"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" - Pt. 10: My Pinball Collection (Stern 2003)

[80MWH]

The movie theater I was working for at the time got this in. I put in alot of tokens for this one.

I can't be certain, but I think the City in which I worked passed some ordinance about gun-simulating videogames, and that launching-projectile portion in the top where you aim to hit one of several targets was disabled. Really destroyed the experience.

[spida1a]

@80MWH Hey, thanks for sharing and watching! :)

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

What do you think of the more recent Stern games, such as Iron Man, Avatar, TRON, or The Rolling Stones?

[spida1a]

@ChrisMolyneaux93 I like almost anything. You know? So....I didn't "hate" any of them.  But, Batman: Dark Knight, Iron Man and Tron (to a point) really grew on me after a bunch of plays. :)

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

@spida1a If I were to get one of those machines "NIB", it'd probably be Iron Man or TRON.

I mean sure they look sorta cheap with its photoshopped cabinet art, playfield design, and plastic ramps, but its the fast and nonstop gameplay action and those ball whipping magnets that really make those games shine. Also, the music and sound effects are great. I love the Daft Punk soundtrack in the movie TRON: Legacy and its awesome that it was included in the pinball.

[spida1a]

@ChrisMolyneaux93 Yeah, totally. Some people complain too much and should just be happy that Stern has kept pinball alive for over a decade (when Bally / Williams closed, I considered them gone in about four or five...until they brought in the Williams folks to restructure everything). I'm a big Stern fan.......looking forward to my Transformers: LE (oops, leak!)

[Gospodinstrannyj]

This is a good game! Better than terminator 2 rulesetwise. T2- waay to many points given out by shooting the ball with the gun! And i love the metal ramps!!

[spida1a]

@Gospodinstrannyj I LOVE T2 from a nostalgic sense. But....I don't know...T3 has really grown on me over the years and I honestly can't see selling it. You know? Yay for being in the minority you and I! :) :)

Thanks for watching.

[dickcheney6]

The lighting effects really make this game a lot of fun. I remember this one time I tried to play one, and a lot of the lights didn't work (blown fuse?) but the real kicker was when the RPG lights didn't work so you couldn't even tell what target to hit! Thankfully it wasn't like that for long but man it was disappointing to see my favorite game in that kind of state

[spida1a]

@dickcheney6 Ha ha! Oh my....no backbox cannon lights would be hysterical. LOL~!!

Thanks for watching!

[crocodile2linux]

Even though I prefer mid 90s machines I find T3 better than T2.

[spida1a]

@crocodile2linux We're definitely in the minority there. Ya' know? Because....I agree!! :) :)

Thanks for watching!

[Lorrer09]

I wanted buy a Pinball too

But which Pinball would you preefer ?

Monopoly , Family Guy or Lord of the Rings

[spida1a]

@Lorrer09 Of those three? I prefer Family Guy or LOTR. But...it all depends on how much you want to spend. Monopoly is the easiest on the pocket book of the three. :)

Thanks!

[cyclo1224]

i loved all the terminator movies...3 had just as much great action as any of um....and hot girl liquid robots are AWSOME..LOL

[spida1a]

@cyclo1224 Ha ha. Totally. :)

[cyclo1224]

when you say retails for very little ...how much would that be...i have no clue what pinball machines cost

[spida1a]

@cyclo1224 T3 can be had for a little over $2k (which is in the minority from the 2003 pinball games that have retained their value quite a bit). :)

[cyclo1224]

@spida1a thats really not to bad...id love to get a pinball machine

[robertjohncartlidge]

Good stuff. Be fun to give this one a bash.

[spida1a]

@robertjohncartlidge Cool. Thanks for watching! :)

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

So this is how Skynet got started. LOL

I love Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines I have a copy on HD-DVD.

[spida1a]

@mp4podcastDOTcom LOL! I do also...I have the Blu-Ray and truly enjoy it.

Thanks for watching!!!!!!!

