...or Gold Strike, the 1-player AAB version!
I still find it strange that many people prefer GTB EM games. Back in what I consider the "golden days" of EM pins (early 70's thru SS, when pins all had 3" flippers), WMS was the bomb. The WMS games were always much faster and zippier than the GTB/BLY/CC games.
Anyway, back to the question. I'll point out some features that I like in an EM, rather than a list of specific games. I do prefer 3" flipper games; although I enjoy many 2" flipper games, the 3" connects more with modern pinball and there's generally more direct flipper interaction. I also like having a spinner or 2, and/or drop targets. These both enhance the fun factor for me. Saucers are a secondary good feature. An EM with just standups and pops isn't that exciting for me, long-term.
However, a good layout with interesting rules is also important. Well-placed lanes, gates, etc. can make a game lots of fun. I like the orbits that have 3-5 star rollovers on them. Good bonus-building features are also cool. Finally, for home use a multiplayer game is a bit better when having friends over to play. (I know there are many fans of the GTB wedgeheads, which are mostly 1-player, but if you have a single EM or 2, I prefer multiple players.)
One EM I (and many friends) really like is Mars Trek. Picked one up 2 months ago. It has a neat double-spinner with a horseshoe loop and saucer behind them, and a satisfying left orbit shot. The rules are cool too: building the bonus to exactly 50k (10k increments) lights the extra ball in the horseshoe lane behind the spinners, a not-so-easy shot. increase or collect bonus and the EB light goes away. Max the bonus to 100k and one of the spinners lights for 1k. These spinners wail--totally unlike modern ones, they spin forever, so you can rack up huge points there. MT is a 4-player game, and has already appeared in 2 local tournaments. Driving people crazy, too!