{"id":8041,"date":"2016-01-28T16:28:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T16:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=8041"},"modified":"2017-08-31T17:08:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:08:04","slug":"arcade-expo-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2016\/01\/28\/arcade-expo-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCADE EXPO 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twelve months ago the very first Arcade Expo was held at the new Museum of Pinball in Banning, near Palm Springs in California. One year later, we’re at Arcade Expo 2.0 to experience it for ourselves and bring you all the details.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
This way to Arcade Expo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Museum of Pinball is housed in a dedicated building on the outskirts of the city of Banning, which is around 90 minutes’ drive east from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Museum of Pinball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s fair to say it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Not quite the kind of place where the tumbleweed is your only companion, but…<\/p>\n

\"One<\/a>
One of the neighbours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But that relative remoteness means there plenty of space available, and with a collection the size of John Weeks’, space is a definite requirement.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The front of the building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The regular entrance to the Museum is at the front of the property, but for Arcade Expo, ticket collection and registration payment took place at the back.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The registration desks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The show opened officially at 2pm on Friday 15th January, but we got in early to check out the collection. The games are split into two. On one side of the building are all the video games, and there are lots of these.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>
Some of the games in the Museum’s collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Classic<\/a>
Classic upright videos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An<\/a>
An overview of the video collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A number of vendor stands were set up around the perimeter, selling home consoles, cartridges, manuals, and assorted collectables.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A few of the vendors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Remember,<\/a>
Remember, a Pac-Man is not just for Christmas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The other, larger part of the building houses the pinball collection. And what a collection it is.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The pinball collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two huge long rows of back-to-back machines run the length of the building, while on the left sit more rows of electromechanical games.<\/p>\n

\"Row<\/a>
Row upon row of EM machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Machines<\/a>
Machines being repaired before the official opening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the opposite side of the room to the EM rows were the two It Never Drains In Southern California (INDISC) tournaments – one for modern games, and one for the classics.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The tournament machines on the far side of the room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Qualifying<\/a>
Qualifying in the the INDISC modern tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the modern tournament machines were fitted with overhead cameras and large LCD displays for spectators. For those not able to attend, video of the games will be streamed.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The video streaming equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an adjacent area, qualifying for the Classics Tournament was underway.<\/p>\n

\"Early<\/a>
Early qualifiers in the Classics Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Qualifying<\/a>
Qualifying in the Classics Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In both the Modern and Classics Tournaments, the queues for each machine were managed by the Drains Tournament Manager software.<\/p>\n

\"Who<\/a>
Who is playing when<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the show didn’t open until 2pm, early qualifying for the tournaments was allowed for those who pre-registered. Once 2pm arrived, qualifying was open to everyone.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The show is now open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Visitors<\/a>
Visitors were encouraged to sign the wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arcade Expo is sufficiently large that even more space was needed for vendors, so they were accommodated outside and in a large tent.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>
Some of the food vendors outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Today's<\/a>
Today’s menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Craft<\/a>
Craft beers were available too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The vendor tent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marco Specialties had a large stand selling parts and featuring a selection of the newest Stern Pinball machines.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Marco Specialties stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The machines had headphones fitted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Micro from High Class Pinballs also had space in the tent, as did Nifty LED.<\/p>\n

\"High<\/a>
High Class Pinballs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nifty<\/a>
Nifty LED were alongside High Class Pinballs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The far end of the tent housed a selection of pinballs destined for the weekend’s auction.<\/p>\n

\"Auction<\/a>
Auction games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saturday at Arcade Expo began at 10am, by which time a queue of eager visitors waited for the doors to open.<\/p>\n

\"Saturday's<\/a>
Saturday’s opening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It wasn’t long before many of the pinballs were occupied, although if you didn’t mind which game, you’d always be able to find something to play.<\/p>\n

