Sega

Apollo 13

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This game received 133 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.433 _/10

7.433

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #198 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.549

Artwork: 7.309

Sounds/Music: 6.981

Other Aspects: 7.552

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7.094

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8.524/10

11 years ago

JJS

jonogo

Pinside member

12y 75,300 2,987 1 51

This game is very fast and fun to play. The 13 ball may be a gimmick, but it's made everyone who's seen it laugh out loud and want to play more. The video animations are some of the coolest that I have seen on a pin, very well done for only being a DMD display. Callouts are fun and I'm sure they would make much more sense to me if I had actually seen the source movie.

jonogo has this game on the wishlist.

3.466/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,454 51 1011

Apollo 13 is a gimmick game. It's a cool gimmick, but after a few 13 ball multiballs, the gimmick becomes tired novelty.

The Pros:
The rush of starting multiball. The moon is a cool toy as well. A solid PF layout, but no well thought out game play rules to support it. What a shame. I like the magnetic spinner on the PF and how it integrates into play. X-men borrowed this one to good effect as well. I like the "twist" on the plunger.

The Cons:
The "meh" effect settles in pretty quickly. Artwork is lackluster (even Tom Hanks wanted no part of it). There is no reason why this game should be blah other than a rulesheet that revolves around the game's gimmick. I refer to this as "having limited vision". The rocket lock just needs a harley-davidson on top of it now.

The Takeaway:
Play it and enjoy it, while it lasts...

8.312/10

11 years ago

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system11

Inactive member

19y 52,400 1,042 4 54

Ignoring the 13 ball gimmick, I really like this game - the theme is certainly part of it. Without the 13 ball there's still plenty of stuff to be doing including several standard multiballs. Really the only thing I don't like too much about the game is because they've crammed so much on there, the lanes are mostly precision shots, and during multiballs you're going to be hitting a lot of stand up posts and targets. The whole rocket takeoff sequence is just awesome, especially when you see the astronaut shaking around and the shaker motor kicks in.

system11 has owned this game in the past.

9.160/10

11 years ago

JDM

mcjeremy42

Pinside member

Winter Haven, FL

11y 32,650 105 5 6

Pinball Puke!!!!! If this game is fully working and shopped out, its awesome! The theme is perfect as I'm a space nut, & it's fun and challenging, with tons of modes and stuff to shoot. Lunar Lander video mode, shaker motor, moon magnet, Saturn 5 rocket toy ramp, and 3 multiball modes--including 13 ball. My wife's favorite pin, and the one that wows guests every time!

mcjeremy42 currently owns this game.

6.356/10

11 years ago

ERC

Paisley_Pinball

Inactive member

Paisley

11y 51,650 85 47 56

I found the fan layout of this game too be to tight and thus all the shots too tight. The ideas were great but I had constant mechanical issues and could not get into a good rhythm when playing.

The 13 ball multi ball was a blast though.

Paisley_Pinball has owned this game in the past.

6.701/10

12 years ago

BDS

PinB

Pinside member

12y 157K 1,602 345

The best thing about Apollo 13 is, of course, the 13 BALL MULTIBALL! Once you experience that novelty, the rest of the game is a bit of a let down. The modes are just okay. Nothing to write home about. Also, don't expect to find Tom Hanks on the translite (I guess he wouldn't sign off on his likeness which is a shame).

PinB edited previous rating on January 07, 2016.

7.975/10

12 years ago

JFM

APOLLO_13

Inactive member

12y 56,650 1,665 8 11

My first pin... I love it, fun to play... True, the 13 ball multi isn't a "skill" multi... but it's still really fun.

APOLLO_13 edited previous rating on May 02, 2012.
APOLLO_13 currently owns this game.

7.340/10

12 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

The video mode is challenging and cool and fits the theme. Very long ball times. The 13 ball release is like a Pinball Orgasm. Other than that though, the game is just so, so. Worth playing a few times for the experience.

6.545/10

12 years ago

MAK

teachp8

Inactive member

13y 57,800 146 2 97

A decent enough game. The 13 ball multiball is the crowd pleaser but in reality, 8 of those 13 drain straight away because the playfield cannot sustain that amount all at once. An okay game.

6.408/10

12 years ago

DJG

nasco62

Pinside member

Sydney

12y 67,800 801 14 54

The multiball is the best part of the game wow 13, found this game got quickly boring. Not a game I would own just not enough to keep it interesting.

7.155/10

12 years ago

XOT

Outlane-Avoider

Pinside member

14y 77,300 570 268

A one trick pony, that 13 ball multi-ball is totally awesome, it's often too much for the machine to cope with though, and the machine is frequently out of action with ball jams or trough faults. Typical bland Sega playfield art. Aiming for the extra ball/video mode target lane can be a awkward shot. Shooting that ball up the a$$ of that rocket toy to start a multi-ball is very satisfying though.

Outlane-Avoider edited previous rating on November 09, 2011.

3.117/10

12 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,351 133 149

Gimicky game with it's 13 ball multiball that the flippers aren't even strong enough to cope with.

pinballslave has owned this game in the past.

7.388/10

13 years ago

FXS

sulli10

Pinside member

Morristown, NJ

13y 129K 2,572 33 61

A top 100 game that is fun for the family. 13 ball multi ball does get peoples attention. For the right price and in good condition it can fit into the collection

sulli10 has owned this game in the past.

6.171/10

13 years ago

RAY

mountainmates

Inactive member

Crestline, CA

19y 32,000 1 3 82

13 ball multiball is overkill and not designed for the skillful player.

7.755/10

13 years ago

JMG

drbond

Inactive member

14y 62,400 1,473 7 85

A13 isn't perfect, but its guaranteed to cause your friends to hoot & holler. Pleasant surprise of a game! Best art of all the Sega pins! Orbits, twisting wire ramps, moon magnet, & rocket. The whole thing is well integrated with the 1995 movies' theme. Game rules are actually quite good with a bunch of missions to complete (force-feeding the astronaut food/water is hilarious when he eventually vomits). Video mode pays homage to the great Lunar Lander computer game. The reason to play this game is the gimmick as you try to spell out BLASTOFF using various methods. Spelling the letters saves them to the machine & can be accessed later ala BK2K's Kings Ransom. Cashing this end-game prize is the best and most insane payoff, this side of the destroyed MM castle. 13-ball multiball is a frantic fight of your life. There are some downers. Repetitive VOX from film sounds garbled & multiball gimmick physically wears the machine. Solid Sega pin with Starship Troopers, Frankenstein & Goldeneye.

7.439/10

13 years ago

AL

henchman1

Inactive member

Dunedin

15y 33,500 8 6 34

OK machine. great theme 13 ball multiball is a bit unusable but when guests see it it blows them away. frustrating tight shots. I do like it tho - the theme is great.

henchman1 edited previous rating on May 22, 2010.

8.202/10

14 years ago

RAY

bugray

Inactive member

Basingstoke

14y 54,650 697 97

Great game, cool toys and I know it fits the theme, but a thirteen ball multiball how ridiculous. I achieved this on my time playing it's just too crazy.

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