DeeEff
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- Feb 28, 2013
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Exactly!I think the thing to keep in mind is that with the newer tables, there is a point where you don't feel a need to play them. Just like with video games...you beat the wizard mode or boss and get the ending and what's left? Sure they are fun but the older tables like Gorgar and Centaur are just brutally challenging and all about getting high scores in the same way Pac-Man, Galaga and other old video games have a replay value not found in modern games that you beat and then sell or forget about.
When I ran an arcade back in the 80's, we had a name for those games that people stopped playing after they achieved the wizard goal - "$100 games." Dragon's Lair was one of the first $100 games; you spent (on average) $100 on it, saved the princess, and you were done, never to return. Whereas Centaur, Robotron, Galaga, Tempest, Centipede, Black Knight and the like kept you playing until you (a) rolled the high score or (b) had to leave for the day.
When I need a quick pinball (TPA) fix, I almost always go to tables like Centaur, Firepower, and Black Hole because I can get right into the fun as opposed to slogging through a bunch of shots in order to get a reasonable score. I really enjoy many of the wizard mode tables too, but they've gotta be fun on the way to wizard mode.