I usually feel that the worst machine is the one that I, or a buddy, most recently sold...consequently the best one I've ever had is the most recent replacement. Funny how that works, eh

p.s. I really don't understand TZ..worst game ever made? I doubt it...but it sure makes me feel angry when I play it.

p.p.s. Southpark does suck!

p.p.p.s. Judge Dredd rules!!!

TZ is ranked #1  so if its not your favorite I suppose you may consider it over rated but worst...not a chance.  South Park is probably the "winner" for DMD

TZ is not my worst, but yes overated. I cannot find my worst pin, i like so much this hobby . I can play very simple EM pins and still i will enjoy them for the different style and gameplay they have to offer.

ps: I like TZ, but will not trade it for any of mine
ps: I can trade one of mine for LOTR maybe !!!!

i will stick to games i have owned.

em...  i usally love them all.  but i have seen a couple stinkers out there.  but for one i have owned it would be a bally BIG SHOW.  nice looking but not much to it.  

ss....  Hearts Spades  by Allied Leisure Industries.  i know its a cocktail.  but it counts.  really have enjoy all of them i have owned.  well beside laser ball (but i keep ending up with one of them)


dmd...  i have to say wipeout.  i haven't owned that many dmd to say the others were bad.  i enjoy wipeout alot.  

EM: Doodle Bug.  There's probably worse, but that's the worst one I had cluttering my house so I'm hatin' on it.

EM: Target Alpha and all its derivatives. I love drop targets a lot, but this is just stupid overkill with the most useless upper flippers I've ever seen.

SS: Hollywood Heat can't possibly be the worst for gameplay. That distinction belongs to Pinbot. HHeat is one of the biggest losers from an artwork perspective, but Pinbot is a giant turd. Useless mini playfield. DRAIN WHORE. Useless pop bumper area. Lame target bank straight up the middle. Repetitive gameplay. It's just poor, poor, poor. Excellent sound/artrwork. HORRIBLE gameplay.

DMD: Not South Park. I agree, it's not great, but it's not *terrible*. Freddy is pretty darn bad (and ugly too). T2 is also pretty low on my list for its repetition, repetition, repetition. Come to think of it, I really have trouble with most Lawlor games, too. FH (not a DMD, but it's close) and TZ in particular are two games that leave me wanting to play just about anything else.

Flame suit ON!

Quoted from ken_cinder

Let me see......I've only played one in any given arcade, and probably never had the chance to play 1 machine more than once.

I vote ALL or NONE! Weee!

In all seriousness, the only one that stands out in my mind as being able to remember not liking it and wishing I could get my money back, would be Superman. I remember playing it when I was about 10 years old, and it pissed me off to no end.
Maybe cause I just sucked at it.

GAK!  Infidel!  Take your comments on Superman back, TAKE THEM BACK!

eheh You know, I can't think of one pin that was bad. Overrated maybe, but bad?  Nope.  There are a few where I think I might have thought "bad" but the machine wasn't maintained well so I think it was more the fault of that, then the machine or ruleset that disappointed me.  Case in point is Congo.  The first time I played it, the machine did ntohign for me but it really wasn't well maintained (I don't even think it was levelled properly!). Anyway, I played it at Jim's last year and it actually surprised me, found it to be enjoyable at the very least.

Quoted from cooke

I really have trouble with most Lawlor games, too.....Flame suit ON!  

Before you get flamed.....I will agree with you. Just cannot get into Lawlor games. I have owned FH, WW, ES, TZ, TAF, NGG and even Monopoly, RBION and the only one I would say I like is NGG. Not sure what it is, but Lawlor games get no love from me.

Quoted from HP5P

Before you get flamed.....I will agree with you. Just cannot get into Lawlor games. I have owned FH, WW, ES, TZ, TAF, NGG and even Monopoly, RBION and the only one I would say I like is NGG. Not sure what it is, but Lawlor games get no love from me.

Doesn't your signature say "Currently owning: TZ, TAFG....".  If you don't like them, why own them?  

Personally I'm not an EM fan so I would pretty much pass on any i saw.  Unless it was surrounded in hype.  Then i would atleast try it to see what the fuss is about.

For SS and DMD i can't say much.  I will say for DMD's Shaq doesn't get my heart rate up.  I hate basketball but on the other hand I hear good things about other basketball themed games.  I had a Raven once, non working but from what i could see i wasn't missing much.  Look has alot to do with it also in my opinion.  

And, for all you South Park haters.  I own one and its good for a laugh.  I watch that show pretty much every night which makes owning one and playing one all the more entertaining.  The adult content has to be on.  Its a generational thing i suppose.  

But, i still don't get why you would own an "A" list game or highly sought after game if you don't like it.

Quoted from ancientgames

And, for all you South Park haters.  I own one and its good for a laugh.  I watch that show pretty much every night which makes owning one and playing one all the more entertaining.  The adult content has to be on.  Its a generational thing i suppose.  

Generational thing????
I'm 30yrs old, and have been watching South Park religiously since it started...love the show...hate the game.
The Pin is poorly made, boring, not funny, annoying, and U_G_L_Y it ain't got on alibi...its ugly.

Worst being what?  worst playing?  worst overall (looks, sounds, play)?  Pretty much any Premier games are gonna be close to worst if you mean by overall.  The fact that the translites on them are so damning ugly to a point that I can't stand in front of it to play a game is gonna put it in the bottom of the heap pretty quickly.  As far as worst playing, I haven't played enough pins to give a good opinion but out of the ones I have played (mainly Williams/Bally/Midway), I vote for Oursler and Lawlor games.  They kinda bore me to death.  Fish Tales comes close with its music.  It's so bad that I can't play more than a game of it.  

Sam

Quoted from ancientgames

But, i still don't get why you would own an "A" list game or highly sought after game if you don't like it.

Since you asked...TAFG is tentatively sold, just waiting on the buyer and since I have a "collection", I like to have a variety of games so I will buy games to give them an honest evaluation. My friends have a blast playing TZ, never said I hated it or it was the worst pinball, I just do not get Lawlor games.