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What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« on: November 06, 2025, 08:48:24 AM »
Just saw a video that reminded me of my least liked pin EVER. For me it is Space Mission and Space Odyssey that have ball eject pockets right by the flippers. WAY to easy to eject ball back and fourth between flippers just by holding up flippers to trap ball. If you can't roll this you are not trying. Two questions:
Has anyone ever put a band across the pockets to remove them from play? Would love to see a modified play video.
Also, what is your least favorite, boring pin?
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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2025, 09:52:37 AM »
Jubilee is pretty lame.

I think i bought a Space Mission from you about 11 years ago!

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2025, 10:48:38 AM »
I'll throw out two and they are both popular.

GNR and Ghostbusters have to be two of the worst overhyped modern pins.

When GNR came out during pandemic people went bananas "greatest of all time, look at all the shit on the playfield etc" so I went and played it a few times and couldn't believe how weak it was.  :P

Ghostbusters is just a terrible design of a great theme so a total waste unless you use it to decorate your house and don't play it.

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2025, 10:56:43 AM »
Jubilee is pretty lame.

I think i bought a Space Mission from you about 11 years ago!
OMG! Hope you were kidding! NEVER owned!  :)
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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2025, 04:07:03 PM »
i hate a lot of pinball machines :P

but a plus one, that GnR is terrible to play. the SE, to be specific, is awful.

i like ghostbusters magnet flippers. set the pitch right, fun game to shoot.

i massively hate Data East Simpsons.

go into pinball Audio, the list is too great to post.

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2025, 10:23:54 PM »
Least favorites include Maverick or Night Viper

More recent snooze fests.. TMNT, LZ Pro or more of the early JJPs

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2025, 10:24:42 PM »
I'll throw out two and they are both popular.

GNR and Ghostbusters have to be two of the worst overhyped modern pins.

When GNR came out during pandemic people went bananas "greatest of all time, look at all the shit on the playfield etc" so I went and played it a few times and couldn't believe how weak it was.  :P

Ghostbusters is just a terrible design of a great theme so a total waste unless you use it to decorate your house and don't play it.

GNR has a great light show but was non-plussed otherwise.

I think GB Pro is a fun game. I enjoyed the one I had... especially with the later code.

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2025, 10:25:12 PM »
i massively hate Data East Simpsons.

go into pinball Audio, the list is too great to post.

hook. hook. HOOK. you need to hit that ramp, pardner. Everybody underground NOW!!!

DE Simpsons I could never get into.

Hook I like. Bangarang!

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2025, 11:48:40 AM »
Ghostbusters.....

This game baffles me that people like it.

I had one on loan for a while and i wanted to smash the thing.  :P

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2025, 03:14:19 PM »
Dirty Harry and Monte Carlo. Owned both and hated them.
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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2025, 05:03:28 PM »
Godfather and GnR

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2025, 06:54:04 PM »
I gotta add my two cents worth. DE Simpsons.  That game is the biggest moneymaker in a carnival setup, customers come up, put their money in, 30 seconds later they’re done.  I never see anybody play it, but it does generate good money in a short time. 
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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2025, 10:49:54 AM »
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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2025, 02:29:02 PM »
I'm gonna go with Celts - played it at a show for about 20 minutes, still had three balls to go and walked away. Someone beat my score on it later than weekend, don't know how they could stand to play it long enough to do so.

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Re: What is the most hated, boring pin you have played?
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2025, 07:58:03 PM »
Dislike Dolly Parton & Freddy-Nightmare on Elm Street