@@MajesticPinball I was pleased to see a Fireball Classic, as I had one then and still have it now, but I was hoping for a Black Hole. I have a lot of favourites from the em and solid state Gottlieb machines when everyone was migrating to Space Invaders and Galaxian. I’m not a tilter, and enjoy the game for their simplicity and lousy at hitting targets when I need to 🤣
@@lesvogiatzakis3313 I love the early 80s Gottliebs too. I just picked up a black hole a few weeks back, needs a lot of work but looking forward to featuring it on the channel sometime soon (hopefully!) 😁
Was just there. Very cool place. I’m mid-fifties and what a nostalgic trip back to my childhood and long before. Funhouse pinball was not working though…😩 still worth dropping 20$ in quarters.
I only live 2 miles away from there, and I have not gone. I did go to the one on Tropicana. Pinball machines are hard to fix, and not many people can fix any electronic/mechanical things anymore. I will go there soon to check it out.
@@deanlucero64 It's definitely worth a visit especially if you're local, I had a good time while there. Would love to move to Vegas myself I love it there!
As for the "50-60 percent of the pinballs are down" issue, I've been to a few places where they got a lot of pinball machines, and they all had this issue. We're talking about complex machines that have been sitting around for up to nearly eighty years years (if we're talking Humpty Dumpty), so lots of wiring and other issues pop up. I know of a couple of places that keep their machines running, one is still quite new and the other has a whole group of people they train up all the time.
Last time I was there, at least half of the machines were not even turned on and the ones that were, most of those were not working properly! This could be an amazing place if the owners would repair the games and do a better job of maintaining the machines and displaying them in a better way!
@@sbanks4421 Totally agree, unfortunately was in a similar state during my visit. Still had a good time there with what was available to play though. Thanks for watching 😊
@@MajesticPinball That's what I like about Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH. Not only is the collection better (400+), but the machines are kept in pristine condition. Most issues are fixed within the hour with any machine, and if they can't, they have machines on standby in the back that they can roll out to replace while they fix the issue.
@@brianhall7639 Yeah from what I've heard their tec regime seems pretty incredible, I saw a video of all their games in storage out the back and it blew my mind! Thanks for watching! 😊
Having visited the old location, (which always seemed like it could be settled into urban Los Angeles and look about the same) I can totally understand how the workshop and storage areas overran the gaming zone. It must be a nearly impossible task to find the dedicated parts to all these antiques and ask that the public try and not abuse them, regardless the amount of use they must still be undertaking. I might dare say that a far superior choice would be to create a replica facility that can aim to recreate these machines with modern parts and offer those to the public while archiving the originals in an off location site. For the goal of trying to keep these classics going in a daily operation in Las Vegas may be well over the staff's heads. After all, the old place was somewhat camouflaged in a dumpy building with a fabric, 'temporary' sign in place. And it kind of looked abandoned from the outside. But this place... I mean... is that PINBALL sign five or six stories tall? Easily the cheapest place in all Vegas for an all day session of gaming. Surely the excessive public interest has outmatched their means.
I think you summed up the situation perfectly here. I visited the old location on a previous trip to Las Vegas and although it certainly had a strange charm to it I remember the condition of the games being significantly better than what they can offer now. It's all easily sorted they just need a full-time team of tecs on hand but Tim doesn't seem to want to share the workload which is a huge shame.
I visited a year ago and was impressed by the sign, building, and collection. However, like you, I was very disappointed to see many games turned off. Given its world-famous status in Vegas, I expected better maintenance.
I was lucky to be able to play Pinball Circus the first time I visited. But it's been off every other time. I figure there's a good chance to put a lot of time into a rare pinball machine that works alright, and that'll have to be enough.
@@nothingnew765 It's a pretty cool game, played it on my initial visit to their last location so wasn't too disappointed not to get to play it this time round. Don't seem strange that don't seem too interested in keeping it running when it has such a big draw.
@@westcoastronnieOC714 They explicitly told me I'm wasn't allowed to film with a camera ... Only my phone. This is after they told me via messenger previously that I would be fine to record with my go pro 🤷🏻♂️ Management there seemed a bit confused 😂
The only reason I would want to go there is to play the EMs. Seemed about 80 percent of witch were down. Can go to any pinball location to play the new Sterns. What a shit show!
@@corywestfahl1691 There were a ton of EMs there but yeah, a lot of them were down. Still pretty cool to see them, amazingly the best playing game there by far that I played during my visit was Gottliebs Hit the Deck. That thing was lightning fast and in great shape, a shame the other games weren't to that standard
Absolutely hilarious to see how many machines are STILL OFF. Tim can’t get anything right in that place. He should be removed from “running” everything. I have no idea who even put him in charge in the first place. 😂
@@MajesticPinball For sure. Although, that might not even be enough, to be honest. Same as it ever was with that place. I went to the old location in a strip mall years ago only to play Pinball Circus, which apparently is not operating at the moment. Tim was an absolute dick head to me literally the first time I ever met him, so I have no problem dunking on his “business” and him as a person. Check out the Pinside thread about the PHOF and how many people utterly detest the place. It’s quite humorous and defines that place to a T. In my opinion, that place should cease to exist and he should sell off the entire collection. I’ll never step foot in that place again.
