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Worst pinball theme of the last ten years

By o-din

8 years ago


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“What is the lamest pinball theme of late?”

  • WOZ- Classic movie from the 30s that our grandparents watched and some of us enjoyed as kids but what does that have to do with anything now? 90 votes
    19%
  • WOF- So bad the makers of this game never bothered to finish it. 77 votes
    16%
  • Rolling Stones and Kiss- Some of the other grandpa rock pins get a pass because of gameplay and rules, but WTF were they thinking here? 36 votes
    8%
  • Hobbit- Talk about beating a dead horse. 8 votes
    2%
  • WWE- Yeah, wrestling was big..... in the 80s. 171 votes
    36%
  • CSI, 24, Walking Dead- To late to care about any of these TV shows. 28 votes
    6%
  • Ghostbusters- Really? 12 votes
    3%
  • Hardbodies- That would suck as much as the rest of these. 48 votes
    10%

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#35 8 years ago

Guess whose got first vote, and from whom?

#40 8 years ago

Well, the infamous "W" word..... all 3 games deserve the same spot on the trash can!

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#44 8 years ago
Quoted from Pimp77:

I already did...

Dude, you ain't got a clue....

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#54 8 years ago
Quoted from bigdaddy07:

I was thinking STTNG, though it did eventually have movies, its best know for its series.

Great example of an awesome pin with a shitty theme....

#56 8 years ago
Quoted from bigdaddy07:

Well I totally and completely disagree with you there.

No problem, I'm more a SW guy!

#58 8 years ago

That being said, for me I'd say the theme is almost everything.... I would never ever sell my SWT.... great example of a bad pin with a wonderful theme!!!!

#150 8 years ago
Quoted from Gatecrasher:

No way huh?
I think you need a reality check on the facts.
The Wizard of OZ is ranked higher than Star Wars in just about every source you'll be able to find.
You also have to remember that The Wizard of OZ is al most 50 years older yet it still has the staying power to consistently rank in the top ten of many polls and is always ranked higher than Star Wars.
The Wizard of OZ is ranked higher in:
IMDB
Rotten Tomatoes
AMC
TIME Magazine
Rolling Stone
BBC
Just about every poll you are going to find
In some polls Star Wars isn't even close. In others it is closer but WOZ is always ranked higher.
The Wizard of OZ might not have been an appealing theme for you but is one that resonates with a large majority of people worldwide. It's a fantastic film (universally-recognized as one of the best of all-time) and an excellent theme for a pinball machine. That's not to say Star Wars would be bad though. It would be a good theme too.
No theme is going to appeal to everyone though. I find it almost inconceivable that someone could prefer the band Iron Maiden to the Rolling Stones, but there are obviously some out there who do. There are also some who think Justin Bieber is better than the Beatles but that doesn't mean I have to subscribe to the BS.
lol

Woz > SW?
Rolling Stones > Iron Maiden????

OmG....
Please stop I need a beer after reading this....

#151 8 years ago

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#155 8 years ago
Quoted from markmon:

...disrupted a thread that had a whole 74 total posts in 3 years otherwise - lol.

Now you nailed it!

Up the Irons!

#156 8 years ago
Quoted from Seatmandan:

It's OBVIOUS you never saw even a single episode of the TV show, let alone the movies that were spun off from it.

Is it SO obviuos?

#166 8 years ago
Quoted from loneacer:

Man this thread makes me sad. WOF has been on my very short list of wants since it first came out. When a mint one in my area comes up for sale, it's mine. I grew up watching game shows back when they were on USA all day during the week, then when GSN first came along. WOF is nowhere near the top of my favorite game shows list though. They should have made a generic game show pin. Each mode could have been a classic game show (press your luck, wof, price is right, let's make a deal, etc).

There's a guy selling one here in Brazil (sao paulo).... its been announced for a couple of years already and he NEVER received any proposal.....

#186 8 years ago
Quoted from Darth_Chris:

Iron Maiden and Star Wars are my 2 dream themes
It's more than obvious that we are never going to agree on a lot of things lol
To each his own

My dream theme:

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#226 7 years ago
Quoted from Coolpinballdino:

Domino's pizza, pabst blue ribbon, wwe

Agree, agree, agree.

1 year later
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#243 6 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

If I could rewrite the poll, we would sure have a lot more contenders now.
Bump!

Lemme say Congo... A fabulous PF layout to a shitty theme...

#246 6 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Yeah, but that doesn't fall into the last ten years category.

Ah ok! I didn't bother reading the thread statements after that new bump.

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