With the hopefully soon announcement of Guns N Roses I figured I would pose the question.
What is the best Jersey Jack Pinball Machine?
Please vote in the poll!
With the hopefully soon announcement of Guns N Roses I figured I would pose the question.
What is the best Jersey Jack Pinball Machine?
Please vote in the poll!
All wonderfully made, I've only had 2 games on Wonka, so I've no opinion there, dialed in and pirates are super close.
Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.
Honestly, they are all top notch games. In my humble opinion, you really can’t go wrong with any JJP pin. Just pick the theme that speaks to you the most and enjoy the ride.
Quoted from phil-lee:The POTC with dual spinning maps they never perfected. I wonder if any exist?
No and no. None exist, and the multi-spinning map never actually spun the ball very well. The game is significantly better off with the design they ended up with
Quoted from Alamo_Pin:Dialed In is great, but Pirates is a masterpiece.
DI is amazing. POTC, yes a masterpiece. Even Hobbit is out of this world cool, and Wonka is fun(just don’t have much time on it). WOZ also outstanding but ironically (IMO) the weakest game.
Quoted from phil-lee:The POTC with dual spinning maps they never perfected. I wonder if any exist?
Yes it exists - I played it this summer in Luxemburg at Pinball Pleasure (european distributor).
Have a picture of it on my facebook page (flippers.be - can't directly link to it now)
Own both RR Woz and DILE
Woz is the best looking and best world under glass and theme for me.
DILE more shots interesting that it’s a standard body, great theme etc.
I’m voting Woz by a tiny bit but Potc could top them I don’t have enough time playing Potc.
I’d round out the rankings:
Woz
DI
Potc
TH
Wonka
All of them are so good but I like dialed in and wonka because they are Pat lawlor games. I love what they are doing there games are great and way better then stern games
Oh this will be fun... lol
Only one I ever thought was fun to shoot and was a good time overall was Wonka.
Dialed in shoots nice but had zero appeal otherwise.. and yes Ive played them all enough (except pirates which Ive played but not a ton)
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:No and no. None exist, and the multi-spinning map never actually spun the ball very well. The game is significantly better off with the design they ended up with
Wrong and wrong. Some Do exist, and they were Awesome! Trust me.
99161703-5C66-4998-BFCC-3ACC2B27865A (resized).jpegIt depends, in order of ownership.
WOZ - If you melt the witch
Hobbit - If you defeat Smaug, get to multiple layers of mini wizard modes or defeat a mode you have never beaten (Bait etc)
DI - Getting to Chaos in Quantum City mutiball, any crazy bob's multi balls, getting multiple sim cards
Wonka- Getting more than one golden ticket & oompa loompa oddesey
POTC - no valid experience
Quoted from indybru:...
POTC - no valid experience
That's unfortunate. Especially for someone who appreciates JJP games.
Quoted from Yelobird:Wrong and wrong. Some Do exist, and they were Awesome! Trust me.
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Aah I forgot about you! Haha thought there were only 2 or 3 out there. Still don’t think it makes the game better
Own TH and WOZ. Played DI and POTC.
WOZ tips TH for me, but only just. I can lose hours in it on a Sunday afternoon with a few ciders. Hobbit's theme integration is 10/10 with amazing audio assets from David Thiel. The code is a tad linear with the way the modes qualify and arkenstone modes play out. Still a great game though.
Can't agree with all the POTC hype. The right side of the playfield is a dull to me, shame as the left side is amazing. Also wish it had asset integration like TH.
Wonka was a grail theme for me, and would still like to own it one day.
Quoted from thewool:Own TH and WOZ. Played DI and POTC.
WOZ tips TH for me, but only just. I can lose hours in it on a Sunday afternoon with a few ciders. Hobbit's theme integration is 10/10 with amazing audio assets from David Thiel. The code is a tad linear with the way the modes qualify and arkenstone modes play out. Still a great game though.
Can't agree with all the POTC hype. The right side of the playfield is a dull to me, shame as the left side is amazing. Also wish it had asset integration like TH.
Wonka was a grail theme for me, and would still like to own it one day.
I 100% agree
Quoted from thewool:...
Can't agree with all the POTC hype. The right side of the playfield is a dull to me, shame as the left side is amazing. ...
Not understanding the perceived "dullness" of the right side of the playfield as it contains:
* rocking upper playfield with various shots/objectives and firing cannon
* M-A-P targets
* map hole shot
* On Stranger Tides inner loop/multiball shot
* G-O-L-D targets
* right ramp
* value multiplier standing targets
* 4 pop bumpers and a sling with inserts that each change individually among 10 colors as they increase in level with each hit.
