Any Pinball wizards here?

[BIG_DADDY]

Went to a pinball convention this weekend. I had no idea my son would love it as much as I have. I am considering purchasing an Attack from Mars remake. Damn these things are expensive. My problem is I have no idea how much it costs to maintain these things. My understanding is the new electronics are supposed to make the new ones bulletproof but the reality of it is I actually have no idea. Anyone ever buy one of these things? Any pointer would be appreciated.

Some of my favorites:
Attack from Mars
8 ball deluxe
Adams Family

Hell I can't even remember a bunch of them. What are your favorites?

[Simply Red]

you may find this interesting MOTHERBOARD puts out a lot of good videos - Hope you're well sir.


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[BIG_DADDY]

you may find this interesting MOTHERBOARD puts out a lot of good videos - Hope you're well sir.


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That wasn't very encouraging at all but thanks.

[Rasputin]

When I wiped out my kayak in the Rio Grande I became a human pinball.

[Iowanian]

I'm not a pinball wizard, but lately I have been a little nostalgic and have been wondering about adding a couple of the old arcade games I used to like back in the day to the basement.

Maintenance is one of my big questions.

[Simply Red]

That wasn't very encouraging at all but thanks.

I thought it was interesting :shrug:

[Simply Red]

I'm not a pinball wizard, but lately I have been a little nostalgic and have been wondering about adding a couple of the old arcade games I used to like back in the day to the basement.

Maintenance is one of my big questions.

Dragon's Lair?

[Iowanian]

And you're a dick because now I'm on ebay looking.....

[SuperBowl4]

The Black Knight was my favorite pinball game in the early 80's. Dropped a bunch of coin back in the day playing this AWESOME game.

[gblowfish]

I have an old Harlem Globetrotters Bally table buried in my basement. The back glass is shot,but the play surface and cabinet are still in good shape.

[BIG_DADDY]

And you're a dick because now I'm on ebay looking.....

LMAO. All I got at the convention was that the remakes were much more reliable. I really want attack from mars

[BIG_DADDY]

I have an old Harlem Globetrotters Bally table buried in my basement. The back glass is shot,but the play surface and cabinet are still in good shape.

How long have you had it and have you needed to have work done on it?

[banecat]

I need to go out and get one. Has anyone been out to the pinball museums that are across the country?

[SuperBowl4]

I need to go out and get one. Has anyone been out to the pinball museums that are across the country?No. Just the bowling alleys that still have a few

[Nzoner]

I own this one and it needs a little work but have yet to inquire about getting it looked at

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/df/4d/e0/df4de04da1f0616e3ad24c61633cda0b.jpg

[Nzoner]

BTW,Adams Family is probably my all-time favorite,I had high score on it at an old pizza place here in St Joe and racked up a ton of free games on that machine.

[stevieray]

foosball for me.

Tornado tables for the win!

[SuperBowl4]

The seattle pinball museum looks very cool

[Bewbies]

I liked The Creature from the Black Lagoon when I was a kid. Think I played it at a Godfathers Pizza.

[Fishpicker]

LMAO. All I got at the convention was that the remakes were much more reliable. I really want attack from mars

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

[BIG_DADDY]

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

Great information, thanks. I saw the Attack From Mars SE which looked awesome but 8k is steep for me.

[stevieray]

Great information, thanks. I saw the Attack From Mars SE which looked awesome but 8k is steep for me.

:eek:

[BIG_DADDY]

:eek:

Yea it's like that. The brand new Iron Maiden was less.

[Hydrae]

The Black Knight was my favorite pinball game in the early 80's. Dropped a bunch of coin back in the day playing this AWESOME game.

Played Black Knight 2000 a couple weeks ago. We have a small local chain of arcades here in the Austin area now (https://www.pinballzarcade.com/). Sadly they do not have my all time favorite at any of their locations, 8 Ball Deluxe. I used to own that game back in the day!

They do sell a few of them but yes, they are expensive. That BK2000 was available for about $5500. It was in great shape but damn!

