I'm sorta surprised we don't just eliminate the top 100.

I looked through the ratings and one guy gave it a 7.5 (a decent score), and 10 different people flagged him. People, what are we doing?
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He even owns the game (this is the premium). This sent 10 people into a rage. Just get rid of this make believe nonsense already.

No you're not

What are you, an effing jedi?

who cares about any of this
all pinball machines are rad

But some are more rad!

The Pro has 5 barrels on it now and dead in the water

LE/prem is fantastic!

Ha. You knowm its just there for traffic generation.
Now we both agree the flagging system is completely stupid & flawed. But it has been from the beginning and it ain't going anywhere it seems.

I remember when cigarette ashtrays were bolted to the sides of machines and people stacked up their quarters on the playfield glass for their next turn.

I really don't understand this $2,500 topper stuff.

So ranking this is thread and changing the title of the thread every other day... I just don't get it. Attention drawing? Some bizarre cute fun?

About to go play Jaws.

Send beer money via PayPal…..

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Arcade games, too! There was one bolted to the front of the Spy Hunter that I bought a few years back (the arcade machine, not the awful pinball machine of the same name). I need to figure out a way to attach it to the front of one of my 80’s-era pins. It’s one of the heavier ones though…not sure I could attach with command strips. And I certainly don’t want to drill through the cabinet just to attach a novelty decoration. I remember as a kid, watching people take a drag in between turns or when there was a break in the action. Every time I lift the playfield on Amazing Spider-Man, I can still smell a hint of beer and cigarettes.

They had quite the line up and unfortunately not enough time to play them all.

I started in the hobby over a decade ago and only had EM's. Recently picked up a couple of DE (JP and R&B) pins for my firts foray into the newer era. So let the down votes fly.

The top 100 list, as previously stated, is quite subjective to personal preference.

All of them were fun to play. Some drew me in more than others.

Jaws was ok. Do I want one? Nope, quite a few others really drew me in.

Place serves beer and booze so after a few it’s axe time!

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Beer, booze and throwing axes. What could go wrong?

Actually, yeah, sounds like a great time. I've never thrown an axe (at a target anyway) but loved darts in 5 B.C. (before children). Enjoy! I'm a little jealous.

But when you’ve had way too much to drink just walk down to the shooting range.

Cool spot just outside Dayton, OzH.

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I set up my Jaws LE a few days ago. It gets high points because it is so utterly unique. It gets high points because it has some satisfying shots, including the upper playfield which is essentially a pre determined combo shot and the 2 ramp shots. It gets high points because it looks great in person. It gets high points because it is a very well done theme. Skill shots are cool. At this point the code and media feels a bit chaotic, so I’m hoping it will be tidied up a bit. The drains from the fishing reel are annoying. I don’t love the right upper flipper, but it’s not bad either. Small flippers are so random. Somehow I love this machine though. I have most Elwin’s. For me it’s Godzilla, then Jaws, then Iron Maiden, then Jurrasic Park. I know everyone loves JP, but I’m just not good enough to get that far in it.

It is not often someone posts photos from home... that isn't your photos...

This is my hometown, my old stomping grounds, and the number of brain cells lost in that parking lot RIGHT THERE in your photo is staggering...

Welcome to Beavercreek, Ohio. Home of the Battlin' Beavers... yeah I hope that puts the same image in your head it does most people.

Fun story...

The Band Boosters were looking for ways to make some money using their new button making machine... so the parents sat around and brainstormed and someone said "Well, just what is scary about a Beaver?" And someone said "Beavers bite!" And they all went "Oh, yeah..." nod, nod, nod... and so they spent their budget on producing hundreds of orange and black buttons that said... you guessed it, "Beavers Bite!" and then sent them to school and TRIED to sell them to the students. We were appalled. Not just by the slang of the day that things that sucked also "Bit the big one" or for short "Bites!", but also the double entendre of the female anatomy, well, biting.

