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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: HOW on December 04, 2009, 08:23:16 PM
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Hi there All,
I just wanted to know the situation re. tables on location in both Sydney and Melbourne?
I'm an early-40's Pom currently residing in Christchurch - loved my pinball in the 80's and early 90's - but it died off a bit in the UK.
Was getting my fix via Visual Pinball/PinMAME (is this blasphemous?! ::)) until I arrived in Chch where they still have some REAL tables #*#. In fact I've found some new Sterns (FG - Coooool, New Batman, Spiderman, New IJ (yuk), etc). But also a TZ, old Bally Space Invaders, Flintstones and Dr Who tables that are publicly playable ^^^
I'm off across the ditch visiting both Sydney and Mebourne in 2010 - and wondered what the situation is there? I understand you have Timezones? - Do they have new Sterns? Are there any classic 90's tables available to play on location? I'd love session on The Getaway :)
Look forward to any suggestions, advice, etc.
Many thanks in advance
Andy
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Giday Andy, %)%
There are only a handful of the 'Timezone' type places now, unfortunately with very little or no pins.
BUT Melbourne is the Pinball capital of Australia. We've got some of the best dealers with quite a large stock of pins on site, ready to play (free yay!).
MarkC (PinballSpareParts) is in Bayswater (about 50min) from CBD and Bumper Action in CBD (one of the best looking showrooms ever! - they also hold weekly Friday night pizza / drinks nights). There is also Zax amusements (not far from Bumper) and BCW in Campbellfield (about 25min from CBD). Between them all is a huge amount of new (MarkC should have NIB Sterns in the showroom) and used pins...
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Bumper amusements in melbourne have a pretty sweet set-up as well.
http://www.bumper.com.au/ (http://www.bumper.com.au/)
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Bumper have a very nice showroom. Drop into Child's Amusements in Bayswater - lots of pins to play.
BTW - %)% to Aussie Pinball !
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Mate,...... I might be able to help you there ^^^ Yes i am in CHCH #*#
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Hi Andy & %)%,
I played a 1980's Space Invaders pinball in a burger bar in Manchester st (CBD) last month, they had a twilight zone & flinestones as well. There's a pinball shop at 634 Ferry Rd in Woolston as well.
For the best collection of late model pins in the south island, you must check out mike's (pinmadd) collection he has sweet collection of pins, top bloke as well. #*#
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Matthew
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Hi there ALL - and thanks for the great welcome.
So no CBD pinballs in Sydney or Melbourne????
That's a bit disappointing....
But to discover a Getaway right here in Chch.... :D - It looks MINT too Pinmadd/Mike $#$
On the Oz front I seem to remember an arcade in a shopping mall in Sydney....Galaxy (?)...Do they have any pins?
And I vaguely remember reading of a place in Melbourne with multiple tables that had an unfortunate fire (?)...di that ever reopen?
Pinmadd/Mike - any other people our side of the ditch on here?
Also - a general Australasian question - anyone managed to get a copy of the 'Pinball 101' DVD this side of the world? !@#
If so - who did you order through?
