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I call BS. First, the longest period you could be talking about is 1947 to 1971: that's 24 years, a far cry from 40. Secondly and more importantly, the 1990's dominate TPA because the 1990's dominate pinball. Every large poll or survey (or list of most valuable machines, or machines most used in major tournaments, etc.) that I've seen picks 1990's games at about the same rate as all other decades combined, and often by a few multiples. For example, every single one of the top 12 tables on IPDB are 1990's tables, and that includes EM's with 15 or more ratings. The next highest-rated eras are 2000-present, then the late 1980's. This is exactly how tables are represented in TPA, and that's how it should be.I concur with liking EBD (a lot), but let's get a grip here, people. I challenge anyone to find some objective measure that says that the 1990's are not far and away the Golden Age of pinball. (And remember that while one individual's poll vote is subjective, the result of a large poll that adequately samples the population is objective.)
I call BS. First, the longest period you could be talking about is 1947 to 1971: that's 24 years, a far cry from 40. Secondly and more importantly, the 1990's dominate TPA because the 1990's dominate pinball. Every large poll or survey (or list of most valuable machines, or machines most used in major tournaments, etc.) that I've seen picks 1990's games at about the same rate as all other decades combined, and often by a few multiples. For example, every single one of the top 12 tables on IPDB are 1990's tables, and that includes EM's with 15 or more ratings. The next highest-rated eras are 2000-present, then the late 1980's. This is exactly how tables are represented in TPA, and that's how it should be.
I concur with liking EBD (a lot), but let's get a grip here, people. I challenge anyone to find some objective measure that says that the 1990's are not far and away the Golden Age of pinball. (And remember that while one individual's poll vote is subjective, the result of a large poll that adequately samples the population is objective.)
