Naturalhoosier Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 Anyone else play the silver ball on a routine basis? Picked up our first pin last night. Space Shuttle. An 80s table from Williams that I absolutely love. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 "Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton, I musta played them all" Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, IUFLA said: "Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton, I musta played them all" Very nice! My brain immediately went to the song as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, Naturalhoosier said: Anyone else play the silver ball on a routine basis? Picked up our first pin last night. Space Shuttle. An 80s table from Williams that I absolutely love. Used to play quite a bit as a teen, but it's been a while. Nothing quite like it though, when you get a good round going. Absolutely love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Naturalhoosier said: Anyone else play the silver ball on a routine basis? Picked up our first pin last night. Space Shuttle. An 80s table from Williams that I absolutely love. May I ask how much do they cost now adays? Seems like they originally cost thousands and then they got to be collectors items? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naturalhoosier Posted August 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 55 minutes ago, Drroogh said: May I ask how much do they cost now adays? Seems like they originally cost thousands and then they got to be collectors items? They are all over the board. New ones can cost 10-15k (even older nostalgic ones can go that high). Player cabinets (used and advised and older) can go for $500. So there really is a market at nearly every price point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 I was.in Nashville a few weeks ago. A buddy.of mine took me to bar/old school arcade. It was so cool. Rows and rows of old school arcade games (dig dug, berzerk, asteroids, pacman etc). They had to have at least 100 pinball machines on the floor. Some were newer, some were clearly decades old. They also had a warehouse filled with machines for sale. I sucked at pinball until beer number 5 or 6. Then I owned that place! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naturalhoosier Posted August 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 Love it! Many don't realize, but there's a competitive pinball subculture with a global governing body, the IFPA. I just joined a local place social club that has 50-60 machines and hosts tournaments on a routine basis. It's been an absolute blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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