[BIG_DADDY]

Played Black Knight 2000 a couple weeks ago. We have a small local chain of arcades here in the Austin area now (https://www.pinballzarcade.com/). Sadly they do not have my all time favorite at any of their locations, 8 Ball Deluxe. I used to own that game back in the day!

They do sell a few of them but yes, they are expensive. That BK2000 was available for about $5500. It was in great shape but damn!

I can justify spending the money if you are going to use it for a few years and sell it. They seem to hold value really well. It's repairs that really gets me.

[Stryker]

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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Pinball Arcade for PS4 has some good titles as well.

[Stryker]

Played Black Knight 2000 a couple weeks ago. We have a small local chain of arcades here in the Austin area now (https://www.pinballzarcade.com/). Sadly they do not have my all time favorite at any of their locations, 8 Ball Deluxe. I used to own that game back in the day!

They do sell a few of them but yes, they are expensive. That BK2000 was available for about $5500. It was in great shape but damn!

Lol! I had a Black Knight 2000 pinball machine and sold it in 2006. Had a guy drive from Oklahoma to purchase the pinball machine and my arcade machine so he could setup a game room for the neighborhood kids.

[Iowanian]

LMAO. All I got at the convention was that the remakes were much more reliable. I really want attack from mars

I'm seeing a lot of remake consoles that you can put into a cabinet that have 200+ titles. I don't want to spend a fortune but I think it would be cool to have a couple of donkey kong and other favorites...just because. Might even think about something like operation wolf for my gun vault.

[DJJasonp]

I'm seeing a lot of remake consoles that you can put into a cabinet that have 200+ titles. I don't want to spend a fortune but I think it would be cool to have a couple of donkey kong and other favorites...just because. Might even think about something like operation wolf for my gun vault.

Yep - this is my next home-arcade project (already have the mame/console cabinet).

Skip to 12 minute mark if you want to see how it looks. Done right, they are pretty impressive!

Kiss and Xenon were my two faves growing up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr6EEWuxyEs

[BIG_DADDY]

I'm seeing a lot of remake consoles that you can put into a cabinet that have 200+ titles. I don't want to spend a fortune but I think it would be cool to have a couple of donkey kong and other favorites...just because. Might even think about something like operation wolf for my gun vault.

Never seen lone wolf, pretty cool.

[mlyonsd]

I played a lot of pinball back in the day. Most of it was electromagnetic stuff, not the computerized boards of today.

I bought two older EM machines and they are still running fine. I had a few things burn out of them but I have the schematics and debugging them isn't that hard if you take the time to study them.

The main thing is to buy one in good shape. The bad thing can be finding parts.

[Deberg_1990]

Austin TX has a place called 'Pinballz' thats an old school arcade and has 100s of old classic pinball machines and arcade games. Took my kids there a few months ago and they loved it.

They truly do a great job of of taking care of the old machines. Lots of love and affection.

Check it out if your ever in Austin.


https://www.pinballzarcade.com/

[BIG_DADDY]

Austin TX has a place called 'Pinballz' thats an old school arcade and has 100s of old classic pinball machines and arcade games. Took my kids there a few months ago and they loved it.

They truly do a great of of taking care of the old machines. Lots of love and affection.

Check it out if your ever in Austin.


https://www.pinballzarcade.com/

Actually considering moving there in the next couple years. I will be there in October.

[Randallflagg]

The only "Pinball Wizard" I ever knew had a supple wrist…..and that deaf, dumb and blind boy sure plays a mean pinball….

ROFL

[BIG_DADDY]

The only "Pinball Wizard" I ever knew had a supple wrist…..and that deaf, dumb and blind boy sure plays a mean pinball….

ROFL

There is a Tommy game I saw this weekend but I didn't play it. It blew me away how many people were there. I'll bet thousands went to the 2 day event. I know the Hyatt was sold out. I had no idea it was that popular.

[Scooter LaCanforno]

I stopped playing, when they stopped giving free games for point totals.

[LiveSteam]

I rolled over Kiss as a kid and came close to doing it again on another PB machine at the old kwikshop near my house.
Lots of hours behind Kiss, Harlem Globetrotters and Playboy PB machines.
Love a good pinball machine

[LiveSteam]

I stopped playing, when they stopped giving free games for point totals.

