Williams

Road Show

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This game received 513 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.982 _/10

7.982

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #88 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.265

Artwork: 7.808

Sounds/Music: 7.474

Other Aspects: 7.976

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9.236/10

11 years ago

RND

RawleyD

Pinside member

Roanoke, VA

14y 67,650 3,243 36

Fun. one of my Pat Lawler favorites.
Great setup, not easy, lots of modes.
Love the mini-flipper shot to the Blast Zone.. that never gets old :)

RawleyD has owned this game in the past.

7.926/10

11 years ago

DJG

nasco62

Pinside member

Sydney

12y 67,800 801 14 54

Normally not a big fan of wide body games, but was really surprised how much fun road show is. Really good layout with lots of ramp shots with good flow. The callout outs and annimation are great, seems game would have good lastability and would definately like to add to my collection one day.

8.244/10

11 years ago

DAR

Chicagoland

Pinside member

12y 35,900 40 15 14

I fell in love the 1st time I played it. I have ww and funhouse. I like it far more.
Game fell in my lap and I absolutely love it and keeps me coming back. More so than my new acdc I got the same week. Pat lawyler games rule!

Chicagoland has owned this game in the past.

8.305/10

11 years ago

SOK

DrLeon

Inactive member

Kangaroo Point

12y 25,250 2 28

A game full of life and very quirky. Great playfield items. Interesting sound. Nice ramps shots. Highly reccomended!

DrLeon has this game on the wishlist.

8.082/10

11 years ago

DMG

dgpinball

Pinside member

Abbotsford, BC

12y 88,900 1,661 147 72

Roadshow is a game whose sum seems to be less than its parts. Few games have as much going on on the playfield as RS, led of course by the 2 talking heads, Red and Ted, there seem to be endless places to hit the ball too, but for some reason the gameplay just isn't as good as it should be. Some blame it on the use of country music, but that doesn't really explain it.

All that said though, RS is still a very good game, and set up right can be challenging as well. A nice example can be had for a reasonable price, so it's an excellent bang for you buck game!!!

dgpinball currently owns this game.

8.080/10

11 years ago

ROB

RCA1

Pinside+ Addict

St Joseph, MI

11y 128K 8,679 28 11

Love this machine.
Lots of variety. Multiple multiballs. Shaker motor. Talking heads. Cool DMD animations.
What else could you ask for?

RCA1 has owned this game in the past.

7.112/10

11 years ago

PED

perryd

Pinside member

Locust Grove, GA

13y 73,150 1,938 13 43

Ramps and dozer are fun along with shaker motor. Music and speech from talking heads gets a bit repetitive. Easy game for beginners.

perryd has owned this game in the past.

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8.452/10

11 years ago

FAV

bemmett

Pinside+ Addict

12y 127K 3,967 126 2

What can I say, I love this machine. Funhouse has always been one of my favorites and while this game is completely different it holds to the roots of a Lawlor classic. I wish he would get back to doing more games. If it wasn't for the country music involved it would be even better but tons of great shots and modes to complete, a winner in my book for sure!

bemmett edited previous rating on August 16, 2012.

7.945/10

11 years ago

MAK

teachp8

Inactive member

13y 57,800 146 2 97

This is a really great game to play. There's lots to shoot for, some very tight shots on the playfield and a ton of modes. This must take an age to complete - needless to say I haven't got anywhere near. Hugely enjoyable though. If only i liked the theme...

9.200/10

11 years ago

MAN

trebau

Inactive member

Wiesbaden

11y 11,650 8 17 22

Road Show is a great pinball for a little game in the coffee break. Its a lot of fun, but not too complex and can be understood by everyone in a couple of minutes. You play mode after mode until all cities are full. Thats it. But hey, as I said, it makes a whole lot of fun!
btw. The rumble shaker motor is far too heavy, the whole house is shaking :)
edit: with the new OS you can turn the shaker strength down

trebau edited previous rating on July 08, 2012.
trebau currently owns this game.

8.816/10

11 years ago

ROB

RobT

Pinside member

13y 129K 21,266 3 40

What can I say about RS? It's stupid good. Super fun. Very deep, with tons of modes. But it isn't just quantity of modes.....the quality of the modes is excellent too! Criss crossing ramps, two talking heads, two plungers, built in shaker that is very well integrated, excellent sound effects and sound quality (DCS). This is one of Lawlor's best titles (I have this with TZ and NGG right now and RS is better than NGG and holds it own vs TZ).

The first week that I had RS I was starting to think that I made a mistake getting it. I wan't getting too far into the game because I was not hitting my shots consistently enough. Once I started hitting the shots and getting deeper into the game, it really started to shine.

I'm having as much fun playing RS as any title in my current lineup (SM, MB, TZ, NGG, Tommy, BSD, Tron LE).

My ranking is not in any way based on what this title costs. This pin should sell for a lot more than it does. It gets my vote for the very best bang for the buck pin that money can buy bar none.

