Top 10 Most Underrated Pinball Machines Of All Time
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- Top 10 Most Underrated Pinball Machines Of All Time
SDTM Zach and Greg reveal their list of the Top 10 Most Underrated Pinball Machines
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took me 12 years to get hold of my underrated pin. the original Black Knight. just love it
Such a good pin, I’ve had mine for 12 years. The only pin my wife plays.
I played a lot of Black Knight in my local arcade, it seemed to me it got a decent amount of play. Very good game play.
Great video guys!!! Always enjoy them.
The Data East Tales from the Crypt is awesome. People whine that it’s too hard and while IT IS a particularly hard pin, it’s gorgeous and classic to that era.
If it's in proper condition, it's great! I played it when the top flipper would push the ball into the drain and hated it. Once it was fixed, it was great!
I owned the x-files table for a couple of years, it's a personal favourite. Satisfying ramps, not too difficult, smashing that launch button for the tombs stretchy arm. And when you get to the final stage- Kill 'em all. Generally a fun representation (s01/s02) of the tv show.
Great game!
Ripley’s, Monopoly and Coster Tycoon come to mind. All excellent games with some of the weirdest shots in pinball.
Ripley's was not at my local arcade, but Monopoly and Roller Coaster Tycoon managed to suck up more than a few of my quarters. They were really good and what it was game play was simple enough for most seasoned players to get a few replays before they ran out of quarters. Ripley's was at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, so I popped in a couple of bucks, I didn't do too well.
Ripley's for sure. Less crazy about the other two. All three are Pat Lawlor games, so I'm guessing you're a fan :)
Monopoly is so good.
LW3 was my first pin. 800 bucks. Loved it! The gun requires you to shoot the bad guy during play. Multi tasking. The fight mode is awesome.
I had one one of the coolest pinballs ever
Agree on Wonka. Have over 2000 games played on my CE, not one issue and still just as exciting as out of the box. Love it!
#1 on my list is Sega Baywatch. It’s an unbelievable layout! Anyone that plays it agrees. The theme is what killed it. Don’t pass it up, play it before you hate it. 😁
Clicked on the video thinking of No Fear, and I was glad to see it on the list.
Thanks for the video.
All 44 Sega and Data East machines are underrated.😢
You had me at Radical, Jackbot, and No Fear. You lost me at Beatles, Stranger Things, and LW3😂😂 Great insight as always guys. Thanks!
Stranger Things should be in the conversation for GOAT honestly.
I agree with you on No Fear too, fantastic game
Safecracker is pretty special. It feels like it could have started a new kind of ruleset for so many pins. But it also have quite a little fanbase, fun and great for new players, still challenging but maybe too random in the board game
love safecracker, really like the time limit thing, and the boardgame!
I thought safecracker was on there most overrated tables?
Safecracker is my daughter's favorite pin! It's not my favorite simply because there are games I do like more, but I really do like Safecracker. It's a fun and interesting game that really isn't like anything else.
I loved Bad Cats growing up. I liked the simplicity. Used to have one in a Blues bar here in Baltimore and was a blast. Fish Tales and Funhouse were fun pins back then too.
I was on a massive tear with LW3 back in college when my future wife appeared (125lbs of relentless pinball kryptonite) saddled up to the edge of the game and started chatting with me like I was in line at Taco Bell. Drained ball two within seconds. Ball three moments later. I hadn't even said a word to her and she was able to murder my hopes and dreams. She looked at the table, saw my game was over and said, "Hey, want to go get some lunch!?"
Original HIGH SPeED should be absolutely on a list .
Such a great game I agree
I like HS 1.. But HS II is better!!
High speed is one of the most sold games i own one too how is it underrated
Thanks for the comments on Lethal Weapon 3 - Joe Kaminkow
Hey thanks Joe, but the thanks is all from us to you. Cant' wait for the next Kapow creation and to show it off to the SDTM viewers!
Oh cool, this man has designed so many of my favorite pinball machines. Thank you so much Joe.
Great to see @joseph_kaminkow following pinball independent content creators and Lethal Weapon 3!!! Axquiring this title in 2020 got me sucked back into the hobby.
