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Which 90s Bally/Williams pin to sell?

By Veemonroe

10 months ago

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Attack from Mars Bally, 1995
Creature from the Black Lagoon Bally, 1992
Fish Tales Williams, 1992

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“Which should I sell?”

Fish Tales 28 votes

44%
Attack from Mars 8 votes

13%
Creature from the Black Lagoon 27 votes

43%

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We own #Fish Tales, Attack from Mars and #Creature from the Black Lagoon - all heavily modded.

We also own a Godzilla Prem, an Alien Poker (under restoration, currently) and have a TNA CE on order.

We’re probably going to sell one of the three 90s B/Ws to make room for a second modern Stern (probably JP2).

I prefer difficult pins and I’m just starting to get into competitive/tournament play in London (so, I’m hoping to improve my play over time).

I’m reluctant to sell our Fish Tales because I hand-built a replacement fish topper.

Does anyone have strong views on which of the three Bally-Williams I should sell? Or how I might make the decision?

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I'm not a Creature fan so I voted that way. It sounds like you have a connection with Fish Tales. If you play competitively and like deeper games maybe sell the AFM. Really just personal preference.

Put two quarters in your pocket. Play each game. If you had fun, put a quarter on the glass. If you didn’t, don’t put a quarter on it. When you’re done, sell the game that doesn’t have a quarter on it.

I can’t know what game you like the most. Only you know which games you enjoy. This forces a decision. And in the end, if you can’t make the decision, don’t sell any of them. Wait until you can before selling. Because if you’re not “done” with a game when you sell it, you’ll end up paying more for it later.

I voted AFM, though admittedly I hate the art. I'd keep the B/Ws..

If you wanna be a better tournament player, you should keep the B/W games. Modern Sterns come and go, FT, AFM, Creech are all winners

Personally I'd sell Fish Tales too - i like sci-fi and monster stuff so i'm biased in that direction......

Sold my AFM for top dollar (at the time) just before the remakes were announced...still wish I hadn't. Love the campy humor, the jumping martians, strobe multiball....

Sell the one you play the least.

CFTBL - it is fun but pretty repetitive. There are lots of Easter eggs once you see past the Creature MB, but AFM and FT are way ahead of it.

Fish tales would be my choice didnt last long when I owned one. AFM is a classic and CFTBL is one of my favorites.

Quoted from finman2000:
Sell the one you play the least.

We play them all - when they’re working We’ve had Fish Tales for more than two years now (our first ever pin), got AFM in November and CFTBL earlier this year (and it promptly developed a fault with the screen we’re waiting to fix).

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Which 90s Bally/Williams pin to sell?

By Veemonroe

10 months ago

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