It's game over for pinball pioneer

Pinball.....

I miss being able to go into an arcade and spend an hour or so bashing steel balls around a table. It's a great way of letting off steam. I used to be able to get a replay on my regular tables almost every game, which made it quite cheap! Oh, the feel of the flippers and the buffers and kickers...

Every now and then I will find a table in good enough nick to be worth playing, and I still have some of my skill. I went into a pub a few years ago with some friends, saw a table that I had never played before, and still managed to get two replays from the 50p I put in. Pissed off my mates who thought I must have been in before.

I live in a tourist oriented seaside town and I cannot find a single table worth playing here. It's sad really.

I don't think there are any tables around here

Will have to settle for listening to The Who on full volume instead...

The game that crossed 3 generations

There aren't many fun and furious arcade games that 3 generations can play happily without confusion or an 18 certificate. Grandpa grew up playing pinball and it's just as exciting for son and even granddaughter to play. There's something about a bare-metal game like this that can't be matched by video games.

Pinball Wizard

I hope they play a certain Who song as his funeral.

rip

tx 4 all the goood times

Damn!

Nothing like the sound of the ball smacking the glass after giving it a damn good flipping.

I salute you sir.

end of an era

Good machines are hard to find. And very poorly maintained. Shame really.