Williams
Road Kings Pinside Rating
This game received 63 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 6.885 /10
Road Kings
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 6.854
Artwork: 6.785
Sounds/Music: 6.498
Other Aspects: 6.985
Pinside staff rating
This is how we, the very knowledgeable (wink wink) Pinside.com staff & moderators rate this game. 1 of us has rated this game.
Found 32 ratings (with comment) on this game
There are 32 ratings (that include a comment) on this game.
Currently showing results page 1 of 2.
List options
Oakland, CA
7.664/10
1 year ago
Landgraaf
first pin bought. and played on many many pins in free play arcade hall
for its time of course these pins where made for profit.. keep your playing, but not long enough so you keep putting money in
i must say i do like sys 11 games.. rule set is decent for keeping me playing, nice add to a collection
get multiplier up and get "bonus held"
keep the kickback from the left lane alive
and get multi ball and time lock and keep those 2 balls up and get many mega scores
of course it is not the most fun sys 11 game.. but if you really get the hang of it.. its actually a very nice game to play
for its time of course these pins where made for profit.. keep your playing, but not long enough so you keep putting money in
i must say i do like sys 11 games.. rule set is decent for keeping me playing, nice add to a collection
get multiplier up and get "bonus held"
keep the kickback from the left lane alive
and get multi ball and time lock and keep those 2 balls up and get many mega scores
of course it is not the most fun sys 11 game.. but if you really get the hang of it.. its actually a very nice game to play
7.707/10
2 years ago
Road Kings is a game that "feels" a bit older than it is.
There is an openness to it that reminds me of the early solid state games I'm used to playing. Spinners and drop targets have been replaced with a couple ramps, but the pop bumpers, kickouts, and single level have a simplicity to it.
Simplicity is not a bad thing. In fact I rather enjoyed playing Road Kings. Sometimes it is nice not to have a game that has modes and other more complex challenges. Truthfully a game like this could be themed as anything. . . I am drawn more to the gameplay on this machine long before I'd be drawn to the theme. I like some nice post apocalyptic action but the artwork and sounds on this game are not enough to take me there.
I'm not up on current market values for most games anymore, but Road Kings would be good pinball value for the price compared to a lot of other games of the era. I know this would not be considered a dream theme for most and the average pin player might be bored of the game quickly, but for some quick pinball fun Road Kings is definitely a title to consider playing/owning.
There is an openness to it that reminds me of the early solid state games I'm used to playing. Spinners and drop targets have been replaced with a couple ramps, but the pop bumpers, kickouts, and single level have a simplicity to it.
Simplicity is not a bad thing. In fact I rather enjoyed playing Road Kings. Sometimes it is nice not to have a game that has modes and other more complex challenges. Truthfully a game like this could be themed as anything. . . I am drawn more to the gameplay on this machine long before I'd be drawn to the theme. I like some nice post apocalyptic action but the artwork and sounds on this game are not enough to take me there.
I'm not up on current market values for most games anymore, but Road Kings would be good pinball value for the price compared to a lot of other games of the era. I know this would not be considered a dream theme for most and the average pin player might be bored of the game quickly, but for some quick pinball fun Road Kings is definitely a title to consider playing/owning.
6.507/10
3 years ago
This pin really doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong...it is a pinball machine, so I would play it, but there are just SO many better games out there. I think it would only appeal to a newer collector or someone who just absolutely loves the theme.
7.343/10
4 years ago
ROAD KINGS!!!
I just picked up one and I dont understand the bad rap this game gets. Just as fun as most other games of the era, cool music and an interesting layout. The backglass art isnt that great,but the playfield art reminds me of some cheesy 1980s comic book, in a good way. And the awesome Steve Ritchie voice really tops it all off. I say, give Road Kings a chance! Its cheap, its a fast fun player, and with the settings on hard it can be pretty challenging. (Updated- game is still here and still fun and challenging, raised rating slightly as this game has now outlasted other more prestigious titles that got stale).
I just picked up one and I dont understand the bad rap this game gets. Just as fun as most other games of the era, cool music and an interesting layout. The backglass art isnt that great,but the playfield art reminds me of some cheesy 1980s comic book, in a good way. And the awesome Steve Ritchie voice really tops it all off. I say, give Road Kings a chance! Its cheap, its a fast fun player, and with the settings on hard it can be pretty challenging. (Updated- game is still here and still fun and challenging, raised rating slightly as this game has now outlasted other more prestigious titles that got stale).
7.826/10
6 years ago
Road Kings better than Pinbot???
Bought this as my 1st machine expecting I might play for a while and resell after I get bored with it and buy a new machine. Haven't got bored with it yet, and it will be hard to let go if I do. I was skeptical of this machine after hearing it was a sub-par machine to Pinbot in the System 11 format. Personally I am not a big fan of Pinbot particularly cause of the Panchinko board that takes up the entire right side of playfeild and minimal technical shots. Road Kings may not have all the moving parts and bells an whistles of Pinbot, but has 5 technical shots. Pinbot has 4 sort off ehh ones and the raninbow lights only get a bit hard trying to land your last one. I think the Road Kings letters are harder and cooler to rack up. The whole Madmax Road Warrior theme and reving bike engines sounds are awesome. Right lane is definitely a major drain but don't be a bitch shake that shit. I love this game only wish it had a 3-ball multiball instead of 2-ball or a mod for it (it does have 3 locks). You'll be back Jack!