I love this pin!

RobT has owned this game in the past.

8.248/10

12 years ago

LTW

sixsixtie

Inactive member

12y 26,400 268 1 31

RS is a game I was wary about at first. It has a ton going on, I'm pretty sure Lawlor tried to get every gimmick in pinball on one game. For that when you step up it's a pretty daunting task trying to learn the game. But when you get into it it's not nearly as complicated as it looks and it's a whole lot of fun. I find myself coming back on location so it's gotta be a good machine.

sixsixtie edited previous rating on June 20, 2012.

7.088/10

12 years ago

SS

Shapeshifter

Pinside member

13y 150K 10,466 8 144

Not a widebody fan and maybe I need more time to get into this game but it did not pull me in like a lot of other pins.

8.848/10

12 years ago

JJS

jonogo

Pinside member

12y 75,300 2,987 1 51

The whole table shaking kinda threw me off and I drained. But, once you are expecting it, its pretty cool. I love the Rudy-esque heads that talk to you and open their mouth for pinballs. The amount of stuff you can do in this game is pretty awesome. It truly is the "kitchen sink" edition of pins.

jonogo edited previous rating on July 07, 2012.
jonogo has owned this game in the past.

8.944/10

12 years ago

LOU

louknees

Pinside member

Browns Mills, NJ

12y 67,400 337 7 75

this game would be a top 5 game if it had a different theme, it has tons to do lots of varied shots and it's an extremely fun game. Love the playfield layout and what's better than one animatronic head a la rudy from Funhouse? Two! Red and Ted are great. All in all a great game, one I hope to own very soon.

update: Just picked one up and it's even deeper and better than I thought.

louknees edited previous rating on February 05, 2013.
louknees has owned this game in the past.

8.895/10

12 years ago

JAY

Celiac502

Inactive member

Louisville, KY

12y 17,150 352 6 6

Awesome pin, I have it, but the music is Country "I Hate Country" but the game outweighs the music so its all good.

Celiac502 has owned this game in the past.

7.400/10

12 years ago

TPK

Kneissl

Pinside member

12y 126K 3,865 7 121

Two heads better than one? I think it would be a tough pick between this and funhouse

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.460/10

12 years ago

RED

redrob

Inactive member

Rockford, IL

12y 20,900 16 3 11

Roadshow is a great game tons of toys such as Red and Ted and shaker motor which cover the theme great. Like the humor alot and really enjoy the theme. Tons of modes and great wizard mode from what I hear even though i have failed to get there.

9.004/10

12 years ago

FYA

Pin_Crazed

Inactive member

Unknown City, MN

12y 56,650 2,080 10 71

Great bang for the buck, excellent W/B widebody, really enjoyed this game and was sorry to sell it, would own one again.

Pin_Crazed has owned this game in the past.

8.312/10

12 years ago

RDH

rommy

Pinside member

Springdale, AR

12y 79,150 3,706 16 15

Another Lawlor triumph. Deep rules. Really makes me want to buy in over and over to get as far as possible. Also a favorite with the 12 yr olds. Orbits are fun and not too easy. Multiball is a total blast, love to see Ted eat it.

rommy edited previous rating on August 05, 2012.
rommy currently owns this game.

9.720/10

12 years ago

JAX

Datoolman

Inactive member

Coon Rapids, MN

12y 12,000 3 3 8

Don't know why this isn't a top 5 machine.

Datoolman edited previous rating on February 29, 2012.
Datoolman has owned this game in the past.

8.271/10

12 years ago

STV

Doctor6

Pinside member

Roscoe, IL

15y 116K 4,409 6 58

Why this game isn't more popular, I will never know.

Doctor6 edited previous rating on May 23, 2020.
Doctor6 has this game on the wishlist.

7.604/10

12 years ago

UNC

triadwatch

Inactive member

High Point, NC

12y 36,150 434 8

between TZ and this pinball game it is very fun to try to get to the west coast. I am a big road show fan because there is plenty of areas to hit and multi ball is fun. The blast zone make a great rumble on machine and the skill shot is tough to hit. Very good game would love to have one at my home

7.991/10

12 years ago

JWM

sanantoniopinhea

Pinside member

Austin, TX

12y 42,900 21 4 61

Lots of great shots and smooth ramps. So much to shoot for. Love the talking heads. Backglass is unique and strange. Country music and sound is the only downside. A very affordable pinball game to purchase and a great value.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.440/10

12 years ago

RMO

ogdog

Inactive member

Kendallville, IN

12y 27,400 1 4 14

This machine was a spectacular follow up to Funhouse by Designer Pat Lawlor and talented others. This game rings true of a classic from the push of the start button. Clever artwork and compelling theme makes you want o visit each city to see what happens. It is a very smooth sound track with the additon of a real country western soundtrack for multi ball. Very enjoyable. You will not get tired of this one.

ogdog has owned this game in the past.

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