I currently own all three of these games. I’ve owned Iron Man and ST each since 2014 and have had TNA for a few months. All three are great games.

To be clear: ST is objectively an easy game and it does not fight you...the shots flow from one to another, both ramps are wide open and there is a not a single shot that puts the ball in much jeopardy if it is missed other than (maybe) the warp ramp. The left ramp is one of the easiest back hands in pinball and the left orbit is also an easy backhand. The magnet, such as it is, doesn’t really “fling” the ball at you due to its location being behind the drop target.

Iron Man is an awesome game, it’s the only game I’ve bought NIB twice, but it substantially shares a layout with Austin Powers, Metallica, and GotG (all Borg games with materially the same shots). This isn’t a big deal unless you have two of those four games side by side...

TNA is a scrappy fighter but it shines in multiplayer action. If you have friends over who play with you go for a TNA. If you play by yourself mostly go for one of the other two...that’s my advice as an owner of all three. TNA is my favorite of the three.

They are rolling out at a decent pace and I’ve seen a couple people look to sell their spot in line at face value. Call one of the distributors and ask them if they have a spot coming on the line soon available at cost, never hurts to ask.

The more I read your posts the less I think Star Trek is a good fit for you. I personally love Star Trek, but the ball times are so long it is easily the worst multiplayer game in my collection. I can’t even get people to play it with me because it plays so long. It is also a constant flurry of modes, one after the other after the other. You can’t score unless you are in a mode...and you are always in a mode.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my ST...when I want to go on a long journey it is the game I play...

I’m really wondering what the deal is with Stern and Tron. It is hard for me to believe that either SM or AC/DC vaults did as well as Tron would do. The demand is clearly still out there for more Tron machines.

OP, in my expierence when you buy a game a second time it is never as much fun as it was the first time. Whatever reasons drove you to sell it the first will resurface quickly and you won’t be as happy having it back as you think you will be. Everything you are saying in this thread leads everyone to suggest you move on from ST and dip your toe into TNA or IM.

I do agree with the poster above who said TWD May also be worth considering.