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Theme Be Damned - The Shadow Is The Best WPC I’ve Owned
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It is a great game, just a bit shallow
I've said many times I'll own another Shadow one day, great machine.
yes Shadow...
It’s very mode mode mode, but that is the same for most of the above. AFM aside... on this though you have the upper PF, Khan, Mongol and Shadow loops to keep you entertained.
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yup been saying it for years 
Great call outs. Such a good machine that it spawned its own band:
And lots to do, light 4 letters to spell Khan, then shoot left saucer to start Khan multiball, then collect all the jackpots, then get up to the battlefield to snag the Khan super jackpot which will be moving round the battlefield! - and that’s just Khan multiball. Vengeance, Super Vengeance, Shadow m/ball, 6 ‘scenes’ to start, shadow loops, hidden laughter mode - I love it!
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So you might keep this one for 6 weeks?
I really loved smashing my head or hips on that gun.
The Shadow and Spider Man are the only games I regret selling.
I think it’s going to be tough to move any of the new lineup out to be honest.
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I said this years ago! Genius that Brian Eddy
Always fancied one, missed out on one a few times. Maybe one day.
Shadow is a great player and with a scoring system that makes you think hard before tilting it. Hard to get to the wizard mode, very hard to complete the wizard mode. Three flipper games are often the best.
However, imho, pinball is about more than playing.
It is also about the look of the thing, the music, the call-outs, the theme. Shadow is very weak in all these areas.
5k 90s games like TAF, CV, MM hit all the high notes. 2k games like Shadow and Fish Tales don't.
However, imho, pinball is about more than playing.
It is also about the look of the thing, the music, the call-outs, the theme. Shadow is very weak in all these areas.
5k 90s games like TAF, CV, MM hit all the high notes. 2k games like Shadow and Fish Tales don't.
Also wrong FT looks great and plays/sounds good
I've played it a few times and I personally find it quite challenging. May be it's a game you need to put some miles on it to get your eye in.
As a side note I'm in the minority of those who actually like the art work.
As a side note I'm in the minority of those who actually like the art work.
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Lovely line up. That's what a proper pinball line up should look like.
The Shadow is better than the big hitters from that era imo. I actually kinda dig the art as well, bar the translite.
I know the art on the backglass is poor, but the playfield with the artblades of the cityscape is great. Some of the callouts are cringe inducing (Maaargooo) whereas some are incredible.
I think the ball times on shadow are shorter than TWD - but then the end journey is closer too, if that makes sense.
I think the ball times on shadow are shorter than TWD - but then the end journey is closer too, if that makes sense.
"You don't look at the mantelpiece whilst you're poking the fire"
Great pin, highly underrated..
also makes a crap film awesome when you rewatch it after playing the game for a while.
never got the hatred for the backglass, much prefer it over the aulrich version
anyone for Peking duck ?
also makes a crap film awesome when you rewatch it after playing the game for a while.
never got the hatred for the backglass, much prefer it over the aulrich version
anyone for Peking duck ?
Mate, I'm so crap I can't even glance up at the DMD never mind the backglass
I know, why we spend a fortune on colour dmd’s I don’t know, I guess we are pinball tarts!!!
It's ridiculous actually. Basically I'm paying £400 for the machine to look pretty whilst I watch the missus play it.