@@sadboi7537 Yeah Pinball Circus was down on my visit too, thankfully got to play it last time I was in Vegas 6 or so years ago 👍🏻 Past Times Arcade looks pretty incredible, similar idea just executed absolutely perfectly, would love to visit there some day.
@@MajesticPinball Of course Pinball Circus was down! Lol. That’s literally the only reason I went. Past Times is cool, but can’t hold a candle to Next Level Pinball Museum right outside of Portland, OR. It’s the mecca of pinball.
Wow. That looks like a pinball disaster area. So disappointing to see. A majority of the machines are switched off. No attempt to create an atmosphere. Charge an entry fee and get some staff. If this collection was properly maintained I would gladly pay anything up to $50 for a day pass. Contract this with the Next Level Pinball museum - or even the Pastimes Museum. Wrong financial model.
@@greenmurphy Yeah unfortunately I totally agree, this could be such a wonderful opportunity to showcase pinball to the masses, the Vegas strip is perfect for something like this. Thanks for watching!
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A brilliant place. I visited the old site in 2011 and was blown away.
Can’t wait to visit again, when I get back to Vegas.
@@lesvogiatzakis3313 it's pretty cool! What was your favourite game there during your last visit?
@@MajesticPinball I was pleased to see a Fireball Classic, as I had one then and still have it now, but I was hoping for a Black Hole. I have a lot of favourites from the em and solid state Gottlieb machines when everyone was migrating to Space Invaders and Galaxian. I’m not a tilter, and enjoy the game for their simplicity and lousy at hitting targets when I need to 🤣
@@lesvogiatzakis3313 I love the early 80s Gottliebs too. I just picked up a black hole a few weeks back, needs a lot of work but looking forward to featuring it on the channel sometime soon (hopefully!) 😁
this is a paradise 🥰 Thank you for sharing
@@patriciovelizcontardo848 My absolute pleasure, thank you for watching! 😁
@@MajesticPinball Love to see Gottlieb’s Timeline in your workshop … someday 😍
@@patriciovelizcontardo848 Me too! I love the look of that game, not sure if any made it here to the UK, I've never seen or heard of any over here
@@MajesticPinball Acording to IPDB 3.167 units were made. So maybe you Can find one someday.
@@patriciovelizcontardo848 Hopefully, I especially love that early era of Solid-State Gottliebs
Was just there. Very cool place. I’m mid-fifties and what a nostalgic trip back to my childhood and long before. Funhouse pinball was not working though…😩 still worth dropping 20$ in quarters.
I reckon the Pinball Hall of Fame provides the longest lasting $20 anywhere on the Strip! Thanks for watching!
@@MajesticPinball 3 of us with $20 in quarters. 3 solid hours, so fun.
I’ve been here twice. This is the place to go in Vegas.
@@jc2333 Totally agree, we had a brilliant time. What was your favourite machine during your visit?
I only live 2 miles away from there, and I have not gone. I did go to the one on Tropicana. Pinball machines are hard to fix, and not many people can fix any electronic/mechanical things anymore. I will go there soon to check it out.
@@deanlucero64 It's definitely worth a visit especially if you're local, I had a good time while there. Would love to move to Vegas myself I love it there!
I highly recommend that you go to Next Level Pinball Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon the next time you visit the USA.
@@stuartmcpherran5115 Sounds good, I'll definitely look into that! Thanks for recommending 😊
@@MajesticPinball They open Thursday through Sunday.
@@stuartmcpherran5115 looks like I'm putting Oregon on my worldly travels list 😁
@@MajesticPinball Next Level is great, but Past Times Arcade is better imo.
As for the "50-60 percent of the pinballs are down" issue, I've been to a few places where they got a lot of pinball machines, and they all had this issue. We're talking about complex machines that have been sitting around for up to nearly eighty years years (if we're talking Humpty Dumpty), so lots of wiring and other issues pop up. I know of a couple of places that keep their machines running, one is still quite new and the other has a whole group of people they train up all the time.
@@godozo Yep, for a place of this size a team of tecs is absolutely essential... And thats what is sadly holding back the Pinball HOF
Last time I was there, at least half of the machines were not even turned on and the ones that were, most of those were not working properly! This could be an amazing place if the owners would repair the games and do a better job of maintaining the machines and displaying them in a better way!
@@sbanks4421 Totally agree, unfortunately was in a similar state during my visit. Still had a good time there with what was available to play though. Thanks for watching 😊
@@MajesticPinball That's what I like about Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH. Not only is the collection better (400+), but the machines are kept in pristine condition. Most issues are fixed within the hour with any machine, and if they can't, they have machines on standby in the back that they can roll out to replace while they fix the issue.
