Anyone own a zizzle made pinball?

datn1zzle

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I was looking on Craigslist and saw an ad for a zizzle pirates of the Caribbean. It was all wood and it was NOT a full size but ment for kids/small spaces. It looks really nice and wanted to know If anyone here owned one. I can't seem to find any on eBay other then an over priced marvel heroes that they want 2,500.
 
Ifyou are buying it as a novelty item for your kid for a hundy or less, I'd say its worth it.
 
Ifyou are buying it as a novelty item for your kid for a hundy or less, I'd say its worth it.
Yeah I want it for my son. They already sold it so I am on the hunt for one.
Do you own one? If so how are they? Looks pretty damn cool. I know it is t a real pinball but for my son it would be nice.
 
Yeah I want it for my son. They already sold it so I am on the hunt for one.
Do you own one? If so how are they? Looks pretty damn cool. I know it is t a real pinball but for my son it would be nice.

I bought on off-shoot/ harder to find mini pinball. Look up "Star Galaxy pinball" on youtube for my video. I dont think they're bad. They're not meant to compete with the real thing by any means, and as such they will not even compare to the big boys.

The zizzle ones are perfect IMO for kids. My daughter liked it and played it a lot when her little cousins came over. Often, I would play it a bit when I got bored as well. The games would get pretty boring after about 15 minutes. Some of the fun comes with customizing the playfield as you like. Check Zizzle Pirates of the Caribean pinball on youtube, and you'll find some pretty sweet mods some dude ran to his. Everything from lighting to sounds to toys.

If you pay any more than $100, you'll probably regret it. They are not built to last long, nor will it be easy to track down parts if they fail. The flippers do use real solenoids though, which is pretty cool.
 
I've played Zizzle POTC. The guy who owned it has a Rollergames in his basement, and I'd much rather have played that. For a kid I think it's ok, but I would never consider one in lieu of a real pin. Maybe if it were super cheap. I remember it having at least a ramp and pretty good artwork.
 
I (well, my 5 year old) has the Marvel. It isn't bad for what it is. I got it for free for doing a driver board repair on a STTNG, do I can't complain.

I've had to repair it quite a few times. The ball shooter is made of 100% plastic, and the piece that holds the spring that actuated the ball release broke off. Had to drill a hole to accommodate the spring. Had to fix this a few times. The display was going in and out due to a bad ribbon cable, so I cable tied the cable together where it fastens to the board. The ac plug broke in the back of the game, so I put a new adapter input on the back. Lastly, it has survived enough plays that the flippers got too weak to make the ramp shots, do I had to shim up the front.

Don't spend more than $100, otherwise you'll feel pissed when you throw it away. It is a consumer good, not built to take a beating like a commercial pin.

Read some online reviews. Lots of pissed off people that paid $400 new for them.

Mike
 
Thanks guys for all the Input.

Hey Guido I know you run into a lot of pins. If you find one you want to sell me let me know buddy!

And I saw that pirates that was modded! It is cool man.
I think my son would love this thing. I would most likely mod it as well.
I (well, my 5 year old) has the Marvel. It isn't bad for what it is. I got it for free for doing a driver board repair on a STTNG, do I can't complain.

I've had to repair it quite a few times. The ball shooter is made of 100% plastic, and the piece that holds the spring that actuated the ball release broke off. Had to drill a hole to accommodate the spring. Had to fix this a few times. The display was going in and out due to a bad ribbon cable, so I cable tied the cable together where it fastens to the board. The ac plug broke in the back of the game, so I put a new adapter input on the back. Lastly, it has survived enough plays that the flippers got too weak to make the ramp shots, do I had to shim up the front.

Don't spend more than $100, otherwise you'll feel pissed when you throw it away. It is a consumer good, not built to take a beating like a commercial pin.

Read some online reviews. Lots of pissed off people that paid $400 new for them.

Mike
 
If you can, wait it out until you find an Atari themed zizzle. They have one out or atleast on the way. Look it up.
 
I thought the Atari theme was the one in development went Zizzle went under and its never coming out?
 
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