TB pinball enthusiasts?

[legalbass]

Love pinball! Have not had the pleasure of owning a machine, but one of my all-time favorite spots in Chicago is Logan Arcade, which has quite a selection of pinball machines, live music, etc. Have not been there since pre-COVID-19, but very much look forward to returning once it's safe, of course. Had also spent a bit of time over the last year playing a Ford Mustang-themed pinball machine at one of my favorite bars in Uptown which has unfortunately closed for good as of about a week ago. I'll miss that place a lot.

 

[red_rhino]

I LOVE pinball! Used to play it all the time. Not sure I was what you'd call great at it, but it was endless fun!

I love video games too. Heck, I just love games. But pinball was special.

 

[JimmyM]

Gottlieb Spirit Of 76 was my jam back in the day. I loved drop-down targets. Once the 80's came, they got too fast and too expensive for me.

 

[Rick Brienzo]

Pinball lover here. I don't know if it counts in this thread but I just helped my good friend build a really sweet virtual pinball machine. I didn't know if I would like it at first but it really is a blast. Hundreds of games in one cabinet, hours and hours of fun.

 

[mikewalker]

I've never owned one, but have certainly played dozens - spending a small fortune in quarters (only rarely notched a free game...). Now I have to see if there are any still out there in my current tiny hamlet

 

[40Hz]

Never owned one. Couldn’t afford the scratch or the space for a real
pinball machine.

As far as favorites went, for me it was that Gottlieb masterpiece: Haunted House. Awesome 3-level game.

Broke my heart the day I went to my favorite hang to play it and found it replaced with the Donkey Kong video game.

 

[packhowitzer]

Twilight Zone from the 90s was one of the best machines I ever played.

 

[chandman1004]

Dr dude and Addams family,

 

[vid1900]

Rolling Stones had 2 pinball machines:

 

[vid1900]

Even though he is a dork, Ted Nugent had one of the best pinball backglass:

 

[Alkali Ike]

Oh wow, I used to work on these things in college!

Twilight Zone and Funhouse at favorites. If only because shopping Rudy's head was something of a milestone.

I rebuilt 5 or 6 of those wacky Rudy heads back when I was doing a lot of pin shopping and refurbishment.

 

[Alkali Ike]

Twilight Zone from the 90s was one of the best machines I ever played.

Those Williams/Bally widebody pins like TZ, Indiana Jones, and ST:TNG were insanely complicated. They probably still help keep pinball techs gainfully employed.

 

[vid1900]

Speaking of Dorks....Metallica is an excellent game, and you can replace any of the terrible songs with a software hack

 

[vid1900]

It's rare to find this Bally with an intact topper:

 

[DDXdesign]

Strangely, I don't seem to have any good pictures of my gamerooms in the houses I had at the time, all the photos I can dig up are like the "i'm selling this pin and took a hundred photos for the listing" variety...

 

[vid1900]

 

[Dluxe]

 

[vid1900]

 

[vid1900]

 

[DDXdesign]

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Speaking of bands that suck.... lol