SS is a top 3 for me, chreech is a great game and lots of fun but I love SS, plus one of the better callout games out there, funny for the whole gang. You can't go wrong with either but I lean towards SS.

I had a SS on location at a bowling alley I work at. A lot of fun. I was sad to see it leave. If a CFTBL showed up, I could spend hours on it! I'd ask the owners to pay me in quarters so I could play it! Creetch is #1 on my wish list. Also we had both in our Pinball Tournament last year, I know a guy that bought one just because he fell in love with CFTBL in the tourney. Go with the Creetch!

Sounds like you may want to add a poll.

For me personally I would choose SS. I have never liked how much the playfield is obscured by the ramps on CFTBL.

Man, that is a real tough one. I'd get whichever one I found first that was in exceptional condition, and was at a price that made sense--you can't miss with either one.

I had CFTBL but traded it, I really miss it and am on the hunt for another one as we speak. Because of that trade I now own a SS however. Very different feel to each of them. If I had to choose now if I was after theme I would go CFTBL, if I was after gameplay and humor I would go Scared Stiff.

Regardless, I'm going to be adding a creech to the collection soon in addition to SS.

SS for me hands down, although I enjoy playing creech at a buddies. I wouldn't give up my SS to get it.

+1 Well said...

Absolutely no contest here, SS wins without breaking a sweat.

100% agree with this. SS by a landslide for me that's why I bought one!

I would have thought that CFTBL would have won on this question. Does SS not get old quickly? I use to hear that alot but have never owned either but would like too.

+1 Bingo.....

I own both and that's a hard choice. For hard core pin playing, CFTBL is a harder and more challenging game. For party fun, SS usually wins out for the casual player. They both have their place, so the obvious choice is get both

The poll should be...How MUCH better is Scared Stiff than Creature...just sayin'

I owned both and this is what killed it for me with the Creech. It's beautiful, but it's not the player Scared Stiff is. Plus the Creature's 2 ball multiball is a little weak and you almost never get to use the whirlpool ramp.

What he said!

Now the mission will be to actually find a SS for sale. It took me a month to find one, they seem to be keepers in the collection and one of the games that most say it will never leave.

True

That's actually pretty fast. You're not on spfxted's level, (he gets one every 5 minutes) but you're up there.

Truest post I read today. I should say, although I think SS is the far superior game, CFTBL is a pretty decent pin.

I personally find this to be one of the coolest things about Creech. I'd use the word "unique" vs. "weak." Not every game needs to be a 3+ ball multiball or have more than one multiball mode. I find Creech's to be one of the most intense/rewarding multiball modes. ...and hitting that timed snackbar shot to re-initiate the mode after one ball has drained is definitley one of the more satisfying shots in the game.

...and the whirlpool ramp is actually quite easy to hit once you've activated the mode...and man, when that shot is hit and you ride that ramp into the whirpool, I find it to also be one of the best uses of nudging (to get those additional triggers on the switch whilst in the pool) you'll see in a pin.

Just my $0.02.

CFTBL is a better game. SS has much easier shots and takes much less time to master. The jackpot/super jackpot system in CFTBL is far more satisfying than just about anything on SS, and I love SS. SS's biggest failing is it's generally a hit X over and over to start Y type of game, and the rules are fairly shallow across the board.

On location, I'd probably play SS more often due to its better callouts and overall humor, but in a collection, CFTBL has way better legs than even the alluring Elvira.

But either way, both are great games. CFTBL is just the more challenging between the two.

Tell em' ctozzi....

Gotta go with SS. Just way too entertaining of a Pin IMO

Well said Jar155, I like your explanation! Thanks!

Creech for me. But, as evidenced by this thread and many others, it's not for everybody. It's a tough game with a lot of close shots that are drain magnets if you miss. The orbits are closed which hampers flow. That big enticing spiral ramp only gets used if you're able to start multiball. And the 2-ball multiball is tough, strategic, and often over quickly. But scoring a 3X super jackbot is one of the best feelings pinball has to offer.

Creech has a rhythm all it's own. Seems you either love it or hate it.

No...I like it...don't love it....

Fair enough. Probably should have said "Some love it, some hate it, Ted likes it."

Had a nice SS, let it go and want one back. Creech arrives next week after a very long search. Won't make the same mistake with it. My advice? Buy both and hang on to them

Teddy Likes It...

For youz guys...rare look at Creature candid shot in color...

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I love CFTBL, everything from the art to theme to cluster of ramps that some frown upon. I tend to avoid themes to have at home with any hint of darkness having kids around. But I have to say SS is a pleasure to play, and get a lot of chuckles out of the sexual references.

I have never played SS, but I own Creature and it will not be leaving my collection. It takes something special for me to hold a game (I have pinball A.D.D.) so there really is something to be said about CFTBL. I think these are two games that are both going to make you very happy. I'd go with the "buy whichever you find in good condition first" advice. Then start your hunt for the other and you'll be a happy camper with two fantastic pins!

ss is it alllll the way.cftbl has music that plays over and over the same music and the kiss lane gets booring so i seld mij cftbl very fast.looks are good plays are not!!!

Both are fun Pins. Creech is the more affordable of the 2, but If I had to pick, it would be SS.

That would make a great poster.

I'm in that boat too. I like Creech, but I don't love it. I still should have kept it either way, since I had a really nice example of one.

...and now they have that LCD screen thingy for the holo...I'm sure you'll find another one...
Yeah, that color pic would make a great poster! I have thousands of candid monster photos!

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I would choose Creech pretty easily. The game is certainly not for everyone though...I would easily say SS has better mass appeal; and is a great game as well.

I've owned both and they both are great and had long legs in our gameroom. I actually sold my CftBL to buy our SS. No regrets-- SS is Awesome, but Creech is still a very good machine.

Man, I like CFTBL by a large margin. I think it's the risk/reward on cashing in on the jackpot or increasing the multiplier that does it for me.

Yeah Creech isn;t a game that just gives away the jackpot that's for sure...and the super? ouch.

Totally agree.

SS. The animated backglass does the trick for me.

I own both SS and CFTBL !! If I had to pick I would choose CFTBL . It has a great multi-ball progression that is very fun

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Both brilliant. So close, too close to call.

I have both and really enjoy both of them, maybe you should look into how you can aquire both of them.

HUO is only three letters that is well over played and really doesn't represent what it had many years ago. To find a true HUO machine will be like hitting powerball, however to find very decent machines with little to no wear is much more acceptable and not so easily done outside of the collectors community, but to put a price for both I'd guess in the 7500.00 range that's 3K for CFTBL and 4.5k for the Stiffie.

I doubt you're going to get a beautiful SS for 4.5K. That's probably about 1K light.