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Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by joshschreuder »

chiph wrote: post #10
cpeterso wrote: post #3

If you like pinball and live in the Bay Area, I highly recommend visiting Lucky Juju (aka the Pacific Pinball Museum) on Alameda. $15 admission for unlimited free play on dozens of pinball machines, including many vintage machines. http://www.pacificpinball.org/

If you live in, or are passing through Austin, take a look at Pinballz Arcade. They have over 100 machines. http://www.pinballzarcade.com/games-to-play/pinball-games

Does anyone know of anything like this around Tokyo? I'm visiting in a few weeks and would definitely like to see something like this, aside from regular arcades.

I saw One More Time [1] but that's about 4.5 hours out from Tokyo if my directions are correct.

[1] http://www.one-more-time.jp/pinball/

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by minikomi »

joshschreuder wrote: post #11
chiph wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you live in, or are passing through Austin, take a look at Pinballz Arcade. They have over 100 machines. http://www.pinballzarcade.com/games-to-play/pinball-games

Does anyone know of anything like this around Tokyo? I'm visiting in a few weeks and would definitely like to see something like this, aside from regular arcades. I saw One More Time [1] but that's about 4.5 hours out from Tokyo if my directions are correct. [1] http://www.one-more-time.jp/pinball/

Searching as we speak!

Not pinball but there is this http://dgm.hmc6.net/

Dagashiya (local sweet shop) game museum

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

#14

Post by lytfyre »

voltagex_ wrote: post #9
lytfyre wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you haven't tried it, I'd also checkout the rather creatively titled "Pinball Arcade" - ios, android, xbox, PS3, etc. They got the licenses for a bunch of old tables, and are adding one or two a month. Very good physics engine, and they're emulating the hardware so the gameplay is very accurate. It's been a fun way to waste time.

They were having problems with their publisher so the tables stopped coming.

I think that was only Xbox?

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by ChuckMcM »

jpxxx wrote: post #4

I want to play this like I want to continue breathing. Gimme!

I also found the description oddly compelling. There was a Terminator pinball game in the break room at Sun that we used to play, I felt it provided a good social nexus. There were also machines at Google but strangely if you played them you could feel like you were touching the exhibits at a museum which I found disconcerting. Mostly this came from the looks people would give you as they walked by. Sad really.

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by gfosco »

lytfyre wrote: post #7
rjempson wrote: post #2

Pinball rocks. I was an addict from an early age, around 7. I always play a machine if I see one and have time on my hands. Although it is a little frustrating to find most machines I come across have some problems, or have been tampered with to make them more difficult. I also love the Zen studios pinball game on xbox / windows 8. Ironically, I think it is one of the best real world activity sims I have encountered.

If you haven't tried it, I'd also checkout the rather creatively titled "Pinball Arcade" - ios, android, xbox, PS3, etc. They got the licenses for a bunch of old tables, and are adding one or two a month. Very good physics engine, and they're emulating the hardware so the gameplay is very accurate. It's been a fun way to waste time.

Medieval Madness is my favorite machine, and I've bought it through Pinball Arcade on iOS and Android. If they would get Greenlit on Steam, I'll buy it again on PC!

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by inept »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #15
jpxxx wrote: post #4

I want to play this like I want to continue breathing. Gimme!

I also found the description oddly compelling. There was a Terminator pinball game in the break room at Sun that we used to play, I felt it provided a good social nexus. There were also machines at Google but strangely if you played them you could feel like you were touching the exhibits at a museum which I found disconcerting. Mostly this came from the looks people would give you as they walked by. Sad really.

Steve Ritchie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ritchie

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by stilldavid »

chiph wrote: post #10
cpeterso wrote: post #3

If you like pinball and live in the Bay Area, I highly recommend visiting Lucky Juju (aka the Pacific Pinball Museum) on Alameda. $15 admission for unlimited free play on dozens of pinball machines, including many vintage machines. http://www.pacificpinball.org/

If you live in, or are passing through Austin, take a look at Pinballz Arcade. They have over 100 machines. http://www.pinballzarcade.com/games-to-play/pinball-games

And if you're in Lyons, CO (not far outside of Boulder) you must check out Lyons Classic Pinball. There are a ton of machines, plus the proprietor is super knowledgable.

http://www.lyonspinball.com

Re: Can This Man Save Pinball?

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Post by jpxxx »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #15
jpxxx wrote: post #4

I want to play this like I want to continue breathing. Gimme!

I also found the description oddly compelling. There was a Terminator pinball game in the break room at Sun that we used to play, I felt it provided a good social nexus. There were also machines at Google but strangely if you played them you could feel like you were touching the exhibits at a museum which I found disconcerting. Mostly this came from the looks people would give you as they walked by. Sad really.

Should you ever find yourself in Portland Oregon, please visit 'Ground Kontrol'. An entire floor of nothing but pinball games, quite frequently at capacity.
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