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Revenge From Mars

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This game received 551 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.001 _/10

8.001

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This game ranks #83 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.752

Artwork: 8.27

Sounds/Music: 8.159

Other Aspects: 7.822

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8.924/10

2 years ago

JR

PrairiePins

Pinside+ Frequent

Ames, IA

2y 28,150 5 3 14

This is a fun game. Some people might be put off by animations and the concept of a 3d playing board with the monitor reflection on the playing field. I just found this game to be unbelievably fun and a snapshot of the early 90's culture. I would definitely have this in my collection.

9.020/10

2 years ago

TER

KING-HENRY

Pinside+ Frequent

3y 88,050 1,679 12 3

What can I say, the Pinball 2000 platform should have stuck around..unfortunate that Williams (my favorite pin company) sold out the division to make their money on gambling machines...oh well. Another brilliant Gomez machine..the monitor feature knocks this outta the park..even for star wars ep. 1..Nothing in the pinball industry compares to it, tech-wise, even in 2022. Artwork, sound design, theme (and sequel to Attack from Mars) is ‘outta this world’ lol. The playfield design is a bit too symetrical for my tastes, but it actually compliments the 3D animations that are happening on the playfield..I can understand why he designed it like this..otherwise it would be too difficult for first-timer players in the arcade, back in the day. Super funny callouts that never get old..Awesome music.(same guy that did AfM, MM, etc). I brag about certain machines that are ‘unique’ to their design (e.g. demo man handles, glove toy on JM), but this machines’ gimmick is way above that with shooting virtual projected targets via the monitor (and the special metalized pf glass-unfortunately you can’t replace this with regular glass-so take care of yours if you have one!). And since I have a SW ep. 1 playfield, prism card, translite, and shooter rod, I can swap to SW in about 15-20 minutes. And adding a Nucore computer system with optional LCD screen is cool to do down the road) I’m not an LCD guy, but I think this particular machine deserves one. It’s a keeper!

9.320/10

2 years ago

DAV

Blamer

Pinside member

Sassari

3y 26,300 28 1 6

After playing for the first time with a pinball 2000 pin (RFM), made me want to have one... and I'm getting myself a RFM

Blamer has owned this game in the past.

8.580/10

2 years ago

HLC

Leeusness

Inactive member

Travelers Rest, SC

7y 25,650 3 32 18

Why these Pinball 2K models aren't in the top 10 I'll never know. Very fun and approachable game. This is one of the games that new players should try out first. Very forgiving. No auto-drain shots.

Leeusness edited previous rating on December 06, 2021.
Leeusness currently owns this game.

8.821/10

2 years ago

TTB

TempleTheBard

Inactive member

Eugene, OR

2y 17,750 15

Such a gloriously weird machine. Too bad there were so few like this.

8.782/10

2 years ago

CAG

jumpyg1258

Inactive member

2y 19,900 33 6

A great sequel to a classic pin. The main knocks I have on it are that it can be a bit dark so its hard to see the playfield though I think that was done on purpose to allow the screen to be more reflective. The other knock I have is that its an easier game than most so it doesn't have as much lasting appeal as it should.

jumpyg1258 edited previous rating on October 12, 2021.

8.148/10

2 years ago

TSE

thetylander

Pinside member

9y 54,800 56 10 50

Ah, pinball 2000… what can you say that’s not already been said?
Well, I won’t recount the sad Pinball 2000 story, watch the documentary about it if you don’t know. I don’t even want to talk about the merger of pinball and video. It was both brilliant and stupid. Enough said.
I have almost bought several different copies of Revenge from Mars over the years. Almost as in “I came to my senses.” Many of the cheap ones had monitor issues or display board problems. There are modern ways of fixing those problems, but then they are no longer original. I suppose that’s a word of warning to potential buyers, not that it can’t be fixed or modded with modern stuff, rather you are maintaining a pinball machine and a videogame in one box. Double the work and the original monitor is quite heavy.
The game itself is a delight. Being a sequel to Attack from Mars, it doesn’t live up to the spectacular original, but it’s not disappointing like Firepower II. Trying new things it not always bad.
When I first played this machine back in 2002 (late to the party again!) I didn’t like it. The playfield is very short, many of the targets are sensors on the playfield that the monitor makes an animation for, via reflection, through the playfield glass, and so on. I must have sounded like those people in the late 1970’s who rejected solid state because pinball must have gears and bells and chimes.
It grew on me as I played it more but, even today, I feel it’s not a great idea, and certainly not a good pinball videogame hybrid.
But I rate the game very highly, and almost bought one several times… why? Because it’s weird and unconventional? No, because it’s really fun.
It’s not Baby Pac-Man!!!
The animations are good, voices are annoyingly loud, music is solid, and the gameplay is entertaining.
I don’t think that I will ever own one, but I do enjoy it when I am out in the wild, like last week in fact.

6.887/10

2 years ago

EJH

ehex9

Pinside member

Saint Albans Town, VT

3y 46,650 5 7 179

This game is fun but the novelty of the animations on the playfield get old after a while. Definitely betters than Star Wars Episode 1.

9.500/10

3 years ago

PO

pat4race

Inactive member

Unknown

3y 19,000 1 73

This game was much more fun than I expected - shooting at the screens was great, and the callouts and animations are first rate considering the age of this game.

pat4race edited previous rating on December 16, 2021.

7.895/10

3 years ago

CJK

PinballHaven

Pinball Haven

3y 74,400 848 23

Fun little game, upgrading the inner projector tube tv to a modern monitor is a huge game changer! The call outs are entertaining even if they are a bit of a 90s time capsule......

