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I'll tell you my reasons. First, I loathe the flippers on Data East machines. Even on a fully shopped, immaculate condition table, the flippers suck. Someone explained to me that there is no end of stroke switch on them as compared to other manufacturers (a cost saving step) and thus they lose power, even within one quarter, depending on how long you are holding them.

Next, Data East machines feel cheep in build quality. Williams tables, they seem bulletproof. DE feels like the Chinese knockoff. When Stern became the only game in town, they had a similar feel.

Now those reasons actually go away once you translate to the digital world, but the next doesn't...they're boring. They look all flash and seem like they might have some cool toys, and then you play and realize how repetitive they are. And not even in a BoP sort of way. There's only been a few that have grabbed my attention, G 'n R being one. I reject Jurassic Park strictly on the basis of it being a mirror layout to Whirlwind and still not as fun. So many DE machines are just carbon copies of Williams/Bally but without the rule set.

So there, that's my rant.