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Some of the most popular pinball machines ever have been the ‘Playboy’ machines. There is a certain aura about a ‘Playboy’ machine that draws players in. Hugh Hefner himself is a huge pinball fan and has always collected machines. Over the years there have been 3 ‘Playboy’ machines made by Bally (1978), Data East (1989), and Stern (2002).
The 1989 machine made by Data East was the ‘Playboy 35th Anniversary Edition’. The machine features a very cool playfield (pictured below) with nice sounds to compliment. This 1989 machine is such a …
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Some of the coolest pinball machines and games are the ‘Star Wars’ ones. ’Star Wars’ collectibles are a huge sub culture in the society, and is comprised of some of the most dedicated fans of anything out there. Some of the coolest arcade machines to come out have been from the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, and they are the ultimate collectible for any die hard fan, and any real collector would treasure a full sized ‘Star Wars’ pinball machine. The machines feature some of the best artwork and displays, and always …
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Tabletop arcades are fun little mini arcades that make it easy to play a quick game. They are scaled down miniature versions of famous arcade classics, like the Frogger tabletop pictured. They come in all different sizes, from small plastic replicas, to actual arcade machines that are scaled down to fit on a table, but still play like the original arcade version (pictured below in Pac-Man).
Tabletop systems originally came out in the 80′s, and if you are a collector then you can still finds some originals in online auctions. Some are very …
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Cocktail tables are popular for their unique classic styling and their size. The easiest way to have a full arcade in a relatively small cabinet is the Multicade cocktail tables, with tons of titles all programed into one machine.
Cocktail tables have become more poplar in households because they can be placed in pretty much any room, and are not cumbersome or obstructive, so you could easily put one in an apartment. Basically you are putting a piece of table furniture in your house, but not just any table, its a table …
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Here is an amazing machine made by Williams back in 1993, based of the 1992 film ‘Bram Stokers Dracula’. This machine innovated alot of really cool features that most pinball machines didn’t have. It featured a blood red DMD display, while most machines had a orange one. Also, there was a multi-multi-ball feature which allowed for a triple multiplier, and lots of multi-ball variations. The coolest of the features was the mist ball multiplier, in which a magnet drug a ball around and you are required to knocked it loose …
