Seattle Pinball Museum 508 Maynard Avenue S., Seattle 98104 20 Most of these locations feature relatively new games and keep their game inventory listed on. Most are locations meant for the 21-and-older crowd, but there are a few exceptions. The Seattle Pinball Museum is the first on our list of best places to play pinball but it has lots of company. Then, four years later, Bally's made their own Fonzie-themed game, "Eight Ball." Both are on display here. But while the show's storyline took place during the 1950s, the game was actually made in 1973 by Bally's.
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One pinball game known as "Nip It" was featured on the ABC TV show "Happy Days." It was Fonzie's favorite machine. However, you can start with William's 1961 "Bo Bo" and work your way all the way up to last year's new releases "Guns N' Roses" (by Jersey Jack Pinball) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (by Stern). The game pre-dates flippers and the tilt mechanism, and because of its fragile nature, it is one of the few games here that cannot be played. The oldest game here is the 1934 "Silvermoon" by Shyvers Coin Automatic Machine Company and was made right here in Seattle.
"It was all we could do, and people would say, 'Why are their hours so screwed up?'" said Cindy.
They would leave their jobs and come to the shop to turn on the lights and games for a few hours each night.
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Some feature a QR code that will lead guests to more in-depth information.Īfter three months of business, Charlie and Cindy agreed that it was pretty fun owning a museum, but it wasn't easy - both were working full-time elsewhere. Every pinball machine here has a story with a brief synopsis posted on the wall. He considers himself a docent who will even open up the cabinets to let guests take a look inside when asked. Charlie himself is a walking encyclopedia able to spout off random bits of information about each and every game here.
And while it is a little unconventional, it is historical and educational. Since the beginning, people have been challenging Charlie if this place was a real museum or not. "We had really wanted Pioneer Square, but we feel fortunate that we were put here in the International District because it is a neighborhood and it's vibrant," said Cindy. You've got seven days, and the mayor is coming on opening night." To Charlie's surprise, Shunpike agreed with him - "They called us up and said, 'We've got 150 applications, and we picked ten. "'What we want to do is present an art exhibit in a storefront with interactive, connective works of art.' Which is a long way of saying 'A cool pinball museum.'" Please don't hang up on me before I finish the pitch,'" he said. "I called them up and said, 'Hey, I've got this idea. At the time, they were offering artists spaces in Pioneer Square and the International District rent-free for three months in hopes that they could become a viable business. Then in 2009, Charlie found out about a program called Storefront Seattle which was administered by the nonprofit arts organization Shunpike. "If you are a collector, you gotta keep collecting," said Charlie. He then apologized to Charlie for "infecting him with an incurable disease" - the disease of collecting pinball machines. After collecting a dozen or so machines, Charlie tried to sell back a couple of them from the man he bought them from, but the man refused. Soon, the Martins found that they were running out of places to put them all. The 1976 game "Aztec" (created by Williams) was the first of many. "I think we bought our first in 2008," said Charlie.
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