Thanks, Andy
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Thanks Leon ^^^ Anytime you are back this way we will make a day of it &&
Andy,there are a few kiwi's on this forum,Pintech/Iain who is in CHCH and sounds like you have found some of his pin's out in the wild,there are more,happy hunting &&
Hamish1 & Clark are in Auckland,can't think of any others at mo,
There is a NZ meet in march up in Auckland if you want to meet some top guy's and play some pin's and classic arcade games ^^^
Will pm you my phone number if you are keen for a game or 2 $&&
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Hi Andy,
Here is a list of pins in Melbourne CBD:
Kingpin (Melbourne Central) - Star Wars Episode 1
All Nations Backpackers (Laundry), Flinders Street (near corner of Spencer St) - Demolition Man
The Lounge - Swanston Street (upstairs) - Scared Stiff
Strike Bowling Bar (Swanston Street) - Star Trek: The Next Generation
Crown Casino Bar - Monster Bash
Las Vegas Poker Room - World Poker Tour
Crown Casino - Strike Bowling Bar - The Simpsons Pinball Party, Family Guy, Pirates Of The Caribbean
Cheers,
Matthew
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Hi Andy,
Here is a list of pins in Melbourne CBD:
Kingpin (Melbourne Central) - Star Wars Episode 1
All Nations Backpackers (Laundry), Flinders Street (near corner of Spencer St) - Demolition Man
The Lounge - Swanston Street (upstairs) - Scared Stiff
Strike Bowling Bar (Swanston Street) - Star Trek: The Next Generation
Crown Casino Bar - Monster Bash
Las Vegas Poker Room - World Poker Tour
Crown Casino - Strike Bowling Bar - The Simpsons Pinball Party, Family Guy, Pirates Of The Caribbean
Cheers,
Matthew
Kind of sad, ins't it? !!!
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Not quite Sydney CBD but there are usually three pins at Bill and Tony's cafe on Stanley St East Sydney (near Kings Cross). Last time I was there they had a TOTAN and Scared Stiff don't remember the third.
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Not quite Sydney CBD but there are usually three pins at Bill and Tony's cafe on Stanley St East Sydney (near Kings Cross). Last time I was there they had a TOTAN and Scared Stiff don't remember the third.
That is good to hear,
When I worked in the Sydney CBD used to go down to Bill and Tony's every couple of weeks.....haven't worked up there for over 10 years but they had the pins there back then also....and one of them was Scared Stiff
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Hey Tony, yeah it's a good way to kill time while you wait for lunch. Surprising how many suit wearers play the games in there.
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Ive always wanted to open a small invite only pinball club in a shopfront.... one day maybe..
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Ive always wanted to open a small invite only pinball club in a shopfront.... one day maybe..
There was a guy opening a pinball cafe somewhere down Huntingdale (Melbourne) way from memory (open to correction on that one), but a week or two before opening there was a fire. He had plans to reopen but I don't think that has happened yet as I imagine we would have heard about it.
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We seriously need that.
I had some early video games out at a mates tavern for a while, but they just end up getting trashed.
People seem to think that its ok to graffiti the machines and tip drinks in them etc. I pulled them out after 4 weeks.
:)
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Has Finny's pinnies re-opened after the fire???
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Has Finny's pinnies re-opened after the fire???
That's the guy I had in mind - I can only imagine that if had opened we would have heard about it here?
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Here is a list of pins in Melbourne CBD:
Kingpin (Melbourne Central) - Star Wars Episode 1
All Nations Backpackers (Laundry), Flinders Street (near corner of Spencer St) - Demolition Man
The Lounge - Swanston Street (upstairs) - Scared Stiff
Strike Bowling Bar (Swanston Street) - Star Trek: The Next Generation
Crown Casino Bar - Monster Bash
Las Vegas Poker Room - World Poker Tour
Crown Casino - Strike Bowling Bar - The Simpsons Pinball Party, Family Guy, Pirates Of The Caribbean
Cheers,
Matthew
I cant believe I just noticed this list the day AFTER I return from Melbourne @.@
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bugger!!!! @.@
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There are a few pins in Sydney CBD,
Windsor hotel has TZ, NF and RS
The James Squire on King Street wharf has Stern Indy Jones & t2 - good beer too brewed on premesis
The sports bar in Menzies hotel has STTNG, IJ and SS
but the best place to go would be Newtown which is just 2km from CBD which has nice pubs with pins
eg Court House hotel - Spiderman, TZ, AF, JY, Congo - and good place for a feed too
& walking distance from Courthouse is the Sandringham hotel with MM & IJ
There is a sticky on this web site which is a database of pin locations - can't find it right now but if you look around you'll find it
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Unfortunately Finny has decided not to attempt to rebuild his Pin/Cafe. After all the hard work he put in the fire and subsequent crap that followed has led him to scrap the idea. Such a shame after all the hard work he'd already done.
