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It's Time to Make Pinball Mainstream

By PinlordMarc

2 years ago


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#47 2 years ago

No thank you. Pinball used to be a somewhat off the beaten path hobby. It has gotten more mainstream as of late and aside from the technological advances with led's and better processing power, I would argue that pinball has not gotten better for it. Prices have gotten higher, folks buying games not to play them but to collect the for theme alone, people being neurotic about how "Limited" their addition of a machine is and then bitch about anything that affects the value of it (be it a topper, a dumb sticker or a remake), not even going to bring up the flipping of games. It is not the same hobby as it was and it is regrettable. What you're suggesting would further erode an enjoyable and somewhat affordable hobby from what it once was. The prices of machines from the manufacturers won't go down (they currently have the unenviable task of making pinball machines in the this supply chain/covid era). The last thing I care to hear about is some instagrammer/influencer babbling on about pinball. No thank you. It is fine (err. . . good enough) as it is.

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