The Pinball Arcade table ratings

I was just looking at the IPDB top 300. High Roller Casino is the lowest ranking machine on the list, at 264. Yet it's getting a positive response here. Shows how these lists aren't always the whole story.

Of course, Harley Davidson isn't even in the top 300...

Espy said:

I was just looking at the IPDB top 300. High Roller Casino is the lowest ranking machine on the list, at 264. Yet it's getting a positive response here. Shows how these lists aren't always the whole story.

Of course, Harley Davidson isn't even in the top 300...

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.... or Goin Nuts.

Those who don't buy HRC don't vote I assume

Zorgwon said:

.... or Goin Nuts.

Those who don't buy HRC don't vote I assume

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It would be hard to get enough votes for GN to register as there are only 10 in existence!

Espy said:

I was just looking at the IPDB top 300. High Roller Casino is the lowest ranking machine on the list, at 264. Yet it's getting a positive response here. Shows how these lists aren't always the whole story.

Of course, Harley Davidson isn't even in the top 300...

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Well... I'm not a fan of HRC. How's that?

Fungi said:

Well... I'm not a fan of HRC. How's that?

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Surprisingly, different people have different opinions. And that is perfectly legal. The internet might tell you otherwise.

Espy said:

Surprisingly, different people have different opinions. And that is perfectly legal...

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Not when it comes to Harley Davidson. Anybody that likes the TPA table is legally wrong, and will be arrested.

Fungi said:

Not when it comes to Harley Davidson. Anybody that likes the TPA table is legally wrong, and will be arrested.

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I like it better than hrc and a few others. Lca is the table that keeps goin nuts out of last place for me, though.

Kratos3 said:

I'm surprised T2 is so high.

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It's T2!

I think the theme of a table is not the only but a huge factor, at least for me, and i think fans of the film just get a kick out of the T2 table.Similar to, for example, ST: TNG.And both are also great fun to play imo.

Tales from the Crypt !! said:

I see some of the people gave low scores for Centaur and Gorgar. I am 41 now and grew up with these tables i think F.s. did a wonderful job with the 2 and give both a 10.If you disagree ..well it is because you were probably born in the late 80s or 1990s or just a hater of the early 80s tables.There are some tables i do not like but i would not score them a one because of that. That table could be your 10 lol

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Yes I think Centaur, Gorgar, Firepower and Flight 2000 are all way too low. I love all those tables and play them way more than the ones with huge toys in the middle, which are my least favorite (Cue Ball, Champion Pub)

Paul Petrissans said:

Yes I think Centaur, Gorgar, Firepower and Flight 2000 are all way too low. I love all those tables and play them way more than the ones with huge toys in the middle, which are my least favorite (Cue Ball, Champion Pub)

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I agree but we are a minority. Played Centaur, Gorgar and F2k today.

Added Diner to the survey, making it 50 tables in all!

http://smbhax.com/tpatr

Since the last update, in top 10 action, TotAN moved up into a 6th-place tie with T2, and Junk Yard plunged from 10th to 18th! And High Roller Casino debuts at 31st place.

The current standings:

The Pinball Arcade table ratings
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1. 8.90 — Medieval Madness
2. 8.68 — Monster Bash
3. 8.66 — Attack from Mars
4. 8.40 — Theatre of Magic
5. 8.22 — The Twilight Zone
6. 7.91 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
6. 7.91 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8. 7.88 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
9. 7.72 — White Water
10. 7.61 — Black Rose
11. 7.58 — WHO dunnit
12. 7.56 — Fish Tales
13. 7.50 — Scared Stiff
14. 7.43 — Taxi
15. 7.40 — Cirqus Voltaire
15. 7.40 — Whirlwind
17. 7.38 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
18. 7.31 — Junk Yard
19. 7.29 — No Good Gofers!
20. 7.27 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
21. 7.25 — Funhouse
22. 7.11 — High Speed
23. 6.99 — Centaur
24. 6.89 — Black Knight 2000
25. 6.88 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
26. 6.85 — Cactus Canyon
26. 6.85 — Pin•Bot
28. 6.72 — Space Shuttle
29. 6.61 — The Champion Pub
30. 6.56 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
31. 6.24 — High Roller Casino
32. 6.18 — Gorgar
33. 6.17 — Big Shot
34. 6.08 — Flight 2000
35. 6.01 — Tee'd Off
36. 5.95 — Black Hole
37. 5.93 — Firepower
38. 5.90 — Cue Ball Wizard
39. 5.72 — Lights...Camera...Action!
40. 5.62 — Haunted House
41. 5.56 — Dr. Dude
42. 5.31 — Class of 1812
43. 5.19 — Victory
44. 4.99 — Genie
45. 4.97 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
46. 4.86 — Black Knight
47. 4.17 — El Dorado City of Gold
48. 4.12 — Central Park
49. 3.44 — Goin' Nuts
50. none — Diner

surprised Space Shuttle & Goin Nuts hi.

