Top 10 Greatest Pinball Machines Of All Time (SDTM, 2023)
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2023
- THE TOP 10 GREATEST PINBALL MACHINES OF ALL TIME!
The PinGods proclaim what games are the greatest in all of pinball history and SDTM is simply here to preach their all-knowing choices. Don't kill the messenger!
COMMENT BELOW, what is the greatest pinball machine of all time? Do you agree with the definitive list given by the PinGods?
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Star Trek & LOTR are great calls. A few people have mentioned it already, but Monster Bash is a top 2 or 3 for me. EVERYONE loves this game, its easy for beginners. The music is incredible. Good shots, simple rules. Wizard mode is a goofy good time. All the voices and one-liners! This game is so underappreciated.
agree with Monster Bash...it's incredibly addicting...
I'm waiting for Halloween season and then I'm gonna try it
Monster Bash and Fun House did not make it but I was glad to see Medieval Madness did
Surprisingly Twilight Zone did not make the top10.
ST TNG and LOTR are good inclusions.
I've tried to explain to my non-pinhead friends why I love Godzilla so much and it's hard to articulate it. From now on, I'll just show them this video because you guys captured and articulated it perfectly. Great job.
Ahhh thanks! It truly is just all around greatness
You guys should do a top 10 best designs for each pinball designer. That would be fun to watch
Thank you for this video! I've never considered pinball as a hobby until I watched this video, then spent the weekend tracking down some of these machines around my area. I think I'm hooked now..
Welcome to the club. The addictively awesome club!!!
That's really cool! I love the pinball map. Pretty much every machine I want to try is near my area.
Solid list guys! Great to see more videos from you two. Keep it up!
Big thanks my friend
@@SDTM I'm a new fan as well :)
I do agree with many of the picks on the list, but Twilight Zone definitely should have been on here IMHO, but we all have different tastes. The playfield on the Zone was SO revolutionary when it came out, was an "extra wide", and had the most shot options for the longest time. I love The Shadow, but I would have swapped those two. At the end of the day, it's hard to condense it down to 10 picks. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the great content!
Thanks and many agree with you on TZ
Leaving TZ off this list makes me question the whole list. Huge oversight.
Really enjoyable video! Godzilla at #1 surprised me a little but I too love modern Stern’s, and am partial to the music tie-ins with Metallica, Iron Maiden, and AC/DC. Your whole list including HM’s makes me want to check out ones I don’t know as well. Just from a personal experience, I really enjoyed Mustang, Harley Davidson, Tales of the Arabian Nights too.
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I'm a pinball casual but the first one that really gripped me was Black Knight Sword of Rage. The black knight in the middle with his flail was so cool to me and the music really sold it. Magnasave was really cool too because it was the first machine I played that had a button in the center. If I could own any machine it would be that one hands down. It has a special place in my heart and I wonder what you guys think of it.
The topper on it is also so legendary
BKSOR is legendary. I would definitely put it up there in the top 10, especially for a sequel, which is kind of rare in pinball.
Oh damn cool game especially the pro. We feel the prem/LE upper playfield is flawed and kind of ruins the game
@@SDTM Why out of curiosity? Is it too over powered or just underwhelming from a gameplay perspective?
With proper nudging you can stay up there infinitely. Which makes it boring.
Yes. This is what I loved about you guys when you first started your videos. Thank you.
Glad we brought it home this time for ya.
Great list, guys! We always based a game by the magazine replay and how many weeks it took a game to pay for itself. Twilight Zone, Addams Family, Medieval, Attack from Mars. All excellent games, but the machine that paid for itself...that's double what it cost...STNG. Yep, 8.5 weeks and it had doubled what we paid for it. I didn't really even care for it because I was an original Trekie fan and not so much the new Star Trek stuff, but it grew on me. Most of our machines took 40 to 75 weeks, so this was unheard of for us.
Mata Hari, released in 1978, is still one of my all time favorites. It has three distinct ways to win, which is very unusual for any machine.
And I would agree with #1-never wanted Zilla but my son was a fan, so I bought it. Elwin is a genius. Doesn’t get old. Great game.
Same here (Zach)
Thanks for doing more videos guys! Your my #1 favorite podcasters😊 My Honeymoon with Jurassic Premium was short lived and soon felt no joy playing it. Fortunately I just able to trade UP to a Godzilla premium and the joy in my collection is back. My son said that I really got the better end of the trade even though I forked out some 3k cash for the powder coated (even the wire forms)/customized modded out GZ. I can’t see myself getting tired of Godzilla.
