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Top 25 Pinball Tables of all-time!


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Poll: Top 25 Pinball Tables of all-time!!! (852 member(s) have cast votes)

Choose your pinball table!

  1. Medieval Madness (147 votes [17.23%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.23%

  2. Star Wars (26 votes [3.05%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.05%

  3. Victory (2 votes [0.23%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.23%

  4. Defender (1 votes [0.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.12%

  5. Pinbot (24 votes [2.81%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.81%

  6. Lethal Weapon 3 (4 votes [0.47%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.47%

  7. Hook (3 votes [0.35%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.35%

  8. The Addams Family (77 votes [9.03%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.03%

  9. Indiana Jones (51 votes [5.98%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.98%

  10. Twilight Zone (106 votes [12.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.43%

  11. Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (35 votes [4.10%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.10%

  12. WWF Royal Rumble (3 votes [0.35%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.35%

  13. Circus Voltaire (25 votes [2.93%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.93%

  14. Black Knight 2000 (22 votes [2.58%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.58%

  15. Star Wars Trilogy (1 votes [0.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.12%

  16. Batman (9 votes [1.06%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.06%

  17. Evil Knievel (4 votes [0.47%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.47%

  18. Tales Of The Arabian Nights (59 votes [6.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.92%

  19. Simpsons Pinball Party (28 votes [3.28%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.28%

  20. Last Action Hero (3 votes [0.35%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.35%

  21. Whirlwind (12 votes [1.41%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.41%

  22. Getaway - High Speed II (23 votes [2.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.70%

  23. Attack From Mars (116 votes [13.60%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.60%

  24. Funhouse (37 votes [4.34%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.34%

  25. Lord Of The Rings (35 votes [4.10%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.10%

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#21 ta2686

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 05:24 AM

QUOTE (Shockman @ May 11 2010, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't think I ever saw, let alone played a Victory, or Defender, so I must have missed out. Of the list I have to agree with at least number 1.



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I played a real victory table and I have to admit to me it is very Overrated! The shots on the real table are to me so easy that it borders on very easy to score on. Every time i played that table (RL I alwaus had the high score and I am not the greatest pinball player on the face of the earth.
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#22 Harakiri

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 06:59 AM

Not having any disregard towards Medieval Madness pinball table, i consider those results a joke.

Edited by Harakiri, 20 May 2010 - 11:52 AM.


#23 subzero1970

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 07:37 AM

I have to admit, that when I made a poll of top 25, i would say about 20 of them were my own choice...its hard to pick a poll for other people to choose from, I cant list 100 pinballs lol!!! a rethink methinks!!!

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 08:10 AM

I'm in love with Mr. Steve Ritchie's Black Knight 2000!!! smile.gif

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 10:45 AM

Where are Creature from the black lagoon, Jokerz!, Star trek the next generation!!

Very fun pinball!!

and White whater for Noah! very fun

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 12:21 PM

QUOTE (Bob5453 @ May 10 2010, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Bob all those tables on the left side did excellent 6 and up is very good I think. Dave P.

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Posted 11 May 2010 - 05:40 PM

I also can't vote - my favourite machine isn't listed (STTNG) & we are talking real pinball here aren't we? - no disrespect to any table authors, but not played a vp version of TNG that feels that close to the actual machine, so if it was vp only I'd have to think again.

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#28 EalaDubhSidhe

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Posted 12 May 2010 - 02:18 AM

QUOTE (Noah Fentz @ May 10 2010, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
TAF hardly ranks number 3 in my book!

I loathe that table.

Cool theme, though, and that certainly seems to be reflected in the rankings.



It's funny how seemingly everyone on the UK pinball newsgroups bitches about how universally loathed ToM is too. smile.gif

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Posted 12 May 2010 - 03:50 AM

I will add my name to the list of 'what, no Star Trek TNG?'

#30 Cat

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Posted 12 May 2010 - 06:25 AM

Rollergames and Diner were popular To. Good to see Whirlwind in there, I play mine twice a day

#31 UncleReamus

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Posted 12 May 2010 - 06:36 AM

QUOTE (EalaDubhSidhe @ May 11 2010, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's funny how seemingly everyone on the UK pinball newsgroups bitches about how universally loathed ToM is too. smile.gif

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 03:53 PM

As far as which game had the absolute most impact on how pinball evolved, with the first truly deep ruleset and quality, I have to go Twilight Zone, with LOTR not far behind.

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 06:56 PM

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#34 WhenLit

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 08:29 PM

I don't see Flash Gordon, Black Knight, Haunted House, Super Orbit ( tongue.gif forget this one, this is a joke).
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#35 sarajake

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Posted 20 May 2010 - 01:28 AM

WHIRLWIND is my all time favorite! Totally fun and fast layout along with the fan to cool you down.

Edited by sarajake, 20 May 2010 - 01:29 AM.


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Posted 23 May 2010 - 10:13 PM

Cyclone - Williams 1988

Only thing that would have made it better was a 2 Ball Multiball.
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#37 Rick2006

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Posted 24 May 2010 - 02:59 AM

I really enjoy playing FUN HOUSE. One of my local arcades has one. Too bad for Me,,,,
it has a few broken parts,,,,,,,,still,,,,, it it is fun to try to slam the ball into his mouth.

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Posted 25 May 2010 - 04:03 AM

Actually I don't understand picking the top 25 of all time from a list of 25.


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Posted 25 May 2010 - 04:41 AM

QUOTE (Shockman @ May 25 2010, 12:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Actually I don't understand picking the top 25 of all time from a list of 25.


This poll belongs in a Top 25 list of silliest polls of all-time.

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Posted 29 May 2010 - 01:18 AM

There's no EMs on the list at all. Kinda tilted, don't you think?

Also, where's Firepower, Black Knight (original), Flash, Stellar Wars [don't knock that one -- it's mean!], and NO atari games?!?

To think that The Best Pinballs were *all* in [put your 10-year-spread here] is lunacy at worst, short-sighted at best.

For sheer flipping madness/stupidity, I nominate Spring Break. It's a mindless game, but delightfully so.