The best and most horrible backglass

[Gonzo]

Great shout from Phil on this one.

I love the Godzilla and Batman backglass.

However there are some shockers like CSI & Sopranos.

What's your best & worst?

 

[HomerRamone]

Centaur deffo one of my faves
Not sure about worst - dont recall seeing any that make me go urgh as such - though im sure they are out there

 

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Worst;
Hyperball https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=3169&picno=5996
Fore https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=917&picno=28098
Every Jersy Jack Pinball

Best;

Most Bally's from the late 70s to early 80's

 

[Fubar]

Genesis

 

[kev a]

World poker tour, just can't unsee that hand

 

[Arv]

Bad

Torpedo Alley
Algar
Street Fighter

 

[Tucks]

Genesis is the absolute best. Hands down. Will never be beaten.

You may think you know it but take a real good look. Genius

 

[steve brum]

Just my opinion

Best
Fathom
Centaur
Paragon
Creature
Barracora
Modern games
Metallica
Elvira

Worst
Time fantasy
Raven
Pokerino

Bad because lazy
Sopranos
Family guy
WPT
ACDC PRO
BOND DR NO

Terrible / dated games saved by great art
SILVERBALL MANIA
SPACE INVADERS

 

[Deleted member 5505]

Can't stand Tommy translite, changed mine to The Who and gave the original away.
Also changed Family Guy to the Xianek/Col one, as Steve says the original was meh

 

[Matt Adams]

My favourite is Godzilla (but the first one)


Closely followed by F14 Tomcat



Worst ones have mostly been mentioned probably Sopranos and LAH!

 

[VeeMonroe]

Best

Stern Godzilla
Stern Deadpool
Anything else with Zombie Yeti artwork...
Fathom
Centaur
Black Hole

Worst

The Shadow - beautiful playfield art, great cab art, backglass knocks £thousands off the machine (https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/shadow/gallery)
Hard Body (https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/hard-body/gallery)
Hollywood Heat (https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/hollywood-heat/gallery)
Jungle King (https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/jungle-king)... and a fair few other EMs.

Genius or insanity - you decide?

Genesis...
Laser Cue (https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/laser-cue/gallery)
Alien Poker (https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/alien-poker)
Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons (although TBH that's the entire pin) https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/whoa-nellie-big-juicy-melons-stern/gallery

 

[HHH]

It's too hard to choose a favourite.
I think the worst ones are any with real people on them or just photographed ones in general.

I have a penchant for 1960's & early 1970's artwork.

Comparing backglasses with a similar theme is a fun game.

I find this one lazy and unimaginative.



I find this one much more effective.



And this....



Space invaders and Gorgar are both really cool too.

 

[ronsplooter]

Lots of good stuff already mentioned but check out Strange World by Gottlieb and Superman by Atari However, if you want to go a bit further afield then Spanish pinball has come crackers! Have a look at:

• Lortium and Faeton by Juegos Populares
• Star Fire, UFO-X and Nautilus by Playmatic
• Wolf Man and Nemesis by Peyper

Valkyrie by Jeutel of France is also pretty cool but there's loads more of Spainish, Italian and French games with cool backglasses (or awful ones, depending on what you like ). Lortium is one of my favs and a game I hope to own someday

 

[VeeMonroe]

Lortium is one of my favs and a game I hope to own someday

That backglass is spectacular!

 

[Tucks]

No love for Dolly? Two great things about that back glass.

 

[M4carp]

More than a pair and a raise

Big Dick – New York Pinball

nypinball.com

 

[Tucks]

You raised a big dick. Bravo.

 

[Ant-H]

HardBody is so bad it’s good. Classic 80s cheesiness. You just have to look at it and think WTF

 

[JAG555]

Ermmmmm, hello…….

 

[JAG555]

Surely Xenon has to take the best…..

 

[JAG555]

I am just waiting for @MajesticPinball to pop up with Genesis…..

 

[J85M]

T2 is one of the best in pinball, also my favourite film of all time so I maybe a little biased.

 

[VeeMonroe]

 

[VeeMonroe]

Genesis translite (innocent look)

 

[Marvello]

World poker tour, just can't unsee that hand

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I think the same artist drew Fred's arm, not to mention where Dino's tail is .

There's and time and place for smut, but I don't think it's at the back of a Flintstone's Pinball machine.

 

[VeeMonroe]

I think the same artist drew Fred's arm, not to mention where Dino's tail is .

There's and time and place for smut, but I don't think it's on the back of a Flintstone's Pinball machine.

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That's the, erm, alternative backglass... The original is a contender for worst backglass of all time.

 

[Epotech]

Best: Bally Fathom
Worst: Stern Lightning

 

[MajesticPinball]

Oh go on then we all knew it was coming....
The OG genesis translite is the best, any reproductions for Genesis are the worst

 

[Matt Adams]

I think the same artist drew Fred's arm, not to mention where Dino's tail is .

There's and time and place for smut, but I don't think it's on the back of a Flintstone's Pinball machine.

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"Smut" I'll live with it, although I can't unsee that arm now

 

[VeeMonroe]

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