5/28/2023 0 Comments Pinball wizard nh![]() ![]() The Rudy head on their Funhouse was broken, but the game seemed to be playable anyway. The one I found at Funspot that was operating but really not playable was their Xenon, because of an extremely sticky left flipper (the left flipper on their Gorgar was sticking a little too, but it wasn't as big a problem). The pinballs are not all in the greatest of shape, and a few were out of order, but they're clearly maintaining them it's nothing like the tragic situation at Canobie Lake, where most of the pinball machines are unplayably broken. All of the classic videogames and all of the pinballs are set one token a play, with tokens costing about a quarter (less in huge quantities). They've got a wall of mostly 80s and 70s solid-state tables (and some earlier electromechanical machines) in the ACAM room, and a few later machines downstairs. But Funspot's not bad, especially for fans of older solid-state pinball. Funspot is not the best place in New England or even NH to go for pinball (that would be Pinball Wizard Arcade in Pelham, much closer to home, which I have still not visited). Also one game on an original Star Castle, and the thing I didn't remember is that it has surprisingly loud, booming audio. ![]() But there's nothing quite like a real coin-op Tempest (emulations can't replicate the physical experience of using that cabinet knob), and I did play a few rounds on that. Honestly, I was never much of a coin-op player back in the day I played home console and Atari personal computer games, and the more difficult quarter-eating ones rarely held my attention. They're grouped by manufacturer, with a whole row of nothing but Atari vector machines. The prize of the place is the American Classic Arcade Museum, a collection of old machines on the second floor. I don't know if this is true or not, but if you like classic videogames from the 70s and 80s and want to play a real cabinet, this is definitely the place to go. We went up yesterday, and had to fight terrible summer weekend traffic, but we had a great time once we got there.įunspot near Weirs Beach in Laconia, NH bills itself as "the largest arcade in the world". As a birthday present Sam gave me a gift card for tokens at Funspot. ![]()
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