@@andrewlee88 Fun to come across these discussions - My Favorite games
South Park, Jurassic Park, Check Point, Batman 1989 - are a few if the oh and 13 ball play on Apollo 13
@@josephkaminkow7408 Joe, could you share with us any notable facts you may remember, (or would rather forget) about Rocky and Bullwinkle? I acquired this title recently and it has so much detail and passion and a ton of art assets combined on a great pf layout! I mean, what was the decision to go with the hat trick in the backbox vs just a simple dmd animation? the physical saw house mech, the awesome jackpot music! I can tell the team was really into creating a game in a top shelf theme execution. I can see the passion that went into this in so many small details!! There has got to be a story here!!! I find the game still holds up well today and its a lot of fun with great flow and just the right amount of stop and go.
Lethal Weapon 3 :) yes, yes, yes! The second pinball I ever bought, brand new back in '92 and again 7 years ago. Simple, over the top fun just like the 90's. I'm with you on this Greg.
My grandfather’s building is immortalized in that movie and back glass. That was the former Orlando City Hall that was blown up for the movie and he was the architect of that building back in the day.
I had one on the coolest pinball ever
Yeah LW3! Such an accessible game - particularly for casual/new pinball players. I’ve had some epic beer-fuelled 4-player battles over the years on that baby!
Thanks for this. One of my favorite games from the 90's was Pinbot and until this video, I had never heard of Jackbot! I'm sprinting to vpforums to download it for my cabinet now!
A buddy has no fear. It is such a fun game.
My favorites as a teen back in the early 80s were Eight Ball Deluxe & Haunted House.
Pretty games!
Haunted House is a game I considered adding to my pinball bank, lower field played in reverse. I did drop in a couple bucks whenever I saw it.
Yea man. 8 ball deluxe I spent a whole summer playing that played forever 4 a quarter
I racked up 13 credits on a quarter on that machine its amazing how many different specials at the same time there can be lit on that simple playfield, I stopped at a bar one time after work and i only had a quarter on me, they had silver ball mania so i thought i would play one game , i racked up 5 games on that quarter, and spent the next hour or two on that machine ,LOL the good old days!
stop talkin' and start chalkin'
Meteor is my all time favorite!
Haven't played it since the 80's.It was a couple blocks away from home in a local bowling alley and I absolutely became addicted to the way the music built higher and higher it would get my adrenaline dumping in time to the crescendo.It would get me in the zone and when It was time to go I gave games away. It put me in a trace! Love it and miss it still to this day.
Have yet to play a Popeye! Wouldn’t own one though... but Radical.... WANT. The freaking Theme and colors is just pure amazement to my eyes!
Proud pwner of a LW3.. although I like the new code that just came out... I wouldve had to add Rollergames on the list as well
I walked past No Fear so many times at my local pinball museam. It plays so well!
I'm surprised that you mentioned the demogorgon needing tweaking in stranger things. I thought it was just supposed to rip you off like Sterns' Star Wars.
Gotta mention Championship Pub here. It's always available at the arcades as if no one touches it. Your decision making starts right at the ball launch. And the mini games are fulfilling!
Anyways, thank you for the upload!!!
LW3 is an absolute BEAST:
- Shooting Gallery
- Fight Mode
- Countdown Shot
Perfect Number One Pick
There are a couple I haven't played on there, but rock solid list. My pick is Ripleys Believe It Or Not. Kind of an oddball theme from Sterns stripped down days, but I was surprised at how deep it was. Happy New Year guys!
I would love a Ripleys Belive it or not.
Ripley’s is awesome, but the only gripe I have is that, on default settings, it hands out extra balls left and right which can make games last forever.
Right off the bat Beatles isnt underrated its OVERPRICED. Everybody likes the game. its just the price.
Beat me to it. YEP.
I don’t like the game. No ramps, boring game.
Not interested in a re-skin of Sea Witch, and it’s also a waste of a really great theme. Primus is THE worst case scenario. A Triple re-skin?!? What a joke.....
Beatles is a terrible game. Extremely overrated and lazily designed.
agree. It is a fantastic game just no one wants to pay $10k for a jazzed up seawitch
Great video! Very entertaining. You guys mention pricing of games a few times; where are the best places to find pins for sale?
Good list. Didn't know meteor was under rated! =)
I own about 20 or so arcade cabinets, rotated at a time. Looking to grab my 1st pin. Trying to decide between TNMT pro, deadpool pro or Avengers premium. Which way would you go if you could only have 1?
avengers premium
Agree 100% on Godzilla. Stacking the MB's is so much fun, bringing them in one by one. That ramp! One the absolute best ramps in pinball!
