DONT DO IT

No. WW is best in life, so says Conan.

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Na. I have an FBC and it is a cool game. But for value and longevity the WW wins.

I do love the Sys-11 games.

I wouldn't trade it (personally), but it sounds like you should. You've had WW for several years & enjoy Fireball just as much. I say trade.

I don't mind the trade, but I do not think it is an even trade. If you have had your fun with WW and really like fireball, get it. Just try and get money along with the trade.

I'm going with a definite no on this one. Just from a financial stand point this trade makes no sense. Whirlwind is a $2000 game in good condition. Fireball cant be more than a grand can it?

Fireball Classic is NOT Fireball. Remember that. If it was a Fireball 1972 the trade would be a no-brainer.

That is a good point the original fireball would be a comparable trade if you were in to EMs. I like them just fine but I know some on here do not care for them as much. Of course the same goes for SS and DMD games as well.

Being that it is a fireball classic v. a Whirlwind I think unless you absolutely LOVE Fireball classic, and the guy is kicking in a grand, there is no way you trade. Just save up some cash and buy one.

Same could be said the other way around. That being said, EM Fireball helped lay the foundation for many of the games people play today.

Very bad idea....unless I'm on the receiving end of that trade!

I was feeling you on that statement.

I do not have a WW but I play it every chance I can. I would keep the WW.

Let me put it this way. I had this Fireball Classic for a couple of weeks and I would have gladly traded it for a decent Whirlwind as I think WW is a much better game.

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But this one? It would take more than a WW to pry it out of my hands. In fact it might take several machines to make that happen. And truth is anything can happen...

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A real fireball is about the same price to a bit more than whirlwind and is a great straight up trade for you. A fireball classic is a no way.

It never hurts to ask or you might have ended up with this.

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I just got a Fireball Classic, and WOW... I liked the original, but just not the zipper flippers, felt like I was just swatting flies. The classic has the control of the regular flippers, and added rules. I have been GLUED to this machine since getting it, everything happens so fast, and the rules are amazing.

The disk in WW and Twister is flat, but with Fireball it has a tread, which really grabs the ball and makes it insanely unpredictable, and insanely fun. WW is a good game for sure, but don't discount Fireball Classic. This may be my favorite early SS and older machine.

WW is one of the all time top-rated games - and one of Pat Lawlor's best.

I wouldn't.

Whirlwind is one of the best games ever. Fireball classic is an inferior sequel of one of the best games ever....

It seems to me that the OP has had his fun with his WW. No doubt WW is amazing, but sometimes people finally have had enough on a game. Not saying this trade would be good, but I don't think everyone is considering the fact that he might be ready for a different game.

Everyone is considering that he doesn't deserve to get burned.

What if the trade was for a fireball classic and $1,000? You wouldn't do that? I would in a second.

I guess it depends on condition of both. That Fireball Classic pictured above was as nice as they come. I took it to the auction and it was one of the best condition games there and $1600 was all it could fetch. Nobody really seemed that enthused about it.

Agreed. I wouldn't do this trade unless there was money kicked in too, just seems like the OP wants to make a change, although he might be better to wait on a different opportunity.

I might have just kept it if it hadn't been such a bastardized version of the real classic Fireball. Lack of zipper flippers was the main downer. But it was fun to play for a couple of days. It did have a slightly harder skill shot.

if u look up bad ideas.. this should be there in that list.
there is no way that this trade is even , not by a long shot.. u would be shooting urself if u do this.

whirlwind is the best system 11 game to many and a great game. dont let the lust for a new pin get u into shooting urself in the foot.

If you want to change that bad just sell the whirlwind for $2K and buy a players fireball classic for $800.

There's always Fireball II.

Great, now you can have a 2nd Machine added to the collection, Fireball classic.

You may not have liked it, but many think it's much better than the original. The original was ground breaking at the time, and the classic adds better rules, choice of sounds or chime, bonus and multiball multipliers, and other upgrades.

Many believed this game would be much better with full sized flipper, hence why it was made. I think it is superior without a doubt, but everyone has their preference. But it's hard to love the original and run the classic into the ground as much as you are, there is no reason for it. It's a great machine.

This isn't the home version for god sakes...

How do you change this?

Found it, thanks (option 18 sound)!!

WWind is a better game and worth a little more than Taxi but they are in the same ballpark.

And some people really love Taxi, I just find that one a little too claustrophobic for me.

Well the original Fireball has bells. So there!