The massive Museum of Pinball is closing its doors for good
All good things must end—come take one more look at a special collection.
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The massive Museum of Pinball is closing its doors for good
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They should try to combine with the Pinball Hall of Fame here in Vegas
They just moved to a location on the strip itself.
They just moved to a location on the strip itself.
That's tragic, pinball is probably the biggest gaming experience that can't be truly preserved without tons of physical space. Sure you can make digital versions of real cabinets with perfect physics that make it "feel" like the real thing, but it'll never replace the real thing.
fuck that's terrible.
also, the site's new "look" confuse the hell out of me. I read the thread title as "Good News," and thought OP was a cold-blooded jerk.
also, the site's new "look" confuse the hell out of me. I read the thread title as "Good News," and thought OP was a cold-blooded jerk.
fuck that's terrible.
also, the site's new "look" confuse the hell out of me. I read the thread title as "Good News," and thought OP was a cold-blooded jerk.
LMAO!!
I've always meant to check this place out. They must be doing pretty well to relocate to the actual strip?
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Almost threadmarked. Thanks.fuck that's terrible.
also, the site's new "look" confuse the hell out of me. I read the thread title as "Good News," and thought OP was a cold-blooded jerk.
This is one I wish I could have seen.
I did get to see the pinball museum that used to be in Baltimore that closed about 7 years back. Not really that big but it was still great.
I did get to see the pinball museum that used to be in Baltimore that closed about 7 years back. Not really that big but it was still great.
Not saying it replaces it, but something like Visual Pinball X in VR is absolutely amazing. It's not even that difficult to setup anymore. Assuming you just run "VR Rooms" where all of the fussy stuff has already been implemented for you.
There's a pinball museum in Alameda, CA that I enjoyed going to. This thread spurred me to look them up. Thankfully it seems they're still going.
www.pacificpinball.org
Pacific Pinball Museum | Alameda, CA
The Pacific Pinball Museum is an interactive museum offering 90 playable pinball machines that span decades. Unlimited play with admission.
www.pacificpinball.org
Damn, I pass by there when going up to Idyllwild a couple times a year and had no idea it existed. Would have loved to visit it. Hopefully the machines find good homes.
We had a really cool arcade The Pinball Wizard with like over 100 pinball machines close a few years back and it was a total bummer, I empathize.
Yep. Made many a road trip up there from Mass.
Also hit up the Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas back in 2019. I had hoped to go to the Museum of Pinball one day, but I guess not.
This place confused me.
it was a giant warehouse full of pinball machines, but had incredibly limited hours - that I think were limited to special events.
I never went, because it was hardly ever open. And when it was open, it seemed like a giant horde of people would've been there.
This unfortunately doesn't surprise me.
it was a giant warehouse full of pinball machines, but had incredibly limited hours - that I think were limited to special events.
I never went, because it was hardly ever open. And when it was open, it seemed like a giant horde of people would've been there.
This unfortunately doesn't surprise me.
I thought it was that one at first, which is a shame because I'd been to Las Vegas a few times and never got around to going, but was intending to on my next trip (whenever that actually manages to be!). Looks like I've still got a chance to catch it.