I have to make the distinction between what I don't like and what is overall bad... not easy.
Pretty much all brands of pins have their share of turkeys... If I stick to post-1985, here is my list:
Gottlieb/Premier: Gold Wings... all while Genesis and Spring Break have worse art, the gameplay on Genesis is quite decent and acceptable on Spring Break... Gold Wings is just too segmented...
Bally: Party Animal. While Hard Body is just as ugly (they were ugly in the 80s... ) the sound on Party Animal makes your ears bleed. Just overall bad. To put this in perspective, williams released F-14 just before and Space Station just after. I would even say that this pin was even worse than what Gottlieb was releasing.
Williams: I still say Star Wars Episode 1... I have said it before... feels like you are playing a movie commercial. The ball is always stopped to watch a movie segment, it is really annoying. If you are going to have a limited number of shots (like just the damn center...) at least make it animated and entertaining like Revenge from Mars...
Recent Stern: Roller Coaster tycoon. Officially the only pin I ever walked away from. Just plain bad.
Sega: I did play a couple of them... not enough to judge thoroughly, but I do find South Park to be bad overall.
Data East: Playboy 35th anniversary... they just didn't seem to invest in the pin, and too much on the license.
Capcom: I can't say that they are BAD... just different. Yeah, Breakshot isn't all that great, but they just tried to revive an old-school feel to pinball. Flipper Football? Sucks the big one when playing alone, but when I played it at Frosken's place with a beer at hand and a competition going, I found it rather addictive.
I could add a Zaccaria, Game Plan and Playmatic to name a few, but they were quite minor in the pin-field...
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