David T. Melnick said:

surprised Space Shuttle & Goin Nuts hi.

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my fault. Not Goin Nuts, but Gofers.

Cue-Ball Wizard 38th. argh .. it deserves better
that being said, I agree for the first 5 .. maybe in a different order but it's very close

wizard33 said:

Cue-Ball Wizard 38th. argh .. it deserves better

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Multiball as a punishment. Neverending identical ramp shots.

Forgot about this thread, but waddayaknow, my PC has remembered my old votes! Good old cookies.....
Updated to the new tables and tweaked a bit here and there, but I seem to be quite stable in my preferences

My Pinball Arcade table ratings
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9 — Attack from Mars
9 — Medieval Madness
9 — Star Trek: The Next Generation
9 — The Twilight Zone
The usual suspects...

8 — Black Hole
8 — Black Rose
8 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
8 — Gorgar
8 — Harley-Davidson Third Edition
8 — High Roller Casino
8 — Monster Bash
8 — Scared Stiff
8 — Tales of the Arabian Nights
8 — Tee'd Off
8 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8 — Theatre of Magic
8 — Whirlwind
8 — White Water
8 — WHO dunnit
Second tier with some love for HD 3rd edition

7 — Big Shot
7 — Black Knight 2000
7 — Black Knight
7 — Centaur
7 — Diner
7 — Fish Tales
7 — Funhouse
7 — Junk Yard
7 — The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot
7 — Pin•Bot
7 — Ripley's Believe It or Not!
7 — Space Shuttle
7 — Taxi
7 — Victory

6 — Central Park
6 — Elvira and the Party Monsters
6 — Firepower
6 — Flight 2000
6 — Genie
6 — Haunted House
6 — High Speed
6 — Lights...Camera...Action!
6 — No Good Gofers!

5 — The Champion Pub
5 — El Dorado City of Gold
5 — Goin' Nuts

4 — Cactus Canyon
4 — Cirqus Voltaire
4 — Class of 1812
4 — Cue Ball Wizard
CV: too many (gamebreaking) bugs and wonky physics, otherwise it would be a solid 7

2 — Dr. Dude
In a class wholly by itself..

Fungi said:

Not when it comes to Harley Davidson. Anybody that likes the TPA table is legally wrong, and will be arrested.

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Then I have to report myself Far from me to try to convert people but this table has grown on me. I like the strategy that is involved in how to spend your max 6 balls, and I really like how this not leads to daylong games and absurd highscores. Also there is something very satisfying in keeping those 4 ball MB's going. That video mode is quite distateful though, and I'm not particularly into motorcycles and the whole macho theme thing.
On the other hand I think that anybody who likes dr. Dude should be commited to a psych ward for a thorough evaluation.... , but hey, ride to live and live to ride man!

Wow, I could not disagree with some of you more. Funhouse is a below average table at best. And for those of you giving Genie, Centaur and Gorgar 1's, just go back to playing video games because you clearly are not fans of pinball.

Rich Lehmann said:

And for those of you giving Genie, Centaur and Gorgar 1's, just go back to playing video games because you clearly are not fans of pinball.

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Funny, I always think the same thing.

I've re-voted, changed a few around and put the new tables. Just the changes...

My Pinball Arcade table ratings
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8 — High Roller Casino - how did I rate this so high? Fun despite its flaws, I guess.
8 — Ripley's Believe It or Not! - re-rated this higher since I've played it a lot more recently and gotten to know it better.
7 — Diner - fun but very limited and repetitive after a while.
7 — Pin•Bot - gone up a bit, now I've got a better handle on keeping the ball in play.
7 — Space Shuttle - gone up a lot, much better than I originally thought.
7 — Taxi - dropped a touch.
7 — The Twilight Zone - back up higher where it belongs now they've fixed the plunger bug.
6 — Victory - up a couple of notches; more play-time and a better understanding of how it works really helps the enjoyment factor!
2 — El Dorado City of Gold - dropped even further, it's a terrible game.
2 — Goin' Nuts - another one dropped to the bottom of the pile for being just a pile of (censored).