It's not just the lighting which has gone down the LED route. It's understandable how the reduced power consumption of LEDs (typically 1/5th the power used by an incandescent lamp) when multiplied by the number of machines would lead to significant savings on the electricity bill along, not forgetting the reduced heat generated and the consequent air conditioning required to counter it. A few games have LED lighting installed which is sometimes effective and gives an interesting twist, but sometimes seems out of place on a game from that era. That's not to say there aren't some concessions to modern technology. The cabinets may not be pristine but the playfields all appear well maintained and restored back to their original condition. No, these games are here to be played and they play well.
Nor does the Hall of Fame provide much in the way of historical information about the games, why they were chosen or what significance - if any - they have.Ī select few do have a hand-written postcard with some relevant information but that's about as far as it goes. The range of machines provides a good representation of the development of pinball over the decades but stops short of going back to the earliest electro-mechanical or un-powered games. That pricing scheme seemed reasonable and the machines we played were all set up well with sensible tilt sensitivity. The costs of a game varies with the newer machines costing 75c, the intermediate ones set to 50c and the oldest costing just a quarter.
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The machines on display will change regularly, so this list should only be used as an indication of the breadth of machines they have available to play.Įntrance to the Hall of Fame is free with the machines all set on coin play. *machine was either not working or depowered during our visit The Pinball Hall of Fame had 176 machines set up during our visit. Here's the list: 24 It sat at the end of another row, facing the front of the building.
These form the ends of several rows of machines which run perpendicular to the front row and make up the bulk of the Hall of Fame's games.Ĭhange machines at the end of one of the machine rowsĪt the time of our visit, Stern's newest game Big Buck Hunter had just arrived, complete with a Gary Stern signed translite. All the recent Stern games are there, mixed with modern classics such as Medieval Madness, Monster Bash and Cactus Canyon.įacing the front row are several change machines, vending machines and a 'welcome' sign.
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So, what's it like on the inside? Let's take a look.īehind those covered windows (with the tile store's promotional signs still visible) at the front of the building is a long row of the newest and most popular machines which stretches almost the entire width of the frontage. There is free parking at the front, on the right side (looking from the front) and behind the building, while the parking lot is illuminated at night. A friend described it as looking like a porn shop which, while rather unkind, is not entirely inaccurate. The windows facing the street have been now been covered to reduce the light inside the Hall of Fame and the banner at the front is a temporary sign until something more permanent can be arranged. The previous occupier of the new building was a tile and carpet store. The old location took some time to look completed, so this one will probably take the same.
This time the building is owned rather than rented and faces directly onto the road to give it improved visibility to passers-by.Īlthough the new museum building had been operating for three months when we made our visit, it still had an air of having just opened. Tropicana Avenue, but at the start of November 2009 they moved two miles nearer the strip to their new home at number 1610 on the same street. The museum was originally set up at 3330 E. Yes indeed, because during this year's trip to visit the Fun Expo show at the Las Vegas Convention Center we hopped over to the Hall of Fame to see how they were settling-in to their new location. We're doing another review of the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas?
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