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<blockquote data-quote="Bowflex" data-source="post: 119553" data-attributes="member: 24"><p><strong>Creature from the Black Lagoon </strong>v Champions Pub - Creature has the great monster/old drive-in theme. Sets a nice eerie mood. Champions Pub has a lot more flash and polish but not more fun.</p><p>White Water v <strong>Gorgar</strong> - This was the toughest decision on the list. White Water is so good, so fun. But something about Gorgar really sucks me in and keeps me there. Plus the cheap drains irritate me on WH2O.</p><p>Black Hole v <strong>Medieval Madness </strong> Total squash match. MM is definitely an early favorite in this tournament and just like a real tournament, the top seeds draw the low ones.</p><p><strong>Flight 2000</strong> v T2 Another tough one. T2 has some really cool things happening but I just haven't bonded with it enough to put it over F2K. Flight isn't the best pinball of its era but it has some great challenge and high rewards and has become very addictive. Just enough to edge it over.</p><p>Star Trek v <strong>Theatre of Magic</strong> Another super close one. Battle of the infinite modes! ToM has always been one of my favorites. Star Trek was a table I did not bond with in real life and it took TPA to appreciate it but it is now one of my favorites and I have found myself pwning the table in real life and truly enjoying it. Still, ToM has had the lasting appeal for me. </p><p><strong>Ripleys Believe it or Not</strong> v Taxi Never cared for Taxi. To me it is somewhat fun but just above average. Ripleys is a crazy machine that I definitely enjoy playing way more.</p><p>Cactus Canyon v <strong>Scared Stiff</strong> I honestly enjoy Cactus Canyon a lot but it has its problems. In real life it is way too easy, on TPA it is way too hard. If they could find a happy medium between the real and virtual versions, it would be tuned perfect. Scared Stiff is so awesome and the Elvira factor is a great bonus.</p><p>No Good Gofers v <strong>Whirlwind</strong> Battle of the Lawlors. NGG is fun and comical but almost more busy than it needs to be. Whirlwind is fast and crazy and has a great balance of fun and challenge.</p><p>Black Knight v <strong>Pinbot</strong> Battle of the cheap drain tables! Pinbot is not one of my favorites but BK suffers and is not the most enjoyable experience. Even if the rom emulation was fixed, Pinbot gets the slight edge.</p><p>Big Shot v <strong>Monster Bash</strong> Big Shot gets bashed big time. Another complete decimation. Not even a contest, really.</p><p><strong>Funhouse</strong> v Tales of the Arabian Nights - Both of these games have some pretty difficult shots to pull off. Funhouse is a joy and moody Rudy really puts it over the top.</p><p><strong>Centaur</strong> v Bride of Pinbot - Bride of Pinbot has a cool gimmick but Centaur has so many great multiball modes and such great style, whereas BoP suffers from being one of the many 2 ball multiball tables that was all too common in its era. Not to mention the Billionaire Club which was a very unique gimmick but created a huge disparity in scores, especially when you can have a much better game and not have anything to show for it.</p><p>Dr Dude v <strong>Attack From Mars</strong> This is a squash. Dr. Dude is fun and comical in its dated theme but another 2 ball multiball vs a game that had deep challenges, multiple modes and fun theme. Another landslide victory.</p><p><strong>Cirqus Voltaire</strong> v Space Shuttle - Space Shuttle has a great big sentimental place in my heart. That being said, even sentimentality can't compare to the challenging and varied modes of CV.</p><p>Class of 1812 v <strong>Elvira and the Party Monsters</strong> Class tries to spook. Where it tries, Elvira suceeds. If this was Scared Stiff it would have been a massacre but EatPM simply cruises by with a solid victory.</p><p>Teed Off v <strong>Twilight Zone</strong> Again, a total squash. Sorry Gottlieb. If the matchup pairings had been different, you might have gotten one table through to the next round but I don't see it happening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bowflex, post: 119553, member: 24"] [B]Creature from the Black Lagoon [/B]v Champions Pub - Creature has the great monster/old drive-in theme. Sets a nice eerie mood. Champions Pub has a lot more flash and polish but not more fun. White Water v [B]Gorgar[/B] - This was the toughest decision on the list. White Water is so good, so fun. But something about Gorgar really sucks me in and keeps me there. Plus the cheap drains irritate me on WH2O. Black Hole v [B]Medieval Madness [/B] Total squash match. MM is definitely an early favorite in this tournament and just like a real tournament, the top seeds draw the low ones. [B]Flight 2000[/B] v T2 Another tough one. T2 has some really cool things happening but I just haven't bonded with it enough to put it over F2K. Flight isn't the best pinball of its era but it has some great challenge and high rewards and has become very addictive. Just enough to edge it over. Star Trek v [B]Theatre of Magic[/B] Another super close one. Battle of the infinite modes! ToM has always been one of my favorites. Star Trek was a table I did not bond with in real life and it took TPA to appreciate it but it is now one of my favorites and I have found myself pwning the table in real life and truly enjoying it. Still, ToM has had the lasting appeal for me. [B]Ripleys Believe it or Not[/B] v Taxi Never cared for Taxi. To me it is somewhat fun but just above average. Ripleys is a crazy machine that I definitely enjoy playing way more. Cactus Canyon v [B]Scared Stiff[/B] I honestly enjoy Cactus Canyon a lot but it has its problems. In real life it is way too easy, on TPA it is way too hard. If they could find a happy medium between the real and virtual versions, it would be tuned perfect. Scared Stiff is so awesome and the Elvira factor is a great bonus. No Good Gofers v [B]Whirlwind[/B] Battle of the Lawlors. NGG is fun and comical but almost more busy than it needs to be. Whirlwind is fast and crazy and has a great balance of fun and challenge. Black Knight v [B]Pinbot[/B] Battle of the cheap drain tables! Pinbot is not one of my favorites but BK suffers and is not the most enjoyable experience. Even if the rom emulation was fixed, Pinbot gets the slight edge. Big Shot v [B]Monster Bash[/B] Big Shot gets bashed big time. Another complete decimation. Not even a contest, really. [B]Funhouse[/B] v Tales of the Arabian Nights - Both of these games have some pretty difficult shots to pull off. Funhouse is a joy and moody Rudy really puts it over the top. [B]Centaur[/B] v Bride of Pinbot - Bride of Pinbot has a cool gimmick but Centaur has so many great multiball modes and such great style, whereas BoP suffers from being one of the many 2 ball multiball tables that was all too common in its era. Not to mention the Billionaire Club which was a very unique gimmick but created a huge disparity in scores, especially when you can have a much better game and not have anything to show for it. Dr Dude v [B]Attack From Mars[/B] This is a squash. Dr. Dude is fun and comical in its dated theme but another 2 ball multiball vs a game that had deep challenges, multiple modes and fun theme. Another landslide victory. [B]Cirqus Voltaire[/B] v Space Shuttle - Space Shuttle has a great big sentimental place in my heart. That being said, even sentimentality can't compare to the challenging and varied modes of CV. Class of 1812 v [B]Elvira and the Party Monsters[/B] Class tries to spook. Where it tries, Elvira suceeds. If this was Scared Stiff it would have been a massacre but EatPM simply cruises by with a solid victory. Teed Off v [B]Twilight Zone[/B] Again, a total squash. Sorry Gottlieb. If the matchup pairings had been different, you might have gotten one table through to the next round but I don't see it happening. [/QUOTE]
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