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Scared Stiff

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This game received 790 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.454 _/10

8.454

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #35 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.364

Artwork: 8.765

Sounds/Music: 8.173

Other Aspects: 8.457

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8.355

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8.668/10

12 years ago

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missoulaman

Inactive member

Hidden Valley Lake, CA

17y 26,150 16 7 7

Fun machine and good game play... but, overvalued and overpriced.

7.408/10

12 years ago

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cams43

Inactive member

Chapel Hill, NC

13y 20,000 1 4 10

I wouldn't call it the greatest game ever but if you can get one for a decent price, pick it up. As with most machines, if you play it and get the hang of it, all you are really looking to get out of it is points, no real further progression. Relatively easy to get to the "scared stiff mode" but it does take some skill to go from the box and the ramps in the time alloted. The games goes nuts after you have become scared stiff and gives you a set time to score a lot of points. After that, you are basically back to the starting point. Completing the spider challange is next to impossible which is great if you love and want to keep the machine, will always give you something to shoot for.

cams43 has owned this game in the past.

7.726/10

13 years ago

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NickBuffaloPinball

Buffalo Pinball

Buffalo, NY

13y 94,550 1,461 18 53

This game is a great deal of fun initially, but so simplistic and easy that I can see it growing old quickly. That's not to say it's not a well packaged pin - the layout, art, sound, and backglass are top notch. Theme is lighthearted and funny.

NickBuffaloPinball edited previous rating on December 22, 2011.

8.922/10

13 years ago

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guymontag451

Wedgehead

Portland, OR

13y 92,800 1,006 25 170

SS is FUN FUN FUN. Sure it's easy, sure it's a little plain as far as variety goes, but the art and sounds are second to none. Great spooky theme, and the Elvira quotes are seductively hilarious. Stiff-o-Meter will keep you coming back indefinitely as it is an easy mode to start, but finishing it will really test your skills. Great for a quick no nonsense game. Love this one, wonderful simple but fun layout with a lot of cool design features and toys. Best backglass ever.

guymontag451 edited previous rating on July 24, 2023.

10.000/10

13 years ago

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yanek2rank

Inactive member

Calgary, AB

13y 35,875 27 8 26

Also one of my favorite pins. The game is fun, not too fast, has a great theme, and did I mention Elvira?!?!?! Super fun multi balls, a few shots are really easy and a few are tough. All in all a great pinball

yanek2rank has this game on the wishlist.

9.575/10

13 years ago

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Jcos

Inactive member

Unknown

13y 2,500 8

Good fun game. Easy yes but still very fun. Back glass spider fantastic.

9.808/10

13 years ago

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dcw2

Inactive member

Unknown

14y 2,500 11

sweet game play depth with a killer theme and incredible art/lighting/toys

7.993/10

13 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

Pinside+ Frequent

Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 155

We had this game at work back in the good old days of being an Air Traffic Controller (hey, we need breaks, too, ya know?) I don't remember much about the theme but I KNOW that this pin was one of 4 that got me addicted to playing. There were several funny lines from Elvira.

EDIT:I don't know what is better, the humor, sexual innuendo, or the game play but, having reacquainted myself with this pin recently, I must say it is more fun than I remembered! The Scared Stiff multiball is a tough little booger to beat

The_Gorilla edited previous rating on September 09, 2012.

9.936/10

13 years ago

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n2kenai

Inactive member

13y 33,400 136 10 43

Scared Stiff is the perfect spooky pin. You can't go wrong with Elvira's wonderful inuendo's. Terror from the crate is a great ball capture, and activating the Stiffometer is real challenge.

n2kenai edited previous rating on June 17, 2011.
n2kenai has this game on the wishlist.

9.340/10

13 years ago

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trimoto11

Inactive member

Unknown

13y 4,250 11 7

like this a lot I could play this all day every day

9.740/10

13 years ago

SAM

smassa

Pinside member

San Diego, CA

13y 86,900 6,012 9 68

Hard to go wrong with Elvira....A nice layout that punishes missed shots. Spider Multiball is almost impossible to achieve.

smassa edited previous rating on June 30, 2011.
smassa currently owns this game.

7.604/10

13 years ago

BMF

hawkeye11

Pinside member

Arvada, CO

14y 70,900 1,217 16 64

Great them and artwork on this one. I love the Elvira quotes. Fun pin. For some reason I like EATPM a little better.

hawkeye11 edited previous rating on May 30, 2014.

9.041/10

13 years ago

JMG

drbond

Inactive member

14y 62,400 1,473 7 85

Scared Stiff is an extremely fun pin & sequel to the Elvira & Party Monsters system 11 classic. Runner-up to TOM, as the prettiest looking pinball machine. Translite art is beautiful & playfield jumps out with incredible color/detail. Sounds are amazing, with lots of innuendo from Elvira herself. Tons of humor (stiff in the coffin, dancing boogiemen, & DMD dots). Dennis Nordman learned alot prior to SS. Lots of windy ramps (Boney Beast) & orbits that travel the entire machine (WH2O). The powerdown effect from Demo Man & Party Monsters returns during Scared Stiff's wizard mode. The crate is this game's greatest strength & greatest flaw. While being very fun to hit, especially for novices, it will get old FAST! The entire game can ultimately revolve around just hammering on it. Exploiting the spider wheel exposes problems with balancing; a never-ending game. You will sadly end up getting bored. Buy this one, but make sure to have another pin to play. Highly recommended play on location!

drbond has owned this game in the past.

