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Till Death Do Us Part!

By BigB

10 years ago

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#1 10 years ago

BEC

BigB

Inactive member

Dike, IA

11y 66,900 1,498 5 56

Do you own a pin that you would never get rid of for any reason other than to swap it out for another in better condition and why? For me, it's my Comet. That is the machine that I spent hours and hours (not to mention quarters) playing as a kid. When you're a young kid, hitting that million point shot was a huge adrenaline rush and if you were lucky enough to hit it twice in the same game.....That was as close to an orgasm as it got at that age. NEVER getting rid of mine. Going to have to bury me in it!

#2 10 years ago

DAD

MrBellMan

Pinside member

Concord, CA

11y 87,150 1,894 4 11

My Creature from the Black Lagoon will be my last pin standing. Love everything about the game and installed a hot pink NOS playfield many years ago. It is my #1 and looks awesome next to my Bram Stoker's Dracula...

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#3 10 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 103K 4,039 8

My Gottlieb EM Sure Shot
first game owned, will be last game out

#4 10 years ago

ESP

policano

East Side Pinball

Saint Paul, MN

11y 72,900 1,777 19 23

I will prolly have my Sharp Shooter because it was my first pin and I overpaid by a ton. I keep it as a reminder to do research.

#5 10 years ago

???

SpOoKyRiDeS

Inactive member

11y 44,150 1,176 8

He*l yeah! Sharp Shooter as well! Nothing was better then it back in the day! 1979 saw long lines of kids Rocking AC/DC and Ted Nugent T-Shirts in the arcades while plunking down quarters on the glass and solidifying "next-dibs". Great pin, and 24 more later, this one will always have a happy home. ~SpOoKy

#6 10 years ago

MAO

MikeO

Pinside member

Overland Park, KS

11y 88,400 3,625 41

For me it is 1975 Gotlieb Atlantis.

This is the 5th one I've owned and it would be hard to improve on it.

Mike O.

#7 10 years ago

DAV

DaveH

Pinside+ Frequent

Boston, MA

11y 121K 7,881 21 13

BSD! I'll let my family figure out what to do with it after I die. Until then, mine! I doubt I would even swap it out for a better one, unless maybe a NIB. And then I'd probably just keep two. Mine plays just how I like it to. Mean and nasty, just as any Dracula should.

#8 10 years ago

SCC

mrgone

Pinside member

Casper, WY

12y 119K 5,181 4 54

whirlwind. it has been the pin I wanted the most. it is the 7th pin I have owned. I will be getting more but they may come and go. whirlwind I plan on staying.

#9 10 years ago

YZF

yzfguy

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 146K 11,175 7

fishtales

#10 10 years ago

PAB

MustangPaul

LED Leg Light-Ups

Saint Paul, MN

11y 136K 23,313 10

My Space Shuttle. Got it just the way I want it now.....yeah right

#11 10 years ago

TOM

tomdotcom

Pinside member

Kamloops, BC

15y 112K 6,198 2

BSD has everlasting life

#12 10 years ago

FRZ

freezie

Inactive member

Weyburn, SK

12y 66,800 1,029 20

My earthshaker , bride, dracula , and fishtales when I get it . They are my keepers !

#13 10 years ago

ACE

Acejedi

Pinside member

Citrus Heights, CA

11y 51,900 459 57 15

My DESW which was my first pin and My Pinball Magic are the two that are never leaving.

Joe(acejedi)

#14 10 years ago

EAL

TM462

Pinside member

10y 42,900 53 24

Gotta go with my Mystery Castle and Paragon only let them go when they pry the shooter from my cold dead fingers!

#15 10 years ago

KYL

hollywood

Pinside member

Essex, ON

13y 65,400 1,806 5 12

IJ and CFTBL are never leaving no matter what!

#16 10 years ago

SKY

Skypilot

Pirates Life Pinball Co

11y 155K 6,676 32 1

The one pin I didn't care for in my first month of ownership and now cherish. I come back to it constantly and refuse to restore it because I don't want to deal with its down time,Whitewater.

