Top 10 Pinball Machines of All Time (According to Pinside User Reviews)

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  • @BAKU2K2
    @BAKU2K2 3 роки тому +11

    4:36 You mean Chicago Gaming. Chicago Coin was the predecessor to Stern Electronics.

    • @bigj2518
      @bigj2518 3 роки тому +1

      I understand that everyone may have a favorite for this reason or that reason, but as far as pure skill based pinball Addams Family and Twilight Zone are the two best. Out of the two tables I would have to choose Twilight because it has much more variety and there is not a game out there that gets you as hyped as when you tour the door and achieve wizard mode. One table that I never hear mention of that I would put up there was the Star Wars table from the late 80’s or early 90’s. Have you seen any of those floating around retro? I was talking to a buddy of mine about pinball the other day and I was telling him about how you could play the Star Wars game forever without dying. The left outlane had a kickback that wasn’t too hard to relight, the flippers were relatively close together, and if the ball went down the right outlane you could punch the ball between the flippers. The best part was when the ball went down the right outlane an animation started and it says Nooooooo, we would save the ball through the flippers and say Yes! I went to college in Lexington in 93 and I got paired up with a roommate from Texas, we became best friends. In the age before cell phones we called each other and picked a meeting spot where we could find each other, so of course I chose the arcade at the mall. While we were there of course I couldn’t resist playing Star Wars but what was crazy is that I put in 50 cents and when I walked away there were 25 or 27 credits on the game that I put on there over 2 or 3 hours and 5 or 10 people were gathered around watching. I felt like a super turd for keeping him there for so long and on the tenth or so time I asked him if he was sure he didn’t mind me continuing to play he responded “are you serious, this is the best thing I have ever seen!” Instant best friends after that, what a memory!

    • @danielharris1214
      @danielharris1214 3 роки тому +1

      @@bigj2518 Noob

    • @bigj2518
      @bigj2518 3 роки тому

      Hey Daniel Harris, you clearly have no idea who I am or how bad I can crush you on any and every obscure crap table that you and your pinball nerd brethren think is cool because nobody else knows that it even exists. You might share my opinion about Twilight Zone if you were remotely capable of touring the door 3 or 4 times in one game but the fact that you probably have only seen the wizard mode on UA-cam videos obscures your poor judgement. Anyone can be partial to a particular table due to a multitude of reasons ranging from accessibility to nostalgia to theme to affinity to certain shots. The fact that you refer to someone as a noob due to their choice of table simply exhibits that you are some kind of pinball snob or internet troll or both. Thankfully little weasels like yourself were nowhere in my vicinity while I was crushing tables far and wide and filling up every Machine with my initials from the bottom to the top. In the future if I care to hear your opinion I’ll tell you what it is first and then you can repeat it back to me.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      @@bigj2518 I have played that Data East Star Wars game many times.. it’s a classic.. great story.. thanks for sharing

    • @bigj2518
      @bigj2518 3 роки тому

      My pleasure, there was something about that game it played really smoothly.

  • @Serbofreak
    @Serbofreak 2 роки тому +3

    Addams Family, Funhouse, Dracula, Getaway 2, Indiana Jones, Shadow, Pacman, Red and Ted's Roadshow....

  • @johnytwotimes4072
    @johnytwotimes4072 3 роки тому +6

    Attack from Mars was my main reason for going to the local arcade from 15 to 25 when it closed. My high score was lost after it was repaired once. I miss that machine to this day ten plus years later

  • @TylerMcNamer
    @TylerMcNamer Рік тому +2

    Pinball is insanely popular here in Seattle. I've seen twenty people lined up for Cactus Canyon! The remastered high definition version of the game recently released. I've played it and it's outstanding!

  • @townlinetim876
    @townlinetim876 3 роки тому +17

    I want all of those machines.

  • @michaeljkasnter
    @michaeljkasnter 3 роки тому +6

    Deadpool never gets old!! Pin Woofer and other mods !!! Phenomenal flow

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      the snikt shot is super satisfying

  • @scottarosss7640
    @scottarosss7640 3 роки тому +4

    This list is incomplete without Addams Family

  • @stirgy4312
    @stirgy4312 2 роки тому +2

    I was addicted hard to one game in particular. That was Bally's Creature from the Black Lagoon. Eventually I made 1 quarter go a very long way sometimes over an hour! Extra ball! Extra ball!

