Williams

High Speed

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This game received 367 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.956 _/10

7.956

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #93 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.091

Artwork: 7.6

Sounds/Music: 7.191

Other Aspects: 8.295

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7.512

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8.400/10

6 years ago

T L

privation

Inactive member

Enid, OK

9y 13,900 4 4 6

One of Ritchies finest. need the papa rom to even out Jackpot settings but simple and tough game.

7.166/10

6 years ago

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Nixpaints

Pinside member

Littleton, CO

6y 34,800 68 8 22

Really fast machine with overall good layout. Couple stoplight shots lead to ball drains. Good in a larger collection

Nixpaints edited previous rating on September 03, 2019.
Nixpaints has owned this game in the past.

6.803/10

6 years ago

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fodorfolde

Pinside member

Waterloo, ON

6y 38,050 28 4 61

While I love Williams from this period, and I have some friends who swear this is their favourite game, I rank it as good, bordering on excellent. Enjoy playing it, but wouldn't actively look forward to it.... Fun, but not fantastic.

fodorfolde edited previous rating on October 30, 2018.

6.839/10

6 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside+ Frequent

Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,186 7 253

High speed is a great game. It has great artwork and good audio. The only issue is after you play the game for a while, it starts to get very repetitive and not that fun. There is really only one major shot to get. Don't get me wrong the machine is beautiful and plays great.

mrossman5 edited previous rating on March 16, 2018.
mrossman5 has owned this game in the past.

7.507/10

6 years ago

JJK

Jeewiz13

Pinside member

Chicago, IL

7y 41,550 171 7

The game that got me into pinball. So much fun.

9.053/10

6 years ago

MTB

mtbpinball

Pinside member

Harleysville, PA

10y 77,550 582 27

Classic 80's game. Always enjoy playing it. Challenging multi-ball. Great companion to HS2 Getaway.

9.640/10

6 years ago

CHZ

Maskell

Pinside member

Greenville, SC

8y 34,400 16 9 34

Fast and fun game. Love the art and the story behind Steve's design. Good learning curve heavily dependent on timing. Play it over and over again. You'll want to make sure the game is adjusted properly and regularly waxed to keep it fast and the shots clean

Maskell has owned this game in the past.

8.947/10

6 years ago

APO

Happy81724

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 132K 2,546 61

My first pin I bought and we love it! It is still one of, if not, the most fun game in our collection. The kids like it but us parents love it. Gets your heart racing, fun rules and is a blast to play. This is what got me and the family into loving pins

9.284/10

6 years ago

BIL

billsgto

Pinside member

9y 96,600 390 16 85 1

One of my all time favorite classic games...great sound effects, speech, beacon light, ramp shots and hideout multiball features.

billsgto has owned this game in the past.

8.218/10

6 years ago

WXW

Lawlor_and_Order

Pinball 518

7y 81,400 38 112

This is the game that broke my bank account when it first came out, as I vied to stay on the high score board. It's simpler by modern standards, with the "Getaway" ramp shot being the real money play, along with lit highways. (I owned it but misguidedly sold it when we had to downsize, although I'd frankly played it out by that point.) But in retrospect, this is a really nicely-balanced game, requiring hitting targets, an outhole, ramps, and for high scoring, the inlanes. And when the police radio sound bite comes on, you just get a jones to hit the ramp, and then when the flashing red light comes on on top, it remains a thrill each time to beat the machine and listen to that siren go off. A classic of its era. It's also one of the few non-licensed themed pinball machines with its own sequel, "Getaway", which is also an excellent machine that uses the basic layout and shctick but adds the innovations of dot matrix display and modes. I may yet try to get both of these into my collection again.

7.346/10

6 years ago

MER

merouth

Pinside member

8y 26,550 5 3 10

This is a basic fun game to play. The game play is fast and can be a real challenge. Its a typical simple rule set game from the 80's.

9.452/10

6 years ago

CMW

chriswhitey

Inactive member

Shenandoah, PA

6y 27,150 26 2 35

HS is one of the best pins of all time. Reviews on PInside have a tendency to forget perspective- so I'll give you some... this game came out in 1986, and in '86 when HS dropped, there was nothing, I mean NOTHING like it. IT truly revolutionized pinball. IT was the very first pin that immersed the player into a "story line" to such an extent. THe music, choreographed light show and sounds were also much ahead of its time. Pinball made an upswing in the Late 80's starting with HS and continuing with games like Taxi.. into the Golden Age as we know it .. the Early 90's. Its a very underrated game. Seek out a good example and put some time into it... pretend its 1986 and , yeah... enough said. Great game and in my top 10 of all time.

chriswhitey edited previous rating on December 14, 2017.
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8.435/10

6 years ago

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racecar85

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

7y 23,150 32 2 8

Although an older game, the theme and gameplay are really fun. I go back and forth on my opinion of liking this or getaway better. I've owned this in the past and would like to have it again someday.

racecar85 has owned this game in the past.

