Yeah im working on it.

look i get it i am an armature but i am learning. I am also raising the funds to buy a decent machine. First one im aiming for is a monopoly pinball.

"alright you mothers" - john of john's arcade

Yeah this was clearly before "HEY GUYYYYS!!!! WE. ARE. IN. THE. BASEMENT!"

replying to a quiet topic i know but i too am interested in the mysterious coin door mystery.

John, I feel dirty.  I have to get this off my chest.

I know you didn't make a video on Sunday because of Mothers Day and that is totally understandable!
I know MY wife would have murdered me if I was playing with my arcades and making videos on Mothers Day... So I get it - I really do.

Despite this - I have to confess I have been watching some OTHER guy on some OTHER YouTube Channel building an arcade cabinet!
I am really sorry!  I SWEAR he means nothing to me!  I would never Subscribe or anything like that!  It was just this one time and it will never happen again! 
I promise! 
I am sorry John!  Please forgive me!

{high fives}

hey shipwreck did you buy it and find out more about it? I love hearing about arcade games ive never seen or heard of before!

I don't own a tapper. though those are kind of neat. hey if your not already a tip would be to put these up for sale on etsy. there fees are better than ebay.

how many people do you think you are going to have show up?
games are usually 4 player so you need 1 pinball machine for every 4 people at a minimum.

After you have that. go read up the IFPA rules and guidelines. They have a pretty good rule set that you can follow and if done correctly will allow you to report the standings to their website.

I'm guessing not more than 20 people at a maximum. but where this is something that doesnt occur around here and has never occured here i cannot really say for sure. Also not sure what the IFPA is exactly.

I am very close to being able to start my own pinball tournament locally. I'm not far off from buying my pinball machine and I was curious if anyone had any tips for running a pinball tournament as ive never hosted or been to one before.

Any and all help appreciated. I'm thinking highest score wins. One full game as in 3 + if you score extra ball.

Prizes for first second and third place with an entry fee of a undetermined amount.

I talked with the local chamber of commerce today and got there permission only thing I need now is a pinball machine and an idea of how to run a tournament. Thanks guys.

Oh hey I remember you. Congrats on getting the store up and running.

So I've been gone for a while. Long story made short is I'm back and my new years resolution is to buy and restore a machine, any machine this year. So if anyone has a beat on something in the price range of about 100 bucks that'd be a good start.

This is doable! Keep looking. You will find it.

Welcome back!

Thanks, and I eat plenty of pizza I want a arcade machine though .

I am hunting for a project machine. If you've got something you just want to be rid of at a price I can afford then shoot me a message. I'm live in Iowa.

So I've been gone for a while. Long story made short is I'm back and my new years resolution is to buy and restore a machine, any machine this year. So if anyone has a beat on something in the price range of about 100 bucks that'd be a good start.

Ya well its obvious you know what your doing. Keep us up to date on your restore.

Dang, Ive been subbed for a really long time then. I remember being subbed when It was under 8k

that looked like a pain in the butt to restore.