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8.998/10
25 days ago
Royal Rumble is genuinely in my top 3 games so far, but I'm a crazy wrestling fanatic.

That said, I think it's a secret gem of its era, even when I'm trying to be objective about it. The Deadman shots are great, the modes are engaging without being daunting, getting in the ring and doing the belt challenge is actually really difficult, and the banzai ramp is fun to shoot and also challenging. The tag mechanic is a hoot, and every time I see Yoko smashing Hogan with a steal chair, I laugh.

The art is great and period perfect. The cabinet itself is a little plain, but pretty normal for its time. The execution of different wrestler themes is incredibly executed, and the animations on the DMD are truly iconic. Especially if you get a color DMD. it's also got amazing callouts.

My one complaint is that it has all the faults of any wide body game, and it's not unusual to watch the ball float and drain on a given launch before you can do anything.
9.418/10
25 days ago
The most recent Black Knight game was the first pinball my brother showed me that made me understand why this hobby is so amazing. Great mix of difficult, theme, and I'm a sucker for a good adversary based game, particularly one that mocks you well.

That said, I was chomping at the bit to try the previous two games, and 2000 did not disappoint. The first time I found it on location, it stuck it's hooks in me and did not let me go. The music is some of the best in pinball, and the rules and gameplay, while simple to understand, are mechanically and technically challenging. The callouts in this game are, to me, the very essence of pinball, and I found myself swearing back at the Knight as he mocked my attempts at advancing the king's ransom. I genuinely felt like I was getting kicked in the teeth over and over by a powerful foe, and the lightning crashes and thundering choir of music drove it home. I was at the Knight's mercy, and it was incredible. The retrofuturism and fantasy vibes together are killer.

The game is fast and fun. Outside of the cabinet art, which is very serviceable, this is the best pin I've ever had the pleasure of playing. It's what pinball is at its very best. The one small complaint I'll make of the game is that it's very right flipper dominant.

But my first time on location, I probably played it alone for 7+ hours, and had no interest in playing the other 50 games this location had. I had been saving to buy my third pin, found a deal for a fully refurbished one within 5 hours of my house, and immediately made a deal to buy it. It now graces my home, and I can safely say it will never, ever, leave, barring financial ruin. It's easily my favorite game after a year in the hobby, and I put ten to twenty plays on it every day I'm actually home. I genuinely feel like it's the best purchase I've ever made. Not even just in pinball.
8.620/10
25 days ago
Is it the best pin ever? No. Is it fun as hell? Yes
9.352/10
25 days ago
My favorite EM at the moment. Two ways to increase bonus: complete drops, or complete 1-4. Only one drop on either side is lit for the higher “bonus” score, so it’s a sharpshooter’s delight. My strategy is to focus on the bonus until it’s up to 3000, then focus on hitting lit shots. It’s a great league/tournament game, very balanced. Put a powerball (ceramic ball) in this pin, and it’s even more fun.
8.916/10
25 days ago
Simple, fast and fun!
8.540/10
25 days ago
My current favorite. Super fun, love the thrashing fish topper, EZ for anyone to get on and have fun. Plays fast. Quirky music is the best.
7.233/10
25 days ago
Lots of fun. Easy to play for newcomers. Like to have one some day.
9.400/10
25 days ago
I love this machine, extremely fun to play and addictive. My local arcade has one and I spent a few hours on it! I plan on making this one my second machine behind Jaws. Love the style and theming of this machine. Easy to learn the fights and the humor cracks me up every time.
7.812/10
25 days ago
Played it a lot. Originally played it on a mobile phone game app version (and that was more fun than the real thing). Super beautiful table. Overpriced. Lots of innovative features for its time. Love the Middle eastern guitar riffs when the blue triangles count up your score at the end of every ball. Nothing else like it, very unique.
5.995/10
25 days ago
Played it a lot. Kind of just flat. Made me want to purchase and watch the old tv series. That's about it. Video clips were the best part.
6.870/10
25 days ago
Scooby CE is one of the most beautiful pinball machines ever made, with a high degree of polish in all art, lighting, and animation assets. However, I found a lot of the gameplay to be initially fun and interesting, but after owning it for 4 months, I got tired of the wide body floaty feel, the huge outlanes drains, the spotty center drain save feature, and how punishing certain bottom playfield shots were. The actual gameplay feels a bit choppy and disorganized, and the upper playfield, while initially gimmicky and interesting, started to wear on me, as it's the primary shot of the game, and tremendously slows it down. Once you figure out you can backhand into the mystery machine every time, it becomes too easy to start modes, and the multiballs felt kinda cheesy and gimmicky. I also don't love that the multiballs are locked as basically their own modes, and can't be activated in any other mode. The addition of the green ghosts and multiplayer in the newest patch added spice that the game desperately needed, but I found myself avoiding playing the game. The ball times are long because of the upper playfield, and you aren't really rewarded at all for doing anything except starting modes, which are easy to start, but difficult to complete. The shaggy shot too, or the ball dropping from the mystery machine mechanism tries to drain down the center everytime unless you nudge well at a specific point in the shot. The lower playfield is basically just a fan design, but still somehow slow.

It feels like it should be a more forgiving family game, but to me, played less interestingly and more difficult than other controversial games like Black Knight: Sword of Rage or TMNT. I actually like those two games, and made better progress on them as a decent player at best on location than I ever did with Scooby at home.

The shooter was wonky and needed constant maintenance to actually launch the ball. I did everything I could to love this game, to justify spending almost 10K on it, but its actual gameplay feels like it's missing something. The equivalent of eating plain mashed potatoes in pinball. S tier presentation, D+ gameplay. Honestly, the best days I had with it was the first day I owned it, and the day I sold it.

