For 1961 this is a very cool game. Art is fabulous. Somewhat designed to eat your nickel but that was the case back then. Two inch flippers demand proper timing. Lots of pop action. Easy rules to understand but goals are tough to accomplish. Overall fun game.

The tic-toe mechanic was pretty cool and innovative for 1961. X and O selectors are hard to hit, a chance to hit the rollovers buttons as skill shot to select. I love the glass as well as the playfield art; futuristic robot, mixed with wholesome 50/60s characters. The tic-tac-tic board on the playfield (showing x or o in each of the 9 positions) backlight through a stenciled vignette) is frankly neato for a 60s game, or in any era for that matter. Probably the one of, if not the, first dynamic insert set up. The rules set I very intuitive and completing a line is a challenge. For me it’s all about getting the ball up past the first pop bumper (row 3 middle) and hopefully parlay that up to the 1st and 2nd rows.
So for the fun factor, and innovation found in my favorite cabinet style, you have to show some love and respect for Egg Head.

I flagged Caucasian2Step's review because this game doesn't have gobbleholes. I don't know what game he was thinking of, but it's not this one. If I wrote as many reviews as him, I'd probably get confused at some point too.

Replays are a big part of this game. But getting a replay isn't really as satisfying in a home environment. So that's a point against it, if you agree with my premise.
Egg Head crosses over from challenging into cheesy/luck-based. If you don't like short flipper games, this won't change your mind. In fact, it epitomizes the things people don't like about those games. Reduced ability to aim compensated with a layout that isn't really designed to be aimed for. This pin doesn't want you aim for the upper third, it wants you to wait until your next ball and then nudge the machine and pray that works out for you.
It feels silly to write about this pin. Just look at the playfield and ask yourself if that looks fun. In my case, the answer is no.


Edit: I'm told a lot of EMs can be set to have Specials award points instead of replays. So these rulesets are not as unsuitable for tournament play or free play as I thought.

Egg Head is like that really hot girl you know. Who you is a 10/10 until you get to know her. She is a pain in the ass to deal with and she is very difficult to be around. But damn does she look good.

Coulda-shoulda-woulda...

The Pros:
Great BG art. Good action in the pops.

The Cons:
The gameplay is boring. You are more likely to lose the ball from the gobble holes than from between the flippers. Some will say there are more intricate strategies to this game. Great. I'm just not interested in even finding out what they are.

The Takeaway:
I'm just not into games with gobbleholes. Granted the balance is there with no outlanes and relatively tight flipper spacing for it's vintage... but this game is one of the lesser wedgeheads of it's time.