There were many highlight and rarities – I’ve captured a few here: Punchy Da Clown. I’ve not experienced this business model before in recent years, but it added to the charm and feel of the place. Just like arcades of old, you change-up your dollars for quarters and pay as you play. Interestingly, you don’t pay an entrance fee. My guess is there’s always something to fix when managing a collection of this size. I didn’t interrupt him as he looked to be very busy. Tim Arnold the owner and main curator of the Hall of Fame could be seen milling around.
Several 80s Williams pins here Great to see a Party Zone in the flesh Many familiar titles and other new discoveries Everything I played was maintained well The choice was phenomenal Modern pins were prevalent also: Stern’s Batman, Lord of the Rings, Transformers and a hot off the press Guardians of the Galaxy The lighting at the Pinball Hall of Fame was just right to allow players to experience the lit effect of many machines. The latest Star Wars pinball flanks the left And a Whoa Nellie! flanks the rightįrom there, walk in any direction and swathes of pinball assault your senses: The bulk of what you’ll find is 70s pinball. The first row inside the door is impressive.
What can I say about the Pinball Hall of Fame? Wall-to-wall pinball. Clearly the mantra is “build it and they will come”. There’s no huge flashing light rig as you’d expect at other Vegas attractions. The focus is on the games, not the decor. What immediately struck me on arrival, is the lack of ceremony about the place. The facility is away from the main strip, so you’ll probably want to drive or Uber your way there. The unassuming building that houses the Pinball Hall of Fame So this isn’t your average arcade – given its genuine not-for-profit status, significant contributions have been made to local charities each year as a result of its efforts. And since it’s a non-profit, excess revenues go to non-denominational charities. It’s all pure pinball (and a few arcade novelty games) from the past. There are no ‘ticket spitters’ here (aka kiddie casinos or redemption). Since it is a non-profit museum, older games from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are the prevalent, as this was the ‘heyday’ of pinball. The games belong to one club member (Tim Arnold), and range from 1950s up to 1990s pinball machines. A not-for-profit corporation was established to further this cause. The Pinball Hall of Fame is an attempt by the members of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club to house and display the world’s largest pinball collection, open to the public. I’ll save myself a job here and quote from their website: One thing’s for sure: the ‘town that never sleeps’ is geared up to taking your money one way or another.Īside from being a tourist doing touristy things while in town, there was one attraction above all else that I really wanted to visit, and that was the Pinball Hall of Fame. It’s a smorgasboard of lights, noise, hotels, casinos and chaos. It would be fair to say that Vegas is exactly what I expected. They’ve sung its praises for years, and so I finally relented, and managed a three-day visit there earlier this year, after finding myself a few hours away at Arcade Expo 4.0 in Banning, CA.
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I have a couple of friends who swear by the place, and go annually for a full two-week vacation. Located some 270 miles north-east of Los Angeles, Las Vegas from the outside in never really struck me as a city I ever wanted to visit.
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