i've played pinball my entire life, in my basement i have a 1992 Adams Family machine in mint condition

this machine is just so sexy, look at those curves on her.



she has such the cutest voice too.

What do you think of the new Jersey Jack machines?

Will you be getting a Hobbit when it comes out?

hOW MUCH OF PINBALL IS LUCK VS SKILL?

They are really beautiful machines, but I have my eye on the Wizard of Oz machine, never been a fan of the Lord of the Rings.






Last Edited by Pinball Wizard on 11/26/2014 07:18 PM

Do you have Relations with the machines?

If you practice enough you will know exactly how the ball is going to come to you and how much force you need for each shot, so its pretty much luck for someone who never plays, but someone who practices daily it is all skill, but sometimes luck does play a factor reaching the astronomical highscores.

Yes I give them names, and I spend more money buying parts and going to Pinball conventions then I do for anything else I own.

Sometimes I sit quietly in the dark with a nice cold beer, longely staring at the seductive shapes and colors of my machines.

Last Edited by Pinball Wizard on 11/26/2014 07:10 PM

Addam's Family is one of the best pinball games ever. I play it whenever we go to Silvercade in Asbury Park, NJ or Yestercade in Red Bank.

You sir are correct!

Where do I look for a machine that I have been trying to find. I played on it back in 73' to 75' double paddle and it had I believe two rows of letters you had to knock down before you got you're bonus. Might have been one I just can't remember and there were about 8 or 10 letters going across about two thirds up the playing field. Any ideas TIA.

I serviced pinballs for many years back in the day!

I was the absolute 'true' pinball wizard back in the early 80's

I could play endlessly on many different pinball machines with just a quarter .25 cent. Eventually I'd usually just have to walk away leaving all my free(won) credits up three. Time and time again!

I was a legend!

Here was my main game

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I could wrap the score board around zero, again and again and again.

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Damn the Adams Family machine is one of the few that I remember playing on in my childhood.... That and the Terminator one... Brings back memories....

nice thing to do!

Is medieval madness the best pinball gameofall time?

Xenon was my favorite.

First pinball game with a voice that I remember.

Do yourself a favor if you have the funds and get Demolition Man OR The Twilight Zone pinball machines.



If I had the money , I would buy them and sacrifice a goat to them daily.



Epic pinball games. Especially The Twilight Zone.

Haunted House ftw!

Thanks for lending a hand , Thing! (I think thats what one of the voices of the game said).



Thanks for the nostalgia , OP. Ah to be that age again...

LOL ... memories coming back

banking down nickels to use as quarters at Luigi's Pizza ... eventually he got on to us

Prefer 8 Ball Deluxe and Xenon.

It had the coolest artwork and backglass ever

I got an Indiana jones that is slightly fed up, it wont kick out the balls in play.
my A F works fine

i've owned two- Cyclone and Indiana Jones (WMS)

For anyone reading this thread who has thought about owning one in their own home: be prepared to spend additional money to eventually have it serviced/maintained, or be willing to put in the time and effort to learn how to do it yourself.. sadly they break after awhile so you have to have a lot of dedication and enjoyment out of the hobby for it to be worth it

Know nothing about pinball other than you got the best...congrats!

a relative by marriage has a pinball machine in the basement.
now basement is a sad word for that nice lower level - and the machine was great, even for me!


the score was counted on the leg of a beautiful woman. up it went ....


as a woman, I thought it was pretty amazing. now he loves Siri.

ah smartphones.

Jack in the box/ jumpin jacks is the best old analog machine.
Real aiming/shooting game.
You have to be accurate.

Pinball techs are dying off and hard to find

Oh yeah, the lightning looked great in the dim-lit pub I played it at. The music is what stuck with me the most, tho. Coulda sworn that thing was really haunted!

Bride of Pinbot?...sassy/creepy artwork, depending on one's pov :p