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What is your favorite pinball toy? (poll open now)

By JohnnyPinball007

2 years ago

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Elvira's House Of Horrors - the house 7 votes

3%
Stern Metallica Premium/LE Coffin Hammer lock 5 votes

2%
Bram Stoker Dracula: Mist Multiball Magnet Assembly 22 votes

8%
Stern Jurassic Park Premium/LE T-Rex 19 votes

7%
Triple level playfield on Doctor Who 7 votes

3%
JJP POTC Black Pearl 14 votes

5%
Heist Crane 12 votes

4%
Data East Jurassic Park T-Rex 6 votes

2%
Stranger Things Telekinesis Ball Lock 1 vote
Medieval Madness castle 38 votes

14%
Apollo 13 moon and rocket lock 1 vote
Whirlwind 3 spinning discs 2 votes

1%
Pinball Magic levitating ball and magic wand 8 votes

3%
Flying Monkey on WoZ 4 votes

1%
Blinders in Tommy 3 votes

1%
Hyper loop in SW premium 7 votes

3%
Gumball machine on TZ 9 votes

3%
Hologram on CFTBL 2 votes

1%
Aerosmith Toy Box 5 votes

2%
AFM Saucer 7 votes

3%
AIQ Dr. Strange Sling Ring 0 votes
Yeti whitewater 1 vote
Crossbow TWD 1 vote
Bell in acdc 4 votes

1%
Moving ramp in Xmen 0 votes
Hand/the thing in addams 14 votes

5%
Rudy from Funhouse 18 votes

6%
Slimer on GB 1 vote
Crane on BM66 3 votes

1%
Black Knight on BKSOR 6 votes

2%
the magnet lock in Shadow 6 votes

2%
The Satellite Shot in Goldeneye 2 votes

1%
The bowling alley in The Big Lebowski 8 votes

3%
The boxer/heavy bag from The Champion Pub 3 votes

1%
The Shadow-- user switchable ramps as well as upper playfield "breakthrough" mech 4 votes

1%
Stern NBA saucer to basket shot 1 vote
The time expander on DW. 6 votes

2%
The mouse trap ball locks on Mousin’ Around 2 votes

1%
Sparky on Metallica 12 votes

4%
great, user error, after all this work. 6 votes

2%

(Multiple choice - 277 votes by 154 Pinsiders)

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#1 2 years ago

JDS

JohnnyPinball007

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While ago when I was reading the Elvira's House Of Horrors owners thread, I noticed Pinkitten had posted this: I think the house in EHOH is one of the coolest toys ever.

I have not played that game yet, so at the moment I would have to vote for the rocking upper playfield in JJP Pirates of the Caribbean.

I will add a poll soon, from your responses. I will do at least 20 choices, maybe a lot more.

Rules:

I want full names of the games and toys, no abbreviations to be added to the poll. (makes it easier for some of us to read, that are not used to all of the abbreviations).

Only one suggestion per post, per member. (I really do not want the poll to end up a couple of Pinsiders top 10's).

You can post as many as you want, but I will take your first post only for the poll.

You can abbreviate the manufacturers if needed, like I did with JJP as my example.

This is all for fun, and just for something different, so enjoy!

NOTE: I just finished the poll, copying and pasting your suggestions from all posts on this page. If any info is not correct, you can read the next 49 posts to see who messed up.

Also, there was not a option to vote for your top 3, but that was what I was hoping for, but you can vote as many times as you would like.

#2 2 years ago

LFS

pinballaddicted

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9y 123K 4,411 81

Stern Metallica Premium/LE Coffin Hammer lock.

Best toy ever and we do not own the game any more.

#3 2 years ago

GOD

DodgeThatOne

Pinside member

Montreal, QC

12y 43,050 104 7

Good idea for a topic,

I vote Bram Stoker Dracula: Mist Multiball Magnet Assembly.

