I've tried to explain to my non-pinhead friends why I love Godzilla so much and it's hard to articulate it. From now on, I'll just show them this video because you guys captured and articulated it perfectly. Great job.

Star Trek & LOTR are great calls. A few people have mentioned it already, but Monster Bash is a top 2 or 3 for me. EVERYONE loves this game, its easy for beginners. The music is incredible. Good shots, simple rules. Wizard mode is a goofy good time. All the voices and one-liners! This game is so underappreciated.

You guys should do a top 10 best designs for each pinball designer. That would be fun to watch

Thank you for this video! I've never considered pinball as a hobby until I watched this video, then spent the weekend tracking down some of these machines around my area. I think I'm hooked now..

I do agree with many of the picks on the list, but Twilight Zone definitely should have been on here IMHO, but we all have different tastes. The playfield on the Zone was SO revolutionary when it came out, was an "extra wide", and had the most shot options for the longest time. I love The Shadow, but I would have swapped those two. At the end of the day, it's hard to condense it down to 10 picks. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the great content!

Solid list guys! Great to see more videos from you two. Keep it up!

Time Machine, The Getaway, T2, Elvis, Addams Family, Twilight Zone, Theatre of Magic, Jurassic Park, Lethal Weapon 3, some of my favourite pinball games. Also A Nightmare on Elm Street

Yes. This is what I loved about you guys when you first started your videos. Thank you.

I'm a pinball casual but the first one that really gripped me was Black Knight Sword of Rage. The black knight in the middle with his flail was so cool to me and the music really sold it. Magnasave was really cool too because it was the first machine I played that had a button in the center. If I could own any machine it would be that one hands down. It has a special place in my heart and I wonder what you guys think of it.

Great list, guys! We always based a game by the magazine replay and how many weeks it took a game to pay for itself. Twilight Zone, Addams Family, Medieval, Attack from Mars. All excellent games, but the machine that paid for itself...that's double what it cost...STNG. Yep, 8.5 weeks and it had doubled what we paid for it. I didn't really even care for it because I was an original Trekie fan and not so much the new Star Trek stuff, but it grew on me. Most of our machines took 40 to 75 weeks, so this was unheard of for us.

Best 3rd flipper shot lives in Funhouse. 4 shots available to make from that one flipper alone (mirror, Rudy, Trapdoor, Hot Dog.)

And I would agree with #1-never wanted Zilla but my son was a fan, so I bought it. Elwin is a genius. Doesn’t get old. Great game.

Mata Hari, released in 1978, is still one of my all time favorites. It has three distinct ways to win, which is very unusual for any machine.

Really enjoyable video! Godzilla at #1 surprised me a little but I too love modern Stern’s, and am partial to the music tie-ins with Metallica, Iron Maiden, and AC/DC. Your whole list including HM’s makes me want to check out ones I don’t know as well. Just from a personal experience, I really enjoyed Mustang, Harley Davidson, Tales of the Arabian Nights too. Subscribed! 🎉

Thanks for doing more videos guys! Your my #1 favorite podcasters😊 My Honeymoon with Jurassic Premium was short lived and soon felt no joy playing it. Fortunately I just able to trade UP to a Godzilla premium and the joy in my collection is back. My son said that I really got the better end of the trade even though I forked out some 3k cash for the powder coated (even the wire forms)/customized modded out GZ. I can’t see myself getting tired of Godzilla.

This will definitely be one of the most intriguing yet controversial episodes but I’m glad you made it! Will return to this comment after watching to give my take.

biggest smile on my face when you guys put Ghostbusters in the top 10. probably between this and Tron are my favorite games. GB is just so underrated I feel and people don't give it enough credit. I love that you can play it a few different ways, sometimes I just try to go for as many ghosts as I can and just fall into the modes. I was one shot away a couple weeks ago from starting "We're Ready To Believe You".. been chasing that feeling since

Your #3 and #4 picks are my #1 and #2. Being that close gives me a lot of faith in you boys! :) But... your #1 is my #3. Damn well done list!