Thanks for the kind words my friend! Oooh what color powdercoat did you go with in the GZ?
@@SDTM Heat Ray blue all the way down to the flipper rubber… so cool!
Great video 👍
I predict jersey jack Harry Potter pin will be on the list next year.
Your #3 and #4 picks are my #1 and #2. Being that close gives me a lot of faith in you boys! :)
But... your #1 is my #3. Damn well done list!
Best 3rd flipper shot lives in Funhouse. 4 shots available to make from that one flipper alone (mirror, Rudy, Trapdoor, Hot Dog.)
biggest smile on my face when you guys put Ghostbusters in the top 10. probably between this and Tron are my favorite games. GB is just so underrated I feel and people don't give it enough credit. I love that you can play it a few different ways, sometimes I just try to go for as many ghosts as I can and just fall into the modes. I was one shot away a couple weeks ago from starting "We're Ready To Believe You".. been chasing that feeling since
Thanks. Yeah we’ve been told for years we are wrong about certain games, and then, over time people actually play them before crying about our takes and end up loving them. We take it as a badge of honor now.
I think while GB is a great game, people who bought it new and were involved in hobby when the designer was arrested for child molestation, have a hard time separating the game from him. Even though a lot of people worked on it. He signed my game at a show and I just couldn't look at it everyday.
Monster Bash is #1 for me. It has such a fun and approachable theme. It is easy to understand, and each objective is just fun.
Thanks, we have that one in our local lounge, and I haven't played it yet. It's hard to get me away from Medieval Madness
This will definitely be one of the most intriguing yet controversial episodes but I’m glad you made it! Will return to this comment after watching to give my take.
I agree with the list for the most part. Hard not to mention Elvira. Code and theme are 10 out of 10, and the playfield layout rewards skilled players, but doesn't leave out the beginners.
I like the list but to not have Monster Bash even mentioned…toys, code, difficulty, it’s inviting to walk up and play, funny, and a classic theme.
Good argument and many would agree with you
My favorite game of all time- Jonny mnemonic 2nd =)
@@SDTM You're great at handling the list critics!!!
Not sure if you guys go back to comment on old videos but I’ve been going back and forth on the TWD Pro vs Premium. If price didn’t matter would you go Pro or Premium? I’m a little worried that the lifting ramp would be super annoying but the light show, spinners, walker bombs and etc. look interesting. I’ve played the Pro a ton and love it (Top 5 pin maybe even #1) the light show is a little lacking but it still somehow works. just wondering if the Premium would take it even further or not? there’s no local premiums for me to try out or I wouldn’t even ask this question.
My top 10 constantly changes but the one thing that never changes for me is that ...There needs to be more pins with Dirty Donny art packages! It's been too dang long!
Agreed!
Completely agree..
Yep - LOVE my Metallica's Dirty Donny artwork!
I agree with you choices. Even if i didn't it wouldn't matter to me cos I find you guys so darn entertaining. Please keep doong what you do. Also please have more Mrs Bone content 😂
You’re amazing! Thanks bud!
I’m looking to buy one good pinball game for my man cave. Deciding between Stranger Things and Aerosmith. I haven’t gotten super skilled at pinball yet, but I want something everyone can come over and enjoy. Do you have a couple thoughts on each comparatively?
A case for Adams Family. There’s a reason Adams Family was one of the most produced pins, it’s fun for everyone who plays! Still one of the best producers in an arcade after decades. It should be on the top 10 if for no other reason than non-pin ballers know it/remember it as a favorite. If it could be reproduced, it would outsell all other reproductions. On location still gets more than a thousand plays a month at a quarter a play.
Addams Family should easily be on the all time top ten list. Way ahead of its time!
Couldn't agree more. The Thing....the Magnet under the board...the "It's SHOWTIME" on the multiball. This is and will always be my #1 on the greatest machines of all time. I'm not sure how ToM finished ahead of it...as a runner up...I love that game as well...but...Addams Family is the GOAT.
I’m glad someone noticed this omission. There would arguably be no pinball machines out there if it wasn’t for TAF. It introduced a generation to pinball. All current machines are sitting on the shoulders of this giant
played godzilla and deadpool for the first time last week. Stern did such a good job on them.