Cheers,

Chris

#4 2 years ago

MIG

VanishingVision

Pinside apprentice

Duarte, CA

4y 26,400 118

Probably the Stern Jurassic Park Premium/LE T-Rex. Before that game came out, I thought the Data East JP T-Rex was the coolest pinball toy, and the Stern one outdoes it by interacting with both the ramp it's on, and the nearby wireform, as well as acting as a "character" like Rudy, moving around during gameplay.

#5 2 years ago

EDH

TigerLaw

Pinside Moderator

Jennings, LA

14y 224K 20,099 24 240

Triple level playfield on Doctor Who.

Honorable mention: the mini pinball machine in FGY and Shrek.

#6 2 years ago

KBG

Reznnate

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6y 89,800 800 61

JJP POTC Black Pearl...

It's a moving SHIP with a playfield, 2 flippers, 2 ways to enter, spinners, and a side-cannon shot.

#7 2 years ago

MIS

Lhyrgoif

Pinside member

5y 107K 8,578

It's an obvious one but still have to be mentioned, the medieval madness castle. With a moving drawbridge, a moving gate and the "exploding" towers this toy is darn near perfection to me.

#8 2 years ago

MIK

mjfisher

Pinside member

Boronia

10y 53,800 242 24 18

Heist Crane is very cool. Extends halfway down the playfield, has a hit sensor at the front, magnet to hold the ball, moves left, right, up, down and throws the ball around. It has it's own personality.

#9 2 years ago

BEN

maddada

Pinside member

5y 36,300 8 208

Rudy

#10 2 years ago

MSL

SantaEatsCheese

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Crofton, MD

5y 209K 9,619 6 85 1

Data East Jurassic Park T-Rex... The Dinosaur eats the ball!

#11 2 years ago

ERW

chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 31,342 16 13

Somebody has to do it.

Stranger Things Telekinesis Ball Lock

#12 2 years ago

BWK

Krupps4

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

5y 95,050 2,103 2 12

There are a lot of great choices, but my vote is for the Medieval Madness castle. It’s just a classic and for me never gets old.

#13 2 years ago

AMS

AMSNL

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3y 81,050 1,089

Apollo 13 moon and rocket lock!

#14 2 years ago

JON

JonH123

Pinside member

9y 65,150 951

Whirlwind 3 spinning discs.

#15 2 years ago

DSS

Haymaker

Pinside member

Rockford, IL

9y 125K 6,510 15 16

Pinball Magic levitating ball and magic wand have every other game beat. This is hard fact and cannot be debated

#16 2 years ago

WLC

BMore-Pinball

Pinside member

12y 122K 4,980 33

Trex in Stern's JP never get's old

#17 2 years ago

PJB

PapaKilo

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Newnan, GA

5y 57,800 234 3

I always thought Stern's Pirates of the Caribbean sinking ship was really cool.

#18 2 years ago

???

3pinballs

Pinside member

Bloomfield Hills, MI

11y 56,050 1,354 23

I LOVE EVERYONE MENTIONED SO FAR!!!!!!

#19 2 years ago

COS

cosmokramer

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11y 120K 8,451

Not my favorite but people love the monkey in WOZ, it should be in the poll

#20 2 years ago

WLC

BMore-Pinball

Pinside member

12y 122K 4,980 33

Quoted from PapaKilo:
I always thought Stern's Pirates of the Caribbean sinking ship was really cool.

very cool machine overall, surprised it doesn't get mentioned more often

#21 2 years ago

???

nicoy3k

Pinside member

Acton, MA

3y 66,050 3,025 1 14

Star Wars hyper loop w/ Death Star (it’s all one toy IMO)

#22 2 years ago

ART

OLDPINGUY

Arts Arcade

12y 171K 12,507 7

Blinders in Tommy.

No other toy affects gameplay as much, or as long, IMO?

