Must have 70s and 80s tables?

[LeanderQuest]

What are must have 70s and 80s tables that defined pinball or were the first to have certain mechanics? I am not a huge fan of ding ding ding bellsound tables and like 90s the most with ramps, but mid to late 80s are nice too...and I want to have a good collection of classics from the 70s and 80s.

I already went through several lists I found online...but I am still looking for your thoughts.

Do you know tables from the 70s and 80s that everyone should have in their collection because they were new, unique, are classics etc.?

[MauiPunter]

2 hours ago, LeanderQuest said:

What are must have 70s and 80s tables that defined pinball or were the first to have certain mechanics? I am not a huge fan of ding ding ding bellsound tables and like 90s the most with ramps, but mid to late 80s are nice too...and I want to have a good collection of classics from the 70s and 80s.

I already went through several lists I found online...but I am still looking for your thoughts.

Do you know tables from the 70s and 80s that everyone should have in their collection because they were new, unique, are classics etc.?

My personal opinion:
 

Alien Star (Gottlieb 1984)
Andromeda (Gameplan 1985)
Atlantis (Bally 1989) 
Beat The Clock (Bally 1985)

Banzai Run (Williams 1988)
Barracora (Williams 1981) 

Black Hole (Gottlieb 1981)
Black Knight (Williams 1980)
Black Knight 2000 (Williams 1989)
Black Pyramid (Bally 1984)
Blackout (Williams 1980)

Centaur (Bally 1981)
Cyclone (Williams 1988)
Defender (Williams 1982)
Devils Dare (Gottlieb 1982)
Dungeons & Dragons (Bally 1987)
Eight Ball Deluxe (Bally 1981)
Elektra (Bally 1981)
Elvira Party Monsters (Bally 1989)
Embryon (Bally 1981) 
Fathom (Bally 1981)
Fire! (Williams 1987)
Fireball II (Bally 1981)
Firepower II (Williams 1983)
Flash Gordon (Bally 1981)

Gorgar (Williams 1979)

Grand Lizard (Williams 1986)
Haunted House (Gottlieb 1982)
High Speed (Williams 1986)
Hot Doggin (Bally 1979)
Hot Hand (Stern 1979)
Kiss (Bally 1979)
Pinbot (Williams 1986)
Q-bert's Quest (Gottlieb 1983)
Road Runner (Atari 1979)
Robo-War (Gottlieb 1988)
SilverBall Mania (Bally 1978)

Sorcerer (Williams 1985)

Space Shuttle (Williams 1984)
Space Station (Williams 1987)
Spectrum (Bally 1981) 
Spirit (Gottlieb 1982)
Spy Hunter (Bally 1984)
Star God (Zaccaria 1980)
Star Race (Gottlieb 1980)

Star Trek (Bally 1979)

Swords of Fury (Williams 1988)
TX Sector (Gottlieb 1987)
Transporter The Rescue (Bally 1989)
Vector (Bally 1982)

Wizard (Bally 1975)
Xenon (Bally 1980)

[LeanderQuest]

Thank you very much for compiling this list! I already installed most of these tables or at least decided not to keep others because of a similar playfield or sounds that were too annoying...and I am sensitive to certain colors and too much flashing going on...so no Fireball II or Black Knight 2000 because of the constant light wheel.

I will look up the names that were new to me!
Thanks again!

I am looking forward to more suggestions, especially with cool toys (also 80s, 90s...).
I forgot to mention in my initial post that I own all Pinball FX and Zaccharia tables.



 

Edited July 15, 2024 by LeanderQuest

[LeanderQuest]

Just found Blackwater 100...wow, what a unique table!

Edited July 15, 2024 by LeanderQuest

[Silversurfer]

My list is much shorter...

Centaur

Eight Ball

Eight ball Deluxe

Flight 2000

Voltan escapes the cosmic doom

Fathom

Firepower

High Speed

Kiss

Six Million dollar man

Quicksilver

Spectrum

Electra

TX-Sector

 

Might missed a few, but these are all good games. Voltan and Spectrum are so underrated...

 

[LeanderQuest]

Thank you! Already have them all, but Voltan and Six...