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  • Опубліковано 31 сер 2017
  • My video tour of the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, NV. This place is one of the most amazing places on earth!
    Pinball Hall of Fame Address:
    1610 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas NV 89119
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    Intro music from the game Alien Crush on the TurboGrafx 16
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  • @RetailArchaeology
    @RetailArchaeology  3 роки тому +1

    The Pinball Hall of Fame is one of my favorite places in the world. It's on the verge of going away forever. They're more than half to their goal of keeping this place alive. If you can, please help: gofund.me/8fe844b5

    • @larrylaffer3246
      @larrylaffer3246 3 роки тому

      If anyone deserves a chance to get funded, it's this diamond in the rough. "Better money spent here than that bimbo broad who though Gorilla Glue made a great hairspray substitute."

    • @magsblack8344
      @magsblack8344 3 роки тому

      I’m a regular there. Today is last day in current location. New location soft opens tomorrow.

  • @gamewizardks
    @gamewizardks 6 років тому +5

    The Golden Age of solid-state pinball was the 80's. Hard to beat that era.

  • @jupreindeer
    @jupreindeer 6 років тому +9

    Agreed. One of my very few stop points while in Vegas. It's so anti-Vegas, too. No flash on the front. Area looks like many commercial zones in Los Angeles. A true hidden gem in a town that wants to blind you with ten billion flashing bulbs and a river of booze. Better entertainment for less then some digital one armed bandit, too.
    They still got popcorn for a quarter?

    • @RetailArchaeology
      @RetailArchaeology  6 років тому +2

      jupreindeer yep they still got the popcorn. They also have the cheapest vending machines in Las Vegas 😁

    • @jupreindeer
      @jupreindeer 6 років тому +1

      Looks like they are rotating machines on a regular basis. So many titles in your video that were not there the last time I had stopped by. Definitely a place where a $20 can go a long way. (I think the pin must be relatively new to even sport a 50/75 cent intro price.)

  • @flyingonblades
    @flyingonblades 6 років тому +4

    The signature on Robotron is programmer Eugene Jarvis.... he's also the creator of several other famous arcades like NARC, Smash tv and even designed a few pinball machines like Firepower

  • @midnightclubx
    @midnightclubx 6 років тому +3

    If you liked that place, you'd love the Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA. It's like the Pinball HOF, but much bigger.

  • @teacfan1080
    @teacfan1080 6 років тому

    I can die in that place! Love the old EM pinballs. The sounds of the "ding-dong" bells and scoring reels turning. What an awesome place!

  • @MuvoTX
    @MuvoTX 6 років тому +1

    Wow that Tron machine looks immaculate!!... With all the UV lighting. I used to love robotron

  • @cdcVintage
    @cdcVintage 6 років тому +1

    I believe the owner (blonde guy with glasses) was on Special When Lit (pinball documentary) and was also on American Restoration. He is the one who services all the pinballs in that place. Thanks for posting. I used to have Triple Action and you whizzed right past it!!!

  • @DaeSeeMeRollin
    @DaeSeeMeRollin 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for doing a video on this!! My friends and I had a lot of fun at this place- it's such a neat and interesting place. (one of things to be grateful for when living in LV 😂😜) I was all over the arcade cabinets for most of the time there so this video made me appreciate the pinball machines a lot more.

  • @andrewdonohue1853
    @andrewdonohue1853 6 років тому +1

    I have 5 full size pinball machines at home. We have a local pool hall that has something like 40-50 machines. It's popular enough they have been removing pool tables to make room for pins. They have even had to upgrade their electric service to handle that many machines

  • @andysorensen1737
    @andysorensen1737 6 років тому +1

    Awesome to see Slugfest! I spent so much money on that game some random week in 1997 on a North Carolina boardwalk. Even got a few cards from it.

    • @basshead2003
      @basshead2003 6 років тому

      Andy Sorensen - I used to play Slugfest at my local arcade all the time back in the early/mid 90s. I still have all the cards I got from it.

  • @kuyabillromjue6892
    @kuyabillromjue6892 6 років тому

    Outstanding video, growing up in the 1970's, PINS could be found anywhere. This Place looks Fantastic !

  • @MrBoy-qj3bs
    @MrBoy-qj3bs 6 років тому +2

    I'm ashamed to admit this, but I've never played a real pinball table. I've played numerous video game pinball simulators and the practically photo realistic compilations from Gottlieb and Williams, but I just know in my heart that they don't compare to the real thing. I could spend weeks at a place like this and never get bored.

