your least favorite pinball tables?

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At a party a couple of years ago I managed to play Williams Junkyard and I must confess I was not that impressed. Maybe it has its fans but I didn't find it all that enjoyable.

With the recent Pinball Arcade being released and having lots of downloadable tables as DLC in the coming months it made me wonder if there are other tables I should avoid getting.

Surely there must have been some duds released over the years.
What are your least favorite pinball tables to play?
 
Probably one of my least favorite pins is CFTBL. And I'm a John Trudeau fanboy. I really don't like how it's a clusterfuck of ramps that hides what seems like most of the playfield. I like to see the ball.

Another one I really didn't enjoy was an old woodrail I owned called Guys Dolls. It didn't use the standard two flippers but "Six High Powered Pop-up Posts" that would all go up at the same time regardless which button you pressed. Not a fun woodrail, imho.
 
Broken ones and ones that you can't hear because the volume is to low.

Never cared for Ripley's either.
 
I could also say Dale Jr, the one on location near me is really frustrating. But I researched it a little and it needs a realignment. So I can't judge the Dale Jr unless I play one that is in good working condition. The Fish Tales I played I know was, but the thing I didn't like about it was how springy the rubbers were.
 
I really don't care for Monopoly or TRS. They just seemed to have no soul. I left a ball sitting in Monopoly. I like the theme. TRS seems like it was just there and felt numb. I like the Stones but after 4 games, I couldn't get into it.
 
Among the well-known/popular games, some of my least favorite include STTNG and TZ. I would not play these unless I had to (in a league or tournament). I also can't get into the Shadow at all. Not a fan of Tron or TF either, but these are still pretty new. Never liked Stargate much. I actually got into RBION once I started playing it a bit, and now it's on the Pin Arcade.
 
South Park. I love the theme, just hated the way it played.

The game with the biggest difference in common ranking vs my personal ranking, The Addams Family.
 
Among the well-known/popular games, some of my least favorite include STTNG and TZ. I would not play these unless I had to (in a league or tournament). I also can't get into the Shadow at all. Not a fan of Tron or TF either, but these are still pretty new. Never liked Stargate much. I actually got into RBION once I started playing it a bit, and now it's on the Pin Arcade.

TZ is a game that I don't know anyone who likes it until they play it for awhile. I used to hate that game but, after punishing myself through it for awhile, I really got into it.

Stargate makes me want to puke......

But to be categorical about it
B/W: Shadow, Dr. Who, Who Dunnit, ST:TNG
Sega/Stern: Baywatch, Nascar (I can rack up way to many points on it), TRS, WPT, Striker Extreme

Probably a few others but my mind is dead.
 
TZ is a game that I don't know anyone who likes it until they play it for awhile. I used to hate that game but, after punishing myself through it for awhile, I really got into it.

Stargate makes me want to puke......

But to be categorical about it
B/W: Shadow, Dr. Who, Who Dunnit, ST:TNG
Sega/Stern: Baywatch, Nascar (I can rack up way to many points on it), TRS, WPT, Striker Extreme

Probably a few others but my mind is dead.



NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!




j/k. we all have different tastes, but i really was surprised to see W?D come up on anybody's "hate list." i absolutely love it....i think it's one of the great underrated pins of all-time.

as for my "it's ranked really high but i just don't like it" pin.....i gotta go with white water. hands down. and i've owned one.



let the backlash begin. :)
 
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!




j/k. we all have different tastes, but i really was surprised to see W?D come up on anybody's "hate list." i absolutely love it....i think it's one of the great underrated pins of all-time.

as for my "it's ranked really high but i just don't like it" pin.....i gotta go with white water. hands down. and i've owned one.



let the backlash begin. :)

I agree Whitewater is overrated. I like it, but no where near the top of my list.
 
Question is a bit too broad - too many pins, too many generations to choose from...

Generally speaking, any pin that's not maintained, filthy and (especially) not leveled.

Given how most are mentioning popular pins that just don't click with them - a few in no particular order, from different generations:

Joust. Baywatch. STTNG. Black Hole. Fireball (EM). 24. CSI.
 
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