is TMNT pinball a good game

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anyone have one of these. I am wanting to get my first pin and someone has one of htese for sale locally for a resonable price.

love any and all feedback.
 
anyone have one of these. I am wanting to get my first pin and someone has one of htese for sale locally for a resonable price.

love any and all feedback.

Not a good game by 90's pinball standards, but if it's super cheap and you like TMNT it's not unplayable.
 
I have one that I just finished fixing up.
It's a Good game, but not a Great game.
The playfield has a good variety of shots, there are a ballanced set of shots from the left and right flipper, the multiball is fun, and it has a DMD.
Unfortunately the DMD is the "small" one and it has less than stellar animations and graphics, you have to remember that this was one of the first DMD games. The ruleset isn't very deep and the play does get repetitive, and if you do not like turtles, this game will annoy you quickly.
That said, it is probably one of the cheapest DMD games out there.
Make sure that the shooter works correctly, Data East used a shorter shooter rod on this and it is very hard to find a replacement.

Mike
 
Blah....probably the most craptastic DMD pinball of the 90's. Pretty lame, it is meant to appeal to the younger kids- hence the theme.
-Mark
 
I don't think it's too bad, but I have a permanent nostalgia haze around anything Ninja Turtles. I think the shots are pretty fun, even if they can be a bit simple. There are certainly a lot of DMD games out there that are worse, and many of them cost more. I think this might be a good starter pin, but it's probably not the best for an advanced player or serious collector.

Lots of them are missing some of the toys inside. Check on those, and as mentioned above, check the shooter.
 
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