Arabian Nights is my all-time favorite pin. The theming, the callouts, the music, that masterpiece of a ramp... the whole table is crammed with so many gimmicks and surprises that something fun is bound to happen no matter where the ball lands. Yet so few of those tables were made, and all the gimmicks make it so prone to break down, it's so incredibly hard to find one in good working condition. Somebody please remake Arabian Nights.
I'd say it's definitely the best looking pin ever made. The art is just gorgeous, and the whole machine builds on that style.
I've ordered a godzilla premium through betson back in December 2021. It's June. Are you aware of a production issue. Also I'm starting to see videos and articles about reliability with the new stern machines. Do you recommend stern?
Are you referring to the SPIKE-1 and SPIKE-2 systems? Yeah that sketches me out too. It is like Stern has improved their manufacturing at the cost of reliability and repairability from previous generations. I'm sort of a diehard Williams/Bally guy who prefers those 90's titles because who knows if you will be able to get the little board that contains the led's, etc when there is a problem. Why give homeowners a two month warranty when the games get so little play? And the prices are through the roof; they reduce their cost to manufacture it and then sell it for almost $10k. I wanted a Jurassic Park but I'm not paying a premium for a (potentially) flakey product. I do have a really nice TSPP but that doesn't suffer from this phenomena.
On a side note,,,, What is going on with the coin door of your Black Arrow? I can not tell what that is. Is it a mod and is it available?
1,000% agree with Godzilla. Played that one for the first time 2 years ago, wish it was still available locally. LOVED playing that table.
I love my Jackbot! It was my first pin.
Yes love mine also
I got to agree with you on Lethal Weapon 3. I only played it a few times in an arcade that also had a Tales From the Crypt. I got to say that it feels almost as fun as Tales for me. I had never played either before going to that arcade, but I love them. Lethal Weapon 3 is now my number 1 underrated pinball machine, but I'd also say Rocky and Bullwinkle would be my number 2. Other tables I'd say are possibly underrated are Last Action Hero, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and Junkyard. I also have to agree with your guys thoughts on Popeye and X-Files. I've never played them, but I love the themes and have watched videos on them. They look fun, especially Popeye.
Mark me down as one who was unimpressed with the reveal for Stranger Things, then went and played it on location several times, and am now working on adding one to my game room. Really fun game. Also agreed on No Fear, not a pretty cabinet at all but a lot of fun to shoot!
always great to hear you guys , and yes i like stranger things , agree
LW3 !! I've put sooooo much money in it when I was teeange !!
God, how I LOVE it ! The gun features, the action of all 3 LW, the vidéos modes... Man, what a masterpiece of FUN, yes ^^ I confirm !
Hell yeah!
Glad I watched this video before the Golden State Expo. Got to play a Radical there and it was amazing!
I personally think Rollergames is a very underrated pinball game
I think Zach would agree. It’s one of his favorite pins!
Repetition killed this for me when I owned it. Rock rock rock and Rollergames. Rock rock rock and Rollergames. Rock rock rock and Rollergames. Rock rock rock and Rollergames. Rock rock rock and Rollergames. over and over and over.
I've owned and loved a JP Lost World for years... i've bought and sold many pins in that time but my JPLW is still there and it's as fast and fun as ever.
Could not agree more!!!!!(greg)
Interesting list. At first I thought...oh no...they're just picking new pins....you surprised me. Very nice pics near the top.
Well done fellas! Definitely feel the same way about Stranger Things and Radical! Gottlieb's Barb Wire was an atrocious theme but pretty underrated as well in my opinion.
I just got LW3 yesterday. So happy...need some love to shine again, but we'll get there.
I would put Demo-Man on that list, too. It has great flow and action, and there’s a hell of a lot going on. Modes, multiballs, two different final modes. I agree with No Fear, I often consider selling mine and then I think: uhm... no, it shoots so well!
Agreed - I’d have Demo-man on the list for sure.. up in the top 3 no less!
Demo-Man was the first pin I played where I thought "I want this game..."
@@steelyfan7745 , I first played it when I was 13 years old, a brand new machine and I was absolutely stunned in terms of smoothness and flow - it made other machines of that era look pale. I still like it very much, even being a wide-body - which I am not a fan of in general. I got one in almost perfect condition, very pleased with it 😍.
I have Demo-Man in my pinball bank and it is a great wide body game. I agree good game flow, 5 ball muti ball, and sounds.
Demolition Man is really underrated..I own one and did a remix of the original soundtrack from the film. On pinsound it’s literally a game changer. King Heny’s remix on the community forum there..get a pinsound board you won’t regret it!!
