Getaway! Haven't tried an Earthshaker yet. BK2K loses my interest pretty fast for some reason.

I've only played 2 of your 3 choices (ES and HSII) and I own an ES and love it. I would lean toward one of those but then again I'm a bit biased. Earthshaker is a lot of fun when the machine is shaking during multi-player. Good luck I'm sure you'll enjoy whatever you choose.

I own a Black Knight 2000 and I would love to get an Earthshaker. I never really was a big fan of High Speed 2. Black Knight 2000 and High Speed 2 are Steve Ritchie designs and Earthshaker is a Pat Lawlor design, so you've got good taste in all your choices.

BK2k is one of my all time faves, I never see them in my area.

Sounds like a good 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to me! Probably not much help, but I would take whichever one comes along first thats decent in quality and price.

Haven't played ES since the 80s so cannot really comment on it.
I sold my BK2000 and have a Getaway. I would say neither are deep. Both are fast and fun. I like Getaway better. The split playfield bugs me on BK. But both are addictive because of the speed and simplicity. Getaway sounds great with the speaker upgrade IMO.

BK2000 is a MANs game
he will laugh at you after kicking your ass
and challenge you- 'stand up and fight'

BK2K has a lot more character, it's worth owning one at least once just to experience it - great lightshow, incredible music and super fast playfields.

Any of these three would be excellent.

Dude, BK2k is on my dream list. One of the few pre DMD era games I gots-to have. Just my 2-cents

I'd go with HS2.

Owned 2 BK2K's and 3 HS2's including one currently. In my opinion, in a small collection BK2K is the way to go. Set it up steep and that game will kick your ass for years and years and will make you a much better player. HS2 is a really good, fun game, but in my opinion will get old quicker

I don't like the artwork or supercharger that takes up all that space on HS2 and doesn't do anything for gameplay. I also don't like the big upper separate playfield in BK. With only a couple exceptions I don't like Steve Ritchie's games.

ES is fun though. It's different enough from what you have to keep it interesting. Plus everyone should have a sys11 at least once and it's one of the better ones. I also think it will be the easiest for you to sell/trade down the road.

Earthshaker is a blast, if you can get a good deal on it, it would totally be worth it.

I'd go with BK2000 too. Great pin, but hard to find. HS2 is also a blast to play, unfortunately I've never played Earthshaker so I have no idea about that pin.

This quote says it all for me too.

In order, if it was me...
ES
BK2K
HSII
The few times I played ES, loved it. Had that gotta play one more time feel to it. Lawlor hits it out of the park again on this one.
BK2K. Never played it, only on visual. Very highly rated game so there has to be a reason. Thats good enough for me to want it just on hype alone. Ive only heard good things about this title.
HSII. Had this game for a while and though I really enjoyed it, I wasnt sad to see it go. BUT, if another popped up at a fair deal, I could see it back for a while. Its a walk up to and have fun game. Theres just something very satisfying about hitting the loops and I like how you have to earn the mutliball. Not to hard, but not an easy, all you have to do is play and you'll get it mutliball.

I agree with donjagra...
Earthshaker is a blast to play!
BK2K is great fun too, however you might just have more bad games than good games on it- which might manifest into some anger-issues later down the road...
HSII is also a "No-Brainer" when it comes to fun.
Good luck with whatever pin you decide on!

Plus, you can be cool like Brandon Walsh and put it in your entryway!