Williams

Fish Tales

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This game received 802 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.075 _/10

8.075

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #72 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.095

Artwork: 8.308

Sounds/Music: 7.404

Other Aspects: 8.214

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8.792/10

11 years ago

BSS

slow1000rider03

Inactive member

Staunton, VA

12y 31,150 275 5 19

Must have game! Everyone who comes over is drawn to it like a moth to a flame!

slow1000rider03 currently owns this game.

8.940/10

11 years ago

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bilou740

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 5,500 13 8

Good pinball machine and I like the theme.

bilou740 edited previous rating on December 10, 2012.

9.616/10

11 years ago

DAD

Jumbosinbad360

Pinside member

Rushden

11y 26,400 189 7

Fish Tales is my first pinball to own and after 3 weeks it's still being played by my entire family and their partners! This game is alot of fun but the music does get a little repetitive.

Jumbosinbad360 has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

11 years ago

ALA

aladinice

Pinside member

Menton

12y 47,650 2 71 71

very good flip ! artistic original and very good game play.....il is a good investissement if you want to really fun in your game room ! I love it !

aladinice currently owns this game.

8.231/10

11 years ago

POO

TunaSled

Inactive member

Grand Rapids, MI

12y 42,150 716 7 12

Flow, flow, flow. ROCK THE BOAT!

TunaSled currently owns this game.

6.601/10

11 years ago

SDG

BloodyCactus

Pinside member

Lexington, VA

12y 40,150 534 2 8

Fun yes.. boring? heck yeah! So I'm in the minority here but this is Boring! left ramp.. right ramp.. repeat... jackpot shot.... thats the entire game. plays super fast but.. boring.

Loved the boat toy, shame it takes up 80% of the playfield tho, a 1 gimmick game.

8.680/10

11 years ago

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Marco007

Inactive member

Porto

12y 4,750 4 13

Nice machine, nice game, great sound. A lot of fun.

9.160/10

11 years ago

WJK

1979wade

Pinside member

11y 52,050 115 18 11

This game may have my favorite music of any pinball. Fun game really like the theme.

1979wade currently owns this game.

9.900/10

11 years ago

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Lino

Inactive member

Trofa

11y 10,750 1 14

The game is Excellent.
Simple and true fun.The boat ramp are simply fantastic.

Lino edited previous rating on October 13, 2018.
Lino has this game on the wishlist.

8.860/10

11 years ago

AAW

Firebaall

Inactive member

Regina, SK

12y 61,150 1,741 4 9

This is one of the "party" pins. Easy to play, hard to master. It appeals to everyone.

Firebaall has owned this game in the past.

8.088/10

12 years ago

ALE

Pinalex

Inactive member

Unknown

12y 12,250 15

Great Multiplayer fungame!

7.831/10

12 years ago

DTY

libtech

Pinside member

12y 82,650 1,958 42

An alright game that I found got old reel (get it) fast.

6.408/10

12 years ago

EZG

Pinside member

Lakeville, MN

13y 73,700 211 5 6

The boat and reel are clever, but need more multiball. Music is repetitive and the fish topper gets old fast.

8.276/10

12 years ago

LOU

louknees

Pinside member

Browns Mills, NJ

12y 67,400 337 7 75

just got one of these machines and I can't stop playing it. It's fast and furious and it's kicking my butt all over the place. The boat ramp is a great toy and fun to shoot. The jackpots are hard to get (I'm nowhere near the super jackpot) and the fishing rod/reel is an awesome lock. Not the deepest game, but with tons to do, Fish Tales is something I don't see leaving my collection for a long time.

louknees has owned this game in the past.

9.240/10

12 years ago

JAG

asrtiv1

Pinside member

Front Royal, VA

12y 36,400 92 1 8

One of the best, easily top 20 pins

asrtiv1 edited previous rating on January 02, 2017.
asrtiv1 has owned this game in the past.

7.350/10

12 years ago

WLC

BMore-Pinball

Pinside member

12y 122K 4,981 33

Really fun game, has something for pro players and casual ones.
Easy to pick up and play, but also a decent rule set.

BMore-Pinball edited previous rating on December 31, 2019.

6.915/10

12 years ago

JJS

jonogo

Pinside member

12y 75,300 2,987 1 51

This one is a great pin with some difficult shots. It tends to drain quickly on me, but thats just a testament to my skills. Humorous pin with great replay value

jonogo has owned this game in the past.

