I didn't sell all my pins, but I went from 11 to 3, so sold a good chunk.

Now my garage is more focused on fighting games and Japanese candy cabs, have 8 to replace the 8 pins.

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I may add back a 4th pin, we'll see. Or just mix up what I have. I no longer have the urge to own a ton, after a certain point they're all there, but they're not all getting played, not really.

I also took the space I got back to add a CNC and a laser cutter to the garage. The pins are on the left just off camera in that photo, laser and CNC on the right.

Tell you what I've gained: a really awesome community, I host a fighting game arcade night every week, for 5 years running now (minus a pandemic lockdown break). The level of interaction with these kinds of games is much more direct than pinball, and I enjoy that. (It's also pretty shit by itself, you need people, pinball the opposite, playing on your own can be great.)

Getting Street Fighter back in my life in a more serious way has led to a lot of amazing friendships I'm super grateful for.

I've also gained some really awesome creative tools, that's how I'm able to design and build my latest mods. Couldn't do it without things like the laser.

It's all a tradeoff. I say do whatever makes you happy, including letting go of games you don't really need to keep anymore. Or buying more if that what brings you actual joy.