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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 16189" data-attributes="member: 134">I was there in April of this year.  Yeah, walked in the door and straight in front of me was arcade cabinets and a few pins that were in various states of repair, and then went clear to the back.  Turn head to the right and there's the magic.  We probably saw the same thing, it just stood out in sharp contrast to when I had been to the old location (only a week after it officially opened no less.  Made a special trip I did!)I love what the Pinball Hall of Fame stands for.  Had a nice long discussion with the ponytailed guy in glasses (name escapes me).  My understanding was they had gotten a non profit grant that was sustainable, especially if they could get their own building.  I'm guessing with the new place, they did just that.  At that time, there wasn't a single Stern table in the place, and he said that those tables would put the grant in jeopardy, something to do with Stern being an active company.  Also, he didn't like new tables for a 'museum'!  That obviously changed too, as I saw at least 10 of their tables, all in the front row.Another big change was all tables used to be $.25, with only Pinball Circus costing a dollar.  This time I played a lot of $.50 tables, regardless of their age.  But hey, if that's what it costs to keep the place running, more power to them.  I also love how on a lot of the machines there'll be a little card telling of the uniqueness of a particular table, or even if it's been newly shopped like the Funhouse they had there.  I was overjoyed that I got to play Cactus Canyon (though in my excitement I completely forgot how to play it from my days of playing in VP), bummed I didn't try out Champion Pub (we were in a rush), and happy to finally get my hands on the G'n'R table, despite how much I hate Data East.And yeah, his personal collection is apparently 1000 tables strong, in some wharehouse where a bunch of collectors used to meet up and play on occasion.  That's where the idea came, to share with the public, cause they realized how unique pinball had become and how rare it was to actually get to play.  All I know is if I lived in Vegas, I wouldn't have a gambling habit that was draining my wallet, cause that place would have it all instead!  3 1/2 hour drive is plenty of buffer, but close enough to scratch the itch if it's truly driving my nuts.</blockquote>

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