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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: ChadTower on June 23, 2005, 12:23:24 pm
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Look here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6188444702&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1).
How big, approximately, is this? Is this as big as, say, an early 80s Bally (e.g. Laser Cue)? If this goes cheaply, I'm thinking of picking it up for my kids.
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Looks to be about standard size?
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Those non-commercial pins are about halfway between toys and real pins. Smaller than real pins, and not built to last as long.
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I would just get a real EM Machine. Their older, but are cheaper and sometimes more fun. Bells are better than electronic sound.
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For the price it went for, you can probably find a real machine. Scour your local classifieds....
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Yeah, didn't buy it because the price went too high.
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What is nice about these home pins is that they usually take up only about 3/4 of the space of a real pin. But they don't have any play depth. I had one as a kid, and it had two bumpers and a few targets, and all they did is score; there were absolutely no other rules other than to hit the targets.
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I was going to buy it for a 6 year old and a 3 year old... depth isn't their preference right now.
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For the price it went for, you can probably find a real machine. Scour your local classifieds....
Chad already owns at least a couple real pins (that I know of). I think this one was just for novelty factor, and as he pointes out, for the kids.
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Well, one of those home pins might be just the ticket, then.
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I would just go for a full size em. you can find them on ebay for as low as $150
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I have four pins right now. I specifically wanted a small, unobtrusive pin that was simple.
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I have four pins right now.
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Also look for "Bally Fireball" on eBay. Sears sold a home model in the early 80's
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I've seen that wall mounted machine... the walls in my kids' rooms are slanted, it's finished attic space. Plus, wtf, pinball via remote control? Talk about lazy!