Louisville, KY
You can only have one.
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Maybe the most loaded question ever posted, and you can never have only one.
I'd choose Fathom personally, with Quicksilver a close 2nd.
Wellesley, ON
Quoted from RWH:Gottlieb 1980 Circus
This was the quickest game to leave my collection.
Hard for me to pick bc i havent played enough of them... but so far Centaur is at the top of my list. Artwork, simplicity, but challenging.
Quicksilver. Two banks of sweep-able drop targets, two spinners, cool artwork, fast, great sounds, awesome bonus countdown, I just wish there were more of them out there for people to play.
One of the best tutorials for a pinball machine with a blown-out playfield:
Quoted from Mitch:This was the quickest game to leave my collection.
Sorry for your loss.
Wow, crazy to see QS being so popular! And deservedly so!
Stern, time to bring this one back from the vault!
I've owned most of the early solid states that I wanted to, only exception being Centaur. I've played it plenty, but haven't owned it to really evaluate. Given that my choice is going with Flash Gordon. I'm comfortable saying that's the best solid state game for me.
That's easy;
PEZ, Cherry PEZ.
Ohh wait....That's the answer to an 80s movie question.....never mind.
Is Bally eight ball or playboy a contender to anyone?
Idk that one of those would be my "one and only", but certainly good.
Quoted from pacmanretro:Is Bally eight ball or playboy a contender to anyone?
Idk that one of those would be my "one and only", but certainly good.
Eight ball, yes! Playboy is a good looker but not such a great player.
See, I would go eight ball too, but I have to admit, I like playboy quite a bit more than many others....just my opinion.
Since you asked..... I would have to go with any one of the only Six SS machines that I own:
Star Gazer, Quicksilver, Frontier, Magic, Harlem Globetrotters, or Nine Ball. Of these I think Quicksilver is my favorite. Magic would be the last to leave my collection though!
Best is in the eye of the beholder. If defining "early" as games from 1977-1981, they were advancing every year with better sound, playfield layouts and rule sets. I roamed arcades and played most released during that period. Have owned dozens since. Many had great artwork but were lacking in game play. It isn't fair to compare a 1977 Eight Ball to a 1981 Centaur. That's like comparing a 1980 VW to a Porsche. Both German engineering but night and day different in performance. Dollar wise for the fun factor my pics are:
1) 1977 Eight Ball. Bang for you buck, almost 20K made. Nice examples are under $1200. Great artwork. You'll never lose $$ if you buy right.
2) 1979 Harlem Globetrotters, same as above, cheaper to buy.
3) 1979 Meteor, great player, lots of fun, cheaper to buy.
Money no object choices:
1) Fathom, best of the best, open your wallet wide.
2) Centaur, Owned it sold it. Great game but like owning a vintage MG, lots of stuff can go wrong.
3) Flash Gordon, personal favorite for price vs fun.
4) Embryon, best wide body ever, sorry Paragon ( I own Paragon)
5) Nine Ball, crazy hard rule set but a blast to play. Anyone selling?
6) EBD, very challenging game that still hasn't gotten crazy price wise.
Many more I could list that are great games I love playing.
Quoted from tomdrum:Best is in the eye of the beholder. If defining "early" as games from 1977-1981, they were advancing every year with better sound, playfield layouts and rule sets. I roamed arcades and played most released during that period. Have owned dozens since. Many had great artwork but were lacking in game play. It isn't fair to compare a 1977 Eight Ball to a 1981 Centaur. That's like comparing a 1980 VW to a Porsche. Both German engineering but night and day different in performance. Dollar wise for the fun factor my pics are:
1) 1977 Eight Ball. Bang for you buck, almost 20K made. Nice examples are under $1200. Great artwork. You'll never lose $$ if you buy right.
2) 1979 Harlem Globetrotters, same as above, cheaper to buy.
3) 1979 Meteor, great player, lots of fun, cheaper to buy.
Money no object choices:
1) Fathom, best of the best, open your wallet wide.
2) Centaur, Owned it sold it. Great game but like owning a vintage MG, lots of stuff can go wrong.
3) Flash Gordon, personal favorite for price vs fun.
4) Embryon, best wide body ever, sorry Paragon ( I own Paragon)
5) Nine Ball, crazy hard rule set but a blast to play. Anyone selling?
6) EBD, very challenging game that still hasn't gotten crazy price wise.
Many more I could list that are great games I love playing.
Great options, but you left out paragon and catacomb.
The great thing about these games is almost all of them are underpriced.
Quoted from Daditude:Great options, but you left out paragon and catacomb.
The great thing about these games is almost all of them are underpriced.
Nope, post was spot on. There is nothing amazing about either of the games you mentioned.
Hell, Big Game is better than either of those two.
Gilligan's Island
Doing research before starting a new thread is hard.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pinside+best+early+solid+state
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/top-10-early-solid-state-games
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/suggestions-for-first-solid-state-pinball-purchase
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-are-your-top-5-80s-pins
Quoted from Hayfarmer:Sinbad. One of earliest ss games, and old fav. Gets a bad rap but a fun game
Quoted from mof:Doing research before starting a new thread is hard.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pinside+best+early+solid+state
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/top-10-early-solid-state-games
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/suggestions-for-first-solid-state-pinball-purchase
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-are-your-top-5-80s-pins
Quoted from mof:Doing research before starting a new thread is hard.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pinside+best+early+solid+state
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/top-10-early-solid-state-games
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/suggestions-for-first-solid-state-pinball-purchase
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-are-your-top-5-80s-pins
Sorry... im lazy.
Quoted from Dantesmark:Sorry... im lazy.
How dare you start a topic on a forum instead of looking for years old threads that haven't been used in several months /s
back to topic, I love Harlem Globetrotters. It's affordable, has in-lane drop targets, three (!) spinners, a gate, and the split flippers. It challenges a player to utilize a lot of the playfield.
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