My 2nd pinball. Like the widebody, the "stampede" music, and the backglass. Fairly basic game, but good for its time.

Really fun drop target pin with complex scoring rules that bring strategy to shot selection. With the bingo-style cards, you have to pay attention to what's lit and when to complete targets. The Big Game feature is fun and spinners are good.

I played this game a few times and at first it was ok but then became bored of it quickly.

Big Game is another great Stern title that may not be appreciated as much as it should? For a "widebody" (it's wider than a standard pin, but not as wide as a Bally or Williams widebody) it is very fast when set up properly. At first it is confusion with the cards that you have to fill in like bingo, but once you figure out that its the drop targets it can be a real challenge to get the number you need when the x y or z card is lit...not sure how this relates to big game animals, but who cares its pinball right? Of course the ever popular spelling out big game and hitting the saucer kick out in a timely fashion is always fun. Stern did a great job with the quality of the sounds in this era compared to the comp. imho, and Big Game's increasing back beat the longer the ball is in play is intense ala Meteor. the quad flippers requires new or different flipper skills, you can't trap with the bottom set , and have to be reactive, it does speed up the game though. Programming has to be reviewed on this game to combine fun factor with challenge for more experienced players. First Big Game I played was a clunker and I almost passed on purchasing a nice one for my collection, but boy am I glad I didn't! An added bonus for some maybe "family friendly" artwork as opposed to the women, wizards, etc. so much a part of pinball culture esp. late 70's early 80's.

There's something about these early 80s pins for me. A truer ruleset than the EMs of before, better sounds, and the artwork is the best from any pin era IMO. Big Game is a well designed widebody from the first Stern company incarnation. The backglass is a showstopper, and the game has double stacked flippers on each side giving the illusion of claws while you play. Designed by Harry Williams (the founder of Williams), this game is a great piece of pinball history, as well as a lot of fun, this is a game I used to chase around. It's my favorite of all the many great games in the Stern electronics era.

Interesting strategy game... what should I hit next... eh emo :)