I am looking at getting a Pinball machine for out house. Haven't played one since I was a teen. It has been a looooong time. lol! Thanks for the comprehensive list. Really helped out a lot. I am looking at getting themes that interest me more then others, so Star Trek and Jurassic Park are the ones I am looking at.
The reason I love your show is because you guys are just fun even when your being self aware you have fun with it.
If we aren’t having fun then there’s no reason to record. Hell, Greg and I find ways to have fun and shoot the shit at a bus stop or in a Mexican restaurant.
I played most of these Pins today actually.Pinball Pete's in Ann Arbor Mi has all 10 of these machines that you mentioned . Great video guys.
Dang we wanna get up there some day
@@SDTM Pinball road trip adventure documentary coming soon???
How is the Twilight Zone not on here. Best game ever. Lost in the Zone best complete ever.
It is a great wizard mode no doubt
That was my question!
Probably top 3 for me.
I’ve also never even gotten to try a Godzilla machine yet though so now I’m kinda psyched to see what it’s all about.
My favorite pinball is Addam's Family. Though I think the greatest pinball of all time is Theatre of Magic. As the magic box gives you different things to do.
Yeah theatre made our Honorable Mentions and yes Addams is such a classic. I own one and really enjoy it (Zach)
I haven’t read the comments, but how in the hell does Iron Maiden not make the list? I was never an Iron Maiden fan, but I absolutely love this pin. It’s all subjective and I buy/play what I like and IM will never leave my collection. Just my $.02 worth.
It was a tough one to not put on there. We went back and fourth for about an hour on that pin alone. I love it as well. (Greg)
This list is perfect. I was intrigued at 5. Perplexed at 4, but after the top 3 I totally get it and I think I agree. I have vivid memories playing LotR as a teenager. It is the table that got me hooked on pinball. It rivals Medieval Madness for my favorite pin of all time.
Current newly released favorites are Jurassic Park and Godzilla though. What excellent tables. Godzilla especially is just a masterpiece. Both tables have such fun toys and you never feel like you’re out of things to do. I think the variety of objectives you can play for at any time is what makes them so fun to replay.
Love this list and I really enjoyed the explanations. Well done.
Still can’t decide on my own first pin though… MM? LotR? JP? Godzilla? Or maybe the better question is how many can I fit in the basement…
I've been looking forward to trying Godzilla. At the pizza place I go to almost every day, they have Medieval Madness which is my go-to, but when it's occupied or when I get bored, my go-to is always Jurassic Park. You have good taste in pinball.
Back in the 70’s Dad’s business was an amusement company. The main 3 I remember us having were 8 Ball, Playboy, and KISS. Those would be considered vintage machines today. We had those when Gunfight was the most advanced in video games.
Only two I would have added to either the Top 10 or honorable mentions are AC/DC and Monster Bash. Two great bales that I don’t get tired of playing. Great video! Thanks!
You guys mentioned MM and how it ranked top in all these lists, and my brain went "yea but for real AfM is nicer.. almost the same thing, but feels even better to play.. why isn't that even rated higher by all these experts?", and then you guys made my pinball day. TBH i am not a big pinhead or anything and far from great, rarely play for real (mostly on PC with a game pad, but we have a local pinball club that have monthly open-to-public-days i am happy to attend once in a while, enjoying their AfM among other classics & newer machines), so having some of the "experts" finally agree with what i'm thinking in regards to MM felt like i knew something all the time that simply got ignored by those that should know better than myself lmao...
That’s awesome! Haha thanks for chiming in, it’s nice getting that feedback.
Well it's good to know that I have a few pins in your tip 10. I don't agree with your assessment, but I can only pick the games I have played. Of course my top #1 game is medieval madness.
Always enjoy your show.
Thanks buddy. And by no means is this our personal top 10 because I don’t own and won’t own some of these on the list.
This past weekend I played No Good Golfers and that was surprisingly a great pin. The Shadow is also up there.
Yeah gofers is underrated
i love gofers
Keep this great content coming!
Keep the love coming!
I'm not a hardcore pin-head, but my favorite is the old pinball classic: Xenon.
YES Dead Pool ( made the list )
Man they better make a whole bunch of them during sterns October run !!!
My top 10:
1. Twilight Zone
2. Theatre of Magic
3. Tales of the Arabian Nights
4. Alien Poker
5. Black Knight
6. Medieval Madness
7. Monopoly
8. Cactus Canyon
9. Baby Pac-Man (videogame/pinball hybrid)
10. Flash Gordon
I ran to the garage, phone in hand to hide from family to bask in the beautiful glow of another SDTM episode.