\"Saturday<\/a>
Saturday morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Starting<\/a>
Starting to get busy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was too busy on Friday to see the games or the decoration properly, but at the back of the pinball hall is an ‘adult’s only’ room, featuring games with a more grown-up theme or content such as Sexy Girl<\/em> or The Sopranos<\/em>. Also, since the room was lit by UV lamps, games with UV-reactive features were included. These were Big Bang Bar<\/em> and Roller Derby<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The adult room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"UV-reactive<\/a>
UV-reactive wall decorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s a full list of the 487 free play pinballs set up in the main building at Arcade Expo 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Main Hall<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 Queens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 Square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A.G. Soccer-Ball*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abra Ca Dabra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AC\/DC Let There Be Rock LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Addams Family, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Air Aces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Airborne*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aladdin’s Castle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Algar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alien Poker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aloha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alpine Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Al’s Garage Band Goes on a World Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amigo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andromeda*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aquarius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asteroid Annie & the Aliens*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Astro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlantis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atleta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attack from Mars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attila the Hun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin Powers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avengers Hulk LE, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avengers LE, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aztec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Back to the Future<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bad Cats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank-A-Ball*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Banzai Run*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barracora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baseball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batman (DE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Batman Dark Knight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beat the Clock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Bang Bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Brave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Casino4Flipper Fair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Guns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Show<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Hole*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Knight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Knight 2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Pyramid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black Rose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackjack*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackwater 100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Note<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BMX*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bon Voyage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bounty Hunter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bow and Arrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowling Queen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowl-O<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breakshot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bride of Pinbot, The Machine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bronco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buccaneer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckaroo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bugs Bunny’s Birthday Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butterfly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cactus Canyon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cactus Jack’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camelot*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capersville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capt. Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain Hook*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Card Whiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Card Whiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catacomb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centaur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centigrade 37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Challenger*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Champ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlie’s Angels*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Checkpoint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Circus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cirqus Voltaire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
City Slicker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleopatra (EM)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleopatra (SS)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (EM)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (SS)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Congo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corvette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cosmic Gunfight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cosmic Princess<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cosmos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cosmos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cover Girl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cow Poke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cross Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cybernaut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyclopes*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daffie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dale Jr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dealers Choice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delta Queen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demolition Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devil Riders*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devil Riders*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devil’s Dare*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamond Jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimension<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dipsy Doodle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dixieland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dogies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dolly Parton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Domino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doodle Bug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dracula (Stern)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dracula, Bram Stoker’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dragon*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drop-A-Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dungeons and Dragons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duotron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Earthshaker!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eclipse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egg Head<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eight Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eight Ball Deluxe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eight Ball Deluxe*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Dorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Toro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elektra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elvis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Embryon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evel Knievel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evel Knievel*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Excalibur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Expressway*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extra Inning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eye of the Tiger*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F-14 Tomcat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fan-Tas-Tic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Far Out*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farfalla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fathom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire Mountain*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fireball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fireball II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fireball II*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firecracker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firepower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firepower II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish Tales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flash Gordon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flicker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flight 2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flintstones, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip a Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Flop!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flipper Clown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flipper Cowboy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flipper Football<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flipper Pool*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flying Carpet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Four Million B.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free Fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freedom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freedom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freefall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frontier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fun Land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funhouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Future Spa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galahad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galaxy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Show, The Bally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gay 90s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gold Wings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden Arrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden Cue, Kelly Packard’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gorgar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Lizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Slam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gridiron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gridiron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guns N’ Roses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hang Glider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hardbody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harlem Globetrotters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harley Davidson (Stern)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harley-Davidson (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haunted House*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hercules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Roller Casino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Speed 2: The Getaway*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High-Speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hi-Lo Ace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hi-Score Pool*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hit the Deck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hokus Pokus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoo, Bally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hot Doggin’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hot Wheels*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurdy Gurdy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurricane*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ice Fever<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indiana Jones (Stern)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indiana Jones (WMS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iron Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackbot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackpot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacks Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jet Spin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jive Time*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny Mnemonic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joker Poker*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jokerz!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jolly Park*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joust*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Joust* (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judge Dredd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jumping Jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Jungle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jungle King<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jungle Lord<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jungle Queen*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Junkyard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jurassic Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kick Off!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
King Cool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
King of Diamonds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
King Tut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiss (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Klondike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Knockout*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lady Luck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laser Cue*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laser War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last Action Hero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lectronamo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lightning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Joe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Locomotion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lord of the Rings, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lost World<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lost World*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucky Seven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magic Castle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magnotron*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Majorettes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mariner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mars Trek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mars Trek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Masquerade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mata Hari<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mata Hari*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medieval Madness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medusa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Lane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Metallica LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meteor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mibs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mini Cycle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mini Zag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday Night Football<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monopoly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monster Bash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monte Carlo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr & Mrs Pac-Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mustang LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mystic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBA Fastbreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NASCAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neptune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Night Rider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nine Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nip-It<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitro Ground Shaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Fear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Good Gofers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nugent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odds & Evens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olympics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On Beam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Op-Pop-Pop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbitor 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outer Space<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paradise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paragon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phantom of the Opera*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharaoh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinball Champ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinball Magic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinbot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pink Panther*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pirates of the Caribbean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pistol Poker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pit Stop*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Play Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Play Mates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playboy (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Police Force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pool Sharks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popeye Saves the Earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pop-Up*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Play, Bobby Orr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pro Pool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pyramid*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quicksilver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race-way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radical!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rawhide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Revenge from Mars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ripley’s Believe it or Not!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riverboat Gambler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ro Go<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Road Race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roadshow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robocop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robo-War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Makers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rocket II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rocky & Bullwinkle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rocky*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roller Coaster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roller Disco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rollergames<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rolling Stones (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rolling Stones, The (Stern)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Royal Guard*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Safe Cracker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scared Stiff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scorpion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scuba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sea Ray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secret Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sexy Girl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shadow, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaq Attaq*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharp Shooter II*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharpshooter*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Show Boat*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silverball Mania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simpsons Pinball Party, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sinbad*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Six Million Dollar Man, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skylab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sky-Line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skyrocket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slap Stick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sleic Pin-Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solar Fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solar Ride*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solids & Stripes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sopranos, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sorcerer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Invaders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Odyssey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Shuttle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish Eyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Speak Easy (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Speakeasy (Playmatic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spectrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spider-Man Black LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spin-A-Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spin-Out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spirit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Split Second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spring Break*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stampede<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Gazer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star God<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Light<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Trek (Bally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Trek (DE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Trek (Stern) LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Wars (DE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Wars Episode 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stargate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stellar Wars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stingray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stock Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Straight Flush*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strange Science*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strange World<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strike Zone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Striker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Super Soccer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Super Straight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Super-Flite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Superman*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supersonic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sure Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surfer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surfers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweet Hearts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swords of Fury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tag-Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tales from the Crypt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tales of the Arabian Nights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target Alpha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taxi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terminator 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Simpsons*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theatre of Magic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thoro-Bred*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time 2000*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Fantasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Line*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Machine* (Zac)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Tunnel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Warp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Title Fight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toledo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy, The Who’s*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touchdown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trail Drive*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transformers Split LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tron LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tropic Fun*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twilight Zone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TX-Sector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vampire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Varkon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Verne’s World<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vulcan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warlock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wheel of Fortune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whirlwind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitewater<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who Dunnit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wild Card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wild Life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winner*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wizard!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Cup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Cup Soccer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Poker Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyld Fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xenon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
X-Men Magneto LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
X’s & O’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zip-A-Do<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*indicates machine was not working or not powered up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In addition, a Premier Strikes and Spares<\/em> was in the cocktail bar, while the Kids’ Room had a Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World<\/em> (not working) and there was a Baby Pac-Man<\/em> in the video hall.<\/p>\n

