Aerosmith is a fantastic game if you don't have to listen to their music.

Yeah I mean really is this just a "good game/shitty audio package" question?

I don;t really get the question as I don;t like to play games with the sound off.

Many 80's games play just fine with little or no volume. Not sure if you only want DMD games but if you are looking at early solid state you can pick pretty much any game as very few games relied on their sound packages to attract players (obviously games like Gorgar that featured sound are excluded).

So you are talking about voice work, music, and general sounds combined (all three), playing in total silence but for mechanical sounds like the pop bumpers.

Shorter ball time games where you are in constant jeopardy would likely prevail...so games like TWD over games like Star Trek would lead most likely.

Getaway - love the sound of the supercharger in action.

Black Knight. It doesn't have many sounds to begin with, but the gameplay is still addicting. I generally play it with a retro/midi station selected on Pandora for music (Power Glove/minibosses, etc.).

EDIT: I now see the "90s or later" part. Hmm. Sound is such an important part of the more modern machines that I generally feel some degree of disappointment or frustration not being able to hear a machine that uses a lot of sound. Part of the problem is that some rely on audio cues rather than text or obvious lighting. Not something that's an issue on a game that you know the rules on, but otherwise kills any sense of immersion that I value in pinball. I suppose games with fun ramp shots (Radical, Judge Dredd...) and/or drop targets are the sorts I find the most interesting when unable to hear much.