I’ve had 2 Alien machines and regret selling both of them.
Fortunately I have a buy back clause when he wants to sell it and I wouldn’t hesitate to do so.
Both were extremely reliable and a joy to work on, far easier than any pin I’ve worked on.
It’s built like a tank, and the shots are very satisfying.
Parts are available and I bought loads of spares but didn’t need any.
A lot of people on forums have either reproduced or sourced parts.
The playfield screen is a huge plus and one of the main reasons I wouldn’t be interested in the re-make.
The 2 machines I had, already had all the latest fixes done and were extremely reliable.
Any machine will become old in a single or small collection.
It also fits where other machines can’t due to the glass lifting off rather than sliding out and even tho it’s a wide body it requires less room.
Light show is killer especially with the beacons.
Weapons button really adds to the game.
Loads of very kwl mods now available.
Alien and TWD are 2 of the best worlds under glass I’ve ever played.
But that’s only my opinion but I think Alien gets a lot of unfair criticism due to what the company did, when I think the finished product was very creative and polished machine at a fair price point, even now when I see machines 9,10,11 and 12k Alien still worth 8k in my book.