The only mechanical sound better than the CRACK of a new credit on a pinball machine is the sound of a steam locomotive pulling a hill with a long heavy train in tow.

[LiveSteam]

Austin TX has a place called 'Pinballz' thats an old school arcade and has 100s of old classic pinball machines and arcade games. Took my kids there a few months ago and they loved it.

They truly do a great job of of taking care of the old machines. Lots of love and affection.

Check it out if your ever in Austin.


https://www.pinballzarcade.com/
Awesome... Now on my bucket list

[Fat Elvis]

Best Pinball machine ever is Twilight Zone.

Big Daddy mentioned a few of my favorites as well.

[Fishpicker]

There is a Tommy game I saw this weekend but I didn't play it. It blew me away how many people were there. I'll bet thousands went to the 2 day event. I know the Hyatt was sold out. I had no idea it was that popular.

there has been a resurgence in arcades and renewed interest in old games that started around 2009. The documentary, King of Kong: fistful of quarters, is most responsible for that. It came out in 2007 and gained a following. 2 years later there was a live competition featuring the movies stars. the aurcade website started about that time too. the list of arcades in the US shot up from 400 to about 1200 in 2014. there have been hundreds of arcades that shut down in that time too.

I've been going to Manitou penny arcade every year for 15 years running. I'd bet they do 1k visitors on an average weekend. I'm always surprised at how young the crowd is and how much it skews female. there's always tons of kids too.

[cdcox]

I used to play this old school machine at the Lake of the Ozarks every summer growing up.

https://www.vintagearcade.net/shop/pinball-games/bowl-o-pinball-game/

[Fat Elvis]

there has been a resurgence in arcades and renewed interest in old games that started around 2009. The documentary, King of Kong: fistful of quarters, is most responsible for that. It came out in 2007 and gained a following. 2 years later there was a live competition featuring the movies stars. the aurcade website started about that time too. the list of arcades in the US shot up from 400 to about 1200 in 2014. there have been hundreds of arcades that shut down in that time too.

I've been going to Manitou penny arcade every year for 15 years running. I'd bet they do 1k visitors on an average weekend. I'm always surprised at how young the crowd is and how much it skews female. there's always tons of kids too.

Fucking Billy Mitchell....

[banecat]

Best Pinball machine ever is Twilight Zone.

Big Daddy mentioned a few of my favorites as well.

This right here. I don't have a fav, but that's up there

[SuperBowl4]

Played Black Knight 2000 a couple weeks ago. We have a small local chain of arcades here in the Austin area now (https://www.pinballzarcade.com/). Sadly they do not have my all time favorite at any of their locations, 8 Ball Deluxe. I used to own that game back in the day!

They do sell a few of them but yes, they are expensive. That BK2000 was available for about $5500. It was in great shape but damn!I remember the 8 BALL DELUXE. I played that one a lot also. Yes they are expensive and repairs are too. Better to just pay to play

[scho63]

These were the pinball machines I would play for .25 for 5 balls in the boardwalk arcades in Seaside Heights New Jersey back in the late 70's early 80s'.

https://users.cs.fiu.edu/~jweiss/kiss/playfield.JPG

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ExWnluPxLDs/maxresdefault.jpg

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bbj7HexBkzg/maxresdefault.jpg

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/eb/67/f4/seattle-pinball-museum.jpg


https://d4o467mn6x2sg.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/700x700/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/p/l/playboy_playfield.jpg

http://pinball.rocket9.net/Pinball_Wizard_Arcade/images/IMG_9556.JPG

http://www.edcheung.com/album/album06/Pinball/ij_cab.jpg

[BIG_DADDY]

These were the pinball machines I would play for .25 for 5 balls in the boardwalk arcades in Seaside Heights New Jersey back in the late 70's early 80s'.

https://users.cs.fiu.edu/~jweiss/kiss/playfield.JPG

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ExWnluPxLDs/maxresdefault.jpg

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bbj7HexBkzg/maxresdefault.jpg

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/eb/67/f4/seattle-pinball-museum.jpg


https://d4o467mn6x2sg.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/700x700/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/p/l/playboy_playfield.jpg

http://pinball.rocket9.net/Pinball_Wizard_Arcade/images/IMG_9556.JPG

http://www.edcheung.com/album/album06/Pinball/ij_cab.jpg

Indiana Jones is a good one if I remember correctly. It's been a long time.