This was great! Hard to disagree with your list but was surprised by #2 for sure.
Thanks buddy, appreciate you coming to hang out over here.
Zach, please can you do a future video on candle scents that match each particular pinball machine (:
Uh Flippin great idea!
I recently purchased the Attack from Mars virtual pinball machine. Good to see it has 2 of the top 10 games on it (Medieval Madness is included).
Hi, I have been getting into pinball as a hobby, I don't own any of the machines and I'm just a casual. Do you have a video explaining what any of these terms mean like kickback and code and all of these other things because I just don't understand what they mean. Thank you.
Glad that Lotr made the list. I own one as well as being a huge fan of the movies. You said it best, "You're playing the movies".
I need one again
so happy to see metallica on this list because it was the first game we ever bought and definitely my favorite
It’s hard to come up with a Top 10, but for me this list seemed a little skewed towards newer games, and for me they tend to be too complex. Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness are the perfect games for me, and would top my list. I’d fill it out with games you guys probably think are too simple and linear, like Monster Bash, Cactus Canyon, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Scared Stiff, Elvis, Cirqus Voltaire and Total Nuclear Annihilation
That’s a great list. I own CC, Creech, SS, and CV. Classic 90s BW I love (Zach)
My list would look a lot different but varying tastes and opinions are part of why pinball is so great! Glad you mentioned TOTAN and Theatre. Isn’t it awesome that pinball is still getting better?! Can’t wait for something to knock Godzilla out of #1, not because I don’t like it, just love more good tables!
Hell yes!
What would your list be?
I’ll be adding this list to my comprehensive compilation of all of your Top 10 lists from STDM videos. :)
Good job putting the list together, Im sure it wasn't easy to keep from squeaking in some pet games
No Pets Allowed :)
All I know is Funhouse and Terminator2 was the only pinballs I played and in my humble opinion those should be at least in a top 20 or top 15 of all times
I don't own any pins but I am surrounded by so many establishments that I have access to almost all of them within a 15 mile radius. That being said I still want to buy a South Park table based on the theme alone. They really should make a new version with all the different characters and story lines they have had over the 20+ years of it being on air.
That’s a great problem to have! And South Park is definitely a guilty pleasure pinball machine for me (Zach)
It certainly is because it has saved me thousands of dollars lol. I just stumbled into the scene a year ago while having no idea Cleveland Ohio had so many places that held different leagues and tournaments. Never in my life did I think I'd be a pinball guy because I don't even play video games. Cheers 🍻
Tell me you're sponsored by Stern, without telling me you're sponsored by Stern! Here's some slogans for ya'll to use in future episodes: "Stern, the choice of a new generation". "Stern, the best a pin can get". "Stern, think different". "Stern, betcha can't play just one". "Stern Pinball, I'm Lovin' It". "Good to the last drain, Stern Pinball".
Granted I haven't played a lot of Stern pins in the last 10 years primarily because they just don't seem to be out in the wild around me. I understand Stern is pretty much the only player in the biz now. Yes, all the new Stern pins have big bright screens and shiny flashy playfields... but to choose 7 of the 10 GREATEST to be in the last 10 years and an 8th all by Stern is hard pill to swallow. To think pins like Twilight Zone and Addams Family (21K made) have been pushed off any Pinball Top 10 list is disheartening in my opinion. Might as well have picked 2 more Stern games and called it Top 10 Stern Pinball of All Time.
So you haven’t played them, but you accuse us of being secretly sponsored by Stern?…
@@SDTM Sorry, I forgot the smiley face somewhere in my post. I am poking fun about the sponsored by Stern. I'm 50 and come from the 70's, 80's, and 90's era of pinball. It's sad to not see any of my favorite pins on the list from that golden age of innovention. I'm not knocking Stern down as they made it through after everyone else turned off the lights. But even still, it's a hard pill to swallow when even just looking at SS machines since 1975 (over 1,400) and Stern pumping out 85 of those pins since 2000, that they would occupy 80% of the GREATEST of All Times.
@@angelorusso3219they don’t. Stern is crap. I’ve never bought a Stern machine, never will. Only Bally Williams in my collection. Solid quality, made to last. New sterns don’t last, machines with 2 years of use have marks all over the playfield already . Of course they put 80% of Sterns because they are in the industry and make profit with Stern.
