Quoted from Biju:1. No more superhero anything. Especially pins, but movies as well. It's terrible CGI for a majority of the movie and the stories are all stupid.
2. Pinball needs to stop catering to 50+ white males.
I don't think 50+ pinheads like dumb superhero themed games. Those are geared to a younger crowd.
But elderly rock stars, that appears to be Stern's bread and butter for the senior crowd.
Quoted from RTS:I don't think 50+ pinheads like dumb superhero themed games. Those are geared to a younger crowd.
But elderly rock stars, that appears to be Stern's bread and butter for the senior crowd.
Good point; that rant might just be more movie focused.
Two more:
1. Topper obsession is weird
2. Every Elvira pin sucks.
Quoted from StoneyCreek:Collards > Kale
When did this become the Undeniable Fact Thread?
Quoted from EternitytoM83:When did this become the Undeniable Fact Thread?
ok. Collards > Kale > Spinach
Pinballers always say “we want something different”
But they don’t. They want the same stuff all the time - shots in the same places, flippers in the same places, etc etc.
Zzzzzz.
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The Jurassic Park home pin is a really fun game.
Mods are fucking stupid and should be saved for children. Modders ruin game threads by filling them with their self-indulgent images: "look at me! I buy fucking toys for kids and put them in my pinball machine." AAAARRRRGGG!
Rant over.
Quoted from Tranquilize:Mods are fucking stupid and should be saved for children. Modders ruin game threads by filling them with their self-indulgent images: "look at me! I buy fucking toys for kids and put them in my pinball machine." AAAARRRRGGG!
Rant over.
Except a Tron pro with no mods sucks. So that negates your opinion and floats yet another (possibly) unpopular opinion. 
but for that money you can buy 2 equally fun real Pinball machines instead
Quoted from bigguybbr:The Jurassic Park home pin is a really fun game.
Quoted from Tranquilize:Mods are fucking stupid and should be saved for children. Modders ruin game threads by filling them with their self-indulgent images: "look at me! I buy fucking toys for kids and put them in my pinball machine." AAAARRRRGGG!
Rant over.
Between that and the clown puke LEDs. If you are going to personalize a machine like that, don't expect to sell and everyone to have the same tastes.
Quoted from beelzeboob:Except a Tron pro with no mods sucks. So that negates your opinion and floats yet another (possibly) unpopular opinion.
A Tron pro with all the mods in the world still sucks. 
(Sucks is a little strong, better, doesn't live up to the hype)
Quoted from bigguybbr:The Jurassic Park home pin is a really fun game.
Don't think that's an unpopular opinion at all
probably a better pin than LZ
but the tiny screen on homepins is absurd, they must be saving $15
Not a LED fan at and never will be.
I seriously think it gives headaches after a while and it has never been properly analyzed if this could damage retina in a long run.
Anyway, it makes it hard for me to buy recent pin but I have to say that I really liked my AC/DC...
Quoted from jandrea95:Squid Games is a shitty show and terribly overrated.
Ohhh that deserves a down vote. Good one!
Quoted from AntennaMan:Godzilla is Elwin’s worst game.
This is the second weekend in a row that I have tried to enjoy Godzilla and it is not clicking with me. Played it at a couple different locations just to see if it was set up differently…. Not fun at either location.
Quoted from OriginalFresh:This is the second weekend in a row that I have tried to enjoy Godzilla and it is not clicking with me. Played it at a couple different locations just to see if it was set up differently…. Not fun at either location.
Games are weird. Hated AIQ the first 10 or so times I played it. Now I’m really into it
Quoted from rotordave:Pinballers always say “we want something different”
But they don’t. They want the same stuff all the time - shots in the same places, flippers in the same places, etc etc.
Zzzzzz.
rd
Let's see a pin with no center drain, just side or near-side drains. Maybe something also with reversed flippers; visually a non-widebody version of Rocky with single flippers near the center facing each side. A backhand shot would be needed for up-the-middle targets. No plunger lane, either, the ball button-feeds to the top of the game somewhere, or maybe is dropped onto a flipper like along the rail in Black Rose. Could even have one or two "normal" flippers near the edges higher up on the game.