My top 10 constantly changes but the one thing that never changes for me is that ...There needs to be more pins with Dirty Donny art packages! It's been too dang long!

I agree with the list for the most part. Hard not to mention Elvira. Code and theme are 10 out of 10, and the playfield layout rewards skilled players, but doesn't leave out the beginners.

The reason I love your show is because you guys are just fun even when your being self aware you have fun with it.

I agree with you choices. Even if i didn't it wouldn't matter to me cos I find you guys so darn entertaining. Please keep doong what you do. Also please have more Mrs Bone content 😂

Great video 👍 I predict jersey jack Harry Potter pin will be on the list next year.

Monster Bash is #1 for me. It has such a fun and approachable theme. It is easy to understand, and each objective is just fun.

I played most of these Pins today actually.Pinball Pete's in Ann Arbor Mi has all 10 of these machines that you mentioned . Great video guys.

All I know is Funhouse and Terminator2 was the only pinballs I played and in my humble opinion those should be at least in a top 20 or top 15 of all times

I like the list but to not have Monster Bash even mentioned…toys, code, difficulty, it’s inviting to walk up and play, funny, and a classic theme.

played godzilla and deadpool for the first time last week. Stern did such a good job on them.

This past weekend I played No Good Golfers and that was surprisingly a great pin. The Shadow is also up there.

Back in the 70’s Dad’s business was an amusement company. The main 3 I remember us having were 8 Ball, Playboy, and KISS. Those would be considered vintage machines today. We had those when Gunfight was the most advanced in video games.

I ran to the garage, phone in hand to hide from family to bask in the beautiful glow of another SDTM episode.

Glad that Lotr made the list. I own one as well as being a huge fan of the movies. You said it best, "You're playing the movies".

Good job putting the list together, Im sure it wasn't easy to keep from squeaking in some pet games

Not sure if you guys go back to comment on old videos but I’ve been going back and forth on the TWD Pro vs Premium. If price didn’t matter would you go Pro or Premium? I’m a little worried that the lifting ramp would be super annoying but the light show, spinners, walker bombs and etc. look interesting. I’ve played the Pro a ton and love it (Top 5 pin maybe even #1) the light show is a little lacking but it still somehow works. just wondering if the Premium would take it even further or not? there’s no local premiums for me to try out or I wouldn’t even ask this question.

Only two I would have added to either the Top 10 or honorable mentions are AC/DC and Monster Bash. Two great bales that I don’t get tired of playing. Great video! Thanks!

This list is perfect. I was intrigued at 5. Perplexed at 4, but after the top 3 I totally get it and I think I agree. I have vivid memories playing LotR as a teenager. It is the table that got me hooked on pinball. It rivals Medieval Madness for my favorite pin of all time. Current newly released favorites are Jurassic Park and Godzilla though. What excellent tables. Godzilla especially is just a masterpiece. Both tables have such fun toys and you never feel like you’re out of things to do. I think the variety of objectives you can play for at any time is what makes them so fun to replay. Love this list and I really enjoyed the explanations. Well done. Still can’t decide on my own first pin though… MM? LotR? JP? Godzilla? Or maybe the better question is how many can I fit in the basement…

Dracula,bride of pinbot, terminator 2.

You guys mentioned MM and how it ranked top in all these lists, and my brain went "yea but for real AfM is nicer.. almost the same thing, but feels even better to play.. why isn't that even rated higher by all these experts?", and then you guys made my pinball day. TBH i am not a big pinhead or anything and far from great, rarely play for real (mostly on PC with a game pad, but we have a local pinball club that have monthly open-to-public-days i am happy to attend once in a while, enjoying their AfM among other classics & newer machines), so having some of the "experts" finally agree with what i'm thinking in regards to MM felt like i knew something all the time that simply got ignored by those that should know better than myself lmao...

Keep this great content coming!

I am looking at getting a Pinball machine for out house. Haven't played one since I was a teen. It has been a looooong time. lol! Thanks for the comprehensive list. Really helped out a lot. I am looking at getting themes that interest me more then others, so Star Trek and Jurassic Park are the ones I am looking at.