8.293/10

7 years ago

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ViperNation

Inactive member

Calgary, AB

7y 14,650 13 3 8

Very basic rule set. Fun game overall, and definitely a Steve Richie classic. Too easy and simple compared to the best pins of today.

ViperNation currently owns this game.

6.516/10

7 years ago

ROB

Robertstone0407

Pinside member

Marysville, OH

7y 122K 3,054 9 64

Good but dated since they made a much superior high speed 2. I wouldn't really give this an edge over anyour DVD game as it doesn't really got much to offer in the way of features. Fun to play time to time

5.791/10

7 years ago

JMS

jaemsdavit

Inactive member

7y 20,650 3 1 25

It's hard not to compare it to Getaway, a much better game. But even ignoring Getaway, this game's highlights are its sounds and music. It tries very hard to get you pumped up about the action, but I personally find the gameplay boring compared to other games of that era.

6.582/10

7 years ago

ROB

aerobert

Inactive member

8y 57,800 489 2 57

Cool game, but suddenly becomes crap once you've tried High Speed 2. Would only get it if I find it really cheap. Design is so-so but as all 80s game this really pops when LEDs are used properly. Theme is nice otherwise, really appeals to me. One of the better 80s machines in my opinion.

8.504/10

7 years ago

JWO

JeremyON

Pinside+ Frequent

7y 49,150 62 39

High Speed is a classic. The pace is fast and furious, the goal is clear. It feels great to get multiball after "getting away from the cops". The playfield is only one level, but it feels like more. Since it's a mid-80's design, maintenance is easy. I highly recommend this game for any collection. A Steve Ritchie classic that just begs you for "just one more game".

7.978/10

7 years ago

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JumpinJack

Pinside member

Brisbane

7y 21,400 17 3 7

Classic game from Steve Ritchie. Fun to play and a keeper for me.

JumpinJack currently owns this game.

8.934/10

7 years ago

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cjr1985car

Inactive member

Unknown

7y 5,900 7 2 8

Love the theme of this game. The play field looks awesome with LED's and has great flow. The call out sound bites rock. The rules don't have much depth, but the shots are not easy (at least for me), can't beat outrunning the cops! My son loves the game, I enjoy the shot difficulty and game play. Wish it had a few more toys, but the tachometer revving with the flipper, the car exhaust lighting behind the back glass and the rotating light on top are cool. The game is fast and fun. Excellent Steve Ritchie design!

cjr1985car currently owns this game.

5.898/10

7 years ago

DDW

sohchx

Pinside member

9y 87,050 2,259 76

The music during gameplay is just unbearable. I would love to own one, but I can't if I have to play with the volume all the way down.

7.229/10

8 years ago

AMK

amkoepfer

Pinside member

Toledo, OH

9y 162K 4,923 23 51

Decent game for the price, it really pops with leds installed. Fast gameplay, but sounds can get old fast

amkoepfer has owned this game in the past.

1.795/10

8 years ago

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mazzzulatoro

Inactive member

Riccione

12y 19,000 56

Theme granted, drawing unsuccessful, the game does not emotional

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

5.432/10

8 years ago

AGB

Ramtuathal

Pinside member

Louisville, KY

8y 63,650 123 1 148

High Speed is supposedly the first major pin to tell a story that develops as the game goes on. The problem is, the story is lame, with a vague Smoky and the Bandit type feeling that never really kept me interested. There are so few good shots in the game (besides the upper pf right flipper that hits the raised loop). I don't like games that just bash into stand-ups and never really seem to do much. The upper pf is messy with a saucer and a bunch of pop bumpers hiding behind the mass of stand-ups. I just don't see why most people like this game - even if it does tell a story. I surely wouldn't pay to own this machine, and I can barely make myself play it.

Ramtuathal edited previous rating on April 25, 2016.

7.733/10

8 years ago

AJC

canoncitypb

Inactive member

Cañon City, CO

8y 46,300 538 3 25

Great Ritchie game. I find it hard to hit the ramp regularly even after 200 plays. High scores are still very satisfying. I love the theme and the design.

canoncitypb edited previous rating on November 12, 2017.
canoncitypb has owned this game in the past.

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