Quoted from nicoy3k:No game is a keeper every game gets old
The only problem is that it’s bolted to the floor. Now what?
Quoted from bobmathuse:Let's see a pin with no center drain, just side or near-side drains. Maybe something also with reversed flippers; visually a non-widebody version of Rocky with single flippers near the center facing each side. A backhand shot would be needed for up-the-middle targets. No plunger lane, either, the ball button-feeds to the top of the game somewhere, or maybe is dropped onto a flipper like along the rail in Black Rose. Could even have one or two "normal" flippers near the edges higher up on the game.
That’d be cool to see, Bob - but nobody would buy it.
Most of them won’t buy a pin with no ramps!
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Quoted from OriginalFresh:This is the second weekend in a row that I have tried to enjoy Godzilla and it is not clicking with me. Played it at a couple different locations just to see if it was set up differently…. Not fun at either location.
Don't feel bad. I still hate TZ.
Quoted from beelzeboob:Don't feel bad. I still hate TZ.
Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars don't do anything for me. I get the appeal of MM, but I find AFM to be grossly overrated. The playfield layout is horrendous.
Quoted from Ryguy80:Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars don't do anything for me. I get the appeal of MM, but I find AFM to be grossly overrated. The playfield layout is horrendous.
Thought the same thing, until I brought one home and played it a lot ..... and then a lot more
Quoted from Ryguy80:but I find AFM to be grossly overrated.
Agree 100%.
What is the big knock on Revenge From Mars by the general pinball group? "gee, all you have to do is bash the center". What is the strategy on Attack From Mars? BASH THE CENTER! Yet RFM doesn't get much (if any) respect, and AFM is revered.
Quoted from joemagiera:Agree 100%.
What is the big knock on Revenge From Mars by the general pinball group? "gee, all you have to do is bash the center". What is the strategy on Attack From Mars? BASH THE CENTER! Yet RFM doesn't get much (if any) respect, and AFM is revered.
Then you have games like Police Force that get crapped on for hitting the millions center ramp over and over. I guess if it's an alien theme, then it's ok.
Quoted from joemagiera:What is the strategy on Attack From Mars? BASH THE CENTER!
You really don’t want to do that.
You want to play Total Annihilation and Multiball all day. Total Annihilation has massive points when you get it cranking.
If you just shoot the middle all day, if the machine is set up any sort of decent, you’re going to be done pretty fast.
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Quoted from joemagiera:What is the big knock on Revenge From Mars by the general pinball group? .
That it's Pin2k.
Smaller, heavier, & all around worse in every way.....well the comedy is just as good or better.
Man the broccoli bit makes me laugh thinking aboot.
Anyone that thinks just hitting the center is the way to play is a dumbass or horrible at playing, and I wouldn't care for their thoughts on the matter anyway. <--- unpopular?
RFM is a fun game, the only reason I sold mine was to fund another game, I’d like to get one again one day
Quoted from joemagiera:Agree 100%.
What is the big knock on Revenge From Mars by the general pinball group? "gee, all you have to do is bash the center". What is the strategy on Attack From Mars? BASH THE CENTER! Yet RFM doesn't get much (if any) respect, and AFM is revered.
AFM is more than bash the center but it does have simple rules that are easy to figure out, it's a great mix in a collection with pins like JP that have super dense rule sets. It's always a favorite of guests that come over
AFM could be boiled down to Grab multiball and shoot the center.
Listening to silverball chronicles if you shoot the cow ramp and hit the launch button, it turns your spaceships into cows.
Quoted from Ryguy80:I find AFM to be grossly overrated.
I'm right there with you.
Quoted from StoneyCreek:most of the events in the winter olympics are boring as hell.
Curling should be a prime time sporting event.
Quoted from bigguybbr:Curling should be a prime time sporting event.
Olympic Curling is wonderfully relaxing to watch.
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