I’m looking to buy one good pinball game for my man cave. Deciding between Stranger Things and Aerosmith. I haven’t gotten super skilled at pinball yet, but I want something everyone can come over and enjoy. Do you have a couple thoughts on each comparatively?

Well it's good to know that I have a few pins in your tip 10. I don't agree with your assessment, but I can only pick the games I have played. Of course my top #1 game is medieval madness. Always enjoy your show.

YES Dead Pool ( made the list ) Man they better make a whole bunch of them during sterns October run !!!

This was great! Hard to disagree with your list but was surprised by #2 for sure.

Nice seeing the list. I have always wanted a real pinball machine. Lucky for me, I will receive my very 1st one tomorrow. Godzilla ! hell yeah !

Zach, please can you do a future video on candle scents that match each particular pinball machine (:

A case for Adams Family. There’s a reason Adams Family was one of the most produced pins, it’s fun for everyone who plays! Still one of the best producers in an arcade after decades. It should be on the top 10 if for no other reason than non-pin ballers know it/remember it as a favorite. If it could be reproduced, it would outsell all other reproductions. On location still gets more than a thousand plays a month at a quarter a play.

so happy to see metallica on this list because it was the first game we ever bought and definitely my favorite

My favorite pinball is Addam's Family. Though I think the greatest pinball of all time is Theatre of Magic. As the magic box gives you different things to do.

My list would look a lot different but varying tastes and opinions are part of why pinball is so great! Glad you mentioned TOTAN and Theatre. Isn’t it awesome that pinball is still getting better?! Can’t wait for something to knock Godzilla out of #1, not because I don’t like it, just love more good tables!

How is the Twilight Zone not on here. Best game ever. Lost in the Zone best complete ever.

I recently purchased the Attack from Mars virtual pinball machine. Good to see it has 2 of the top 10 games on it (Medieval Madness is included).

I don't own any pins but I am surrounded by so many establishments that I have access to almost all of them within a 15 mile radius. That being said I still want to buy a South Park table based on the theme alone. They really should make a new version with all the different characters and story lines they have had over the 20+ years of it being on air.

Quite a list here. I thought for sure I'd hear from Twilight Zone in this list. Great analysis on Deadpool. Just traded my LE for a Foo Fighters LE and cash. It has fun shots that remind me of Deadpool LE. Always fun to watch these. My personal list includes machines, like Jack*Bot, no one would ever have in their top 25 even. Thanks for a fun video.

You guys should do a top ten by era / decade. Also Deadpool is amazing

hahaa lord of the rings is my favorite. so happy to see it in here, somewhat wasnt expecting it so high

I’ll be adding this list to my comprehensive compilation of all of your Top 10 lists from STDM videos. :)

this is a good list...i do like the, "Godzilla" machine...what a call back to childhood, and it's a really fun machine to play...

Glad Star Trek made the list. First pin I ever bought back in 2014 and still my favorite. Owned a LOTR for awhile too buy sold to get a MMRLE. So own or have owned 3 from this list. I am very biased in that I feel like I own the top 2 machines 😂 I really never get tired of playing my Star Trek though. I've played pretty much every machine out there and I really can't think of any others that I would want to own than what I have. Feel very fortunate.

I would really like more pin manufactures in the future, innovation and tech are just right now for the next gen of pinball.

Just finished watching... this is great content. I am always on the hunt for local HUO pins and this helps me a lot. on a side note - wondering if Elton John would of made this list if list was created in 2024?

It’s hard to come up with a Top 10, but for me this list seemed a little skewed towards newer games, and for me they tend to be too complex. Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness are the perfect games for me, and would top my list. I’d fill it out with games you guys probably think are too simple and linear, like Monster Bash, Cactus Canyon, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Scared Stiff, Elvis, Cirqus Voltaire and Total Nuclear Annihilation

Good list, hard to argue with any of them. I just traded my JP for a Twilight Zone, purely because of the theme, love The Twilight Zone original 60s show and genuinely believe its a fantastic game, I would personally put it above Attack from Mars but I will say, just as in MM, that centre shot blowing up is so satisfying. I'd also add.. even though it's new. Foo Fighters should already be on this list. I couldn't believe how good that game was.

