Location: 3rd Floor, Big Step shopping centre, 1-6-14 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0086, Japan
Date: July 2015

Report by John

Since my previous visit in March 2014 there have been some major changes to the Silver Ball Planet.

The total number of pinballs has increased from sixty to around one hundred. Here's the full list:

Machines available to play

The main entrance has been renovated to help keep the cool air inside the arcade.

The new main entrance

A video projector has been set up to play pinball-related videos all day long.

The projector and screen

While most machines cost 100Yen per game, some of the older pinballs have been set to a special price of two games per 100Yen or even four games per 100Yen.

Machines with special pricing

The number of free Japanese pinball guides has also been increased.

Guides to the games

The regular monthly pinball tournament which was about to start when I last visited is now running with Mr Nakamura as the host.

Mr Nakamura (left) runs the monthly pinball tournament

The new arcade manager, Mr Tanimura, is overseeing the quality of all the pinballs. Most of the time he is busy with repairs.

Mr Tanimura the arcade manager

A new Tron video game has been added alongside the Tron Legacy pinball.

Tron and Tron

And finally, more and more international visitors at coming to play at the Silver Ball Planet arcade.

Overseas visitors

More overseas visitors

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