they are more reliable but fall short of bulletproof. I really liked
attack from mars. the sequel to that table was Revenge from Mars. RfM utlized pepper's ghost to project a hologram over the playfield.
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all my favorite tables were from Williams electronics.
-Firepower
-Wizard
-Revenge from Mars
-Gorgar
-Defender
if you want to play some pinball on a tiny budget... I'd recommend buying a copy of Williams pinball hall of fame for ps3 or xbox360.
there are a couple of virtual pinball games on PC too.
the pinball arcade has tables from 5 former manufacturers.
Zaccaria pinball has 30 tables from that Italian manufacturer
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use the database at
http://www.aurcade.com to find arcades and specific games.
there are 43 Attack from mars tables in the lower 48 states. there are 3 AfM remakes. none of them are in CA though.
there are 140+ arcades in CA. several are in SF