![]() Space Shuttle, Pinbot, Terminator 2, Dr Dude. The Black Lagoon, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Space Mission, Space Station, Generation, Jokerz, Popeye, Scared Stiff, Safe Cracker, Creature From Whirlwind, Firepower, Taxi, Pool Sharks, Star Trek - The Next Time, Black Knight, Game Show, NBA Fastbreak, Comet, Bugs Bunny'sīirthday Ball, F14 Tomcat, High Speed, Gilligan's Island, Bad Cats, Twilight Zone, Truck Stop, Funhouse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jive Rock Star, Centigrade 37, Golden Arrow, Orbitor 1, Jacks Open. Kings & Queens, Strange World, Domino, Flying Carpet, Cross Town, Fotoįinish, Royal Guard, Impacto, Hit The Deck, South Park, 2001, Top Card, Sure Shot, Central Park, Big Casino, Show Boat, T.K.O., Spin-A-Card, ![]() Here are the games listed by row on 29th March 2006.Ībra Ca Dabra, Atlantis, King Pin, Sky Jump, Fun Land, Bowling Queen, It further enhances the impact of seeing so many games in a row when you realise they are all part of a connected series. Some of the rows form a series of related games such as 1960s Ballys or Gottlieb solid state machines. All the games have a story to tell and as a museum, there should be information about all the exhibits on display. This is something that needs to be extended to all the games and more professionally presented. If the time has been spent on restoring the games rather than promoting of the venue, it's been time well spent.Ī few have handwritten postcards on the backglass detailing some interesting feature, personal opinion or historical tidbit about the game. The chrome is gleaming and even the legs are spotless. They've got clean rubbers and playfields with strong flippers and bright lighting - just the way they should be. You've discovered something very special - an amazing collection of 155 classic pinball games, not only to look at but to actually play.Īnd there's no doubt the games are all very nicely restored. When you enter the Hall Of Fame, the wow factor is just what you hope for. This is effectively the shop window and is intended to draw in passers-by or those coming out of the cinema and other near-by stores.Īs you can see, they're mainly electromechanical games, so the appeal is to those who remember them from their youth and they won't intimidate the more timid or unsure potential customers. The first sign was going up (on the glass windows) during this visit but there was no street sign or anything that could be spotted from a distance yet.īehind the glass frontage is the first row of pinball games. The understated nature of the Hall Of Fame means it's quite tricky to find, even when you know where it ought to be. That development is not yet complete, so there has been a soft launch to get visitors inside and the machines earning but without any big announcement. Site to turn it into the home for the collection of games destined to make up the museum's exhibits. So the Pinball Hall Of Fame took over the rental of five store units next to the Tropicana Cinema in October of 2005 and began developing the While land prices had risen, rental costs had remained relatively static. With purchasing becoming increasingly unlikely, the possibility of renting a suitable building became more attractive. ![]() In the intervening time, though, land prices have shot up in Las Vegas at a much faster rate than the building fund could grow, forcing a rethink. Over the years the fund grew to a third of a million dollars with the eventual target of one million dollars. The original plan was to buy a plot of land and erect a building to house the museum using a fund built up from sales of This Old Pinball tapes, raffle tickets and restored games along with donations and sales of parts. This isn't quite the establishment envisaged at the start. ![]() While thousands change hands on the spin of a wheel or the turn of a card mere blocks away, this venture is all about the quarters through the coin slots and helping good causes. But it is also ironic that in a city built around making large sums of money, the Pinball Hall Of Fame is a non-profit enterprise. It is fitting that the large collection of games that makes up the Pinball Hall Of Fame should be in Las Vegas, the city almost devoted to excess. Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV, 89121, USA.Īfter years of fund raising and planning, Tim Arnold's vision of a museum dedicated to pinball finally came true earlier this year when the curiously-named Pinball Hall Of Fame tentatively opened its doors and became a destination for pinball fans around the globe. ![]()
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