When I was a little kid around 8-10 (I'm 45 now) my Uncle had an 1965 Gottlieb Dodge City in his basement. I didn't know you could have a full size arcade machine in your home! How cool was that.
It wasn't 100% but it played and I would play it all evening if they let me. In the 80's I got hooked on Vids - Robotron 2084, Defender, Galaga....etc... but I would still play an pinball games I would come across.
Flash forward and after getting my first house with a basement I decided it needed some games. First thing that came to mind was a pinball machine. I had no clue what I was doing and bought a POS F-14 for $500. That thing was a money pit and constant, constant repairs. I dropped WAY too much into that machine but I also learned a ton.
My 2nd machine was an NIB LOTR....I was done with constant repairs if I could help it.
So I went from one extreme to the other......now....well I'm somewhere in between with a couple of 90's DMD's and hopefully another on it's way this weekend.