[cdcox]

I remember playing Captain Fantastic.

[JD10367]

We have a couple of pinball parlors out here. Seems to be the new fad (free play pinball with a bar).

My favorites are mid-80’s: High Speed, Pin-Bot, Fire!, Grand Lizard, a few others.

[Ebolapox]

For a moment after seeing who posted OP I thought it said pitbull wizard...

[MeaTy The Pimp]

We have a place here in Louisville called the Rec Bar that is essentially an old school arcade that serves liquor. They have a bunch of the old favorites. They have a room dedicated to just Pinball machines, some of the newer ones, but mostly the older stuff.
Fun place to kill a few hours and beers.

[Bowser]

The Black Knight was my favorite pinball game in the early 80's. Dropped a bunch of coin back in the day playing this AWESOME game.

Man, so did I! Easily one of my favorite pinball machines of my youth!

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[Bowser]

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[BigRedChief]

The Elton John and Eviel Knievel pinballs were the bomb back in my day.

[Fish]

Addams Family all day.

The Game of Thrones one is really fun too.

Star Trek: TNG was another good one I used to play a lot. Haven't seen that one in many years though...

[God of Thunder]

Here's my basement.

https://i.imgur.com/4IM9QYIh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Y7O1F5Rh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NnJJIMHh.jpg

[Fishpicker]

Here's my basement.

https://i.imgur.com/4IM9QYIh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Y7O1F5Rh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NnJJIMHh.jpg

awesome. whats in your Vs Unisystem? Excitebike & SMB?

[God of Thunder]

awesome. whats in your Vs Unisystem? Excitebike & SMB?

On that PCB I have as you guessed! Excite and SMB. I have another PCB that has Goonies and RBI Baseball (which I literally can never win at)

[Why Not?]

The only "Pinball Wizard" I ever knew had a supple wrist…..and that deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball….

ROFL

Fixed that for you. Legitimately

[Fish]

Here's my basement.

https://i.imgur.com/4IM9QYIh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Y7O1F5Rh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NnJJIMHh.jpg

You're the one that also built the R2D2 replica right? Can we be friends please?? Trade toys? :D

[Demonpenz]

xbox 360 has a pinball game man it is sweet Williams historic arcade or something. Kansas City has lots of pinball games. Westport all of the bars have one. Then there is the 401 club in KCK

[Demonpenz]

http://www.403club.com/ look at this place LOOK AT IT

[Demonpenz]

have you ever seen the pac-man pinball machine that is half video game half pinball? It was shitty but fun

[Nzoner]

Fixed that for you. Legitimately

Loved this scene as a kid,used to act it out at home with the song playing.

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[Indian Chief]

This place is by me: http://silverballmuseum.com

$15 for unlimited play and it's a BYO at night

http://silverballmuseum.com/asbury-park/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/05/j_murphy_05.jpg

[Fishpicker]

xbox 360 has a pinball game man it is sweet Williams historic arcade or something. Kansas City has lots of pinball games. Westport all of the bars have one. Then there is the 401 club in KCK

pinball hall of fame: Williams is a great game. I kept my 360 just for that and Midway classics.

KC has a bunch of (b)arcades

Draftcade
Tapcade north
Tapcade crossroads
Up Down

[BigRedChief]

On that PCB I have as you guessed! Excite and SMB. I have another PCB that has Goonies and RBI Baseball (which I literally can never win at)Man thats a way cool setup. :clap:


Question, Wheres the pinball machines? You can get more cool stuff in your room without pinball machines?

[BigRedChief]

This place is by me: http://silverballmuseum.com

$15 for unlimited play and it's a BYO at night

http://silverballmuseum.com/asbury-park/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/05/j_murphy_05.jpgThey have several bars around here with 10-15 of the old school stuff like this. But, they are all coin operated. Which does increase the nostalgia. I'd have a blast in a place like that.

