Quoted from iceman44:Who give a F what he thinks. Looks like a great pin that he can learn from.
It's called "innovation".
Now now, respect the Elders of Pinball please.
It’s a well established fact that most artists/scientists/geniuises produce their best works relatively early in their careers. Steve’s contribution to pinball is second to none and it’s especially relevant that Steve “approves” as he is the master of games that are all about the adrenaline rush and how the game makes you feel, just like TNA.
As to whether or not it’s worth it? In my opinion there isn’t a NiB game made in the last decade that is worth the price, considering what it is and how little use you actually get from it. But hey, life is short and unless you are lucky to live in proximity to a large collection of well maintained location games, you have to be willing to pay the price of admission to get your pinball fix.
For me, as much as I enjoy a mode based game with deep theme integration on occasion, I find myself more and more seeing through the gimicks and distilling every game down to its core shots. I’ve always loved simpler, fast paced games that make your blood flow and have that “one more game” feeling. So these days a game like TNA really speaks to me. Back to “OMG that was awesome - let’s do it again!” pinball with amazing music and lighting effects.
It’s about how does playing a game make you feel, and not so much about how many modes, multiballs, toys, etc. it has. Fun is fun, however it gets delivered. In any case, if you’re not sure wait until you can play one before you buy, or go for it and sell it later if it’s not your cup of tea. Not like there will ever be thousands and thousands of TNA’s out there (sorry Scott!).