PAF Top Ten Most Wanted Table Poll Series : #4 - Premium Licensed (Closed)

[canuck]

I remember reading all the Michael Crichton books when I was in junior high, good times.

 

[Captain B. Zarre]

Don't bother with the movie, just think of the pin as a jungle themed table with a gorilla and volcano in it.

Yes, because it was released so long after the movie, it's basically an unlicensed table.

 

[Krooze L-Roy]

Bummed I showed up too late for this. Hopefully you guys voted in The Shadow and Demolition Man.

 

[PiN WiZ]

Bummed I showed up too late for this. Hopefully you guys voted in The Shadow and Demolition Man.

Keep an eye on the news thread tomorrow.

 

[sotie]

Keep an eye on the news thread tomorrow.

Great idea PiN WiZ to reopen all polls for one day to all the new members that missed out on voting!

http://digitalpinballfans.com/showthread.php/194-Latest-NEWS-And-INFORMATION-From-FarSight-Studios-Concerning-The-Pinball-Arcade?p=99401&viewfull=1#post99401

 

[Chellspecker]

EXCELLENT NEWS: ALL SIX OF THE POLLS SO FAR WILL BE RE-OPENED FOR ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, AUGUST 31! ALL POLLS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT, SO GET YOUR VOTES IN FAST!
For those who have been asking about a table and why they it wasn't included in such and such poll, it might just be in one already. Get your votes in!

POLL #6 - VOTE FOR YOUR TOP TEN STERN / DATA EAST / SEGA TABLES

POLL #5 - VOTE FOR YOUR TOP TEN GOTTLIEB TABLES

POLL #4 - VOTE FOR YOUR TOP TEN PREMIUM LICENSED TABLES

POLL #3 - VOTE FOR YOUR TOP TEN BALLY TABLES

POLL #2 - VOTE FOR YOUR TOP TEN WILLIAMS TABLES

POLL #1 - VOTE FOR YOUR TOP TEN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TABLES

 

[Krooze L-Roy]

Awesome sauce! Thanks guys! Glad to get to participate.

 

[Shaneus]

No Godzilla?

 

[alop]

Back to the Future (Data East, 1990)
Indiana Jones : The Pinball Adventure (Williams, 1993)
WWF Royal Rumble (Data East, 1994)
Who’s Tommy Pinball Wizard, The (Data East, 1994)
NBA Fastbreak (Bally, 1997)
Simpsons Pinball Party, The (Stern, 2003)
Elvis (Stern, 2004)
Flintstones, The (Williams, 1994)
Congo (Williams, 1995)
Apollo 13 (Sega, 1995)

 

[Father Time]

So glad this was reopend because I forgot to vote.

Here are my choices:

Dirty Harry
Evlis
Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Indiana Jones : The Pinball Adventure
Johnny Mnemonic (never seen that movie/show/whatever it was but it looks cool)
Last Action Hero
Lord of the Rings
The Simpsons
Star Wars
The Who's Tommy

 

[CC13]

Since we can now see the results of the Top Ten Most Wanted Table Polls, I'll be posting complete results and analysis for each poll. The complete results can be found below:

1) Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure (Williams, 1993) - 393, 77.21%
2) The Simpsons Pinball Party (Stern, 2003) - 346, 67.98%
3) The Lord of the Rings (Stern, 2003) - 320, 62.87%
4) Star Wars (Data East, 1992) - 231, 45.38%
5) Doctor Who (Bally, 1992) - 213, 41.85%
6) Jurassic Park (Data East, 1993) - 207, 40.67%
7) The Shadow (Bally, 1994) - 194, 38.11%
8) Back to the Future (Data East, 1990) - 178, 34.97%
9) Guns 'N Roses (Data East, 1994) - 167, 32.81%
10) The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard (Data East, 1994) - 154, 30.26%
11) Demolition Man (Williams, 1994) - 143, 28.09%
12) Apollo 13 (Sega, 1995) - 126, 24.75%
13) Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street (Gottlieb, 1994) - 121, 23.77%
14) Johnny Mnemonic (Williams, 1995) - 105, 20.63%
15-T) Dirty Harry (Williams, 1995) - 101, 19.84%
15-T) Elvis (Stern, 2004) - 101, 19.84
17) The Flintstones (Williams, 1994) - 98, 19.25%
18) Congo (Williams, 1995) - 97, 19.06%
19-T) NBA Fastbreak (Bally, 1997) - 90, 17.68%
19-T) Stargate (Gottlieb, 1995) - 90, 17.68%
21) WWF Royal Rumble (Data East, 1994) - 80, 15.72%
22) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Stern, 2003) - 79, 15.52%
23) Goldeneye (Sega, 1996) - 76, 14.93%
24) Batman Forever (Sega, 1995) - 74, 14.54%
25) Starship Troopers (Sega, 1997) - 62, 12.18%
26) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Sega, 1996) - 61, 11.98%
27) Phantom of the Opera (Data East, 1990) - 55, 10.81%
28) Hook (Data East, 1992) - 47, 9.23%
29) Last Action Hero (Data East, 1993) - 46, 9.04%
30) Independence Day (Sega, 1996) - 31, 6.09%