[patteeu]

there has been a resurgence in arcades and renewed interest in old games that started around 2009. The documentary, King of Kong: fistful of quarters, is most responsible for that. It came out in 2007 and gained a following. 2 years later there was a live competition featuring the movies stars. the aurcade website started about that time too. the list of arcades in the US shot up from 400 to about 1200 in 2014. there have been hundreds of arcades that shut down in that time too.

I've been going to Manitou penny arcade every year for 15 years running. I'd bet they do 1k visitors on an average weekend. I'm always surprised at how young the crowd is and how much it skews female. there's always tons of kids too.

Is that Billy Mitchell in your avatar?

[Bweb]

https://images.pinside.com/a/5f/a5ff526c3df39c3b50ab471f380903ce24bc5587/squared/bigthumb/a5ff526c3df39c3b50ab471f380903ce24bc5587.jpg

http://pinballcars.com/wp-content/pictures/COMET-PINBALL-MACHINE-by-Williams-Vintage-Used-good-shape-01-rem.jpg


High Speed & Comet were my two favorites from the local 7-11 in my youth:D

[Fish]

Here's mine:

https://www.groovypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3D-Pinball-Space-Cadet.png

[BIG_DADDY]

Here's mine:

https://www.groovypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/3D-Pinball-Space-Cadet.png

Here is mine in that you own it or it was your favorite to play?

The Adams Family you mentioned earlier is awesome.

I have never played Twilight Zone. That is one I would really like to find.

[Fishpicker]

Is that Billy Mitchell in your avatar?

yep

[Fish]

Here is mine in that you own it or it was your favorite to play?

The Adams Family you mentioned earlier is awesome.

I have never played Twilight Zone. That is one I would really like to find.

Sorry, that was a nerd joke. That's the old Microsoft Pinball software game that used to ship with new Windows 95 computers.

I don't own a pinball machine. But if I did it would absolutely be Addams Family...

[Fishpicker]

I have never played Twilight Zone. That is one I would really like to find.
https://www.pacificpinball.org/pinball-1
1510 Webster St.
Alameda, CA 94501

the DB at aurcade.com is no joke.

[Bob Dole]

Went to a pinball convention this weekend. I had no idea my son would love it as much as I have. I am considering purchasing an Attack from Mars remake. Damn these things are expensive. My problem is I have no idea how much it costs to maintain these things. My understanding is the new electronics are supposed to make the new ones bulletproof but the reality of it is I actually have no idea. Anyone ever buy one of these things? Any pointer would be appreciated.

Some of my favorites:
Attack from Mars
8 ball deluxe
Adams Family

Hell I can't even remember a bunch of them. What are your favorites?

I was a big 8 Ball Deluxe guy. Odds and Evens before that.

[T-post Tom]

Vinyl coming back and now pinball? How much longer before Cheech & Chong make a new movie? Woot!

[God of Thunder]

You're the one that also built the R2D2 replica right? Can we be friends please?? Trade toys? :D


Ha, yes, I also have the R2D2. I live in Lee's Summit now, so if you're nearby, come on over!

[God of Thunder]

Man thats a way cool setup. :clap:


Question, Wheres the pinball machines? You can get more cool stuff in your room without pinball machines?

They're so dang expensive! We'd like a Ghostbusters, but I can't drop 5k on one of them!

[Fishpicker]

hey, God of Thunder, whats your hi score on robotron?

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[God of Thunder]

hey, God of Thunder, whats your hi score on robotron?

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Jesus - I suck at Robotron. I think I scored 90k once......and only once.

[SuperBowl4]

Man, so did I! Easily one of my favorite pinball machines of my youth!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j9FBeugDtEE" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Thanks for the memories! :thumb:

[Nzoner]

How much longer before Cheech & Chong make a new movie? Woot!

I can see Cheech in his motorized wheelchair,"hey first gear,2nd gear......"

[BIG_DADDY]

https://www.pacificpinball.org/pinball-1
1510 Webster St.
Alameda, CA 94501

the DB at aurcade.com is no joke.