I'm 8 seconds in, and completely disagree with this list. Lol, excited to watch, guys...
Hahahaha love it
@SDTM In all seriousness, I'm just a hobbyist, and LOVE this list. I feel fortunate to have played each one, and all are fabulous games. This would be a ridiculously cool "money is no object" list of games to purchase.
Quite a list here. I thought for sure I'd hear from Twilight Zone in this list.
Great analysis on Deadpool. Just traded my LE for a Foo Fighters LE and cash. It has fun shots that remind me of Deadpool LE.
Always fun to watch these. My personal list includes machines, like Jack*Bot, no one would ever have in their top 25 even.
Thanks for a fun video.
Thanks man! Hey people swear by JackBot
I just saw Jack Bot on the pinball map and I thought it was a weird name and sounded like a cool machine to try. Because of your comment, it's on my radar.
@@mitchclark1532, Lucky you. That's amazing. It's very much like Pin*Bot but with a gambling theme. Big points can be had.
Indiana Jones pinball adventure takes first for me. Love the total chaos of it.
It is a great for sure!
Nice seeing the list. I have always wanted a real pinball machine. Lucky for me, I will receive my very 1st one tomorrow. Godzilla ! hell yeah !
Hot damn! Congrats!
I own most of those. I’d say TOTAN, Elvira hoh and scared stiff are up there too for top ten. Maybe white water or Indiana Jones. TOTAN close to top for me.
Yeah hard to argue against any of those (I own them all as well haha so I’m definitely a fan) (Zach)
You guys should do a top ten by era / decade.
Also Deadpool is amazing
We have done something similar, but love true idea, thank you.
Glad Star Trek made the list. First pin I ever bought back in 2014 and still my favorite. Owned a LOTR for awhile too buy sold to get a MMRLE. So own or have owned 3 from this list. I am very biased in that I feel like I own the top 2 machines 😂 I really never get tired of playing my Star Trek though. I've played pretty much every machine out there and I really can't think of any others that I would want to own than what I have. Feel very fortunate.
One of my first games as well! (Zach)
It would interesting to see a video on like the best new in box pinball machine for the money. What new machines have the best builds, lowest maintenance?
I would really like more pin manufactures in the future, innovation and tech are just right now for the next gen of pinball.
Preach!
@@SDTM I want holograms, more toys even more complex mechanisms Only wide body's, I want that Williams feel again I want the best haha n elite pinball toppers should be snapped up by jjp by this point and all machines should come with there mod input... for a start
Good list, hard to argue with any of them. I just traded my JP for a Twilight Zone, purely because of the theme, love The Twilight Zone original 60s show and genuinely believe its a fantastic game, I would personally put it above Attack from Mars but I will say, just as in MM, that centre shot blowing up is so satisfying. I'd also add.. even though it's new. Foo Fighters should already be on this list. I couldn't believe how good that game was.
Love the takes there. Foo is interesting and great, review coming soon.
Attack from Mars is amazing, but not as amazing as TZ.
Ranking are personal (no one should forget that), and some of the pinball machines here are sure the best all around (I've a huge soft spot for LOTR), but Twilight Zone should have been at least mentioned: it's a bigger TAF, creative toys (powerfield, clock, gumball), good integration of the theme, and one of the most loved pinball machine in the fandom.
The consensus thus far is that TZ should have been in there, especially since there were no widebodies present.
this is a good list...i do like the, "Godzilla" machine...what a call back to childhood, and it's a really fun machine to play...
Addams Family, Medieval Madness, Monster Bash and TOTAN (ahead of TOM) are first to my mind for this. Ghostbusters from the more modern pins.
I have room for one pinball machine and if I have to pick just one it will have to be Medevial Madness. If they remake it I am buying it for sure.
I’ve owned half of these machines and I still think ACDC is my all time favourite, I just can’t get bored of it! As of right now I’ve got Acdc prem, nascar, Elvira hoh, Godzilla prem, fish tales, stern pirates, family guy, GNR LE and Munsters LE. Acdc is the only one I would never sell
There are so many good pins, for different reasons. This couldn't have been easy to do. I'm suprised LOTR made the list honestly. I own one and it is glorious, but it has become a ghost of pinball past.
My eye is twitching watching this but I still love it. I agree with Ghostbusters too, such a great game but do you go pro or premium? Some don't care for for that left ramp on the premium or the ghost slings... Embarrassed to say I've never even played a StarTrek. I've gotten better over the years and The Walking Dead has become one of my top 10 for sure. Great list guys.
