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This game received 40 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.110 /10
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game design: 6.894
Artwork: 8.607
Sounds/Music: 4.319
Other Aspects: 7.187
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9.155/10
2 years ago
Fair Oaks, CA
This game is actually really a great player. Solid and fun. It is simple, yet always a pleasure to play. The rules are challenging, but not overwhelming. For a game of it's era, I find it one of my favorites. This is a game I can always go to and have a good time playing. I think it's one of the most underrated games out there. Lots of drop targets, decent combinations, and above all some of the most awesome artwork ever in a pinball machine. I happened to be a big Spiderman fan, especially by artist Johnny Romitta, legend has it that this Morrison basically just traced Romitta's artwork. That wouldn't surprise me, because it's exactly the way Romitta would have drawn this play field and backglass had he been assigned the task.
So, one of my all-time personal favorites and a real sleeper.
So, one of my all-time personal favorites and a real sleeper.
Araxá
7.128/10
3 years ago
This was my first pin I ever owned. I got new boards, displays, and had it professional serviced. When I got it home my family and I loved it. My wife loved the simple game play, my son and I loved the artwork and it was a blast. It's has a switch on the board that instead of giving you a free credit it gives you 50,000 points and 5 knocks. It was way fun to go for and hear the knocker go crazy when you got it. Honestly the only thing I absolutely hated about the pin is I was fixing it about every other month. Even with the new upgrades.
Pros:
Great artwork, fun shots, and if set up right can be a fun challenge.
Cons:
Upper flipper is pretty much useless and the whole pin is plagued by Gottlieb electrical issues.
Takeaway:
This pin is absolutely beautiful from backglass to playing field. Simple gameplay is fun but also challenging. Sound is decent for a pin that was one of the first to have sound. Great game to have for the family but get brushed up on your circuit board and sodering skills. Your going to need them.
Pros:
Great artwork, fun shots, and if set up right can be a fun challenge.
Cons:
Upper flipper is pretty much useless and the whole pin is plagued by Gottlieb electrical issues.
Takeaway:
This pin is absolutely beautiful from backglass to playing field. Simple gameplay is fun but also challenging. Sound is decent for a pin that was one of the first to have sound. Great game to have for the family but get brushed up on your circuit board and sodering skills. Your going to need them.
8.318/10
3 years ago
North Vancouver, BC
For me to like a machine it's got to have great art and be fun to play, and this machine has both of those. The art is as it should be and looks terrific, though I wasn't a Kraven fan, I'd rather have The Rhino or Mysterio in there.
The audio...ho hum. I would love it if it played the 60's cartoon theme, or even some that poppy jazz stuff from the cartoon, but no such luck.Change it to the tones and turn down the volume and it's ok.
I think the game play is good. Yeah it's a wide table, but you need that room for all that cool art. One of the last good ones from Gottlieb, Bally and Williams were taking over. It's a winner.
The audio...ho hum. I would love it if it played the 60's cartoon theme, or even some that poppy jazz stuff from the cartoon, but no such luck.Change it to the tones and turn down the volume and it's ok.
I think the game play is good. Yeah it's a wide table, but you need that room for all that cool art. One of the last good ones from Gottlieb, Bally and Williams were taking over. It's a winner.
7.859/10
5 years ago
Vibrant classic comic book color to this one. Well combined with the theme. Gameplay a little slow at times but improves with accurate shots.
3.109/10
6 years ago
Portimão
Oh boy...ok as a previous owner, I fell entitled go give my opinion.
For comic book collectors - Great showpiece, amazing.
For pinball collectors - If you love the history of pinball, vintage machines and a 20+ collection, sure it's great to have\look at.
For a causal player - This is as fun to play as watching ice melt.
I liked the backglass, that's it.
For comic book collectors - Great showpiece, amazing.
For pinball collectors - If you love the history of pinball, vintage machines and a 20+ collection, sure it's great to have\look at.
For a causal player - This is as fun to play as watching ice melt.
I liked the backglass, that's it.
8.378/10
6 years ago
This pin looks like it just jumped right out of a comic book! The game play is decent, though the outlanes are a brutal killer to me. Fun, but not overly exciting. Now the artwork and theme on the other hand, AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING. The Amazing Spider-Man is awesome and certainly timeless. And they got the artwork right on this one for sure, looks just like the early 1980's Spider-Man comic books. The playfield and the backglass both have just perfect artwork, and the cabinet itself is an absolute beauty. Cabinet is silver with Spider-Man logos, and a webbing effect all over! Can't say enough good things about this game.
