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This game received 231 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.232 _/10

7.232

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #234 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 6.751

Artwork: 7.839

Sounds/Music: 7.541

Other Aspects: 6.803

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7.725

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9.200/10

21 days ago

RHK

R67en

Pinside member

Iowa City, IA

3y 29,900 26 11 15

Just picked this pin up! In my opinion, it highlights all the best of the film and the potential it had. The movie gets a lot of hate, some warranted, some not so much, but it had a lot going for it - fantastic characters (Darth Maul, Quin Gon, Obi Wan, Padme), incredible battles (lightsaber duels, droid fights, space battles), and amazing environments and scenes (podracing, naboo, underwater, etc).
The pin makes great use of these and the rest of source material, and integrates the theme really well. It has a dozen or so mini modes to play, and they take advantage of a lot of the scenes pretty well. There's a decent amount of variety in them, and the extra buttons to shoot lasers add a lot to the game.

I think Pinball 2k was the future of pinball, and this pin definitely showcases what could have been. It's counterpart, Revenge From Mars, hasn't aged well, imho. Seems a little clunky, and definitely suffers from 1999 style. I only note that to say that Episode 1 doesn't have that same feel. I think it's aged really well, and feels great (although I do wish the video was 1080p).

Criminally underrated pin imho. Won't leave my collection any time soon.

R67en edited previous rating on July 21, 2022.
R67en currently owns this game.

4.655/10

54 days ago

VEE

Veemonroe

Pinside member

London

1y 35,550 55 4 75

Played once at The Pinball Office in the UK.

Honestly, this is comedically awful. It’s got about one shot and WAY TOO MANY modes involving the execrable Jar Jar Binks. One mode involving Jar Jar Binks would be enough and a mode about shooting Jar Jar in the foot [sic] was more than enough. One play was plenty.

If you want a video/pinball combo game, Revenge from Mars is way better.

In summary: Absolutely appalling.

5.986/10

85 days ago

KOJ

koji

Pinside member

Surrey, BC

4y 87,550 1,377 13 52 1

The shots feel mind numbing in this game, but the theming is pretty cool with the pinball 2k graphical tech.

8.185/10

4 months ago

SRE

Merendino

Pinside+ Frequent

Coos Bay, OR

9y 35,900 76 3 13

Ah, Pinball 2k. This game gets the pimp hand due to Revenge from Mars being favored over it but in all honesty they are basically the same game. Does Mars have a more lasting theme and less annoying sounds? Of course! SWEP1 really takes you back to the exciting time when we all stood in line (again) for a new Star Wars movie. What followed (good, bad or indifferent, was what it was); it should be noted that this machine is HEAVY AS HELL. Under play field area is SO clean and nice, I wish more games were like this. If you can find one for a good price, snag it. It's perfect for beginners and kids and really stands out in a lineup.

Merendino has owned this game in the past.

5.403/10

6 months ago

PIE

SilverballGamer

Pinside member

3y 42,900 14 2 52

This game just sucks, honestly. They could have done so much better with the theme, and it just fell apart (and I’m not even a fan of Episode 2).

Pro’s:
Artwork and animations are well done.

Theme itself (while still being episode 1) could be excellent for a pinball machine.

Con’s:

Dictionary definition of a one shot game (where the one shot is extremely deadly yet the only thing to go for).

Playfield lighting is poor, and makes the game look extremely dim.

Other then the center shot, there are two ramps (with strange, fake digital spinners), two scoops that have little purpose other then to get multi-ball, and a left loop. Out of all those shots, only the ramps seem to have much of a bearing.

Goal of the game is to get 4 modes, wizard mode, advance rank, repeat, making the game become very tedious.

The game killed off Bally/Williams for good, which is just sad. They should have gone off with a bang.

Overall, just a lousy game and not one I have any interest to play again. If you are going to play a Pinball 2000 game, stick with Revenge From Mars. While it still isn’t that great, and is drastically inferior to AFM, it is a much better game then Phantom Menace.

