Pinball Wizards

A few years back we visited the video game exhibit at the Strong museum here in Rochester. Last year they added a large pinball collection to the museum, and many are on display and playable. This morning we went to check it out.

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That’s a crazy Atari pinball from 1979 that uses actual pool balls for balls. It was very noisy! This was just one of dozens of pinballs on display, all of which we played.

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The games were arranged chronologically, from very early mechanical games all the way up to a Star Trek game from last year. They also had a display of historical documents and prototype pieces.

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It’s very cool, and the games are still fun to play. Highly recommended.

Needless to say we also had to visit the arcade in which arcade games from the museum collection are playable. Right now they have a seasonal display showcasing some very rare machines.

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That’s the ESB retrofit for a sit down Star Wars cabinet. I haven’t seen that since Orbit 100 over 30 years ago!

Needless to say I had to play the best arcade game ever made…

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You may want to compare my score to the best I achieved in Australia back in January.

As I said years ago, Strong museum has an incredible permanent video game exhibit. I’ll certainly be back again one day 🙂

One Response to “Pinball Wizards”

  1. Bernard says:

    I see you’ve improved in Robotron. Well done.

    What was your Time Traveler high score?