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Allentown SUCKed

By ElDorado

4 years ago


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    #184 4 years ago

    Been coming to Allentown for years, I started coming when it was still in the Antique mall. Could not make it up Friday this year due to family obligations and was dreading the Saturday crowd. Saw pictures and all the comments about the admission line on Friday and was seriously considering canceling the Saturday trip up with the family. As someone who has been in the hobby for 20 years or so, the main reason I come to the shows is to play the newest games released in the last year or so and the ones about to go into production. The majority of us have all played the titles that are commonly in the free play area numerous times and that isn't really the draw for the show (especially for me). The lines seemed little longer then usual, at least for the most recent releases and the wait time was getting old, felt like we were at Disney waiting to ride a ride. I really wish after waiting that long in line to play a game, they would at least put a 5-10 second ball save in the game. Couple times the family and I finally got up to play a machine, only to have the balls shoot straight down the middle/ out lanes upon the plunge. Not much fun waiting 20+ minutes to have a game over in seconds. It would also be cool if the flea market could somehow get moved back outside so maybe the big vendors (CT, Marco and Pinball Star) could have more space and bring more new games to setup like I see other shows have? Would definitely alleviate the lines on the newest titles and make it more enjoyable to actually get some time in on a machine to see if you would seriously buy one or not. While I always look forward to this show and stay open until close, this year wasn't enjoyable for any in our group and we proceeded to leave 3 hours earlier then anticipated. Not complaining, as I love to have shows to go to, but these are areas I think could be looked at it improve overall enjoyment for the paying customers.

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