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Quoted from dantebean:You guys up there are very lucky. Best place we can go has 4 routed to #$%# pins in Iowa City. No party, no get together, just show up and hope for no issues with the games.
What about Up Down in Des Moines? I enjoy that place. They have 8 pins plus a ton of arcade machines.
Quoted from dantebean:I'm not driving 2.5 hrs to play pins. I would like to drink.
My bad. I saw iowa city and thought those two cities were much closer. That is definitly too far to drive. 
Quoted from rollitover:Hey Brewhouse I see you have added your second pin. 'Atta boy! That didn't take long.
(If I remember correctly) You have the rare combo of plenty of room, not enough pins. Way to go with #2!
What are you considering for #3?
Hey buddy good to hear from you. Yeah i picked up the Fire off CL last week. Really enjoying it. Also earlier this week i added LED lights under the inserts of the Amazing Spider-man you sold me. It really pops now.
I would like to pickup a Taxi but i don't think the wife will allow any more pinball purchases for a little while.
Quoted from LesManley:I have one, but I am not ready to sell. I only know of a couple others. Al at Pinball Warehouse has one, but he wants like $2,200 for it. John Ross of Pinball Plus has one on route at Level Up Games in South St. Paul. Maybe he would sell it?
I called Al and he already sold it. Too bad. Thanks for trying to help.
Quoted from Pinder:I was out at Level Up today, and saw the Popeye over there. It's funny you mention that you want to buy one, because I noticed the DMD said it was for sale for $3200 (and said to ask the Tonys if interested).
$3200 is more than i was looking to spend based on the price checks i have seen. Thanks though. 
Quoted from Beatnik-Filmstar:Absolutely no idea who this is, but an ad for a Striker Xtreme hit CL recently. Looks like a private seller(?), with a Popeye sitting next to it in the picture. Long shot but maybe?
minneapolis.craigslist.org link
Funny you bring that one up. I noticed that machine in the background about two weeks ago when he first posted. The seller and i have spoke a couple of times but he is asking too much as you can see based on how much he wants for the soccer machine.
Quoted from LesManley:Found out some sad news today. After 5 years, DeLeo Bros. Pizza in Woodbury is closing. The owner Nathan is a great guy and very passionate about vintage arcade games, pinball machines and the old school gaming experience. It was so refreshing to see a "Chuck E Cheese" like atmosphere without all the kiddie gambling games of today. The pizza was great and we have lots of good memories and pictures from playing the games there as a family. They will be missed.
Just after they first opened in 2010 they had a single pin (Gilligan's Island) and a bunch of vintage arcade games then. They got up to 5 pins and a bunch of vintage games at one point. They still have TSPP, Walking Dead, T2 and Champion Pub today.
That is horrible news. My kids and i loved the games and pizza at Deleo's. 
Quoted from LesManley:Just a reminder, KISS Launch Party is only a week away. Make sure to pre-register to get your own personalized VIP All Access KISS Launch Party Pass! All who pre-register will get one with an Eastside Pinball Lanyard that is personalized to their name for the event. Wear it loud and proud! It's a great memento to take home and hang in the gameroom too!
(FREE PLAY ALL NIGHT ON 10 GAMES INCLUDING KISS! Tournament and prizes too!)
PRE-REGISTER for only $10 now at http://www.eastsidepinball.com
Door Admission: $15.0011329857_10205533920220342_4804081126789710871_n3.JPG
The wife and i just registered. Looking forward to it.
Looking to add a machine to my current lineup. Below are the machines i am interested in. Please PM me if you have one you are looking to sell. Not looking to ship or drive too far so a machine in the Minneapolis/St Paul area is ideal.
Taxi
Genie
World Poker tour
Space Shuttle
Austin Powers
Firepower
Any of the Gottlieb pool games like Hot Shot, Pro Pool etc
Quoted from pinballwizard102:Looking to buy a junkyard if anyone has one for sale
I saw one at Pinballwarehouse last week but do not remember the price.
Quoted from pinballwizard102:What was condition of one at pinballwarehouse? I know he wants over retail for it about 4000 and its probably been routed to hell ..chris s is to far for me its 8 hrs one way lol
Not sure, i did not even walk up to it since i was there looking at a different machine.
Quoted from foxtj24:ho got the TAXI off cl today for $1000? In Brainerd.
What a great deal someone got. I texted the guy right after i got the CL alert and he had already sold it.
That is great news! I frequent the one in Des Moines when i travel for work. At that location they have 8 very well maintained pins. Plus everthing is a quarter a play.
Quoted from Minneapolispin:I sold my Game Show machine to a call little spot up in the north side of Minneapolis last night. It's called Blue Sun Soda shop. There are 1000+ different varieties of sodas available and the best part is, they have these three machines now set up for free play. It's located just a few minutes away from Blainebrook Bowl. Great,friendly staff too!
Thanks for pointing this place out. My kids will love this place.
New place to play pinball opening Saturday in Minneapolis. I am a big fan of the Des Moines location. Well maintained and only 25 cents a game. Plus they have a huge beer selection.
http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/up-down-barcade-opens-saturday-8373159
Quoted from BillPinball:Wow.....RBION MSP Craigslist $1900.....minneapolis.craigslist.org link
I jumped in my suv right when i saw this. It does need work but it should clean up nice.
Quoted from barkerlake:Anyone else been to Can Can Wonderland? Lots of old EM machines, some 80's Ballys (Paragon, Vector) and a Sega Harley Davidson. I'm sure there will be more additions. Nice to have in the neighborhood.
This place sounds fun. Had to look it up since i never heard of it.
Quoted from smacks:Anyone visit one of these at another location?
Here is the article...
http://milwaukeerecord.com/city-life/former-comedy-cafe-will-become-an-80s-and-90s-arcade/
Here is a link to their DesMoines bar... Current pins: XMEN, Addams Family, Kiss, South Park, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fish Tales, Ghostbusters, Iron Man, plus about 40 arcade games.
I have been to the des moines and minneapolis locations multiple times. My favorite places to play pinball. Great beer, machines well maintained, all games 25 cents , plus the theming is well done.
Your welcome, I had a great time chatting pins. You easily have room for two more pins in that movie theater.
I was there about a month ago and they were all in good condition and played well. The food on the other hand was hilariously bad.
Quoted from northvibe:A buddy of mine and I have started a podcast for fun. Talking pinball, video games, arcade and movies.
northvibe I listened to the first episode today, good stuff. Nice combination of geek topics and pinball.
Quoted from isJ:Where's the best place to get pinball glass in the city? Looking at replacing a sheet for a Gottlieb Sys 3 game.
I always get mine from Pinball Warehouse in Fridley.
Quoted from LesManley:or all those stuck in east metro pinball purgatory, the new east side gaming bar St. Paul Tap is supposed to get theirs by Thursday too, so it looks like both of the Twin Cities will have options to get your Beatles fix if you want to give it a flip.
This new place is great. Took the family tonight. Good arcade and pinball selection. Awesome beer selection and build your own burgers. Thursday nights they do a free horse racing game. My daughter won a popsicle and I won a beer.
I bought those from Pinball Life within the last year and was not happy. The powdercoat was a real rough texture and did not match any stern lockdown bar i have ever seen. Plus the flipper button holes were huge and did not line up. Makes no sense why they are so big since the goal is to fit snug and prevent wear around the buttons. I returned them and got these from marco. Hope this helps, I saw some other posts warning of the Pinball Life ones after I had already purchased them.
Quoted from CaptainNeo:Looking for a gottlieb Time Line.
Also still looking for a gottlieb Countdown.
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