Best bang for your buck pinball - gameplay

[DRD]

Might I ask folk what they think are the best value games out there in terms of gameplay

As a starter, I would say The Shadow. You can buy these for around £1,300.

The film was poor, the theme is poor. The translite terrible. But i think the actual gameplay is superb. The real pinball paradise used to rate it very highly. As did pinball heaven.

Brilliant mini playfield. The phurba ramp diverters allow you to return the ball to return to either flipper from either ramp. Great flow. A few ways to reach multiballs.

 

[jonathan]

Shadow and CFTBL if you can get one for under £1800.

 

[Spandangler]

WWFRR. Crammed full of bang for your buck

Infact that probably applies to most data east games.

 

[JT.]

LOTR, it's worth it

 

[robotgreg]

Dirty Harry

 

[lukewells]

High speed 2 - £800-£1000, they even throw in a ZZ top song

 

[windoesnot]

You already own it David, WPT

 

[carl lawrence]

Popeye

 

[steve brum]

Demoman. Often sells less than a grand even now

 

[jagman]

Jurassic park, with all the sub games in it

 

[mark9]

Getaway - Dirt cheap for around a grand, great sounds and fast play.
POTC - One of the better Sterns but not the most expensive.

 

[mission65]

Lw3, cheap and great fun with top music "everybody dance now"

 

[Sam C]

JD. Can often be had for a reasonable amount. Killer theme, great music. Importantly based on the comic rather than the awful Stallone film. Lots to do on it. Supergame is a neat feature as well.

 

[aaronhicksuk]

Roadshow: packed, flowing widebody for £1500 or less!

 

[lukewells]

Popeye

If you can get one for under £500, you've got some good parts there, a DMD, full set of boards, transformer etc

 

[replicas]

Black Rose and Flintstones. Both can't be beaten for bang for buck qualities.

 

[Replay]

FT
BSD
TS

Regret selling my TS as no wear on sanctum!

 

[steve brum]

Ft and geteway were my long time recommended starter games but they have crept up in price. Indy 500 still seems to struggle about 1k and is a great fast paced machine

 

[mark9]

WCS is also a cracking game for around 1k.

And I think BSD is an A list title with a B list price!

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Shadow and CFTBL if you can get one for under £1800.

Certainly wouldn't consider Creech bang for the buck at nearly 2k. Decent game, but even at old skool prices... beyond the good looks it's not offering *that* much. And yes had one for a while.

 

[johnwhitfield]

Flintstones, HSii both offer a lot for the cash. Roadshow is a bit more but still has a lot to offer.

LAH has a lot in terms of toys but is a bit limited as a game

What about WCS? Excellent game for kids

 

[cooldan]

Wrestlemania? Only £6000 and it has a 'ring' and everything.

 

[J.C.Rox]

Baywatch. Loads to do and nice artwork and still a sub 1k pin.

 

[ronsplooter]

Baywatch. Loads to do and nice artwork and still a sub 1k pin.

Fantastic game for the money

 

[Paul]

Baywatch. Loads to do and nice artwork and still a sub 1k pin.

1000 times better than popeye, however still not the best by a long way

 

[stoptap]

2nd vote for Roadshow. The polarising music keeps the price down on a pin that is lam packed with shots off each flipper.

 

[new forest pinball]

......on the bay watch subject (some of u r) any idea how many units were produced? Any pearls of wisdom.......?

 

[steve brum]

A guess would be around 5000 but that's just a guess! LW3 and SW are the two best DE sellers

 

[Chris P]

I'm going all out with a third vote for RS, if only my missus could get over those heads one day I will have a games room that is not in the living room

 

[Davey D]

I've got my flame retardant suit ready for this, but I think RFM is awesome for the money. Late 90's machine with all that technology inside it. Great build quality and really easy to work on. Lots of modes and things to shoot for