Once a week I go to Speed Queen Laundry to, um, do my laundry. While there, I oftentimes sink a few quarters into the two pinball machines they have--The Flintstones and The Addams Family. Did you know there's an Internet Pinball Database? I've always enjoyed pinball, and though I'm not very good at it, I think it's a lot of fun. My main goal is to get multiball, which I've achieved a couple times on The Flintstones machine. Here's what it looks like:
This is the playfield:
Here's someone, who is much better than me, playing:
Still, in my defense, I think the machine I've been playing has a malfunction with the bottom right flipper, because it's not as responsive as the one in the video--at least that's my excuse for my ineptitude. I've played The Addams Family machine, but I prefer the playfield of The Flintstones.
I'd eventually like to own a pinball machine. Until then, I suppose I'll keep trying my hand only on laundry day.
5 comments:
Yay pinball! We have a pinball museum in Oakland that has hundreds of machines. Love it. My favorite pinball machine I've played is the Bride of Pinbot, though I rarely ever find her.
The IPDB is bookmarked on every computer at our house. We own an Earthshaker and are looking for a Cactus Jack.
I met up with Matthew Simmons in Seattle--dude has a "pinball finder" app on his smart phone.
@ Faith: That museum sounds cool. I'm not well versed enough in pinball to have a favorite machine.
@ LES: Nice! I wonder how accurate that app is...
Haven't played on the Flintstones machine, but have played on The Addams Family one. Lots of fun:)
Yeah, The Addams Family machine is cool. The one near my place frequently malfunctions, though.
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