Williams
FunHouse Pinside Rating
This game received 829 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.244 /10
FunHouse
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.427
Artwork: 8.089
Sounds/Music: 7.63
Other Aspects: 8.399
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This title is part of group: "Funhouse"
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7.596/10
10 years ago
Roselle Pk, NJ
This is a great game! Music works with theme well. Rudy is funny but i had nightmares about him when i was a kid!
9.800/10
10 years ago
So much fun! Lots of shots, some are tough. Mulitball is great. Love the gameplay and the modes. Would have played another 30 times at the place I was at...tons of fun!
5.844/10
10 years ago
Funhouse was a bit of fun. Added another dimension to the playfield with and evil dude on it, starting back at you. Wire-ramps were a cool touch, running across the playfield. Good looking machine. Used to put coins in it and then move on. Perhaps more time on the machine. Looked like a quality machine in 1990.
8.700/10
10 years ago
Haven't played one for a while but I sure dumped alot of quartets in it back in the day.
Edit:Got a chance to play a very nice one and it sure was fun...I need to get me one!
Edit:Got a chance to play a very nice one and it sure was fun...I need to get me one!
8.779/10
10 years ago
I remember playing this on a ton back in 90 when it cam out. I loved the Rudy head and his wise cracking comments. Classic Lawlor fun stop and go action that was very interactive. It is by far my favorite alpha numeric pin (even though it's a WPC 89 game) and it stands up to the test of time at least for me with satisfying shots and good rules. It was one I have wanted to find for some time and I am lucky enough to have it in restored condition. My nephew already put dibs on it.
7.729/10
10 years ago
Funhouse is one of the best looking most charming games ever made.
I'm not sure it's the most fun game to play though...
PROs
* amazing art, lights, sounds, music, and toys for the best theme integration and choreography of all time. Period.
* great programming and rules
CONs
the entire layout:
* 2 very spaced apart cellar shots means a lot of stop and go for a non-DMD
* very narrow field of shooting, it feels like 1/2 of the playfield has been removed on the right -- which means it feels like "not a lot to do" -- especially with the left flipper
* low ceilings for the lower playfield makes this a very difficult pin to play... You can spend a lot of time trying to wrestle control of the ball (over and over). You can't really "shoot on the fly" this pin in anyway. It's trap and shoot. (which isn't my favorite pinball to play)
* low ceilings over the outlanes makes for weak inlane play. Typical Pat L. design...
* no drop targets, no spinner, no horseshoe. (yikes!!!)
I'm not sure it's the most fun game to play though...
PROs
* amazing art, lights, sounds, music, and toys for the best theme integration and choreography of all time. Period.
* great programming and rules
CONs
the entire layout:
* 2 very spaced apart cellar shots means a lot of stop and go for a non-DMD
* very narrow field of shooting, it feels like 1/2 of the playfield has been removed on the right -- which means it feels like "not a lot to do" -- especially with the left flipper
* low ceilings for the lower playfield makes this a very difficult pin to play... You can spend a lot of time trying to wrestle control of the ball (over and over). You can't really "shoot on the fly" this pin in anyway. It's trap and shoot. (which isn't my favorite pinball to play)
* low ceilings over the outlanes makes for weak inlane play. Typical Pat L. design...
* no drop targets, no spinner, no horseshoe. (yikes!!!)
Albury
9.516/10
10 years ago
Simply a classic. Rudy is the best pinball toy ever. Period. Really takes the 'you against the machine' aspect of playing pinball to a whole new level by adding a nemesis that you really just want to knock the crap out of. Great flow, great shots. Love all the different orbit shots from the top flipper. Rules may be a little shallow compared to some games that came after it, but the fun factor is over the top. Only downside is how overpriced they have become.
5.868/10
10 years ago
Another child hood memory with pinball, No dmd that. Does not effect how good this machine is........it can be a frustrating machine with a quick or long game but it is addictive. Rudy rminds me of a nicer looking chucky lol
6.001/10
10 years ago
The Good:
Rules are somewhat easy to follow. Shots are fun. The playfield layout doesn't seem cookie-cutter. One of the better pins of this era.
The Bad:
The dummy head is CREEPY, especially with the eyes. Just my opinion. The Creep factor would steer me away from getting one of these, despite the fun gameplay.
The head looks odd in the playfield and takes up quite a bit of space making the rest of the playfield cramped.
There isn't anything distictively 'funhouse' about this pin. The name seems out of place for the theme. The actual gameplay is confusing because it does not really pertain to a funhouse.
The Ugly:
The HEAD! Ughhh.
Rules are somewhat easy to follow. Shots are fun. The playfield layout doesn't seem cookie-cutter. One of the better pins of this era.
The Bad:
The dummy head is CREEPY, especially with the eyes. Just my opinion. The Creep factor would steer me away from getting one of these, despite the fun gameplay.
The head looks odd in the playfield and takes up quite a bit of space making the rest of the playfield cramped.
There isn't anything distictively 'funhouse' about this pin. The name seems out of place for the theme. The actual gameplay is confusing because it does not really pertain to a funhouse.
The Ugly:
The HEAD! Ughhh.
8.762/10
10 years ago
Really enjoy this game. I don't find myself missing a DMD on these great sys 11 games!
8.824/10
10 years ago
I've owned it for years and there is a reason this game is an all time classic.
8.559/10
10 years ago
My first home pin, but alas I sold it because in the end it was not interesting enough in my small collection then. I now can maintain a larger collection and sometimes regret selling it. I feel Rudy is the single best playfield toy invented and I love his comments and mechanical movements. Gameplay is basic however and not like the late 90s pins.
7.532/10
10 years ago
A bit boring to me, but I still feel Funhouse definitely deserves to be a pinball classic. With Rudy actually on the playfield and a second plunger, what's not to like?
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