![]() "We are a not-for-profit and we are all volunteers. said.Īlso, the Arnolds like to give back to the community by trying to help people in need in Southern Nevada. And these machines were only meant to last five years or so and we have saved about a thousand of them and we are working on getting them going," Arnold. We create workarounds as there are no parts. "It's constant work to keep the machines going. We've got old shooting games and odd arcade games, including games from the Jersey Shore," Arnold said.Īnd the work to keep all the bells and lights going? Arnold says it's him and a staff of volunteers to thank. "We have the original Pac-Man game, the original Galaxia. "The most popular machines are always the newest ones and right now that's the 'Mandalorian' pinball machine but we have classic games from every era with some of the best and some of the worst," Arnold said.Īll pinball machines remain a quarter and gamers can even find more options on the floor. We currently have 350 machines and eventually hope to get up to 700," Arnold said.Ĭurrently, the hall of fame has just about everything from your arcade days ranging from a 1933 jigsaw puzzle to a new machine based on one of the newest members of the new Star Wars galaxy. So, here I am with more pinball machines. "I started in gumball machines in 1969 and got my first pinball machine in high school and it all grew from there. ![]() You're going to see a lot more games as we have a lot more going on than before.," Arnold said.Īrnold has come a long way from buying his first machine in high school where everything just kind of took off. It's more spacious and really a nice place. "It's three times the size of our old place on Tropicana. The Pinball Hall of Fame has recently moved to its new $10 million digs across from the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign on Las Vegas Boulevard. We strictly have games of skill going back to the 1930s," Arnold said. Something you can use strategy and skill to obtain a goal. "My definition of a game is something you can approve at. The Pinball Hall of Fame is not a stop on the Big Bus Tours of the world but it has been a local favorite now for nearly 15 years.Īnd like several things in town, the hall of fame has upgraded itself but the main attraction remains and that's the games of skill. So, no matter what you grew up on it's here," Arnold said. We literally have everything with games going back to the 30s. Owner Tim Arnold is the man behind the concept who helps brings all of the machines to life. In a city of entertainment, the Pinball Hall of Fame stands alone when it comes to bringing you back to a simpler time of entertainment. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - All it takes is one look around when inside the Pinball Hall of Fame and you know the place is one-of-a-kind in Las Vegas.
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