Bally

Radical!

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This game received 107 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.717 _/10

7.717

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #139 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.955

Artwork: 7.493

Sounds/Music: 6.934

Other Aspects: 7.976

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7.205

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6.849/10

4 months ago

JVB

puristish

Pinside+ Frequent

<1y 60,550 171 28

Radical has an awesome theme. The cheesy early 90’s vibe is well implemented with the spaghetti ramps and clear rails. The colors are a lot of fun in person.

I found the shots to be difficult, and shot control to be critical to success. Climbing the playfield to the back half takes patience and accuracy. Once you do find a flow, the shots are gratifying… but if not, the pin is chaotic and tough.

The outlines are brutal, and while fun, it’s really difficult to find rythm or flow. At first the difficulty reminded me of real skateboarding, but is missing the flow of the sport.

This feels like a sleeper game, if the layout/rules appeal to you. But any player is going to need to put real time into it.

5.989/10

10 months ago

DOZ

KILLDOZR

Pinside member

Kansas City, KS

5y 31,650 1 85

From 1990, and since I've been playing pinball since about 1982, I've run across it in the wild plenty of times, but I never liked it, until this year (2023) where I finally gave it $10 and tried to learn the game in earnest. And I have to say, I like how it plays, I just don't like how it sounds and looks.

It's a very inventive playfield with lots of shotlines that aren't obvious just by looking at the game. I always considered it "over-designed spaghetti" with all of the plastic ramps going this way and that. But it really is a fun game that nails the theme with the design. You have to really be on your game to hit all the shots, and man, the playfield can be REALLY punishing to players who don't maximize their ball control. Outlanes are 50/50 nearly every time, almost no way to nudge back into play. The lower left quadrant has death posts ready for anything that doesn't go where it's supposed to.

Thematically, it seems to be a sister game to other machines like Dr. Dude with the brash colors and textures of the artwork, the cheesy computer "guitar riffs" and pitch shifted voice acting. But once you get your shots into muscle memory, it's a game that rewards for repeat plays. I usually try it at least twice every time I run across it. To date, my best is only about 19M+ which isn't very impressive, but it seems like I'm able to add about 5M to my average score each time.

Don't snooze on it just because it looks dorky! It's fun!

8.311/10

2 years ago

SUS

Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

6y 51,550 84 1 129

I love this game so much. It's one fo my favorite shooting pins hands down. Going for the side ramps is fun and challenging, and the sound effects are awesome. I like the cheesy 90s theme, and the rules are fairly straightforward. Spell radical to get multiball and grab a jackpot. Best pre-dmd game to me.

Grayont edited previous rating on October 04, 2021.
Grayont has this game on the wishlist.

7.460/10

2 years ago

EJH

ehex9

Pinside member

Saint Albans Town, VT

3y 46,650 5 7 179

As a skateboarder I always loved this game. The colors and shots are awesome. The funny thing is in 1990 skate boarding was much grungier and bland than this game. Skateboarders did not wear these clothes or colors. Still loved the fact that it was pinball and it was skateboarding rolled into one. Great game!

7.337/10

3 years ago

ECW

Ecw0930

Pinside member

Fredericksburg, VA

4y 69,550 1,018 2 113

4 flippers. Tons of ramps. 2 diverters (on an 80s game!) Ramps on every direction. Bumpers, drop targets, A KICKBACK! This game is loads of fun. Easy to learn, but shots can be hard to setup and execute. Satisfying shots for sure. Very cool stuff going on everywhere in this playfield. It looks cramped but it can really flow. The right orbit to left upper flipper is so smooth and solid. Kickback loads the right upper flipper to hit the ramps.

Man this game was fun.

Sounds are really era based and not great. But themed accordingly. You won't be impressed but WHOA DUDE they will fill you with nostalgia.

this was in a lineup with aerosmith (super lame suck), swords of rage (suck) and mustang (eh...) And Radical is BY FAR the most fun! I hope to own one one day.

Ecw0930 edited previous rating on March 26, 2021.

9.420/10

3 years ago

KLC

keanan_connell

Pinside member

Wilmington, DE

11y 38,550 45 20 20

. SKATE OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

keanan_connell edited previous rating on December 17, 2020.
keanan_connell currently owns this game.

