Williams
Road Show Pinside Rating
This game received 511 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.984 /10
Road Show
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.27
Artwork: 7.807
Sounds/Music: 7.472
Other Aspects: 7.976
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Brisbane
8.116/10
5 years ago
Raleigh, NC
Enjoy this game, some animations/speech are funny (and can be a little racist/stereotypical). Have had it for almost a year and still not sick of playing it.
8.462/10
5 years ago
My sister has this game in her collection and when I visit her a few times a year I play about a dozen games on it. Lots of fun shots and game play. Her machine has updated LED lighting which makes a huge difference in look and play. A real fun game and one worthy of a home collection.
9.580/10
5 years ago
Kalmthout
This is one of the greats of its era. The 2 “living” heads and speech are uniques and funny. The roadtrip through the USA is fasinating and hard to bring to an end. There is a lot of good humor in it and nice to play with the whole family. This pin is from the day when pinball ruled the waves again. Solid built quality. Sold it after 15 years to make space.
8.452/10
5 years ago
I always have a blast on this game, always wanted one cause they’re fairly affordable so I bought one.
7.976/10
5 years ago
A great mid 90s wide-body game. I love these older games that aren't based on movies, rock bands, or TV shows. It has a lot going on for an older machine. The music, call outs, and art work are great. I don't like the linear play (starts at same place and progresses across the country every game). I do wish you had the option to start any mode or at least I wish the modes were random. Like most wide-body games it is a little slow in game play based on the size of the playfield. That said, I highly recommend this game. Its a lot of fun to play. I have owned it twice and would own it again in a heartbeat.
Saint Albans, NL
8.100/10
5 years ago
At first I avoided Road Show, because I thought the two puppet heads were a rip off of Funhouse and just really stupid looking and not a good idea. I think the idea works amazing in funhouse, as it fits the theme of that pin and is creepy. And I just don't really think it fits Road Show... But, I was glad that I decided to quit avoiding the pinball machine and give it a chance. As its a great pinball machine. And while I still stand by the fact that the heads are a bit out of place. They actually work really nicely in the layout, and the theme as a whole. What I like about the table is there are plenty of shots, and lots of things to aim for. Lots of different modes, and I really like the whole shooting balls in both Red's and Ted's mouths. Red doesn't like balls in her mouth though. This game has I believe 4 flippers, and it has two plungers. I still don't know what you want to aim for when you do get the second plunger unlocked. But, its fun enough. It has nice callouts, nice dmd animations, nice game modes, and nice multiballs. And the two ramps that it has, are simple enough to hit, but not too easy. Just the right difficulty and I like that. I don't want to get to into the modes, but it does alternate hitting certain areas, or ramps, or even not hitting a certain area. So I feel like they utilized the whole playfield for the game modes, and that's always nice when they do that in a pinball machine. The art while I feel not the best, certainly has a charm to it. The backglass art I feel could have been a bit better, or sexier... But, that is my opinion and I know most will disagree with me on that. The playfield art is nice and tells the story, but really nothing too fancy or special. Just fits the theme and that's about it. The cabinet art is a bit drab as well, but works. I like the animations. I think they are humorous and for the time just as good of quality as any other pin out there. And I think that is what is best about this game is the callouts, dmd animations, and humor. Just a fun game to play. And when you get dialed into it, it has amazing flow. I've had games where I had only like 30 million on the first two balls and then the last ball(counting any extra balls as one as well) I get 300-500 million. Just a quality and fun game.
Houten
9.580/10
6 years ago
There is nothing like Red and Ted talking to you during game play. Getting to Friday with two pay checks and the shaker motor kicking in is something that draws me in to play over and over. This is the game in my collection I really enjoy. I did make mistake of selling it and found myself looking for another one 6 months later.
7.616/10
6 years ago
Road show is a very fun widebody pin. Lots of modes to play through and Red and Ted have good humor. There are plenty of shots to make and the modes are all pretty unique. The shaker motor fits the game well and there are lots of shots to make.
4.561/10
6 years ago
Warsaw
Expected much more from this game. The layout is overburdened, and the theme seems wasted. The rules aren't as clear as they should be, and it definitely takes quite a while to get the hang of the game with the amount of ramps and rails this game has. I also don't like the talking heads, they look terrible. Overall I'm not a big Road Show enthusiast.
7.412/10
6 years ago
There are some creepy elements to this game and it often feels "cheap" build wise but it still has some cool features. Gameplay is very start and stop with precise shots needed to really score the big points. The use of primary colors contributes to it cheap look and it is not really an eye catching machine.
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