Kolchak357
Senior Pigeon
- May 31, 2012
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I find this poll the most interesting since people couldn't just take the easy way out by voting for DMD machines.
I find this poll the most interesting since people couldn't just take the easy way out by voting for DMD machines.
Plus, let's not forget that there were TONS of licensed pinball machines back in the 90s, even at the 'creative high point'. I really think that we're understating just how many pinball machines had licensed themes just because a bunch of them bombed and aren't anywhere near top 50 (or even top 250) lists. The only difference between yesteryear and today is that there aren't plenty of non-licensed themes to counter the licensed themes and give us an option.
If Jersey Jack's next pinball machine after The Hobbit is an unliscenced theme then we could maybe see how well a table does without a license, up until then it's just too risky to make a game with no secondary market because if it bombs it damages the company big time.
What? no Balls-a-Poppin? That's the only one i would have voted for.
Good point.
On a side note it would be cool if PiN WiZ would go back and edit the table list to sort them in order of highest to lowest votes.
I'm just surprised Slick Chick ended up placing so low, did everyone assume it was going to get picked?
I'm just surprised Slick Chick ended up placing so low, did everyone assume it was going to get picked?
Possibly. I also think that this poll was probably the least interesting for the younger pinball crowd because of the age of these tables. Or the hardest to choose from. Many of the tables here have the same bells & whistles in regards to sound,making the visual layout the main aspect separating these tables,IMO.
Honestly,unless TPA keeps going for more than two seasons - I don't think you'll get many EM's in there. The ones that do make it will probably be more of a mix of the Internet Top EM lists. If that ends up being the case,then you'll get Slick Chick in TPA.
PS - Just to make it clear,I'm not hating on EM's. I'm looking at this from more of a selling angle than anything else....
I can easily see TPA going beyond two seasons. We may lose monthly releases at some point
Possibly. I also think that this poll was probably the least interesting for the younger pinball crowd because of the age of these tables. Or the hardest to choose from. Many of the tables here have the same bells & whistles in regards to sound,making the visual layout the main aspect separating these tables,IMO.
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While I would have liked to see my beloved fast draw make it to the top of the list, still super happy to see Spirit of 76 and Royal Glush make it close to the top.
Ed Krynski forever!!!
http://www.pinballnews.com/news/krynski.html
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