Yeah, I always enjoy System 3s. I'm the kind of person who can usually enjoy any pinball machine just because I get to flip the ball around, and System 3s usually have enough going on and some really cool toys to keep things interesting. They're fun, just not great...
Except Stargate, that is. I'm still loving it as my only game for a year now, and I'm so glad I listened to the good reviews and bought it, despite never playing it before. (Despite how bad of an idea that is!) The design, art, music, and sound (excluding the boring stock Gottlieb callouts which consist of nothing more than "shoot this", a little bit of positive reinforcement, and the echoey "jackpot!" [Which is, at the very least, voiced by David Spader here]) are awesome, and the rules are very deep, offering some different strategies. The game makes sure there's always something you can work towards, and is unique in that it doesn't offer instant gratification, but rather requires you to set things up, and if you do that well it will reward you greatly later down the line. Probably the only major flaws with the rules is the 3X scoring timer glitch and the fact that after you complete both wizard modes, you get a feeling of "now what do I do", although there's still plenty to do.
Man, my posts always end up being way longer than I intend...
CrazyLevi Really curious if you've ever played Stargate. Surely you can say it's "good" or at least "decent", right?