Thanks for the info. I may go check it out this weekend.

[Fishpicker]

Jesus - I suck at Robotron. I think I scored 90k once......and only once.

its a tough one, for sure. how about defender? which game do you consider yourself best at?

https://www.ipdb.org/images/5668/image-1.jpg

I played this for a couple hours, its nice. there is one at Powerplay in Shawnee

[scho63]

Man, so did I! Easily one of my favorite pinball machines of my youth!

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Thanks for the memories! :thumb:

:clap::clap:

Thanks as I forgot how often I played that in my youth. I think that was one of the first machines that went from 5 balls to 3 balls for .25

[Valiant]

Probably scrounge Craigslist or marketplace. Test it out then buy for cheap.

[BlackOp]

Anyone remember this one?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm264/defiant68/go.com_zpswa02yrya.jpg

[eDave]

No. But I remember when Tommy came out I wanted to see it sooooo bad. Mom said no. I cried.

Never saw it until a couple of months ago in a hotel. What a shit movie.

[crayzkirk]

I used to repair arcade boards and pinball boards. I have a Tempest, Defender and Joust along with boxes of boards from Atari and Williams. I had a Disco Fever and Firepower pinball machines. Pinball machines require a fair amount of work to keep running well. Remember there is a rather heavy steel ball flying around a painted wooden playfield. The rubber on the bumpers, the spring switches, actuators, solenoids, flippers, targets, etc. are all maintenance items. I would keep track of the games played and every 50 games, I would pull the glass off of the playfield, clean and wax the board, replace the pinball(s) if necessary and adjust the switches and check condition of the rubber bumpers.

I traded the two pinball machines along with some cash for a Jeep about eight years ago. I needed a vehicle and a friend was more than willing to make me pay. He really wanted the pinball machines. I mentioned that these were fairly high maintenance items and that while I would help him learn, I wouldn't be spending my time fixing them. It wasn't long before he was calling me saying that they had quit working. It's amazing how fast these will deteriorate without proper care.

These were the electronic types of machines and I've seen a few posters with electro-mechanical types. These are really high maintenance and the score reels can be problematic. Of course, replacement parts are hard to find and while there are a few companies that specialize in replacement parts, they can be expensive.

I don't repair these things much anymore; it used to be fun and now it just seems like work.

[Fishpicker]

Anyone remember this one?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm264/defiant68/go.com_zpswa02yrya.jpg

one of my favorites. the art on the playfield is great looking

[God of Thunder]

its a tough one, for sure. how about defender? which game do you consider yourself best at?

https://www.ipdb.org/images/5668/image-1.jpg

I played this for a couple hours, its nice. there is one at Powerplay in Shawnee

I suck at them all! But of the ones I own, Galaga or Donkey Kong Jr would be the two I am best at......and that's not saying much!

[Bowser]

I suck at them all! But of the ones I own, Galaga or Donkey Kong Jr would be the two I am best at......and that's not saying much!

Tell me you have a Galaxians game, or maybe an old Phoenix game....

[Bowser]

All this talk of pinball, arcades, and arcade games made me think of this nostalgia bomb scene from TRON: Legacy -

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[God of Thunder]

Tell me you have a Galaxians game, or maybe an old Phoenix game....

I have neither! I have attempted to buy several Galaxians, as well as Gaplus/Galaga3, but all the deals have fallen through. It's very tough to buy these machines in these markets right now

[scho63]

Anyone remember this one?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm264/defiant68/go.com_zpswa02yrya.jpg

That was a great one! Loved it. :clap:

[Fishpicker]

I have neither! I have attempted to buy several Galaxians, as well as Gaplus/Galaga3, but all the deals have fallen through. It's very tough to buy these machines in these markets right now

yeah, every seller I have talked to wants way too much for the games. but the demand is there, that's a good thing. its also a good thing that I haven't bought any Williams games. I dont think I would get much done if I had a Robotron.

so... GoT are you buying/collecting games for the wife and kids? or do you just like the aesthetic of cabinets in rows?

[LiveSteam]

That was a great one! Loved it. :clap:

I remember that machine.