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I'm from Melbourne and I get my pinnie fix from The Cue (pool hall & bar) on Brunswick St, Fitzroy.
It had 4 good working pins last I looked: Monster Bash, Attack from Mars, Tales of the Arabian Nights & another I can't remember (err..getting old).
It's a 10 min tram ride and is a cool shopping & cafe/bar precinct.
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There are Pins at Melbourne Airport, in the departure lounges, Simpsons Pinball Party x a few, Elvira Scared Stiff and one other title cant remember
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Went to "Xanadu" kids playground in Hallam.
Has the most f***ed up Baywatch, no display, half the globes are out, can't read any of the writing on the playfield for dirt... Great machine...
Gave up on it and went and played the Sega rally twin sitting next to it, coin mech on the left didn't work, screen on the right had horizontal jitters and was moving about 6 inches left and right... Thought I was going to have a seizure...
I asked the owner (thinking they were his machines), he told me that 3 different guys come in and "look after" the machines, commented that maybe they need a new career choice...
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Sounds like it might be worth the trip i havnt played a crappy broken down baywatch in a while you did say it had no display didnt you man thats gold
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Sounds like it might be worth the trip i havnt played a crappy broken down baywatch in a while you did say it had no display didnt you man thats gold
Could be worse, could be a Popeye with a broken display *)*
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Went to "Xanadu" kids playground in Hallam.
Has the most f***ed up Baywatch, no display, half the globes are out, can't read any of the writing on the playfield for dirt... Great machine...
Gave up on it and went and played the Sega rally twin sitting next to it, coin mech on the left didn't work, screen on the right had horizontal jitters and was moving about 6 inches left and right... Thought I was going to have a seizure...
I asked the owner (thinking they were his machines), he told me that 3 different guys come in and "look after" the machines, commented that maybe they need a new career choice...
Their website needs some work, too: http://www.xanaduplaycentre.com.au
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Their website needs some work, too: http://www.xanaduplaycentre.com.au
Looks like the same dude who owns the Baywatch IMO...
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Sounds like it might be worth the trip i havnt played a crappy broken down baywatch in a while you did say it had no display didnt you man thats gold
Didn't have much working except for those flipper thingys and the silver ball thing... :lol
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Hi there all,
Hope everyone had a good Xmas and New Year.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions for public pins in Melbourne & Sydney.
I've had a look on Google maps and think I have the addresses of places mentioned correct - appreciate it if anyone can correct any errors though.
Really must ry to get to that Sandringham Hotel as never played a real-life MM - only a Visual Pinball approximation.
The other game I'd wanna try is SW-E1 as never played a Pinball 2000 machine either, and there's no PC-playable emulation of them as yet. I'd rather it was an RFM but hey :)
Thanks again all ^^^
EDIT: Oh- I forgot - there was large arcade in the Mall where Paddy's is last time I was in Sydney- think it was called 'Galaxy' - do they have any pins as far as anyone knows? I'll probably pop in as like vids too - and a sucker for Sega Rally 3 LOL
Melbourne CBD Pins:
Kingpin (Melbourne Central -8 Whiteman Street, Southbank VIC 3006 - (03) 8646 4150) - Star Wars Episode 1
All Nations Backpackers - 2 Spencer Street 3000 Melbourne VIC - Flinders Street (near corner of Spencer St) - Demolition Man
The Lounge - 1/243 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000 - (03) 9663 2916 (upstairs) - Scared Stiff
Strike Bowling Bar - 249 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000 - 1300 787 453 - Crnr. Swanston Street - Star Trek: The Next Generation
Crown Casino Bar - 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006 - (03) 9292 6666 - Monster Bash
Las Vegas Poker Room - 8 Whiteman Street, Crown Entertainment Comlex, Southbank VIC 3006 - (03) 9292 6408 - World Poker Tour
Crown Casino - Strike Bowling Bar - 8 Whiteman Street, Crown Entertainment Comlex, Southbank VIC 3006 - (03) 9292 6408 - The Simpsons Pinball Party, Family Guy, Pirates Of The Caribbean
The Cue Club - 277 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065 - (03) 9419 (pool hall & bar) on Brunswick St, Fitzroy -It had 4 good working pins last I looked: Monster Bash, Attack from Mars, Tales of the Arabian Nights & another I can't remember (err..getting old).It's a 10 min tram ride and is a cool shopping & cafe/bar precinct.