    • @RetailArchaeology
      @RetailArchaeology  6 років тому

      Mr. Boy video pinball is great, and they even had a virtual pinball table there that was made out of flat panel displays and you could pick multiple different tables to play. But even that didn't have the feel of a real pinball machine. You really owe it to yourself to seek one out and play one for yourself 😁

  • @carolinas.3016
    @carolinas.3016 6 років тому +3

    will watch it later at home ! this is one of the best channels ever !!

  • @MelodieOctavia
    @MelodieOctavia 6 років тому +1

    I live right by it! The owner is quirky, but he's a really nice guy. Quiet, but nice.

    • @atribecalledcookies6thru284
      @atribecalledcookies6thru284 6 років тому +1

      Brap Hampton Tim the owner does a lot of good things for the community, slightly quirky yes lol but a good guy when it comes down to it.

  • @Lepusrabbit
    @Lepusrabbit 6 років тому

    Wow pinball machine , never expected that from you, thank you for bringing it to me .😀

  • @4knewmusic554
    @4knewmusic554 6 років тому +7

    I could only imagine how much money that place brings in everyday. Awesome place. I love pinball.

    • @RetailArchaeology
      @RetailArchaeology  6 років тому +14

      Brandon York from what I understand anything they make over what it cost to operate the place gets donated to the local schools.

    • @4knewmusic554
      @4knewmusic554 6 років тому +5

      Retail Archaeology That is so cool! They deserve tons of business for that.

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 2 роки тому

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya 6 років тому +2

    my aunt used to live in vegas and as we were driving out to see her while we were looking for her place we ran across that so while I was staying there a while I got to go check that out! I'm more a classic arcade person than a pinball fan, but I did spend a few quarters on some of the pinball tables there, like trying out the TRON table for the first time! it's a great place if you love classic games and I agree worth checking out if you're out in vegas!

  • @creato938
    @creato938 6 років тому +1

    This place looks awesome, i have to go there someday.

  • @phantom193
    @phantom193 3 роки тому

    Over the past couple years here in Madison WI we have been blessed to have a retro arcade open by a couple small business owners and its been doing well. 15 dollars for all day play as much as you want and they are always adding rare pinballs and arcade games. Its called Geeks Mania

  • @BalooUriza
    @BalooUriza 6 років тому +1

    Before I even saw it, I recognized the sound effects from Road Show without looking. One of my favorite tables of all time. Never seen one with a color screen and LED lighting, though, always seen the orange monochrome screen and incandescent lighting.

  • @jahaziel2912
    @jahaziel2912 6 років тому +4

    Hey it's so cool that you went there! When I lived in Las Vegas it was one of my favourite places to hang out at! I'm happy that it's still open :) :) :) I even wrote an essay about the place and planned obsolescence lol things were built to last way back then! Greetings from Canada :) keep up the good work!!

    • @jupreindeer
      @jupreindeer 6 років тому +1

      Every time that I've been there, the place was relatively packed. Definitely a favorite spot among the residence and I can hope the tourists who are able to find out about this place. Their advertising used to be practically nothing. I have heard it has since improved in some minimal ways.

  • @SteveHolsten
    @SteveHolsten 6 років тому +1

    In 1975 I went to a bowling ally in Walnut Ridge, Ark. They had a pinball machine that matched on the same number every time. The randomizer in it was bad. They changed the number every week when they got the money out, but we figured it out everytime we played it. We played as long as wanted on a dime I think it was back then. I just remembered I liked a video came in the early 80's called Dig-Dug. You could win free games on it by getting diamonds.

  • @Firevine
    @Firevine 6 років тому +1

    Holy crap, I have GOT to visit this place sometime. I've wanted to play those Star Trek and KISS machines for ages.

  • @gamewizardks
    @gamewizardks 6 років тому

    Awesome video! Thanks for sharing this!

  • @Japester702
    @Japester702 6 років тому

    Can't believe I've only been there once. Gotta check it out another time.

  • @Christopher0817
    @Christopher0817 6 років тому +6

    That's place looks awsome I would love to go there someday. It's so neat to see a place care for their games like that. Thanks for showing us the place.

  • @Jewell579
    @Jewell579 6 років тому +2

    Who needs the casinos. This place looks cool!

  • @MrManfly
    @MrManfly 4 роки тому

    next time i'm in Vegas, i'm going back here !!

