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| - Just moved to Vegas from Michigan, home of Pinball Pete's, which I believe was also started by the same man who opened this place, so my expectations were high. I was not disappointed.
If you're looking for pinball, I can't imagine a better place to go. They have a wide assortment of pinball from every decade. All of the most popular games from my generation are there. Addams Family. Twilight Zone. Theatre of Magic. Attack From Mars. Star Trek: TNG. Many of them have new colored displays, which is really cool. If you're a hardcore pinball fan, most of the games you're probably looking to play are there.
Nearly all of the machines were up and running and in working order. You're not going to play a game there and be irritated because the lights are out, the flippers don't work, or the balls keep getting stuck. The playfields are in top condition.
They also have plenty of the newest Stern games to play, mostly either music themed (KISS, AC/DC, Metallica) or movie themed (Ghostbusters, Iron Man, Avatar). Prices range from $1 per play for the 2010's machines, .75 cents for the 2000's, 50 cents for the 80's and 90's, and so on. Discounts if you purchase 3 games. Plenty of change machines.
There are also a few arcade games, including a MAME type arcade with a hundred or so classics. The cabinets are older, but are in working order. Most of the games are from the 70's and 80's. There is also a air hockey game and a air bowling game. But it's 85-90% pinball here. No big cabinet machines, and no multi cabinet racing games or anything like that. No redemption games.
It's smaller than it looks like in the pictures and what I expected. The aisles between the machines are pretty tight. If it's busy, there will not be a lot of room to maneuver around. If you have kids who like to run around and if you like moving from machine to machine, you might want to go when it's not as busy. If you are with a large group of people, same deal. You won't be able to crowd around one machine and watch your friends play.
The biggest aisle was the aisle with the vintage machines pre-1980's, which nobody was playing when I was there. Personally, I think there are too many of them. The space could be better put to use. I understand that this is also like a museum, but my impression was that people weren't taking pictures or appreciating it as a museum, they just wanted to play pinball-and the newer games were more of a draw.
There isn't a concession stand-only a couple of vending machines and a popcorn machine. If you work up an appetite, you're out of luck. I don't recall seeing any tables to sit at, either. Want to take a break? You're out of luck. This place is really more for the hardcore pinball fan and not so much a casual place to throw a party for a large group of kids or people. It's not Chuck E Cheese. There are plenty of arcades in Vegas that would be more appropriate for that sort of gathering.
If you don't have a car and you're a tourist, you'll need to take a taxi. It's not walkable. It's a couple of miles east of MGM Grand. It's a good distance from northern resorts like Wynn and Venetian.
The only machine they didn't have that I wished they did was The Who's Tommy from 1994. It's my favorite, and if this is a true museum, you have to have the Pinball Wizard. Maybe in the future.
It's not perfect, but it's close, and I've never been to a place with more machines in one spot. If you're in Vegas and you're looking for a good time for a reasonable price, you love pinball, and especially if you're lacking working pinball machines in your area, it's a must stop.
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