Well, what about your wife? You should get one that you both enjoy playing to keep her interested in the hobby and hopefully expand to having 10 games or more.

A nice moded TZ would get my money!!

Have you played all 3? CV looks the best but plays the weakest and MB is twice the price of TZ.
TZ is the deepest and easiest to obtain. Maybe start there...

Then you can't go wrong! Buy one and enjoy it

Go tz over the other two. Plus it's cheaper.

Twilight Zone then Cirquis Voltaire

Full Throttle

Find all three pic the one in the nices condition.

As good as MB is, I think it is better in a larger collection. TZ is probably your best choice in a 2 game collection.

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Out of your choices I'd rank them TZ, MB, then CV. For a long time I wanted a CV. Then I became a better player and got a little time on it. It became apparent that it would get boring pretty quickly in a small collection. I lIke both TZ and MB but can't justify the price premium for MB.

All that being said, it can take awhile to find a game if you're only looking for one title. I'd keep an eye out for a good deal on any of the three with a preference to TZ.

Monster bash, will compliment your Simpsons because it's not crazy deep an easier to understand what u need to do. Simpsons is a very full on game so I wouldn't get anything with a super deep rule set so u can have a game that has that one more game feel, without having to go through a marathon to try an get back to where u were previously.

in all honesty, if those are your 3 choices for pin#2 then you have not played enough pins IMO. Those 3 being the options are as cookie cutter as it could get.

There are so many more games that are good for way less money.

MB and CV in particular are WAY over priced for what they offer. MB is a pretty boring game play and CV is pretty but that is about it.

I would say to hold onto your money and go play more pinball. If you must get one of those, then TZ is by far the best with the greatest longevity in a small collection. Also if you like the deeper games like TSPP then TZ fits.

Another vote for TZ, a game I learnt to love.
However keep in mind it's a heavy beast loaded with stuff... how good are you at pinball maintenance?

There is that too.

Agree with lots said above. For me it starts with WHY you're getting it. Are you intending on keeping it forever? If so, look for the pin in the best condition. If you'll play and eventually sell, look for the best deal. If it's not your forever pin, don't sweat it.

TSPP is a bit of stop and go, so TZ can be considered similar, but for my $$$, it's still the best of the 3 mentioned.

I chose CV due to the fact that you like all three. TZ is too similar to TSPP (deep ruleset and a lot going on) and MB while fun, is just not worth the money it's bringing right now. That leaves CV. Honestly, if I were you I'd reconsider those choices unless you're set on them, then by all means pull the trigger, great games. Because of maintenance requirement and money I'd stick with getting yourself another stern, newer HUO that's fun.

All 3 of the pins are pricey and highly regarded pins (for good reason). I wouldn't leave the decision to the masses here at pinside to come up with a decision for you. You honestly can't go wrong picking of any of those pins. They are classics for their era. I'd get the pin that is more readily available for you at the time and cross it off your list...then focus on the other two.

With that kind of money have you looked at nib games? You might find a decent TZ for less than $5000 but the others are very expensive games. I've always heard TZ can be a maintenance nightmare but it is a great game. I would just rather buy a new Stern pro for the money like a MET, ST, or GB. Shouldn't have to worry about any issues with a new game for many, many games. If you still like the older 90s pins, look around. There are a lot of great pins that sell a lot cheaper.

I was pretty much in the same boat as you. I purchased a nice TZ a few months ago and couldn't be happier.