#17 10 years ago

RWH

Pinside member

Norwood, OH

13y 132K 9,925 2 10

Star Race, first pin I ever owned and the only pin in a long line that get rotated. I've never gotten rid of it and will never let it go. Love the looping shot, it is very challenging and unforgiving. The Vari-targets that spell star and race are easier to hit but will burn your arse if it not quite centered or not the right speed.

#18 10 years ago

BEC

BigB

Inactive member

Dike, IA

11y 66,900 1,498 5 56

Evening bump.....

#19 10 years ago

TOY

mario_1_up

Pinside member

Fairbank, IA

11y 80,800 2,350 24 8

My sample tz. Worked a lot of weekends to get that one and its my baby.

#20 10 years ago

JLD

r6emperor

Pinside member

Belle Vernon, PA

10y 48,050 241 8

My Fireball Classic will be with me forever. My first pin after wanting one for 15 years, and the reason most of my day is pinball related....

Nitro Groundshaker will be around for a loooong time, my favorite art i've seen on a pin

#21 10 years ago

REM

Slugmeister

Pinside+ Frequent

Gig Harbor, WA

11y 102K 1,850

I've had most of mine(keeper wise)for a long time.I bought my first Funhouse in 92-sold it.Second one in 93-sold it and got my now Funhouse in 94(Sample) Short story short Rudy haunts me and always will.This is truly 'til death do you part.Creepy.Fun

#22 10 years ago

GEP

Gerry

Inactive member

Syracuse, NY

11y 66,900 3,808 26

Mine would be my Devils Dare....

What a great ahead of its time game...

it never gets old

#23 10 years ago

EN3

E_N_3

Pinside member

Dix Hills, NY

11y 61,300 968 14

Gorgar, which was our first pin, and got us hooked!
WWFRR, love for both gameplay and theme!
TFTC, love it, and is a title that my wife has wanted for a while!

#24 10 years ago

BEC

BigB

Inactive member

Dike, IA

11y 66,900 1,498 5 56

Morning bump.

#25 10 years ago

HAB

hAbO

Habo's Arcade

12y 271K 20,017

Attack from Mars

http://www.habosarcade.com/AFM.htm

I'll either be buried in it or the BBB

AFM_-_Head_Side800x600.JPG AFM_-_Ballview800x600.JPG AFM_-_Left_Lower_Playfield_800x600.JPG AFM_-_Playfield_2800x600.JPG AFM_-_Lead_Saucer800x600.JPG AFM_-_Lower_Playfield800x600.JPG

#26 10 years ago

GAM

GaryMartin

Pinside+ Frequent

Lawrence, KS

12y 56,150 642 8 7

It would have to be my Medieval. I've had it since 2000 and when I stripped down to just one pin in 2003 it was the Medieval I kept. No matter what, it doesn't leave the game room.

#27 10 years ago

MAT

The_Director

Carolina Pinball Repair

11y 94,450 3,769 9 2

I've got two -- DW and TZ.

#28 10 years ago

JJT

treibj

Inactive member

Missoula, MT

11y 29,400 263 22

BTTF for sure. Drove over 1500 miles round trip to get it and play it daily. Couldn't be a better theme for me, plus it's in amazing shape!

#29 10 years ago

RDY

Rody

Pinside member

Wooster, OH

11y 56,800 388 7 8

Centigrade 37... last game I play before leaving the game room. What I consider to be the pinnacle of EM design; campy sci-fi artwork, plenty fast, drops, nudging, always puts a smile on my face.

#30 10 years ago

RVD

rvdv

Pinside+ Pro!

11y 101K 2,006

Paragon !
First pinball I ever played
Will never leave my home

#31 10 years ago

JLD

r6emperor

Pinside member

Belle Vernon, PA

10y 48,050 241 8

Quoted from Rody:
Centigrade 37... last game I play before leaving the game room. What I consider to be the pinnacle of EM design; campy sci-fi artwork, plenty fast, drops, nudging, always puts a smile on my face.

I played that at the Pittsburgh pinball open, that is a great game. The only one I did well on in the tournament.....i

#32 10 years ago

BEC

BigB

Inactive member

Dike, IA

11y 66,900 1,498 5 56

Bump.