[saturday7142007]

hahaha... i love how you hit the cover to the rhythm of the iconic soundtrack at the beginning of the vid

[spida1a]

@saturday7142007 Ha ha! It actually sounded better on camera than I thought. ;)

[TropicalBeatDown]

Yeah I played this awhile back at a bowling ally and this is one of the best pinball games ever. Nice vid, Terminator FTW.

[spida1a]

@TropicalBeatDown Thanks my friend. :)

[kornstory]

I'm looking to buy the dark knight. I can't find it anywhere around me to play it. I was wondering if you have played it. If so. Was it good?

[spida1a]

@kornstory I love the Dark Knight. Especially after Stern's recent HUGE software update. They added so much wonderful stuff. It's a lot of fun!

[kornstory]

Love the videos. I own a few arcade machines. Mostly mortal kombat. I'm looking to get my first pinball. After watching your videos I can't wait.

[spida1a]

@kornstory Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. 

[welseypipes2989]

Hey i have a question do you still have that black knight 2000 t-shirt or did you give it away with the machine when you sold it i will totally buy it off of you. By the way down periscope is a great movie i saw a picture of the movie poster on your website lol.

[spida1a]

@welseypipes2989 The T-shirt belonged to a friend of mine who 'gave it to me as long as I owned the game.' So....when I sold the machine, I gave the shirt back. Was only fair. Ha ha.

LOVE me some Down Periscope. I used to work in a video rental store so...I stole a bunch of those standees I liked. Ha ha. Thanks

[match219]

Hey do you have te simpsons pinball party

[spida1a]

@match219 No, I do not. Great game though!  :)

[dickcheney6]

I loved terminator 3 because my favorite arcade had it so I knew the machine forwards and backwards. I could get multi-ball most every time I played it-but then we moved :(

[spida1a]

@dickcheney6 I understand about "moving." It's been tough finding games where I am now. Boo! :)

Thanks for watching!

[TrueSoreThumb]

You got a free machine/signature (?) from your educational video? hell yeah, Chris! Kicking ass for a long amount of time. 8D <3

6:28 LOL, you have a Johnny Mnemonic.. XD

[spida1a]

@TrueSoreThumb Ha ha. I try! :)

[burf12345]

for what it is, Terminator 3 is a good movie, it can't compare to the second movie, but it's good in it's own way, I too love the third movie

[Konuvis]

Nice review Chris. I don't remember much about T3 but at the time I thought it was so-so. But since I wasn't a big fan of Salvation either so i can't rank them.

[TheGamerFromMars]

You should make a pinball unboxing and show how to set it up. I know that would get alot of views. Also, do you know a good and cheap pinball machine for beginners like me.

[canceresbunny]

How many pinball machines do you have in total? I mean, how many more pinball reviews are to come?

[nlafavore]

@canceresbunny He has 8 more: White Water, Pin*bot, Banzai Run, Taxi, Diner, Funhouse, The Getaway, and No Good Gofers.

[canoga1958]

I bought T3 when it was first released and still own it. I've never understood why it gets no love. While I will admit it doesn't have a particularly deep rule set, I do think that the theme is well executed. I really like the overall look of the game along with the steel ramps and the RPG back box toy. Still gets played quite a bit in my 33 pin collection.

[spida1a]

@canoga1958 I feel the same way! :)

Thanks for watching.

[nlafavore]

I don't think you're in the minority. A lot of people liked the movie.

[wolf171717]

i love the bal launcher on this one and the back box toy.

[spida1a]

@wolf171717 Totally! Thanks for watching.

[metalcoola]

i really enjoy watching your videos :} I have small question for you,what do you think about Terminator:Salvation movie?

[kindaaredneckkindaar]

Love the game play, love the shots HATE the sounds...

[spida1a]

@DragonZord90 LOL! Totally disagree about the T3 film obviously. But, I loved T2 pinball machine growing up. You know? I can't even tell you how much money I spent on that one. Ha ha. 

Thanks for watching.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

@spida1a Terminator 3 was okay IMO, it's the weakest of the quadrilogy.

I really liked Terminator Salvation though, really surprised how good that was. The video game was shit though, which is odd as it was made by the company who did Bionic Commando and that was pretty good.

