In my opinion...2nd owner on should be paying for things in the main.

Dream theme.

I'm never selling.

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So this is my 2 sense.
I've owned this machine twice thus far.
1st time I've owned an early produced alien SV.
I had nothing but issues with it. Got tired of trouble shooting and ended up selling it at a huge loss (1500 if I remember correctly).
I played an lv earlier this year and imo shot completely different than the SV I owned. I think they may have changed the flipper mechs. I took the chance and bought a nib LV and I love mine. I've had some minor issues that I had to adjust (hyperlock needed some tweeking and a spring snapped on flipper).

Sound, theme integration are top notch. I wouldn't take too much stock in anyone who hasn't owned this game and only played it on location. This is a game that needs to be played in a home environment. Will need some tweeking (some more than others). I find that the code and shots are pretty satisfying. It's a wide body so it's a little floaty. I think the overall build quality is good (heavy as shit)

Alien is my second favorite franchise behind jurassic park and this game hits everything alien(s) that sadly stern jurassic park didn't. (Even with movie code)

I have a relative small collection typically stays between 4-5 games and I don't see my LV going anywhere anytime soon.

I wish I could answer that as it would mean someone finally bought this snoozefest of a pin off me.

Seems like every game I've been involved with has been pretty polarising so far.

I haven't gone off the idea of designing another widebody, but I wouldn't do it in this particular fashion again.

James, the ramps and mechs on this game are bad ass

So when I first played the game I hated it but there was something there that I thought this should be an ok game. The first game I played was a little bit clunky a little bit floaty and a bit of a drain monster. One came up at a good price so I took the plunge. There’s been a bit of tweaking and repair happening with the targets. The targets are chunk and weren’t soldered properly. I can see them all failing at some point in time. It took me about 30m to find the switch from the target in the cab because they’re both black asf. I also had a problem with the up posts in the back. A slight adjustment there and I’ve been ok otherwise.

The rules on this game are pretty straight forward. Complete modes fast for big points. Complete 4 modes for a mini wizard. Do it again for the other movie. Start all multiballs and complete 10 modes for all out war wizard mode which is pretty awesome. It’s like Jericho on iron man.

In my 9 pin collection it sits somewhere in the 3-7 range with twdle and tmntle sitting firmly in the 1 and 2 spots respectively. In the 3-7 spots also sit xmenle, deadpool and JP3. Just depends on how I’m feeling on the day.

I have a later run LV and love it. I've also had minimal issues. Broken spring and I needed to adjust the hypersleep lock. I play the hell out of it and it's a permanent fixture in my gameroom.

Side note - the upgraded apron and beacon mods are a must. If you've played the game without those, you're missing out.

I have a long and sordid history with Alien. I got one of the 1st available back in 2017 at TPF. It was plagued with issues. Eventually, Cointaker (great folks) replaced that early one with a more 'production ready' version.

I really enjoyed the game - it's one of the best sound packages out there IMHO (David Theal) and the code is good also (Ferret). The shots can be a bit clunky, but once you get into a groove it's a really fun game.

After Heighway imploded, values on Aliens were going up (before the overall prices increase in machines). I was worried that something would break, and I would not be able to get any replacement parts, etc - so I took advantage of the price increase and made a small profit on the sale.

If you have some spare time and want to read (and see pictures) form the entire ordeal - here ya go - enjoy!

http://www.bradberryman.com/Pinball_Alien_2018.html

EDIT: I also modified the ramp so the ball plunges to the pops rather than 'clunk' to the right flipper. I thought it should have been that way from the start.

I have ZERO complaints with the layout of this game. One of the best IMO. If anyone plays any older B/W games, I don't see how they can't get this one down. Hypersleep lock is a hard one to hit, but I think it's supposed to be.

I’ve owned an original for a couple of years without problems, some minor tweaks typical of pinball ownership. I really like the original cabinet, which feels somewhat like I’d imagine Nostromo heavy equipment-heavy and substantial, the large screen in the backbox, and the playfield screen. If you want an original, look for a later run LE, where problems had been largely sorted out. My boards have the Pinball Brothers logo. Had they kept the feel the same, I’d have sold my original for a remake, but this is a really fun and beautiful game either way. If I were new to Alien, I’d consider the remake LV for sure, with the hypersleep chamber ball lock and magnet that stops the ball for the left ramp shot. But overall prefer the original if dialed correctly.

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I played one in Louisville Monday and Tuesday. It was a PB version, and I am seriously considering one. I had so much fun shooting it. My only concern is how deep the game is and if it would last in a small collection.

I kept coming back to it even though they had all the latest and greatest Stern and JJP games.

you have Alien and Aliens. Not gonna get too bored there.

10 modes plus wizards and multiballs. Code is definitely not lacking. Black Knight SoR has less than half of that.

Yet somehow much more enjoyable to play

I've owned both and like both and wouldn't agree. Also, it has nuance to the code but most people play it once and don't even adjust to the non-stern feel and shots. I haven't enjoyed a single JJP enough to have owned one but don't take every opportunity to call them all bad.

Solidly disagree. Black Knight lasted all of about 3 months in my house. Good location game, but not for home by a long shot.

Game rocks when it’s set up correctly and that means mostly jacking up the back legs and as is with a lot of pins needs to be dead level in back for the hypersleep shot to work properly .I did have a handful of issues but all was resolved at no cost to me by the best Customer Service team I’ve ever dealt with .We still have ours and have sold a DPprem ,RushLE and a METprem while this stayed .We go thru games in about a years time so nothing lasts forever in a small collection .It’s day will come but we’re still really enjoying it a ton .The apron mod is a must on this pin .

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Oh I agree.

I found BKSoR such a grind! I had the Le and made the wizard mode once after that I sold it because I never wanted to grind through those same same modes ever again to get to a wizard mode that I choked on and was over in 40 seconds. But that’s another story. Alien on the other had super enjoy. Modes are hard and I rarely complete them. But getting to all out war is super satisfying and doesn’t feel like a grind