* 2 spinning pop bumpers
* right orbit shot
* Gibbs/mystery/Tortuga multiball saucer shot
* extra ball target/shot
* 3 out of 6 controllable color inlanes/outlanes to complete for earning Pirate award
*"Escape the locker" ball save challenge
Quoted from Tuna_Delight:Not understanding the perceived "dullness" of the right side of the playfield as it contains:
* rocking upper playfield with various shots/objectives and firing cannon
* M-A-P targets
* map hole shot
* On Stranger Tides inner loop/multiball shot
* G-O-L-D targets
* right ramp
* value multiplier standing targets
* 4 pop bumpers and a sling with inserts that each change individually among 10 colors as they increase in level.
* 2 spinning pop bumpers
* right orbit shot
* Gibbs/mystery/Tortuga multiball saucer shot
* extra ball target/shot
* 3 out of 6 controllable color inlanes/outlanes to complete for earning Pirate award
*"Escape the locker" ball save challenge
Lol. The right side has more then most games have on the entire playfield.
Their first game. No their second game. No, the next game.
I know. JJP #8 , that will be the best Jersey Jack Pinball machine. Or maybe #11 ?
LTG : )
Disclaimer : Everybody has favorites. Yet some days it's hard to choose.
As mentioned/posted here already several times it's a matter of taste. I own 2 of them and played the other ones several times.
My personal ranking:
1) POTC (masterpiece)
2) TH (best theme integration, lightshow and sound... deeeeeep ruleset)
3) WOZ (most beautiful world under class with fantastic lightshow but too much stop and go)
4) DI (nice and smooth layout, great shooter with good atmosphere but theme is not mine)
5) Wonka (nice layout, lightning and shots but toy-wise cannot compete with the other ones; theme is not mine)
Quoted from phil-lee:The POTC with dual spinning maps they never perfected. I wonder if any exist?
Have you played it? I played the prototype and thought it was awful. Balls kept getting stuck. I'm 99% sure it had all 3 spinning discs. I didn't care for it. The finished game played much better.
1) Tie between DI and POTC. DI is a better shooter but the theme is meh. POTC has a lot going on...almost like a modern TZ but feels like vanilla pirates theme-wise.
2) Wonka. Another great shooter. Not a fan of the theme or the slot machine assets used.
3) Hobbit. Beautiful game, great sound. The best theme integration out of all of them. Really uninspiring playfield layout that is hidden by all the great modes.
4) WOZ. Stupid theme. Really packed to the point where the game feels clunky.
Quoted from woody76:Hobbit multi ball over and over and over and over
LOL What? I mean, I guess you COULD play it that way...but why? Must be another Hobbit hater who has not a fucking clue how to play the game or what the objectives are.
Quoted from Tuna_Delight:Not understanding the perceived "dullness" of the right side of the playfield as it contains:
* rocking upper playfield with various shots/objectives and firing cannon
* M-A-P targets
* map hole shot
* On Stranger Tides inner loop/multiball shot
* G-O-L-D targets
* right ramp
* value multiplier standing targets
* 4 pop bumpers and a sling with inserts that each change individually among 10 colors as they increase in level with each hit.
* 2 spinning pop bumpers
* right orbit shot
* Gibbs/mystery/Tortuga multiball saucer shot
* extra ball target/shot
* 3 out of 6 controllable color inlanes/outlanes to complete for earning Pirate award
*"Escape the locker" ball save challenge
I'm not saying there isn't stuff to shoot at, but can't get away with the rocking playfield. Just didn't find it fun at all. It's cool that you like it though.
Quoted from Tuna_Delight:Guns N' Roses
Trust me.
You fucking tease,we know you've seen and played it you tease!haha
Enjoy them all, they're all forever bolted to the floor, but DI, Wonka, and PotC get turned on the most, probably in that order. WoZ and Hobbit are gorgeous, but they're more involving. I'll put it this way: DI and Wonka are more like Rubber Soul or Revolver. PotC, WoZ, and Hobbit are more like the White Album. It's a brilliant album, but you've got to be specifically in the mood for it.
Quoted from romulusx:You fucking tease,we know you've seen and played it you tease!haha
An Eric Meunier design is like money in the bank at this point.
Plus ... Kaneda says it's fabulous and he's a JJP aficionado.
Quoted from pinlink:LOL What? I mean, I guess you COULD play it that way...but why? Must be another Hobbit hater who has not a fucking clue how to play the game or what the objectives are.
I am still on ball 1 since you post this, it keeps going and going and going and going
Why do people continue to say Potc is so great?
We need to keep pointing out how horrible the game is so people will start selling them at reasonable prices... to me. Lol
Wow after an early big lead pirates is now only 5 votes ahead of dialed in! 67 to 62. I didn't see that coming!
Quoted from ilovegames:Wow after an early big lead pirates is now only 5 votes ahead of dialed in! 67 to 62. I didn't see that coming!
With 5 times more DI owners I wouldn’t be surprised.
Just curious, anyone know if DI weighs more than Woz?
I had them folded up and couldn’t tilt the hand truck on DI even with my full weight against it.
I thought Woz would be even heavier but I was able to tilt it back.
Maybe DI is more compact weight and so the center of gravity was lower or maybe it’s just heavier?
BTW love the new Stern weight they’re a piece of cake.
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