I just went to a pinball museum here, in the Bay Area...
$15 unlimited play, 100+ pinball machines!! From old to new....
$15 unlimited play, 100+ pinball machines!! From old to new....
Had one in the basement. Threw it out 5 years ago.
When I was at College, there was a games room with a small bowling alley in the same building as the cafeterial. I commuted in from another city and would have long spells between classes. I played ton's of pinball and got good enough to be able to beat a couple of the machines.
There was this Aliens game that financed my coffee and cigarettes. I'd start off with a quarter and turn it into 20 free games that I'd sell for a couple of bucks. I'd work to getting an extra ball right off the bat and then work on loading up the machine. There was one combo shot that would pay off with 5 free games. Cha-Ching$$$$