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Slashdot Visits the Seattle Pinball Museum (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the ever-since-I-was-a-young-boy-I-played-the-silver-ball dept.

People who hear about the Seattle Pinball Museum tend to say things like, "Seems like a must-visit destination in Seattle," and, "Why did no one tell me about this place!??!" Timothy Lord, Slashdot Editor and Video Host, agrees. Watch the video to see a huge grin on Timothy's face. And if you ever get to the Seattle Pinball Museum yourself, you'll probably have a smile on your face, too.

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  1. Re:National Pinball Museum by ZipR · · Score: 3, Informative

    I haven't been (yet), but their site is here: http://www.nationalpinballmuseum.org/

  2. There's also... by Howard+Beale · · Score: 3, Informative

    the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ - http://silverballmuseum.com/ Took my son up there for an overnight trip last year. He thought there would be more video games, but still had a good time.

  3. Re:The first question should be... by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Informative

    Do they have The Addams Family?

    One trick these pinball museums seem to miss is making them actual museums rather than just freeplay arcades, I'd love for them to have more informative exhibits, maybe a glass fronted workshop with someone restoring and repairing machines, details about have various features work (bumpers, dot matrix displays etc).

    Got a tour of Bally, back when a friend worked there. Pretty neat to see these things being assembled - wires everywere! Must have been a blast to design them.

    I actually discovered my love of pinball after years of playing video games. There's really something to be said for controlling and following a physical object on the board, rather than a load of pixels moving around.

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  4. Re:Gorgar by LMacG · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have a Gorgar. He knows seven words, You Me Beat Got Hurt Gorgar Speaks.

    I even got a Gorgar inspired tattoo - www.flickr.com/photos/larrymac/1593723048/

    --
    Slightly disreputable, albeit gregarious
  5. Re:National Pinball Museum by slyrat · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm curious if anyone knows how it compares to the National Pinball Museum, recently reopened in Baltimore, MD.

    There seem to be a few places like this now. There is the one in las vegas: pinball hall of fame
    The one in Baltimore you mentioned: national pinball museum
    One I just found in California
    The one the article mentions in Seattle
    another I found in NJ
    An article about several of these opening up around the country.
    And if you are interested in playing I found a place in St. Louis CP Pinball.
    Any other places people have found that are worth noting here?

  6. Illegal in some places by SuperTechnoNerd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In the Mid Hudson Valley, New York ,in a town called Beacon this would be illegal. Just a few years ago a guy opened a shop very much like this. Three weeks after opening the police paid him a visit telling him that pinball machines and arcade games are against ordnance and illegal in the town of Beacon. He must shut his doors and pay a $1000 dollar fine for every day he was/is open. The owner had no idea of this ordnance and tried to appeal, and get the ordnance off the books with no luck. So he moved his place across the river to Newburg. Talk about stuck in the past..