They sold more of those buttons to the opposing teams students who would buy them at the concession stands on the home side and wear them proudly in the stands of the visiting team. We had those orange buttons coming out our asses and ears for two more years before they finally ran out. Whenever we saw a student wearing one we would walk by and say "Don't they ever?"

Garrett Very cool to see a mention of Dayton popping up on here! I'm the artist behind Jaws (and Rush) and Dayton is my hometown. Vandalia-Butler to be exact. Also funny to see Beavercreek getting some mention on here Bublehead !!!

Nice work and congrats on Jaws! I may not be the biggest fan of the game here, but the artwork is certainly on point! ..well except the backglass seems to be missing a couple. lol.

I liked the artwork on Jaws too. Honestly, all of them looked good.

If I were ranking Jaws now I would give the artwork the lowest score simply for not having Brody on it (I know, not Stern's fault, but still) and the translite on the premium. And by "lowest" I mean like a 9.0 with the callouts at a 9.2 due to some of Dreyfuss' horrible ones and the rest at 9.5 or above.

I love the translite on the premium, I did change mine to the pro, only because the image is so iconic . I will be making a lit display to proudly show off my premium translite to hang on the wall in my gameroom.

It would be better as side art. I like the side art on the premium, as it actually depicts Brody, but there's no need to have it on both sides. I also replaced my translite with the pro one. I may convert my original one to a display some day if I ever get a game room with more wall space. No, it's not for sale, since I always seem to get messages about it when I say I replaced it with the pro.

I just looked at all your game ratings...talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
And you're obsessed with EJ for some reason.

I have both. Jaws is great. EJ is an epic game with stuff that blows my mind when I'm playing it. Two completely different games, but I don't think there's any jealousy from the EJ crowd at all.

JakeFAttie looks like you get a freebie this week.
Pro is at 112 or so, I didn't look that close.

[EDIT] WHAT? It's actually 22 so there is NO FREEBIE THIS WEEK.

Moving on up to 22!

Does that mean the game is one better this week or that the ratings are one worse? Classic catch 22!

Looks like avengers took the hit this week...

I don't know why I thought it was still at 23. Oh well.

Hey JakeFAttie maybe just change the title to say "22 +/- 10%" and you'll be free for a bit.

I think this is/will be a top 15 game, a couple of years down the line. Right now it certainly deserves a spot in the top 50 for sure. Too bad there’s not a way to weight the average based upon the age of the game. I suppose the number of ratings is somewhat related to the age of the game.

Shaq Attack fell from 282 to 284.

Are you really going to do this forever?

Even the guy who gleefully reported on ghostbusters 2016 dwindling box office gave up after a few weeks.

If Barry O's BBQ debuted today, which would be impossible with it's 9 ratings, it would not affect Shaq Attaq's rating, as BBQ would debut 4 places below it, at 288.

I sort of feel like this thread is bringing attention to the game negatively and making people give it bad ratings. I didn’t even want to comment on this but here we are. I would just let this go already.

although it's been slowly rising, after the initial smackdown

It's going up 1 spot a week, by labor day it will surely take It's rightful spot of the throne back.

false and flagged good and bad reviews are for people that either just bought the game (high rating) to help inflate the resale price of the pin...the short, negative reviews are those same people that just sold the pin, lol. (not to mention company moles that slide in to knock the other company down). I think it's all pretty silly. I also think that new machines should be on a year probation before even going to the main Top 100..give all new machines a different Top 'whatever', then bring them into the main 100 spot after the year is up. Either way you slice it, this is still all very subjective (to a certain point).

I actually had fun with that game at Pintastic. Now Punny Factory .... that's a different story

Had some fun with the premium myself at Pinside. Not enough to want to own one, though. But the Pro is a boring, barren dog IMO.

There is a Queen pin - released last year bu Pinball Brothers. Great game!

Jaws is fun

Yup. Its just that there are 21 games that are more fun.

How aboat it, Jaws is still No 22

This joke gets funnier every time you say it. See you next week.

The drift is real for sure and as others have pointed out the Pro feels like such a step behind from the premium/LE.

You can check out any time you like. But you can never leave.

Great game. /thread