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Lord of the Rings
Stern, 2003
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Quoted from ianwho:I went with Tron. I really like LOTR too, but the long ball times on it is what made me go with Tron.
Long ball times only suck on a pin without anything cool to do. Theres always something cool to do in LoTR and really, until you get to Valinor, you're gonna need every extra second of ball time you can. Even SM has Lotsa cool modes to finish and longer ball times certainly dont hurt. People complain about BSM happening so much, but I wonder how may of those people are routinely getting the SJPs.
Quoted from Av8:Acdc smacks Tron and Lotr in the face with flow, leds, speed and lockbar button. Plus bright Led Display. Anyone voting otherwise has not played acdc.
Two extra flippers on a lower playfield < an extra flipper on top. ACDC more flow than SM? I've played both (not enough acdc yet, thats for sure) and don't see that. ACDC can't match the upper flipper ramp shot after a left orbit shot on SM. The timing of that shot separates the men from the boys.
Quoted from CaptainNeo:LOTR still stands the tests of time, tried and true. SM isn't getting that much love as people say. I have a feeling only a handful like that game, but they are the most vocal about it, so it appears more popular than it really is. I think SM is less than impressive.
Have people choose their top three, weighting the scores,and I'll bet SM and LOTR top that list. I can't vote for both, so gave it o LOTR....could've gone SM, but LOTR is the greatest of them all, not just Stern.
Quoted from Ninefingers:Wow does AC/DC look good, my LOTR next to it looks like a crusty EM game
ACDC is the inked up chick at the strip club that makes you feel like a man $20 at a time. Its fun as hell, but its not true and its maybe even a little desperate.
LOTR is the girl you marry, have kids with, and grow old with. Happily.
Quoted from Tommi_Gunn:lotr wtf?
And pulling away. Cream rises to the top. Not that I'd want a Cream pin....
Quoted from Tommi_Gunn:more like rising sludge. can't see why people like this game. different strokes/different folks i guess
For someone with a decent collection your negativity towards this game is strange. Why do you so aggressively dis such a commonly beloved and celebrated game? Not to mention the one winning the poll? Just like swimming against the tide or what? I don't know why people aggressively dis any pin, but unless LoTR fell on your grandmother and killed her it seems like a very benign and unworthy target.
Quoted from Tommi_Gunn:It's ironic, because your comments are aggressive. I don't throw temper tantrums if people disagree with me. I could care less. If you don't like a game, so what. Look at the title. It says VOTE. Everyone throws their 2 cents in the hat.
I voted, doesn't mean everyone is going to agree. I just don't understand why people like lotr, that's all. I consider it up there with Avatar. I was surprised it ranked higher than sterns recent releases. Seems like people can't shut up about sm, tron, and acdc and then lotr takes the lead???? Where have the lotr fans been hiding?
I'll probably never see what other people see in lotr. It's gotta be driven by movie fans or something. I'm not one of them, so I must be in the minority.
Do you understand the meaning of the term aggressive? Laugh. Out. Loud. Your other comments are totally reasonable. And interesting. Just throwing out a dis is....is....meh.
Quoted from RobT:I disagree with him too as I *love* LOTR, but I don't really see him being "aggressive" in stating his opinion that he doesn't like the pin. Hell, he even said "different strokes/different folks" at the end of his post.
People really don't need to be so sensitive when someone else doesn't like a pin that they love.
Dude, he called it a "rising sludge". It's a derogatory comment...and therefore aggressive in my not so humble opinion. Anything designed to get a reaction - like a derogatory commment - shouldn't surprise when it...gets a reaction. Sensitivity has nothing to do with it....but who's actually the sensitive one here anyway?
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