TPWA also has a huge back room with more tables set up -some working,some not - but she has a lot of games back there.The goal is to eventually open it up for more games to be played. In fact,one of the things that I discovered during the course of the interview is that she holds the world's record on Cirqus Voltaire! That is a very difficult pinball table (for me,at least) - and getting the opportunity to watch her play a game was awesome! It really is a beautiful table. Sarah and her staff really helped our cast out for our video shoot - turning on some overhead lights,getting on top of the air hockey table for a better shot of the overall arcade,and her interview with me was great! On a personal note - the fact that TPWA has my three favorite tables that aren't yet (hint,hint) in TPA really puts them over the top,IMO. Note: I tried posting them all here - I didn't know I could only post 4 images. Here are some links to pics of tables I got to play: You can easily tell the difference between the flippers from a Bally/WMS table vs. If you get the chance to see it in person,you'll see what I mean.
I got my tokens back,and Sarah had it fixed and running again within ten minutes. As an example,my first trip there,the Indy WMS table malfunctioned while I was playing it. I'm making it a point to try pins that I haven't played before - and my goal is eventually to play every table at TPWA. Now,most of these machines are well over 15 years old-so there were a few not working.(TPWA has a proto WOZ that isn't working properly - that was my biggest disappointment)But overall,still an A+ in my book. I can't begin to tell you how long it's been since I've seen so many machines in good working order. (This became more appreant to me over the course of the weekend,but more on that later) I pointed out that - to me,anyways.while I love the quantity of the selection of games there - that it is really the quality condition of TPWA that really stands out. She is very passionate about pinball,and also her arcade - I could tell how proud she was of TPWA during her interview.
The tables there are from her personal collection,which is incredible in and of itself. John is a "pinball wizard" - and the owner of the PWA. Anyways, my crew & I arrived there Saturday morning and we got some playtime in before we started filming my segment. To have a place like PWA within two hours driving distance of home is just incredible. I can't say enough good things about The Pinball Wizard Arcade. The following is my story of how events unfolded. While my wife & I had a great time during our mini vacation,the gaming & pinball portion of it was somewhat of an eye opener to me. Well,not only was I able to do that,but my wife and I spent the weekend in the lovely Lakes Region of New Hampshire - which also happens to have one of the biggest arcades on the planet - the legendary Funspot. (Sci-Fi Journal,if you'd like to know more.) I went that day on the chance that my scheduled trip up there the following weekend to shoot a segment for my cable access show. The good reputation that it has as an excellent place to play pinball is well deserved.
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.
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