I've noticed people on some forums say: "Anything made by Data East" or others that say "Anything made by SEGA" ...I don't have enough experience with those brands to say that though
Stern Electronic from the 80's became Data east ... then Sega bought them ... then Stern Pinball Inc Bought the pinball Division of Sega, completing a full circle...
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This question is totally based on personal preference. I have no older (before 1990) pins in my collection because I generally find them boring and they lose my interest very quickly. Does this mean they are bad? NO, that is my preference, many of you here seem to love them. I shopped out a Baywatch for an operator and other than the annoyiing background music, I found that it was decent playing pin. I have owned Hurricane, HRC and SX and they were OK playing pins, the fact that I sold them only means that I found other pins I like more. Junkyard on the other hand I absolutely hated, everything (music, sounds,gameplay) about it annoyed me, it was like finger nails on chalkboard. As I said it all come down to personal preference.
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This question is totally based on personal preference. I have no older (before 1990) pins in my collection because I generally find them boring and they lose my interest very quickly. Does this mean they are bad? NO, that is my preference, many of you here seem to love them. I shopped out a Baywatch for an operator and other than the annoyiing background music, I found that it was decent playing pin. I have owned Hurricane, HRC and SX and they were OK playing pins, the fact that I sold them only means that I found other pins I like more. Junkyard on the other hand I absolutely hated, everything (music, sounds,gameplay) about it annoyed me, it was like finger nails on chalkboard. As I said it all come down to personal preference.
Good point! But, people easily say what are the best games of all time (ie, TZ, CV, MM, CC, STTNG etc)...which is personal opinion too (i.e. some love CV, some think it is total crap)....However, they certainly evoke strong opinions either way. I guess the truly bad games are the mediocre ones.....So, new question: Whats the most mediocre (post 1985) game ever made?
Whats the most mediocre (post 1985) game ever made?
A lot of Gtb games from that era are really bad (a few were ok though). Especially the ones where they couldn't afford licensing so they would copy a theme/movie but change it just enough to not pay a license, use bad voice imitations, crappy music, etc. The gameplay is usually not great on those either.
I keep thinking of the REALLY bad Clint Eastwood imitation in Cue Ball Wizard..
Mind you his real voice in Dirty Harry (Wms) sucks just as bad..
Mike
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Breakshot by Capcom would be on my list. It was only just recently I played one at a local truck stop. When I looked at it i thought it was prob not that good, but i tried it anyway because its a pinball so i had to. Only took one ball for me to see that i had wasted good money.
I'm the opposite of H5P5. I prefer pre-1985 games because I find most of the newer ones more of a "novelty" than anything else. Most of the great innovation that occurred during the SS era took place in the first 10 years. Newer games have this "been there, done that, same old, same old" feel to me...except with better sound effects and a playfield toy to bash on. Like most things, it's all been done and the last 20 years has just been rehashing old ideas.
In my opinion, the worst games from the last 20 years are virtually anything from Gottlieb. I'm a huge fan of Gottlieb pins but after the early 80's, their product became painfully awful. Bad themes, bad artwork and mediocre gameplay. Stargate is the only exception I can think of.
This question is totally based on personal preference. I have no older (before 1990) pins in my collection because I generally find them boring and they lose my interest very quickly. Does this mean they are bad? NO, that is my preference, many of you here seem to love them. I shopped out a Baywatch for an operator and other than the annoyiing background music, I found that it was decent playing pin. I have owned Hurricane, HRC and SX and they were OK playing pins, the fact that I sold them only means that I found other pins I like more. Junkyard on the other hand I absolutely hated, everything (music, sounds,gameplay) about it annoyed me, it was like finger nails on chalkboard. As I said it all come down to personal preference.
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