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Pinball - Buy Older Classic Or Newer Model
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 06, 2008, 03:42:28 pm ---Who Dunnit is a total dog, IMO.
When you get tired of it, which you will, you will be begging people to buy it.
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I'm sure I could say the same about pins you might like to. For instance, I can't stand TAF. I saw one on site at Gatlinburg 2 years ago, and said to my wife "this pin is pretty much the most popular pin ever, we have to play it". After playing it a few times, we both decided it sucked. I can't even get into it in Pinmame.
Apparently you missed the key points of why I want Whodunnit.
1. It is one of the better inexpensive DMD's
2. THE WIFE GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT.
#2 is pretty much a deal maker on any arcade related purchase. ;)
The only other 2 pins she would love to have are Scared Stiff and South Park. Those are both well out of my price range, especially in the condition the Whodunnit will be in. The Whodunnit will be $1300-$1500 and is in excellent shape.
Besides, if I ever get tired of it I can always trade it back to the guy I'll be getting it off of.
ChadTower:
SS is an average Williams DMD but way overpriced. South Park flat out sucks.
I wouldn't use Visual Pinball for decent evaluation of any DMD game. Most of them have way too many toys to be reasonably represented in a little 2D half window. It works well for games prior to the thousand toy parade, though.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 06, 2008, 04:26:03 pm ---
SS is an average Williams DMD but way overpriced. South Park flat out sucks.
I wouldn't use Visual Pinball for decent evaluation of any DMD game. Most of them have way too many toys to be reasonably represented in a little 2D half window. It works well for games prior to the thousand toy parade, though.
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We both played SS and South Park ALOT before I ever even heard of Pinmame. SouthPark was at the local arcade and the movie theater for a long time. Scared Stiff and Theater of Magic were mainstays at the ice skating rink where Michelle was a member and employee when we were H.S. and college. The Whodunnit was with Wade for a few years, and now is with another major local pinhead. I can go play it any time I want (time permitting of course).
shardian:
I'll be the first to admit that SS is easy as hell. I consider it a failure when I don't finish the Stiff-o-Meter. even Michelle can finish the meter for goodness sakes. Difficulty is not a determining factor for us though - playability is. I can play SS all day long. I can hit every shot, and it is a great flowing game.
I hear people all the time saying South Park sucks, but why? The theme is great, the sound is great, the DMD is above average, the playfield is layed out well. If I had to guess, the majority of people give it a thumbs down due to the non-family friendliness of it.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 06, 2008, 04:46:18 pm ---I hear people all the time saying South Park sucks, but why? The theme is great, the sound is great, the DMD is above average, the playfield is layed out well. If I had to guess, the majority of people give it a thumbs down due to the non-family friendliness of it.
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IMO the theme sucks, the sound is annoying, I'm not a fan of DMD games, and the playfield has a freakin' toilet on it.
Toilet on the playfield = no buy for me. Austin Powers gets a major thumbs down from me for all the same reasons.
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