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Some table pics...Me playing 'Joust' with my son. Couldn't figure out if the point was to send balls to your opponent or keep 'em in play on your side. We had fun though! Sound was the exact same as my Firepower, which made me laugh.Wizard Blocks! Anybody have any idea how many of these actually exist? Maybe 2? So this is a whitewood, used in early prototyping. The owner also had a Safe Cracker in this state. Difference between that and this though, the SC had a fairly finalized version of the software running. Since WB never got very far into development, there wasn't much 'game' here. The Pin2000 screen showed some animations, but most looked like placeholders. Real hard to judge, and it would be unfair to, what this game would actually have been like. I didn't take a pic of the Playboy that was right next to it, but it looked just like this, nothing but inserts, flippers, and a ramp or two. It REALLY had early software running.Kingpin! There's what, 8 of these? I know one just sold for only $50,000. Anyway, this was fully playable. It reminded me a lot of Dirty Harry for some reason. It was cool, but I like Big Bang Bar better. Speaking of which, while it wasn't on this floor, the guy owns one of the originals too, not the reproductions. None of us had any clue what we were supposed to be doing on the table, but that player one score is mine!That's the view from the back of the arcade, looking out under the columns. I'm tellin' ya, this place was fantastic, and LOUD! It sounded like a proper arcade, which of course meant you couldn't actually hear the game you were playing. I wanted to play Krull, just because of how rare that is too, but it was turned off for all of but 10 minutes the entire time I was there.I have to mention the home theater that was there too. Underneath the marquee sign out front, that's the theater. Beautiful lobby, full bar (sorry, no alcohol served at OC Pinball League meetings), and one very heavy door. Behind the door, a completely soundproofed 20 seat movie theater that was simply stunning in its architecture. All seats were D-Box, meaning they had motion control in them. I took a look at the projector...it's exactly what you'd find in a real theater. Unbelievable. And I only saw the bottom floor of this 3 story 'guest' house! There was an elevator in the place even.Give you an idea of the neighborhood this was in, it's a private (duh) gated community of 46 houses surrounded by their own private golf course right off the ocean. I had a suspicion Kobe Bryant might live in the same community, but no. He lives 2 miles down the road! There was a Lambo parked out front, and it didn't look out of place in the least. I've shot films in crazy expensive houses before, but this place was built for playing in, and I love that. Can't wait till he hosts another league night!
Some table pics...
Me playing 'Joust' with my son. Couldn't figure out if the point was to send balls to your opponent or keep 'em in play on your side. We had fun though! Sound was the exact same as my Firepower, which made me laugh.
Wizard Blocks! Anybody have any idea how many of these actually exist? Maybe 2? So this is a whitewood, used in early prototyping. The owner also had a Safe Cracker in this state. Difference between that and this though, the SC had a fairly finalized version of the software running. Since WB never got very far into development, there wasn't much 'game' here. The Pin2000 screen showed some animations, but most looked like placeholders. Real hard to judge, and it would be unfair to, what this game would actually have been like. I didn't take a pic of the Playboy that was right next to it, but it looked just like this, nothing but inserts, flippers, and a ramp or two. It REALLY had early software running.
Kingpin! There's what, 8 of these? I know one just sold for only $50,000. Anyway, this was fully playable. It reminded me a lot of Dirty Harry for some reason. It was cool, but I like Big Bang Bar better. Speaking of which, while it wasn't on this floor, the guy owns one of the originals too, not the reproductions. None of us had any clue what we were supposed to be doing on the table, but that player one score is mine!
That's the view from the back of the arcade, looking out under the columns. I'm tellin' ya, this place was fantastic, and LOUD! It sounded like a proper arcade, which of course meant you couldn't actually hear the game you were playing. I wanted to play Krull, just because of how rare that is too, but it was turned off for all of but 10 minutes the entire time I was there.
I have to mention the home theater that was there too. Underneath the marquee sign out front, that's the theater. Beautiful lobby, full bar (sorry, no alcohol served at OC Pinball League meetings), and one very heavy door. Behind the door, a completely soundproofed 20 seat movie theater that was simply stunning in its architecture. All seats were D-Box, meaning they had motion control in them. I took a look at the projector...it's exactly what you'd find in a real theater. Unbelievable. And I only saw the bottom floor of this 3 story 'guest' house! There was an elevator in the place even.
Give you an idea of the neighborhood this was in, it's a private (duh) gated community of 46 houses surrounded by their own private golf course right off the ocean. I had a suspicion Kobe Bryant might live in the same community, but no. He lives 2 miles down the road! There was a Lambo parked out front, and it didn't look out of place in the least. I've shot films in crazy expensive houses before, but this place was built for playing in, and I love that. Can't wait till he hosts another league night!
