Data East

Royal Rumble (WWF)

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This game received 175 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.601 _/10

7.601

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #170 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.723

Artwork: 7.298

Sounds/Music: 7.181

Other Aspects: 7.865

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9.100/10

10 years ago

DAD

shock-e

Pinside member

Phillips, WI

10y 30,400 64 1 93

The only pin in my collection and it never gets boring.

shock-e currently owns this game.

6.810/10

10 years ago

LEW

pinballbrat

Pinside member

Crest Hill, IL

11y 36,800 174 1 6

This was the first pin i ever owned and i regret trading it. I will have another one day. This pin is special to me because i was a huge wrestling fan as a kid and still am. IMHO it is a very underrated game, if you can get past the theme its a fun pin for a beginner because of the easy rule set.

pinballbrat has this game on the wishlist.

8.214/10

10 years ago

STV

Jesterfunhouse

Pinside member

Charles Town, WV

11y 94,800 2,839 4 9

I got this game in a package deal and I am not a wrestling fan at all and my first thought was to trade or flip it. However once I started playing it and got the shaker motor fixed it turned into a fun game. If you can get past the theme and (IMO) cheesy artwork you will have a very fun game on your hands. Guests like to play it!

Jesterfunhouse has this game on the wishlist.

8.228/10

11 years ago

JEF

Rengozu

Pinside member

Murfreesboro, TN

11y 27,900 80 1 11

Ooooh yeeaaaa! A little on the easy side, but a fun pin especially for classing WWF fans. Plenty of WWF fanfare to keep you coming back to the early 90's era of wrestling. The voice effects will be love it or hate it. Even for hardcore fans, the repetitive Macho Man ooh yeaaas may be too much, still, it's a solid affordable pin with lots of fun to be had.

Rengozu edited previous rating on October 16, 2019.
Rengozu has owned this game in the past.

8.056/10

11 years ago

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jameswoodward

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 12,500 2 49

great game, love the upper playfield lots of fun and the 6 ball multiball is great. highly recommended

jameswoodward edited previous rating on January 07, 2016.

7.292/10

11 years ago

ZEN

Nighomnipotus

Inactive member

Parts Unknown, UN

11y 17,650 7 1 6

I am biased as I grew up watching wrestling from this era. I love hearing Macho Man call out his famous line for the match countdown. The shots are decent and multiball is fun too. Nothing amazing here but I don't mind playing it and wouldn't mind owning one. Now go watch "Real American" youtube video and revel in the wrestling glory... and then play this game.

Nighomnipotus has this game on the wishlist.

8.286/10

11 years ago

DB

whisper

Inactive member

Melbourne

11y 80,550 1,680 6 67

Love this game,but im an old school wrestling fan,so it fits well with me,no way near enough toys though for a wide body,there is actually none,you have to impravise, 4 player mode is a heap of fun..if you love the old rock n roll wrestling you will like this game...

whisper currently owns this game.

8.480/10

11 years ago

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ArtoM

Inactive member

Unknown

12y 2,500 23

Fun game for not the most serious players. Especially good with many players. Theme is fun and the game pulls it off very well. Very good value for the money.

5.455/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,455 51 1011

World Wildlife Fund is a pinball game that needs a serious software overhaul.

The Pros:
Doink and Dink.

The Cons:
The rules on this game are deader than half of the wrestlers on this game's art package. Ramp rape up the middle is a valid description of this deck rendering everything else on it worthless. You would have thought they would have learned their lesson with Star Wars.

The Takeaway:
This game could use some steriods for code or a P3 rewrite.

Update:
Alright. I put some more miles on this deck and have to say that... this game is fun. It's not the most complex, deep or balanced game, but it is fun and that is something to rejoice. I didn't give this game a quality review and with that in mind, I'm gonna give this game the review it deserves:

The Pros:
A well laid out table with only 1 real gripe from me (see Cons). Tight shots at both VUK holes and the side lanes. The 3 big shots on the game are wide and easily identifiable. Collecting the wrestlers to activate multiball requires shots to be made all over the table. I don't know what it is about the "Tag" feature on this game, but I love it and have drained more balls than I'd care to admit because of it. If you can rock it, the Pandemonium award is one of the best add-a-ball modes ever put into a pinball game. I love the upper PF and hitting the Super Jackpot at the top hole in the upper PF is VERY satisfying.

The Cons:
This game is all about multiball. For high scores that's all you are shooting for. But if there is 1 thing I'd like to change about this game's layout, it's the center ramp. Most modes aren't that interesting and feel like they are trying to make a DE Addams Family. A wizard mode in pops, really? Rules, rules, rules... That is the difference between a DE and a B/W deck. Royal Rumble requires everything to be tip-top or it plays very poorly, if at all.

The Takeaway:
The best B/W analogy I can give this game is Judge Dredd. It's not expensive, there's lots to do in it, it has a 6 ball multi ball and a small army of fans that think this game is the cat's meow. Well, it isn't a bad game, but it's not a great one either. Find for under $800.-, snap into a Slim Jim and play it for all it's worth.

Yeah, Yeah... Oooooooohhh YEAAHHH!

Caucasian2Step edited previous rating on January 21, 2014.

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8.620/10

11 years ago

X-M

JackSlater

Inactive member

11y 22,150 205 28

Pro players stay away.

It is similar to other pins like The shadow and Johnny mnemonic, if you can't get past the theme you won't like the game regardless of how hard you try to. This game is obviously for casual players and wrestling fans.

