Stern

Spider-Man

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This game received 717 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.427 _/10

8.427

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 1st in the game group "Spider-Man". The group itself ranks #39 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.722

Artwork: 7.925

Sounds/Music: 7.941

Other Aspects: 8.655

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8.560/10

8 years ago

RLH

Ryanleroy

Inactive member

Salt Lake City, UT

11y 13,250 1 3 7

Tried and true playfield layout like AFM. I keep coming back to play more. However, something about the whole game feels a bit cheap/clunky. Also the dmd animations appeared low in resolution.

7.599/10

8 years ago

KL

knockerlover

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 126K 2,002 39 1

Not a huge fan of this game. If I found it on location as the only pinball, I would probably pass.

7.069/10

8 years ago

AGB

Ramtuathal

Pinside member

Louisville, KY

8y 63,650 123 1 148

Spider-Man gets great reviews, but I've never found the game all that interesting. Theme is important to me, and I like comic book character themes (esp. Marvel), so my rating is probably somewhat inflated in that regard.

The playfield is kind of boring and the toys are just so-so (Sandman is pretty neat, though). I keep hearing that the ball can really get flying on this game, but I've yet to experience a great ball on any of the machines I've played on.

The ramps are a little tricky and the call-outs are a little confusing at times. I'm going to keep playing this game to see what all the hype is about, but I think it will turn out like MM did for me; I'll be an outlier on this one forever.

EDIT: I didn't change the rating much, but the more I play SM, the more I dislike the Sandman position on the PF - reminds of the SDTM generator that AFM has with the Flying Saucer shot. Still, I did bump the animation rating to top notch (though that is weighted pretty light for me).

Ramtuathal edited previous rating on April 25, 2016.

8.143/10

8 years ago

HHH

Bookhouse_boy

Inactive member

North Sydney

10y 16,650 3 24

There's lots to love about Spider-man. A table well worth its reputation

7.469/10

8 years ago

D L

charliebrown2417

Pinside member

Kent, OH

8y 54,400 136 5 352

A fun game. It doesn't have a ton of gimmicks, but the sounds and music are great.

8.412/10

8 years ago

DEF

yyyyyikes

Pinside member

9y 34,400 156 18 11

I didn't really ever want a spider-man, or a stern for that matter - but saw one at a good price and was aware of how much people like the machine so....err...well...
I love it. It's ruined other machines for me though as they now feel slowwwww - spidey is flippin fast, the ramps are really well placed *slight/complete copy perhaps of AFM pop bumpers/sandman-mothership/bouncy green things and all but i'll let that go*. Doc Ock is good and the multi-balls are good - balls don't always get in each other's way as there's loads of different shots to send them to.

The artwork's pretty ugly with straight-from-the-films plastics etc and the animations are properly rubbish though i quite like the multi-ball one. May be a good thing though as i'll never feel bad about modding this.

I would say though that everything feels cheap. You feel like pretty much anything could break at any moment, which may just be a general Stern-of-this-era thing, but it matters. Also, there are loads of places where the ball can get stuck. I put tape in several places and even a whole pinball behind the Venom figurine. Good fun though.

Update: Went back to Spidey after years away, got an LED ColorDMD, the animations are now actually pretty good - I think this is a great mod for Spider-Man. Put some mirror blades in it too which are always great. Still think the game feels flimsy but it's much nicer now.

yyyyyikes edited previous rating on March 16, 2019.
yyyyyikes currently owns this game.

8.695/10

8 years ago

MCC

cooked71

Pinside member

Sydney

10y 155K 9,247 19 39

Surprised at how good this game is. Super fast, yet deep enough to keep you coming back. IMO its got something that ST lacks despite a similar layout.

cooked71 has owned this game in the past.

7.264/10

8 years ago

NAD

pinheadpurdy

Pinside member

Charlottesville, VA

9y 46,400 21 6 18

Fun Steve Ritchie three-flipper layout, but lacks a good 'hook' IMHO. Rules are a bit too deep for must to understand, Sandman center arrangement gets old and Doc Ock is notorious for rejecting perfectly placed shots. I do like the combo encouragement and a lot of the rules, but I find GG and Venom confusing. Pretty fun gameplay overall though... not a drain monster.

9.440/10

8 years ago

MRZ

Marz70

Pinside member

Genk

13y 27,750 4 17

Very fast pin, nice machine to keep when you are short with pins in your gameroom. Also nice to have when your gameroom is full of pins ????
It's a top 10 pin, no doubt about it !!

Marz70 currently owns this game.

8.664/10

8 years ago

CIN

Lumo

Inactive member

Schieti

9y 9,250 6

One of the best Stern game. Deep ruleset and great lastability.
Great game for the beginner and for the experienced player, since the beginner will appreciate the game variety, and the experienced the deep ruleset.