  • @christopherzdebski5259
    @christopherzdebski5259 3 роки тому +2

    Twilight Zone, Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness Big name Classics!!!!

  • @Kariakas
    @Kariakas Рік тому +1

    Godzilla would be in this list now.

  • @antonvlasjuk3079
    @antonvlasjuk3079 3 роки тому +2

    I think Avengers , and Iron Maiden are the most beautiful Stern pins!!
    Fantastic games playwise too

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      Absolutely gorgeous machines

    • @antonvlasjuk3079
      @antonvlasjuk3079 3 роки тому +1

      @@CaptNRetro Ghostbusters looks really good too

  • @miguelangelgonzalez9835
    @miguelangelgonzalez9835 3 роки тому +4

    ❤️Theather of Magic, Arabian Nights, Elvira Mistress of Madness (Scared Stiff)❤️, Apollo 13, Terminator 3, Playboy, The Adams Family, Star Wars, Taxi, The Simpsons...

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      hell of a top 10 !

    • @antonvlasjuk3079
      @antonvlasjuk3079 3 роки тому

      Arabian nights is a gorgeous pin, but it is way to dependent of the lamp!! SS i really like!!

  • @jameskelvin6720
    @jameskelvin6720 3 роки тому +4

    I think Black Hole should be on there. Dropped reverse pinball game inside the main pinball game. It still blows my mind. Have a great NewYear!

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      right now Black hole sits in the #127 spot on the list...but yes..it is innovative and cool as hell!

    • @skippychurch2965
      @skippychurch2965 3 роки тому +1

      On the top 10? No man. No no no.

    • @WitchyWagonReal
      @WitchyWagonReal 3 роки тому +1

      Well, really as far as “Top Ten” tables lists go... it really isn’t fair to compare late model DMD tables with older System 11 or EM machines... or for that matter, in some respects the new LCD/OLED tables are a different animal from even the old dot matrix display games. The crazy complex toys and DMD of the late ‘90s are a whole different gameplay experience from the mid ‘80s tables, more so even than ‘80s tables are from ‘70s and ‘60s tables. More appropriate would be the rank “Top Ten” lists by era... some of these top ten in the video are the “post pinball bankruptcy” era (the “new pinball revival” era?) in the 2010s, and can’t really be called “greatest ever” yet. Not enough time has passed to see if the infatuation and fad experience has yet worn off... case in point, the Avengers game. It won’t be remembered as “all time.” 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @WitchyWagonReal
      @WitchyWagonReal 3 роки тому +1

      Black Hole is definitely on a “Top Ten” list all time... pre-DMD ‘80s machines. It was innovative for its time and competition. It’s traditional pinball, with a non-traditional multi-tiered playfield. With outstanding gameplay. But comparing it to like, say Medieval Madness, is to compare a Nintendo NES game to a Playstation 2 game... they are not the same animals.

  • @georgebaillie5395
    @georgebaillie5395 3 роки тому +2

    I ave enjoyed pinball for over 65 years but now I feel its passed me. Of the games on this list I have play three. The others I have never seen except in videos like this. I do heartily agree with number has been one my favorites for years.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +2

      the games have definitely gotten more crammed with stuff to do..but pinball is still pinball..hit the flashing light, keep the ball alive, make your shots count..now if only I could pay attention to my own advice! Thanks for watching!

    • @georgebaillie5395
      @georgebaillie5395 3 роки тому +1

      @@CaptNRetro happy daze.....have found a place with many of the newer games and an excellent selection of older ones. Downtown Tarpon Springs Florida at the Replay Museum. If you’re in the area must stop and check out.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      @@georgebaillie5395 awesome man! go play till ya pass out!

  • @ChicagoRetroGamer
    @ChicagoRetroGamer 2 роки тому +1

    This is a marvelous list. Props for compiling, I imagine it was a ton of work, but probably a fun one to work on.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  2 роки тому

      Thanks.. I need to do an updated list.. it’s really changed a lot in last year

  • @bigj2518
    @bigj2518 3 роки тому +3

    Twilight zone was the best game ever made, hands down.

