Quoted from tartagliag

My top five are:


Repliey's Believe it or Not!

I play this game at Medvet place.....  Not for me....  

My top 5...

1. Twilight
2.TAF
3.STTNG
4. WH20 (ID LOVE TO GET MY HANDS ON ONE OF THESE)
5.Indiana Jones williams version.

My top five:

MM
LOR
CV
AF
TZ

         flashman

My top 5

MM because of difficulty of outlanes
CV because it is a fun game  although too easy
TAF because I loved it since it I played it the first time
JY because of theme and outlanes, and my father in law owns a scrap yard and his name is Bob ( wife let me buy this one just for that)
TOM because although it is easy it is very beautiful to look at.

From what I've played, which is no doubt limited compared to you guys and gals:

1 - TZ - Ever since I played TZ years ago, to me it's the one that's impressed me the most; probably helps I'm a fan of the theme.  It's been around for a while and still, it seems to show up on most "top 5" lists.

2 - TSPP - just seems like such a huge ruleset that you'll never get bored.

3 - LOTR - huge fan of the movies and to me, they nailed the interpretation

4 - Whirlwind - no idea why, but I fell for that game when played at Medvet's place. Maybe it's the thought of playing it on a hot summer day. I reserve the right to change my mind on this one.

5 - and yeah, Firepower .  nostalgia?  Who knows?

Scared Stiff is probably the game I'd most like to buy, but it seems everyone says "you get bored with it" so it can't go into my top 5.  

egads!  Superman has been knocked out of the top 5? It's still a favorite but I guess I'm at the point where yeah, I need some form of multiball if I'd be stuck with only 1 pin. But if I had the $$$ and space available, Superman, nostalgia or not, would still have a spot.

But I can't resist the opportunity to say "why CV?".  I don't know, I just don't get it with that game.  I find the voice annoying, maybe the art style is too "out there" for me.  Whenever I've played that game, I've always had this urge to light some funny weed up, which isn't my cup of tea. I suspect subliminal images in the DMD .

I'm probably forgetting a few...

Rob

For me:

Theatre Of Magic
Tales Of The Arabian Nights
Cirqus Voltaire

I love the look of these three machines so much, plus the games themselves are awesome to boot.  Guess the John Popadiuk stuff just does it for me.  

Scared Stiff

Maybe easy for some but the shots are fun, it looks great and has great humor.  Plus I'm biased because I have a small Elvira shrine in my house and don't own either pinball table.

Twilight Zone

Probably the opposite of Scared Stiff, it might be too hard for Joe Average but is amazing once you learn it.

If I got those 5 machines I just listed I could probably die a happy man.  Admittedly I've never been lucky enough to play LOTR or TSPP so what can I say?  Honorable mention for the Addams Family just because.