8.370/10

8 years ago

ROB

rcbrown316

Pinside+ Addict

Webster, NY

9y 81,300 3,688 22 10

great looking game. love the theme, lighting, color scheme, figurines etc. sound was tinny, gameplay was too long per ball and repetitive feeling to me. as I understand it it's just how stern machines of this era feel. just didn't stack up against my B/W games with regards to wanting to play another game. I just wanted to finish then move on. sold it in 9 weeks

rcbrown316 has owned this game in the past.

9.900/10

8 years ago

AJB

AJB4

Pinside member

9y 93,550 793 7 37

Another outstanding pin from Steve Ritchie and Lyman Sheats. Really has a great feel to it - lots to do with excellent variation in shots with differing objectives - so much more than just shoot for the blinking lights. Good for players at all skill levels. At first I was not really getting it, now that I have played it a bunch I totally get it. It is a great game with a lot of challenge but not impossible to get deep into the game and potentially even complete the objectives. It is my go-to pin.

NOTE: Now with COLORDMD, this game is just outta this world. An all-time great for certain.

AJB4 edited previous rating on June 08, 2017.
AJB4 has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

9 years ago

CNY

TheCnyPinGuy

Pinside+ Addict

Sherrill, NY

11y 123K 3,593 10 54 2

I have nothing bad to say about Spiderman

Stern pin made by Steve Ritchie with a very deep rule set

great dots and music

Wonderful light shows

TheCnyPinGuy has owned this game in the past.

9.700/10

9 years ago

NIC

NicToria

Pinside+ Member

Osceola, IA

11y 61,550 789 26 6

Another modes game.. Give it a shot if you can...... Find a good one and enjoy the ramps and flow....

N.

NicToria currently owns this game.

7.556/10

9 years ago

JCZ

Meegis

Pinside member

9y 100K 2,740 242

Game is alright. More hype than necessary in my opinion. Not a keeper for me.

7.659/10

9 years ago

DEC

Don333

Inactive member

O.p., KS

10y 6,250 2 17

Only played about 5 games...but wasn't bowled over. Maybe I need to play it more..

9.360/10

9 years ago

BBF

Bigbossfan

Pinside member

Oromocto, NB

10y 56,300 1,012 3 18

Loved this pin. Would have back in my collection anytime.

Bigbossfan has owned this game in the past.

9.203/10

9 years ago

???

Speed

Inactive member

Lake Charles, LA

11y 53,300 418 7 30

Would love to add one. Come on vault edition!

Speed has this game on the wishlist.

8.440/10

9 years ago

???

DavidJames-1863

Pinside+ Frequent

Iron Mountain, MI

9y 43,900 16 10 22

Really like this game. Fast. Love the Flow.

DavidJames-1863 edited previous rating on September 22, 2016.
DavidJames-1863 has owned this game in the past.

9.120/10

9 years ago

RAB

tigerpin

Pinside member

Springfield, MO

9y 42,050 95 9 12

Great flow to this game. At first I didn't care much for this machine, but after a few games, it is now one of my faves.

8.232/10

9 years ago

SSS

scottydoesntknow

Inactive member

Woodley Reading

11y 34,650 33 4 37

Amazing game currently my fav pin in my collection of 16, great fun to play keeps you coming back for more sterns best pin in my opinion!

scottydoesntknow edited previous rating on April 15, 2016.
scottydoesntknow currently owns this game.

8.725/10

9 years ago

JP

oohlou

Pinside member

9y 66,800 609 26

Great layout, lots to shoot for. Great rules to keep things interesting. Great sound (I love the new take on the old spider-man theme song!). Pretty good playfield and cabinet art. Most important of all though, it is fun!

The only thing lacking on the pin is the DMD animations are poor. Scenes taken directly from a movie do not translate well to a DMD. I would prefer custom animations.

oohlou edited previous rating on April 10, 2017.

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9.420/10

9 years ago

QAT

davidtheakiva

Pinside member

Raleigh, NC

11y 29,650 4 1 8

All in all, probably the best modern Stern pinball!

9.096/10

9 years ago

BW

indybru

Pinside+ Frequent

Barrington, IL

9y 105K 1,683 9 11

I was able to play at the Expo in Chicago and this was the pin I always wanted to come back and play.
I think banging away at the Sandman created the initial appeal but this was very fun. I love the look and play of this machine.
I would like to own someday and probably should have bought the one for sale at the Expo. I can see why this is so well liked.

7.714/10

9 years ago

RAP

RyanStl

Pinside member

Fenton, MO

9y 134K 12,057 1 108

Spider-Man is fun to play. It has good flow with lots to shoot for.

RyanStl edited previous rating on March 16, 2015.

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