Saturday, January 30, 2010

House of Billiards: 1901 Wilshire Blvd. (Santa Monica)

Three machines. They've got a bar, which is always a plus for me, and BANZAI RUN IS ONLY A QUARTER A GAME! Hopefully, they'll fix the lower playing field's bumpers.



Banzai Run
(Williams, 1988)
Ranked #80 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Machines of All-Time.




Johnny Mnuemonic
(Williams, 1995)
Ranked #83 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Machines of All-Time.


"Don't be a zombie. Play pinball."


Fish Tales
(Williams, 1992)
Ranked #50 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Machines of All-Time.




Google Maps: 1901 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90403 (310) 828-2120

Monday, January 25, 2010

Pickwick Lanes: 1001 West Riverside Drive (Burbank)

Two newer machines and a bar... which helps as you pump three quarters into Shrek per game.






Shrek
(Sterns, 2008)
Ranked #72 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




The Simpson's Pinball Party
(Sterns, 2003)
Ranked #8 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Google Maps: 1001 West Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91506 (818) 845-5300

BatCade: 220 North Victory Boulevard (Burbank)

Great batting cages, a Gottlieb mini-pinball machine, as well as some pretty good slices of pizza!

Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World
(Gottlieb, 1992)
Ranked #154 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Google Maps: 220 North Victory Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91502 (818) 842-6455

Shatto 39 Lanes Bowling Alley: 3255 West 4th Street

Two things about Shatto 39 stand out: there's a bar... AND EARTHSHAKER! IS ONLY 25 CENTS A GAME!





Star Wars:Episode 1
(Sterns, 1999)
Ranked #273 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Revenge from Mars
(Bally, 1999)
Ranked #184 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Pirates of the Caribbean
(Sterns, 2006) Ranked #218 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time





Earthshaker!
(Williams, 1989) Ranked #83 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time






Google Maps: 3255 W 4th St Los Angeles, CA 90020 (213) 385-9475

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Family Arcade: 876 N. Vermont Ave.

10 machines, 2 tokens per credit.








Pirates of the Caribbean
(Sterns, 2006)
Ranked #217 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Terminator 2: Judgement Day
(Williams, 1991)
Ranked #42 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




World Poker Tour: Texas Hold 'Em
(Sterns, 2006)
Ranked #288 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Roller Coaster Tycoon
(Sterns, 2002)
Unranked






Playboy
(Sterns, 2002)
Unranked






Austin Powers
(Sterns, 2001)
Unranked






The Sopranos
(Sterns, 2005)
Ranked #176 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
(Sterns, 2003)
Ranked #270 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time



South Park
(SEGA, 1999)
Unranked






Indiana Jones
(Sterns, 2008)
Unranked






Ripley's Believe It or Not!
(Sterns, 2003)
Ranked #68 on IPDB's Top 300 Electronic Pinball Games of All-Time




Tokens: 5 for $1.00, 30 for $5.00, 65 for $10.00







Pinball Stimulus!








Google Maps: 876 N Vermont Los Angeles, CA 90189 (323) 660-8180