/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.7164326]

Let's talk about pinball.

What's your favourite machine?
Are there are available in a bar near you?

Did you finally bite the bullet and bought one because you wanted to play during the lockdown?

[Anonymous No.7164370]

>>7164326
>What's your favourite machine?
That's a tough one. Whitewater is up there. Great pin.
>Are there are available in a bar near you?
One hole in the wall place I love has a pin. It's always changing. Spent so much money there when they had a Ghostbusters.
>Did you finally bite the bullet and bought one because you wanted to play during the lockdown?
I have not bought one during the lockdown. I already own 3 tho :^) SoF, Cyclone, and F-14. Saving up for a 4th currently.

[Anonymous No.7165065]

>>7164370
Based System 11 collector.
What do you want for your 4th?

I've been itching to get Mousin' Around or Jokerz, lately.

[Anonymous No.7165296]

>>7164370
There are amusement auctions once or twice a year on the east coast. Pinballs all set to free play all day. Go there with a truck and 4k and come home with 4 or 5 machines which might need a little work or new decals.

[Anonymous No.7166436]

>>7164370
fuck I wish I grew up in the 70s

[Anonymous No.7166474]

They're too expensive for my liking, but if I had more room and an endless supply of money, I could get into it. My friend's dad had a pinball machine in their game room that was on the other side of their house. We could play late into the night without disturbing anyone. It did have to be repaired from time to time which wasn't cheap from what I gathered.

[Anonymous No.7166475]

>>7164326
I don’t have a favorite, but I always like to play them if they’re at a bar or something that I go to. In my city there are at least six or seven places that I can think of that have machines. One of them even has about a dozen.

I can’t imagine wanting to have one at home. to me it just seems like one of those things you do when you go out.

[Anonymous No.7166825]

How to find pinball and pinball tournaments in your area:
US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Finland, London
https://pinballmap.com/
Worldwide:
https://pinside.com/pinball/map
Europe:
https://findapinball.com/en/

Tournaments:
Depending on where you live, there may be a facebook group for players in your area.
You can also find tournaments near you here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/calendar/

Pinball Simulators that will give you a free virtual pin or two as a sample:
Pinball Fx 3 (Sorcerer's Lair, Fish Tales)
Zaccaria (Time Machine)
Pinball Arcade (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)
Stern Pinball Arcade (Also Frankenstein)
There's also Visual Pinball, which is a freeware pinball simulator.

How to become Good at Pinball (wholly optional):
https://www.deadflip.com/tutorials/ (techniques in .gif form)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-WQLGFMr97DnxeE1Rmi-wAwa-Vm7D-7i

Individual machine tutorials:
https://pinballvideos.com/t

[Anonymous No.7166837]

>>7164326
how much does a pinball machine cost? I feel like it would be a fortune.
Also maintenance would be a complete bitch on them I take it. Just sounds like an overall pain in the ass to have one since it's essentially a gimmick

But there was a neighborhood restaurant that had the Addam's Family (which has to be the most famous pinball machine ever) along with Hydro Thunder.
You can guess where I always begged my family to eat out

[Anonymous No.7166913]

>>7166837
A new one is 6,500, about. More for a deluxe one.
A used one in playing condition... well, it varies a lot depending on era. And model, of course.
2000 is a good price for an 80s game, I think. The old electromechanicals from the 70s and earlier are 500-1000. I think. Pinside has a price estimate for each machine.
https://pinside.com/pinball/top-100

[Anonymous No.7167013]

Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland is now for sale and it's going for 5900 dollars for the baseline model.
https://arcadeheroes.com/2020/12/11/deeproot-pinball-throws-their-hat-into-the-ring-with-retro-atomic-zombie-adventureland/

[Anonymous No.7167482]

>>7166837
>Also maintenance would be a complete bitch on them I take it
It's actually not that hard. At least since the mid 80's.

[Anonymous No.7167562]

>What's your favourite machine?
Tales of the Arabian Nights or Mideaval Madness
>Are there are available in a bar near you?
Have to drive a while, but it's worth it
>Did you finally bite the bullet and bought one because you wanted to play during the lockdown?
Can't afford it. I pirated The Pinball Arcade for wiiu to hold me over

[Anonymous No.7167667]

>>7167562
>Tales of the Arabian Nights
What a man of culture. The layout is incredible, but the rules are somewhat shallow and it's too easy to abuse them.

[Anonymous No.7167724]

>>7165065
>What do you want for your 4th?
In my price range will probably pick up either a High Speed, Pinbot or maybe a Taxi. You can still find those fairly reasonable. If I came across a deal I wouldn't mind a BK2000 or Elvira tho.

[Anonymous No.7168743]

>>7167724
Never understood the appeal of BK2000. The music and artwork is great, but the gameplay always seemed incredibly shallow to me, even for a System11.

>mfw my father owns a Banzai Run and asks me to repair it