I'll have a full analysis in a short while, but for now, I can definitely see that the people have spoken here–they want they Indiana Jones and they want it ASAP! With TSPP and LotR both cracking 60% of total votes cast, this is the most top-heavy of the six polls. Data East did pretty well for itself, making up half of the top 10 (why was Back to the Future such a popular pick?), while WMS didn't have much in the tank after The Shadow, with Demolition Man falling a painful 11 votes short, while only two other WMS decks passed 100 votes. Sega got no love here, with only 1 of its 6 representatives cracking the top half of the standings. Also, I knew that the two Gottliebs would most likely struggle mightily against some VERY stacked competition, but how did we come to the conclusion that The Flintstones is a higher priority than Stargate (for that matter, why is Freddy so much more popular than Stargate?)? Please tell me that TPA will go long enough to kickstart all 30 of these decks...

 

[StarDust4Ever]

I'll have a full analysis in a short while, but for now, I can definitely see that the people have spoken here–they want they Indiana Jones and they want it ASAP! With TSPP and LotR both cracking 60% of total votes cast, this is the most top-heavy of the six polls.

I believe this poll was top heavy because so many people were fans of a lot of the brands. It was the only poll where I used all ten of my votes on. With other polls, I only voted up the tables I truly wanted, often not voting up tables I knew nothing about. I imagine the turnout for lots of other people was much higher due to the same reason. A lot of very desirable tables overall, although I'm a little bummed out that Apollo 13 didn't make the top ten. 13-ball multiball would have been epic to see, if the farsight engine could handle all the mad physics!!!

 

[Lostboy]

I voted for Freddy and The Flintstones, but Starship Troopers was just off my top 10. I just thought they both looked more fun to play. I'm also disappointed Hook didn't get more votes. Although I admit I voted for this based more on the Peter Pan brand, and not so much on the play.

 

[Fungi]

I predict a battle for the top three spots between The Simpsons Pinball Party, Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings. Doctor Who and The Shadow will tough it out for the 4th and 5th spots. I'm not sure how I'm voting yet... I'm basing my predictions on what I've read here in the past.

Geez Sotie. The Shadow ended up 7th. You should be ashamed of yourself.

 

[sotie]

I got 4 out of 5 of them right. I based those predictions on the amount of 'buzz' they were getting here in the forum a few months before the poll started. I remember saying The Shadow would be 4th or 5th because there was so much discussion of it here so I guessed that a lot of people would vote for it. I don't remember seeing any discussion of Star Wars until it showed up in the poll. Go figure.

 

[Kolchak357]

I'd like to use a wild card challenge and swap out Back To The Future with Congo please.

 

[netizen]

I'd like to use a wild card challenge and swap out Back To The Future with Congo please.

and swap Star Wars for Stargate

 

[Kolchak357]

net, you have a deal.

 

[sotie]

I'd like to use a wild card challenge and swap out Back To The Future with Congo please.

+1. I really hope FS go after Congo at some point.

 

[Father Time]

why was Back to the Future such a popular pick?

Probably because the Back to the Future movie trilogy is really good. I've never played the table but I was going to vote for it until everyone started saying the table stinks.