8.776/10

3 years ago

AAA

treyspaghetti

Pinside member

4y 27,400 56 16

I have owned this game for nearly a year now, and this game is fun. Not the deepest game out there, but more variation compared to Attack from Mars. This game has a number of funny callouts and animations and still is fun and amusing 20+ years after it was released. The screen integration is well done and does not detract from the game, its a shame that they weren't able to expand on pin2k. This game is a solid classic!

7.087/10

3 years ago

ECW

Ecw0930

Pinside member

Fredericksburg, VA

4y 69,550 1,017 2 113

Ford time playing a pinball 2000. Kind of underwhelmed. I definitely want to find one somewhere else tho.

This playfield was dark. So dark I couldn't see the ball. I didn't even know there was a right ramp bc it was so dark.

It was fun. Very novel idea shooting into the video screen and it's is well executed. But, even with that it wasn't super fun.

And it's small. It feels like a 3/4 size pin. I think on a proper one it would definitely be more fun. I need to find the star wars one now.

9.048/10

3 years ago

CUZ

mcuzz

Pinside member

8y 117K 500 137

Rating this on the new fan created code,
Game is very fun and very fast. The rules and screen are well done, stereo sound as well.
HyptoBeam mode is fantastic.
Put some LED’s in to brighten up the playfield.
Cool game for any size collection.

mcuzz edited previous rating on January 31, 2021.

9.628/10

3 years ago

WER

Bohm

Pinside+ Addict

Semmes, AL

3y 51,900 319 11 8

Attack From Mars is great but I like Revenge better... sue me!

Bohm currently owns this game.

9.380/10

3 years ago

SRA

SteveGcAus

Pinside member

Broadbeach

3y 26,900 6 13 10

Owned this for a long time now. Always fun and was ahead of its time if you look at Stern and JJP Etc screens now. Theme is awesome and 3D screen is a lot of fun. Wish the playfield was a little bigger or normal size but the package of Pin 2000 had a lot going for it.

SteveGcAus currently owns this game.

8.600/10

3 years ago

JRM

Mato

Pinside member

Perth

11y 75,800 2,717 11 105

Picked one up the other day, must admit that this took me by surprise of how fun it is, great call outs great flow and a overall great game!

Mato has owned this game in the past.

8.184/10

3 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside+ Frequent

Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,186 7 253

I like this machine a lot more than I thought I would. Even though it isn't super deep, there is still plenty to do, and the music is incredible.

8.220/10

3 years ago

STB

dergroover

Pinside member

4y 38,550 41 28

People love or hate the P2000-system. What is a fact that end of the 90ies it was far ahead of its time. And even today there are only a few newer pinball machines applying this technic (e.g. Dialed in)
The layout is fun. Deep code with lots of (funny) animations which had been programmed for Rfm exclusively... what a hell of work and love for details.
Great lightshow; especially if you change the playfield bulbs with LEDs. Makes a great difference.
I do have this game now 5 years in my collection and I am still enjoying every single game I play.

10.000/10

3 years ago

DAD

Afghan_Vet

Pinside member

Marion, IN

3y 20,000 4 21

Love the innovative aspects in this game. I couldn't stop playing.......love it!!!

9.680/10

3 years ago

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greeneye

Pinside member

Neabsco, VA

5y 55,550 324 3 7

This game is top 10.
Excellent music, playfield is beautiful, humorous callouts, fun gameplay...
Not too easy but not too hard. Best pinball for casual players imo as well.

greeneye has owned this game in the past.

9.256/10

3 years ago

CTV

SirrPinalot

Pinside member

Sunnyvale, CA

3y 37,300 48 6 7

Recommend this game to everyone my favorite Pin by far

SirrPinalot currently owns this game.

9.160/10

3 years ago

GTO

Pinside member

Frisco, TX

10y 81,300 577 3 10

People either love or hate this machine. Many just don't get the hybrid nature of this game and dismiss it as a video game. To be honest, every casual fan and kids are attracted to this one and are blown away by the pseudo 3D images on the playfield. Who cares that the technology is 30+ years old! People still find it very unique and entertaining. Some of the funniest callouts of any pin. AFM lite would be a good description of this pin, while still retaining all the charm of the original.

GTO currently owns this game.

8.960/10

3 years ago

ADE

adeysolaris

Inactive member

London

5y 9,900 12 6

What a weird machine this is - it looks like the strange marriage of a pinball machine and a stand up video game both in appearance and how it plays.

This machine has to be in my top ten because it is not only unique but it is really great fun - the silly humour of the call outs - there is a large variety of them so not repetitive either - keeps you smiling.

The range of shots is not very challenging, almost too easy but somehow they balance well with the story, which draws you in and keeps you entertained.

A good machine for multiple players as they can all work upon different strands of the story.

9.712/10

3 years ago

NBR

theadicts77

Pinside member

Zürich

3y 54,050 243 17 26

I love everything about this machine. Great 90ies fun in every aspect. Maybe not the deepest rules, but it doesn't get old for me. Great piece of history too.

theadicts77 has this game on the wishlist.

9.080/10

3 years ago

DRW

Lithonion

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 63,300 267 6

I have only had my RFM a few weeks but have played it over the years in beercades. This is one that will most likely never leave my collection. The game code support and add on's from Mypinball.com is a huge reason this game shines so much. I love the arcade pinball merge they did and will add SWE1 to my collection at some point. I love the artwork on everything but I have to confess I am a huge sci fi fan. Some of the call outs are very repetitive and others you never get tired of hearing. I have not played it with the adult mode turned off so I can't rate or comment on that aspect of the games call outs or animations. Overall this is my new favorite pin to play at home.

Some have pointed out they wish the playfield was full size. I myself love that it's not. I have a small arcade room in my home and I can not fit full sized pins in that room when you factor in having to remove the glass. I have other rooms in the house for full size playfield pins. :)

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