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I never had shit in the way of pinball machines near me. The only one the local arcade had was a Stern Trident. And I played it and never gave it much thought. It was pinball. I had nothing else to compare it to. 
And once Space Invaders hit, everyone forgot about pinball and videos games were on!
Quoted from pinzrfun:I used to love pinball when I was a teenager in the 70s, and there were pins/arcades everywhere. I don't remember being excited about new titles, hell I didn't know if they were new or not, I just liked playing them......
And I never heard of individuals owning pinball machines at all back in the 70's and 80's! Not even the rich people!!
Quoted from swampfire:A LOT of people on RGP thought Congo sucked in ‘02 when I bought mine. Same code, same game, very different opinions now.
Yes! Congo is great! I'm kicking myself now because I've had opportunities to buy beautiful examples near me and I had no idea how good it was. 
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