When I was a kid, my dad and I used to play the Harlem Globetrotters pinball machine at the local rec center. My dad died when I was 10, but playing that with him is one of my most precious memories. I posted recently to a local coin-op collectors group and asked if anyone had one or knew of one locally. I got a bite and it looks like I will be getting one!!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am! I have to get rid of a few things in my gameroom to make room for it (and pay for it), but it will be worth it.

Details and pics to follow……

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How sad is it that in this Wired article I knew what arcade game this art came from:

Highlight this to see the answer:

I’m an arcade geek, no doubt about it.

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Take a look at some really cool pictures of arcades from the 80s. “Most of these pictures were taken from projected slides – rescued from the dumpster.” Very cool. Notice the sign in some of the pictures? I have a sign just like that hanging in *my* gameroom. Cool.

Geek tags: geek, arcade, video+games, 80s, retro, games, flickr