What is the greatest Stern Pinball machine ever made & why?

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#1 11 years ago

OP

SEA

SummerGirl144

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Dallas, TX

11y 15,650 58 5

My favorite Stern pinball machine is AC/DC (Premium/LE). I'm wondering what everyone else likes to play.

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#2 11 years ago

RT

RyThom

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Sparta, MI

11y 109K 948 43 182

Stars!!

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#3 11 years ago

CDF

Collin

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Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,272 29 82 1

I'd say Lord of the Rings. Probably followed by Ripley's Believe It Or Not. I haven't played much Spider Man, though.

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#4 11 years ago

TDK

thedarkknight77

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Where is LOTR in your poll??? Add it and you have your answer.

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#5 11 years ago

INC

johninc

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Las Vegas, NV

11y 51,650 934 5

Quoted from RyThom:
Stars!!

Awesome. I was thinking Pinball.

Geez, TSPP not even a consideration?

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#6 11 years ago

YBX

yancy

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West Dundee, IL

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Star Gazer!

Pretty ridiculous to include Metallica in this poll instead of games that actually, like, exist.

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#7 11 years ago

DAD

Pinmeister

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Cherry Hills Village, CO

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The only ones worthy of consideration are LOTR, SM and TSPP. I choose TSPP.

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#8 11 years ago

JRD

Jimmyd044

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Allentown, PA

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IJ4 because I like it.

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#9 11 years ago

DAD

PW79

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#10 11 years ago

SMG

krupa

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Altoona, PA

12y 48,900 964 12

Where are LOTR and TSPP?

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#11 11 years ago

DAN

Rat_Tomago

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Plano, TX

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I dunno why but the most fun I have had in the past two months on a pinball has been on a Xmen Pro yesterday. I was all smiles from ear to ear for 2-3 hours.

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#12 11 years ago

DOG

pmWolf

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Union City, MI

13y 157K 4,526 59 112

Tron LE
Spider-Man
LoTR
X-Men
TSPP
Family Guy
Iron Man

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#13 11 years ago

SCO

scooter

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Louisville, KY

15y 96,900 3,615 1 205

SM it is the complete pin,something for every body -easy to learn ,fast,deep,great light show,great sounds,good art,cool toys,good dmd and best off all EXtreme FUN!!!

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#14 11 years ago

BOY

vid1900

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Catacomb

#15 11 years ago

HBS

herbertbsharp

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Ballston Spa, NY

12y 146K 6,109 22 24 1

LOTR

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#16 11 years ago

CPB

Max_Badazz

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LOTR would have been my vote.

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#17 11 years ago

AAA

Iron man
. great theme
.Greatest pin before stern went towards limited edition and pro models
.difficult but wants you to keep playing it
.great modes
.magnets everyone gotta love some magnets
.rising playfield toy

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#18 11 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

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Eugene, OR

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Pull Transformers and add LOTR

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#19 11 years ago

DAN

Rush1169

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Quoted from Rat_Tomago:
I dunno why but the most fun I have had in the past two months on a pinball has been on a Xmen Pro yesterday. I was all smiles from ear to ear for 2-3 hours.

I've had the same experience. XMen Pro keeps me coming back again and again. It's a fantastic game.

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#20 11 years ago

NPL

denmark71

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San Jose, CA

15y 60,150 398 4 25

LOTR is my vote.

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#21 11 years ago

CHR

Darth_Chris

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11y 72,650 2,604

AC DC cause it fuck.... rock !!!!

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#22 11 years ago

BOB

beatmaster

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Beauharnois

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lotr all day long!

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#23 11 years ago

DJQ

DanQverymuch

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Neenah, WI

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Why is the thread title "What is the greatest Stern Pinball machine ever made & why?" but the poll question is "Which Stern pinball do you enjoy the most?"???

And yeah, you left off TSPP and LOTR, they should be there before some of those recent (and future!) games.

To answer the actual poll question I have to say TRON LE, since it's the only choice I own, except for my new AC/DC Premium which is driving me crazy, sitting boxed in the garage awaiting the closing on our new house next week! It's gonna be the first thing in the new abode!

Oh yeah, I also have TSPP but the flippers are acting up, so I'm not enjoying that much... My new house also features a workshop 1000 times better than the current one, if you could even call it that!

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#24 11 years ago

SAM

smassa

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San Diego, CA

13y 86,900 6,014 9 68

Not having LOTR or TSPP on your poll (not that I'd have voted for them) yet having Metallica on it pretty much makes it a useless poll. That being said atleast you did put the greatest Stern in there. (:

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#25 11 years ago

RUM

Rum-Z

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Adrian, MI

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See the top 100 machine rankings for the general concensus. See the comments for why.

