New Pricing Game Review: PATHFINDER

[Alfonzo]

New Pricing Game Review: PATHFINDER

I LOVE Pathfinder! When I first saw this game in the late 80s I thought TPiR had stepped into the future! Never before had I seen a pricing game with so many unique lights and sound effects!

The gameplay is very straightforward. Not too hard to win, but not too easy, either. Just hard enough for the game to be challenging! A good contestant CAN win this game!

Can't say enough about the radical set and all of the neat horns and bells. It also helps that it doesn't seem to malfunction as much as it used to.

Right up there with 5 Price Tags as one of my favorite SP/Car games!

Rating: 10 out of 10

For rules and history of this game: http://www.gscentral.net/path.htm

[Frank15]

The epitome of pricing gamedom:  tis' name is Pathfinder!

The game itself is great!  And really, the game almost plays more like a regular car game than an SP game, with the main pricing aspect not coming from the SPs, unlike every other SP game--even Five Price Tags, really.  

The game itself is kinda' like Lucky $even, in a far-fetched kind of way, with the contestant guessing each digit one at a time.  But the contestant steps to the number, and to the next number, forming a path that's the price... cool concept there, really!  And yeah, there're the SPs that give a second chance if the contestant makes a mistake... not usually the most exciting part of the game, but then, if they're on the last second chance prize....

And the set itself is a magical thing.  Or a giant keypad, which itself is useless in real life.  But it makes the game all the more endearing, pulling off the orange and green color combo that Pick a Number doesn't wear as well.  Might help that the keys all have a ring around them that light up, and the back of the set, and the weird and nifty Pathfinder font.  And all the lights:  on the keypad, randomly dancing around, and on the price display, and the title itself, all going to their own beats!  The small prize stands look nice too, though I prefer when the possible prices used to be green, and the reveal price was white.  Guess we'll never know why they switched them.

10 out of 10 on the old scale.  Duh!

[goldroadfanatic]

This is one of my favorite games of all time!  I loved it since I first saw it and I get excited when I see it being played.

I like how the game is played for cars near or over $20,000.

The concept makes the game challenging with all the choices for numbers and the SP prices.

The set is awesome with the green lights around the numbers and the price display from Add 'Em Up is cool with the chase lights around it.  The SP podiums are also cool.

I like the unique sound effects for the game; especiallly the "EROOOO" from Trivia Trap.  I also like the occasional technical glitches seen on the air.

Overall, an excellent game and I give it a 10 out of 10.

[Nick]

I've really come to appreciate Pathfinder.  It's got a solid concept and pleanty of bells and whistles.  The set is tremendous on its own.  The large grid...and the colour blend is perfect.

Another great thing about this game, as has already been mentioned, is that while it is an SP game, the SP portion is not the main part of the game, so real pricing knowledge is used.  Can't argue with that logic.

I'm finding it difficult to harp on about this game without repeating what's been said already.  I guess the greatness of Pathfinder speaks for itself.

Rating:  10 out of 10

[Plinkoman]

Pathfinder is one of the best games to come out of the 80's. The rules are easy, make a path that is the price of the car, and there are three prizes to help make up any mistakes. The set is so cool, the old Add 'em Up display and the giant Bingo-type board that Bob and the contestant stands on. It's playing is perfect- not overplayed and not underplayed. But the #1 thing I like about the game are the sound effects. The 'erooooo' sound when a contestant is wrong is pretty cool, as is the 'clang-clang-clang-clang' when the contestant is right.

For me, 10 out of 10! Great game.

[pathfinder2119]

Best. Pricing. Game. EVER!!!!

Seriously, Pathfinder is the greatest pricing game ever. The rules are simple, but not too hard, and it's just incredibly fun to watch. The set is easily one of the best on the show. The giant keypad is just amazing. All the awesome sound effects make the game great, too.

Because of all that, it easily gets a 10/10!

[JayC]

Pathfinder has always been one of my favorite games.  The set is very cool and so are the sound effects and lights.  It's straight foward car and SP pricing that also includes set interaction.  There probably isn't a game on the show that's cooler to see and more fun to watch.

My score- Also a 10 out of 10!

[jwatson2973]

The set-up and game play of Pathfinder are great and I love the excitement when the contestant wins the car. Pathfinder is definatly an awesome game.

10 out of 10

[gottabemark9]

Pathfinder is an all-around great game. I enjoy everytime Pathfinder is played. The noises that go along with the game are great. It is definitly one of the best games played for a new car. It also creates great suspense.

My rating: 10/10!!!

[Jordan7]

This is an awesome game, and it is one of my favorites. This game is good because it's not easy, but it's not hard either. Just right!

The set is very well done. The setup where the contestant stands and moves is very neat, and the podiums have a nice green touch to them. The sound effects for this game are great. The clanging bells, and the erooing horn, which used to scare me when I was younger.

Everyone else has mentioned what else is significant about this game already, and there's no point in me repeating it.

10 out of 10.

[Aaron A. Camp]

This game is my all-time favorite. I REALLY love the sound effects that are used in this game, especially the "erooo" type sound effect that is used when the contestant steps on an incorrect number, although hearing the clangs when a contestant steps on a correct number is awesome as well. It is really hillarious when the nice-looking prop malfunctions. This game hardens back to Lucky Seven in a sense, because you guess each digit individually.

Overall: 10 out of 10!

[Jordanar18]

One of my favorite games on the show.  Great concept of having the contestant step to the numbers in the car, and it can get very exciting at the end.  The SP part is only okay.

The set is fantastic, the sound effects are great, and it should be played more.

Overall:  9.5/10

[fireman]

I remember as a kid, I was scared of the noise that game made when a person stepped on the wrong digit!  That EEEEEEEERRRRRROOOOOO! noise really freaked me out!  How silly I was!  It wasn't until I outgrew my fear of Pathfinder when I realized what a great game it was!  From the lights that light up on the grid to the Pathfinder logo itself, Pathfinder has a great prop.  The rules are challenging and it is a hard game to win at times which makes it all the better of a pricing game.  It's not played as frequently as they use to play it maybe due to malfunction-fobia?

Score: 9 out of 10

[rob79]

I remember seeing Pathy for the first time as a kid-I immediately loved it because it looked really futuristic with the giant key pad and fancy colors. Every aspect of this game is great-stepping from number to number for the price of the car, the use of the SP's ala "Double Prices" to earn another chance if mistakes are made, the cool "eroo" sound if wrong and the bells if right. Great great pricing game.

10 out of 10.

[shellgame69]

Pathfinder, Easily my absolute favorite SP/ Car Game.  The ultra-cool colors the Trivia Trap Sound Effects and the clangs when they are correct, though ( nd this is minor)  I wished the the the DSW when it's won.  Oh well. Plus it has the Double Prices for second chance SP.  I would obviously play this game.

Rating: 10/10.