Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas!

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I am sorry I don't have any pictures to share but I have to give my praises for the hard work that goes into this place!

While in Vegas I got the chance to spend 4 or so hours playing pinball here and it was great! The machines were for the most part working well enough to be enjoyable with only a couple exceptions. Going along with the Vegas attitude I was a little intoxicated making the experience that much more enjoyable. I got to play a lot of awesome machines, the coolest of which being The Pinball Circus. I felt privileged to play such an insanely rare machine. Getting to play a lot of newer Bally/Williams DMD's was the highlight for me since finding them in the wild is so rare these days. I also loved playing Black Knight 2000 and getting to hear that awesome music. A surprise for me is how much I liked No Fear(first time I played it). Not sure why I wrote it off before but the theme, fast gameplay, and music really did it for me. There were too many fun games to list but I had to give my recommendation as many others have before. Well worth your time to venture over there if you're in Vegas. The best part is you really don't even know what machine to play next. Also got to meet the owner(s) and share my appreciation for their hard work.

If you're on the strip and want to get there it's a cheap uncomplicated bus ride for about 5 miles down Tropicana St(where New York New York is).
 
I made it out there in Aug, only allocated 3 hours which was a big mistake. So many games to play, that place is amazing, heading back at the end of this month actually. Here are just a few pics I took:

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What is up with the barcode type things on the backglass? Can you use your smart phone to keep track of what you have played?
 
It's definitely a magical place, and I can't wait to get back there. My kids also had a blast. Here's some pics of them playing RFM and SMBMW:



 
I took some pictures as well when I was there earlier this year:

http://warpzonearcade.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2375

What is up with the barcode type things on the backglass? Can you use your smart phone to keep track of what you have played?

I thought I got a picture of the sign explaining that but I guess not. From what I understand you can install an application on your phone then point it at those codes and it will take you to the IPDB page. I may not have that totally correct but that's how I remember it.
 
Great photos Lindsey, thanks for sharing the link. And especially the info card on Pinball Circus, I also took some shots of that to read later but they were blurred, had no idea it is Demar and Kordek we have to thank for having that machine in Vegas.

3 more weeks until my next trip there, I'm setting aside a full 8 hour day just for pinball this time, most likely 2 days. : )
 
Great photos Lindsey, thanks for sharing the link. And especially the info card on Pinball Circus, I also took some shots of that to read later but they were blurred, had no idea it is Demar and Kordek we have to thank for having that machine in Vegas.

3 more weeks until my next trip there, I'm setting aside a full 8 hour day just for pinball this time, most likely 2 days. : )

Family and I went in July and the Pinball Circus was a very fun experience as I have never seen one before, I played it, I liked it, and kept on playing as I know until I venture back to Vegas I will never see one again!. I like how the place is not so "flashy" as the Vegas theme seems to be. We only had 3 hours as well and dropped $45, heck it was alot more fun then the strip and Casino's. Seeing all the classics lined up was a definite flashback as a youth! Thanks for sharing them pictures! It's only a 40 minute flight from here and were talking about flying in for the day at PHoF and flying back that evening, just to play pinball.
 
Was out in Vegas for 6 days at the end of September/beginning of October. Spent over 20 hours of that LONG weekend in there. 3-4 hours will not cut it at all. I literally drug myself thru there and made myself play every single pinball machine. I found myself playing the old EM's the most. That and Black Knight 2000 since I had never got the jackpot and told myself I would not quit until I did.
 
That place is great.

The vid selection is not bad either.

It seems that so many of pins you see in Vegas casino arcades are almost always non working/partially working and the playfields are filthy.
 
We stopped by there... October 9th. Only spent a couple hours there, but managed to get in games on...

PotC, LotR, IJ, Freddy, SpiderMan, RCT, MM, HS2(WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!), WoF, Nascar, Pinbot, BoP, CV, ToM, SMW, Mata Hari (have one, wanted to compare), GnR, TZ...

And of course Pinball Circus.

And a round of TnF! :D

I think that's it... 4 of us went, but really only the girlfriend and I spent much on the games. Her brother and his GF kinda just looked around a bit... fun wreckers.
 
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