#23 2 years ago

PJF

rai

Pinside member

20y 169K 18,753 34

Hyper loop in SW premium

Gumball machine on TZ
Sinking ship in Stern Potc
Hologram on CFTBL
Flying Monkey on WoZ

#24 2 years ago

ALX

kumanaga

Inactive member

Grants Pass, OR

19y 41,400 118 5 20

Aerosmith Toy Box (when you finally get it dialed and consistent)

#25 2 years ago

???

colonel_caverne

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Biscarrosse

10y 80,800 3,262 3 72

Quoted from Lhyrgoif:
It's an obvious one but still have to be mentioned, the medieval madness castle. With a moving drawbridge, a moving gate and the "exploding" towers this toy is darn near perfection to me.

Don’t forget the lock entrance.

#26 2 years ago

???

colonel_caverne

Pinside member

Biscarrosse

10y 80,800 3,262 3 72

What the house of Ehoh gets special? Sorry i didn’t play it

#27 2 years ago

JRH

JohnTTwo

Pinside member

Prescott, WI

3y 64,300 1,664 20 10 2

AFM Saucer

#28 2 years ago

WOZ

PanzerFreak

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14y 123K 12,934 19

Quoted from BMore-Pinball:
very cool machine overall, surprised it doesn't get mentioned more often

I think the rules of Stern's POTC overshadow it's cool toys. For destroying ships its just hitting the same ship shot over and over again. 3x or whatever for the first ship, then 7 for the second, etc. None of the rules work the playfield in interesting ways, just hit the same shots over and over again for points with little mode choreography. It's a shame Keith Johnson didn't do the rules at the time (he may have been on LOTR during that time).

#29 2 years ago

P1N

P1nhead

Mödley Crüe

4y 96,550 1,652

AIQ Dr. Strange Sling Ring - the toy is integrated (heavily) so well into game play and ripping that sucker is fun.

#30 2 years ago

???

colonel_caverne

Pinside member

Biscarrosse

10y 80,800 3,262 3 72

I also like
Yeti whitewater
Crossbow TWD
Bell in acdc
Moving ramp in Xmen
Hand/the thing in addams

#31 2 years ago

ACE

UVAJED

Pinside+ Frequent

Dubois, PA

3y 53,800 259 8

Rudy from Funhouse.

In his eyes I have white g.i. lighting that light up as he talks and flashers that go off when you hit him in the mouth + when he screams.. ...and a red led in his mouth that lights up when he talks.

He's my favorite either way, but now a total creep show.

#32 2 years ago

EMM

Phbooms

Pinside member

8y 95,050 1,924 25

Theres to many to pick a #1 favorite but here are a few i like

Slimer on GB
Crane on BM66
Black Knight on BKSOR
Castle on MMr
SW hyperloop

#33 2 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

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Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,175 7 253

Not sure it qualifies as a toy, but the magnet lock in Shadow is pretty awesome.

#34 2 years ago

PJF

rai

Pinside member

20y 169K 18,753 34

Quoted from PanzerFreak:
I think the rules of Stern's POTC overshadow it's cool toys. For destroying ships its just hitting the same ship shot over and over again. 3x or whatever for the first ship, then 7 for the second, etc. None of the rules work the playfield in interesting ways, just hit the same shots over and over again for points with little mode choreography. It's a shame Keith Johnson didn't do the rules at the time (he may have been on LOTR during that time).

This is an unfair criticism, destroying the castle in MM or the cities in AFM you repeat the same shot a number of times. SM as well, great games but repeating the same shot to battle or destroy something. That just works you are in a fight with a ship so hit the ship with a ball causing damage that’s brilliant. What do you want to do hit a shot away from ship for who for what? It’s a great toy and a great easy to understand rule to sink the ship.

#35 2 years ago

CAH

ReadyPO

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6y 197K 5,897 129

The Satellite Shot in Goldeneye - Love it every single time, does not get old.

#36 2 years ago

MKV

Nepi23

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Helsinki

11y 70,800 1,925 7

The bowling alley in The Big Lebowski. It cannot be compared to any other toy in pinball, its in its own league.

#37 2 years ago

JDS

JohnnyPinball007

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 162K 16,332 22 1

I will try to start the poll tonight.

I will try to include everything on this page.

