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[whsemngr]

Just wanted to stop by and share (and brag a little) my pinball paradise that I visit almost every weekend..."Pinballz Arcade" located here in Austin Tx. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised a two story retro arcade (yes, I said two story) still exists...let alone a single floor retro arcade. Follow the link and enjoy...

[TnP]

Just wanted to stop by and share (and brag a little) my pinball paradise that I visit almost every weekend..."Pinballz Arcade" located here in Austin Tx. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised a two story retro arcade (yes, I said two story) still exists...let alone a single floor retro arcade. Follow the link and enjoy...

Damn you are a lucky SOB! We have nothing anywhere near like that here!

Some awesome classics in that bunch!!

[whsemngr]

Just wanted to stop by and share (and brag a little) my pinball paradise that I visit almost every weekend..."Pinballz Arcade" located here in Austin Tx. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised a two story retro arcade (yes, I said two story) still exists...let alone a single floor retro arcade. Follow the link and enjoy...

Damn you are a lucky SOB! We have nothing anywhere near like that here!

Some awesome classics in that bunch!!

Very lucky and the pins range from 50 - 75 cents per game. Oh and it's BYOB!...loving life!

[Itchigo]

That's it, I'm moving to Texas!!

[DJ Wheels]

That's insane! The place is huge. The most encouraging part is that a decent amount of people were actually there and playing the games. I've been in retro arcades before and you would be lucky to see a handful of people playing. Thanks for posting, you made my year!

[Neo]

nice...didn't think places like that existed any more...

I need to plan a trip to Austin...

[maceman]

wowzers. i am jealous!!! Just 1 night in there, that is all i ask of life......

[whsemngr]

That video doesn't do it justice. It's 13,000 square feet of more than 100 pins with 98% fully working at any given time. The building is huge and gets packed every night after 8 pm. Also, if you like what you're playing and have the extra dough, you can take your favorite pin home with you. That's right...every single pinball table is available for sale and they range from $2,000 - $10,000 a piece (prices are marked in the upper left hand corner of the backglass).

Edited by whsemngr, 05 February 2012 - 07:20 AM.

[Nate D]

DAMN! I can imagine why this place would be paradise!

[Nate D]

UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE! I had never seen SO MANY games all in one place! I am quite jealous! That's what I want to do before I die: come to this arcade, and spend a WHOLE day in there, playing to my heart's content! If I were to go in, how much would you suggest I bring with me?

[whsemngr]

UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE! I had never seen SO MANY games all in one place! I am quite jealous! That's what I want to do before I die: come to this arcade, and spend a WHOLE day in there, playing to my heart's content! If I were to go in, how much would you suggest I bring with me?

Better make it an entire weekend...I don't think you could fully enjoy everything this place has to offer in one day. It's like being at a pinball convention...EVERYDAY!

[Nate D]

I believe it 100%! INCREDIBLE! I can't believe that they have a Virtual Pin there, and some of the games almost look like they're too small to play! Either that, or I'm seeing things!

I bet you get a huge adrenaline rush when you walk in!

[whsemngr]

Don't know what you mean by too small to play, but some of the classic arcade cabinets are the mini versions you can purchase to put in your home if you don't have the space for a full size arcade cabinet. The majority of the arcade games are presented in their full original cabinet size. By the way, I usually only spend about $20 and that usually lasts me between 5 - 6 hours of pure pinball gameplay. It all depends on individual skill level.

[oooPLAYER1ooo]

Holy crap!

they have a nice lineup just from that video, you are a lucky man

[whsemngr]

Holy crap!

they have a nice lineup just from that video, you are a lucky man

Yea, they just opened this gem a little over a year ago and I've been enjoying it since then. They first started with around 60 pins...now there's close to 120 pins and seems like they add a few new pins every other week.

[Pintrepid]

That video doesn't do it justice. It's 13,000 square feet of more than 100 pins with 98% fully working at any given time. The building is huge and gets packed every night after 8 pm. Also, if you like what you're playing and have the extra dough, you can take your favorite pin home with you. That's right...every single pinball table is available for sale and they range from $2,000 - $10,000 a piece (prices are marked in the upper left hand corner of the backglass).

Wow, that's really awesome, man!

I saw in there BOTH Revenge From Mars AND Star Wars I!? I'd love to just be able to play these machines, nevermind actually BUY them!

And there were times it looked like you were walking through the Dream Machine here at the Hampshire Mall back in the day: Mata Hari, Eight Ball, Flash! And even the video games: Stargate, Centepide AND Milipede! Galaga, Space Invaders. TEMPEST! PAC MAN!

I liked how the walk thru kept going on and on. Every time you paused at a wall I could freeze the frame and see if I could make out what tables I was looking at. But wait! There's MORE! And you'd show a whole other wall with other way cool stuff to look at. But WAIT! There's even MORE! A whole other LEVEL!

Tables 50-75 cents? Yeah that's about right. I came in to pinball with Royal Flush, Captain Fantastic and Aladdin's Castle. A quarter got you two games at 5 balls/ea. I think things started going to 50 cents around '80 with Space Invaders (pinball), Black Knight and Black Hole.

BTW, the notion of how the tables are for sale tells me that new tables must come and go all the time here. That's just the way it was at the arcades back in the day! Old standbys still there to play, and then some new tables from Stern, or Bally, or Gottlieb, or Williams. That must really be cool!

Well .... thanks for the walk thru ... that was real fun!


@Itchigo ... did you see a Quicksilver in there anywhere?

You know, maybe this is the kind of job you might get into, running a place like this. New games coming and going all the time. People enjoying them and having a good time. All the while working a trade you know and love! That would really be nice!

-PeterMac

[PainkillerAlice]

That's it, I'm moving to Texas!!

I'll share the apartment with you! Texas here I come!