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Jecco74

7,500 (Firm)

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#26 11 years ago

SKB

Eskaybee

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12y 155K 12,966 40

LoTR

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#27 11 years ago

TRG

TomGWI

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12y 143K 10,945 156

LOTR & TSPP

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#28 11 years ago

HEY

indypinhead

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12y 119K 6,376

TSPP, LOTR, WPT

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#29 11 years ago

JGI

John_I

Space Coast Pinball

19y 179K 9,076

ACDC Premium
SM
WPT
X-Men LE
TronLE
LOTR
Avengers LE
Elvis
T3
IM
Transformers
Shrek
RBION
TSPP

Haven't played Metallica yet.

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#30 11 years ago

ROB

Chippewa-Pin

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Chippewa Twp, PA

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Meteor! Kind of miss having it. That progressive sound was great.

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#31 11 years ago

???

KenLayton

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Olympia, WA

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It's a tie between Flight 2000 and Sea Witch.

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#32 11 years ago

TDH

roc-noc

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Rockford, IL

12y 93,900 1,306 62 9

Family Guy!

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#33 11 years ago

TEP

tpellowe

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Denver, CO

11y 32,900 310 7 30

Tron LE, TSPP, LoTR, SM

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#34 11 years ago

SCO

scooter

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Louisville, KY

15y 96,900 3,615 1 205

SM
LOTR
TFLE
FG
TSPP
IM
TRON

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#35 11 years ago

JDS

swinks

Swinks Pinball

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Quoted from Pinballgeek:
Iron Man
. great theme
.Greatest pin before stern went towards limited edition and pro models
.difficult but wants you to keep playing it
.great modes
.magnets everyone gotta love some magnets
.rising playfield toy

what pinball geek said, and it is also a awesome game to mod

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#36 11 years ago

WRM

brewmanager

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#37 11 years ago

MJM

mmuglia

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How did LOTR not make the poll, but a game that can't even be played yet (Metallica) made the poll? AC/DC get my vote...because the game kicks ass!!!

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#38 11 years ago

MSS

stretch2

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Tron LE.What a great gameplay experience.Not an easy game but will hold your attention.

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#39 11 years ago

RET

Retropin

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Brisbane

11y 32,650 210

Greatest Stern pinball ever made ignoring the first 25 years or so... is the real title

For shere brilliance and therefore the greatest it has to be FLIGHT 2000.. innovation, game play & artwork.. has the whole package

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#40 11 years ago

CAT

DCFAN

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Chantilly, VA

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Two threads with essentially the same flawed poll.

LOTR

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#41 10 years ago

AAA

Pinballgeek

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11y 80,650 2,224

Wait
Why no stingray for 1977
Without that machine where would stern be now that was the title which stern first made
Without stingray there would be no
Acdc, xmen, Metallica

image.jpg

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#42 10 years ago

JJG

jgreene

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11y 53,550 824 9

Your list is kinda incomplete. Hard to pick the best ever when you've left off some of Stern's best.

1. TSPP
2. ACDC
3. SM
4. LOTR
5. POTC

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#43 10 years ago

CAM

Jediturtle

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Plymouth, WI

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Quoted from Pinballgeek:
WaitWhy no stingray for 1977Without that machine where would stern be now that was the title which stern first madeWithout stingray there would be noAcdc, xmen, Metallica

I love Stingray, but at least according to IPDB it is not their first machine. Stampede, Rawhide, Disco, and Pinball (EM and SS) came before it.

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#44 10 years ago

AAA

Pinballgeek

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11y 80,650 2,224

Quoted from Jediturtle:
I love Stingray, but at least according to IPDB it is not their first machine. Stampede, Rawhide, Disco, and Pinball (EM and SS) came before it.

Dam well there goes my knowledge about early stern machines

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#45 10 years ago

SCO

scooter

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Louisville, KY

15y 96,900 3,615 1 205

Star Trek soon will be.

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#46 10 years ago

MVM

markmon

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Hillsboro, OR

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Isn't this a duplicate post? I remember a bunch of discussion in how ridiculous it is to add Metallica (not out yet) skipping lotr (top stern in top 100).

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#47 10 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Quoted from markmon:
I remember a bunch of discussion in how ridiculous it is to add Metallica (not out yet) skipping lotr (top stern in top 100).

Well in his defense the poll asks "which Stern pinball do you enjoy the most."
From all the threads, I wouldn't doubt the level of joy many people get out of staring at the Metallica Pictures.