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Blast Off

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This game received 15 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.489 _/10

8.489

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #10 in the Pinside EM Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.377

Artwork: 8.701

Sounds/Music: 2.908

Other Aspects: 8.647

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7.274

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7.345/10

7 months ago

VEE

Veemonroe

Pinside member

London

2y 55,550 205 7 176

Played at Pinfest 2023.

I was totally hyped to play Blast Off as it’s a top-rated EM with a great space theme. I’m unsure if I completely made a mistake on the rules, but I was disappointed by this one.

The main mechanism appears to be advancing to 10 to blast off, which is a great game mechanic. However, despite getting a reasonable score on the reels, the countdown kept going down - rather than up - for reasons I couldn’t understand, and I only blasted off once (and nothing seemed to happen when I did).

The centre target straight up the middle was easier to hit than I expected, which led to some disappointment, and I’d somehow expected the countdown rollovers to do something but, after aiming for them, they didn’t seem to. The bagatelle was less cool somehow than I’d expected going into the pin.

In short, I had a bit of a disappointing experience. I currently prefer Wizard, Nautilus, Bow and Arrow, and Aerobatics (at the same event).

7.977/10

2 years ago

JBG

MacGruber

Pinside member

Kiel, WI

2y 75,800 1,098 8 22

This game has been in my wife's family for 40 years so how's that for lastability?! I can't wait for it to be this uncle's turn to host the holiday party!

MacGruber edited previous rating on November 11, 2023.

8.610/10

3 years ago

TOM

marioparty34

Pinside+ Frequent

5y 176K 1,457 123 2

Very fun game. I love the look.

marioparty34 edited previous rating on February 01, 2023.

7.274/10

4 years ago

TKM

Daditude

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,116 23 271

Great add a ball game with a nice theme (space). They made a lot, so the price has stayed low. If you are looking for an EM to put in the lineup, it is a great one.

10.000/10

4 years ago

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oldbaby

Pinside member

Unknown

4y 54,050 355 54

[copy and pasted from Apollo]

I can't in good conscience give this game less than a 6/6 in any category. If I were to penalize it for something it would be the small flippers, but that seems unfair. For my part, I choose to judge games based on the standards of the time, mostly. I like modern flippers, code, and art, but compared to other games of this era I think this game is just about as good as it gets.

Pros:
Art package.
Orbits on an EM!
Hitting the ball straight up the center and getting a bunch of rollovers and then the standup in the back is a great pinball moment.
Bagatelle board in the back, just for fun.

So I ask you, what's not to like?

oldbaby edited previous rating on June 29, 2019.

7.666/10

11 years ago

CY

MeestaShane

Inactive member

Monona, WI

11y 13,150 4 14

An oldie but a goodie. A rather wide open field allows for those times when you see the ball rolling straight down the middle for an embarrassingly long time, but nice rollovers and tough targets make this one have replay value.

6.925/10

11 years ago

B13

Bribo13

Pinside member

Ortonville, MI

12y 70,550 412 24 69

a fun game, for a few plays, Not much to shoot at here, lots of roll overs, a few stand up targets, not much, It is a Great looking machine and a cool theme, I like that. It is a nice machine, but not on my keeper list.

9.298/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,455 51 1011

is one of the finest EM games ever created.

The Pros:
Great shots to shoot at, the 1-10 targets in the PF require at least 3 shots up the pf to light them all. Great action in the pops and the orbits are placed perfectly. Alternating lights on the orbits keep your shots up in the air. The bagatelle is implemented incredibly well into play. Art Steinholm laid down a brilliant art package, one of the best ever to be seen on a pinball game. Add-a-ball is always a challenge to your skills.

The Cons:
The only thing that would have made this table better, are inlanes. The bagatelle can make the difference between a good and a great scoring game. You can't really nudge it to add skill to what you get for points. I don't own one.

The Takeaway:
I will have one in my collection some day. One of Norm Clark's best.

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