7.936/10

6 months ago

JSL

creamyjeremy

Jeremy's Downtown Arcade

Nampa, ID

1y 31,650 35 12 10

Disclaimer: I really liked Pinball2000 back in the day and still do.
Also, I purchased this machine for a public location and that mind set will be reflected in my rating.

A recent addition to my arcade.
At times, a rather great game.
It doesn't take long to learn, but it also doesn't teach you important things.... Did you know you have another ball waiting to be shot during lightsaber battles? No, well, it's not going to mention it. Once you figure it out yourself, it's all good.
What do lasers do? Did you notice the little icon that says flipper button/action button? No? Well, it's the only thing on the instruction card. Yes? Well... it doesn't tell you what an action button does.

Once you learn to play, it's pretty alright.
The video modes vary somewhat (no explanations, of course)

Overall, it's a nice mid-tier pinball that should be fun to play occasionally.

If you don't like Pinball 2000.... well... there's only 2 of them release, so it's easy to pick other machines to play.
I think this uses Pinball2000 pretty well.

Note: I may have seen Episode 1 once, many years ago. It holds no special meaning to me. It's possible I enjoy this game because I *do not* have any special feeling for the movie or its impact on the franchise.

creamyjeremy currently owns this game.

8.901/10

7 months ago

???

kicksaveking

Pinside member

Silver Grove, KY

<1y 23,150 1 3 6

Hitting the top left and right ramps over and over is addicting. Flippers play very smooth. Display mirrored on playfield is not a gimmick and is impressive given the date of release. This game isn't discussed enough. The example I played seemed to have an underlit playfield.

7.652/10

1 year ago

EJH

ehex9

Pinside member

Saint Albans Town, VT

2y 44,500 1 8 178

This game is ok. If it wasn't for the theme it would have been a dud.

3.360/10

1 year ago

SCC

mrgone

Pinside member

Casper, WY

11y 113K 5,062 4 53

Pin 2 k, so much that could be done with this platform.
See wizard blocks.
And they made this.
Sub title could have been, never leave jpop alone to do anything.

8.672/10

1 year ago

???

Gustav

Pinside+ Addict

Vienna

1y 24,250 1 27 11

Underrated machine. Yes, its already a very computerized pinball, but fun playing.

Gustav currently owns this game.

7.664/10

1 year ago

STB

dergroover

Pinside member

3y 32,050 32 24

Sound and lightning is a blast. Especially when you change the playfield inserts to LEDs.
Code is not as deep as Rfm but has a lot of very nice Star wars animations. The action buttons are well integrated.
It makes fun but gets old fast; Playfield layout becomes boring after a while because it does not offer a lot of variety. Maybe a deeper code could compensate that.

8.000/10

1 year ago

DAD

IPlay4Profit

Pinside member

Beaumont, TX

7y 27,800 14 13 9

Ahead of its time.

IPlay4Profit currently owns this game.

7.664/10

1 year ago

TKM

Daditude

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

3y 257K 7,957 14 268

Not as fun as I would have hoped. It is repetitive, and the worst of the state wars pins in my opinion. Go for the DE version instead.

Daditude edited previous rating on September 10, 2020.

7.628/10

2 years ago

T H

Pjitegior

Pinside member

Bergen

3y 23,750 134

Really great game for new players. Easy to learn and appealing theme. Too bad Williams broke their back on this one.

7.857/10

2 years ago

LAW

the_quail_man17

Inactive member

Plymouth, IN

2y 31,650 7 139

Although this machine may have lead to the down fall of a great company this Williams 2000 machine is a lot of fun! It’s simple yes but it’s still fun. The shots do get extremely repetitive, however if your a fan of the movie then playing through the scenes makes it worth while and enjoyable.

the_quail_man17 edited previous rating on March 11, 2020.
the_quail_man17 has this game on the wishlist.

