Weekly Debate: Which Table is better? Cue Ball Wizard or Eight Ball Deluxe?

[Baalf]

TPA has come out with three pool-themed tables, and two of these tables have had a cowboy theme and started out with the phrase "quit talking and start chalking." But between these two tables, which did you prefer? If you want, you can also talk about the third pool table, Big Shots.

...I've yet to play Eight Ball Deluxe, but I quite like CBW's simple yet unique layout and Sega Genesis sounding music.

[BroJo]

Eight Ball Deluxe is more dated. It is impressive that it has voice for something so early, but the sound effects get irritating after a while, particularly the non-stop "wom-wom-wom" sound effect that sounds like it's from some Galaxians game. It is also quite difficult.

Cue Ball Wizard is from the early nineties, and thus has much better sound and deeper gameplay with lots of different challenges, so it would be my favorite.

[Zinboy]

I like Cue Ball Wizard, but I absolutely love Eight Ball Deluxe. After Eight Ball Deluxe was released, TPA became, for me, a Eight Ball Deluxe only game for a month. And it's not nostalgia - I think I've only played it once in real life.

[Ginnungagap]

8 ball deluxe hands down imo

[Lord Squeak]

8-ball Deluxe
There is really no contest, you have a good Williams table.. vs a Premiere table with imo the worst video mode of any table . (that pool ball catch thing,, I once caught 3 balls not even touching the controlls).

[RunnerTK]

Originally posted by Lord Squeak:

...I once caught 3 balls not even touching the controlls).

I never catched 3 balls, even though I touched the controls.

@ topic
to me 8-ball deluxe is the best pool themed table so far.

[CJones]

8 Ball Deluxe, easily. Though I don't actually dislike Cue Ball Wizard.

Now we just need to get Pool Sharks. Then we'll gave the trifecta of pool themed games (that I've heard of)

[Baalf]

CBW: 1
EBD: 6

Originally posted by CJones:

8 Ball Deluxe, easily. Though I don't actually dislike Cue Ball Wizard.

Now we just need to get Pool Sharks. Then we'll gave the trifecta of pool themed games (that I've heard of)

Wouldn't "Trifecta" mean "Three?" We already have three pool themed games.

I'd almost compare Cue Ball Wizard to Cirqus Voltaire too just because they both have that ball mechanism, though CBW takes it a step further IMO.

[CJones]

Originally posted by MugoUrth:

Originally posted by CJones:

8 Ball Deluxe, easily. Though I don't actually dislike Cue Ball Wizard.

Now we just need to get Pool Sharks. Then we'll gave the trifecta of pool themed games (that I've heard of)

Wouldn't "Trifecta" mean "Three?" We already have three pool themed games.

What's the third one I'm forgetting?

[Ginnungagap]

Originally posted by CJones:

Originally posted by MugoUrth:

Wouldn't "Trifecta" mean "Three?" We already have three pool themed games.

What's the third one I'm forgetting?

the best one, Big Shot

[Baalf]

Not to mention, Big Shots is a spinoff of Hot Shots, so that's five pool-based tables.

[n3tizen]

Originally posted by MugoUrth:

Not to mention, Big Shots is a spinoff of Hot Shots, so that's five pool-based tables.

Big Shot was the 2 player version, Hot Shot is the 4 player, and Pro Pool is the Add a Ball; otherwise it is all the exact same game, rule-wise.

Then there's Pinball Pool which is the newer version of the above lavout(s) with updated rules for the transition to SS.

There's also a similiar thing with Eight Ball Deluxe and a later Stern game, Shakeys' Shootout; the same layout with minor changes and an updated ruleset to adjust for the new tech/MPU.

[Awesome!]

i like cue ball wizard (especially the voices/sounds) but its a very shallow and boring table if you are trying for a high score. you just ramp endlessly, time out almost every mode and then go hog wild for the wizard mode and repeat.

because of that i play eight ball deluxe more often

[Awesome!]

Originally posted by CJones:

What's the third one I'm forgetting?

no one can blame you for forgetting about big shot

[RobertMeans]

Difficult to say as an early 90s SS game is something totally different than a late 70s EM. I like em both but I'd probably say CBW because I grew up playing pinball in the 90s and I'm more accustomed 90s table layouts. I'd agree that CBW is too ramp-centered, though.