What is the BEST pin you've ever personally played?
For me personally, it's JJPTOC. Loved it. What's your best?
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Bermuda Triangle
Battle Creek, MI
Quoted from Dayhuff:O'gosh, where do I begin?
Shadow
TOM
TZ
IJ
Harlem Globetrotters
Black Hole
Canada Dry
Black out
Barracora
Nags
Big Bang Bar
Fast Draw
I could go on and on.
John
Too many, gotta narrow it down.
Ok I read the title wrong. But this is as close as I've gotten to flipping a machine...
Demo Man. Bought it cheap, played the heck out of it and got to Demolition Time, then sold it two weeks later for $100 profit.
Quoted from pin2d:Ok I read the title wrong. But this is as close as I've gotten to flipping a machine...
Demo Man. Bought it cheap, played the heck out of it and got to Demolition Time, then sold it two weeks later for $100 profit.
When the first of these two threads came out I thought it meant flipped in that "bought and resold" sense, but they way the OP describes it is just literally like game you have flipped the ball on.
Gilligan's Island
RBION and I regret selling
WMS IJ
The first 3 movies mean so much to me and the best elements them were incorporated into this machine perfectly IMHO. I own it and will never part with it. I'm not a super serious player, I just love pinball and Indiana Jones... so this game continues to entertain and light me up!
Junkyard, BOP, Getaway, Taxi, Jackbot - hell jackbot never made it home ... Taxi i miss the most
Specifically, the BSD that I own. It’s the best playing original one that I’ve ever encountered. It just has everything in my opinion. Shorter ball times, great art, sound, animations, and call outs. For me personally, it’s a lot better than certain games costing twice as much, that people seem to like for non pinball reasons.
“Flip” in the sense of resell, I’d say Torpedo Alley. I had two of them so yeah, I still have the other. It’s my favorite 80’s pin. Taxi is up there as well though, I just played it so much and got tired of it.
Málaga
Easy one for me: JJPOTC. The game is the complete package. It has great toys, it feels like a standard body in a packed wide body cabinet, the rule set is incredibly deep and will likely continue to improve for a few years, the sound and music are top notch, and the pin is not saturated with clips from the movie which will keep it relevant for years. I view the lack of character-intensive movie clips as a plus, and because of that, the game will stay relevant in 20+ years.
This game is so deep that it seems perfect for an in-home pin. The journey to progress through modes and multi balls in order to make it through the game, which changes depending on which of the ~125 modes are put into a particular game by hitting the start button, and which of the 22 characters you pick at the outset.
Attack from Mars remake closely followed by Stern Star Trek. Should be picking up Star Trek this week 
Quoted from Looking4FirstPin:I view the lack of character-intensive movie clips as a plus, and because of that, the game will stay relevant in 20+ years.
Scarcity of character content in the clips is hardly a plus for a licensed franchise. There's 22 character selections already included in the game, so why exclude them from the clips?
If it's an iconic franchise, it shouldn't become irrelevant in 20 years.
Quoted from RTS:Scarcity of character content in the clips is hardly a plus for a licensed franchise. There's 22 character selections already included in the game, so why exclude them from the clips?
If it's an iconic franchise, it shouldn't become irrelevant in 20 years.
I disagree. I realize that this is not going to be a popular opinion, but I do not believe that movie clips should be included in every themed movie pin. Frankly, many games are better than their themes. For example, if The Shadow was made today and featured clips of that movie, the popularity of that game is going to suffer. To be fair, we all know that The Shadow wouldn’t be licensed for a new pin today, but that’s the point of licenses: some catch fire, some fail miserably, and most are probably mediocre. Making games based on themes requires that theme work well. To me, POTC is a mediocre theme in an outstanding pin.
Clips from Wheel of Fortune, CSI, Congo, The Flintstones - movie, or Johnny Mnemonic are not going to help those pins, even if you believe they all have great shots and rule sets.
I’m not trying to debate themes here, but the almost universally beloved themes will thrive with clips. Clips of themes that time proves to be weak will detract from some pins.
Not every license will be Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Godfather or frankly WOZ.
Quoted from Coolpinballdino:Iron Maiden and judge dredd I love to play those two games.
I'd say that's an understatement. I could have gone out to dinner, come back, and still stood around while you beat me at Iron Maiden 
My answer is Metallica for what it's worth.
Quoted from Looking4FirstPin:I disagree. I realize that this is not going to be a popular opinion, but I do not believe that movie clips should be included in every themed movie pin. Frankly, many games are better than their themes. For example, if The Shadow was made today and featured clips of that movie, the popularity of that game is going to suffer. To be fair, we all know that The Shadow wouldn’t be licensed for a new pin today, but that’s the point of licenses: some catch fire, some fail miserably, and most are probably mediocre. Making games based on themes requires that theme work well. To me, POTC is a mediocre theme in an outstanding pin.
Clips from Wheel of Fortune, CSI, Congo, The Flintstones - movie, or Johnny Mnemonic are not going to help those pins, even if you believe they all have great shots and rule sets.
I’m not trying to debate themes here, but the almost universally beloved themes will thrive with clips. Clips of themes that time proves to be weak will detract from some pins.
Not every license will be Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Godfather or frankly WOZ.
I actually agree with your comments here. Weak themes would suffer.
I misunderstood your prior post. I thought you liked the theme of POTC in your praise of the game. You like it despite the theme, therefore the lack of character content is a plus. Makes sense.
Paris
Quoted from brett:WOZRR
Sold ones,
AFMLE
LOTRLE
MMLE
What was I thinking, these are to good to sell.
I need more room!Current collection,
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Alien
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