Darling

Pinside rating

This game received 7 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 5.602 /10

5.602

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #308 in the Pinside EM Top 100.



Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 5.309

Artwork: 6.871

Sounds/Music: 1.143

Other Aspects: 5.043


Pinside staff rating

None of the Pinside.com staff have rated this game. Sorry, no rating from us.

Your Rating?

You need to be logged in before you can rate pinball machines. No account yet? Registering only takes a sec!


Found 4 ratings (with comment) on this game

There are 4 ratings (that include a comment) on this game.
Currently showing results page 1 of 1.

List options






3.885/10
2 years ago
A very dull game. I think it very funny that Darling ranks so low on the Pinside list when it was the machine the cool kids played exclusively in my '70s arcade.
4.144/10
3 years ago
Darling has an interesting playfield, particularly the center Looping Ball Special, you have to hit the pinballs direct to score points.. I initially thought the balls would be released but they don't. The two pockets located to the sides of the flippers are also interesting.. The game play itself is very sparse and simple.. I know a lot of people rate this game poorly, however i have yet to find a pinball game i didn't like. Darling isn't a bad game, it's kinda bare and if it had a few more items in the playfield this would actually be really fun game.. I still like this game and I rate it very average.. But average is ok too...
6.691/10
6 years ago
great if you want the cheapest EM possible. Good also for new owners.. makes for good practice. All large scores heavily based on bonus. After 5 months owner ship, easy to flip on the 5 ball setting. the gigantic captured ball feature is usually to difficult to deal with and takes up a ton of real estate, but the game as a whole isnice to hear and look at. Not as nice to play... Least favorite game in the collection. tops out at $500 fully shopped and LEDded.
5.699/10
9 years ago
When I first saw Darling, I thought it was a cool looking game. Not much going on on the playfield, but the five captive balls looked intriguing! I grabbed it, hurried home, set it up, and started playing it.

The novelty wore off fast. This game looks cool, and could be cool as a head-to-head battle or something, but in a single player game - forget it!

Not that I spent a lot of money on Darling, but right now it's my most expensive parts game... :(
There are 4 ratings (that include a comment) on this game. Currently showing results page 1 of 1.

You too can add your own comment by rating this game! Click here to rate this game!

Over the years

Visualizing this game's rating and rank over the years

Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

Donate to Pinside

Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!


This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/darling-williams/ratings/1 and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.