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Wow!

That's all I can say... WOW!

Spent a few hours there today and had a blast! Played all kinds of games - video, EM pins, computerized pins, and old EM games.

I put a quarter in one of the old EM pins and won 3 games on it! :D

http://www.pinballmuseum.org/

If you ever get out to Lost Wages you need to stop by and play and play and play!

Raymond
 
We were just there recently. However I was a bit disappointed.
It's not a very nice looking building inside or out. You'll miss it if you aren't paying attention due to the lack of signage.

It's all about the games though, and there are quite a few machines in there. The web site mentions that most are a quarter and the 90's are 50 cents. I recall paying 75 cents for a few of them if I'm not mistaken though.

I also think it looks bad with the project stuff strewn about the left side when you go in, and then the work bench area in the back. It wouldn't be expensive or hard to build a wall to conceal all of this so all that is out are games.

The video games are also set on harder, or different than standard settings. The DK is on a hard difficulty setting, and the track and field doesn't let you start over when you complete the high jump.

I'd much rather play pins at Fun Spot. The building inside and out is nice, and they're all 25 cents or less to play.
 
No. Talked with John.

I played the Spy Hunter pinball and really liked that one but one of the coin mechs wasn't working. John took it apart and stuck in the coin chutes and coin mech were $3.50 in quarters! It was freakin' crazy how many quarters were jammed in there!

I saw no games that were above .50 to play. Also, yes, it was a bit of a mess down the left side. The whole place had a warehouse feel to it but everyone there was friendly and it felt as safe as playing games at a friend's house.
 
The newer ones are $.75, like Spider-man. I still haven't made it down there since they moved. Maybe during the holidays...
 
I liked the left side with games being repaired. I was privliged enough to talk to Tim while he worked on an old em pin. No it doesn't look like an old arcade(the ceiling is too low), but it is the best thing we got.
 
I thought there were no DK difficulty dip settings?

The madness on DK starts when you beat the first level. The fire chickens on the rivot board will F you up in a hurry!

I was there with Warlord and i agree. I did pay 75 cents for a few pins and they do need to make it an arcade feel. Hell as much space as they have they could really get creative with the look and feel of the place.
 
I'm hoping to check this place out in November when I'll be in Vegas for 5 days. :) A co-worker of mine knows Tim and he's gone out there at least once to help him out with stuff. Hopefully I get a chance to talk to Tim for a few minutes. I've been to the Pinball Pete's arcades he opened here in MI.
 
I didn't mention safety or arcade feel or a concern for safety.
I just think if a place wants to call itself the Pinball Hall of Fame or the Pinball Museum, they could make it so it doesn't seem like I'm playing games in a warehouse in the ghetto.

Get a sign for the outside, snag some carpet for the inside, build the aforementioned wall, and this place could go from a cool place to play pins, to a great place to play pins. Especially if you're trying to attract the general public and not us.

I would just rather play somewhere else due to the much nicer environment and cost.
Fun Spot is for profit, PHOF allegedly is not. Like I said, though not one pin at Fun Spot is over a quarter, and a number can be played for less than due to token deals, but I'm paying 75 cents to play one in a much worse place.

Like I said, it's great that all those machines are there and playable, but it is what it is.
 
Wow!

That's all I can say... WOW!

Spent a few hours there today and had a blast! Played all kinds of games - video, EM pins, computerized pins, and old EM games.

I put a quarter in one of the old EM pins and won 3 games on it! :D

http://www.pinballmuseum.org/

If you ever get out to Lost Wages you need to stop by and play and play and play!

Raymond

I spent a ton of time there when I was in Vegas in December. With $.50 games and 5 balls / game...you definately get your monies worth. I thought the pins were such MUCH easier than normal. It was still fun though because I got to play games I never see. Still the only place I have ever seen an Stern NBA...which isn't a bad thing as the game sucks. Such a great collection and they also have some vids too. Punchout, Super Punchout, Tron and a bunch more. Yeah, the place isn't a looker, but you can't beat the selection of games. If someone is really complaining about paying $.75 for a 5 ball game on a brand new Stern pin, then I guess they can't be pleased. I will be back for sure next time I am out there.
 
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I didn't mention safety or arcade feel or a concern for safety.
I just think if a place wants to call itself the Pinball Hall of Fame or the Pinball Museum, they could make it so it doesn't seem like I'm playing games in a warehouse in the ghetto.

Get a sign for the outside, snag some carpet for the inside, build the aforementioned wall, and this place could go from a cool place to play pins, to a great place to play pins. Especially if you're trying to attract the general public and not us.

I would just rather play somewhere else due to the much nicer environment and cost.
Fun Spot is for profit, PHOF allegedly is not. Like I said, though not one pin at Fun Spot is over a quarter, and a number can be played for less than due to token deals, but I'm paying 75 cents to play one in a much worse place.

Like I said, it's great that all those machines are there and playable, but it is what it is.

I was there as well and understand what you are saying, however, i also understand why it is the way it is. Tim, the owner, does this as a charity, he is a not-for-profit orginazation. He donates every single penny to the salvation army. He keeps enough money to pay the monthly bills, he doesnt take a salary. And he sees adding things that make it "nicer" takes away from his donating. Yes, i would like to see some of the stuff hidden, but happy that someone does this at all
 
We were just there recently. However I was a bit disappointed.
It's not a very nice looking building inside or out. You'll miss it if you aren't paying attention due to the lack of signage.

It's all about the games though, and there are quite a few machines in there. The web site mentions that most are a quarter and the 90's are 50 cents. I recall paying 75 cents for a few of them if I'm not mistaken though.

I also think it looks bad with the project stuff strewn about the left side when you go in, and then the work bench area in the back. It wouldn't be expensive or hard to build a wall to conceal all of this so all that is out are games.

The video games are also set on harder, or different than standard settings. The DK is on a hard difficulty setting, and the track and field doesn't let you start over when you complete the high jump.

I'd much rather play pins at Fun Spot. The building inside and out is nice, and they're all 25 cents or less to play.

The lack of signage is a problem, he did recently move though so maybe there is a plan to fix that problem.

I visit museums quite regularly and the biggest attraction to me is always the exposed work areas. I am always intrigued by how they do their research and what tools are used. Seeing the internals to antique machinery is always a plus.

As long as he continues to use quarters he will be stuck with some machines costing 75 cents, and this may possibly go higher in the future. Stern's newest pins can not be set to accept less than 75 cents and the default for one play is 75 cents. If he were to shift to tokens he can offset this but that will create additional costs for him and the PHOF.
 
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