When in Vegas, you can drop all your cash into slot machines. Or you can take a trip back in time at a retro arcade and museum, the Pinball Hall of Fame.
It may not look like much from the outside, but on the inside the Pinball Hall of Fame houses and displays more than 200 games, the world's largest pinball collection.
This retro arcade provides hours of fun at a very low cost.
This 10,000 square-foot facility features pinball, classic arcade games and novelty machines that are fun for the whole family. Cost to play the games ranges from 25 cents to 50 cents per play. You won't mind being parted with your money as the old familiar clings, clangs beeps and flipper sounds transport you back in time.
Games at the Pinball Hall of Fame have all been restored to like-new playing condition.
All the games belong to Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club member Tim Arnold. A veteran arcade operator, Arnold moved to Las Vegas from Michigan, where he ran Pinball Pete's in Lansing (and later in Ann Arbor). Now he runs the non-profit Pinball Hall of Fame retro arcade.
The games range from 1950s through 1990s pinball machines.
It's wall to wall fun at this retro arcade. There's the games you grew up on as well as games only pinheads have heard of. The place brings a smile to the faces of video game enthusiasts, young and old.
You can see a full list of games at the Pinball Hall of Fame on the retro arcade's website.
Some of these retro games are extremely rare.
The Pinball Circus at the Pinball Hall of Fame, above, is one of only two prototypes ever made in 1993. Check it out in this video below:
Along with the pinball games, there are also several retro arcade games and other novelty machines.
Q*bert circa 1983! Super Mario Bros. circa 1985! This place is a gamer's paradise.
No retro arcade is complete without a crazy clown.
The video below provides a tour of the Pinball Hall of Fame (just be sure to ignore the narrator's pronunciation of Nevada):
By the way, since the Pinball Hall of Fame is a non-profit, excess revenues go to non-denominational charities.
You can have fun and support charities in Nevada. It's a win-win!
This awesome retro arcade is located at 1610 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada. Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday. The cost of admission is free, but don't forget to bring cash for the games. A change machine is located on site.
So come on down to the Pinball Hall of Fame and get the ball rolling!
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