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<blockquote data-quote="smbhax" data-source="post: 89649" data-attributes="member: 396"><p>Mata Hari came out in 1978 and sold over 16,000 units. It also happens to be a pretty great table. ; ) Modern polls are gonna be weighted toward what tables people are encountering in the wild, though. I only know about Mata Hari, for instance, because I heard about it in a podcast and then came across a simulated version. So it would be more accurate to remove "best" from your statement and just say "everyone knows the tables from the mid 80's-mid 90's," because most people of internet age haven't actually played the older stuff--and they write them off when they see them in photos or screenshots, or even in brief demo play, because they look too different from what they're used to; in particular they can't fathom that a style of pinball without ramps and modes--where all shots are dangerous and reward you with physical bells and collisions rather than a digital animation--can actually be really fun.</p><p></p><p>I'm fortunate enough to live near a pinball arcade with a large selection of tables from the '60s through today--a place like that is great for letting you discover which era of pinball actually resonates with you the most. You can't find that out from looking at numbers, or reading the opinions of others. And it's something that FarSight has always sought to recreate in their pinball games--to give you the opportunity to experience pinball from all different eras. Personally I think we still need at least one good classic single-ball target and spinner game in TPA, though--thankfully it sounds like Eight Ball Deluxe (1981) will be here in the not-too-distant future; it's a couple years past my favorite pinball period, but it'll do for now. ; )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smbhax, post: 89649, member: 396"] Mata Hari came out in 1978 and sold over 16,000 units. It also happens to be a pretty great table. ; ) Modern polls are gonna be weighted toward what tables people are encountering in the wild, though. I only know about Mata Hari, for instance, because I heard about it in a podcast and then came across a simulated version. So it would be more accurate to remove "best" from your statement and just say "everyone knows the tables from the mid 80's-mid 90's," because most people of internet age haven't actually played the older stuff--and they write them off when they see them in photos or screenshots, or even in brief demo play, because they look too different from what they're used to; in particular they can't fathom that a style of pinball without ramps and modes--where all shots are dangerous and reward you with physical bells and collisions rather than a digital animation--can actually be really fun. I'm fortunate enough to live near a pinball arcade with a large selection of tables from the '60s through today--a place like that is great for letting you discover which era of pinball actually resonates with you the most. You can't find that out from looking at numbers, or reading the opinions of others. And it's something that FarSight has always sought to recreate in their pinball games--to give you the opportunity to experience pinball from all different eras. Personally I think we still need at least one good classic single-ball target and spinner game in TPA, though--thankfully it sounds like Eight Ball Deluxe (1981) will be here in the not-too-distant future; it's a couple years past my favorite pinball period, but it'll do for now. ; ) [/QUOTE]
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