{"id":11896,"date":"2018-05-07T16:28:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=11896"},"modified":"2018-05-07T16:29:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:29:54","slug":"nickelrama-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2018\/05\/07\/nickelrama-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NICKELRAMA #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier we reviewed the original NickelRama<\/a> location at Northstar Crossing in Garland, Texas and explained the concept of charging a $3.50 entry fee and then pricing their machines so that a few 5\u00a2 nickel coins buys you a credit.<\/p>\n

NickelRama<\/a> also has this second location two miles away on the other side of Garland at Firewheel Commons.\u00a0 It shares a storefront with a trampoline and adventure park and so looks a little less impressive than the Northstar Crossing branch, but is larger on the inside than it first appears.<\/p>\n

\"NickelRama<\/a>
NickelRama at Firewheel Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Inside<\/a>
Inside NickelRama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This branch shares the internal industrial-chic decor of the first, along with the predominantly purple and UV lighting.\u00a0 It also has the same impressive selection of modern arcade games for guests to play, with the prices ranging from a single nickel up to six nickels (30\u00a2).\u00a0 The prices might be cheap but the games are all of a high standard and are fairly recent models.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>
Some of the games at NickelRama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More of the games at NickelRama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More of the games at NickelRama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More of the games at NickelRama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More of the games at NickelRama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, the number and selection of pinballs is not up to the high standard set at the original branch.\u00a0 While NickelRama #1 had a dozen of the very latest pinballs including all three of the Jersey Jack Pinball machines, this branch only has a single row of six – all slightly older Stern Pro-level titles.\u00a0 It had the feel that this is where games move to after making their debut at NickelRama #1.<\/p>\n

That’s not to say they aren’t all decent titles and didn’t all play well, because they are and they did.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The six pinballs at NickelRama #2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The games are:<\/p>\n