The Pinball Arcade table ratings

Added Eight Ball Deluxe to the survey--it's the 75th table in The Pinball Arcade!

http://smbhax.com/tpatr

Last month's new table, Big Hurt, is currently in 55th place. In the top 10, the new table from two months ago, Indianapolis 500, fell just out of the group into a tie for 11th place with The Getaway: High Speed II, while Red & Ted's Road Show has moved out of a tie to *above* White Water, with those tables once again filling in the 9th and 10th places, respectively--in reverse of their old order.

The Pinball Arcade table ratings
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1. 9.06 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.89 — Attack from Mars
3. 8.71 — Monster Bash
4. 8.60 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.51 — The Twilight Zone
6. 8.44 — The Addams Family
7. 8.24 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. 8.17 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
9. 8.07 — Red & Ted's Road Show
10. 8.04 — White Water
11. 7.93 — The Getaway: High Speed II
11. 7.93 — Indianapolis 500
13. 7.91 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
14. 7.77 — No Good Gofers!
15. 7.68 — Fish Tales
15. 7.68 — Funhouse
17. 7.67 — Judge Dredd
18. 7.64 — Bram Stoker's Dracula
18. 7.64 — WHO dunnit
20. 7.61 — Taxi
21. 7.57 — Safe Cracker
22. 7.52 — Cirqus Voltaire
23. 7.45 — Jack•Bot
24. 7.42 — Scared Stiff
25. 7.41 — Junk Yard
26. 7.37 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
27. 7.36 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
28. 7.31 — No Fear: Dangerous Sports
29. 7.25 — Whirlwind
30. 7.19 — Cactus Canyon
31. 7.13 — Hurricane
32. 7.05 — Last Action Hero
33. 7.04 — Diner
34. 7.02 — Black Rose
35. 7.00 — Earthshaker
35. 7.00 — Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
37. 6.94 — High Speed
38. 6.89 — High Roller Casino
39. 6.87 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
40. 6.84 — F-14 Tomcat
41. 6.73 — The Champion Pub
42. 6.72 — Pin•Bot
43. 6.71 — TX-Sector
44. 6.65 — Centaur
45. 6.63 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
46. 6.52 — Cyclone
47. 6.49 — Black Knight 2000
48. 6.48 — Xenon
49. 6.46 — Party Zone
50. 6.45 — Flight 2000
51. 6.41 — Space Shuttle
52. 6.37 — Tee'd Off
53. 6.16 — Starship Troopers
54. 6.15 — Big Shot
55. 6.09 — Big Hurt
56. 6.04 — Cue Ball Wizard
57. 5.97 — Gorgar
58. 5.83 — Phantom of the Opera
59. 5.74 — Black Hole
59. 5.74 — Rescue 911
61. 5.73 — Fireball
61. 5.73 — Firepower
63. 5.69 — Class of 1812
64. 5.59 — Dr. Dude
65. 5.47 — El Dorado
65. 5.47 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
67. 5.46 — Haunted House
68. 5.40 — Lights...Camera...Action!
69. 5.05 — Victory
70. 4.78 — Genie
71. 4.61 — Black Knight
72. 4.05 — Central Park
73. 3.86 — El Dorado City of Gold
74. 3.37 — Goin' Nuts
75. none — Eight Ball Deluxe

Added Doctor Who to the survey!

http://smbhax.com/tpatr

Last month's new table, Eight Ball Deluxe, is currently in eighth place overall! And Red & Ted's Road Show slipped below White Water which, combined with the arrival of Eight Ball Deluxe, puts Red & Ted out of the top 10.