Pins in Sydney CBD:
Windsor Hotel - 48 Park St, Sydney NSW 2000 - (02) 9283 3362 - has TZ, NF and RS
The James Squire Brewhouse - King St Wharf, 22, The Promenade, Sydney, NSW 2000 - Stern Indy Jones & T2 - good beer too brewed on premises.
Sporters Bar in Menzies Hotel - 14 Carrington St, Sydney NSW 2000 - (02) 8235 1828 - has STTNG, IJ and SS
Best place to go would be Newtown which is just 2km from CBD which has nice pubs with pins - eg :
Court House Hotel - 202 Australia St, Newtown NSW 2042 - (02) 9519 8273 - Spiderman, TZ, AF, JY, Congo - and good place for a feed too - it is walking distance from Courthouse is the:-
Sandringham Hotel - 387 King St, Newtown NSW 2042 - (02) 9557 1254 - with MM & IJ
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Thanks Leon ^^^ Anytime you are back this way we will make a day of it &&
Andy,there are a few kiwi's on this forum,Pintech/Iain who is in CHCH and sounds like you have found some of his pin's out in the wild,there are more,happy hunting &&
Hamish1 & Clark are in Auckland,can't think of any others at mo,
There is a NZ meet in march up in Auckland if you want to meet some top guy's and play some pin's and classic arcade games ^^^
Will pm you my phone number if you are keen for a game or 2 $&&
Hi there Mike,
Sorry - been real busy over Xmas. Thanks for the offer - I may well be taking you up on it :)
Cheers Andy
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yep all of the Sydney addresses look correct & Galaxy no longer has any pins (last checked about 6 months ago)
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Melbourne domestic airport - Virgin gate 4 (departures)
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God, when I think back to where there were Pinballs on every corner Milkbar and Fish and Chip shop. really sad to see this list and realize just how few there are around.
Remember when you could find a Playboy or Kiss just about any suburb you went to.
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God, when I think back to where there were Pinballs on every corner Milkbar and Fish and Chip shop. really sad to see this list and realize just how few there are around.
Remember when you could find a Playboy or Kiss just about any suburb you went to.
Not sure about Kiss & Playboy......an age thing %$%
Can certainly remember plenty of Addams Family & Getaways back in the UK in the early 90's though.
Well you'd be hard pressed to find any pins in Blighty now.
I think I'm blessed to be this end of the world - I get to play a TZ, FG, Flintstones, Dr.Who - and now there's a CSI pretty regularly on location.
Looking forward to Oz in general - but pins are nice bonus () #*#
PS. When I was Googling for this forum at work I came across: http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/
Are the 2 related?
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God, when I think back to where there were Pinballs on every corner Milkbar and Fish and Chip shop. really sad to see this list and realize just how few there are around.
Remember when you could find a Playboy or Kiss just about any suburb you went to.
Not sure about Kiss & Playboy......an age thing %$%
Can certainly remember plenty of Addams Family & Getaways back in the UK in the early 90's though.
Well you'd be hard pressed to find any pins in Blighty now.
I think I'm blessed to be this end of the world - I get to play a TZ, FG, Flintstones, Dr.Who - and now there's a CSI pretty regularly on location.
Looking forward to Oz in general - but pins are nice bonus () #*#
PS. When I was Googling for this forum at work I came across: http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/
Are the 2 related?