#33 10 years ago

SEX

Phetishboy

Inactive member

Avon, MN

11y 30,900 1,330

My Congo.

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#34 10 years ago

TKL

Tighe

Inactive member

Richmondville, NY

11y 31,400 137 4 10

Quoted from Phetishboy:
My Congo.

Yeah, I am going to hold you to that.

#35 10 years ago

BEE

Finrod

Pinside member

Atlanta, GA

15y 45,950 947 6 6

Black Knight 2000
Haunted House
Swords of Fury

The problem is, I only have room for 5 in my basement currently...

#36 10 years ago

HEY

indypinhead

Pinside member

12y 119K 6,376

TZ
TSPP
WOZ (that is, if I ever get my machine).

#37 10 years ago

WOZ

PanzerFreak

Pinside+ Frequent

14y 123K 12,946 19

Twilight Zone!

#38 10 years ago

SunKing

Pinside member

Houston, TX

13y 130K 3,983 5 21

For nostaligic reasons alone, Firepower and Paragon will never leave my house. I regret selling my '79 Flash, and hope to find another nice one someday. Oh, and AC/DC will be staying for a LONG time based on how much I'm still enjoying it after several months of constant play.

#39 10 years ago

GMT

NJGecko

Pinside member

River Edge, NJ

11y 93,400 8,004 5 13

Tron. Although I will add one exception. If I landed a tron LE.

#40 10 years ago

TRN

fattrain

Pinside member

15y 118K 5,140

Tron LE is glued to the floor

#41 10 years ago

GMT

NJGecko

Pinside member

River Edge, NJ

11y 93,400 8,004 5 13

Quoted from fattrain:
TRON LE is glued to the floor

Was almost...almost, considering offering my AFM for a Tron LE....

#42 10 years ago

epthegeek

Pinside member

Muskego, WI

11y 141K 7,532 11

Cactus Canyon. Because ... well ...

#43 10 years ago

BRA

balbers

Inactive member

Converse, TX

10y 32,900 365 1 13

Quoted from policano:
I will prolly have my Sharp Shooter because it was my first pin and I overpaid by a ton. I keep it as a reminder to do research.

Same reason I'm keeping my Blackout. That, and the fact that it's my Grail pin. Well, at least until I can afford a MM or TOTAN.

#44 10 years ago

HAB

hAbO

Habo's Arcade

12y 271K 20,017

Way off topic but thought to add photos of my tattoo

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#45 10 years ago

BEC

BigB

Inactive member

Dike, IA

11y 66,900 1,498 5 56

Great tattoo!!

#46 10 years ago

???

Shoot_Again

Pinside member

Vancouver, WA

12y 83,400 8,453 2

AFM and IJ

nice tatt habo

almost day of the dead style art

#47 10 years ago

HAB

hAbO

Habo's Arcade

12y 271K 20,017

Thanks guys! It's my 1st tattoo that's from one of Ashley Talbot's posters http://www.madametalbot.com/pix/posters/tilldeath2.htm My wife and I met while ghost hunting in Gettysburg so it loosly relates to that. Bigger than I thought I'd get (that's what she said) but screw it.

I'm thinking of somthing pinball or video game related since that has made a huge impact on me over 43 years. Maybe BBB or AFM or Berzer related artwork. Sorry about highjacking the thread for a second

#48 10 years ago

PZY

pzy

Pinside member

12y 59,550 883

My TZ will never leave... unless I win the lotto. Then it'll leave to be with HEP for a few months!

#49 10 years ago

TRN

fattrain

Pinside member

15y 118K 5,140

I know of someone who literally has it in his "Will" that he wants to / will be buried with his Monster Bash... Will be a sad day for many reasons

#50 10 years ago

FED

hassanchop

Pinside member

12y 84,900 2,443 82

My No Fear for me. It has sentimental value.
It will only be sold if someday i would need money to feed my kids.. since i will starve before i sell it

mine is restored like new out of the factory, so it can last until i die.. lol:

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