Why Star Trek The Next Generation Is One of the Greatest Pinball Machines Ever
Why Star Trek The Next Generation Is One of the Greatest Pinball Machines Ever
In this video, Gonzo says goodbye to one of his all-time favourite pinball machines – Star Trek: The Next Generation. Designed by Steve Ritchie and built by Williams in the 1990s, this widebody...
Highlights
- Star Trek: The Next Generation was the joint second pinball machine the host ever owned (after Popeye, alongside Jackbot)
- The host credits Star Trek: TNG with getting him 'totally and utterly hooked' on pinball and developing his pinball addiction
- Star Trek: TNG is probably number 10 on the host's all-time pinball list, and likely not more than 50 machines are better than it
- The upper ramp (Warp/Delta Quadrant ramp) design by Steve Ritchie was reused on Spider-Man and Elton John pinball machines
- The game is being sold because nobody wants to rent older machines anymore: renters prefer new games
- This particular Star Trek: TNG unit had not been played for 10 years before the host acquired it but was in excellent condition
- The machine was serviced by Martin at Go Pinball, with common issues like cannon looms having been previously fixed
- The game was taken to PinFest where attendees enjoyed playing it
Notable quotes
“In fact, not this particular model, but Star Trek: The Next Generation was the third pinball machine, actually joint second pinball machine I ever owned.”
“I found Star Trek: The Next Generation to be infinitely better than both Jackbot and Popeye. I would credit this game with getting me totally and utterly hooked to the extent that I've now got a bit of a pinball addiction.”
“I doubt there are 50 pinball machines better than this one. Probably not. By it's number 10 on my list at the moment.”
“I don't want to do this video because I know I'll regret getting rid of it. Because I just think it's such a good game.”
“This one really works. The shots are achievable. The modes are fantastic. One of my favorite buildups to a multiball is certainly the Borg multiball on here.”
“This is a great game. I don't care what anyone says. I knew it. I wouldn't want to bloody sell it once I played it again.”
“It's got tons of diverters. It's got ball locks, physical ball locks. It's got kickback stuff that realistically started to get phased out. Not so much now with the boutique pinball manufacturers.”
Entities
- PinFest· event
- Attack from Mars· game
- Dirty Harry· game
- Elton John· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Fathom· game
- Jackbot· game
- Jaws· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Popeye· game
- Spider-Man· game
- Star Trek: The Next Generation· game
- Taxi· game
- The Walking Dead· game
- Whitewater· game
- Go Pinball· organization
- Gonzo· person
- Martin· person
- Neil· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
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