Advice on my next machine ?

[Jonwolf]

Ok, so I own a TZ and an RFM and I have the itch to get a third machine. I play the TZ when I want to play pinball and the RFM when I've had too much beer to play pinball.
In the 90s I played many machines and enjoyed BSD, STTNG and TAF especially.
Seeking advice from you guys on prices for above machines or any others that are worth looking at.



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[cooldan]

dude you need a Rollergames and a Flintstones

 

[Jonwolf]

Never heard of rollergames - the title sounds cheesy.


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[cooldan]

It's as cheesy as they come - picture it:
-Just before DMD so prices lower but games just as good
-designed by Steve Ritchie
-cheesy music, very memorable. Some may say too memorable. They are wrong.
-classic but simple rules - qualify then score the multiball, qualify then score the jackpot

What am I doing. This 'bigging up' will only raise the price. No don't get one, they're rubbish

 

[DRD]

Very personal choice.

Depends on so many considerations, the end-game for your collection (how many games you intend to own), how confident you are with maintenance (an Addams Family will probably require a lot less work than a STTNG), budget, style of game you like (2,3,4 flipper ?), importance of good art/ sound/ theme

If it is three game collection, you probably need a good dmd game to give you depth. If it is a collection of 16, you can buy literally anything - individual classics may not hold your attention for too long. But when you can buy 4 games like paragon, medusa, rollergames, swords of fury for the price of an Addams Family - if you have the room, you can get depth in other ways

Best advice is to go to events, play games with an open mind, start building your wanted list. Work out whether £5,000 for a modern stern, £3,000 for an Addams Family, £1,700 for a STTNG, £1,000 for a Jackbot, £700 for a rollergames makes sense to you

Some games really divide opinion (ie dmd games £1,000 to £2,000). Most folk would be happy owning the top end dmd games (£3,000 plus) as these tend to be good in most areas

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Ok, so I own a TZ and an RFM and I have the itch to get a third machine. I play the TZ when I want to play pinball and the RFM when I've had too much beer to play pinball.
In the 90s I played many machines and enjoyed BSD, STTNG and TAF especially.
Seeking advice from you guys on prices for above machines or any others that are worth looking at.



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BSD - 1600
STTNG - 1800
TAF - 2800

Ballpark averages. +/- for condition.

Fish Tales and Whitewater are 2 of my faves from that era.

 

[JT.]

Just get whatever, play it, sell it, then buy another BSD around £2k, STTNG the same, Addams anywhere from £3-5k (my price estimates are accurate to about +/- £1k).

 

[Jonwolf]

Thanks chaps - budget £2000 so I already knew that TAF was out of my range. I'm looking to collect up to five or six machines over the next two or three years so that's another three or four on top of the two I own.
I enjoy doing machines up but my skills stop firmly at circuit board soldering! (Just ask Phil Palmer who has recently been called upon to sort out the dogs dinner I made of my TZ)
I rebuilt flippers and stripped a playfield etc so I don't mind a dirty machine that needs TLC.
BSD and STTNG are front runners at the moment


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[Jonwolf]

Whitewater and Fishtales - was a fan of both of those too


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[Monkeyboypaul]

Spider-Man!

 

[Jay Walker]

It's as cheesy as they come - picture it:
-Just before DMD so prices lower but games just as good
-designed by Steve Ritchie
-cheesy music, very memorable. Some may say too memorable. They are wrong.
-classic but simple rules - qualify then score the multiball, qualify then score the jackpot

What am I doing. This 'bigging up' will only raise the price. No don't get one, they're rubbish

Before The Getaway: High Speed II came out, I referred to Rollergames as 'High Speed 2'. I later found that the figure-eight of red lamps that just cycle around had featured on the whitewood of the original High Speed, while it was looking to have a motor racing theme.