Two of my favorite games and I have both. There really is no comparison between the two, nothing similar. The right side flipper is even totally different the way the ball comes out of the shot. SM, no reason to hit it. STLE, every reason to hit it. STLE hitting the warp ramp over and over is strangely satisfying because it's not an easy shot. SM the shot is fairly easy and just sets up other shots from the left flipper.