There was a two-person hockey game. Phillip played “Space Pilot,” which had a little metal spaceship you move up and down with a joystick, as well as one where you make a clown dance. One looked like a miniature bowling lane, complete with little wooden pins. Some of them had handwritten signs taped on that told their story or had warnings of how not to break the game. In fact, there were all kinds of quirky old mechanical games that weren’t like anything I’d seen before. There were games we remembered from childhood, newer ones with elaborate digital displays, and older analog ones. I’m sure Kid Me would have been jealous of Grown-up Me walking around with all that change in my pocket. There have to be some perks to being adult. We weren’t sure if they had change machines there (they do), so we showed up ready to go with like $20 in quarters. Phillip and I checked it out when we were in Las Vegas last year. Not only can you visit and see the games, you can play them! He created the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas – now located about half a mile from The Strip and across from UNLV. ![]() ![]() He took that dream to a whole new level, collecting and repairing pinball machines and vintage arcade games until there were too many to fit into his house.Īs his collection grew, his dream became to find a place to fit his hundreds of machines under one roof. Growing up, did you wish you could have a pinball machine or upright arcade game in your house? □□ (Which game/s?) #gaming #pollsĪnd then there’s Tim Arnold. A few people responded they just wanted console games, so I assume they’re a bit younger, growing up when that was a viable alternative. ![]() The majority of people who responded to my Twitter poll also thought that would be cool. I’m not sure where the idea came from that I needed one in my house, but, apparently, I’m not the only one who thought about that. When we were waiting for our pizza at my family’s favorite spot, we’d both be bugging our parents for quarters. Growing up, I thought it’d be awesome to have an arcade game in my house.Įven though I wasn’t nearly as into video games as my brother, I enjoyed an occasional game of Ms.
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