The Pinball Arcade table ratings
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1. 9.06 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.88 — Attack from Mars
3. 8.70 — Monster Bash
4. 8.60 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.49 — The Twilight Zone
6. 8.43 — The Addams Family
7. 8.23 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. 8.17 — Eight Ball Deluxe
9. 8.16 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
10. 8.03 — White Water
11. 7.99 — Red & Ted's Road Show
12. 7.91 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
13. 7.86 — The Getaway: High Speed II
14. 7.73 — No Good Gofers!
15. 7.68 — Fish Tales
15. 7.68 — Funhouse
17. 7.63 — WHO dunnit
18. 7.61 — Bram Stoker's Dracula
19. 7.59 — Taxi
20. 7.58 — Judge Dredd
21. 7.56 — Safe Cracker
22. 7.50 — Cirqus Voltaire
23. 7.44 — Scared Stiff
24. 7.42 — Jack•Bot
24. 7.42 — Junk Yard
26. 7.37 — Indianapolis 500
27. 7.36 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
28. 7.35 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
29. 7.27 — No Fear: Dangerous Sports
30. 7.25 — Whirlwind
31. 7.19 — Cactus Canyon
32. 7.08 — Hurricane
33. 7.02 — Diner
34. 7.01 — Black Rose
35. 7.00 — Earthshaker
36. 6.95 — Last Action Hero
37. 6.93 — Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
38. 6.91 — High Speed
39. 6.87 — High Roller Casino
40. 6.86 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
41. 6.80 — F-14 Tomcat
42. 6.71 — The Champion Pub
42. 6.71 — Pin•Bot
44. 6.64 — Centaur
45. 6.63 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
46. 6.56 — TX-Sector
47. 6.54 — Cyclone
48. 6.49 — Black Knight 2000
48. 6.49 — Xenon
50. 6.45 — Party Zone
51. 6.44 — Flight 2000
52. 6.40 — Space Shuttle
53. 6.35 — Tee'd Off
54. 6.14 — Big Shot
55. 6.13 — Starship Troopers
56. 6.04 — Cue Ball Wizard
57. 5.97 — Gorgar
58. 5.93 — Big Hurt
59. 5.84 — Phantom of the Opera
60. 5.74 — Black Hole
60. 5.74 — Rescue 911
62. 5.73 — Firepower
63. 5.69 — Class of 1812
64. 5.67 — Fireball
65. 5.60 — Dr. Dude
66. 5.48 — El Dorado
67. 5.47 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
68. 5.45 — Haunted House
69. 5.39 — Lights...Camera...Action!
70. 5.04 — Victory
71. 4.79 — Genie
72. 4.62 — Black Knight
73. 4.06 — Central Park
74. 3.88 — El Dorado City of Gold
75. 3.39 — Goin' Nuts
76. none — Doctor Who

After 75 tables, this is the first time I have no opinion. It's not bad enough for me to hate, nor good enough for me to like. I guess that's a five?

Added Bone Busters Inc. to the survey! : o

http://smbhax.com/tpatr

Last month's new table, Doctor Who, has taken spot #23 in the table. In the top 10, the previous month's new table, Eight Ball Deluxe, fell from 8th to 13th, allowing Red & Ted's Road Show back in at spot #10.

The Pinball Arcade table ratings
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1. 9.06 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.88 — Attack from Mars
3. 8.69 — Monster Bash
4. 8.60 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.49 — The Twilight Zone
6. 8.46 — The Addams Family
7. 8.23 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. 8.16 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
9. 8.02 — White Water
10. 8.01 — Red & Ted's Road Show
11. 7.92 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
12. 7.86 — The Getaway: High Speed II
13. 7.78 — Eight Ball Deluxe
14. 7.73 — No Good Gofers!
15. 7.69 — Fish Tales
16. 7.68 — Funhouse
17. 7.62 — WHO dunnit
18. 7.59 — Bram Stoker's Dracula
19. 7.58 — Taxi
20. 7.53 — Safe Cracker
21. 7.52 — Judge Dredd
22. 7.51 — Cirqus Voltaire
23. 7.44 — Doctor Who
24. 7.43 — Scared Stiff
25. 7.41 — Junk Yard
26. 7.40 — Jack•Bot
27. 7.37 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
28. 7.36 — Indianapolis 500
29. 7.34 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
30. 7.24 — No Fear: Dangerous Sports
30. 7.24 — Whirlwind
32. 7.20 — Cactus Canyon
33. 7.01 — Diner
34. 7.00 — Black Rose
34. 7.00 — Earthshaker
36. 6.99 — Hurricane
37. 6.93 — Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
38. 6.89 — High Speed
39. 6.87 — High Roller Casino
39. 6.87 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
41. 6.76 — F-14 Tomcat
42. 6.74 — Last Action Hero
43. 6.72 — The Champion Pub
44. 6.70 — Pin•Bot
45. 6.62 — Centaur
45. 6.62 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
47. 6.52 — Cyclone
48. 6.49 — Black Knight 2000
49. 6.48 — Xenon
50. 6.47 — Party Zone
50. 6.47 — TX-Sector
52. 6.42 — Flight 2000
53. 6.40 — Space Shuttle
54. 6.35 — Tee'd Off
55. 6.14 — Big Shot
56. 6.13 — Starship Troopers
57. 6.03 — Cue Ball Wizard
58. 5.96 — Gorgar
59. 5.82 — Phantom of the Opera
60. 5.73 — Black Hole
61. 5.72 — Firepower
62. 5.70 — Fireball
63. 5.67 — Class of 1812
64. 5.62 — Dr. Dude
65. 5.49 — El Dorado
66. 5.48 — Rescue 911
67. 5.47 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
68. 5.45 — Haunted House
69. 5.43 — Big Hurt
70. 5.38 — Lights...Camera...Action!
71. 5.04 — Victory
72. 4.78 — Genie
73. 4.62 — Black Knight
74. 4.07 — Central Park
75. 3.87 — El Dorado City of Gold
76. 3.40 — Goin' Nuts
77. none — Bone Busters Inc.