8.208/10

2 years ago

ELF

Axaios

Pinside member

Χαλκίδα

3y 65,100 317 8 13

Very fan game which offers a totally different game play than other pins. Not so complicated it is however something really different.

Axaios has owned this game in the past.

9.160/10

3 years ago

DPM

Macman1979

Pinside member

Osage, IA

3y 27,650 11 20 13

One of John Papadiuk' most beautiful pinball machines that he ever designed. Right up there with Circus Voltaire in my opinion. What a clever integration of the light saber and the video on the playfield that William's implimented on the Pinball 2000 units. Watch the movie Tilt, and play a pinball 2000 unit and then come back and give a rating on this. I mean, everyone celebrates Joursey Jack and the new Sterns for having "video integration with LCD screens". Williams did this 20 years ago and pioneered the Technology. George Gomez and everyone at Stern knows this. If this game had of came out today, everyone would have said it was the most technologically advanced pin they have ever seen. It was just way ahead of it's time! 20 years ahead to be exact! Please, play this game before you rate it.

Macman1979 edited previous rating on August 17, 2020.
Macman1979 currently owns this game.

7.907/10

3 years ago

DJS

Swoods5688

Pinside+ Frequent

Bay Village, OH

4y 77,800 360 12 35

For the hate that is out there for this game i think it is a pretty cool concept. It has some repetition on shots but it has some fun modes. Probably not the best game in a small collection. One of the first pins friends play when coming over.

Swoods5688 has owned this game in the past.

8.023/10

3 years ago

JLH

PrincessJillian

Pinside member

5y 28,400 14 9 11

Great game, it was the last of the Bally/Williams pins ever! The Pinball 2000 was the best thing that could have happened and it is too bad it had to end. Great game, right on theme, home run when it comes to tech. Too bad it has some of the annoying episode 1 characters, you know who I am talking about...

This is one of my go to games in my house, people love the screen, the "VR" on the play field, and the playability of the game.

PrincessJillian edited previous rating on May 06, 2019.
PrincessJillian currently owns this game.

7.988/10

3 years ago

APO

Happy81724

Pinside+ Member

5y 124K 2,000 56 1

Hated this pin when i played it but got a chance to own it reasonable and spent time on it. The verdict, very fun, has a lot of innovative qualities for the time but not huge in depth. We have a pretty decent size line up and I catch myself playing it more and more. I wish they had a chance to make more
Than two. Playfield swap would of been simple and you get a whole new game.

7.963/10

3 years ago

CUZ

mcuzz

Pinside+ Member

6y 112K 450 135

Very repetitive but fun game to play once in a while. I really like the theme but the cabinet is awkward and the lighting is really dark.

6.906/10

4 years ago

PPD

Boat

Pinside member

Calgary, AB

5y 96,800 1,208 5 90

I want to like this game more, but there isnt much here. I like star wars and episode one, but its hard to give points to any pinball related features such as code or toys

8.273/10

4 years ago

POO

Poopiehead

Bounce Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

4y 30,800 31 10

No, this isn't a machine for purists, but if you have kids (or friends new to pinball), this may belong in your collection. It's immediately accessible, and truly fun to play. It does lack some depth in the ruleset, and once you beat each of the modes there's not much to keep you coming back, but the experience is visually stunning, and unique, if not subtle. Huge hit for the kids, though somewhat less for me.

Still, I'll play it just to hear "Duel of the Fates" and watch the saber light up.

8.652/10

4 years ago

NEW

newtoit

Pinside member

Bradenton, FL

8y 69,350 1,320 11 22

I don't see why everyone dumps on this game it looks great and plays good

newtoit has owned this game in the past.

7.796/10

4 years ago

LJC

gandaft

Pinside member

Irishtown, NB

8y 34,000 4 23

This game for the year 2000 shows vision for it’s time for future game design. Very innovated and seems to get a negative review due to the movie and not for the machine and game play.

gandaft has owned this game in the past.

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