6.860/10

3 years ago

TKM

Daditude

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,130 23 271

Another quirky system 11 game. It is quite rare, so play it if you get a chance...because owning it could be quite difficult.

Daditude edited previous rating on September 26, 2020.

8.838/10

4 years ago

FJB

Viggin900

Pinside member

Union, KY

5y 80,300 1,750 7 18

This game looked like it was going to be lame at a pinball show and I ended up playing it the most. Sleeper title with serious fun and radical moves. The play was like climbing a staircase. Very different.

7.736/10

4 years ago

PVW

pascal-pinball

Pinside member

19y 92,075 1,593 257

great game with new software "LA-1 patch aa9e"

5.752/10

4 years ago

JIN

Pinasco

Inactive member

Malmö

8y 37,650 81 3 60

A different and somewhat weird or experimental playfield on this Sys11 game.

The positive stuff: a unique and entertaining playfield design with some crazy long ramp loops. Great flow here and one fine example of a game where the PF designers have placed ramp entries, spinner, bumpers and targets in what appears to be perfect position to each other.

The bad stuff

Lastability: This is the kind of game that certainly is unique with a rather unusual and wild playfield design and placement of ramps. It belongs to the type of game that you just have to give a try if you spot one in a arcade. However, I doubt that this will continue to be entertaining and feel fresh after a couple of months in a small home collection. It just doesnt have the same variety as some other Sys11 games.

Edit 2022: I have previously beem harsh regarding the cosmetics of this game - but I have to admit, it fits the theme and compared to f.i. Gottliebs from the same time period this is not really the ugliest thing around. With an alternative translite it might even be possible to make this game somewhat cool.

Summary: Radical! is a weird and daring playfield design that offers great gameplay.

Pinasco edited previous rating on April 09, 2022.

7.269/10

5 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside+ Frequent

Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,209 8 253 1

I was originally wrong about this machine. Sounds are a bit annoying but the layout is great and its simply a fun machine.

mrossman5 edited previous rating on April 27, 2023.

6.129/10

5 years ago

GIL

Imagineerie

Inactive member

10y 44,550 7 190

I was an avid skateboarder as a kid and later an avid pinball player. This turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. The playfield has a good design and some cool ramps (as a skateboarding pin should) but the shots are limp and one of the ramps is designed very poorly. Actually the ramp is flawed creating game play issues. But anyway, this should’ve been a great pin, but it is mostly boring and a little frustrating.

9.284/10

5 years ago

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NerdXCrewWill

Inactive member

Unknown

6y 14,400 2 1 9

This game is bananas fun. The two upper flippers are amazing. If you love fast ramp rampage, you have to play this. Definitely the best pin of its era.

NerdXCrewWill currently owns this game.

9.196/10

6 years ago

BLK

anubisswift

Inactive member

Rohnert Park, CA

6y 15,900 2 1 8

really cool ramp changer, the mega millions on random is a bit much, really only needs a third ball and a kickout hole along the right side to be theoretically perfect. would recommend. its a keeper.

anubisswift currently owns this game.

8.976/10

6 years ago

CLA

SkaterVet

PIC

Marvin, NC

7y 65,800 282 5 37

The theme of this game is fantastic. The art is total cheese, but appropriate for the era of skating. Skate or Die!

SkaterVet edited previous rating on August 29, 2019.
SkaterVet currently owns this game.

9.460/10

7 years ago

DMS

Elevatorman

Premier Pinball Stl

St. Louis, MO

10y 116K 1,860 74 171

Finally spent some time on this as i was able to add one to my collection.I was quite surprised at how fun it was.Lots of shots,good flow,great light show and Its not even refurbished yet it or led'ed.I think it will really pop and play faster when I'm done.A for sure keeper in my collection.

Elevatorman edited previous rating on March 12, 2018.
Elevatorman has owned this game in the past.