Bought this as my 1st machine expecting I might play for a while and resell after I get bored with it and buy a new machine. Haven't got bored with it yet, and it will be hard to let go if I do. I was skeptical of this machine after hearing it was a sub-par machine to Pinbot in the System 11 format. Personally I am not a big fan of Pinbot particularly cause of the Panchinko board that takes up the entire right side of playfeild and minimal technical shots. Road Kings may not have all the moving parts and bells an whistles of Pinbot, but has 5 technical shots. Pinbot has 4 sort off ehh ones and the raninbow lights only get a bit hard trying to land your last one. I think the Road Kings letters are harder and cooler to rack up. The whole Madmax Road Warrior theme and reving bike engines sounds are awesome. Right lane is definitely a major drain but don't be a bitch shake that shit. I love this game only wish it had a 3-ball multiball instead of 2-ball or a mod for it (it does have 3 locks). You'll be back Jack!
6.879/10
6 years ago
Road Kings is a sys 11 game that many people forgot about because it got drowned in other games like pinbot and high speed. That is not saying it's a bad game. Theme really isn't that bad coming from someone who doesn't really care about motorcycles. Art is pretty ehh. It'snot that bad but could be a little better. It won't turn you away from it just because of it. The cabinet is pretty basic. There isn't really any toys or gimmicks that make it differ from any other game in that era. It's got a nice center ramp and a cool right ramp shot but it's pretty basic. Audio is average. The 2-Ball (wish it was 3) multiball is actually pretty hard to get. I would recommend this game alongside a couple of other pins but you may get bored with it if it is your only game.
4.761/10
7 years ago
Which way is the ball going to go?!?! Road Kings brings good ramp action to a rather sparse playfield and limited rule set. Still, there is some fun to be had on this table - worth playing.
6.749/10
7 years ago
I put this pin on the high side of my sleeper list. The game is interesting. We have restored several and they seem to shine after the proper TLC. This is one game that an LED upgrade really helps. This pinball tends to be a real value ever after a full restoration. I would not be ashamed to have this in my collection.
2.000/10
8 years ago
being from chicago i love the back glass and theme of this pin. i can pin point the spot on lake shore drive that serves as the back glass location. the whole mad max apocalyptic biker theme is cool. but..... (and this may be only my experience) the game play on this is an atrocity. thinking i've stumbled upon merely a badly tuned table of this i've now played it in four locations and always with the same result. launch the ball and then watch it come round and shoot right down the middle between the flippers..... time after time. take a shallow ball plunge and watch it ricochet of the pop bumbers and settle right down the middle between the flippers. in over twenty attempted plays at this game i believe i've needed to hit the flippers only four or five times. the result is ALWAYS the same. i hate this game.
5.083/10
8 years ago
I shopped one of these for a local guy and got to know it pretty well. You can tell this was a low budget game due to the very poor production quality, specifically the artwork and sound. There are some difficult shots, but after playing a couple dozen games I had them dialed in and most of the challenge was gone. The features that I found unique and fun were the time lock jackpot, which is basically a hurry up to lock two balls within a certain time window of one another, and how the gates open up allowing orbit shots during certain times that aren't normally available. The detour ramp seems like an afterthought and the saucer next to it bounces out more than half the time. Not a bad game but it certainly isn't a keeper as you will get bored very quickly with how repetitive the gameplay goals and sounds become.
8.776/10
9 years ago
Fight The Road Kings. Tough pinball to score a million on with the right side ball drain...still not a great pin from Williams...could be better with a three ball multi ball. Have it now, may or may not stay in the collection.
9.937/10
9 years ago
I love this game! It was my second pin and I've done some work to it like putting new target decals on, rebuilding the flippers, adjusting switches, cleaning the pf, etc. I also learned this game was the first to have multiple sound tracks, which are very good and remind me of great background music from the mid 80's NES games. Ball 1 has one music track and ball 2 has a second music track. Cool stuff! The time-lock feature during multiball is great, but hard to get and I can't seem to ever get the bonus during multi-ball (yet). The ramp shot is very cool and I like how the ramp pops up for another challenging shot. The theme is a great motorcycle/mad max crossover and works very well for the game. The game's attract sounds and voice are great and the game play is awesome. I really like this game!
9.579/10
10 years ago
Windsor
Very underrated pin....not sure why there is not more love for this machine.
Top family pin which anybody can enjoy...that's what this hobby is about so it ticks most boxes for me.
Great game to play with your mates as well after a couple of beers.
Top family pin which anybody can enjoy...that's what this hobby is about so it ticks most boxes for me.
Great game to play with your mates as well after a couple of beers.
You too can add your own comment by rating this game! Click here to rate this game!
Over the years
Visualizing this game's rating and rank over the years
Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!
Donate to PinsideGreat to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
