every time the FX tables go on sale, i download the trials and realize that i'm bored of the tables after the 3 minute trial. i like pinball IRL but i guess if it's video pinball it has to have something extra, more intricate tables that couldn't/would be a pain to accomplish in real life, otherwise i just don't see the point in paying money for the full versions. and i'm a high score kinda guy too, when i stopped playing jet set radio i was top 20 in almost all the missions.
i remember virtual pinball for the genesis sucking up hours and hours of my time. that game just had IT, the tables were more fun than real life tables, and you could custom create any kind of table that wasn't in the game. but to each his own. on the other hand it's nice to find a game that's worth keeping a trial around for when i get that itch one in a while (luckily my itch is satisfied in about ten minutes in this case so no need for paying for the tables)
i think the funnest part of virtual pinball though, was the fact that i would rent the game, i never owned it. every few months i'd rent it from the video store, and the funnest part was booting up the game and seeing what kind of tables the last person that rented it made, and trying to beat their high score on it. it was almost like leaderboards are nowadays, except it was viral; i remember renting NBA jam, getting a ton of wins, returning it, renting it a few months later and seeing where i ranked among people who rented it. oh the simple joys of childhood kids take for granted nowadays with your online leaderboards. man i feel like uncle drew now.
everyone buy toejam and earl.