4 will start tomorrow morning.

#33 1 year ago

SMK

TheLaw

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I lost a few on this one!

#34 1 year ago

DAD

MK6PIN

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Quoted from TheLaw:
I lost a few on this one!

Ditto.....sad to see the Dude go down, but sort of expected. Shaping up to be brutal, but still think one of the proven, time tested warriors is gonna take it.
MM, AFM, and TZ are not gonna fall easy.

Pushing my chips all in on TZ to repeat...

#35 1 year ago

MLB

AFM95

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