Unfortunately, a lot of people reading this, might have never played a pinball machine. Having grown up during the Golden Age Of The Arcade™, I just assumed pinball would be around forever. Despite a resurgence as of late with physical machines such as Steve Ritchies' GREAT AC/DC, and also on the virtual pinball front with the long established Visual Pinmame and Future Pinball communities, as well as The Pinball Arcade from Farsight available on just about any system imaginable. Even with all of the above, Pinball hangs on by a thread. And that's sad, as it will be another slice of pure Americana lost to time. Bah, enough with the negatives, I present you, My Favorite Pinball Machines!

• __Attack From Mars__ ★ Midway - 1995 ★ Some people think that the "fan" layout on the playfield is used too much. I disagree. What almost everyone can agree with, is this is one of the best of all time.

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• Flash ★ Bally ★ Yes another Steve Ritchie design. See the trend? This was the first machine he designed for Williams after leaving Atari. It only became/is the best selling pinball of all time.

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• AC/DC ★ Stern ★ Sure I've been a rabid AC/DC fan for a long time. ANd yes it definitely didnt hurt this machine being my favorite band. Even still, it is a GREAT new machine. Another Steve Ritchie design.

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• Theatre Of Magic ★ Bally ★ John Popadiuk designed this one. It has a nice themr, achievable goals and a ton of replayability. If I could ever afford one for the house, this would prolly be the one I would get.

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• Space Invaders ★ Bally ★ Going back to the 80's with this one. While they were cashing in on the Space Invader craze (the arcade game aliens were on the playfied), they completely stole the artwork for the backglass. Funny, that Space Invader, looks just like the Alien from Alien. Doh!

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• Evel Knievel ★ Bally ★ The "True American Bad-Ass" was a boyhood idol. I crashed the Huffy Thunder Road many a time trying to emulate the King of the Daredevils. While this machine doesn't hold up too well against a 90's machine, it still has a place in my heart.

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• Medieval Madness ★ Bally ★ People complain that the layout is too similar to that of Attack From Mars. I disagree, as it has it's own brand of humor and never takes itself too seriously. Factoid: Did you know Tina Fey did some of the voices for the Damsel?

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