[spida1a]

@ScrewAttackEurope I thought Terminator: Salvation was the weakest of the four. The film was not interesting. The story was not interesting. And T3 did "action" ten times better than Salvation ever did. Just my opinion, of course. Very weak film and very disappointing. I saw it twice....just to make sure.

[Evilclown1986]

I gave myself a promise that someday I am going to own at least ONE pinball machine in my lifetime (which is not possible at this particular moment because there is no room for any in my apartment), and I saw that a pinball retailer was selling a TMNT Pinball machine for 8000 Swedish kronor (1062$), which I want sooo bad, even though I have no idea if it is any good or not x)

[texaswerewolf]

i completly forgot about terminator 3! Was not a huge fan of the movie or the pinball but it is still a great game to play. I was wondering if you knew anything about the pinball games that had video screens integrated to the playing field. I know of two Star wars episode 1 and invasion from mars. Thanks for posting these fantastic vids.

[spida1a]

@texaswerewolf Hey, you're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Yes, the Pinball2000 games Revenge From Mars (awesome!) and Star Wars: Episode 1 (blech!). Great stuff. Williams' last ditch effort to save their company....they succeeded.....but management didn't care. Ha ha. :)

[avenuePad]

hahaha Johnny Mnemonic. ;) And T3 to boot! lol I'm so unsubscribing! :P

...I'm really not unsubscribing. That's just crazy talk. hehe

Nice review.

[spida1a]

@avenuePad LOL!  After all this time? You're finally leaving? Ha ha.

[arn0ldaar0n]

Hey Spida-I don't know if I asked you,but do you have or ever played The Black Knight?

[spida1a]

@arn0ldaar0n The original Black Knight? Yes. It's a great early solid-state Williams. Fun stuff. Love the double level playfields.

[tomdotcom88]

love ur videos! more the merrier :)

[blinkstock182]

Wow, one I actually remember... Yes, I love this series... keeeeeep rolling

[misterintellivision]

Awesome video! This looks like a sweet machine :)

[TwigsInc]

I love that music. I hear it and think, ah yeah, pinball time.

T3 was a fun pop corn flick. I played this game, it's a good time.

[YalkOne]

cool video dude,

great subscribing to you.

[TheMathius78]

That's what I noticed about The Simpsons pinball when you said it had "very deep" gameplay. That's a neat coincidence that you mention The Simpsons Party in your vid right after I find one and play it for the first time. The Simpsons was almost intimidating to walk up to because of all the layers of gameplay it offers.

Thanks for your vids, my friend. :) It would be cool if you could include this series of videos into your next TurboViews DVD. Heh, I am just a dreamin' fool. ;)

[SemiBaked]

Another great review Chris,, Thanks!

[nlafavore]

I'm not sure how you actually complete the Final Battle, as I got it lit, but then promptly drained. But I hear that after you do complete it, you go into "Blitz" mode.

[reviewsforpotatoes]

I used to play T3 pinball at a nearby amusement park, I liked the Gun Trigger and the backbox.

[tunicaroja86]

Keep it up Chris!! Your videos are awesome!

[AtheistUndergrad]

I love the back box on this one. Back box toys are always fun in my book, and the way its lights strobe back and forth makes for a really great and classic pinball machine feel. It's too bad these are not standard effects anymore due to cost-cutting, but it's understandable why Stern would cut costs due to pinball not being as popular as it has been. I wish there were more arcades where I live.

[jboypacman]

Great video as always Chris and i would not mind trying this pin out sometime it looks pretty decent and if you like it am betting it's fun to play.

[modbradshaw]

Keep them coming Chris. Your reviews are incredible!

[spida1a]

@modbradshaw If I have to....ha ha! :)

[BlueDragonBrigade]

this looks like a awesome pinball machine i love to play pinball probably the earleist pinball machine would have been bally willwams fireball over my friend robins house her grandfather got it during the 60's when he own a tv store

[spida1a]

@BlueDragonBrigade Very cool!!!

[reixo]

Love watching your videos.

[spida1a]

@reixo Thanks my friend. I truly appreciate it!!!