    • @davegrams1438
      @davegrams1438 3 роки тому

      This and the Jurassic Park from DataEast (I think it is like 1993) Those are my 2 all time favs.

  • @SuperBoomshack
    @SuperBoomshack 3 роки тому

    Medieval Madness, Iron Maiden, and Creature from the Black Lagoon are my top 3

  • @catzblu999
    @catzblu999 3 роки тому +2

    Every pin - "This pin has it ALL"

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      that's cause they do..they just all do something different with it all

  • @Emceemur
    @Emceemur 3 роки тому +2

    Deadpool & Monster Bash look phenomenal. What if there was a Danzig pinball machine? You could make one...

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      dude..a Danzig machine would be the illest!

    • @hoganzeros3572
      @hoganzeros3572 3 роки тому +2

      There is a misfits table in vpx that looks good and plays lots of danzig vocals!

  • @youvsyou945
    @youvsyou945 3 роки тому +2

    Love the Iron Maiden, Tron Legacy is my grail though. Cool vid, thanks.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for checking it out! Love me some Tron man!

  • @VeraDragon
    @VeraDragon 3 роки тому

    Dang Attack from Mars at 6 now, that’s one of my all time faves next to medieval madness
    But I played the hell out of that thing as a kid at the restaurant near my house

  • @ScottParisi
    @ScottParisi Рік тому

    Great list. Would be amazing if any of these were available at the prices you mentioned.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  Рік тому +1

      There are deals out there.. I find em all the time.. watch the channel!

  • @sebs2306live2
    @sebs2306live2 3 роки тому +1

    This is great man !!

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      thanks so much for watching!

  • @thewoodbarionshow2223
    @thewoodbarionshow2223 3 роки тому +1

    Great video Man!👍

  • @clearstar8354
    @clearstar8354 3 роки тому +1

    Since the making of this video AIQ (Avengers Infinity Quest) has dropped all the way down to #13, it was #2 in this video, crazy to think it was ahead of JP?!

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      Time to update the list!!

  • @joeys5429
    @joeys5429 2 роки тому

    Can't believe Adam's family or getaway 2 or fish tales didnt get a mention

  • @bobbymalhi6082
    @bobbymalhi6082 2 роки тому

    Only played the virtual version of midevil madness, and loved it.

  • @BIGD-gj1vb
    @BIGD-gj1vb 2 місяці тому

    Always had a soft spot for Earthshaker ❤

  • @Ryanwilt444
    @Ryanwilt444 3 роки тому

    Hey Capt. there is a Deadpool machine on Craigslist in Denver for $5400 I was hunting when you mentioned it in the background video and it was the next machine on the list lol

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      that's crazy timing! I'm still looking for one

  • @billlumberg6086
    @billlumberg6086 3 роки тому +1

    Theatre of Magic -!!!! No 1
    forevvvvvaaaààaaaaaaaaa

  • @aaronnicholas5477
    @aaronnicholas5477 3 роки тому +1

    JJP GNR is like "Wait till they get a load of me."

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      it might be on the list by now

    • @expfighter5112
      @expfighter5112 3 роки тому

      @@CaptNRetro IF they ever get the playfield problems fixed!

  • @chmuso1017
    @chmuso1017 2 роки тому

    Sad to see TNA isnt here. But yes good list!

  • @McGoogger
    @McGoogger Рік тому

    Am I the only one who is obsessed w Segas Frankenstein machine

  • @waynegram8907
    @waynegram8907 2 роки тому

    Why do newer SS pinball games use AC solenoid selector circuits?

  • @purplegreenredyellow
    @purplegreenredyellow 3 роки тому +1

    Medieval Madness rules! Here is out musical tribute: ua-cam.com/video/q-g9xLx8FeQ/v-deo.html They took our pinball machines!

  • @nathanixslade
    @nathanixslade 2 роки тому

    What you use to plau in PC?

  • @TiltingT
    @TiltingT 3 роки тому +1

    So cap what is YOUR top 10?

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      don't worry..there's a list coming!

    • @TiltingT
      @TiltingT 3 роки тому

      @@CaptNRetro Cool Ill be looking forward to it!. Hope you and your family have a great New Year!