The fact that Gorgar is always so low is proof that this rating is bull****.

Personnally I dont like Gorgar.
But.. the fact that CBW is only 57th is proof that people have bad taste

[MENTION=4691]Rich Lehmann[/MENTION] Or maybe it reflects that your taste differs from the average voter on this poll on this particular table? I definitely like Gorgar more than say Cue Ball Wizard, but I can understand it is possible that people think the other way round.

Idk either. 768 entries seems like a lot. A typical poll on this site doesn't get nearly as many votes. Does every member and every lurker vote in this poll hosted by another site? Does this site even have that many different visitors?

Also: Bobby has stated that Big Shot is consistently in the top ten tables played every month. But Big Shot is in the bottom 1/3. So why are so many people playing this table if the general population thinks it is just meh?

Maybe the moderators have an overview on how many different forum users there are, and how many are active posters. I have the impression that there is a minority of very active posters, and that that group can be a bit daunting to newbie posters. I sure had that in the beginning, although I must say that I more often than not got friendly responses.

Gorgar said:

Idk either. 768 entries seems like a lot. A typical poll on this site doesn't get nearly as many votes. Does every member and every lurker vote in this poll hosted by another site? Does this site even have that many different visitors?

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Yes, and don't forget for how long the poll exists. A lot of voters probably don't even play any more. You will notice the older tables have a lot more votes than newer tables. Even Addams Family only has 273 votes and this table is out since more than 1,5 years.

I voted once in the beginning and I don't think I ever updated my vote. So all the newer tables added at a later point don't have a vote from me.

If someone is voting today, they will probably vote for all tables which they have today.

Gorgar said:

Also: Bobby has stated that Big Shot is consistently in the top ten tables played every month. But Big Shot is in the bottom 1/3. So why are so many people playing this table if the general population thinks it is just meh?

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This is not a representative survey by any means. It doesn't reflect the opinion of the average player type of this game. It might not even be representative for this forum.

Slam23 said:

Maybe the moderators have an overview on how many different forum users there are, and how many are active posters.

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I can't see how many users are active posters (or I just haven't found it yet ;-) ).

Slam23 said:

I have the impression that there is a minority of very active posters, and that that group can be a bit daunting to newbie posters. I sure had that in the beginning, although I must say that I more often than not got friendly responses.

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Typically forum users are more active players (or have been at some time), but they are not by far the majority of all players. But I think most players who register at a fan forum for a game are more passionate for the game than the average player. This often leads to strong opinions about the game, about content, quality etc.

I have seen a lot of gaming related forums, and this one is really quite a friendly one.

Gorgar said:

Also: Bobby has stated that Big Shot is consistently in the top ten tables played every month. But Big Shot is in the bottom 1/3. So why are so many people playing this table if the general population thinks it is just meh?

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I would say that there is some bias against older tables that many players have; I also speculate that many of the more hardcore pinball players appreciate the simplicity of the older tables.

I noticed that EBD is doing pretty good in recent polls, perhaps because some of the more casual pinball players are no longer interested.

I too get a bit triggered seeing a bunch I like at the bottom of the list
I like Central Park, Genie, El Dorado, Fireball, Fire Power, Phantom of the Opera, Gorgar, Big Shot, Space Shuttle, Black Knight 2000...

