Loved pinball..can't remember any particular machine names tho...
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Williams Triple Action
The snack bar in the basement of my college dorm had one, new in 1974, which makes me feel pretty darn....young.
The idea was first to knock down A, B, C, D and get the two lights on top lit. Then if you hit the spinner thing in the middle with the two bumpers it would spin around like crazy and you were in business.
I also recall that Pong was introduced right around that time. What a dull, lifeless game that was compared to the worst pinball game.
The snack bar in the basement of my college dorm had one, new in 1974, which makes me feel pretty darn....young.
The idea was first to knock down A, B, C, D and get the two lights on top lit. Then if you hit the spinner thing in the middle with the two bumpers it would spin around like crazy and you were in business.
I also recall that Pong was introduced right around that time. What a dull, lifeless game that was compared to the worst pinball game.
One of my uncles had a pinball machine at his house. Can't recall the name of it, but I spent a lot of time on that thing. Still love pinball in general.
Worth mentioning, for anyone visiting Las Vegas:
Pinball Hall of Fame - Wikipedia
Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame Pinball Museum, Nevada NV, Tim Arnold
Worth mentioning, for anyone visiting Las Vegas:
Pinball Hall of Fame - Wikipedia
Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame Pinball Museum, Nevada NV, Tim Arnold
I havent seen so many pinball enthusiasts in one place, my god, its as if I have reached the promise land!
My all time favorite machine was Gotlieb’s Baseball. Just a straight up game with few gimmicks. No million point bonuses. Actually, if I remember right, the counter only went up to 9999.
I’m not a fan of multiple balls, overly gimmicky combinations to earn bonuses, weird angles that result in failure, multiple flippers, not to mention needing 700,000,000,000,000,000 points to win a free game. JMO.
SO much better than video games..IMO of course.
I wholeheartedly agree, pinball games are so much more engaging and, quite frankly, more fun then the video games of today. Being able to move and interact with the game itself instead of watching a screen is so much better.
I like video games too, but think any good arcade has to have both. Last couple vids I had were emulator machines that I built or had built for me, but I did have an Asteroids for awhile that only had some 2000 plays on it before it was pulled out of an arcade and into somebody's house back in its early life. And in that near-mint condition I got it for only $600. In 2004.
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When I worked for Sierra Online, I talked them into letting me get some pinball machines for the Dynamix studio. We went through a lot, some purchased used and some new. We had a Medieval Madness purchased NIB for I think $3400 or maybe it was $3700. That game got tons and tons of use (of course it was set for Free Play). I was OCD about keeping the pins clean and working perfectly. I couldn’t stand it if anything wasn’t right, not even a few burned out GI lamps. I had boxes of NOS spare parts for things that broke frequently like the trolls and the red dragon.
Anyway when it was time for a change, I bought that MM from them for home use. I think I gave them $3000 for the game and all the spare parts. Later I sold it for $4300, above the NIB price.
Of course now that’s a steal for MM. If I’d kept it it might be worth $10K now.
Good times.
Anyway when it was time for a change, I bought that MM from them for home use. I think I gave them $3000 for the game and all the spare parts. Later I sold it for $4300, above the NIB price.
Of course now that’s a steal for MM. If I’d kept it it might be worth $10K now.
Good times.
Yeah but that game sucks!
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.
Iron Maiden has a ton of different multiballs
If serious, I'll agree to disagree, but if not, then I'm glad you know the in-joke =0)
KISS got 2 pinball machines over the years, because they don't suck.
It’s so satisfying when you finally hear that head knocker though!
