Hard disagree. I’m pretty damn good at pinball and I used to own a pachinko machine. It’s fun. It gives you that little burst of serotonin when it goes in the right hole and the bells and sirens go off and a bunch more pachinko balls end up in the tray.
I don’t have room for it today, but I miss it. I wish I had room for a pinball table. I even know the exact one I want- Funhouse. I kick ass at Funhouse. Plus, I love getting into an insult-slinging contest with the little ventrilquist dummy.
I really want a Safe Cracker machine, myself. There was a local restaurant in my small town growing up that had one and would reward you with a gold token every million points that could be redeemed for a large 1 topping pizza.
A friend of mine just came to town and purchased this ticket machine a couple of weeks ago because “it was only $100.”
He very excitedly texted me later to tell me it was full of tickets and tokens.
He’ll add it to his multiple classic arcade cabinet, his two MAME cabinets, his sit-down driving cabinet and his large collection of classic consoles.
He also coded an NES game about 10 years ago for the fun of it. Even put it on a cartridge. Currently, he’s working on a video pinball simulator in a pinball table format which will use rumble to simulate the feel of things like the ball hitting the flipper.
I have cool, weird friends. Some of them who have way too much disposable income.
I miss our pinball machine we used to have. Of course I had to learn to solder because those damn flappers were always breaking because people were to rough on them. Did you have the same issues?
I think you misread my post or I just wrote it poorly. I never owned a pinball machine, just a pachinko machine. They don’t have flippers. But I wish I owned a pinball machine.
As far as servicing them and repairing them, I worked in an arcade in the 90s. I’ve had to do so much pinball repair work it’s not even funny.
Oh yeah sorry I did. But that makes since because we were always working on ours. I rather have that if it easier to repair and looks fun. Don’t think I ever played on one.
I have own a veiw acrade machines too. They used to have huge auctions in Dallas for them, not sure still do been years. But seen the pinball machine you mentioned at one. I got out bided on it and a Southpark machine.
And I still ticked off when the auction allowed the owner of the machines to bid. Got bid me right out of buying these bad ass shooter.
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Pachinko is like pinball for people who suck at pinball.
Hard disagree. I’m pretty damn good at pinball and I used to own a pachinko machine. It’s fun. It gives you that little burst of serotonin when it goes in the right hole and the bells and sirens go off and a bunch more pachinko balls end up in the tray.
I don’t have room for it today, but I miss it. I wish I had room for a pinball table. I even know the exact one I want- Funhouse. I kick ass at Funhouse. Plus, I love getting into an insult-slinging contest with the little ventrilquist dummy.
Funhouse was great. Given a choice I’d def go for that or Elvira.
I really want a Safe Cracker machine, myself. There was a local restaurant in my small town growing up that had one and would reward you with a gold token every million points that could be redeemed for a large 1 topping pizza.
I ate so much pizza off just a few quarters. 😋
A friend of mine just came to town and purchased this ticket machine a couple of weeks ago because “it was only $100.”
He very excitedly texted me later to tell me it was full of tickets and tokens.
He’ll add it to his multiple classic arcade cabinet, his two MAME cabinets, his sit-down driving cabinet and his large collection of classic consoles.
He also coded an NES game about 10 years ago for the fun of it. Even put it on a cartridge. Currently, he’s working on a video pinball simulator in a pinball table format which will use rumble to simulate the feel of things like the ball hitting the flipper.
I have cool, weird friends. Some of them who have way too much disposable income.
I miss our pinball machine we used to have. Of course I had to learn to solder because those damn flappers were always breaking because people were to rough on them. Did you have the same issues?
I think you misread my post or I just wrote it poorly. I never owned a pinball machine, just a pachinko machine. They don’t have flippers. But I wish I owned a pinball machine.
As far as servicing them and repairing them, I worked in an arcade in the 90s. I’ve had to do so much pinball repair work it’s not even funny.
Oh yeah sorry I did. But that makes since because we were always working on ours. I rather have that if it easier to repair and looks fun. Don’t think I ever played on one.
I have own a veiw acrade machines too. They used to have huge auctions in Dallas for them, not sure still do been years. But seen the pinball machine you mentioned at one. I got out bided on it and a Southpark machine.
And I still ticked off when the auction allowed the owner of the machines to bid. Got bid me right out of buying these bad ass shooter.
And pinball is like pachinko for people who suck at pachinko.