Guess they are just 'underrated'

Gorgar said:

Also: Bobby has stated that Big Shot is consistently in the top ten tables played every month. But Big Shot is in the bottom 1/3. So why are so many people playing this table if the general population thinks it is just meh?

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Because he's counting a different metric. He's counting either games played or times launched. Which are both inflated for Big Shot compared to gameplay time because the games last only a few minutes.

Added Centigrade 37 and Jacks Open to the survey!

http://smbhax.com/tpatr

Last month's new table, Bone Busters Inc., is languishing all the way down at 76th in the table, second worst after Goin' Nuts. : o In the top 10, Eight Ball Deluxe pushed up into the tenth spot from #13, displacing the previous #10, Red & Ted's Road Show, which fell into a tie for 11th with Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

The Pinball Arcade table ratings
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1. 9.07 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.85 — Attack from Mars
3. 8.65 — Monster Bash
4. 8.57 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.46 — The Twilight Zone
6. 8.37 — The Addams Family
7. 8.19 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. 8.13 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
9. 7.98 — White Water
10. 7.96 — Eight Ball Deluxe
11. 7.89 — Red & Ted's Road Show
11. 7.89 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
13. 7.74 — The Getaway: High Speed II
14. 7.70 — Fish Tales
14. 7.70 — No Good Gofers!
16. 7.65 — Funhouse
17. 7.59 — Taxi
18. 7.58 — WHO dunnit
19. 7.57 — Bram Stoker's Dracula
20. 7.50 — Cirqus Voltaire
21. 7.40 — Safe Cracker
22. 7.39 — Scared Stiff
23. 7.38 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
24. 7.36 — Junk Yard
25. 7.35 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
26. 7.32 — No Fear: Dangerous Sports
27. 7.29 — Indianapolis 500
27. 7.29 — Jack•Bot
29. 7.28 — Judge Dredd
30. 7.21 — Whirlwind
31. 7.17 — Cactus Canyon
32. 7.15 — Doctor Who
33. 7.02 — Black Rose
34. 7.00 — Diner
35. 6.93 — Earthshaker
36. 6.91 — High Roller Casino
37. 6.85 — High Speed
38. 6.84 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
39. 6.80 — Hurricane
40. 6.78 — Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
41. 6.74 — The Champion Pub
42. 6.72 — Pin•Bot
43. 6.64 — Centaur
44. 6.61 — F-14 Tomcat
45. 6.60 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
46. 6.58 — TX-Sector
47. 6.48 — Cyclone
48. 6.44 — Black Knight 2000
48. 6.44 — Flight 2000
50. 6.42 — Space Shuttle
51. 6.40 — Party Zone
52. 6.38 — Tee'd Off
53. 6.37 — Xenon
54. 6.36 — Last Action Hero
55. 6.16 — Big Shot
56. 6.06 — Cue Ball Wizard
57. 6.05 — Starship Troopers
58. 5.98 — Gorgar
59. 5.87 — Phantom of the Opera
60. 5.75 — Black Hole
61. 5.73 — Firepower
62. 5.68 — Class of 1812
63. 5.67 — El Dorado
64. 5.65 — Fireball
65. 5.63 — Dr. Dude
66. 5.50 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
67. 5.48 — Big Hurt
68. 5.47 — Haunted House
69. 5.41 — Lights...Camera...Action!
70. 5.17 — Rescue 911
71. 5.06 — Victory
72. 4.81 — Genie
73. 4.62 — Black Knight
74. 4.10 — Central Park
75. 3.91 — El Dorado City of Gold
76. 3.75 — Bone Busters Inc.
77. 3.43 — Goin' Nuts
78. none — Centigrade 37
78. none — Jacks Open

Added Gladiators and Dr. Who: Master of Time to the survey!

http://smbhax.com/tpatr

Last month's new tables, Centigrade 37 and Jacks Open, have registered at 52nd and 48th in the rankings, respectively. In the top 10, Eight Ball Deluxe dropped from 10th to 12th place, while Red & Ted's Road Show dropped slightly, breaking an 11th place tie to let Terminator 2: Judgement Day slip up to 10th.

