Great vid! My favorite one is time machine, but I'm pretty biased since I got one back in my garage. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos, they are a pleasure to watch!
Been getting back into pinball gaming after a 30 plus year heitus and really enjoying watching your archive of videos crow, has helped me get up to speed and assess my options for games, digital tables etc. I've tried a little pc pinball and it's amazing to play tables that i last saw in seafront arcades in the 80s. Keep up the great work crow.
I love how surprisingly different Zaccaria tables are if you look just a little bit closely, despite how similar they might appear (they have a very distinct B-movie feel to them that really make them seem as part of a whole), and I find especially interesting how the mechanics can make you play and like tables you never would have expected to. My personal favorite is Spooky, by far, and another example of what you described with Clown or Zankor ; I find it ugly as sin and a bit (okay, *a lot*) weird, but there's some incredibly satisfying shots to make and, for some strange magical reason, I just can't stop playing it.
I'm surprised Locomotion isn't in the top 10, but of course top lists are subjective. I love it so much, it might be my favorite table period. The multiplier is hard to get (for me at least) and it feels like I'm taking a gamble at possible bad angle shots draining to try for it. The stations mechanic is so satisfying, especially if you set up the first two and just keep running it. I also really enjoy the mechanic where one of the drop target sections for a station is lit and if you complete that this ball, you get the opportunity to shoot through the loop in the middle to get an extra ball, and if you're too slow, you can get multiplier or points instead. Such an enjoyable challenge. I think I'd have a really hard time making a top 10 list. So many Zaccaria tables to love. I do think Blackbelt, Shooting the Rapids, Farfalla, and Time Machine would definitely be in it, though.
@@CrowContinuum That's fair. I think I have more bad than good games on it, but I think I just enjoy when I succeed at it so much, I forget the misses.
These top 10 series are really helping me understand these tables a bit better as there's not really much info online on the rules. Look forward to your top 10 remakes.
Another great video thanks. I think i enjoy the Solid State tables more than the Deluxe ones. They're less cluttered and I like how they're recreations of real tables, so they're kind of preserving a bit of history. Btw, thanks for solving the mystery of Fire Mountain for me. I'd wondered what 'NOITPURE' meant but i see it's just 'ERUPTION' spelled backwards. Guess I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer :-)
I also read that backwards and thought "That's a weird thing to put on the table." Watching his video on the table made me realize what it really said and I facepalmed pretty hard. Haha. I also agree the SS and EM tables have a high level of enjoyment simply from the fact they're based on real life tables. I love the modern tables because of how much I can save the ball. Also the sounds on them can be quite satisfying. The Blackbelt Remake is so fun to play with all those silly callouts.
My top 10, in no particular order: -Farfalla -Shooting the Rapids -Star God -Time Machine -Magic Castle -Soccer Kings -The Pinball Champ tables (I count them as one, since they are essentially the same table) -Locomotion -Hot Wheels -Spooky
Honestly, I prefer the older style of All Tables Ranked like you did with all of the Tables’ Seasons with The Pinball Arcade, where it’s all scripted. Here, it feels like you were effectively speaking whatever came to your mind at the moment and it can be distracting in places like when you fast forward the video for a highlight moment.
Great vid! My favorite one is time machine, but I'm pretty biased since I got one back in my garage. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos, they are a pleasure to watch!
Been getting back into pinball gaming after a 30 plus year heitus and really enjoying watching your archive of videos crow, has helped me get up to speed and assess my options for games, digital tables etc. I've tried a little pc pinball and it's amazing to play tables that i last saw in seafront arcades in the 80s. Keep up the great work crow.
I love how surprisingly different Zaccaria tables are if you look just a little bit closely, despite how similar they might appear (they have a very distinct B-movie feel to them that really make them seem as part of a whole), and I find especially interesting how the mechanics can make you play and like tables you never would have expected to. My personal favorite is Spooky, by far, and another example of what you described with Clown or Zankor ; I find it ugly as sin and a bit (okay, *a lot*) weird, but there's some incredibly satisfying shots to make and, for some strange magical reason, I just can't stop playing it.
I'm surprised Locomotion isn't in the top 10, but of course top lists are subjective. I love it so much, it might be my favorite table period. The multiplier is hard to get (for me at least) and it feels like I'm taking a gamble at possible bad angle shots draining to try for it. The stations mechanic is so satisfying, especially if you set up the first two and just keep running it. I also really enjoy the mechanic where one of the drop target sections for a station is lit and if you complete that this ball, you get the opportunity to shoot through the loop in the middle to get an extra ball, and if you're too slow, you can get multiplier or points instead. Such an enjoyable challenge.
I think I'd have a really hard time making a top 10 list. So many Zaccaria tables to love. I do think Blackbelt, Shooting the Rapids, Farfalla, and Time Machine would definitely be in it, though.
@@CrowContinuum That's fair. I think I have more bad than good games on it, but I think I just enjoy when I succeed at it so much, I forget the misses.
These top 10 series are really helping me understand these tables a bit better as there's not really much info online on the rules. Look forward to your top 10 remakes.
Love your Zacc videos!
Really starting to enjoy the content your putting out there crow. Do you prefer retro gaming to modern day?
Another great video thanks. I think i enjoy the Solid State tables more than the Deluxe ones. They're less cluttered and I like how they're recreations of real tables, so they're kind of preserving a bit of history. Btw, thanks for solving the mystery of Fire Mountain for me. I'd wondered what 'NOITPURE' meant but i see it's just 'ERUPTION' spelled backwards. Guess I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer :-)
I also read that backwards and thought "That's a weird thing to put on the table." Watching his video on the table made me realize what it really said and I facepalmed pretty hard. Haha.
I also agree the SS and EM tables have a high level of enjoyment simply from the fact they're based on real life tables. I love the modern tables because of how much I can save the ball. Also the sounds on them can be quite satisfying. The Blackbelt Remake is so fun to play with all those silly callouts.
My top 10, in no particular order:
-Farfalla
-Shooting the Rapids
-Star God
-Time Machine
-Magic Castle
-Soccer Kings
-The Pinball Champ tables (I count them as one, since they are essentially the same table)
-Locomotion
-Hot Wheels
-Spooky
The physics looks like it's a pingpong ball from the video
Personally, I can only think of 3 tables I actively dislike:
-Mystic Star
-Earth, Wind, Fire
-Devil Riders
I am surprised that some zaccira tables have out laines flippers!
It's so satisfying when you get them. I can only imagine how exciting it is on the real tables. Owning Farfalla would be incredible.
I'll look for you in the high score list and kick you down at least one place. I have now made this my life's work. Regards sauermc
Honestly, I prefer the older style of All Tables Ranked like you did with all of the Tables’ Seasons with The Pinball Arcade, where it’s all scripted. Here, it feels like you were effectively speaking whatever came to your mind at the moment and it can be distracting in places like when you fast forward the video for a highlight moment.