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Pinside rating

This game received 236 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.328 _/10

7.328

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #200 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game design: 6.79

Artwork: 7.922

Sounds/Music: 7.693

Other Aspects: 6.93

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7.737

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7.664/10

37 days ago

STE

dergroover

Pinside member

1y 27,550 9 16

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

70 days ago

DAD

IPlay4Profit

Pinside member

Beaumont, TX

6y 21,400 7 7 7

Ahead of its time.

IPlay4Profit currently owns this game.

7.664/10

3 months ago

TKM

Daditude

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

2y 242K 5,872 8 259

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.

7.660/10

5 months ago

T H

Pjitegior

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

1y 17,500 71

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

7.857/10

9 months ago

LAW

the_quail_man17

Pinside member

Plymouth, IN

<1y 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

1 year ago

ELF

Axaios

Pinside member

Χαλκίδα

2y 37,050 208 5 11

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

Axaios currently owns this game.

9.200/10

1 year ago

???

Macman1979

Pinside member

Atlanta, GA

1y 21,150 11 7 12

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.

10.000/10

1 year ago

NAT

NatetheGreat

Pinside member

Unknown

3y 18,400 4 8 16

Underrated.
I understand that many feel the movie sucked and I agree to a certain point, but the pin is awsome.
To lowball rate this just because of Jar Jar Binks is kind of silly.
At least during game play, when the hologram of Jar Jar shows up on the playfield, you get to shoot him down with the ball and cause him pain, lol.
I also understand that alot of people rant and rave about how superior Revenge from Mars is, which I respectfully disagree with.
Their isnt that much of a difference between the two other than the theme and RFM having the ramp that lifts up and down from playfield for shots which is nice of course. But other than that, RFM isnt that much better.
Star Wars in my opinion has better music and better hologram animation, and similar fun factors, but of course that's just my opinion.
I also like the fact that Star Wars has an old school plunger to shoot ball into the playfield which RFM does not have. And also the light saber looks bad ass.
With the exception of Jar Jar binks, I find Star wars to be just as enjoyable and fun as RFM, or at least almost depending on your taste.
If you hate Jar Jar on the playfield, then just rip him off of it and put a Darth Maul or Darth Vader figure in its place.
Lmao.
But seriously, me personally I love this game. Visually stunning.

NatetheGreat currently owns this game.

7.907/10

1 year ago

DJS

Swoods5688

Pinside member

Bay Village, OH

3y 62,650 191 10 28 1

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

2 years ago

JLH

PrincessJillian

Pinside member

3y 27,900 14 12 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

2 years ago

APO

Happy81724

Pinside member

3y 95,050 868 11 48

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.

Happy81724 has owned this game in the past.

7.963/10

2 years ago

CUZ

mcuzz

Pinside member

4y 106K 365 129

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

2 years ago

PPD

Boat

Pinside member

Calgary, AB

4y 89,050 1,003 3 88

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

2 years ago

POO

Poopiehead

Bounce Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

2y 28,800 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

2 years ago

NEW

newtoit

Pinside member

Bradenton, FL

7y 68,100 1,307 11 22 1

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

2 years ago

LJC

gandaft

Pinside member

Irishtown, NB

6y 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.

8.577/10

2 years ago

BAD

Diospinball

Pinside member

Joliet, IL

2y 71,800 1,326 9 64

I really like the whole concept of pinball 2000, and I think its a shame it never caught on. I hope to play Revenge from Mars one day. As for Star Wars Episode 1, yes its based around a not so great movie, but its a heck of a lot of fun. I think the layout of the playfield is nice. You got two ramps that you can shot for, and then the middle of the playfield is the main one. When you activate a game mode, you then get to fight and destroy stuff, and I love using my lasers. Cool effect how they put the lights into the playfield floor for the lasers. Great animations and just a cool hologram effect, and there are a lot of game modes to where you can play this over and over again and still not go through them all. While not my favorite pinball machine, I always try to play it at least once whenever I am at the pinball arcade that has it.

Diospinball edited previous rating on November 23, 2018.
Diospinball has this game on the wishlist.

6.591/10

2 years ago

LGN

Loganpinball

Pinside member

3y 73,300 493 31

Revenge from Mars is better, but I like episode one too. it gets no respect for the movie it is after which doesnt help it. I found a never used ep1 kit and it such a shame that this was the end of pin 2000. The swap is easy and I wish they made others for it. Pinball 2000 system could have evolved nicely. It really is a good platform with unique features.

Loganpinball edited previous rating on August 11, 2019.

7.609/10

2 years ago

MAR

sportecto1

Pinside member

Hardthausen Am Kocher

6y 30,400 64 3 13

Fun Game. But RfM us the better one of the Pin 2000.

sportecto1 has owned this game in the past.

6.761/10

2 years ago

SUS

Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

3y 37,750 4 1 72

This pin is alright. The modes are pretty basic and you'll be hitting the ball up the center a lot, but the ramps are actually fun shots and there is some fun to be had in the modes. This game is like a worse revenge from mars, as they are both pinball 2000 games they play similarly.

7.183/10

3 years ago

MIK

mjfisher

Pinside member

Boronia

6y 40,300 195 19 18

Meh - good to have if you already have an RFM so you can swap it in and play it for a few weeks, then go back to RFM for a few months. Rinse and repeat.

Light sabre is pretty cool, sound is great but game itself doesn't have much. Very easy for newcomers to play and they enjoy it. Something different to have in your collection though.

mjfisher currently owns this game.

8.415/10

3 years ago

JDS

SwimLaw

Inactive member

3y 28,150 53 19

My parents bought this and I played it a ton growing up. It is not the most sophisticated pinball out there, but it a super fun game, especially in group play. Given the fact it has fantastic call outs and original music, plus a huge glowing lightsaber on the playfield, what is not to love? Super fun in multiplayer.

8.836/10

3 years ago

DDK

davkonw

Pinside member

Springville, NY

5y 39,900 18 9 25

It's Star Wars which makes it a winner for most alone. It is underrated because of the theme. Jar-Jar gets a bum rap. It play's great in the Pin2k format the RFM is a great machine call outs and theme is better on that. But after watching them in shows and on location for a long time, You can't go wrong with either they get allot of play. SW ep1 has a great flow, and is just FUN to play. Art work is what you expect Star Wars not just Black letters down the side. Music comeon DUh.. And nothing is like P2K lighting or play. I had the Data East machine and loved it and now this blows that away. But that is the 1st so it will always be a great machine. The Trilogy is the weakest link after playing that and the new Stern. Grab it because the price is Great and most likely to go up.

davkonw has owned this game in the past.

8.596/10

3 years ago

???

union76

Inactive member

Melbourne

3y 6,000 4 10

PIN2000, oh what could have been.....

union76 currently owns this game.

9.900/10

3 years ago

B60

B60WizWorld

Wizard’s World

Fort Wayne, IN

3y 82,650 13 266 10

Awesome

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