Phantom of the Opera is a Data East pinball game licensed from the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The game features artwork by Paul Ferris, an alphanumeric display with semi-translucent backglass, and red ramps as prominent playfield elements. It has generated significant debate within the pinball community regarding its quality and design, with some considering it among Data East's best work while others rank it among the manufacturer's worst.
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Data East machine from late 1980s; owned by Tom; boards interchangeable with Playboy era Data East games
Referenced as example of standard ramp integration in licensed pinball machines
Data East machine financed by Scott through American General Finance at ~24% interest; purchased for approximately $2,300
Pinball machine with Paul Ferris artwork; features major story scenes from the movie; Bug rates S-tier
Pinball machine mentioned; Jack notes it's a crazy game
Offered to Tony as trade for Sharky's; Dennis notes it has dad's best art package but poor gameplay and annoying scream
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Data East pinball machine with frustrating wizard goal design (per FarSight implementation), tight time constraints, challenging left ramp shots
Data East game with Paul Ferris art; wins Most Unnecessarily Horny Game award; features low-cut female character design; hosts acknowledge controversial artistic choices in retrospect.
Data East pinball game cited by hosts as worst in the manufacturer's catalog; described as terrible game that hosts invite someone to defend
Data East game with art by Paul Ferris; alphanumeric display with semi-translucent backglass; features red ramps; described as 'best Data East game of all time' candidate
Licensed title David Van Ness purchased as teenager driven by theme connection rather than location profitability
Data East game criticized for unbalanced scoring and exploitable organ shot strategy