One of the games that have the best intagrated theme into gameplay ever if not the best. Tag button is a neat idea, mini pf, no holds brawl, royal rumble, get in/out of ring, etc are all cool and original modes. Difficulty is medium. The only real trick shots are the far left and right lanes but aren't too hard. One of my favorite so far but not for most player out there.

7.180/10

11 years ago

JJS

jonogo

Pinside member

12y 75,300 2,987 1 51

This game was a hit with everyone that played it here. I really enjoyed the theme, music and game play. Being a wrestling fan growing up helped me really enjoy this game, but it was a hit with people who were NOT fans of the WWF/WWE. Great DE game w/ a shaker!

jonogo has this game on the wishlist.

7.424/10

11 years ago

ATE

AdamTheGamer

Pinside member

11y 56,150 270 2 133

I really enjoyed playing WWF Royal Rumble. I'm a huge wrestling fan myself, so that may be why I enjoyed it so much, but I felt it was a really fun design and had a lot of neat features. I would like to own one of these someday. Come to think of it, it's probably my favorite Data East table so far.

AdamTheGamer edited previous rating on September 19, 2012.

8.378/10

11 years ago

WJN

DrPinball

Inactive member

Bath, OH

11y 21,900 40 3 52

In my opinion, one of the most underrated pins. Just because you don't like wrestling, you should not walk away from this machine. It's often stated that the sounds are repetitive, but overall for its time, I think there is quite a bit of variation of both music (which also changes appropriately for what the challenge that is present) and speech clips. Also playfield is well lit. Great multiball. Shaker. Overall a fun game... if you give it a chance you will ask for a rematch.

DrPinball edited previous rating on April 15, 2013.
DrPinball has owned this game in the past.

8.988/10

11 years ago

LJH

GreyScale

Pinside member

Lawrence, KS

11y 66,150 398 244

I'm a huge pro wrestling fan, and I will admit that does contribute much to the high rating(as well as never getting annoyed with the call outs). Love the mini playfield in the upper right hand corner, and the high variety of music.

GreyScale edited previous rating on March 23, 2015.

7.896/10

12 years ago

LOU

louknees

Pinside member

Browns Mills, NJ

12y 67,400 337 7 75

wide body with shaker motor, being a wrestling fan growing up, this is a fantastic themed pin. Not very difficult, but tons to do and lots of fun. The game that everyone plays when they come over. Missing Ultimate Warrior which sucks. All in all, great undervalued game.

louknees has owned this game in the past.

5.855/10

12 years ago

DJG

nasco62

Pinside member

Sydney

12y 67,800 801 14 54

They should have had stone cold, not a challenging game there is no big shot or enough to keep the game interesting. Not a game I would have in my collection much better games out there.

9.220/10

12 years ago

JRD

Jimmyd044

Pinside+ Frequent

Allentown, PA

13y 73,050 1,200 3 16

Great game! Machine plays fast for a widebody. I was a huge wrestling fan in the 70's early 80's. The quality is very good. Lots of different modes. Don't shy away from the title. This is a great pin in the $1 k range.

6.120/10

12 years ago

NAM

kwiKimart

Inactive member

San Diego, CA

12y 90,650 10,693 3 71

I think this is one of DE's worst games, but it's not the worst ever.

5.828/10

12 years ago

BUK

pinballslave

Pinside member

Litvinov

12y 138K 6,386 133 149

A very good game in terms of playability... lots of things to go for, and I like the mini-playfield... fun to play too, and good strategy (for me). The artwork and theme are absolute crap though in my opinion, and destroy this game totally. If the artwork coule be changed to something more... beautiful... it would be great! A great game to re-theme!

pinballslave currently owns this game.

7.163/10

12 years ago

FLE

flecom

Pinside member

Miami, FL

12y 53,650 852 44 36

Played this machine at a pinball festival... not really into wrestling... at all... but the machine was ok, gave it two plays and had some fun... don't think I would buy one personally... but its not a bad pin

9.839/10

12 years ago

DPH

DarthPinhead

Inactive member

Elmwood Park, IL

12y 27,150 704 15

This game is AWESOME!!! I was a huge wrestling fan when this pin was made so seeing all my old favs on here is cool! The music, the challenge and the DMD make this game great!!!

DarthPinhead has owned this game in the past.

5.250/10

12 years ago

RAI

Raikus

Pinside member

Tallahassee, FL

13y 41,400 100 27 17

This was a game that I just couldn't get into. The shaker motor is on nearly the entire time that you're playing and while the shot layout isn't bad, there just seems to be nothing to capture my interest when playing. Maybe I'll give it another shot some day but my two games on it were long and pretty boring.

7.414/10

12 years ago

SCC

mrgone

Pinside member

Casper, WY

12y 119K 5,181 4 54

the 1st dmd pin i bought. im happy i did. wide body,lots to shoot at the upper playfield is fun. the shaker motor is well used. this pin has a deep rule set and is highly underrated. and it very fairly priced for the fun it provides.

mrgone has owned this game in the past.

7.388/10

12 years ago

ESA

stangbat

KC Pins

13y 86,900 3,111 19

This game doesn't get much respect because of the theme. And the theme does nothing for me. But from a gameplay standpoint, it is pretty good. The center ramp is a very easy shot, but the scoring for it is very balanced and it doesn't become the main shot in the game. The upper playfield plays really well and is very well done. There are some easy shots and some that are long and difficult.

The music is pretty good, but the voice calls and effects can get grating pretty quickly. If there is any game that would greatly improve with a re-theme, WWF is one of them.

stangbat edited previous rating on January 04, 2013.

9.946/10

12 years ago

???

foonleclown

Inactive member

Montreal, QC

13y 28,150 94 3 49

GREAT GAME! ''THUMS UP''

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