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Pinball in Phoenix AZ

By kciaccio

2 years ago


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    #4 2 years ago

    Starfighters is for sure the biggest location.
    However be aware that this is a weekend only location.
    Also, this is an all ages arcade, meaning if you are the type that like to have a few drinks while playing they do not have alcohol.
    If you’re not a drinker then Starfighters is where it’s at.
    Basically every other location is either a bar or tied to a bar.
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/8018-starfighters-arcade-mesa-az

    Electric Bat would get my vote for best pinball location in the valley (30+ pins)
    Really well curated and maintained collection spanning many time periods and manufactures with a great mix of old and new.
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/11724-electric-bat-arcade-tempe-az

    Level One has about 10 pins and a ton of arcade games.
    Pins are mostly newer Sterns, but they did just get a JJP GNR LE.
    I like to go here and eat Gyro tacos and play a few games before heading over to Electric Bat to do a deep dive.
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/13710-level-1-arcade-bar-gilbert-az

    Don’t bother going to Castles and Coaster.
    The machines are beat to shit (if they are even still on the floor).
    Nobody I know even wants to go there to check it out and update the pin map it’s so bad.
    I may stop in there next time I’m down that way just to update the pinside map, but it’s really not a players location and more of an amusement park.

    Grumpy’s Ice Box I don’t think has opened yet (maybe somebody can chime in on this).
    Looking forward to hearing more about this place as they seem to have some really bitchen early Bally’s.
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/15013-grumpy-s-ice-box-glendale-az

    Tilt Studio is Tilt Studio.
    Good franchise locations that all over the country and some abroad.
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/9348-tilt-studios-arizona-mills-mall-tempe-az

    Haven’t been to Dangerzone yet as they are fairly new and over an hour from where I live.

    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/14805-dangerzone-arcade-gilbert-az

    Ready Player 1 is a bunch of pins and arcade games located in a comic book store.
    Not the best maintained, but a big collection.
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/10337-ready-player-1-games-glendale-az

    Those all all the places with 10 or more pins.

    A few smaller places that are worth checking out.

    HOP Cental
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/11071-hop-central-brewery-and-taproom-chandler-az

    Stardust Pinbar
    https://pinside.com/pinball/map/where-to-play/11071-hop-central-brewery-and-taproom-chandler-az

    #6 2 years ago
    Quoted from Yoko2una:

    Great write up! I’m heading to the area in November for golf and may get in a day early than my buddies for pins and coaster credits. Once I knock off the 2 credits at Castles, I know to run elsewhere for pins.

    What I like to do when I have friends in town is plan out a night where I can hit a few locations in one night back to back to back.
    Basically a pinball pub crawl.
    Plan a little more time for the places with bigger collections, where you plan to eat etc, but it makes for a really fun evening.
    Also new places are starting to pop up now that we’re getting 2020 behind us.
    I know a couple more are in the works.
    I’m thinking in the next couple years the greater Phoenix are is going to turn into a little pinball Mecca.
    We already have a pretty good community out here and it’s growing fast.

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