Pinball Machines

[Hopkirk]

Do the kids today know what they are?

[JimF]

Yes, but only from Soho down to Brighton.

[webbo3]

^best answer

[andy-hughes]

Most of them don't recognise a record turntable, so probably not.

[LeonBlank1995]

I have 13 grandchildren all under 15 years old, and believe everyone of them knows what a pinball machine is.

Probably don't play them because they have disappeared , but they know what they are.

[Hopkirk]

They probably can't believe that they have to stand up to play.

[New Judge]

I expect the deaf, dumb and blind kids do.

[douglas9401]

If we're doing random I'll see your turntable and raise you a mangle.

[Buenchico]

I don't think that I knew what a pinball machine was when I was a kid. My mother wouldn't allow me near such tools of the devil! (I got rather good at playing them in the games room of the Student Union building at college though. I probably spent rather more time in that room than I should have done!).

Stern still produce 10,000 machines a year so somebody, somewhere in the world, must be playing them ;-)
https://sternpinball.com/

[Hopkirk]

I could never get my head around the fact that you never won a physical prize, just your initials or short nickname on the leaderboard.

[New Judge]

And one (or more) free replays.

[JimF]

My favourite was "Welcome to Xenon".

[Hopkirk]

When I was a kid one of my favourite games was my grandfather's original pinball.

No electricity, just a tilted board with loads of nails hammered in to make gates and targets. A ball bearing shot into play withe the spring loaded starter.

[New Judge]

Mine was "World Fair".

https://users.cs.fiu.edu/~jweiss/worldfair/

[twix123]

That's 'Bagatelle' Hoppy. Used to drive my mother mad with the constant noise of balls firing round the board.

[douglas9401]

It's still much the same at most AGMs, twix123.

[twix123]

Nice one doug ;-))

[Hopkirk]

Bagatelle. That's it. Thanks Twix.

[Hopkirk]

Free replays, yes. I remember now.

Didn't you just hate those wizards who stayed on there for hours because of them.

[LeonBlank1995]

Do you remember Shove Ha'penny Doug, or are you too young?

[Buenchico]

Relive your youth, Hoppy ;-)
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