When No Fear came out in the arcades in 1994, I was a pinball wizard at that pinball game, I could not miss that upper playfield ramp. I was able to score 8.9 billion on that pin-ball game. There was a guy that would always rack up high scores on various pinball games, and No Fear was the ONLY pinball game he could never beat my high score on in the time he was around this area. Popeye is an incredibly fun pinball game and I'm a bit shocked why it isn't more valuable then it is, there was one up for sale at a pinball convention in my area some years ago and they only wanted like $1300 for it which was very low for a dot matrix pin and even today they really don't go for that much still. I'd love to pick up a Popeye pin at some point if I can get it at a good price.
Yay, pinball Boxing Day video
100% agree on No Fear
Godzilla is my first pin, paid £2300 for it earlier this month. Delighted with it.
wow! I've never even seen a Godzila here in Minnesota
@@steelyfan7745 Apparently there's two in the UK according to pinballinfo.com. It's a great beginner pin imo, multiball galore. I'd recommend playing one if you ever see one.
Glad to see no fear on here, lethal weapon looks good too. 👍
Just sold my No Fear (after 3 years owning it) Was my first pin. I deeply regret having to sell it !!!
Here’s my underrated list (so far) -Last Action Hero, Demolition Man, Johnny Mnemonic, Batman Forever. Yeah a lot of DE machines are underrated imo. They are just as fun as Williams of the era, just different ‘
Agreed on Popeye...it is at the top of my wanted list for old Bally machines..I keep looking!
They have LW3 at my local arcade and it’s a lot of fun
Is the Beatles uncommon? I can't find it and it seems to get used for tourney play a lot.
Do most overrated next.
Oh it’s in the can and coming soon
Sure there will be no Stern titles on the “overrated” machines, since They are obviously being sponsored by Stern. LOL
Pinball Lover that is misinformation and inaccurate. SDTM is not sponsored by Stern Pinball or any other pinball manufacturer. Please do your homework
@@pinballlover4981 some sterns suck but some are good.
@@SDTM okay so let’s say you’re not officially sponsored. That still doesn’t mean you’re not affiliated and that negative comments toward stern won’t be met with repercussions professionally. It’s okay to admit that your hands are tied and you’re not allowed to bash Stern anymore.
Man, I want the Beatles. It just looks beautiful, was my dad’s favorite band especially the earlier works. Will be in my collection one day.
Good call
The Beatles is INCREDIBLE. Super under rated and my favourite pin.
Not an easy machine, you've got to get through entire songs and keep that ball in play.
@@SDTM get tommy pinball wizard , much better game than the Beatles ,lol ! even though its from data east!
What's on your Hobbit coin door, Zach? It's been months I've been thinking about it and I just can't figure it out.
Can you post in the top links to your sponsors please?
Sopranos gets my vote.
High Roller Casino has my vote as underrated it is just a fun machine !
if i cant win multiple games on that machine on one credit its a bad night ,lol
I played Meteor... it is so damn good!
Godzilla is a good play. Wonka is fun, but a very unforgiving..brutal pin. What is on the front of your Hobbit coin door? Smaug light? Looks cool. Where can I get one?
Guys, check your playlist for the top 10. Some random videos got in and I have no idea how.
Last Action Hero by DataEast never gets the love it deserves
I agree. That pin is a lot a fun. I just hate the artwork on it.
I agree. Very underrated.
Data East Tales from Crypt is best Data East pin in my opinion!
I owned a HUO X Files for 13 years loved it!
I've had this HUO X-Files for 5 years and I still love it too!
I am really trying to sell it tho...I just need something new
@@steelyfan7745 l traded mine for a ST LE.
@@t.c.bowling1934 star trek??? can you introduce me to these people! 🤣
@@steelyfan7745 Stranger Things
I thought that was a popeye back there! I always get shit on for wanting one.. is the scoring unbalanced for tournaments?
Man you almost lost me with Popeye. I had one for awhile and just couldn't get into it.
You pulled me back in with Godzilla though. My uncle had one when I was a kid and is the machine that made me know I would get into pinball machines when I grew up.
Lethal Weapon 3 is a great game and I completely forgot about it before watching this.
Great video. The beatles though. I can't see buying at half the price. They are gathering dust in lots of distributors warehouses still.
Just found you guys, now I’m on a video watching rampage ! Lol .. I hope to own a pinball machine 1 day !! Keep it up guys !
