I don't feel that either one is better than another....everyone has different tastes. They both compliment each other very well in an arcade and I can't argue the fact that a nice pinball is a work of pure art. Back in the day, I played more arcade games than pins so its a nostalgia thing for me. But keep in mind this, many sought after pins can cost $4000 - $8000...and some even higher. Think of all the arcade games you could purchase with 4 or 8k......a shit load of them. So, its not entirely fair to say that a pin is not that repetitive since you can purchase 10 to 15 arcade games for the price of just one pin. I have a small collection of arcade games (18 total) and 2 pins. Each one of my pins was higher that all 18 of my arcade games....