7.195/10

13 years ago

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BLACK_ROSE

Pinside member

Lexington, NC

14y 116K 8,818 3 60

I Have owned this pin also,, Play's good but get's Repetitive and Bore-some Really QUICK !!!!

BLACK_ROSE has owned this game in the past.

8.800/10

13 years ago

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britrex1

Inactive member

13y 49,800 213 58

I had this machine for awhile and I really loved it I only have room for a few machines in my collection so I had to move this one on to make room for something different. I will own another one someday.

britrex1 edited previous rating on April 16, 2011.
britrex1 has this game on the wishlist.

8.867/10

13 years ago

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Shapeshifter

Pinside member

13y 150K 10,466 8 144

This game just looks excellent and the humour is just great. It engages and it is fun to play. Great quality as well and the playfield looks fantastic. My only criticism is that I would have preferred the ball to exit near the pops and not into the middle of the playfield. It has humour, fun but will it still be fun in 6 months time? It is a definite maybe in regards to buying one to add to my small collection. Update. Still not sure if it has lastability and wonder if I would get bored of the spider wheel. So close but still not sure.

Shapeshifter edited previous rating on May 30, 2015.
Shapeshifter has owned this game in the past.

9.640/10

13 years ago

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RobKnapp

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

13y 110K 3,116 13 183

Scared Stiff is a great pinball machine!! The left and right ramps are fun to shoot for .The crate is a great toy.Elvira's sexual innuendo is out of control funny!! This is great pin to trick out the G.I. and playfield with LED's. The lanes to the flipper in bright green gives a cool effect. Elvira grew up in my home town.Colorado Springs CO.Her parents owed a costume shop Petersons (Elvira's last name) Party Land.I remember seeing her in the store years ago.She is good looking.Scared Stiff is easy to play.But to master it ,well that will take some time .Great pinball to collect!!!!!!!

RobKnapp edited previous rating on March 09, 2020.
RobKnapp currently owns this game.

7.124/10

13 years ago

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JoachimR

Pinside member

Geel

13y 68,550 126 284

Very fun game when you play it the first time, but gets repetitive very fast. Not a good pin to have as your only machine. Didn't stay more than 3 months at my home.

JoachimR edited previous rating on February 22, 2011.

8.240/10

13 years ago

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ilovegames007

Pinside member

Westlake, OH

13y 61,800 687 4 20

Funny Game. Thought this game would get old, but its a keeper.
The humor in this game is one of a kind. The game designers were very thoughtful in this game

ilovegames007 edited previous rating on January 17, 2012.

9.674/10

13 years ago

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mountainmates

Inactive member

Crestline, CA

19y 32,000 1 3 82

Love this game and can't wait to add one to my collection.

9.900/10

13 years ago

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Muppet_Man

Pinside member

Redisham

15y 61,900 806 18 10

I've had one of these for over a year and it never ceases to put a smile on my face.
The hilarious double entendre one liners are a blast. Where else would you be able to hear "Oh, that's just made me stiff" and the less commonly heard but great "what a huge boner.........ssss"!
Great playfield design, with per excellence lighting, get a full set of LED's in it and it is totally incredible to play in the dark.
What's more, it's really easy to get into and enjoy, and yet if your an expert (which I'm not) getting the spider full light set is very difficult.
I can see that the "If it isn't damn near impossible to do, I don't like it" set, may find the gameplay too easy, but for most gammers who just want to play when they get time, and then just want fun, are going to find it super addictive and therefore never get bored with it.
Sometimes, just being able to play a game and have immediate fun is seriously underrated.
Spinning spiders, great speech, wonderful lighting and outstanding playability make this a top top machine.

Muppet_Man currently owns this game.

9.913/10

13 years ago

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brettj49

Inactive member

Forest Lake

13y 26,650 8 21

love to get scared stiffffff

brettj49 has owned this game in the past.

8.680/10

13 years ago

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Betelgeuse

Pinside member

13y 129K 3,643 72

I have had this game in my collection for a few years now and it may be the game I play the least. The ruleset basically involves completing simple shots a handful of times at your leisure to reach the Stiff-o-Meter. Only then does the real challenge of beating the meter come into play.
Having said that, the game IS great fun, especially for those who aren't so familiar with it or with pinball in general. The ladies love it! It's also great for when you want to bash around a pinball without investing a half an hour in getting to some supreme wizard mode. The audio is good, very funny, and the artwork is great (cabinet aside).

Betelgeuse edited previous rating on December 21, 2013.

8.163/10

13 years ago

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tatman9999

Pinside+ Frequent

Lisle, IL

14y 113K 4,655 48 31

very fun pin. Looks great sitting next to monster bash. I like to monster pins would like to get a cftbl and taf.

tatman9999 edited previous rating on September 19, 2010.
tatman9999 has owned this game in the past.

8.358/10

13 years ago

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Karzinom_Engel

Inactive member

Düsseldorf

14y 7,750 1 5 21

I think it's not the pin with the deepest rule set (otherwise completing the spiederman can be a challenge), but it's totally astounding how much love and detail work went into this sole pin.

The play/artistic factor is much more balanced than on 'Creature'.

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