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<blockquote data-quote="JoshuaKadmon" data-source="post: 24219" data-attributes="member: 1046"><p>Pinball elitists will always say that rulesets, ball flow, and table goals are far more important than aesthetics, but if a machine is just plain ugly, it doesn't speak well for its other elements. A pinball machine's visual theme can be anything, from movie licenses and comic book characters to sports and abstract artwork. But there are several themes that have become quite common over the years. I would love to know which table you think is best out of these sub-categorized visual themes, if only to separate the players from the posers:</p><p></p><p>POKER</p><p> [Examples: Jokerz!, Asteroid Annie and the Aliens, World Tour Poker]</p><p></p><p>GOLF</p><p> [Examples: Tee'd Off, No Good Gofers]</p><p></p><p>POOL</p><p> [Examples: Big Shot, Cue Ball Wizard, Sharkey's Shootout, Eight Ball Deluxe]</p><p></p><p>SOCCER</p><p> [Examples: World Cup Soccer '94, Flipper Football]</p><p></p><p>RACING</p><p> [Examples: High Speed, Taxi, Victory, NASCAR]</p><p></p><p>HORROR</p><p> [Examples: Tales from the Crypt, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Haunted House]</p><p></p><p>CIRCUS & CARNIVAL</p><p> [Examples: Cyclone, Funhouse, Cirqus Voltaire]</p><p></p><p>SCIENCE FICTION</p><p> [Examples: Transporter the Rescue, Xenon, Black Hole]</p><p></p><p>MEDIEVAL FANTASY</p><p> [Examples: Swords of Fury, Catacomb, Mephisto]</p><p></p><p>ANIMATED COMEDY</p><p> [Examples: The Party Zone, Dr. Dude]</p><p></p><p>These are just a few of the most common themes that came to mind. Despite some major gameplay differences, I hear people comparing stuff like Eight Ball Deluxe and Cue Ball Wizard just based on theme. I'd like to hear why people think "this" shouldn't be compared to "that", or why one game of a particular theme is drastically better than its contemporaries, etc.</p><p></p><p>What do you think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoshuaKadmon, post: 24219, member: 1046"] Pinball elitists will always say that rulesets, ball flow, and table goals are far more important than aesthetics, but if a machine is just plain ugly, it doesn't speak well for its other elements. A pinball machine's visual theme can be anything, from movie licenses and comic book characters to sports and abstract artwork. But there are several themes that have become quite common over the years. I would love to know which table you think is best out of these sub-categorized visual themes, if only to separate the players from the posers: POKER [Examples: Jokerz!, Asteroid Annie and the Aliens, World Tour Poker] GOLF [Examples: Tee'd Off, No Good Gofers] POOL [Examples: Big Shot, Cue Ball Wizard, Sharkey's Shootout, Eight Ball Deluxe] SOCCER [Examples: World Cup Soccer '94, Flipper Football] RACING [Examples: High Speed, Taxi, Victory, NASCAR] HORROR [Examples: Tales from the Crypt, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Haunted House] CIRCUS & CARNIVAL [Examples: Cyclone, Funhouse, Cirqus Voltaire] SCIENCE FICTION [Examples: Transporter the Rescue, Xenon, Black Hole] MEDIEVAL FANTASY [Examples: Swords of Fury, Catacomb, Mephisto] ANIMATED COMEDY [Examples: The Party Zone, Dr. Dude] These are just a few of the most common themes that came to mind. Despite some major gameplay differences, I hear people comparing stuff like Eight Ball Deluxe and Cue Ball Wizard just based on theme. I'd like to hear why people think "this" shouldn't be compared to "that", or why one game of a particular theme is drastically better than its contemporaries, etc. What do you think? [/QUOTE]
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