Acdc is awesome should be on the list. Always had a soft spot for funhouse and high speed as well

its been a while since i played. i really need to find a place near me. i still need to get to Valinor

My eye is twitching watching this but I still love it. I agree with Ghostbusters too, such a great game but do you go pro or premium? Some don't care for for that left ramp on the premium or the ghost slings... Embarrassed to say I've never even played a StarTrek. I've gotten better over the years and The Walking Dead has become one of my top 10 for sure. Great list guys.

I haven’t read the comments, but how in the hell does Iron Maiden not make the list? I was never an Iron Maiden fan, but I absolutely love this pin. It’s all subjective and I buy/play what I like and IM will never leave my collection. Just my $.02 worth.

I own most of those. I’d say TOTAN, Elvira hoh and scared stiff are up there too for top ten. Maybe white water or Indiana Jones. TOTAN close to top for me.

Ranking are personal (no one should forget that), and some of the pinball machines here are sure the best all around (I've a huge soft spot for LOTR), but Twilight Zone should have been at least mentioned: it's a bigger TAF, creative toys (powerfield, clock, gumball), good integration of the theme, and one of the most loved pinball machine in the fandom.

Hi, I have been getting into pinball as a hobby, I don't own any of the machines and I'm just a casual. Do you have a video explaining what any of these terms mean like kickback and code and all of these other things because I just don't understand what they mean. Thank you.

I'm not a hardcore pin-head, but my favorite is the old pinball classic: Xenon.

I think top 10 of each Manufacturer would’ve been a good idea !

It would interesting to see a video on like the best new in box pinball machine for the money. What new machines have the best builds, lowest maintenance?

TWD is also my favorite game, good to see that on the list. Few modes in any pin are more fun and rewarding to me than horde

Never played LOTR, and not a fan of Ghostbusters (maybe a skill issue.) But overall a really good list. Would've been cool to have one of the High Soeed games in there.

Addams Family, Medieval Madness, Monster Bash and TOTAN (ahead of TOM) are first to my mind for this. Ghostbusters from the more modern pins.

I think that you just want to sell more sterns hense being so favouritized to them in your top 10. Well played

Indiana Jones pinball adventure takes first for me. Love the total chaos of it.

Yo Zach and Greg! Great compiling of a good top 10 list..I'm 'almost' in agreement with all of them, except maybe 2 or 3 of them; Attack from Mars (big RfM guy here), Walking Dead, and LotR..(haven't played TWD enough though for full judge) ..I know it's all subjective, but hey 70% in agreement ain't bad ;) I couldn't agree more about #1 GZ truly is king of the pins (my premium is bolted down). I'll say that ALIEN LV should be up in the top 10, instead of LotR, which I've owned). I enjoy ALIEN more than DP (by a cu#nt hair), but that's maybe my bag, and no one else's. Foo is great but theme is meh. Maybe compile 3 top 10 lists, then give those to the people to vote on :) Rock on Guys.

When I was a teen in the 80's, sometimes I would skip school, catch a bus to downtown, go to this arcade place & play mostly pinball, but they also have arcades. I was better at pinball than video games. Good times.

I was surprised Addams Family wasn't on the list but good list anyway. :)

I thought it was a Stern top list till I saw the MM. thank you to offer 2 ranks for MM and AfM.

Liked the episode 👍

I have room for one pinball machine and if I have to pick just one it will have to be Medevial Madness. If they remake it I am buying it for sure.

im not sure if i should be able to make my own list. ive hardly played any real machines expept for ones ive plays at conventions and the 20 minutes i had at the pinball hall of fame in Vegas. ive mostly just played virtual. but one day ill get my own! lotr will always be my #1 but i loved playing afm (irl!) and mediveal madness, along with their distant sibling no good gofers. one game im dying to play is G&R by JJP.

I wanted to disagree with some of these. Then I thought about it objectively I really cant. Great great job 👏. I miss having some of these in my collection for sure. Its funny I currently dont own any of these lol.

