Williams

Jive Time

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This game received 12 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 6.504 _/10

6.504

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #288 in the Pinside EM Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 6.184

Artwork: 7.163

Sounds/Music: 1.488

Other Aspects: 6.319

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3.210/10

2 years ago

PSM

Petes0281

Pinside member

Houston, TX

2y 34,300 33 2 9 1

Jive Time.....I think this is one of the worst pinball machines ever made. This machine will EAT your quarters/plays. The layout is pretty much made for the ball to go down the middle or on the sides and you lose. I only thing kinda neat is the spinning wheel on the backglass. If I saw this game in the arcade I'd walk right past and it pump quarters into something else. Sorry Jive Time fans.

7.027/10

3 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside+ Frequent

Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,175 7 253

Just a classic for me. Love the spinning wheel.

6.361/10

4 years ago

KOJ

koji

Pinside member

Surrey, BC

6y 112K 2,652 14 65

Interesting game. I had a chance to play enough rounds to pass judgement at a friends location.

I do love the novelty of the BG spinner, it's a great gimmick.

I agree with other comments, that the randomness of spin and win scoring is detrimental to it overall.

Shooting for the up posts is pretty fun, but not a great risk reward overall.

7.429/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,455 51 1011

Jive time is one of the best examples of an EM skill/luck game.

The Pros:
This game starts with a Killer skill shot. The BG animation is great. Christian Marche fills the game with rounded-hippie-not-pointed-Peter Max/Yellow-Submarine-people. The colors on this game are vibrant and happy. 5 pops at the top keep things moving fast. You'd better be ready when the ball reaches the flippers, because this game does not ever sit still. Drop catch skills are an absolute must on this deck. Possibly one of the finest examples of a game design that bridges the frustration/I gotta play one more game factor.

The Cons:
Raising the posts is necessary for your ball to last more than 8 seconds and even then, the outlanes are waiting hungrily. I love the BG spinner, I hate the "Randomness" of the way it scores. It can be completely unbalancing. The middle PF saucer is not shootable, another luck shot that rolls in whenever it happens to and is a game changer. It's a good thing this is a 1 player game.

The Takeaway:
A good game that could have been great if it had been less of a "luck-fest" with the major scoring features. Still fun and challenging to play though.

Caucasian2Step edited previous rating on May 02, 2014.

5.564/10

11 years ago

ATE

AdamTheGamer

Pinside member

11y 56,150 270 2 133

Jive Time seems to be more a novelty game to me. There's not a whole lot to do, and what's there just isn't a lot of fun.

AdamTheGamer edited previous rating on November 04, 2012.

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