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Hello Marc,

Firstly hello and welcome to the forum. Also nice to get another Midlander on here. Where in the Midlands are you based now? Have you been to Tilt Birmingham?
 
MarcC said:
Hi! Totally new here (and I hate not being an expert at stuff, but I’m really new to this world).

Marc, in my 40s, work in learning/education, play music in my spare time.

Looking to buy my first machine, and I’ve got an absolute limit of £3k at the moment, but ideally hoping to spend less.

Funnily enough, I used to live in D*ventry, where UKPinfest seems to be held now. I’m only a few miles away now, so I’m hoping I’ll be around when it’s on!

Recently enjoyed playing on Stern Godzilla in Banbury, as well as a trip to the Pixel Bunker in Milton Keynes, where I played all three machines but spent a ridiculous amount of time on Stern Star Wars (which I thought was great, but have heard mixed reviews of). I’ve played a few older machines over the years as well, but without really diving in too deeply.
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Hi MarcC I have had the to make the same decision as I have just bought my first machine 2 weeks ago. I ended up buying Stern Spiderman.

From my limited playing exerience of games and peoples opinions some of the best starter pins around 3k are

Spider-man (Slightly over budget)
Demolition Man
Getaway High Speed 2
Batman Dark Knight
Judge Dredd

There the one's I have played and are around your budget, if you got any questions give me a message and good luck.
 
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DeadPin said:
Hello Marc,

Firstly hello and welcome to the forum. Also nice to get another Midlander on here. Where in the Midlands are you based now? Have you been to Tilt Birmingham?
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Hello! I’m in Northamptonshire. I’ve popped into Tilt once, but didn’t have much time to spare. Seemed like a great little place, and I’ll hopefully get back there soon!
 
JimBob101 said:
Hi MarcC I have had the to make the same decision as I have just bought my first machine 2 weeks ago. I ended up buying Stern Spiderman.

From my limited playing exerience of games and peoples opinions some of the best starter pins around 3k are

Spider-man (Slightly over budget)
Demolition Man
Getaway High Speed 2
Batman Dark Knight
Judge Dredd

There the one's I have played and are around your budget, if you got any questions give me a message and good luck.
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Yeah, those are the sort of machines I’m looking at. I’ve dropped you a message about something related to this as well. Thanks for the welcome message!
 
MarcC said:
Hi! Totally new here (and I hate not being an expert at stuff, but I’m really new to this world).

Marc, in my 40s, work in learning/education, play music in my spare time.

Looking to buy my first machine, and I’ve got an absolute limit of £3k at the moment, but ideally hoping to spend less.

Funnily enough, I used to live in D*ventry, where UKPinfest seems to be held now. I’m only a few miles away now, so I’m hoping I’ll be around when it’s on!

Recently enjoyed playing on Stern Godzilla in Banbury, as well as a trip to the Pixel Bunker in Milton Keynes, where I played all three machines but spent a ridiculous amount of time on Stern Star Wars (which I thought was great, but have heard mixed reviews of). I’ve played a few older machines over the years as well, but without really diving in too deeply.
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Welcome Marc 👍
 
JimBob101 said:
Hi MarcC I have had the to make the same decision as I have just bought my first machine 2 weeks ago. I ended up buying Stern Spiderman.

From my limited playing exerience of games and peoples opinions some of the best starter pins around 3k are

Spider-man (Slightly over budget)
Demolition Man
Getaway High Speed 2
Batman Dark Knight
Judge Dredd

There the one's I have played and are around your budget, if you got any questions give me a message and good luck.
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I love Spider-Man, amazing game
 
MarcC said:
Hi! Totally new here (and I hate not being an expert at stuff, but I’m really new to this world).

Marc, in my 40s, work in learning/education, play music in my spare time.

Looking to buy my first machine, and I’ve got an absolute limit of £3k at the moment, but ideally hoping to spend less.

Funnily enough, I used to live in D*ventry, where UKPinfest seems to be held now. I’m only a few miles away now, so I’m hoping I’ll be around when it’s on!

Recently enjoyed playing on Stern Godzilla in Banbury, as well as a trip to the Pixel Bunker in Milton Keynes, where I played all three machines but spent a ridiculous amount of time on Stern Star Wars (which I thought was great, but have heard mixed reviews of). I’ve played a few older machines over the years as well, but without really diving in too deeply.
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Hi Marc,

I’m very new myself and have gone from digital pinball to having my first proper pin within a few weeks of joining the forum.

I’ve had great advice from members, spent considerably less than your budget and am now the proud owner of a lovely Stargate cabinet, which I’m now learning the hobby through as well as playing (a lot).

Good luck with finding your first!
 
iamCornhoolio said:
Hi Marc,

I’m very new myself and have gone from digital pinball to having my first proper pin within a few weeks of joining the forum.

I’ve had great advice from members, spent considerably less than your budget and am now the proud owner of a lovely Stargate cabinet, which I’m now learning the hobby through as well as playing (a lot).

Good luck with finding your first!
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Thanks man! I’m not seeing a huge amount of stuff I’m interested in at the right prices at the moment, so we’ll see how it goes!

Something like Spider-Man or Judge Dredd seems to be where it’s heading. I wish the Star Wars Stern was cheaper, but there’s clearly no change of it falling into my lap in my price range!
 
MarcC said:
Thanks man! I’m not seeing a huge amount of stuff I’m interested in at the right prices at the moment, so we’ll see how it goes!

Something like Spider-Man or Judge Dredd seems to be where it’s heading. I wish the Star Wars Stern was cheaper, but there’s clearly no change of it falling into my lap in my price range!
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If it’s the theme you like, you should be able to get a Data East Star Wars for your money. They come up for sale every so often
 
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