Absecon, NJ
What's the best game to own/play?
(Topic ID: 44662)
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Quoted from mummite:My rankings would be MB, SM, CV then TOTAN all kick ass games
Same order for me...
CV with the latest home roms is the game with the deepest ruleset and most features out of this lot. There are lots of ways to stack modes, lots of software options to tailor the game to your preferences, and a great wizard modes and an extra boss battle. The game is also very easy to follow because the inserts tell you almost everything you need to know. I hardly ever use a status check to see my progress. Many of unique toys and playfield features. I think it is one of the most underrated cabinets of all time and it's already ranked rather high.
MB is a great game though expensive. Tons of ways to tackle reaching the wizard modes. Lots of ways to stack modes. Lots of great multiball action. Some people get tired of the music but I play my MB usually listening to radio, audio books, or my own music. Tons of great lightshows on this cabinet. Outfitted with bright LEDs and played in the dark it is in my opinion one of the top three best looking games of all time.
TOTAN is not particularly deep. If you've got a large collection it is a great game. But you should be able to reach the wizard mode over and over and over if you're a solid player. Great artwork and sounds but shallow rules in my opinion. If you are more of a player than collector then go with any of the other three games.
SM is a great theme if you like Marvel. I'm not too familiar with the game to really comment on the depth as I've only played it a few dozen times. I've seen some incredible mods for this game. Certainly a looker.
SM is the only one with a difficult to get to wizard mode. MB is much easier but is probably the most fun of the group. CV is beautiful & has some very cool stacking strategies & a great but somewhat easy to get to wizard mode. TOTAN is beautiful to look at but thats about it. The code leaves much to be desired.
it's simple. What have you played the most and like the most. It's not rocket science. All 4 are completely different. how big is your collection? That has a lot to do with it as well. How good of a player are you? One of those games you might burn through in about 2 hours and see everything it has to offer. Is that worth 5k + on a craps shoot? Play the hell out of all 4, then decide. Took take other peoples word for it, or you will be disappointed. Lot of these guys have crappy taste in games 
I have all 4 also, can't go wrong with any of them. Either choose the one that comes up for sale near you first, or the one that you can get in the nicest condition. Then get the other ones next time.
Redisham
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