spacetwinks:

1. stern pinball tables, generally, blow 2. if I remember correctly, steve ritchie was forced by stern to make this table

The early 2000s were a dark time. If you’ve never come across a Sharkey’s Shootout or High Roller Casino, thank your lucky stars. Or the ‘02 Playboy, Christ, I keep forgetting that even exists.

Now that pinball’s making a comeback and they actually have the budget for development it’s a little better. I’m definitely in the minority in liking Wrestlemania, I think Mustang’s a bit underrated too, and Avengers was an abortion but other than that they’re pretty solid lately, and it’s nice that they’re polishing and releasing code updates in response to experience and feedback now.

KISS’s layout works shockingly well, and when the code catches up it’s got potential to be a classic.