Underrated pins?

[jooky]

I had the chance last week to play junkyard for a solid session while waiting for a flight at Calgary airport.

I must say this pin is quite fun and yet seems to fly under the radar a lot for a mid 90's B/W title. The crane bash toy is fun, the small jackpot shot right behind the crane is challenging to hit, some amusing video modes (firing toast at a bulldog?!), lots of ramp shots, plus tributes to other games like Mamushka from TAF and CFTBL, this game has a lot going on! I'll admit the theme is a little weird, with building a spaceship from junkyard parts.

Anyone else give this one a decent whirl? Any other underrated pins out there that should get appreciated more than they do?

 

[Vengeance]

Play it some more and it will sink it why it sucks

Fun to play in other people's collections once and a while, boring as shit to own for the long term

 

[bstock]

I don't really hear too much about Jackbot. I played it for the first time at the CPC. It's simple enough but seemed like it could be pretty addictive. I had a blast playing it and it's certainly on my radar now.

Also played Godzilla for the first time at the same event. Don't really hear people talk about this one either, but for the brief amount of time I played it, it seemed like a fun little game.

Happy to hear others comments on both of these titles. Also curious how many Godzilla's were made if anyone knows.

 

[Pharoah007]

JM for sure is a underrated game.

 

[hippochrome]

I don't really hear too much about Jackbot. I played it for the first time at the CPC. It's simple enough but seemed like it could be pretty addictive. I had a blast playing it and it's certainly on my radar now.

Also played Godzilla for the first time at the same event. Don't really hear people talk about this one either, but for the brief amount of time I played it, it seemed like a fun little game.

Happy to hear others comments on both of these titles. Also curious how many Godzilla's were made if anyone knows.

My take on Jack Bot:
It's got Pinbot’s classic charm, but has so much more to do in it. Plus, it has the neat aspect of gambling your points that you earn along the way; a very strange, but also very addictive feature in a game. The artwork is a big improvement on Pinbot as well; I found the drawings on PinBot very basic, and even roughly done in places.

For gameplay, a big improvement is making it a 3-ball multiball! This was a major pet-peeve of mine with Pinbot only having 2-balls. After that, the addition of a DMD makes this game. The rules, strategy, everything, is now completely different. It’s a major change for the better!

 

[mwong168]

JM for sure is a underrated game.

I couldn't agree more and can't wait to bring another JM back in my collection later this week

 

[WARLOCK]

Hippochrome is on the money with Jackbot! I owned his example of Jackbot briefly. I still love it.

 

[WARLOCK]

Excited for Mike Wong to bring JM home.
He taught me this game a long time ago.
We both miss it.

 

[DRANO]

Also picked up a JM on Mike's recommendation.
I'm also at that point in my collections where I'm enjoying finding out about hidden gems.

While most people have pretty much figured out the score on most DMDs, I'm finding that rediscovering some early SS and even EM games has really been exciting as well. My last container game, Farfalla, is a great example.

There also seem to be some good Sega and DE pins that generally don't get a lot of attention.

 

[mwong168]

There also seem to be some good Sega and DE pins that generally don't get a lot of attention.

Baywatch is another underrated pin made by SEGA with 4 flippers, ramps and a ton of wire forms!

 

[WARLOCK]

You bought and sold it so quickly, I never played Baywatch at your place Mike.

It looks open and receptive. What happened?

 

[Honey Badger]

Sega and Data East pins are my favorite to play. TFTC, Tommy, MSF, JP, LAH, X-Files, BF, and Baywatch are all fun as hell.

 

[Honey Badger]

You bought and sold it so quickly, I never played Baywatch at your place Mike.

It looks open and receptive. What happened?

I happened :lol:

 

[WARLOCK]

Of course you did! lol
Excellent.

 

[slacker]

Sega and Data East pins are my favorite to play. TFTC, Tommy, MSF, JP, LAH, X-Files, BF, and Baywatch are all fun as hell.

Agreed! You forgot StarShip Troppers. Awesome Sega machine I love it!

 

[Honey Badger]

Yes I did. SST is great as well as Rocky and Bullwinkle...too many good ones to remember them all.

 

[mwong168]

...too many good ones to remember them all.

Torpedo Alley

 

[Honey Badger]

And Goldeneye007

 

[mwong168]

Ripley's Believe It or Not (aka poorman's TZ) is often over looked and a fun and hard game too.

 

[tkaye]

T2?
Congo?