7.219/10
7 years ago
The Amazing Spider-Man is an interesting wide body pinball game of the early SS Gottleib vintage.
The Pros:
A varied PF with lots of shots across and around a big ol' playfield. The art package lends itself to the classic look and feel of those old Marvel comic books. When properly maintinted, is surprisingly fast.
The Cons:
Boring sounds and slow play if not set up properly. BG's are prone to flaking. Suffers from early Gottleib SS electronic issues.
The Takeaway:
A good game that relies on the building of bonus and shooting all over the entire PF. Get this game dialed and put it right next to your Gottleib Hulk pinball game for the perfect compliment to this classic early Gottleib SS table.
Update:
I got to play a game that was set up nicely and had the replacement board set in it. This game gave me a much better impression that other copies had in the past. This game now has much more to consider that I had originally thought.
1) Your first plunge, do you go for the pop bumper roll over (which lites the pops for 1k for the rest of the game) or do you try for A/B lanes?
2) The 3 saucers have to be collected to collect the bonus. Why have I not seen this feature on any other game out there?
3) Bonus X is king. I like the lit drop target on the right hand side of the table for bonus X. Unfortunately, there are so many other ways to increase your bonus X that it kind of negates the skill involved with this alternating shot. Adding extra green targets is awesome with collecting all 3 saucers at the top of the PF. However, by the time you've done this... you probably already have your bonus maxed at 5x already.
4) Still no real reason to use the upper flipper.
5) The standup at the top of the PF is a great shot... just not much reason to shoot it.
6) The spinner is a great shot, rip it!
7)When waxed as it should be, is surprisingly fast. In the same speed league as Paragon and Embryon.
Scores reworked in the positive. Still not a brilliant game, but it's better than I originally thought and that's always a nice surprise.
The Pros:
A varied PF with lots of shots across and around a big ol' playfield. The art package lends itself to the classic look and feel of those old Marvel comic books. When properly maintinted, is surprisingly fast.
The Cons:
Boring sounds and slow play if not set up properly. BG's are prone to flaking. Suffers from early Gottleib SS electronic issues.
The Takeaway:
A good game that relies on the building of bonus and shooting all over the entire PF. Get this game dialed and put it right next to your Gottleib Hulk pinball game for the perfect compliment to this classic early Gottleib SS table.
Update:
I got to play a game that was set up nicely and had the replacement board set in it. This game gave me a much better impression that other copies had in the past. This game now has much more to consider that I had originally thought.
1) Your first plunge, do you go for the pop bumper roll over (which lites the pops for 1k for the rest of the game) or do you try for A/B lanes?
2) The 3 saucers have to be collected to collect the bonus. Why have I not seen this feature on any other game out there?
3) Bonus X is king. I like the lit drop target on the right hand side of the table for bonus X. Unfortunately, there are so many other ways to increase your bonus X that it kind of negates the skill involved with this alternating shot. Adding extra green targets is awesome with collecting all 3 saucers at the top of the PF. However, by the time you've done this... you probably already have your bonus maxed at 5x already.
4) Still no real reason to use the upper flipper.
5) The standup at the top of the PF is a great shot... just not much reason to shoot it.
6) The spinner is a great shot, rip it!
7)When waxed as it should be, is surprisingly fast. In the same speed league as Paragon and Embryon.
Scores reworked in the positive. Still not a brilliant game, but it's better than I originally thought and that's always a nice surprise.
8.232/10
7 years ago
Great widebody Gottlieb! Classic comic book artwork, and has some fun shots trying to get multipliers and extra balls. Not for everyone, but a great example of early solid state. Gets a lot of play when people come over. I honestly prefer this over the Stern.
8.964/10
8 years ago
Definitely my favorite widebody game. And I prefer it to the later Stern title. The art is AWESOME, and the layout of shots is great, varied, and unique. A brilliant pin from its generation.
Litvinov
7.952/10
8 years ago
This was one of my favorite Gottliebs from the 80's. I love the artwork (would love to get one of the backglasses for my wall). I hated to work on it though. The Gottliebs always had problems with those edge connectors and they were a pain!!
Overall, the game play isn't bad. The wide body adds some character to it.
Overall, the game play isn't bad. The wide body adds some character to it.
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