  • @howardbrown3164
    @howardbrown3164 3 роки тому +1

    Good too know you captain

  • @NeonNijahn
    @NeonNijahn Рік тому

    Why is the big lebowski game so underrated

  • @ruben_santos
    @ruben_santos 3 роки тому +1

    Just... Wow!! 🤘

  • @dudeimbaked1112
    @dudeimbaked1112 2 роки тому

    The last one you showed I played it in Tacoma WA arcade

  • @SatANGEL666666
    @SatANGEL666666 3 роки тому +1

    Twilight Zone is on the 9th place????? What the fudge?

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      I don't make the list..just the video!

  • @antonvlasjuk3079
    @antonvlasjuk3079 3 роки тому +4

    You gotta remove MM from this list, and add Stern's Godzilla... Fantastic game!!

  • @joym3357
    @joym3357 2 роки тому

    it also has several montypython and the holy grail refrances 8:26

  • @BrianTheTrader
    @BrianTheTrader 24 дні тому

    No love for black knight sword of rage?

  • @antonvlasjuk3079
    @antonvlasjuk3079 3 роки тому +2

    Medieval Madness is in my opinion not as good as JP, Avengers, or Iron Maiden!! They are 5 times better!!

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      I’m biased as my favorite pin has been MM since it came out.. I’m old..

    • @WitchyWagonReal
      @WitchyWagonReal 3 роки тому +1

      This is like comparing PS2 games to PS4 or PS5 games. It’s not that the new games are better or worse... it’s that Medieval Madness was the best game of its era and competition. You can’t compare, say Zelda on N64 to the new Zelda games and say the new one is “better...” objectively, most advancements in gaming are improvements, but the games of the time must be ranked by their era- if they still remain fantastic to play despite not being as advanced in technology as the newer games, chances are they are the “best” examples of the games at the time.

    • @antonvlasjuk3079
      @antonvlasjuk3079 3 роки тому

      @@WitchyWagonReal Medieval Madness is more a collectors game.... Addams Family is much more fun than MM is...

  • @Mechulus
    @Mechulus 2 місяці тому

    AIQ is great (I own it), but not a top 10. PinSide ratings are bogus because people who buy the machine need to justify their purchase and inflate the ratings. There's tons of 10.0 ratings on machines for that reason alone. Kick out all 9.9 and higher ratings, and ratings with no comment explaining why they rated the machine the way they did, and you'll see a much different picture.

  • @Guy-mx4fb
    @Guy-mx4fb 4 місяці тому

    I wish I owned a home to own these

  • @mrpb6399
    @mrpb6399 3 роки тому

    The original machines play so much better than the reproduction games.

  • @sixxdemon6634
    @sixxdemon6634 3 роки тому +1

    No addsms family...?

  • @bluecatlullaby818
    @bluecatlullaby818 3 роки тому

    Anyone else looking forward to tomb keeper mansion pinball releasing tomorrow?

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 3 роки тому

    Infinity quest should have been infinity Stones related.
    After AVENGERS ENDGAME...

  • @chiichii52
    @chiichii52 3 роки тому

    How is black knight not on this list?! :(

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      I don't make the list! and i love BK too!

  • @havardhagen2278
    @havardhagen2278 3 роки тому

    How do you rate Guns`n and Roses from JJ?

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      it's amazing..i'd give it a 9 out of 10..too much Fat Axel for me!

  • @tylerrue3108
    @tylerrue3108 3 роки тому

    Downvote for using footage of virtual pinball instead of the real thing. It isn't THAT hard to find a real machine.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for telling me why u didn't like the video! Most people just click thumbs down and hide..I appreciate the feedback and interaction!

  • @covercalls88
    @covercalls88 2 роки тому

    My Williams Indiana Jones machine has really dropped off the list. Still it is a keeper as I bought it for $1200 10 years ago, except for the faded cabinet the rest of it is a 9.. of the 16 games I own the only one still on the list is the Twilight Zone conditoin 8 in my bank at home, another keeper I picked up 8 years ago for $1000 which was the last one i bought.. My collection is probably worth about $65,000, Machines now days are just too expensive to consider buying any more.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  2 роки тому +1

      You can still find deals! My channel is all about finding gems for rock bottom prices!