Thank You for all the suggestions!

#38 2 years ago

TOM

SLAMT1LT

Inactive member

14y 67,550 1,097

MM castle is my top choice...it even has a moat! Pure genius.

#39 2 years ago

POO

SpyroFTW

JK Pinball

Kansas City, MO

4y 71,300 995 9

The boxer/heavy bag from The Champion Pub

#40 2 years ago

MWR

bitternerd

Pinside+ Frequent

Seattle, WA

7y 57,050 114 9 25

The Shadow-- user switchable ramps as well as upper playfield "breakthrough" mech

#41 2 years ago

ROK

pinmister

Pinside member

11y 129K 7,601

Funny with our differences in opinions. Some of peoples favorite machine toys are the exact reason why I chose not to buy the Premium/LE and go Pro. I can't stand coffin lock-clunky and kills flow(plus do not care for huge view obstructing hammer). Moving T-Rex-meh just a supped up DE version to me and more of a interruption/flow killer.

For me it would be the Star Wars Hyperloop followed closely by BDK & BM66 Crane Toy.

#42 2 years ago

S V

solarvalue

Pinside member

11y 107K 3,514 8

For modern games: crane toy on Heist
Old-school: Rudy

#43 2 years ago

PGR

VALIS666

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4y 116K 1,129 245 1

1. JJPotC Black Pearl. It's a miniature pirate ship that rocks back and forth with it's own lanterns and other lights, two mini flippers, an orbit with two spinners, four standup targets, and a scoop type cannon area to lock a ball and shoot it across the playfield at the other ship! Coolest toy in pinball by a mile for me.

2. JP Stern T-Rex. Seeing that thing move around while roaring is wild, balls lock in there rather easily, and it's really cool when it gobbles a ball and flings it.

3. Tough call here. Wand in Pinball Magic always gets a "wow!" I wish the hyperloop in SW was used more than it is. Same for the bowling alley in Lebowski. EHOH's houses are nice. Metallica coffin lock is cool as well. Tough call. The wand, I think.

#44 2 years ago

ROK

pinmister

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11y 129K 7,601

Another notable mention is Stern NBA saucer to basket shot with the pinball flying across the playfield. Guest always say "WOW" that's cool when they see it for first time.

I have seen it hundreds of times so the "WOW" factor has dissipated a little for me. Still a cool toy and I am easily entertained.

#45 2 years ago

RAP

RyanStl

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Fenton, MO

9y 134K 12,009 1 108

This is easy for me. The time expander on DW. It's a three level mini-playfield that locks balls. Even though it's in the middle of the playfield drains from miss shots aren't bad. It's just so damn exciting to get through each level, especially with the third level being multi-ball.

#46 2 years ago

ANT

Stebel

Pinside member

Barrie, ON

9y 58,300 800 24

First time I ever saved a ball from an outlane drain with a Magna-Save, I thought it was the greatest toy/feature.

Dracula Mist magnet is quite cool.

#47 2 years ago

RAN

Ranhorton

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12y 95,550 2,056

The mouse trap ball locks on Mousin’ Around are really well integrated with the theme. Fun to hit too when you hear that “Snap....Gotcha!”

#48 2 years ago

GAB

pinnyheadhead

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Dunwoody, GA

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Quoted from Lhyrgoif:
It's an obvious one but still have to be mentioned, the medieval madness castle. With a moving drawbridge, a moving gate and the "exploding" towers this toy is darn near perfection to me.

Don’t forget the moat on the PF. Shots have to be clean or to the alligators the balls go! And yes agree. It’s the best.

#49 2 years ago

JDS

JohnnyPinball007

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Sparky on Metallica.

#50 2 years ago

MDF

frenchmarky

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Quoted from pinnyheadhead:
Don’t forget the moat on the PF. Shots have to be clean or to the alligators the balls go! And yes agree. It’s the best.

My fave too, it's over the top. When I had a TZ I liked the gumball machine too, both cool looking and functional as far as rotating the balls around so you get the powerball.

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