Jim is a LINKWHORE who thinks of no one but himself

Written by Jim Squires

Monday, 12 January 2009 06:30

Above is a brutal yet accurate post title describing the post contained herein;

I've recently written a piece for the St. Catharines City Guide discussing a trek my daughter and I took last week to find a pinball machine in the Niagara Region. For those of you who've enjoyed our "death of the arcade" style posts, I thought it might be something you'd like. You can find the original post here.

(And if you haven't seen it yet, you seriously need to watch Tilt. Kill a hobo for a copy if you have to -- just see it.)

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written by Mark Peachey, January 12, 2009

Good story, Jim. It got me thinking about looking around for a quality table of my own, to proudly display and play at my place. Any suggestions?

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written by Jim Squires, January 12, 2009

Gah, bajillions. Honestly though, it comes down to a matter of personal preference. I've always found that some tables just speak to me more than others. The best bet is to find somewhere that still offers them and get your hands on a few until you find one that fits like a glove. It'll happen sooner than later.

For my money, if I could have any table it'd be The Who's Tommy. I played the shit out of it when it first hit, and I loved the trick that let you put blinders over the flippers. Certainly not the best table out there, but one that really spoke to me.

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written by Dan Zuccarelli, January 12, 2009

Twilight Zone would be my choice. Though judging by it's prices on ebay I'm not the only one that feels that way.

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written by Kevin Alexander, January 12, 2009

And my choice would either be Addam's Family or South Park. I used to play the crap out of those at the movie theater where I worked.

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written by Jim Squires, January 12, 2009

@Dan -- tell me about it. After writing what I wrote, I did a quick hunt for Tommy. Of the 3500 made there's one in mint condition two hours from my front door...

but it's $2800. smilies/sad.gif

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written by Faith, January 12, 2009

Actually there are pinball machines at the Great Canadian Midway. Mike and I went New Year's Day and there was one tucked back by the washrooms on the lower level. One and one alone.

Most of the supposed Pinball games they have now are those stupid coin ones where you shoot a coin out of a slot into a machine that is setup like a pinball table. So stupid.

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written by Faith, January 12, 2009

I want the Playboy one.

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written by Jim Squires, January 12, 2009

You're out of your mind. We combed that place all over.

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written by Ryan Hewson, January 13, 2009

linkslut! mousehooker!

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written by JJ BANKS, January 13, 2009

Jim, if you ever find yourself in New Jersey, head down to Ocean City and take your daughter to Jilly's, it's truly one of the last arcades with plenty of pinball.

BTW - as bad as the new Indiana Jones movie was this past year, the "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" pinball machine is actually really entertaining.