Williams
Pinbot Pinside Rating
This game received 474 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.931 /10
Pinbot
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 7.863
Artwork: 8.059
Sounds/Music: 7.46
Other Aspects: 8.076
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7.507/10
84 days ago
Tillsonburg, ON
From what I've seen you either like Pinbot or you don't. I've known players who don't like to play it; these are generally pinheads wanting the best of everything, and that's fair. It's...curious. It's not hugely exhilarating to play, such as perhaps Getaway. I thought it would generally appeal theme-wise to the younger crowd but so far that has not really been the case. I like to complete the grid and open the visor and get the multiball and try for the solar value but overall its lastability is lacking for me. Love the attract mode audio and other effects, might be the best I have other than Taxi.
Moscow Mills, MO
Bordeaux
9.680/10
9 months ago
This was the first pinball game I ever played in the mid-80’s at age 10. Love the theme and played it constantly. This game has been on my list of “must own” since I can remember. Simple rules make for east game play.
8.821/10
1 year ago
I'd love to own one of these. It's simple but a ton of fun to play. Go for the solar value to destroy your friends, or go for the sun to destroy your mind. Go for both and really bang your head into the wall. Talk back to the machine when he says he can see you, and tell him what's what when he says he's under your control. It's always a blast. This one gets a lot of play right next to Metallica and Mando at my arcade and for good reason!
EDIT: had to give this one more credit. It's a classic that I can't stop coming back to. I will buy one one day and it could be the crown jewel. I never ever get tired of rounding the solar system and trying for that extra ball. And best skill shot in all of pinball. Just a winner all around. Competes with modern games all day and all night.
EDIT: had to give this one more credit. It's a classic that I can't stop coming back to. I will buy one one day and it could be the crown jewel. I never ever get tired of rounding the solar system and trying for that extra ball. And best skill shot in all of pinball. Just a winner all around. Competes with modern games all day and all night.
Gyál
8.995/10
1 year ago
London
We've had a Cirsa (Spanish knock-off) PinBot for a few weeks. It has a gimped skillshot with no switches and different shaped inserts, among other things.
It's novel for its era (1986) with a lot of variety and novelty in the playfield, in the form of the mini bagatelle upper playfield, ramps and visor. There are several timed shots, and a strong retro feel to the sounds and artwork. The visor multi-ball feels like an early implementation of the castle/saucer in MM and AFM.
For the quality of play, it's very good value for money and seems like something of an under-appreciated pin. My sons, aged two and six, really enjoy playing it. Unfortunately, it's stuck in a room with AFM and Godzilla Prem, and feels a little underpowered, as a result, but it's definitely better than a lot of pins from the 90s, never mind the 80s.
UPDATE: Our El Pinbotto (Spanish PinBot) was out of action for a while and I really missed it, and have been playing it quite a bit. It's good fun and excellent value for money. Really holds up well compared to later pins. The music and sound effects are both really strong as well, with lots of charm.
It's novel for its era (1986) with a lot of variety and novelty in the playfield, in the form of the mini bagatelle upper playfield, ramps and visor. There are several timed shots, and a strong retro feel to the sounds and artwork. The visor multi-ball feels like an early implementation of the castle/saucer in MM and AFM.
For the quality of play, it's very good value for money and seems like something of an under-appreciated pin. My sons, aged two and six, really enjoy playing it. Unfortunately, it's stuck in a room with AFM and Godzilla Prem, and feels a little underpowered, as a result, but it's definitely better than a lot of pins from the 90s, never mind the 80s.
UPDATE: Our El Pinbotto (Spanish PinBot) was out of action for a while and I really missed it, and have been playing it quite a bit. It's good fun and excellent value for money. Really holds up well compared to later pins. The music and sound effects are both really strong as well, with lots of charm.
8.590/10
2 years ago
The sounds and music are addictive. Like crack for your ears. Somewhat simple but really cool game. I was buying one cheap to fix and flip but ended up keeping it. My 4 year old loves it, and we have a line up of 5 pins. Iconic theme from the mid 80's era.
9.200/10
2 years ago
Another game I wish I never sold. Multi ball, lock ball ,I see you,
let me put it this way find it buy it keep it.
Bough mine in 2000 for $900 keep it 10 years sold it for $900 can not find one for less than $2500 now
FIND IT BUY IT KEEP IT
let me put it this way find it buy it keep it.
Bough mine in 2000 for $900 keep it 10 years sold it for $900 can not find one for less than $2500 now
FIND IT BUY IT KEEP IT
8.213/10
2 years ago
I really enjoy the soundtrack and sound effects---very fitting for the theme of the game. Plays well, tough enough to hit the left ramp to keep it interesting. Not sure how long I'd keep playing it though--I feel I'd get bored rather quickly.
7.588/10
2 years ago
My first pin. I remember playing it at the hotel when we visited Disney World as a kid. I wanted to get back to hotel from a busy day at the parks, to play Pinbot! Easy to learn rule set. Just great fun for a 1980s game.
9.179/10
2 years ago
Pinbot is great game, can be frustationg cause the ball drains very easily. The shots are very gratifying when you hit them and hear his voice. This was the first machine I owned and I will never get rid of it. Great machine to get fundamentals of pinball learned on this machine. If you can get good on this machine others are a breeze. Great challenges getting all the planets and hitting the solar eclipse shots. Give Pin*bot a shot, your gonna love it!
9.398/10
2 years ago
A top favorite. Great game concept with fantastic artwork and a good number of objectives outside the main objective of opening lid locking ball. creating mutiball, lock one ball again and hit ramp to collect Solar Value. Challenging game as it eats ball all day long as it was designed to be a money maker. Scoring is also challenging so 6-10 million is a big score not like today's newer machines with scores in the tens and hundreds of millions. Only real gripe is the key scoring objective to collect Solar Value maxes out at just under 6 million and resets to aprox 100k requiring many trips up the ramp to reload it back to +5 million thus limiting big scores. Still a very fun game you that keeps you coming back.
8.103/10
2 years ago
Great Game. Williams are my favourite of all time both in pinball and arcade. Nitpicking, it feels a little dated though and slow play.
8.429/10
2 years ago
I was drawn to this game by the feature film "Big" with Tom Hanks. However, never seen this game on location. It's Jack-Bot without the DMD. What I like about this game is the theme and that it has the basic pinball features. I keep wanting to play. This is important when buying a pinball machine. If the game attracts you in some way and you want to keep pressing the start button, then this is the pin to have.
9.740/10
2 years ago
What can I say that has not already been said. Great game, simple rules, fantastic art and keeps you coming back. The out lanes are crazy hungry so avoiding them is a big key to keeping your sanity. LEDs really makes this game come alive along with the modified ROM files you can get for it.
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