I found myself only playing it when I had company over. It's an attention grabber, but the actual game feels super dodgy against other shooters, and slower than even other upper playfield games. There's little flow, and while the gimmick of the ball being spit out from the hidden scoops captures the theme of the gang getting lost, it really hinders strategic gameplay. I'd only recommend this game if it's a dream theme, as whimsical as it is.
8.240/10
25 days ago
Had a chance to play this many times at my friend's house. Crazy hard and super complicated but way fun once you watch a few videos and try a few things listed in the manual. I would say it's made for expert pinball players with a lot of time to learn it. Best music ever, feels like a trip to the movies when you were a kid. The better you get on it the more fun you have of course. One of the best modern tables Stern makes.
6.279/10
25 days ago
Played this at NEXT LEVEL in Hillsboro Oregon. Super hard and fast single level playfield. Linear play. Killer sound quality and music (if you like the throbbing pulse of techno pop). Biggest subwoofer in the industry. Wish the artwork, back glass, playfield, and animations told a better story of destroying the nuclear power plants. Light show is killer. Call outs not so clear. Can feel like the same game all the time quickly. Totally worth playing but really takes you down a peg if you think pinball is easy.
8.308/10
25 days ago
Found this game at NEXT LEVEL Hillsboro Oregon. Most fun game there next to Fish Tales. Seen it before but those were not tuned, broken, and no fun to play. But this game was tuned up fresh, strong, and fun. Lots to do. Many places for the ball to go. Easy for newcomers. Great music, call outs, and animations. Go 90's DMD's!!!! Looking to buy a restored version at some point...
7.633/10
25 days ago
Two types of animation (under-playfield spinner and hula dancer in the backglass make this game more fun to watch/admire than many games. The advancing values of the stepladder kick out holes also make for plenty of chances at high scores and extra balls.

When played as a two-player game, it’s especially challenging to avoid leaving your opponent a potential 500-point score. Playing Paradise solo is fun and challenging, but not as fun as with two players.

This game also seems like it should have four-digit score if instead of three digits and a light for the 1,000 score. It’s not easy to score more than 1,999 points, but it’s also not impossible, especially with extra balls and a 500-point shot once you have achieved all of the A-B-C-D targets.

It’s also tricky to get a good feel for the side-to-side slingshots. They are located higher up on the playfield and not super close to the flippers. This makes the game different from most games with slingshot bumpers.

Overall, a quality game … one I’d be happy to own again.
10.000/10
25 days ago
Easily one of the best machines I've ever played. The shots are smooth and the theme is timeless. It's the perfect combo of TWD, Godzilla, and JP.
8.073/10
25 days ago
Totally different experience
played on location right before closing and cranked up sound for 4 games. Loved the music (soecifically the bass) and will have to dive in more. Flippers not only looked different but felt different. Got a couple multi balls on last game and it was crankingly fast…thought I sucked at just over 6 million but for not utilizing the shotgun and doing well on battles had a ton of fun. Walk off an older game and onto this and be in for a sprint
9.560/10
25 days ago
Love this machine. I have around 35 plays and no sign of slowing down! The team did a great job of implementing theme and ruleset that fits Jaws perfectly! Great visuals and smooth gameplay! The whole family is loving it!
9.760/10
25 days ago
WOW just WOW!!!! This game shoots absolutely amazing and is super fast. The rules are super easy to understand which I really appreciate. Cabinet artwork and backglass look amazing as well. There is nothing wrong with the Richard Dreyfuss call out they actually sound really good. The cinematic music really adds to the feel of the game and brings you into the Jaws universe. I really think I might like this better than Godzilla. I have nothing to bad to say about this pin at the moment. I will update if something changes.
9.640/10
26 days ago
The bump in the right outlane and the life ring earn are both super cool fun features to this game.
8.400/10
26 days ago
Well first off, I've owned this game since Sept 2021 and my pin was one of the first out the door being #29. The game should have never originally shipped with the code it came with, it was far too early of code. To put into perspective the menu had volume control ( up was down and down was up) and had an option to turn flippers "on" or "off". That was it for the menu. The game code was so poor and undeveloped. I was truly disappointed. I have no idea why I kept it but it did. Well, FFWD to today and its' latest code 1.15a and my opinion is entirely different. It is incredible what good code does for a game. The elevators are faster, there are many more opponents, the sound is better and it is finally fun to play. This game has come a long way, it's fabulous...and I can't believe I just wrote that. I hope you who is reading this review gets to play one some day with the new code.
9.900/10
26 days ago
Pops and drops, bonus, and specials. Super player
10.000/10
26 days ago
Pops and drops, bonus, and specials. Super player
9.677/10
26 days ago
Great layout, spin a card bg feature great fun. Easy to understand and play for players of all skill lrvrls
8.051/10
26 days ago
All my games have a custom apron card. Note that they all claim each game is the best in the collection so don't come at me; I admit there are better games in the world than Jaws Pro. Having said this, here's my apron card—

Jaws Pro (2024) is the best game in the NCP collection and the fifth design from Stern's acclaimed "Team Elwin." Look—not everybody loves these films and I hesitate to perpetuate myths that make us irrationally fearful of the natural world. But the geometry of this game is creative and fun, the rules and modes are absorbing and understandable, and the fin is a really cool gadget. When things heat up as you get the hang of this game, the drama and excitement of the films may draw you in. Play this game a few times and see if you become a selachimorphaphile yourself!
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