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Where Do You Play Real World Pinball Tables?
- Thread starter PiN WiZ
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- Feb 19, 2012
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You are very lucky.
I have a couple places nearby with a handful of machines. My local bowling alley has 4, and there's a movie theater that has 4 as well. Other than that, there's a restaurant that has one and a roller rink that has one too. Otherwise I'd have to drive over an hour to play any others, but the closest "big" arcade is probably Chicago and that's 6 hours away.
I have a couple places nearby with a handful of machines. My local bowling alley has 4, and there's a movie theater that has 4 as well. Other than that, there's a restaurant that has one and a roller rink that has one too. Otherwise I'd have to drive over an hour to play any others, but the closest "big" arcade is probably Chicago and that's 6 hours away.
- Feb 22, 2012
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At least you have a few options where you can get your pinball fix. Most people don't have that option and I feel bad for them, especially if they know what they're missing.
- Feb 19, 2012
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Very true. I can't really complain.
BTW, for those looking for local machines, here's a good place to search:
http://www.pinballrebel.com/locator/locationsearchform.php
BTW, for those looking for local machines, here's a good place to search:
http://www.pinballrebel.com/locator/locationsearchform.php
Mike
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- Feb 24, 2012
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Wow pin wiz that place looks great. There are a few bars and bowling alleys that have one or two tables nearby, but nothing very playable. Most are pretty beat up. One was so bad, the guy actually told us, " dont bother playing it. I just end up giving everyone their quarters back." The last few weekends we've been actively searching out tables. That's how I found ssbilliards.com. Only 20 tables on the floor at any one time, but around here that's unbelievable. We're going to hit that place next weekend.
Mike
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- Feb 24, 2012
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Wow Jeff thanks for posting that! I found a place 16 miles away that has 30 tables. The listing is from 2010 but I may hit this place next weekend instead. Way closer and ten more tables than the place I was planning on hitting. Plus they have Pinbot and bride of Pinbot. Haven't gotten to play on a real Pinbot in 22 years!
- Feb 22, 2012
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- Feb 19, 2012
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Very groovy.....and again I'm jealous
Here's another similar site that might give a few different results:
http://www.pldb.org/
Also, I think we should all add any local machines we find to both of these sites, if they aren't already there. None of my local machines were listed on either, so it's good to know that I've done my part to help my fellow pinheads.
George Klepacz
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- Feb 20, 2012
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Thanks for the links, a place listed by me has ToM and another had MM! There are a lot of Demolition Man tables.
PinMike8666
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Living around the New England area (South-Eastern CT), there is a very cool place in New Hampshire called Pinball Wizard Arcade.
http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/
Around 80+ tables and plenty of video games. I went there once and most of their machines are in fairly good condition.
http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com/
Around 80+ tables and plenty of video games. I went there once and most of their machines are in fairly good condition.
Brian Clark
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There's a place in MD called Crab Towne USA that has a few pins and some older arcade games that I sometimes go to. Pins are in decent condition, though I noticed there are days when everything is working and days when some are out of order. Addams Family used to be out of order, but last time I was there, it was working great. I would like to go to the museum in Baltimore again and will probably do that in April. Pins were mostly in good condition there. The closest place to me with a couple pins is a pizza place that has a South Park and Tales of Arabian Nights, but the latter is dirty with a weak right flipper. Doesn't look like it has been maintained.
Brian Clark
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None. I am one of the unfortunates
My local theatre had a couple of Stern tables and I only managed to play them for a little while before they removed them all
The local mall and theater here used to have arcades, but they are both gone. They replaced the arcade there with a cell phone store with very little notice. I think there was only one Stern pinball there, as well. Not the best arcade, but it did have House of the Dead 1. The bowling alley still has a mini arcade. I think there was no pinball last I was there.
Squid
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When I lived in Colorado Springs the Manitou Springs penny arcade was a favored haunt of mine for pinball machines of various ages. If you ever find yourself in the area, check it out. You can play for hours with pocket change on the older machines. It's a good place to actually play the history of pinball.
Travis Fedytnyk
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WOW!!! Really!! im in Manchester,CT and had no idea that place existed. gonna be makin a trip pretty soon We have a hotel in town with 4 tables: "Getaway" "F-14 Tomcat", "NBA"and my absolute fav the one and only "Addams Family".
We have a hotel in town with 4 tables: "Getaway" "F-14 Tomcat", "NBA"and my absolute fav the one and only "Addams Family".
Bowflex
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There are none where I live. I am guessing that there's a couple hole in the wall places in a very remote area but I haven't had time to explore and have no reason to really drive out there. I generally only get to play when I'm in Vegas which is a 3 hour drive or Orange County which has a couple movie theaters and pizza places. I was recently in Phoenix and that has lots of decent options!
Hopefully someday soon I can have a table or 10 of my own!
Hopefully someday soon I can have a table or 10 of my own!
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1 is never enough!
Travis Fedytnyk
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3 hr drive 2 the Pinball Hall of Fame? not so bad, im about to drive 2 hours to http://www.pinballwizardarcade.com and i have no idea what to expect there lol
Nearest pin to me is about 80 minutes drive away at the end of Llandudno Pier (N Wales) - that's if (a) it's plugged in and (b) if they ever get round to fixing the non-working left flipper... they've taken the last two working machines away from Rhyl, but I have heard there are a couple now in Southport, which is only a 2 hour Merseyrail ride away, so I'm hoping to investigate soon.