9.060/10

7 years ago

DMR

maltinej

Pinside member

Landrum, SC

8y 24,650 9 3 16

my other standout pin from replayfx2016, the other being adromeda. this pin was fun to look at and a blast to play. perfect implementation of the skateboard park theme as there are ways of keeping the balls going from ramp to ramp to maintain the flow. interesting placement of drop targets and ball lock. if i could afford one i would get a radical in no time.

maltinej has this game on the wishlist.

10.000/10

8 years ago

PBJ

ngreenup

Pinside member

Kansas City, MO

13y 48,450 141 50 11

I haven't this game long but I believe it's a keeper for life. The ingenuity in some of the features really impressed me. Constant barrage of fun and ultimate ramp-age. I love the sounds, the art, the everything.

The ball lock feature still leaves me in awe every time... the way it just instantly hits the second ball out with the first ball in one smooth motion. And the curve to the exit of the lock, thing of beauty.

ngreenup currently owns this game.

9.789/10

8 years ago

XQZ

douggalecawitz

Pinside member

Naperville, IL

11y 62,900 45 85

another game that doesn't seem immensely popular but i love the play field layout. i consistently have games that seem to last longer on this game. the high intensity day-glo color scheme seems more suited to 80's era things but here brings a small sense of nostalgia. but the play field does all the work here. every line seems so clean. every shot seems to do something. the first time i played it, i'd wondered why i'd never heard of it. truly a hidden gem.

douggalecawitz edited previous rating on September 21, 2019.
douggalecawitz has this game on the wishlist.

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3.454/10

8 years ago

GPS

onetaste

Pinside member

Adelaide Hills

10y 63,650 142 23 114

Chopping wood, only one thing to go for, spelling radical for multiball over and over. Damn this game is tedious. It was painful to watch in IFPA 12 world championships.

7.231/10

8 years ago

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touchtone

Pinside member

Seubersdorf

9y 26,150 13 10 49

For me, this is the first machine that when I played it, I felt like "Oh my god thats so good", the shots with all four fingers are really brilliant and the flow is amazing, big up.

Hitting left ramp for megamillions via multiball is top satisfying, but havin the silver ball on the right lower flipper to make the tripple move to get the letter "I" is unbelievable and for me as I can think about pinball now unbeatable by any move on any machine forever, some RADICA!-players might know ...
Update: as I play more and more machines I have to say that radical has a good flow, but is quite a bit repetitiv as the game is not so deep

touchtone edited previous rating on May 07, 2017.
touchtone has owned this game in the past.

7.496/10

9 years ago

SDC

Archytas

Pinside member

Kettering

10y 76,150 285 1 152

A fun sys 11 from Bally, a friend had one for a while which was an enjoyable game to play. Kind of rare here as well so it was great to get to play one. Love the skater theme and the game has a lot going for it. 'Shoot the skate run!'

6.368/10

9 years ago

FUK

stainedundies

Inactive member

Austin, TX

9y 23,150 260 1 25

wha-hoah! radical bro! the callouts on this game are by far the most annoying i have ever come across. the music is terrible and repetitive. for a game with two auxillary flippers and so much clutter on the field the game is ridiculously smooth. there is a wide variety of shots with clearly established objectives. what a time capsule!! the one i'm playing on has a mod where instead of a typical plunger it has a neon pink skateboard wheel!

6.939/10

9 years ago

DIK

davewtf

Pinside member

Milwaukee, WI

12y 89,400 9,740 1 114

My numerical rating will not add up to how i feel about this table, i'm afraid. Theme is campy funny, definitely stirs up some 80's nostalgia. Artwork is cheesy 80's as well. Shots are in uncoventional areas and flowly, to an extent. Main shots are hard to set up, which is where the skill comes in. I think the game is fun to play and would probably hold up in a larger collection long term. Short term? Not so much. Sorry about this wandering review. I give it 3 stars out of a possible 5.

7.639/10

9 years ago

ZAM

Zampinator

Pinside member

Cheboygan, MI

11y 104K 2,362 1 54

I have never played anything like this pin ever before! It's truly one of a kind! You like ramps? This game feels like a constant ramp shot! I'm on the hunt for one to add to my collection, it's crazy fun fast pinball!

Zampinator edited previous rating on October 17, 2016.
Zampinator has owned this game in the past.

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