8.141/10

12 years ago

RON

ronlisa

Pinside+ Frequent

Odessa, MO

13y 98,800 1,763 25 42

One of my favorit pinballs. The country "red neck " music gets a little old, but other than that its very fun to play. Led,s really make the game look great! Wonderful artwork on this game.

ronlisa edited previous rating on April 24, 2012.
ronlisa has owned this game in the past.

7.356/10

12 years ago

BDS

PinB

Pinside member

12y 157K 1,602 345

While the theme doesn't appeal to me, Fish Tales offers some awesome & brutal gameplay. You will be cursing those lightning flippers in no time! =) Get some amazing flow going by combo-ing the boat ramp shots. Cashing in the "Monster Fish" spinner for the collect is one of the most satisfying spinner shots from this era. While most video modes suck, this one is one of my favorites. The background music can become annoying after a while as can the fish flapping topper.

PinB edited previous rating on February 27, 2017.

8.044/10

12 years ago

DNK

dinkydave46

Pinside member

Leicester

12y 25,000 2 7 6

My first Pin..fast and a good all rounder.

dinkydave46 has owned this game in the past.

7.404/10

12 years ago

MLV

Pinball-is-great

Pinside member

Lafayette, LA

12y 147K 5,016 3 102

Art work ok. Good animations. Fun theme. Not my favorite playfield layout. Definitely worth playing, but not a machine I would want in my gameroom. Would be great to put this pin in a beach town arcade or at a vacation resort or beach house. The whole family can enjoy this pinball machine.

9.200/10

12 years ago

SAM

smassa

Pinside member

San Diego, CA

13y 86,900 6,012 9 68

One of the most frustrating and addicting pins i've ever had. Gets more play then many of my a-list titles.

smassa edited previous rating on April 27, 2014.
smassa has owned this game in the past.

6.873/10

12 years ago

LOU

louisurfer

Inactive member

Portola Hills, CA

12y 25,150 66 8 9

A very good game. Has a quirky but overall fun theme. Playfield layout is pretty unique and the boat ramp is fun to shoot for. Video mode is pretty cool, I'm going to switch out lightning flippers for some standard ones. the fish flapping up top gets obnoxious and wakes up the neighbors.

louisurfer has owned this game in the past.

7.064/10

12 years ago

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BLACK_ROSE

Pinside member

Lexington, NC

14y 116K 8,818 3 60

I Owned a Un-Faded FT , The p/F was Great .. I enjoyed the Pin , especially after it was Full of Led's . The Left orbit shot reminded me alot of T2.. The Ritchie Brother's are Greatt !!

BLACK_ROSE has owned this game in the past.

9.660/10

12 years ago

FLX

tabrakadanak

Inactive member

Montréal, QC

12y 23,500 30 4 6

Bon, je suis biaisÃ© du crisse, mais on s'en fou hein.
J'ai commencÃ© Ã m'intÃ©resser plus activement aux pinball lorsque j'ai eu enfin le cash - et l'espace - pour m'en acheter une. AprÃ¨s quelques mois d'essais sur plusieurs, paf, un gars de la Beauce me prÃ©sente Fish Tales. Le poisson qui flap en haut, la music bayou-banjo, les couleurs vives, le light show, le thÃ¨me de pÃªche (j'adore la pÃªche) et la simplicitÃ© de comprendre les rÃ¨gles en quelques minutes. Je suis tombÃ© amoureux. Oui oui.
Je l'ai achetÃ©, changÃ© pour des LED, etc, ce que tout le monde fait quand il trip sur une machine. C'est du fun Ã l'Ã©tat pur, miam, j'y joue et j'oublis l'heure, et livre mes contrats en retard parce que j'y jouait.
C'est du Williams, Ã§a l'air solide, c'est une oeuvre d'art imtemporel (quoique le style cartoonesque est directement liÃ© aux annÃ©es '90) elle est assez simple pour ne pas Ãªtre tout le temps brisÃ©e. Tellement rapide, fraÃ®chement cirÃ©e, qu'on a du mal Ã garder la balle en contrÃ´le. Le bÃ¢teau et la balle captive tue. Tout me tue sur cette machine. J'vous laisse, j'm'en va lui acheter une alliance.

tabrakadanak currently owns this game.

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