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From: david@sesame.UUCP (David Watson)
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: Re: Old pinball machine favorites
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 23:52:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 23:52:09 1985
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> I am something of a purist, and while there are some video games that I like,
> I much prefer good old fashioned pinball.  I'd like to see if we can get a
> discussion of old-time favorite pinball machines up.
> 
> 
> --Evan Marcus


Real Pinball is a physical sensation.  Some video games are fun, and many
are very challenging, but I never played pinball to win.  It was always for
that feeling of *riding* the ball.  

In 1973 I spent two weeks playing pinball in England.  I had discovered that
most of the classic '60s machines in American public places were played out,
but Britons had preserved the machines much better.  In Leicester Square
I played a machine called "Sapporo" (after the 1972 Winter Olympics) which
had a small chairlift which would carry the ball up-field for a bonus.

In 1976 I repaired hundreds of pinball machines.  I learned to respect the 
classics as rudimentary computers and superb kitsch art.  One of my most
prized possessions is a 1968 "Melodymaker".  I would collect better machines
than that one if I could afford to.  Does anyone know of a large collection
of classic machines open for public play?

I haven't had much chance to indulge in my old obsession since nearly ten
years ago, but Evan's article brought back all the memories. 

 
-- 
      David Watson

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