  • @redpillmale6518
    @redpillmale6518 5 років тому

    The Hilton in San Diego had that first baseball game you showed.

  • @IMRROcom
    @IMRROcom 6 років тому

    Asteroid Annie and the Aliens, only 211 made and it is a single player game like the classic wedge heads it is also the last of the Gottlieb System 1 games made. Ultra hard to find.

  • @Murrlin27
    @Murrlin27 6 років тому

    OOO love those EM machines, haven't heard stuff like that since a Greyhound Bus stopover in the 70s! And OMG I miss those baseball ones!!!

  • @jakeneko
    @jakeneko 6 років тому

    Shame about Playboy considering recent events. Really sad, but I'm happy you pointed it out!

  • @IMRROcom
    @IMRROcom 6 років тому

    Volley great gme still looking for one to turn up for sale in or around Arizona. Play it a tone when it was brand new in 1976 at Zip's Ice Cream shop in Tempe

  • @mharclerode
    @mharclerode 6 років тому

    Great place- cool video!

  • @robertjohnson275
    @robertjohnson275 6 років тому +2

    Congratulations on reaching 20,000 subscribers 👍👍

  • @stphinkle
    @stphinkle 6 років тому

    Looks like a great arcade

  • @sethsmith2161
    @sethsmith2161 6 років тому +3

    can you show off your gararg arcade

  • @alexsummy7509
    @alexsummy7509 6 років тому +1

    Can anyone tell me if that area is a place to walk around at night? I'm planning a visit to Las Vegas one of these days, and I've heard that the area surrounding the strip (not the strip itself) can be pretty seedy.

  • @MidagedgamerBlogspotter
    @MidagedgamerBlogspotter 6 років тому +1

    Perhaps you'll find one to donate to Goodwill of Central and Northern AZ...

  • @IMRROcom
    @IMRROcom 6 років тому

    Buccaneer - I have one, Also have Firepower, The Incredible Hulk, Strikes and Spares

    • @craigmanning2439
      @craigmanning2439 5 років тому

      Buccaneer is awesome as is Firepower. Hulk looks great but gameplay is not so good(in my opinion) Strikes and Spares has a great backglass, but needs lane change bad. Nice collection.

  • @aaronz9687
    @aaronz9687 6 років тому

    For me I like super Mario brothers arcade. I only have seen that one other time.

  • @IMRROcom
    @IMRROcom 6 років тому

    FYI: if you need help fixing that lipper just ask - phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/clt/d/pinball-machine/6230141740.html

  • @shauncarson8732
    @shauncarson8732 6 років тому +1

    You Should Play street fighter 2 !!!!

  • @cceatl
    @cceatl 6 років тому

    We used to have a pinball machine called The Little Chief when I was growing up. pinside.com/pinball/archive/little-chief

  • @frostbite7154
    @frostbite7154 6 років тому

    I didn't get a notification for this episode :(

    • @frostbite7154
      @frostbite7154 6 років тому

      & I didn't know Roller Coaster Tycoon had Pinball machine?

  • @Austin.D
    @Austin.D 6 років тому

    Is this like Star fighter Arcade pay to get in but free to play ?

    • @basshead2003
      @basshead2003 6 років тому +1

      Austin D - No, it's free to get in, but all the games are coin op. I would say most of them are only 25 cents per play, with only the newest ones being 50 or 75 cents.

  • @tonymoretti2347
    @tonymoretti2347 5 років тому

    No more arcades there?

  • @seanorourke1010
    @seanorourke1010 6 років тому

    Did you get a new mic? You sound different in this video.

    • @RetailArchaeology
      @RetailArchaeology  6 років тому

      SMO0908 new mic, new editing software, and new computer to edit on. I'm still learning how to use everything. Things should get better as I get more used to all this new stuff ☺

    • @seanorourke1010
      @seanorourke1010 6 років тому

      Awesome!!!!

  • @harunal-muhajir5555
    @harunal-muhajir5555 6 років тому

    "Who doesn't like Space Jam?"
    Well, Ace . . .

  • @JeremyMcBane
    @JeremyMcBane 6 років тому

    5:10 USE DRUGS

  • @bradenwalker5844
    @bradenwalker5844 6 років тому +4

    I can't stop farting this morning. Good video tho.

    • @cceatl
      @cceatl 6 років тому +2

      Braden Walker stick a cork in it

    • @misterhat5823
      @misterhat5823 6 років тому +1

      Projectile warning!