Over the past few weeks, I've been compiling a list of top 100 pinball tables from Pinside and IPDB (Solid State machines only, the EM rankings are much less consistent).
I've compared the list of tables in the top 100 to the list of tables already released (or soon to be released) on Pinball Arcade (PA). Of the tables that haven't been released, I've broken the list up to tables which would have licensing issues, and those that shouldn't have any licensing concerns (at least that I can easily determine).
There are multiple reasons for licensing concerns; a table is tied to a specific TV show/movie (Spider-man, Simpsons), musical performer (Guns N' Roses, Elvis), vehicle or event (Corvette, World Cup Soccer), or that FarSight doesn't have a license from the table manufacturer (Jersey Jack, Capcom).
At a summary level for the Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) and the Pinside top 100 lists:
(The reason the total isn't 100 is that I've removed multiple editions of the same table).
The list below indicates tables which are missing from Pinball Arcade, and which shouldn't have any additional licensing issues (I've included Mousin' Around, as I really like the table).
Based on the list above, it seems like most of the tables are early SS tables; either Numeric (1977-85) or Alphanumeric (1986-1990). The only exception is Revenge from Mars, which, due to its Holographic display, would be hard to emulate, and Stargate (only top 100 Gottlieb DMD not in PA).
Listed tables that get routinely requested in this forum, and that I would also like to see emulated, are:
Fathom: Bally 1980
Mousin' Around!: Bally 1989
Eight Ball Deluxe: Bally 1980
Looking at Seasons 3, 4, and 5 of PA; typically 3 tables per season are released from this era. I would hope that FarSight would increase the rate at which early SS tables (and EM tables) are emulated in future seasons, with fewer DMD machines (but understand that I am in the minority of table purchasers, but probably in the majority on this forum).
The list below indicates the licensed tables from the Top 100 not yet emulated in PA. While we can moan and complain we want them, it is up to FarSight to be able to get licenses for a reasonable amount of money. In addition, with the Stern app being released this year, a bunch of the 21 century tables should be released separately. Licensed tables I would like to see emulated include:
Stern (Metallica, Spider-man, Simpsons Pinball Party, Star Trek)
Data East/Sega (Guns N' Roses, Jurassic Park)
Bally/Williams (Indiana Jones: TPA, The Shadow, World Cup Soccer)
I'd predict that the only tables from my list that will ever make it into PA are Jurassic Park, World Cup Soccer, and The Shadow. Other more likely tables include Congo, Tales from the Crypt, Indianapolis 500 and Corvette.
What are your predictions?
I've compared the list of tables in the top 100 to the list of tables already released (or soon to be released) on Pinball Arcade (PA). Of the tables that haven't been released, I've broken the list up to tables which would have licensing issues, and those that shouldn't have any licensing concerns (at least that I can easily determine).
There are multiple reasons for licensing concerns; a table is tied to a specific TV show/movie (Spider-man, Simpsons), musical performer (Guns N' Roses, Elvis), vehicle or event (Corvette, World Cup Soccer), or that FarSight doesn't have a license from the table manufacturer (Jersey Jack, Capcom).
At a summary level for the Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) and the Pinside top 100 lists:
Code:
IPDB Pinside
Available in PA 47 45
No license issue 12 7
License issue 33 38
Total 92 90The list below indicates tables which are missing from Pinball Arcade, and which shouldn't have any additional licensing issues (I've included Mousin' Around, as I really like the table).
Code:
Name Manufacturer Year Pinside IPDB AVG
Revenge f Mars Bally 1999 38 31 34.5
Stargate Gottlieb 1995 88 35 61.5
Fathom Bally 1980 76 61 68.5
Banzai Run Williams 1988 77 88 82.5
Sorcerer Williams 1985 100 81 90.5
Swords of Fury Williams 1988 59
Joker Poker Gottlieb 1978 74
Devil's Dare Gottlieb 1982 78
Eight Ball Dlx Bally 1980 80
Centaur II Bally 1983 84
Laser War Data East 1987 86
Space Station Williams 1987 92
Paragon Bally 1978 94
Time Machine Data East 1988 100
Mousin' Around Bally 1989 121 103Based on the list above, it seems like most of the tables are early SS tables; either Numeric (1977-85) or Alphanumeric (1986-1990). The only exception is Revenge from Mars, which, due to its Holographic display, would be hard to emulate, and Stargate (only top 100 Gottlieb DMD not in PA).
