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| turf:
I wondered down that road a few years ago. It started with a PlayChoice-10, then it blossomed into buying several games, tinkering with several games, selling a couple of games. It’s a cool thing to get into. I just wish I had more time. |
| undertakerprime:
--- Quote from: tripredacus on October 29, 2018, 12:48:56 pm --- --- Quote from: undertakerprime on October 29, 2018, 12:11:51 pm ---Anyway, if I could find a place to play pinball around Indianapolis, I would. There are a couple places, but I think they only have one or two tables and I’m not sure it’s worth my time. --- End quote --- https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play?searchterm=Indianapolis%2C+IN#results Game lists may not be up to date. --- End quote --- Thanks a lot for the link. There’s one great place listed there that never came up in google searches. |
| dashv:
--- Quote from: undertakerprime on October 29, 2018, 12:11:51 pm --- --- Quote from: Flashback2012 on October 26, 2018, 08:34:37 pm ---Had I won that Mega Millions/Powerball jackpot, one of the things I would have done is bought a nice patch of land to put up a super sturdy building on to house my ManCave/Arcade in. There would have definitely been a pinball wall with a pair of Addams Family machines acting as bookends. ;) --- End quote --- Great minds think alike :D If I had won that much money, I’d create my own arcade filled with classic games and pinballs. When my parents remodeled their basement almost 20 years ago, they asked for my recommendation on a pinball machine, and I immediately suggested Theatre of Magic. Over the ensuing years, I’ve maintained it and fixed a few things; replaced the trunk, cleaned the playfield, and replaced the bulbs with LEDs. It’s actually kind of fun. They also bought a Star Wars Episode I pinball (one of the 2 Pinball 2000 machines Williams put out) but that one was brand new and hasn’t needed the same level of maintenance. Anyway, if I could find a place to play pinball around Indianapolis, I would. There are a couple places, but I think they only have one or two tables and I’m not sure it’s worth my time. --- End quote --- Theatre of Magic is a great pin. You made an excellent choice. |
| undertakerprime:
--- Quote from: dashv on November 04, 2018, 03:44:54 am --- --- Quote from: undertakerprime on October 29, 2018, 12:11:51 pm --- --- Quote from: Flashback2012 on October 26, 2018, 08:34:37 pm ---Had I won that Mega Millions/Powerball jackpot, one of the things I would have done is bought a nice patch of land to put up a super sturdy building on to house my ManCave/Arcade in. There would have definitely been a pinball wall with a pair of Addams Family machines acting as bookends. ;) --- End quote --- Great minds think alike :D If I had won that much money, I’d create my own arcade filled with classic games and pinballs. When my parents remodeled their basement almost 20 years ago, they asked for my recommendation on a pinball machine, and I immediately suggested Theatre of Magic. Over the ensuing years, I’ve maintained it and fixed a few things; replaced the trunk, cleaned the playfield, and replaced the bulbs with LEDs. It’s actually kind of fun. They also bought a Star Wars Episode I pinball (one of the 2 Pinball 2000 machines Williams put out) but that one was brand new and hasn’t needed the same level of maintenance. Anyway, if I could find a place to play pinball around Indianapolis, I would. There are a couple places, but I think they only have one or two tables and I’m not sure it’s worth my time. --- End quote --- Theatre of Magic is a great pin. You made an excellent choice. --- End quote --- Thanks. Yeah, it was the one I played the most at my local mall arcade. It’s a lot of fun and easy to pick up, but hard to master. I was very fortunate that the mall arcade usually kept 4-5 pins available, among them some of the most popular and highly-rated ones: ToM, Twilight Zone, Addams Family, Attack From Mars, Junkyard, Champion Pub... I bought all of those on my PS3 via Pinball Arcade. Although it’s great that Farsight recreated these tables so meticulously, video pinball is just not the same as the real thing. |
| dashv:
--- Quote from: undertakerprime on November 04, 2018, 08:41:11 pm --- --- Quote from: dashv on November 04, 2018, 03:44:54 am ---Theatre of Magic is a great pin. You made an excellent choice. --- End quote --- Thanks. Yeah, it was the one I played the most at my local mall arcade. It’s a lot of fun and easy to pick up, but hard to master. I was very fortunate that the mall arcade usually kept 4-5 pins available, among them some of the most popular and highly-rated ones: ToM, Twilight Zone, Addams Family, Attack From Mars, Junkyard, Champion Pub... I bought all of those on my PS3 via Pinball Arcade. Although it’s great that Farsight recreated these tables so meticulously, video pinball is just not the same as the real thing. --- End quote --- I completely understand. TPA tried to scratch the itch for me but in the end I just wanted an Attack From Mars table even more. :) |
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