In the tent, Marco Specialties had six of the latest Stern pinballs on free play, making a grand total of 496 pinballs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Tent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
Game of Thrones Pro
\nGame of Thrones LE
\nKiss LE<\/td>\n		Walking Dead, The LE
\nWhoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons
\nWWE Wrestlemania LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

The tournament area had twelve machines for the Modern Tournament and seven for the Classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Modern Tournament<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Demolition Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doctor Who<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Godzilla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Lizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Speed 2: The Getaway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoops<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Laser War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torpedo Alley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walking Dead, The<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waterworld<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Classic Tournament<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
Cleopatra
\nDragonfist
\nFlash Gordon
\nHokus Pokus<\/td>\n		Jacks Open
\nRock
\nSkateball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Finally, Project Pinball has two machines on their stand which were used for high score tournaments.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Project Pinball stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those, at least, were the machines within the Arcade Expo compound. Those who were taking advantage of the camping facilities available had a few more to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\"Outdoor<\/a>
Outdoor pinball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More pinball al fresco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"It's<\/a>
It’s not just pinball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The view from the campground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There had been a couple of seminars scheduled for Friday, but they were either lightly attended or didn’t happen. However, at midday on Saturday there was a popular seminar with Keith and Randy Elwin where they talked about and demonstrated their Archer<\/em> custom pinball.<\/p>\n

\"Keith<\/a>
Keith and Randy with Archer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The packed seminar room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game is a work-in-progress with no artwork and only partial rules, but it was fully playable.<\/p>\n

\"Archer<\/a>
Archer pinball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After answering questions about the game, Keith and Randy invited audience members to play it for themselves. Here’s a video of the gameplay, and we also have an audio recording of the seminar below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n