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Scared Stiff Pinside Rating
This game received 788 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.452 /10
Scared Stiff
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.366
Artwork: 8.767
Sounds/Music: 8.165
Other Aspects: 8.454
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Unknown City
Denver, CO
8.160/10
12 years ago
Saskatoon, SK
I played this quite a bit before purchasing one.
Once cleaned up, this pin is a lot of fun. It may not be super deep, but it can be difficult, and punishes you for poor shots. Stacking modes is fun and challenging. Light show is awesome.
It can be a fast game as well if set up a little steeper than normal. Good multiballs. I've never reached the Spider wizard mode.
It's a hit at party's, as the game play appears very simple. And who doesn't love Elvira? Mine's a keeper.
Edit: Sold the pin. Not easily though, only reason being the wife did not want it at home around the young kids.
Once cleaned up, this pin is a lot of fun. It may not be super deep, but it can be difficult, and punishes you for poor shots. Stacking modes is fun and challenging. Light show is awesome.
It can be a fast game as well if set up a little steeper than normal. Good multiballs. I've never reached the Spider wizard mode.
It's a hit at party's, as the game play appears very simple. And who doesn't love Elvira? Mine's a keeper.
Edit: Sold the pin. Not easily though, only reason being the wife did not want it at home around the young kids.
Paris
9.120/10
12 years ago
Played this pin at a pizzeria not too long ago, and it is a great pin. Not a fan of Elvira, but the horror theme fits perfectly here. I like the spinning web in the backglass, which is very cool. Overall, this is a great machine and worth getting.
8.576/10
12 years ago
Love the sexual snipes that come out of this pinbox. Great cabinet and artwork. The playfield in the backbox is fantastic. This is about as good as it gets with a dot matrix pinball.
5.582/10
12 years ago
Litvinov
I thought I was going to like this game, but after having it set up in my house for about 6 months I realised that the double entendre humour just got a bit tedious after a while... haha, she said 'stiff' again... and again... and again... and again... I hope she says it again soon... it's really funny... er, I think not... I love silly humour, which is why I like Roadshow, Whitewater and MM, but this just left me wanting to get it out... not a keeper.
9.611/10
12 years ago
My wife's favorite, and my second or third. I LOVE Elvira, and it's great themed machine. Lot's of great voiceovers from Elvira. If you like toys/gimmicks, it has two. I love the terror from the crate gimmick, and it's situated on the playfield where you can hit it a lot (which is very fun since you can hear Elvira telling you to stop). The rotating spider backglass gimmick is super too. It's a great machine, and always has me coming back to play again.
8.152/10
12 years ago
Overall fun, but not very deep. A top 20 for sure, however games like Spiderman, Simpsons pinball party, and Star Trek TNG are much more fun to me and should be above this one. Still would like one though at some point.
8.188/10
12 years ago
Finally played a really nice version of this game at the PHOF. Smooth ramps, excellent campy humor. Tense Stiff-o-meter mode. Game seems a bit shallow/repetitive and would work best in a larger collection. Overall, just excellent fun!
9.895/10
12 years ago
I wanted a machine that is funny...This is the first machine I find myself LAUGHING OUT LOUD!
One feels a sense of new accomplishment when working your way toward Scared Stiff mode, even if you got to it before. Elvira and the Stiff are funny narrators and this machine is a MUST for any horror fan! 3-D Backglass and interactive backglass (spinning spider) make this game even more unique/COOL!!! AND it has amazing FLOW and LASTABILITY! "THE Machine of the 90's"! Get the floating eyeball shooter MOD!!! AND other MODS!!!
One feels a sense of new accomplishment when working your way toward Scared Stiff mode, even if you got to it before. Elvira and the Stiff are funny narrators and this machine is a MUST for any horror fan! 3-D Backglass and interactive backglass (spinning spider) make this game even more unique/COOL!!! AND it has amazing FLOW and LASTABILITY! "THE Machine of the 90's"! Get the floating eyeball shooter MOD!!! AND other MODS!!!
9.222/10
12 years ago
Everytime I play cant stop. Love this machine and will be adding to my collection soon.
10.000/10
12 years ago
Brescia
n°1 under every aspect, from sound to playfield layout, from speech to toys...a must have, even if is not the most difficult one...good to play for novice and quite hard to master for expert players...
try it and you'll love it forever..
try it and you'll love it forever..
7.996/10
12 years ago
I was "lucky" enough to have a three hour delay at the Louisville Airport and discovered this machine in the terminal. Very fun game and the rule set seemed interesting for as deeply as I could penetrate it in three hours. But let's be real... The typical pinball enthusiast is a middle aged male gamer. The attraction for this crowd is a sultry voiced Elvira dropping sexual innuendos that approach orgasmic as the player achieves more difficult shots and combinations. This machine belongs in a bar or bachelor pad and would not be recommended for a family. Without a doubt this is a quality pin but it is also probably a little overrated if measured on its pure pinball game play.
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