LW3, Maverick, or JP?

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Hi,
I am looking to pick up a second pin. I have narrowed it down to (from cheapest to most expensive): Lethal Weapon 3, Maverick, and Jurassic Park. I really like the large display on Maverick, plus the poker theme is pretty cool. The others are both interesting to me as well. What are your opinions? I have heard about problems with the t-rex on JP, is that something I should stay away from? Any better games in the same ballpark that I should hold out and look for?
 
I'd pick the one without a huge picture of Mel Gibson on it. Also, JP is probably the best 3 of those and the best value assuming the prices are comparable.

IPDB ratings:

Lethal Weapon 3 - 7.3
Maverick - 7.6
Jurassic Park - 8.1
 
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Hi,
I am looking to pick up a second pin. I have narrowed it down to (from cheapest to most expensive): Lethal Weapon 3, Maverick, and Jurassic Park. I really like the large display on Maverick, plus the poker theme is pretty cool. The others are both interesting to me as well. What are your opinions? I have heard about problems with the t-rex on JP, is that something I should stay away from? Any better games in the same ballpark that I should hold out and look for?

I recently acquired a JP and I gotta tell ya... its a heck of a lot of fun. I've not ran into any problems with T-Rex and even though DE doesn't get a lot of love, this one is pretty darn good. The theme works for me in this case... the other two have Mel Gibson plastered all over it... not that they are bad pins... I just know could get sick of looking at it ;)
 
Jurassic Park is a great pinball machine. It's pretty dang challenging to get to and complete the wizard mode too. I'd go with that one.
 
I vote you buy them all! Everyone always complains about "so and so on the backglass", but how often do you really look at that?? I've had LAH in my house for awhile now and can't say that I've actually seen Arnolds face that much when passing/playing the game.
 
I am not to concerned about the backglass art. It might hurt me if I try to resell it, but hopefully that won't happen anytime soon. Maybe it is naive on my part, but gameplay / sound / DMD are much more important to me. Mel Gibson's face will not keep me from buying a game that plays very well. Having said that, the overwhelming response about JP has me leaning that way.
 
I can say NOT lethal weapon 3, you will get bored, fast...
Jurassic Park is very fun. Game play on it feels a little hollow sometimes if you try to compare to williams of the same era but one of the best DE games besides Crypt in my opinion. I've owned it, and would own one again.
Never owned or even played a maverick but I think it really looks cool. You can find them at a decent price and I heard the card drop targets are hit in certain order to get better hands, you can actually gamble your own points on your pinball skill!? Like I said, never played one but if thats true thats pretty freakin sweet!! Ive heard the riverboat shot slows down the flow though...
 
I can say NOT lethal weapon 3, you will get bored, fast...
Jurassic Park is very fun. Game play on it feels a little hollow sometimes if you try to compare to williams of the same era but one of the best DE games besides Crypt in my opinion. I've owned it, and would own one again.
Never owned or even played a maverick but I think it really looks cool. You can find them at a decent price and I heard the card drop targets are hit in certain order to get better hands, you can actually gamble your own points on your pinball skill!? Like I said, never played one but if thats true thats pretty freakin sweet!! Ive heard the riverboat shot slows down the flow though...

I was thinking the same thing about maverick. That riverboat shot definitely slows down gameplay, but i don't know if its enough to bother me. Other than that it seems to play well.

How many people here have played or owned a maverick? What are your thoughts about it?
Most of the comments on ipdb.org seem to say it's underrated and if you can get past the backglass artwork it's a real good pin.
 
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I have owned 2 lw3 and just traded on for a t2. Just picked up maverick. Still in the process of restoring it. It is a lot of fun. There is a lot going on in this pin. Lots of shots and a ton of fun to play. Jurassic park is going to have a lot better resale value if you are looking that route. The theme is fun on maverick but if the dmd goes out your looking at around $400 to replace it.

I would put my vote for jurassic park and I currently own both maverick and lw3. If your looking at the lowest priced you can pick up lw3 on the cheap. I got both of mine for $600 granted they were in rough shape but you can find them in good shape for around $900. JP is going to cost you anywhere from $1200 - ?????. I don't see them go for that cheap around here.
 
LW3 is not all that fun - not terrible but not a long term keeper
Maverick - gotta say not a fan but to be honest I'm not a drop target fan either. The game to me just screams, "Shit I dunno what else to put on this so lets add more drop targets.
JP's layout is very Whirlwindish. I hate whirlwind but JP to me is miles better and gets way less love .... go figure.

But as spanks pointed out, Last Action Hero is a shit ton of fun and let me add Tommy and Tales From the Crypt is also fun. All DE and can usually be had fairly cheap.

But my opinion is about as worthless as IPDB ratings ;)
 
i OWN a maverick, and opinions will very, i thought it would bore me, but i like it, jp is a more artistic game sure, and is alot of fun, but id think it is also considerably more expensive, and yes the t-rex does have issues after awhile(ive had to repair others) the dmd is expensive to replace on maverick, but if you test it out first run it through the display test,

my suggestion......buy lw3 and maverick for what you would spend on jp alone jmo...
 
LW3 and JP were my first pins. LW3 is fun "ok ok ok" , but the LW3 is long gone. And I will never sell the JP! Go with the JP. You will never get sick of it! My kids and I love it.
 
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