The Pinball Arcade table ratings
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1. 9.07 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.85 — Attack from Mars
3. 8.65 — Monster Bash
4. 8.56 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.45 — The Twilight Zone
6. 8.35 — The Addams Family
7. 8.19 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. 8.13 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
9. 7.98 — White Water
10. 7.88 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
11. 7.82 — Red & Ted's Road Show
12. 7.78 — Eight Ball Deluxe
13. 7.74 — The Getaway: High Speed II
14. 7.69 — Fish Tales
15. 7.68 — No Good Gofers!
16. 7.65 — Funhouse
17. 7.58 — Taxi
18. 7.57 — Bram Stoker's Dracula
19. 7.55 — WHO dunnit
20. 7.49 — Cirqus Voltaire
21. 7.38 — Indianapolis 500
21. 7.38 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
21. 7.38 — Scared Stiff
24. 7.36 — Doctor Who
24. 7.36 — Safe Cracker
26. 7.35 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
26. 7.35 — Junk Yard
28. 7.24 — Jack•Bot
29. 7.22 — No Fear: Dangerous Sports
30. 7.20 — Whirlwind
31. 7.17 — Cactus Canyon
31. 7.17 — Judge Dredd
33. 7.00 — Black Rose
33. 7.00 — Diner
35. 6.92 — Earthshaker
36. 6.89 — High Roller Casino
37. 6.85 — High Speed
38. 6.84 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
39. 6.77 — Hurricane
39. 6.77 — Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
41. 6.74 — The Champion Pub
42. 6.71 — Pin•Bot
43. 6.65 — Centaur
44. 6.59 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
44. 6.59 — F-14 Tomcat
46. 6.48 — TX-Sector
47. 6.47 — Cyclone
48. 6.45 — Jacks Open
49. 6.43 — Flight 2000
49. 6.43 — Space Shuttle
51. 6.42 — Black Knight 2000
52. 6.36 — Centigrade 37
52. 6.36 — Tee'd Off
54. 6.35 — Party Zone
55. 6.34 — Last Action Hero
56. 6.31 — Xenon
57. 6.15 — Big Shot
58. 6.05 — Cue Ball Wizard
59. 6.02 — Starship Troopers
60. 5.97 — Gorgar
61. 5.86 — Phantom of the Opera
62. 5.73 — Black Hole
62. 5.73 — Firepower
64. 5.68 — Class of 1812
65. 5.62 — Dr. Dude
66. 5.60 — Fireball
67. 5.58 — El Dorado
68. 5.54 — Big Hurt
69. 5.50 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
70. 5.46 — Haunted House
71. 5.40 — Lights...Camera...Action!
72. 5.06 — Victory
73. 5.04 — Rescue 911
74. 4.80 — Genie
75. 4.61 — Black Knight
76. 4.09 — Central Park
77. 3.89 — El Dorado City of Gold
78. 3.77 — Bone Busters Inc.
79. 3.42 — Goin' Nuts
80. none — Doctor Who: Master of Time
80. none — Gladiators

Will you be adding the Stern Pinball Arcade tables?

Kolchak357 said:

Will you be adding the Stern Pinball Arcade tables?

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Oh, that's a good question. I guess I won't, since they're in a separate game and that could be confusing for some people. Also it's a game I don't plan to play or install, so...I guess I'd rather just stick to TPA! ^_^

smbhax said:

Oh, that's a good question. I guess I won't, since they're in a separate game and that could be confusing for some people. Also it's a game I don't plan to play or install, so...I guess I'd rather just stick to TPA! ^_^

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You are missing out. Even at twice the price, AC/DC and Star Trek are better than anything TPA has put out in months, except maybe Dr. Who.

Star Trek might be the best table they've put out all year, for me.

Dr. who should be in the top third, Gladiators in the bottom third.

HotHamBoy said:

You are missing out. Even at twice the price, AC/DC and Star Trek are better than anything TPA has put out in months, except maybe Dr. Who.

Star Trek might be the best table they've put out all year, for me.

Dr. who should be in the top third, Gladiators in the bottom third.

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In real life I only played Star Trek a couple of times with its first release code and I wasn't all that impressed. But I have to agree it is now fantastic. AC/DC is also top notch. Both have deep enough rules to keep you busy for a long time. I also like Mustang more than HHBoy. Not as good as Trek or AC/DC, but definitely worth the price. But the other re-releases don't really add anything from their original TPA release in my opinion.
I'm only speaking of the iOS version as it is the only one I have played.