Saint Albans, NL
What one was you fav of the 80s
(Topic ID: 206383)
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Atlantis
Bally, 1989-
Black Knight
Williams, 1980
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Elvira and the Party Monsters
Bally, 1989
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F-14 Tomcat
Williams, 1987
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Gold Wings
Gottlieb, 1986
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High Speed
Williams, 1986
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Pinbot
Williams, 1986
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Taxi
Williams, 1988
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From the list it's HS but I would also vote for EBD from all the 80's pins.
Veendam
MOst games from Zaccaria in the 80s trumped anything made in the USA. Brillant artwork, fun rules and lots of drops and interesting features.
My favorite one that I actually played in the 80's was High Speed. Currently, my favorite one from the 80's is Torpedo Alley.
Ah the 80's I love the 80's. I think Gorgar was 1979 but I sure remember playing it in the early 80's and Black Night. Two of my favorites from the early 80's
If you're looking for a concensus from Pinside about the best 80's game, there's an easy way to find it.
1. Click the "Top 100" tab
2. Select "Other"
3. In the search fields, enter the dates 1980 and 1989
4. Click "Create custom search"
It will rank games based on average Pinside reviews. The top 5 of the 80's are:
1. Elvira and the Party Monsters
2. Fathom
3. Eight Ball Deluxe
4. Centaur
5. Taxi
Quoted from TopMoose:If you're looking for a concensus from Pinside about the best 80's game, there's an easy way to find it.
Top 100 isn't a guide I would go by, to many crappy pins included due to people spending large sums on and reluctant to say money wasted by not having it show up on most popular. I know don't believe me....well just look at how many new games are in the top ten....can't all be great and if you really research most have been number one at some point.
Quoted from RWH:Top 100 isn't a guide I would go by, to many crappy pins included due to people spending large sums on and reluctant to say money wasted by not having it show up on most popular. I know don't believe me....well just look at how many new games are in the top ten....can't all be great and if you really research most have been number one at some point.
I get that early adopters want to inflate a new game's rating, but would that apply to older games? They're often (but not always) less expensive, the code is set, gameplay videos are easy to find and generations of pinheads formed their opinions long before Pinside existed.
As a contrast, the IPDB keeps its own ratings list. Here's their top 5 of the 80's:
1. Taxi
2. Flash Gordon
3. Centaur
4. Swords of Fury
5. High Speed
Both lists fluctuate, of course - that's natural. For example, when I first got into pinball TX Sector was seen as a dog and people couldn't dump them fast enough. Now it's a crazy popular must-have for a lot of collectors.
Quoted from tamoore:Elvira and the Party Monsters isn't a great game. It's not even that good.
Totally agree. The only thing EatPM has going for it is the theme. And it was done slightly better a few years later.
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