Found 9 ratings (with comment) on this game

What’s the deal with the tiny flippers?

Just needs another mech like a vari target or captive ball

I loved playing this game but can see where it might get boring. It was refreshing and nostalgic. Not a lot of rules, just flip the ball around. Would be a great beginner game.

The game lacks any fun. The shots are boring and the game simply has no draw to want you to play more. The flippers are terrible and getting balls stuck between them and post that requires removal of glass or major tilt simply adds to the frustration of playing this pin. There is no flow to the game and it plays very choppy. The score display is an afterthought that requires too much effort to view.

I don't get it. Maybe it's just me but if I wanted an EM game, there are many out there to choose from that I can get for a couple hundred dollars. Why would I want to pay several thousand for a SS that's pretending to be an EM. If I'm looking at spending the kind of $ that's being asked for this game, There are many, many other titles that are much more impressive. I suppose if it was more fun, I might have a different attitude about it but it's just a very basic game with very limited shots.

That said, I do like the theme. The sounds are good, especially the can crushing sounds from the pop bumpers, and the artwork is very nice. It's a cool looking pin. I wish I could enjoy playing it more.

An EM machine for the modern era, a true throwback in design and look. At first I thought the score wheels were a display but they are actual reels! There is a tiny LCD display on the apron showing multiplayer scores and highscores. You would not even notice it if you were not looking and it is tough to read. If this machine was 3k I would love to grab one but at the pricing for what you get it is a little out of control. Choose it in your next league night and watch "rules lawyers" player lose their minds!

Looks great. Surprisingly fun to play. Nice to have some silly little flippers that pack a punch. Definitely worth a try!

Pabst Can Crusher is a re-skin of Whoa Nellie, and though games are virtually identical, the whole PBR packaging really elevates the game making it more fun to play than Whoa Nellie.

The artwork is fantastic. Really fantastic. The music is also really good, though the tracks are limited. The callouts are decent, though there's not a tremendous amount of variation. That said, the sound system is superb.

I wish there were an easier way to get the ball back to the top, and with 200 point targets, the scoring can be a bit lopsided, but overall, this is a fun one to play, with audio that really ties the game together. If you see it on location, give it a flip!

Can Crusher is a repackaging of Whoa Nellie. Which is a repackaging by Nordman/Freres that was based on the Gottlieb Continental Cafe layout from 1957. This review is based upon my Whoa Nellie reviews.

The Pros:
This game looks absolutely fabulous. Dirty Donny knocked this art package out of the park. This is a frivolous and fun pinball endeavor that will make players re-think about what older designs are really about. inside pinball jokes (and some blatant ones as well) are all over this table. Since the theme is alcohol, the campfire party with the mobile stabbin' cabin as the centerpiece of this art pax. I also REALLY like the shrooms on the bottom of the backglass. The details and sub-referrences are abound. The Batwing-Peeber can on the side of the cabinet and in the middle of the PF cracks me up! Good news for the SJW feminits! You can FINALLY play this game without worrying about offending anyone other alcoholics (but who cares about them... really)!

The Cons:
The novelty wears off quickly. The Party dude and gal sound quotes are drunkenly bro-noyying. Even when you drain the game can say "play better" and I'm not inspired one bit to do so. I understand what collectors are looking for in a game like this and I'm glad I had the chance to play a game or three, but I would not want to spend the $$$ that this game demands for the amount of game I get out of it. Limited production runs for bars and a $6400.- (ON SALE) price tag is for the ones who REALLY want a PBR pinball game. The head on this game looks cheaper than a Brunswick game bought out of the Sears X-mas catalog from the mid-70's. You can look from the side and see the boards and mechs inside the head standing next to the deck. Someone "might' pop open a can and spray those electrified components on a dare. Just sayin'... this game is fire hazard.

The Takeaway:
Find one if you can and play it. Then you can say you played it. This is one of the most gorgeous art packages ever put together since Gottliebs Canada Dry. Some collectors will search it out. Most will see this as a novelty game as compared to a "real" pinball game. So, relax, play some pinball and crack open a cold one!

Update:
I recently listened in on a conversation about Whoa Nellie from a number of people who had nothing but bad things to say about it.

1) The Price. $6995.-
2) An EM Design that has been "updated" and nothing more
3) Sentences that started out with the statements: "As an alcoholic, I find it offensive." "Who do these guys think they are?" and most telling: "As a Budweiser drinker..."

All valid reasons for the people engaged in the conversation to not (in their humble opinions) play this game. I disagree on all counts.
1) Don't buy it if you don't want to.
2) There hasn't been anything released like this game in decades. For that alone it should be celebrated.
3) Greg and Dennis are two of the NICEST, KINDEST, SWEETEST, HAPPIEST, AWESOMEST pinball people you have ever met. Ever. To hear the PC crowd show nothing but utter disdain for this theme showed me a level of ignorance and self righteousness that I had never seen before directed towards a pinball game and the people who produced it. Ever.

Consider that pinball art packages for as long as we know, have always been heavily influenced by bars and places where people drink... We would not have pinball today, if it wasn't selling alcohol fueled fantasies throughout pinball. Even today... pinball is sold with rock and roll, horror and debaucherous activities. Heck, WoOz has a Dorothy Upskirt shot as she is trying to escape from the flying monkeys. Feel however you want to about this game. I'm still gonna play it, pop open a cold one and enjoy it while I laugh and smile the whole time while I'm doing it.

Update v.2
No visible ball saver on the table. Must keep eyes on scores (eeeety beeety dmd and all). The music on this deck is AWESOME! Best played with friends. A fun table that is just that, FUN!