Diner

Williams

Diner

Pinside Rating

This game received 254 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.807 /10

7.807

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #121 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.



Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.774

Artwork: 8.146

Sounds/Music: 6.933

Other Aspects: 7.998


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7.725

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7.733/10
12 years ago
A good solid game - lots of fun, plenty to shoot for and easy ruleset to understand.
8.330/10
12 years ago
A fun & lightweight theme, and quite an easy pin to master, just keep shooting up the left hand Cash Register ramp to light the extra ball, and then keep shooting it again to boost up the Dine Time jackpot. Knock down the two sets of drop targets to serve all the 5 impatient customers their meals, and then go for the Dine Time jackpot at the top saucer for big big points!
Two more great shots are shooting a fast ball up the right ramp into the big perspex bowl at the back to "Stir The Cup" the harder you shoot, the ball spins faster round the cup, the more points you score, also wacking the spinner hard with 3000 points per spin lit up then watching that score go up fast on the alphanumeric display.
The backglass on this pin is a clever design with models of the five characters that you have to serve, plus the cook jiggling around on little springs as you play the game. There is also a clock at the top of the backglass with a mechanical hour hand that rotates to show how many millions there are in the Dine Time jackpot.
A strange thing on this one is there is just a two ball multiball available when three balls are needed to run the game.
The music during the game can get on your nerves a bit, just like on Fish Tales or Monopoly, and the little jingle on the skill shot will become tiresome after a while. The comments and complaints from the impatient customers can grate a bit, especially "Babs" (who is based on our UK's beloved Mrs Thatcher), otherwise this is a great game to play.
Watch out for any insert wear, and bubbling mylar on the playfield. Some examples have a Diamondcoat playfield and are worth more than the more normal version.
7.903/10
13 years ago
It's kind of like Taxi, only harder (BONG sealclubber!) I love the very unique and akward theme for a pin and the peopl yelling at you for there order is priceless! It reminds me of my job in the grocery business.
7.933/10
14 years ago
This game reminded me a lot like Taxi, only easier. I like the artwork on this. Fast game. Flows well. Game would drain SDTM if the ball rolled slowly down the right orbit. If you like Taxi you will like this game.
6.519/10
14 years ago
A pretty fun game. Not my favorite theme, but it holds up well against other machines of that era.
9.767/10
15 years ago
Great game and the best System 11 ever!
Fun theme, good artwork, fast game play, cool toys, and the best back glass Ive seen. I do wish, at times, that it had 3 ball multiball.
Perfect game for your dining room!
6.366/10
19 years ago
A classic theme that is loved by many ol' timers.
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