(Topic ID: 153276)

Worst pinball theme of the last ten years

By o-din

8 years ago


Topic Heartbeat

Topic Stats

  • 253 posts
  • 108 Pinsiders participating
  • Latest reply 6 years ago by Alamo_Pin
  • No one calls this topic a favorite

You

Linked Games

Topic poll

“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%

(470 votes)

Topic Gallery

View topic image gallery

image_(resized).jpeg
image_(resized).jpg
sassy2_(resized).jpg
images_(resized).jpeg
maxresdefault_(resized).jpg
Slim-Pickens-riding-the-Bomb_(resized).jpg
drstrangelove_(resized).jpg
dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb-original_(resized).jpg
image_(resized).jpg
image_(resized).jpg
image_(resized).jpg
image_(resized).jpg
image_(resized).jpg
image_(resized).jpg
simmons-sports-rainbow-fringe_(resized).jpg

You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider arcademojo.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.

#14 8 years ago

24, CSI, Rolling Stones. just don't get why they made any of these games.

#137 8 years ago
Quoted from iceman44:

O din's out again?
WTF, take your panties off and man up!
Whatever dude.

See post
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/lets-close-this-thread-down/page/11#post-2997783

Couldn't get the thread closed but got himself booted.

#138 8 years ago
Quoted from unigroove:

It works the other way around as well: some crappy themes turned out pretty good games. WOF as a theme sucks big time and whoever suggested that (and ignored all the "Don't do it" response) should have been taken of any influence on what license to pick instantly. WOF as a game and layout is actually a pretty fun to me.
WOF had another disadvantage that probably hurt sales: nobody outside USA cares for the american hosts and even if the show is aired abroad it is renamed to the local language. Basically as a theme I think WOF wins on all fronts in being the worst:
- the theme itself is just lame
- no appeal to pinball players
- strategically not smart as export sales will be low(er) due to the theme
Having said the above: a lot can be repeated for:
- any superhero theme
- any TV show theme
- basically any character-based theme where you need to know who the characters are and how they relate to each other. GOT is a great example: never watched the show, I have no clue what houses are and who is what and belonging where. Same goes for Avengers, Xmen, CSI, 24, Family Guy (the show was completely unknown in Europe when the game came out), Transformers (what is an autobot? deceptiwhat?), LOTR, WOZ, Hobbit. Maybe this explains why Bally/Williams licensed themes are appreciated more: most of them use the theme in a more generic way.
- BBH (and RCT, but older than 10 years)
- NBA (Basketball is not a popular (TV) sport in Europe)
- some rock themed games (Elvis? seriously?)
- WWE (not popular in Europe, partly due to not being available on popular channels. Shouldn't that be something to consider when considering such a license?)
Sure I understand that putting a license on a game will create instant recognition and it will give the design team an instant framework / story to work with. But picking the right license appears to be an art in itself. One can only hope lessons are learned from the past (but I doubt it).

WOF all the way. It sucks no matter how you look at it.

#182 8 years ago
Quoted from Eryeal:

Is there really ANYONE on here that can honestly, without reservation, say that when they heard JJP's first machine was going to be the Wizard of Oz - they said "Hell yeah! What an awesome theme to choose!"..

Yes, I said Hell Yeah, It's about time! So yes I think it is a good theme for a pinball. I like gimmicky pins as much as the flow masters.

Promoted items from the Pinside Marketplace
$ 30.00
Playfield - Other
YouBentMyWookie
Other
From: $ 649.95
Lighting - Led
Pin Stadium Pinball Mods
Led
$ 30.00
Playfield - Other
YouBentMyWookie
Other
$ 45.00
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
Pinball Mod Co.
Toys/Add-ons
$ 9.95
Eproms
Pinballrom
Eproms
5,995 (OBO)
Machine - For Sale
Suffern, NY
11,000
Machine - For Sale
Tuscaloosa, AL
$ 159.00
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
Sparky Pinball
Toys/Add-ons
From: $ 24.00
$ 24.95
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
ULEKstore
Toys/Add-ons
From: $ 35.00
Flipper Parts
Precision Pinball prod.
Flipper parts
$ 12.95
From: $ 11.00
$ 6.00
Playfield - Protection
Apron Envy
Protection
From: $ 12.00
Flipper Parts
Precision Pinball prod.
Flipper parts
$ 54.99
Cabinet - Shooter Rods
Lighted Pinball Mods
Shooter rods
$ 19.00
Cabinet - Other
Pin Monk
Other
$ 12.50
Playfield - Protection
ULEKstore
Protection
From: $ 99.99
Cabinet - Other
Lighted Pinball Mods
Other
$ 30.00
Cabinet - Other
Rocket City Pinball
Other
$ 19.00
Cabinet - Other
Pin Monk
Other
$ 44.99
Cabinet - Shooter Rods
Pinball Shark
Shooter rods
$ 54.99
Cabinet - Shooter Rods
Lighted Pinball Mods
Shooter rods
$ 18.00
Playfield - Protection
Volcano Pinball
Protection
$ 30.00
Cabinet - Other
Rocket City Pinball
Other
From: $ 11.95
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
ULEKstore
Toys/Add-ons
6,200
Machine - For Sale
Seaside, OR
$ 11.95
Playfield - Toys/Add-ons
ULEKstore
Toys/Add-ons
From: $ 49.99
Flipper Parts
FlipMods
Flipper parts

You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider arcademojo.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.

Reply

Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.

Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

Donate to Pinside

Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!


This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/worst-pinball-theme-of-the-last-ten-years?tu=arcademojo and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.