No, they are separate forums
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Friday night games coming soon
we have 25 plus working pins in showroom now and ware hoping to get to 50 plus by end of month
plus a few others .......
will load pictures soon
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@markc: Hey! Cool - look forward to pics :)
@Homepin: I wondered if run by same persopn - as both had changing banners with some pretty cool artwork *%*Tempted to 'borrow' some of those banners for a T-Shirt...... && LOL
I mentioned new CSI - What's others thoughts? It seemed OK to me - but the new Stern builds such as new IJ,new Batman, and this CSI seem 'plasticky' if you know what I mean? - Compared to say a couple of Sterns I've played lately - ie. an FG and Stern Spiderman.
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Hi there All,
Back from the trip a week or so now - Thought I'd say thanks for the info
Out of the list provided I managed to get to, and play the following $#$
Melbourne Pins (Missed the storm/hail by a week - looked awful).
The Lounge - Scared Stiff
Kingpin Bowling in the Crowne Complex - for The Simpsons Pinball Party - there was no Family Guy, and I didn't play Pirates Of The Caribbean.
There was a Star Wars Episode 1 but.....I left that as next to the SWE1 was a Revenge From Mars!!! ^^^
Crown Casino Bar - Monster Bash
Didn't make it to The Cue Club in Fitzroy -so missed Attack from - Maybe next time.
Pins in Sydney CBD:
Windsor Hotel - had TZ, NF and RS - but only No fear working, and was being reserved/played !!!
Got out to Newtown as my other half was looking for an Ibrik in a coffee shop out that way.
Found the Court House Hotel, but she was not impressed by the rowdiness %.%, so missed out on - Spiderman, TZ, AF, JY, Congo, etc.
However I got to the Sandringham Hotel for MM which I really enjoyed *%*- You have to remember that these machines I played I've never played in real life before - only via simulation on Visual Pinball (Revenge excepted as I thought I'd NEVER get to play that!)
Nice bonus was Queen Victoria Hotel on Ensmore Street - They had The Getaway (I've played this before back in the 90's in UK- a personal fave, a SE Playboy....but I left that as they had a CV! - another game I've always wanted to play ().
So thanks all - You were a great help #*# #*# #*#
Andy
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the Que in Fitzroy closes very soon ( next week I think ) , I will have all the pins for sale
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Batman (Dark Knight):
Galaxy World
George Street Sydney
Indiana Jones
Galaxy World
Market City China Town Sydney
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Hoyts area - Northland, Preston, Melbourne. 1 Pinball = Elvis.
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Simply Skateboarding Store at Eastland, Ringwood VIC. Has a Fish Tales - mine.
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Just played AF at Luna Park. Has a Stern Grand Prix there too.
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Vinyard hotel has a Scared Stiff and WCS , both in pretty good nick.
I had a bash on the Scared Stiff today.. hadn't played one before .. not a bad game
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The Clare Hotel, Broadway Sydney now has a Johnny Mnemonic as well as the Austin Powers. It's in good condition - the glove works!
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Vinyard hotel has a Scared Stiff and WCS , both in pretty good nick.
I had a bash on the Scared Stiff today.. hadn't played one before .. not a bad game
I think Scared Stiff is a GREAT title :)
Glad to see my thread is still busy.....Not gonna get the option to pop over the ditch anytime soon - Unfortunately !!! (Had a great PB time when last over ^^^).
AM moving within New Zealand from Christchurch to Auckland - and seeking tables there. So if you can assist re. NZ tables then please visit below:
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=6174.msg83944#msg83944 (http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=6174.msg83944#msg83944)
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Plenty of places to play pinball in Melbourne. Check out Aussie pinall forum under 'sited pins' for a comprehensive listing.
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Played TAF and STTNG at the Dural Hotel Motel in northwestern Sydney last night. They've been there for a few months and no sign of them disappearing. Even if they do, they'll probably be replaced.
Long drive from the city though.
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There used to be a main room full of pins at Melb airport but now gone. :(