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thomasvista
2023-01-29 7:46:53 PM  
Pinball Wizard
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My Sober Alt
2023-01-29 8:00:06 PM  
Man, I was playing pinball when his parents were probably not even born yet.  Then again, I was never very good and I'm a bit jealous of his skills - and I've wanted a pinball machine for a long time.

I found one I wanted a few years ago.  It was way too expensive for me.

I used to know someone who had a Star Trek pinball machine.  I think it was this one:

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I just googled Star Trek pinball machines. I found some newer ones for $5000+, but also these from Etsy that I can afford:

Third from left is Star Trek.  They're HO scale versions.

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rnatalie [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-29 8:41:50 PM  
My father had this one https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/prospector
in the basement rec room of the house they bought right after I moved out.   My mother only let him furnish the basement so it had the pool table, this machine, a TV, a dart board, and a push cart popcorn maker.

I used to come over from time to time and open the thing up and replace the bulbs and rubber bumpers.
 
Rip_Rufus
2023-01-29 8:44:34 PM  
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Uncle Ernie watches expectantly.
 
clkeagle [BareFark]
2023-01-29 10:06:33 PM  
I've never been good at playing on physical machines. Ever. But I've enjoyed pinball video games since Video Pinball on Atari 2600.

I really like how Zen Pinball (or FX or whatever it is now) has the option to play on real-world tables but in 5-minute and survival modes. I can do pretty well on some tables as long as I have an unlimited number of balls to play.
 
Dr Jack Badofsky
2023-01-30 9:52:55 AM  
How do you think he does it?
 
LouisZepher
2023-01-30 2:59:11 PM  

Dr Jack Badofsky: How do you think he does it?


He gets help from the third baseman.
 
IdentInvalid
2023-01-30 7:25:41 PM  
I'm honestly happy for the dude.  The last place I remember playing a Flash Gordon pinball at was a skating rink in my hometown, and that was 29 years ago, ten years before he was born.  It wasn't particularly special, but I did like that table.  Good chance I played it before his parents were born.
 
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