For me, I was only about the new stuff when I first got into collecting. Wanted to play DMD only. Over time after you played nearly every DMD on the planet. Then you expand to alpha numeric. Then early SS. Start to appreciate the rules for earlier games. Then EM's. Many EM's are a lot more fun than one would expect. Rules are a lot of fun on a lot of them. When people are over, the EM's are usually the games where, everyone wants to "play just one more" because the scores are usually very close and you usually lose by just a hair. Drives people to want to keep playing together. You have to play a lot of EM's, and you have to play them enough to really understand the rules. Over time and years of collecting/playing, you will appreciate them more.

My favorites are

Super Soccer- Has backbox bonus balls that you build up and max out, but can cash in on the playfield so you can reload. Very fun rules and one of my top 20 favorite games

Sinbad- Has an ordered drop target system, that not only increases your multipliers but lights your top lanes. While trying to build bonus. Fun layout and fun rules.

travel time- Game is has a timer (no set balls to play). You play to try and build up time. many things on the playfield stop the clock, but lots also start it again. Unique setup which I like.

yup, EM's will play forever as long as you keep playing them at least every 3 months.

royal guard is a good time. I wish there was a 4 player version out there. If there was, i'd be looking for it.

What's ironic is that you bag on em's for being repetitive, yet you own, AFM, MM and MB. Talk about repetitive. Same shit, same boring fan pattern, same rules. Apparently your not that opposed to owning games that are copies of others.

and what about all the advancements we see on modern games thanks to EM technology. Like the disappearing Pop bumper as seen on CV. that idea is from an EM. Spinning lamp on TOTAN, also done on 2 different EM's.

I was wondering where my quote came from. Because I don't remember ever saying that, nor is it something that I would say.

should I do a poll on how many of us were DMD only guys, and slowly went the way of early SS and EM? and what ages. I have a feeling those of us that started out DMD are around similar ages. True EM guys are ones who played them as a kid and bring back fond memories. Usually have minimal like for DMD's at all.

You hear that? That was my skull!!!!!!!!!!!!

What the hell is going on in this pic? Is that made like that or a custom add on?

I like how the flyer mentions nothing about the tray, like it's common place to have it.

Btw, is this a time based game like my Travel time is?