@@brianhall7639 Yeah from what I've heard their tec regime seems pretty incredible, I saw a video of all their games in storage out the back and it blew my mind! Thanks for watching! 😊
Having visited the old location, (which always seemed like it could be settled into urban Los Angeles and look about the same) I can totally understand how the workshop and storage areas overran the gaming zone. It must be a nearly impossible task to find the dedicated parts to all these antiques and ask that the public try and not abuse them, regardless the amount of use they must still be undertaking.
I might dare say that a far superior choice would be to create a replica facility that can aim to recreate these machines with modern parts and offer those to the public while archiving the originals in an off location site. For the goal of trying to keep these classics going in a daily operation in Las Vegas may be well over the staff's heads. After all, the old place was somewhat camouflaged in a dumpy building with a fabric, 'temporary' sign in place. And it kind of looked abandoned from the outside. But this place... I mean... is that PINBALL sign five or six stories tall? Easily the cheapest place in all Vegas for an all day session of gaming. Surely the excessive public interest has outmatched their means.
I think you summed up the situation perfectly here. I visited the old location on a previous trip to Las Vegas and although it certainly had a strange charm to it I remember the condition of the games being significantly better than what they can offer now. It's all easily sorted they just need a full-time team of tecs on hand but Tim doesn't seem to want to share the workload which is a huge shame.
Stunning. Would love to go.My dream would be to go vegas win bank,stay in the mirage and play pinball games all day.
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I visited a year ago and was impressed by the sign, building, and collection. However, like you, I was very disappointed to see many games turned off. Given its world-famous status in Vegas, I expected better maintenance.
Really hoping they get it all figured out soon, we will just have to wait and see I guess, thanks for stopping by to comment! :D
I was lucky to be able to play Pinball Circus the first time I visited. But it's been off every other time.
I figure there's a good chance to put a lot of time into a rare pinball machine that works alright, and that'll have to be enough.
@@nothingnew765 It's a pretty cool game, played it on my initial visit to their last location so wasn't too disappointed not to get to play it this time round. Don't seem strange that don't seem too interested in keeping it running when it has such a big draw.
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You need to get a 4K camera, the machines would look a lot sharper in video
@@westcoastronnieOC714 They explicitly told me I'm wasn't allowed to film with a camera ... Only my phone. This is after they told me via messenger previously that I would be fine to record with my go pro 🤷🏻♂️ Management there seemed a bit confused 😂
@@MajesticPinball no problem. Thanks for putting out the video.
@@westcoastronnieOC714 my pleasure, thanks for stopping by! 😊
The only reason I would want to go there is to play the EMs. Seemed about 80 percent of witch were down. Can go to any pinball location to play the new Sterns. What a shit show!
@@corywestfahl1691 There were a ton of EMs there but yeah, a lot of them were down. Still pretty cool to see them, amazingly the best playing game there by far that I played during my visit was Gottliebs Hit the Deck. That thing was lightning fast and in great shape, a shame the other games weren't to that standard
Absolutely hilarious to see how many machines are STILL OFF. Tim can’t get anything right in that place. He should be removed from “running” everything. I have no idea who even put him in charge in the first place. 😂
@@sadboi7537 A team of paid techs would do the place absolute wonders! Perhaps one day it'll happen 😂 Thanks for watching though!
@@MajesticPinball For sure. Although, that might not even be enough, to be honest. Same as it ever was with that place. I went to the old location in a strip mall years ago only to play Pinball Circus, which apparently is not operating at the moment. Tim was an absolute dick head to me literally the first time I ever met him, so I have no problem dunking on his “business” and him as a person. Check out the Pinside thread about the PHOF and how many people utterly detest the place. It’s quite humorous and defines that place to a T. In my opinion, that place should cease to exist and he should sell off the entire collection. I’ll never step foot in that place again.
@@sadboi7537 Yeah Pinball Circus was down on my visit too, thankfully got to play it last time I was in Vegas 6 or so years ago 👍🏻 Past Times Arcade looks pretty incredible, similar idea just executed absolutely perfectly, would love to visit there some day.
@@MajesticPinball Of course Pinball Circus was down! Lol. That’s literally the only reason I went. Past Times is cool, but can’t hold a candle to Next Level Pinball Museum right outside of Portland, OR. It’s the mecca of pinball.
@@sadboi7537 Never heard of that place, will have to look it up 😁
Wow. That looks like a pinball disaster area. So disappointing to see. A majority of the machines are switched off. No attempt to create an atmosphere. Charge an entry fee and get some staff. If this collection was properly maintained I would gladly pay anything up to $50 for a day pass. Contract this with the Next Level Pinball museum - or even the Pastimes Museum. Wrong financial model.
@@greenmurphy Yeah unfortunately I totally agree, this could be such a wonderful opportunity to showcase pinball to the masses, the Vegas strip is perfect for something like this. Thanks for watching!
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