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Preparing To Buy 1st Pinball - Have Questions & Need Advice Please!

By jvivlemore

3 years ago


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#67 3 years ago
Quoted from jvivlemore:

"The Walking Dead" for $3K. It's above my budget currently but it's not public yet so I could potentially have enough by the time he's ready to sell.

BARGAIN in today’s market. Get it without even thinking. If you don’t like it, you can sell it for a profit, put that into your budget for another pin.

It’s a very highly regarded game, so you might end up loving it. Not sure it’s very family friendly depending on your kids ages.

#69 3 years ago
Quoted from jvivlemore:

Any advice for someone who is about to buy their first? What do I want to look for or stay away from?
My short list right now contains
Police Force (1989)
TMNT (1991)
Super Mario Bros (1992)
Star Wars (1992)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Twister (1996)
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
Godzilla (1998)
South Park (1999)
Star Wars Episde I (1999)
Pirates Of The Caribbean (2006)

If these are the games you like, and you can get one in your budget - get what you want.

Keep in mind that this is forum of “jaded experts”. We’ve played everything 1000 times & have specific tastes....but if I go back to my first game - Back to the Future - at the time, it was the most amazing thing ever, because I owned an actual pinball machine. A bit later I realized it wasn’t a keeper, but your “gateway pin” will always have some magic about it.

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