Hey thanks buddy
Never played LOTR, and not a fan of Ghostbusters (maybe a skill issue.) But overall a really good list. Would've been cool to have one of the High Soeed games in there.
HS is a classic, we did think about that. It’s the first time a game really laid out a choreographed story for the player.
When I was a teen in the 80's, sometimes I would skip school, catch a bus to downtown, go to this arcade place & play mostly pinball, but they also have arcades. I was better at pinball than video games. Good times.
Yo Zach and Greg! Great compiling of a good top 10 list..I'm 'almost' in agreement with all of them, except maybe 2 or 3 of them; Attack from Mars (big RfM guy here), Walking Dead, and LotR..(haven't played TWD enough though for full judge) ..I know it's all subjective, but hey 70% in agreement ain't bad ;) I couldn't agree more about #1 GZ truly is king of the pins (my premium is bolted down). I'll say that ALIEN LV should be up in the top 10, instead of LotR, which I've owned). I enjoy ALIEN more than DP (by a cu#nt hair), but that's maybe my bag, and no one else's. Foo is great but theme is meh. Maybe compile 3 top 10 lists, then give those to the people to vote on :) Rock on Guys.
Nicely done! And thanks for submitting your thoughts there King Henry, always nice to have you around.
I wonder if you guys were making a list of the top 10 cars ever would you only list the cars from the last 10 years? Would the 63 corvette not make the list? 🥴
I can’t really comment on this top 10 since most of them are so new I’ve never played them. As much as I would like to, I don’t have the money or the space for one in my home, and finding newer pins in public is like pulling teeth around here (and of the few I have seen, many aren’t well maintained).
So, my personal top 10 would be very mid-90’s heavy. Theatre of Magic is #1 by far, and somewhere in there would be Addams Family, Twilight Zone, Attack from Mars, Monster Bash, No Good Gofers, Cirqus Voltaire, Black Knight 2000, Scared Stiff, World Cup Soccer…maybe even a couple of nostalgic favorites that aren’t objectively great, like Junkyard and NBA Fastbreak.
Dracula,bride of pinbot, terminator 2.
im not sure if i should be able to make my own list. ive hardly played any real machines expept for ones ive plays at conventions and the 20 minutes i had at the pinball hall of fame in Vegas. ive mostly just played virtual. but one day ill get my own!
lotr will always be my #1 but i loved playing afm (irl!) and mediveal madness, along with their distant sibling no good gofers. one game im dying to play is G&R by JJP.
Never played Godzilla but MM, LOTR and AfM are among my top 5 for sure. What I would really love for somebody to make is a Kung Fury pinball machine. It has cult status potential, a diverse set of great content like ninjas, time-hacking, nazis, laser-raptors and vikings, not to forget the HOFF, and for every bumper hit score you could see a random wild animation of Kung Fury fighting nazi soldiers while Lazerhawk or David Hasslehoff's "True Survivor" plays in the background. That'd be so epic
What is happening??? You’re putting out all this UA-cam content??? I miss it.
My top 10:
10 - Monster Bash -- better flow than Medieval Madness
9 - Attack From Mars -- great tournament machine, but lacks variety
8 - Godzilla -- a brilliantly designed and very modern game, but there are more fun and more challenging games
7 - Flash Gordon -- tops for sound in its day, will never stop being challenging, and was way ahead of its time, one of the most underrated games
6 - The Lord of the Rings -- top 5 for theme, very good sound BUT grindy and left side 'souls' thing is delete-worthy
5 - Stern Star Trek -- great layout, very much to like (but nothing extra great)
4 - Demolition Man -- top 5 for sound, top 3 for theme, great flow, and very hard (so you never get tired of it)
3 - Star Trek: The Next Generation - top 3 for theme, top 3 for sound, and very hard (so you never get tired of it)
2 - The Walking Dead -- top 5 for sound, top 5 for theme, rewards smart play, and very hard (so you never get tired of it)
1 - Game of Thrones -- top 3 for sound, top for theme, top for variety of ways to play it, and very hard (so you never get tired of it)
Excellent list. Great to see Demolition Man. Way underrated.
Acdc is awesome should be on the list. Always had a soft spot for funhouse and high speed as well
Personally, AC/DC is in my top 10. I like it (and the music) more than Metallica.
I think top 10 of each Manufacturer would’ve been a good idea !
Check previous episodes, I believe we have done that in the past.
