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Limited Edition Run On New LOTR
Xiaou2:
--- Quote ---The real problem here is that you're just not able to see that Stern does put out some good stuff. Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man, Family Guy/Shrek, and The Simpsons Pinball Party stand up well with the top tier Williams and Bally games. Unless you can see that, this discussion will remain circular though.
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No, they dont. Not even close.
Family guy / Shrek plays horribly, with slow and bad flow. Simpsons isnt too much better... (my first game on the machine was clocking in over 30min... and I left the
machine with a ton of balls left because it was too easy and too boring. Whitewater
has been known to take me out in less than 5 min play, kicking my butt so hard I
actually wanted to play over and over again...) but at least the theme is superior.
Spiderman is a snorefest too, (much worse than Simpsons, and worse theme+art+sounds) and got old in less than 10 min of play. Walked away from that
one too.
LOTR is the only one to show any promise at all... and it falls flat in two areas:
1) The side drains are incredibly cheap even when adjusted to full easy level. They
take the skill away from pinball, and simply rip the player off with no chance in hell for
a save.
2) The Path of the Dead is Useless and a waste of good ball speed, and further gameplay.
Also, They all sound like a 30yr old tv thats been sitting out in the rain. Rather than the crisp details of Williams vastly superior DTS sound system.
None of these titles compare to a game like Tales from the Arabian Knights, Monster Bash,
Medieval Madness, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Indiana Jones (WMS), Whitewater,
Haunted House, Space Station, Theatre of Magic, etc. Not in art, ball speed, challenge,
fun, theme, sound quality, and value.
The people who think they enjoy Sterns machines are people that havnt played such
said Titles. (or played broken / beat up machines) Once you have tasted Fillet Minion,
a hamburger just does not satisfy... especially when that hamburg cost the same
as that tender juicy slice of heaven.
akoz:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 09, 2009, 01:10:51 am --- A used Midevil Madness might be worth $5000... But certainly not a LOTR.
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Medevil madness- http://www.pinball.com/medieval-remake/medieval-remake.htm
There homepage with other remakes- http://www.pinball.com/
Flake:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 14, 2009, 01:16:18 am ---None of these titles compare to a game like Tales from the Arabian Knights, Monster Bash,
Medieval Madness, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Indiana Jones (WMS), Whitewater,
Haunted House, Space Station, Theatre of Magic, etc. Not in art, ball speed, challenge,
fun, theme, sound quality, and value.
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You realize you mentioned a Gottlieb game in there right? I just wanted to make since you seem to be exclusively Bally/Williams.
BTW - I've played Medieval Madness and LOTR. I think MM is fun but I have no idea why its considered the holy grail of pinball. Its not any more fun IMO than TOM or TOTAN or even LOTR. So whats the deal with MM anyway? Why the premium on this game?
Jeff AMN:
--- Quote from: akoz on July 14, 2009, 10:18:01 am ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 09, 2009, 01:10:51 am --- A used Midevil Madness might be worth $5000... But certainly not a LOTR.
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Medevil madness- http://www.pinball.com/medieval-remake/medieval-remake.htm
There homepage with other remakes- http://www.pinball.com/
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That's a scam. Do NOT send Wayne a single penny.
Jeff AMN:
I absolutely love Medieval Madness. I think it's a very fine game, but I wouldn't pay the asking price for it. If it was in the $3,000-$3,500 range I'd probably already have one, but that game drifts as far north as $8,000 quite often depending on condition. I just can't pay that for a game that's basically a refresh of Attack From Mars (another great game).
For the record, I feel the same way about Monster Bash. It's one of my all time favorites to play, but I'd never pay the asking price on that machine.
And with some more thinking, I might drop my preorder for LOTR. I still feel that it's one of the best pins ever made, but I think I'd rather seek out a nice HUO machine when the limited editions hit and people are flipping their original purchases.
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