Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, California

[jaredmorgs]

In that case, yes, definitely get a car.

BART will get me there in about 1hr. I'm OK with that. I get to see some of the other parts of the city.

 

[jbejarano]

I will be going here (PPM) on the 12th April. Thanks to the tips in this thread, I know exactly where to go first.

Pacific Pinball Museum is indeed a great place if you enjoy pinball from its early days to modern times. You'll enjoy it however you choose to get there.

 

[jaredmorgs]

Pacific Pinball Museum is indeed a great place if you enjoy pinball from its early days to modern times. You'll enjoy it however you choose to get there.

Oh. My. Goodness!

What an amazing place PPM is.

The hum of the EMs. The arcing of the switches.

The Perspex Pinball!

 

[jbejarano]

Oh. My. Goodness!

What an amazing place PPM is.

The hum of the EMs. The arcing of the switches.

The Perspex Pinball!

I see you found one of their "visual pinball" machines. Glad you enjoyed that place. It is a treasure.

 

[Kolchak357]

That acrylic pin is super cool! Is that based on Surfer?

 

[jaredmorgs]

That acrylic pin is super cool! Is that based on Surfer?

Yep, you're right. They have a standard Surfer there as well. I think they should have them side by side.

 

[Kolchak357]

Yes side by side would be perfect.
Are you allowed to play the clear pin or is it for show only?


Please give us a complete rundown of the trip on the next podcast.

 

[jaredmorgs]

Yes side by side would be perfect.
Are you allowed to play the clear pin or is it for show only?


Please give us a complete rundown of the trip on the next podcast.

Yep, it is fully playable. It is really awesome. They have silkscreened all the line art onto the playfield perspex, so you can see everything through the playfield.

Would have cost them a fortune to produce it, but it looks so awesome. Particularly all the relays and stuff below the playfield. There is so much to an EM, you really have no idea until you look in the cabinet.

 

[mpclemens]

The weekend I was there, they had two of the visible pins set up side-by-side: one was EM, and one solid-state. Both the same machine, though, so you got a real perspective (ha ha) on how much the technology changed. The solid state cabinet was practically empty.

It's a grand place, and they've since secured the old Carnegie Library, and they're trying to line up funding for it. Looks like a grand place, and I hope they reach their mark:

http://pacificpinball.org/articles/pinball-museum-needs-your-help