The last great pinball machine that was ever made was created in 1999. 1989-1999 represents the greatest pinball decade in pinball. You've managed to put the two "iconic" fan layout tables in your top 10 from a time when B/W was scaling back table features to save money on production costs in an attempt to stay in business. They're popular for sure, but not the best B/W games. Stern owes their current existence to Jersey Jack proving they could sell 7000 dollar pinball machines to upper-middle class people for use in their homes. I will say that Keith is really doing very good things at Stern, and his layouts are a throwback to the greatest decade in many ways.
TWD is also my favorite game, good to see that on the list. Few modes in any pin are more fun and rewarding to me than horde
Same here. It’s still my favorite game (Zach)
Haven't played Godzilla. I must admit, I havent spent enough time with Deadpool, I wanted to love it, but my first impressions were it was gimmicky.
I have had many favourites over time, I cant argue with the list. I do love a movie themed pinball, but again, LOTR, I always felt like I was forced to like it because I never watched the movies. Whereas IJ, T2, even Demolition Man and Judge Dredd I could play for days, Ghostbusters is a special table though, frustrating as hell sometimes.
For me though TOM should be on the list, glad you acknowledged it as a near miss.
My favourites, because they got me into pinball and were the tables near me, Guns n Roses, Maverick and NBA Fastbreak.
Love those picks, especially the T2 love. Damn that’s a classic for sure.
My 4 year old son obsesses with LotR in all ways because we have the pin. Like I have to learn the lore to answer all the questions.
hahaa lord of the rings is my favorite. so happy to see it in here, somewhat wasnt expecting it so high
It’s greatness. JACKPOT ONE!!!
I have 5 of the 10 & LOTR is my favorite. Great variety of shots, simple rules, beautiful playfield. Mine is bolted to the floor…but the original cabinet artwork is….not impressive.
Dream game room: (spoilers)
#7 Deadpool
#5 Jurassic Park
#3 Attack from Mars
#1 Godzilla
Zach find me a CGC AFM and complete me :)
Was hoping to see a mention of Cactus Canyon. Another classic I love playing any time I see it. Hoping the new code updates (if they ever come out) really bump it up on everyone's rankings.
New code could push it into the top 10, but we have to wait and see
All machines are quite recent machines... They are selected on gameplay. To me a pinball machine must also have good looking art work and fitting sounds. I would select Bally's Paragon, Baly's Firbeall, Bally's 4Million BC, Gottlieb's Spiderman, Atari's Superman, Bally's Fathom, Williams Gorgar. Those machines have great artwork and nice playfield lay outs. I don't like the very full playfields with small open pieces and a lot of ramps en loops.
I think that you just want to sell more sterns hense being so favouritized to them in your top 10. Well played
But most of those games aren’t being made so that theory doesn’t work well. But we do love Stern games so maybe you’re on to something there regarding preference. Then again, I think stern games have best rules and best layouts and best feel and it’s hard to argue any of that.
A few surprises there lads, no twilight, Addams, Indiana or even any JJP maybe Pirates enjoyed watching. Hope all well
I thought it was a Stern top list till I saw the MM. thank you to offer 2 ranks for MM and AfM.
…but is it wrong? :) Stern just makes such great games it’s tough.
They re biased. 80% Sterns, which have poor quality and don’t last. And they sell Stern pinball machines. Coincidence? They missed Monster Bash, TZ, IJ (Williams), Adams Family etc. in other words, they re trolls and biased.
@@InterRS8888 or…maybe we like great games?
Attack from Mars is great, except for when you hit the main shot in the middle the ball goes directly down the can 2 out of 3 times.
You guys are younger so the Godzilla theme doesn’t really speak to you but the large majority of pinball players are in the 45-60yr old range (I am 52) and the Godzilla Theme is extremely nostalgic for us.
VERY! ;-)
I wanted to disagree with some of these. Then I thought about it objectively I really cant. Great great job 👏. I miss having some of these in my collection for sure. Its funny I currently dont own any of these lol.
Damn it Matt! What show you going to next? Greg and I will be ready for some dinner and drinks man.
@SDTM Maybe I can make Expo happen. Always love seeing you guys. I remember chatting like this years ago when Ghostbusters came out. Watching the SDTM video. Nervous about to buy my first NIB. Good stuff, thanks for all the content it's made the hobby that much more enjoyable.
The Shadow is both my favorite pinball and still my favorite comic book movie!