Welcome to the SDTM Club Deus! Forgive the quality of 2018 episodes hahaha
Bro, I think the hook machine is a classic, im not sure what reception is on that one though. I know it had less skill shots up top, but the ramp loop shot was killer and the themes were awesome. Time to fly.
what do they mean by the code of the game?
I had a No Fear t-shirt! Don't judge me 😂
Hahaha no judgment here believe us
😂😂😂
for me its Judge Dredd
Right on the money, Jack*Bot is a player's game. Forgot to mention the "cheat" function, pretty unique and definitely a surprise when you spring it on someone on location.
I once got a Dr. Who. A decade ago, there were always 3 pins in my living, swapping them once in a while. The Stargate I was about to pick up broke, so I chose another one.)
I didn´t think too much of it, but it was the one I never replaced. The backglass art was terrible, but the gameplay was very exiting. Awesome soundtrack, nostalgia, and funny dot matrix action. No regrets.
I love Dr Who and I love Stargate, I never hear a thing about either but they sure are good tables.
I Love the POPEYE Pinball Machine, would LOVE to find one! i leased it last year and loved it!
Stranger Things /puke, Hate that machine with a passion, almost hate it as much as TMNT!
Convince me that the purpose of this video isn't to help you sell the bad pins you guys are stuck with. hahaha
Elaborate. Not sure what you’re referring to?
@@SDTM Oh misunderstanding. it's just a dumb joke! like...you have stinkers in your personal collection and you want to move them!
No Fear is awesome. Lifetime to master.
Watching and waiting for Pin2000.... :)
Sadly neither made the list but I agreed. They are better than people give them credit for!
Demolition Man is very underrated also
How are you guys feeling about Houdini these days? I'm surprised it wasn't on this list.
The bowling alley had #1 and I loved it.
That’s wild the alley I grew up in had one too
Lol might be the same place. Ohio?
Zac H southern Indiana
@@SDTM awesome not too far away. They also had Bride of Pinbot. I’d love you get one someday but they seem to be hard to find these days.
I own a Lethal Weapon 3 and yes it is a simple tough pin to play. trying to get enough points to beat the high score is tough. I have owned a lot of pins, and this one makes me mad every time I play it.
Reminds me of Hurricane. SDTM always on that one.
Nice pinball arcade in Tarpon Springs Florida called Replay.
Flat fee play all day
in my day all pinball machines were free to play all day anywhere with the old quarter on a string ,LOL !
LW3. Mines never leaving.
Howabout Mustang and its epic ending?
I also think it's Lethal Weapon 3. All Data East machines are interesting and well made. I think Star Trek is also interesting, but there are few sites introducing it.
Hmm had a chance to play Beatles recently and I didn't like the aesthetics of it. It's looked like an old-style pinball with just drop targets and not much else. Now that you mentioned that there's more to the table, I may have to take another look. I don't think you guys play Pinball FX often but there is a Marvel Table (X-men) that didn't look like much but has so much depth to it. It became one of my favorite Marvel Tables alongside Fear Itself and Infinity Gauntlet
Really liked Stranger Things. Again another table I had a chance to play recently
How can you guys afford these tables?
What are the parameters even? The bracket that Final Round did to goof on Stern's "March Madness" bracket were host-selected games and this one ending right now was listener submitted games, but they all had to be
Appreciate the feedback. Our goal is to always have fun
Space Jam, Viper Night Driving and Operation Thunder are underrated.
GREAT show as always guys. I am so conflicted though about getting a Wonka. I know it gets a lot of love by owners and you guys but out of all the videos I watch on it, the damn thing to me is like fingernails on a chalkboard when it comes to the sounds, music, call outs etc. It annoys the hell out of me. And I do love the movie. It is like the new GNR. What an amazing looking machine but I HATE GNR music with a passion so will never come close to owning one. Too bad too because the integration of the guitar stocks, drum sticks, light shows etc are simply genius.
I would have listed Dialed in and Transformers.
Dialed In! is not rated badly, but you are right - to me it belongs in the top ten of best ever made. And I also think it’s Lawlor’s best work.
Dialed In is crap. Transformes same. They belong in the “mediocre at best” category.
@@pinballlover4981 , DI is crap? lol
@@captainbrainless it’s a horrible theme. Wouldn’t own one.
@@pinballlover4981 I'm not crazy about the theme either but the gameplay is excellent
OMG, I unpaused this video and it was at the end when you said "Go buy a pinball machine you owe it to yourself". I am so close!!!! I hope my wife won't flip out! I really want to start my own barcade to be honest....
Let’s make it happen! Flipnoutpinball.com