In a lot of ways, I said goodbye to a big part of my gaming history tonight. I went that day on the chance that my scheduled trip up there the. The good reputation that it has as an excellent place to play pinball is well deserved. For that, I'm glad to have been a long-time patron of her arcade, and I personally wished her the best in her future endeavors. As some of you who have been reading my posts know,I got the chance to visit for the first time The Pinball Wizard Arcade over in Pelham,NH. The woman who ran the arcade, Sarah, is very highly regarded in the pinball community she will continue her business repairing and restoring arcade machines, not just for the money, but for her passion for the medium. From what I read online, the landlord had increased the rent sharply on the location. I would have never been able to try Cave Raider or Mappy anywhere else I can think of (perhaps Funspot, but their machines aren't in great condition as a whole). Every couple of weeks, I'd come in, buy $5 worth of tokens and spend an hour there. It was always fun to see new games come in, old games depart (I'll miss you, PIU), and passed-over games become new favorites. I tried to bring my best friends there at least once I even got to bring a friend's guest from Sweden there.
It opened when I was in the middle of high school, so I went there a couple of times with friends, mainly when I wasn't working at my part-time job. And of course there were many younger players, such as myself, and a lot of parents bringing their kids to the local arcade one final time.įor me, Pinball Wizard carries a lot of memories. There were many, many older pinball players in attendance tonight, many of whom had driven hours to play some of these machines for the last time.
Though I was born fairly late to enjoy pinball at its peak, I could still see that the community was still there. There were common machines rare ones odd ones such as the Hercules machine by Atari, or the Baby Pac-Man hybrid machine and even several newer machines, such as the Wizard of Oz machine by Jersey Jack. I recommend it as a rainy day activity or even a fun date. It's not overly crowded and the price is fair as well. There were dozens and dozens of pinball machines all lined up in a row, all playable and in great condition. This arcade is awesome for adult fun The selection of games is all over the place and they have tons of different pinball machines. Pinball Wizard in Pelham, NH was a pinball mecca.
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