Pinball Crawl in Milpitas

By drbond

June 30, 2010


13 years ago

Just did a return visit to a miniature golf location in Milpitas, [Golfland] hoping to see an improvement to the machines they had (POTC, Monopoly, TSPP, Junkyard). I was aware that they had moved around the machines around, to make room for other video game standup cabinets, so was afraid they had gotten rid of the pinballs.

The pins were still there, and in just as bad shape (Monopoly might be in worse shape, as it was powered off)...only now in almost unplayable shape with the pinball machine placements; sitting directly under some nasty glare causing light fixtures.

There was a few people who were interested in dropping some quarters (Junkyard had a free credit on it), but ran for the hills after they saw the shape the machines were in.


Junkyard still has broken flipper rubbers & dirt encrusted ramps.

TSPP had wet noodle flippers, a dead Daredevil Bart flipper, and upper playfield flippers had missing rubber. Doh!

Story photos

Junkyard Left Flipper Rubber.jpg
Junkyard Left Flipper Rubber.jpg
Junkyard Left Flipper Rubber Fail.jpg
Junkyard Dirt Ramps.jpg
TSPP Upper PF Rubber.jpg

Comments

13 years ago

that just makes me sick- rings, lamps, a clean cloth and wax are the easiest things you can do on a pin.
Most of the time is all that is needed perhaps who ever owns the machines passed away or abandoned them? -too bad

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