Good Morning all!

So far the strategy my wife and I have been following the last few months is to pick up a game, refurbish it and give it a try to see if we like it or not. I'd like to be a bit more selective in the near future though as this is not the best use of our spare time!

We tend to like games with at least 4 pop bumpers (there is exceptions) and fast paced. Drop targets are ok but not a high priority.

Our favorite at the moment is Williams Olympic Hockey which is great fun but an ailing and worn unit unfortunately. Domino is my favorite, with yellow dot coils and a steep table it gets going really good. Night Rider is fun with 2-4 players. Touchdown is another fast player, outlanes are brutal. Moon Shot is high tapped and gets crazy when the ball drops down in the flipper box and you try like mad to get it back up field.

What would you pick for a good, fast paced EM and why? Thank you for your input, I'll scope out a few of the suggested titles on Youtube to get an idea of the game play.

Gary

Of course, I run my games no other way

Olympic Hockey must be exceptional then, I played Strato-Flite at Pintastic and Grand Prix at a friends house and thought they were only so-so. Have a Big Ben here (a '75 with DC powered flippers) and just finished high tapping it and it is on the mediocre side of the ledger.

I should expand a bit- When I'm talking speed I'm referring to not just how fast the poppers and slingshots move the ball about but how well the game flows from point to point. Olympic Hockey has virtually no "slow sections," there is no respite from the action till the ball goes flying down an out lane.

Domino is like that in the lower part of the field with the upper being a touch slow, Night Rider the opposite with a lot of action up top but slowing down on the bottom half. Moon Shot has a lot of action in the poppers and it gets hectic down around the flippers, its fast but in a slower 2" flipper way if that makes sense.

Does this help?

Not all DC games have good flow, not all AC games are slow.

Big Ben has no flow at all IMHO and is fun as watching paint dry, Domino and Moon Shot both have AC powered 2" flippers and put Big Ben to shame for speed and gameplay.

Maybe I phrased my question wrong in using the term speed as the primary criteria??

I have heard some good stuff about Sonic titles, they sound great. There is a Mars Trek I have had my eye on for a bit.

Have Night Rider, just picked up Star Action last week but waiting for parts.

Funny you should mention Space Mission, look what followed me home today?

We like it, lots going on. Needs a flipper upgrade though, they are a bit weak IMHO.

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I was thinking about selling Ice Fever, a Gottlieb SS title, keeping Olympic Hockey.

Speaking of which, shot a quick video while doing some troubleshooting.. its not set as steep as usual or even level but you get the idea.

I forgot to mention the other day, Struggle Buggies looks like a delightful title and was chuckling when I found out what the slang term means. Some of these old games.. people had a wicked sense of humor.