Bally
Champion Pub Pinside Rating
This game received 414 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.946 /10
Champion Pub
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.998
Artwork: 7.934
Sounds/Music: 7.512
Other Aspects: 7.935
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Osny
8.821/10
3 years ago
St. Albert, AB
This is a really fun pin. The rules aren't nearly as deep as others, but the goals are clear and the gameplay mechanics work very well. Sound gets a little repetitive, but well within my tolerance level. I haven't found one of these for sale in my area, but I'd snap it up if one popped up.
7.074/10
3 years ago
Newport Beach, CA
Good for what it is... a pin that should be in every dive-bar in the world. I like the toys, especially the punching in the upper right of the playfield, but the center is a little to big of a target and the layout causes airballs like crazy.
8.936/10
3 years ago
This game is one of my all time favorites! Never gets boring to me and provides a fantastic workout! Love the theme and objective of this table. I give this machine a perfect 10 except for durability. You will end up with cracked ramps and more importantly having to repair the boxer as that wire harness twists repeatedly and eventually you end up with a cracked or open wire(s) and it needs to be repaired. That is my only knock on this game. Make Pub Champion and then proceed to increase your score exponentially in the cash fights where you can make small to large wagers up to your entire score! Massive rewards for massive risks await you. So come on down and pound a few!
8.137/10
3 years ago
Sandhurst
Pinball fun, plain and simple.
At present we have Elvira HOH, Avengers IQ and Champion Pub in the house and my son is playing Champion Pub almost exclusively.
Non pinball players always want a second game because it's easy to understand and a lot of fun.
The call-outs are up there with MM & AFM in terms of humour and the bare knuckle fighter who swings around at the start of each bout is one of the best toys in pinball. The skipping rope is also simplistic brilliance.
Not the deepest game in the world, not a pretty cabinet and certainly not one for a small collection. It's a bit clunky and doesn't have a lot of flow . . . .
However if you were having a BBQ and a few beers with folk who didn't know pinball this would be the game to bring out and let everyone enjoy the fun.
Here is my video review: https://youtu.be/g1dYZhP27ro
At present we have Elvira HOH, Avengers IQ and Champion Pub in the house and my son is playing Champion Pub almost exclusively.
Non pinball players always want a second game because it's easy to understand and a lot of fun.
The call-outs are up there with MM & AFM in terms of humour and the bare knuckle fighter who swings around at the start of each bout is one of the best toys in pinball. The skipping rope is also simplistic brilliance.
Not the deepest game in the world, not a pretty cabinet and certainly not one for a small collection. It's a bit clunky and doesn't have a lot of flow . . . .
However if you were having a BBQ and a few beers with folk who didn't know pinball this would be the game to bring out and let everyone enjoy the fun.
Here is my video review: https://youtu.be/g1dYZhP27ro
6.522/10
3 years ago
Super torn on this Game. It was the first reasonably big ticket pin in my collection. It was fun at the start but it really started to collect dust after a while until my buddies came over that were not really in to pinball. The first time the boxer turns around it has big wow factor but gets old pretty quick. Def need a large collection to make sense in somebody's home. It gets boring pretty quick. Feel like it would be a great pin for a bar or barcade.
7.424/10
3 years ago
Very innovative game. I like the direction Bally/Williams was going in on this title, you can really tell they were trying something different here in there later years of pinball manufacturing. My first impressions with this title were great, loved all the characters, thought the jump rope and punching bag were some of the best toys in pinball. With that being said after I put more time in on this title the honey moon phase wore off and I began to see just how unfinished this game really was. Theres multiple characters displayed on the game that aren't even playable! All in all the game is hilarious at times, I found myself often laughing out loud at some of the characters banter. Definitely worth a play but would get old fast in a small collection.
9.156/10
3 years ago
This game is so under-rated. I owned one for 10 plus years and it regret having sold it (along with most of my collection) when moving a while back. From the jump rope to the punching bag to the interactive boxer to the unique boxing match theme, this game is absolutely fantastic. Kids and adults alike love this game. My only real criticism is that it isn't an overly difficult game for an experienced player - though it takes a long game to beat the game. Even so, I would find myself playing it at least weekly when I had mine and now constantly think of picking up another someday. I think this is one of the better family machines out there and one of the best games of its time as well.
7.848/10
3 years ago
This game is so unique in so many ways, I've never played another game like it! Jump rope, speedbag, and full out boxing matches!
7.958/10
4 years ago
Played this pin for about an hour at an expo so can't really opine on lastability or depth of rule set. But having said that, I really enjoyed it. I actually felt like a boxer getting ready for and fighting in bouts The boxer toy is fun, throwing lefts and rights and winning a bout is very rewarding. Will definitely play it again.
8.132/10
4 years ago
I love this game & play it every time I get a chance , the mechs. in this game like the jump rope & the reversible bash toy are unlike any other , still trying to learn all the rules , Great Pin!
5.909/10
4 years ago
Champion Pub is one of those games that's really fun to play... a few times. There is really not that much to do in this game. Yeah there are lots of boxer to fight. yes the boxing and jumprope minigames are fun. Yes there are several video modes, but the actual fighting part of the game isn't that fun past the first few times. There is no sense of urgency in this game. The multiballs are too frequent and don't give enough points. It's a beautiful game and the voicework is fantastic, but the gameplay just isn't there. I would view it as the Hobbit of the 1990s. Beautiful game with great theme integration and an awesome sound package, but just not that fun to play. This game lived the shortest time in my collection out of everything that I got to stay in my basement. I would say this is a great game with different gameplay for a larger collection, but absolutely would not recommend this in a lineup of 5 or less. I feel like this one would do great in an arcade, and this one is a relatively rare game. Others may find it fun, but it's just not for me.
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