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 3 роки тому

    And with STERN INFINITY QUEST game...
    They should let THANOS take over gameplay with the infinity stones..
    Well now you're high scored gone backwards with the time stone...
    And reality stone..
    There's suddenly magnets under the playfield... That will try to mess up your gameplay..
    And reality stone..
    Your high scores suddenly goes backwards...
    Mind stone..
    Your high score don't mean nothing and wiped out.
    Because he can.
    And sole stone.. you now have unlimited free life..

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      you should design pinball machines

  • @viciousvictortee1298
    @viciousvictortee1298 3 роки тому

    Where's Nedry? Check the vending Machines....

  • @tomgold5006
    @tomgold5006 3 роки тому +1

    Cactus canyon

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      an awesome game..but not a lot were made..it's rare..but word is Chicago Gaming is going to be re-releasing it soon!

    • @tomgold5006
      @tomgold5006 3 роки тому

      They had it at my local coffee shop so as a teen we would play high noon very high

  • @banned849
    @banned849 3 роки тому

    hello students

  • @tommyhatcher3399
    @tommyhatcher3399 3 роки тому

    Everything new I find ugly. That Deadpool game just looks like a mess to me. Wish I had that Iron Maiden pinball. Great band. First thing I'd do, though, is make Eddie look a little less like Lord Zedd.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      Deadpool is very busy artwise..but man oh man the flow of that game is awesome!

  • @jaywilliams8730
    @jaywilliams8730 3 роки тому

    Oh come on no black rose?!

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      Don’t think that one is even top 50... but I don’t make the list! If it’s in your top 10 that’s cool!

    • @jaywilliams8730
      @jaywilliams8730 3 роки тому

      @@CaptNRetrofirst uh hi didn’t think you see this second what’s wrong with black rose it’s dope pirate theme pinball machine I will admit it’s no pirates of the Caribbean’s but still

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      @@jaywilliams8730 nothing wrong with it.. I love that game.. I’m a huge Bally guy.. and it clicks a lot of boxes for me.. but this list is compiled by user ratings over at Pinside.com and I don’t think Black Rose has cracked the top 50.. there are a lot of amazing pinball machines and Pirates are a big theme and have been throughout many decades.. I dig a good pirate flick and pin too!

    • @jaywilliams8730
      @jaywilliams8730 3 роки тому

      @@CaptNRetro oh ok got it thanks for the clarification

    • @mightycirus
      @mightycirus 2 роки тому +1

      Black rose is sexy machine I love that machine i played it at a six flags long time ago I am glad it’s on the ps4 fx3 pinball because Williams pissed me off when they took away twilight zone from normal pinball arcade for the ps4 they are assholes for doing that

  • @Xmechful
    @Xmechful 2 роки тому +1

    This list is bullshit. Stop listening to everyone else's opinion and go play them. William's Indiana Jones isn't even on your list! Where's Adam's Family? I could go on...

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  2 роки тому +1

      Maybe if you paid attention to the title.. you’d understand that I don’t choose the games, it’s based on Pinside user ratings..

    • @Xmechful
      @Xmechful 2 роки тому +1

      @@CaptNRetro you posted them anyway, my point is the list is BS

  • @MegaHowtoMan
    @MegaHowtoMan 3 роки тому

    I like your enthusiasm but there's no way Jurassic Park should be number three. It's a jam fest with confusing rules and tight budgets shots. I got the new guns and roses, that should definitely be in there

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому +1

      I don’t make the list.. blame pinsiders

  • @chrisgardiner2215
    @chrisgardiner2215 3 роки тому

    Pinbot...class of 1812.... black hole...... big bang bar ?????? wtf

  • @eddiethepizzahero
    @eddiethepizzahero 3 роки тому

    Those newer sterns do not deserve to be in the top 10.

    • @CaptNRetro
      @CaptNRetro  3 роки тому

      go to pinside and let em know!

    • @eddiethepizzahero
      @eddiethepizzahero 3 роки тому

      @@CaptNRetro you and I both know, that's useless. Or do we?

    • @ladiesman2048
      @ladiesman2048 3 роки тому

      Jurassic Park and Elvira don't deserve a spot but Iron Maiden and Deadpool definitely do. Heck, Deadpool's ruleset and layout are so good it could even be number one!