mrgamesmaster
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- May 29, 2013
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Well, for me, it's been pizza places, arcades and even college at one point. I'm Southern California born and bred. Back in my hometown of Encinitas, I got to play Addams Family at the local Round Table. There was also an arcade called Pinball Plus--closed now --which had Mario Bros and some other tables. Been too long, so it's harder to remember.
During my early years of college, they had a gameroom which included Revenge from Mars (perfect condition) and Twilight Zone (great condition). That's how TZ became my favorite. Kept playing it, made LITZ and could keep playing for hours. Those were the days. ;p
Other places I've been to include Boomers! (then known as the Family Fun Center) in Vista where I now live which had Big Hurt and Jack*Bot from what I can remember. It's been a long time since I've been there. Thanks to TPA, I can say that I've played all the Pin*Bot tables now. That place is still open and I do want to see if they have any tables around now, so I'll be going back soon.
More recently, I went to the Vista Entertainment Center and they have a PotC pinball table which was the first table I played w/my fiance. Most recently, I found a Tilt in the Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad which is where I got to play 5 ball Centaur . The flippers do stick a little bit, but it's very fun all the same and got me hyped when I heard TPA got it. They also have the old school table King of Diamonds. I gotta admit that table is difficult. Crazy how small they made those flippers back in the 60s. I do have pictures of those two I can add later on. I also got my fiance into these ones. She's not as skilled at pinball as I am yet, but is learning pretty quick, so I could have a challenge on my hands soon. ;p I'm glad to say I just found a group on Meetup for the San Diego Pinball Club, so I'm very much looking forward to returning to my roots again.
During my early years of college, they had a gameroom which included Revenge from Mars (perfect condition) and Twilight Zone (great condition). That's how TZ became my favorite. Kept playing it, made LITZ and could keep playing for hours. Those were the days. ;p
Other places I've been to include Boomers! (then known as the Family Fun Center) in Vista where I now live which had Big Hurt and Jack*Bot from what I can remember. It's been a long time since I've been there. Thanks to TPA, I can say that I've played all the Pin*Bot tables now. That place is still open and I do want to see if they have any tables around now, so I'll be going back soon.
More recently, I went to the Vista Entertainment Center and they have a PotC pinball table which was the first table I played w/my fiance. Most recently, I found a Tilt in the Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad which is where I got to play 5 ball Centaur . The flippers do stick a little bit, but it's very fun all the same and got me hyped when I heard TPA got it. They also have the old school table King of Diamonds. I gotta admit that table is difficult. Crazy how small they made those flippers back in the 60s. I do have pictures of those two I can add later on. I also got my fiance into these ones. She's not as skilled at pinball as I am yet, but is learning pretty quick, so I could have a challenge on my hands soon. ;p I'm glad to say I just found a group on Meetup for the San Diego Pinball Club, so I'm very much looking forward to returning to my roots again.