Listed tables that get routinely requested in this forum, and that I would also like to see emulated, are:
Fathom: Bally 1980
Mousin' Around!: Bally 1989
Eight Ball Deluxe: Bally 1980
Looking at Seasons 3, 4, and 5 of PA; typically 3 tables per season are released from this era. I would hope that FarSight would increase the rate at which early SS tables (and EM tables) are emulated in future seasons, with fewer DMD machines (but understand that I am in the minority of table purchasers, but probably in the majority on this forum).
The list below indicates the licensed tables from the Top 100 not yet emulated in PA. While we can moan and complain we want them, it is up to FarSight to be able to get licenses for a reasonable amount of money. In addition, with the Stern app being released this year, a bunch of the 21 century tables should be released separately. Licensed tables I would like to see emulated include:
Stern (Metallica, Spider-man, Simpsons Pinball Party, Star Trek)
Data East/Sega (Guns N' Roses, Jurassic Park)
Bally/Williams (Indiana Jones: TPA, The Shadow, World Cup Soccer)
I'd predict that the only tables from my list that will ever make it into PA are Jurassic Park, World Cup Soccer, and The Shadow. Other more likely tables include Congo, Tales from the Crypt, Indianapolis 500 and Corvette.
Code:
Title Manuf Year IPDB Pinside AVG
Indiana Jones: TPA Williams 1993 5 7 6
The Lord of the Rings Stern 2003 14 5 9.5
Spider-Man Stern 2007 17 12 14.5
The Simpsons Pinball Stern 2003 20 20 20
The Wizard of Oz Jersey Jack 2013 23 19 21
The Shadow Bally 1994 26 28 27
AC/DC Stern 2012 48 9 28.5
Star Trek Stern 2013 38 24 31
Guns N' Roses Data East 1994 36 39 37.5
Pinball Magic Capcom 1995 43 37 40
Congo Williams 1995 37 46 41.5
Tales from the Crypt Data East 1993 39 52 45.5
Jurassic Park Data East 1993 33 70 51.5
Metallica Stern 2013 98 8 53
Iron Man Stern 2010 77 31 54
Batman Stern 2008 51 57 54
Indianapolis 500 Bally 1995 68 43 55.5
World Cup Soccer Bally 1994 73 49 61
The Who's Tommy Pinball Data East 1994 58 72 65
Corvette Bally 1994 57 74 65.5
Star Wars Data East 1992 46 91 68.5
Johnny Mnemonic Williams 1995 69 71 70
Batman Forever Sega 1995 75 78 76.5
Demolition Man Williams 1994 76 82 79
The Walking Dead Stern 2014 25
TRON: Legacy Stern 2011 26
Game of Thrones Stern 2015 32
Pirates of the Caribbea Stern 2006 42
X-Men Stern 2012 45
Big Bang Bar Capcom 1996 47
Family Guy Stern 2007 51
Disney TRON Legacy Stern 2011 52
The Hobbit Jersey Jack 2016 53
Full Throttle Heighway 2015 60
Transformers Stern 2011 65
Flash Gordon Bally 1981 65
KISS Stern 2015 66
WWF Royal Rumble Data East 1994 79
America's Most Haunted Spooky Pinball 2014 79
James Cameron’s Avatar Stern 2010 83
Apollo 13 Sega 1995 87
Farfalla Zaccaria 1983 90
Baywatch Sega 1995 93
The Flintstones Williams 1994 95
Dirty Harry Williams 1995 95
Goldeneye Sega 1996 96
Shrek Stern 2008 96
The rare Kingpin (9 produced) would also be manna from heaven. As would the unproduced Red Line Fever, but I don't think more than a whitewood exists of that one.