I'm 8 seconds in, and completely disagree with this list. Lol, excited to watch, guys...

There are so many good pins, for different reasons. This couldn't have been easy to do. I'm suprised LOTR made the list honestly. I own one and it is glorious, but it has become a ghost of pinball past.

Played most of these at an arcade recently. One def missing on the list is Jaws. Better then some of the others here.

Haven't played Godzilla. I must admit, I havent spent enough time with Deadpool, I wanted to love it, but my first impressions were it was gimmicky. I have had many favourites over time, I cant argue with the list. I do love a movie themed pinball, but again, LOTR, I always felt like I was forced to like it because I never watched the movies. Whereas IJ, T2, even Demolition Man and Judge Dredd I could play for days, Ghostbusters is a special table though, frustrating as hell sometimes. For me though TOM should be on the list, glad you acknowledged it as a near miss. My favourites, because they got me into pinball and were the tables near me, Guns n Roses, Maverick and NBA Fastbreak.

My 4 year old son obsesses with LotR in all ways because we have the pin. Like I have to learn the lore to answer all the questions.

The Shadow is both my favorite pinball and still my favorite comic book movie!

What is happening??? You’re putting out all this KZfaq content??? I miss it.

My top 10: 1. Twilight Zone 2. Theatre of Magic 3. Tales of the Arabian Nights 4. Alien Poker 5. Black Knight 6. Medieval Madness 7. Monopoly 8. Cactus Canyon 9. Baby Pac-Man (videogame/pinball hybrid) 10. Flash Gordon

I can’t really comment on this top 10 since most of them are so new I’ve never played them. As much as I would like to, I don’t have the money or the space for one in my home, and finding newer pins in public is like pulling teeth around here (and of the few I have seen, many aren’t well maintained). So, my personal top 10 would be very mid-90’s heavy. Theatre of Magic is #1 by far, and somewhere in there would be Addams Family, Twilight Zone, Attack from Mars, Monster Bash, No Good Gofers, Cirqus Voltaire, Black Knight 2000, Scared Stiff, World Cup Soccer…maybe even a couple of nostalgic favorites that aren’t objectively great, like Junkyard and NBA Fastbreak.

Tell me you're sponsored by Stern, without telling me you're sponsored by Stern! Here's some slogans for ya'll to use in future episodes: "Stern, the choice of a new generation". "Stern, the best a pin can get". "Stern, think different". "Stern, betcha can't play just one". "Stern Pinball, I'm Lovin' It". "Good to the last drain, Stern Pinball". Granted I haven't played a lot of Stern pins in the last 10 years primarily because they just don't seem to be out in the wild around me. I understand Stern is pretty much the only player in the biz now. Yes, all the new Stern pins have big bright screens and shiny flashy playfields... but to choose 7 of the 10 GREATEST to be in the last 10 years and an 8th all by Stern is hard pill to swallow. To think pins like Twilight Zone and Addams Family (21K made) have been pushed off any Pinball Top 10 list is disheartening in my opinion. Might as well have picked 2 more Stern games and called it Top 10 Stern Pinball of All Time.

Dream game room: (spoilers) #7 Deadpool #5 Jurassic Park #3 Attack from Mars #1 Godzilla Zach find me a CGC AFM and complete me :) Was hoping to see a mention of Cactus Canyon. Another classic I love playing any time I see it. Hoping the new code updates (if they ever come out) really bump it up on everyone's rankings.

Is Stern still taking orders for new Godzilla? I just got out of a big financial hardship and I can finally afford something nice for myself.

I’ve owned half of these machines and I still think ACDC is my all time favourite, I just can’t get bored of it! As of right now I’ve got Acdc prem, nascar, Elvira hoh, Godzilla prem, fish tales, stern pirates, family guy, GNR LE and Munsters LE. Acdc is the only one I would never sell

You guys are younger so the Godzilla theme doesn’t really speak to you but the large majority of pinball players are in the 45-60yr old range (I am 52) and the Godzilla Theme is extremely nostalgic for us.